Processors
How Renesas Recovered
It took just three months to put the microcontroller manufacturer's hard-hit Naka facility back in operation
Transistor Aging
Measuring the degradation of microprocessors is tricky. Doing it better would unleash more processing power
Chinese Chip Wins Energy-Efficiency Crown
Though slower than competitors, the energy-saving Godson-3B is destined for the next Chinese supercomputer
The Plastic Processor
Europeans announce the first organic microprocessor
Programmable Logic from Nanowires
Nanowires made into logic tiles could be basis of low-power nanoprocessors
Why I'm Wagering $100,000 on Quantum Computing
Blog Post: If quantum computing really does turn out to be impossible for some fundamental reason, I'll be absolutely thrilled.
The Intel-ARM Core War
Blog Post: Competition between Intel and ARM chips in everything from PCs to mobile phones is heating up
3-D Chips Grow Up
Article: In 2012, 3-D chips will help extend Moore's Law—and move beyond it
Is There a Moore’s Law for Energy Efficiency?
Podcast: The energy needed to perform computations is falling exponentially, a trend that predates the transistor
Transceivers to Conquer the Terahertz Frontier
Article: New ICs harness the untamed terahertz band
Behind Intel's New Random-Number Generator
Article: The random-number generator uses digital circuits to stump the smartest hackers
How Japanese Chipmaker Renesas Recovered From the Earthquake
Article: It took just three months to put the microcontroller manufacturer's hard-hit Naka facility back in operation
A First for Quantum Computing?
Blog Post: Canadian company D-Wave has sold its first quantum computer, but doubts remain about exactly how quantum it really is
The Origins of Intel's New Transistor, and Its Future
Article: A Q&A with Chenming Hu, coinventor of both the FinFET and its likely competitor
Intel Transistors Enter the Third Dimension
Blog Post: The chip maker's next-generation microprocessors will use multigate transistors to tackle the energy leakage problems that come with tiny features
