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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.

Articles & reviews

Behind The Silicon Curtain: Exclusive Test Of The P4/2666 With 533 MHz Rambus*
Monday 25 February 2002 – 06:00
Tom's Hardware Guide infiltrates the Intel Empire and gets a glimpse of things to come: we show you how the Intel P4/2666 with 533 MHz Rambus stacks up.
AMD showcases 45 nm silicon*
Thursday 10 May 2007 – 01:56
At an event held in Monterey today, AMD showed a wafer with "fully functional" 45 nm silicon for the first time. ...
Silicon Image Brings Virtualization to eSATA*
Tuesday 29 May 2007 – 03:05
Finally, SATA comes of age: Silicon Image's new SteelVine storage processors combine USB 2.0 flexibility with eSATA performance. The technology allows users to cascade external hard drives into virtual storage volumes. RAID options or mirroring also help to increase data safety.
Silicon Brings New York Auto Show Glitter*
Saturday 10 May 2003 – 06:00
It's the weekend and the Sunday drive may never be the peaceful haven it once was. Electronics plays a significant yet behind-the-scenes role at the New York Auto Show. Will the car of the future be the ultimate mobile PC? We take a look at emerging car technologies, as well as take pictures of cars we can't afford at this year's show.
The CES 2006 Story: Silicon Valley and Hollywood on a Date*
Friday 13 January 2006 – 11:46
If you have been following our extensive on-site coverage of the show, then you already have a good idea about what consumer electronics to spend your money on in 2006. Now that the information flood has settled in our brains, we can sort good from bad, reality from wonderland and trendsetters from nonsense.