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  IBM creates 9nm carbon nanotube transistor

  By Jamie Keene on January 29, 2012 05:06 am + 20 comments

  IBM has created 9nm transistors from carbon nanotubes, the same versatile material that the world's Continue reading…

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  Arduino factory revealed in photos, video

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 17, 2012 07:05 pm + 3 comments

  Arduino chips have brought us lots of neat DIY projects, like a Star Trek-style pneumatic door, a r Continue reading…

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  Marvell launches Armada 1500 SoC, builds it into future Google TVs

  By Sean Hollister on January 5, 2012 08:01 am + 13 comments

  Marvell isn't the highest profile chip manufacturer out there, but the company's been getting more Continue reading…

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  Quanta Computer sues AMD over defective NEC laptop chip

  By Sam Byford on January 5, 2012 03:52 am + 10 comments

  Quanta Computer is suing AMD for breach of contract and loss of prospective revenue, alleging that Continue reading…

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  AMD refreshes A-Series APUs, adds overclocking support

  By Bryan Bishop on December 20, 2011 01:09 pm + 8 comments

  AMD may be changing its focus to the mobile space, but it's not leaving desktop and Continue reading…

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  Qualcomm's new S4 Snapdragon chips to bring dual-core to the masses

  By Dieter Bohn on December 9, 2011 01:02 am + 10 comments

  Qualcomm has announced two new chipsets that slot into its S4 Snapdragon lineup: the MSM8625 and Continue reading…

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  SuVolta's PowerShrink promises chips that use half the power

  By T.C. Sottek on December 8, 2011 06:22 am + 7 comments

  Power efficiency is one of the most persistent obstacles in the tech world, and it's a problem so Continue reading…

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  Nvidia and AMD rebadge mobile GPUs, release 600M and HD 7000M series

  By Jamie Keene on December 7, 2011 07:33 am + 7 comments

  Nvidia and AMD have released updated mobile graphics chips almost simultaneously, although in both Continue reading…

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  MIT replicates the brain's neural connectivity with new silicon synapse

  By Bryan Bishop on November 16, 2011 09:56 am + 12 comments

  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a huge leap forward with a new Continue reading…

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  Intel's 22nm Haswell microarchitecture detailed in a set of leaked slides

  By Vlad Savov on November 10, 2011 07:22 am + 17 comments

  What awaits Intel after it crosses the Ivy Bridge on its 2012 horizon? Why, it's Haswell, a Continue reading…