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Haswell-E Core i7-5820K Will Only Have 28 PCI-Express LanesAug 21, 2014 - in News
Leaked Gigabyte X99 motherboard manuals appear to confirm that the Core i7-5820K will only be able to address 28 PCI-Express lanes, in contrast to the 40 lanes of its superior counterparts.
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Obama Applauds Apple, Intel For U.S. Manufacturing JobsFeb 13, 2013 - in News
President stresses importance of creating jobs within America.
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AMD Reports 2012 Loss of $1.18 Billion, While IBM ProfitsJan 23, 2013 - in News
Semiconductor firm reported net loss of nearly half a billion dollars during 2012's fourth quarter.
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Chip Industry Not Ready for U.S. Conflict Minerals LawOct 27, 2012 - in News
IHS has said that only 11.3 percent of a total of 5,994 companies have complied with the requirements of the U.S. Conflict Minerals Law so far.
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Troubled Outlook: Semiconductor Sales Down 5% in 2012Oct 3, 2012 - in News
The representing body of the chip industry, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), reported a disappointing result for August 2012.
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Report: Intel Haswell Causing Concern Among Mobo MakersSep 27, 2012 - in News
A report coming out of Taiwan suggests that the continued integration of new features in microprocessors will cause some motherboard makers to pull out of the market.
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Intel and HP Lead Battle Against Conflict MineralsAug 17, 2012 - in News
For the second time, the Enough Project has listed technology companies for their effort to avoid conflict minerals in their products.
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Gooseberry Launches Android-based Raspberry Pi RivalJul 20, 2012 - in News
There is now an option next to the Raspberry Pi
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AMD Trinity Desktop Chip Schedule Challenges Mobo MakersJun 8, 2012 - in News
AMD's Trinity desktop CPUs, originally scheduled with a June introduction date, are now expected to arrive no earlier than October.
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Gigabyte Boasts 7.032 GHz CPU Clock Record on Ivy BridgeJun 4, 2012 - in News
Overclocker HiCookie pushes two Gigabyte Z77X motherboards to World Records with the help of an Intel Core i7-3770K and GSkill Trident X Memory.
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Does Your AMD FX Platform BSOD with Steam? Read This.May 22, 2012 - in News
Tom's Hardware has reached out to AMD and a few motherboard manufacturers to get an understanding of what looks to be a long stemming issue with its FX processors and Steam games.
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54 Million Enthusiast and Performance PC Gamers GloballyMay 4, 2012 - in News
PC gaming isn't dead.
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Tom's Hardware Benchmark Charts and Database UpdatedMar 25, 2012 - in News
We have all the numbers you crave.
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VIA Intros "World's First" Quad-Core Mini-ITX BoardsFeb 24, 2012 - in News
VIA has reintroduced two mini-ITX boards that now support its 1.2 GHz VIA QuadCore E-Series processor.
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Reports of Counterfeit Parts Increase 4X Since 2009Feb 16, 2012 - in News
A booming counterfeiting industry sent the number of incidents of pirated devices soaring in 2011.
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Raspberry Pi Scheduled to Launch This MonthFeb 8, 2012 - in News
One serving of Raspberry Pi, coming right up!
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687,000 U.S. High-Tech Jobs Lost in a DecadeJan 22, 2012 - in News
A new study released by the National Science Board (NSB) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) raises concerns about the global leadership of the U.S. in Science and Technology investments. The report also highlights massive job losses in high-tech.
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Chris Angelini On Tom's Hardware In 2012Jan 16, 2012 - in Reviews
I just got back from CES 2012. And although I’ve attended a great many Consumer Electronics Shows, Computexes, and Comdexes (never a CeBIT), this year’s show was by far the most intense. It wasn’t that there were tons of really awesome products. In fact,
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Cooler Master Shows Off Heatsink ComputerJan 13, 2012 - in News
We see a lot of cool concepts at CES and today is no different, thanks to Cooler Master's latest effort.
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The Winners of Our Asus X79 System Design ChallengeJan 5, 2012 - in News
Build the coolest system to win.
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Tom's Hardware Benchmark Charts and Database UpdatedJan 4, 2012 - in News
Another month has gone by and our hard-working team has made numerous new updates to our hardware testing charts. Peep all the new additions at the links inside!
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Chip Industry Had Tough Nov '11; Expects Long Term GrowthJan 3, 2012 - in News
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported a sequential decline in chip sales, when revenues of the industry decreased globally from $25.7 billion in October to $25.1 billion in November 2011.
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The 5 Most Intriguing Patent Applications of 2011Dec 31, 2011 - in News
These are the 2011 patent applications you should be aware of.
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Intel Receives Network-Power-On PatentDec 28, 2011 - in News
Intel has been just granted a patent which enables electronic devices to be switched on via an intermediate computing device.
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Researchers Say Molybdenite Could Replace Silicon in ChipsDec 25, 2011 - in News
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) claim to have built an integrated circuit that uses molybdenite instead of silicon.
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Universal Transistor Could Enable Much Smaller CircuitsDec 21, 2011 - in News
German researchers claim to have developed the first transistor that can configure itself to either being a n-type or p-type field-effect transistors (FETs).
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Semiconductor Sales to Exceed $300B for the First TimeDec 6, 2011 - in News
It's been a yawner of a year, but we will hit a milestone mark.
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Intel Outgrows Samsung in Sluggish Semiconductor MarketDec 2, 2011 - in News
There are not many highlights in the 2011 semiconductor sales ranking; only four of the 20 largest chip companies were able to post double-digit growth rates.
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MIT Researchers Invent Diode For Light in Optical CircuitsNov 28, 2011 - in News
Researchers at MIT have developed a new device that eliminates the need for the conversion of optical to electronic (and, conversely, electronic to optical) signals.
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IBM Files Patent for Putting Fire Extinguisher in a ComputerNov 28, 2011 - in News
We're not exactly sure how often a true and dangerous fire develops within a computer case. However, just in case (Ed. note: hah), IBM has invented a fire-suppression system that will conveniently and automatically extinguish flames inside your computer.