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• Can metallurgical-grade silicon be a substitute for polysilicon?
  Friday 9 March 2007 – 04:41
  The persistent shortage of polysilicon is now prompting solar cell makers to seek substitutes such as metallurgical-grade silicon as alternative raw material.
• Lasers blink through silicon chips
  Tuesday 31 January 2006 – 09:35
  Researchers have tried for years to use light to carry data because it's much faster and efficient than current interconnections used in telecommunications and computers.
• Silicon wafer shipments up 20% in 2006
  Tuesday 13 February 2007 – 05:07
  Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased by 20% in 2006 when compared to 2005 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
• Silicon (Valley) thefts on rise again
  Monday 12 June 2000 – 07:45
  Concerted police efforts four years ago nearly ended the organized theft of chips in Silicon Valley.
• Silicon Valley pioneer sees potential future in silicon-less chips
  Monday 19 April 2004 – 09:47
  Ask Intel Chief Executive Craig Barrett what the future of the chip industry is, and you get a surprising answer.
• Secret military history of Silicon Valley gave rise to modern tech giants
  Monday 21 January 2008 – 11:30 in Business
  When you think about Silicon Valley you think about modern tech giants like Google, Yahoo and others, but did you know that this high-tech center of the Universe owes its existence to secret government cooperation dating back four decades?
• Black Silicon CMOS Sensors 100 Times More Sensitive
  Wednesday 15 October 2008 – 05:50
  The accidental discovery of black silicon several years ago is paving the way for new imaging sensors that are 100 times more sensitive to visible light than conventional silicon based detectors
• Graphene could replace silicon one day, scientists say
  Tuesday 25 March 2008 – 12:40
  Researchers found that electrons can travel substantially faster in graphene than in silicon, a standard material used in semiconductor products today.
• Silicon Systems announces 1.8" flash hard drive
  Tuesday 16 January 2007 – 08:24
  Silicon Systems, a provider of commercial solid state storage solutions, today added a 1.8" flash hard drive to its existing 2.5" line of products. The new drive is available with a capacity of up to 16 GB.
• Silicon retina mimics biology for a clearer view
  Monday 23 October 2006 – 03:37
  A silicon chip that faithfully mimics the neural circuitry of a real retina could lead to better bionic eyes for those with vision loss, researchers claim.
• 'Silicon Velcro' could make sticky chips
  Monday 19 June 2006 – 11:36
  An exotic form of silicon that can be stuck together and then peeled apart has been developed by German researchers.
• ATI's R520 silicon "fantastic" - sources
  Wednesday 31 August 2005 – 02:50
  After weeks of delay, final silicon of ATI's next graphic chip generation, code-named R520, apparently made it through the production line. According to sources, quality and performance of the chip exceed initial expectations, allowing the company to announce serious competition for Nvidia's 7800 GTX possibly in a matter of weeks.
• S3 Launches Silicon-Proven 400MSPS 10 bit DAC
  Monday 6 October 2003 – 03:46
  S3 launched its silicon-proven 400MSPS 10 bit DAC for applications in the PC and Professional video and imaging markets.
• Silicon Image to port HDMI receiver IP core to UMC's 90nm process technology
  Wednesday 12 April 2006 – 04:03
  Silicon Image, a leader in the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition content, and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), yesterday announced an agreement to port to UMC's 90nm process technology a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) receiver intellectual property (IP) core from Silicon Image.
• Silicon Valley Businesses To Be Hit With Global Warming Tax
  Thursday 22 May 2008 – 02:30
  San Francisco (CA) - A Bay Area air pollution board has voted to levy an annual greenhouse gas tax on area businesses.