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Wed, November 18, 2009

Intel's Antitrust Woes Aren't Over

Despite settling with AMD, federal and state investigations continue

November 2009

Stackable Phase-Change Memory

Stacking thin-film devices could lead to denser, faster memories

November 2009

Intel and AMD Settle

Government investigations may continue

November 2009

New MEMS for Monitoring Bridges

HP's new, bigger MEMS sensor promises thousandfold sensitivity improvement

October 2009

Mantis Shrimp's Eyes Hold Key to New Optics

Imitating animal's vision could improve DVDs and CDs

Memory Performance and Scalability of Intel's and AMD's Dual-Core Processors: …

As chip multiprocessor (CMP) has become the mainstream in processor architectures, Intel and AMD have introduced their dual-core processors to …

EHS supply chain management at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

The EHS programs of suppliers and service providers have long been overlooked in the supplier evaluation and approval process. The …

Enabling Electronics for Smart Grid Technologies &…

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Devices

Fri, November 20, 2009

Blog Post: Tech Awards Honor Technology for Humanity

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: Energy Management Startup Wins 2009 CleanTech Open

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: California Sets Energy Standards for Televisions

Design

Article: New MEMS for Monitoring Bridges

Article: New Schemes for Powering Processors

Thu, October 08, 2009

Blog Post: Nobel Controversy: Who Deserves Credit for Inventing the CCD?

Materials

Article: Numonyx Makes Stackable Phase-Change Memory

Article: Metamaterials Arrive in Cellphones

Article: Better Computing Through CPU Cooling

Memory

Article: Numonyx Makes Stackable Phase-Change Memory

Mon, October 12, 2009

Blog Post: Nobel Controversy: Eugene Gordon Claims He Gave Smith The Idea for the CCD

Thu, October 08, 2009

Blog Post: Nobel Controversy: Former Bell Labs Employee Says He Invented the CCD Imager

Optoelectronics

Tue, November 03, 2009

Video: Capturing Sound with Smoke and Lasers

Article: Mantis Shrimp's Eyes Hold Key to New Optics

Wed, October 14, 2009

Podcast: Who Deserves Credit for the Nobel-Prize-winning CCD?

Processors

Wed, November 18, 2009

Podcast: Intel's Antitrust Woes Aren't Over

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: Intel & AMD Both Claim Bragging Rights

Fri, November 13, 2009

Blog Post: A Pro-Antitrust Administration?

Nanotechnology

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: Carbon Nanotubes' Threat Turned into an Opportunity for Agriculture

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: Nanotech's Need to Strike a Balance in Risk Management

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: The Tradeoff in Nanotech for Photovoltaics

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