| MIPS unveils licensable core for multiprocessing
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2008-04-03 |
| MIPS Technologies is rolling out its first licensable core geared for coherent multiprocessing—the MIPS 1004K—which can support up to four cores on a chip, each running two threads. |
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| Optical communications migrate to SFP
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2008-04-01 |
| Interface chip vendors in growing numbers are tailoring chips to support the migration of datacom and telecom routers and switches to SFP+, the latest pluggable optical module form factor for use in 10Gbit/s Ethernet and 8.5Gbit/s Fibre Channel systems |
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| IPTV calls for content-aware network edge devices
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2008-04-01 |
| IPTV is very different from traditional cable/satellite TV services and will place significant new demands on telecom network infrastructure. Here's a look at how IPTV presents new packet processing demands at the edge. |
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| Sematech forum to tackle transition to 22nm
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2008-03-31 |
| The Sematech consortium is planning to host a three-day lithography forum May 12-14 because it is concerned about the growing uncertainty on the approach manufacturers and suppliers should take to transition from the 32nm to the 22nm half-pitch technology node. |
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| AT&T, NTT joins Trans-Pacific Consortium
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2008-03-27 |
| The Trans-Pacific Express Consortium members working on an 18,000km fiber-optic submarine communications cable between the Asia-Pacific region and the United States have welcomed two new members: AT&T and NTT Communications. |
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| Weak memory segment drags chip market
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2008-03-25 |
| Surprising weakness in the memory chip market in Q4 took the wind out of the sails of the global semiconductor market, causing growth in 2007 to fall short of expectations, according to iSuppli. |
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| iSuppli: Fascinating times ahead for touchscreens
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2008-03-24 |
| The touchscreen market has a huge potential for growth, spurring a flood of competition, technologies and OEM interest, concluded a report from iSuppli. |
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| Succeed at 65nm design
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2008-03-17 |
| A true DFM-aware environment accounts for process variability and lithographic effects in the context of timing, power, noise and yield at every stage of the flow. This begins with the characterization of the cell library, continues through implementation, analysis and optimization, and ends with sign-off verification. |
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| Magnetic device lets one 'feel' 3D computer objects
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2008-03-10 |
| Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device that could allow people to feel textures and shapes of 3D designs created on computers—without awkward mechanical gear. |
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| Philippine EMS firm brings 'sophistication' to manual assembly
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2008-03-10 |
| Four years after Filipino engineer Francis Ferrer started EMSCAI, the EMS firm has succeeding in its goal to match China on cost, at the same time it has developed a value proposition unequaled by its low-cost rivals: quality and productivity. |
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| Broadcom buys Sunext Design, licenses optical disc tech
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2008-03-05 |
| Broadcom has licensed certain optical disk reader and writer technology from Sunext Technology and has acquired its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary Sunext Design Inc |
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| More bandwidth at less power with new IBM optical tech
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2008-03-04 |
| Researchers at IBM have unveiled a prototype optical technology that could bring massive amounts of bandwidth in an energy-efficient way to all kinds of machines—from supercomputers to cellphones |
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| Combo stake for GPON players
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2008-03-03 |
| Major players in the GPON arena have—or plan to have—ICs that serve as combination GPON terminal and home gateway. |
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| Sematech launches nanoimprint litho program
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2008-02-29 |
| Sematech has started a development program in nanoimprint lithography, a move that's expected to be a major boost in this arena. |
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| Silicon photonics move to rule networks
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2008-02-29 |
| Developments in silicon photonics have moved the technology into the mainstream, according to presenters at the 2008 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition |
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