http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:39:24 +0100 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nvidia-rambus-ddr-sdr-gddr,news-37710.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nvidia-rambus-ddr-sdr-gddr,news-37710.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:00 CET Rambus and Nvidia have settled their patent dispute. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-CEO-New-Mark-Durcan-Steven-Appleton-Plane-Crash,news-37679.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-CEO-New-Mark-Durcan-Steven-Appleton-Plane-Crash,news-37679.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 CET COO ditches retirement plans to fill Appleton's shoes.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/iphone-ipad-wireless-chip-semiconductor,news-37677.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/iphone-ipad-wireless-chip-semiconductor,news-37677.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:00 CET OEMs are now spending more on semiconductors for wireless devices than for computers. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-Steve-Appleton-Boise-Idaho-Lancair-fixed-wing,news-37672.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-Steve-Appleton-Boise-Idaho-Lancair-fixed-wing,news-37672.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:00 CET Micron's CEO was killed Friday morning while trying to land his plane at the Boise airport.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-Red-HyperX-Memory-RAM,news-37582.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-Red-HyperX-Memory-RAM,news-37582.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:10:00 CET Red RAM so that your memory won't feel out of place in your enthusiast motherboard.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-jobs-outsourcing-employment,news-37572.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-jobs-outsourcing-employment,news-37572.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:10:00 CET A new study released by the National Science Board (NSB) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) raises concerns about the global leadership of the U.S. in Science and Technology investments. The report also highlights massive job losses in high-tech.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toms-hardware-benchmarks-comparison-charts-graphs,news-37452.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toms-hardware-benchmarks-comparison-charts-graphs,news-37452.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:20:00 CET Another month has gone by and our hard-working team has made numerous new updates to our hardware testing charts. Peep all the new additions at the links inside!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-memory-bailout-ram,news-37445.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/elpida-dram-memory-bailout-ram,news-37445.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:10:00 CET Elpida Memory, the world's third largest DRAM maker, may be seeking another round of government funding to finance its business. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chip-semiconductor-growth-sales-industry,news-37441.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chip-semiconductor-growth-sales-industry,news-37441.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:00 CET The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported a sequential decline in chip sales, when revenues of the industry decreased globally from $25.7 billion in October to $25.1 billion in November 2011. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wafer-semiconductor-chip-taiwan-manufacturing,news-37435.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wafer-semiconductor-chip-taiwan-manufacturing,news-37435.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Wafer manufacturing in Taiwan is getting substantially cheaper this year. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-application-uspto-microsoft-google-apple,news-37434.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-application-uspto-microsoft-google-apple,news-37434.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:10:00 CET These are the 2011 patent applications you should be aware of.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/research-science-nanoantenna-optical-light,news-37418.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/research-science-nanoantenna-optical-light,news-37418.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:20:00 CET Researchers at Purdue University found that arrays of plasmonic nanoantennas can be used to manipulate the phase, a wave shape, of light as it propagates. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-wol-power-on-patent-wake-on-lan,news-37415.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-wol-power-on-patent-wake-on-lan,news-37415.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:10:00 CET Intel has been just granted a patent which enables electronic devices to be switched on via an intermediate computing device.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-MIT-semiconductor-lithography,news-37401.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/science-research-MIT-semiconductor-lithography,news-37401.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:10:00 CET A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said it has found a new way to shrink circuit structures in semiconductors.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Acquisitions-Anobit-PA-Semi-Semiconductor,news-37379.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Acquisitions-Anobit-PA-Semi-Semiconductor,news-37379.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:10:00 CET Apple has spent a reported half a billion dollars to acquire Anobit, a flash storage company in Israel.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fet-transistor-semiconductor-science-research,news-37378.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fet-transistor-semiconductor-science-research,news-37378.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:10:00 CET German researchers claim to have developed the first transistor that can configure itself to either being a n-type or p-type field-effect transistors (FETs). ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-forecast-next-5-in-5-technology-future,news-37358.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-forecast-next-5-in-5-technology-future,news-37358.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:10:00 CET IBM has released its annual IBM Next 5 in 5 list, which describes five technology visions likely to become reality within five years.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Acquisitions-Hardware-Anobit-Isreal-Flash-Memory,news-37310.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Apple-Acquisitions-Hardware-Anobit-Isreal-Flash-Memory,news-37310.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:10:00 CET You know how the song goes! "All I want for Christmas is my own flash memory company..."]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-hynix-elpida-q32011-dram,news-37296.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-hynix-elpida-q32011-dram,news-37296.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:10:00 CET Samsung, which has dominated the DRAM manufacturing for years, held 45.0 percent of the market in the third quarter, according to IHS. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/research-science-3d-transistor-indium-gallium-arsenide-iii-v,news-37248.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/research-science-3d-transistor-indium-gallium-arsenide-iii-v,news-37248.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:10:01 CET Just weeks before we are supposed to see the first commercial processors with 3D transistor structures, researchers from Purdue and Harvard announced that they succeeded in the development of a transistor that uses nanowires with indium-gallium-arsenide]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-HyperX-DDR3-Memory-World-Record,news-37244.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-HyperX-DDR3-Memory-World-Record,news-37244.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:10:00 CET Kingston claims the world record for DDR3 clock frequency with its HyperX T1 model. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Corsair-Laptop-Memory-DDR3-SODIMM,news-37230.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Corsair-Laptop-Memory-DDR3-SODIMM,news-37230.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:10:00 CET Corsair is set to release its Vengeance high-performance memory for notebooks and laptops. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chip-semiconductor-sia-sales-cpu,news-37228.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chip-semiconductor-sia-sales-cpu,news-37228.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:10:00 CET It's been a yawner of a year, but we will hit a milestone mark.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Micron-128Gb-NAND-IMFT,news-37226.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Micron-128Gb-NAND-IMFT,news-37226.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:10:00 CET Consumers should expect to see higher capacities and lower prices next year with the launch of Intel and Micron's 128 Gb NAND device.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-racetrack-memory-graphene-transistor-carbon-nanotube-transistor-technologies,news-37215.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-racetrack-memory-graphene-transistor-carbon-nanotube-transistor-technologies,news-37215.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:10:00 CET You can debate Moore's Law back and forth, but it appears that there is always speculation that it will hit a wall eventually. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-samsung-nvidia-amd-semiconductor,news-37185.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-samsung-nvidia-amd-semiconductor,news-37185.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:40:00 CET There are not many highlights in the 2011 semiconductor sales ranking; only four of the 20 largest chip companies were able to post double-digit growth rates.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mit-light-diode-optical-circuit-laser,news-37141.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mit-light-diode-optical-circuit-laser,news-37141.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:40:00 CET Researchers at MIT have developed a new device that eliminates the need for the conversion of optical to electronic (and, conversely, electronic to optical) signals. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-ddr3-dram-visiontek-patriot,news-37136.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-ddr3-dram-visiontek-patriot,news-37136.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:40:00 CET Patriot and Visiontek have begun producing AMD-branded desktop memory modules. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/data-storage-data-transfer-sperm-dna,news-37128.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/data-storage-data-transfer-sperm-dna,news-37128.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:10:00 CET Did you know that each sperm carries the equivalent of 37.5 MB of DNA data? Imagine the throughput of hundreds of million sperm!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ddr3-dram-modules-RAM-prices,news-37072.html#xtor=RSS-14113 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ddr3-dram-modules-RAM-prices,news-37072.html#xtor=RSS-14113 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:10:00 CET Prices for DRAMs have dropped to a new low. ]]>