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NEC Knows Even Toasters Need Chips
Tuesday 6 March 2007 – 05:21
Virtually every device contains a piece of silicon in it to give it the functionality we've come to expect.
Neurons self-organise to make brain chips
Friday 23 June 2006 – 01:55
Brain cells can be enticed into forming uniform functioning patterns using a nano-engineering trick.
Nvidia's Stock Bloodbath - Company Admits Faulty Chips
Thursday 3 July 2008 – 11:00
Santa Clara (CA) - Nvidia is admitting that some of its notebook chips are failing at "higher than normal rates" in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
IBM finds more performance and less power in 32 nm chips
Tuesday 15 April 2008 – 11:50 in Hardware
A chip alliance led by IBM expects semiconductors to bring a substantial boost in performance and a reduction in power consumption with the arrival of the 32 nm chip generation. The secret? High-K Metal Gate...
IBM, Infineon, Chartered and Samsung tape out 45nm chips
Monday 2 October 2006 – 03:50
The collaboration between IBM, Infineon Technologies, Chartered Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics on 45nm production process has progressed, with the first tape out proceeding at IBM's 12" fab, and other members of the alliance stating they are on schedule to introduce their own production by end of 2006, according to officials from the companies at a recent Chartered technology forum in Santa Clara.

Articles & reviews

New 3D Chips - Banshee, G200, RIVA TNT And Savage3D*
Tuesday 18 August 1998 – 07:00
What's the best 3D chip for you? Is 3Dfx still on top of things or is NVIDIA taking over the lead?
Preview of the New OpenGL Chips - Radeon 8800 vs. Quadro4 750XGL*
Wednesday 20 March 2002 – 06:00
ATI's graphics card FireGL 8800 and ELSA's GLoria4 750XGL are duking it out over workstation users. The hardware is complete, but the drivers still need some brushing-up. The first round of benchmarks offers an initial glimpse at their performance.
3D Chips and Cards*
Monday 26 April 1999 – 07:00
We take a close look at today's 3D-technology and lists all the features you should expect from a state-of-the art 3D-card
Graphic Chips Review April 98*
Monday 27 April 1998 – 07:00
Including Matrox MGA-G200 and first look of NVIDIA RIVA ZX
Update: Oils derived from wood chips could reduce cost of biofuel*
Saturday 19 May 2007 – 12:26
The search for renewable energy sources is gaining traction and researchers from the University of Georgia now say they have found a way to use wood chips for the generation of biofuel that can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines. ...