Gordon Moore
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Librarians fuming over Intel magazine bounty
News After Intel offers bounty for magazine containing announcement of Moore's Law, librarians are beset by thieves, security problems.
Fujitsu Siemens eyes nanotech for chips
News With silicon being pushed to its limits, some see carbon nanotubes as the future of chips.
Tags: Nanotechnology
"Moore's Law" originator retires
News On Thursday, Silicon Valley legend Gordon Moore retired from the board of directors of Intel. In 1968, Moore predicted the number of transistors on a silicon chip would double every 18 months.
Toasting the birthday of the integrated circuit
News Hundreds gather at the Computer History Museum to celebrate the anniversary of the invention of the integrated circuit and two of its inventors, Gordon Moore and Jay Last.
Tags: Components, Integrated Circuit, Electronics, Google Inc., Semiconductor, Chip, computer, Gordon Moore, industry, Components
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett to retire in May
News Chairman and former CEO, who joined the chipmaker 35 years ago, plans to retire from the board at annual shareholders meeting in May.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Craig Barrett, Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Gordon Moore, chairman
One step closer to age of nanowire transistors?
News IBM-Purdue researchers say nanowires may work in making PCs, consumer electronics because they form the same way every time.
Tags: Nanotechnology, IBM Corp., Electronics, Manufacturing, Chip, Purdue University, Particle, Catalyst, Silicon, Gordon Moore
Ellison nears, retreats from Gates' wealth
News Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates continues his reign as the richest technocrat, but longtime rival Larry Ellison is close on Gates' heels, according to the newest rankings from Forbes.
Fairchild Semiconductor sees first-quarter profit rising
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Intel to keep spending despite slump
News Intel still plans to spend its way out of the current economic slump, with executives reaffirming ambitious capital-expenditure and research plans during the chipmaker's annual shareholders meeting Thursday.
Infineon, IBM collaborate on new memory tech
News The two companies will research phase-change memory, material that retains data by changing its structure.
Tags: Memory
Flash memory obsolete in three years?
News Start-up Nanochip announces a potential replacement for flash memory that holds up to eight times more data and could be on sale within three years.
Tags: Components, Memory
Flash memory replacement coming this year?
News Phase-change memory chips (ovonics) have been a long time in the works. With the help of Intel and STMicroelectronics, their time may be soon.
Tags: Hardware, Components, Memory, Storage
Intel replaces some stock options with grants
News Stock options, long a tradition at Intel, will be partly phased out. Their replacement: restricted stock units and more cash.
Tags: Stock options and grants
Most in industry letting Gates go quietly
News News that Microsoft's chair plans to step down from a day-to-day role caused barely a ripple in the tech world.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Leadership
"Moore's Law" originator retires
News Three years before cofounding Intel in 1968, Gordon Moore predicted the number of transistors on a silicon chip would double every 18 months.
