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Hankering for molecular electronics? Grab the new NIST sandwich

Hankering for molecular electronics? Grab the new NIST sandwich

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may prove tasty for computer chip designers, who have long had an appetite for molecule-sized ...


Broadcom launches hostile $764M bid for Emulex

Technology / Business

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Chip designer Broadcom Corp. is launching a $764 million hostile takeover offer for network gear maker Emulex Corp. Broadcom said Tuesday the deal would help it develop new technologies for corporate data centers.





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The Wall Street Journal said Apple has been hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.


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Cellphone powers back pain chip in Taiwan

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Taiwanese researchers have developed a chip to treat backpain that is powered by mobile phone, a member of the team said Friday.


Microchip fingerprints used to lock out chip pirates

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 11, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Pirated microchips -- chips stolen from legitimate factories or made from stolen blueprints -- account for billions of dollars in annual losses to chipmakers.


Blood diagnosis -- chip-based and mobile

Blood diagnosis -- chip-based and mobile

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The analysis takes just a few minutes and the doctor knows straight-away whether there are any pathogens in the blood. An improved marker-free technique provides the basis for faster analysis, whether in a ...


Saliva can help diagnose heart attack, study shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Early diagnosis of a heart attack may now be possible using only a few drops of saliva and a new nano-bio-chip, a multi-institutional team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin reported at a recent meeting ...


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Intel wants a chip implant in your brain

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (35) | comments 49

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle.


Embedded systems -- the whole picture

Embedded systems -- the whole picture

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded computer systems must be fast and efficient. A European consortium has created a new modelling framework that lets designers strike the best balance between static, reconfigurable ...


Brightest LED Puts Light Bulbs in the Shade

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created Jun 14, 2005 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Osram has developed the world’s brightest white light-emitting diode. Known as Ostar Lighting, this LED supplies 200 lumens, thus literally putting light bulbs and neon lamps in the shade. Previously, the brightest LED from ...


Apple hires Intel's top lawyer

Technology / Business

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. says it has hired Intel Corp.'s top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, a day after the chip maker announced his departure.


Departure of chip-design legend Bob Pease prompts outpouring in Silicon Valley

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bob Pease is a genuine Silicon Valley rock star who I never would have heard of had he not lost his job, or left his job. It's not entirely clear which.



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