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Seiko Epson tips flexible processor via TFT technologyFeb 8, 2005 - in News
At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) here, Japan's Seiko Epson presented a paper on a flexible, 8-bit asynchronous microprocessor, based on a low-temperature, poly-silicon TFT technology.
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Can "Foxton" solve server heat issues?Feb 8, 2005 - in News
Intel is set to unveil a new technology which could change the way companies have to deal with heat issues in densely-packed server environments.
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64-bit Pentium 4 brings power management to the desktopFeb 8, 2005 - in News
Although not officially announced, Intel officials discussed the upcoming Pentium 64-bit 6xx-series during the ISSCC 2005. The corresponding Xeon MP platform will debut as single-core processor and receive a dual-core update later this year.
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Silicon Graphics unveils 4-Gig fibre channel arrayFeb 8, 2005 - in News
Silicon Graphics unveiled its SGI Infinite Storage TP9700 RAID storage array Tuesday, claiming it is the industry's first Fibre Channel storage array equipped with a 4Gb/second interface.
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ATI buys cable modem firmFeb 8, 2005 - in News
ATI said that it will pay $14 million dollars to acquire Terayon's cable model silicon intellectual property.
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Nvidia GeForce 6200 TurboCache: Fast Name, Slower SpeedFeb 8, 2005 - in Reviews
Nvidia's latest card for the value graphics segment features TurboCache - a slower memory access alternative despite its name. We pitted the new GeForce against entry-level cards from Ati and Nvidia, as well as Intel's integrated GMA900 graphics devices and the old-guard GeForce PCX 5750.
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Intel confirms 'desktrino' consumer platform planFeb 8, 2005 - in News
An Intel executive has confirmed to The Register that the chip maker is planning to launch a Centrino-style platform for consumer desktop PCs and that it is due to be launched in Q3.
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Nvidia intros GeForce Go 6600 for mainstream notebooksFeb 8, 2005 - in News
Nvidia fires up its third PCI Express-based mobile graphics processor. The new GeForce Go 6600, formerly code-named NV43M, fits in between the high-end 6800 and the entry-level 6200 series. Nvidia is confident that the new product range will eat away more market share from rival ATI.
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Toshiba and Sandisk develop 8 Gbit NAND Flash in 70nmFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Toshiba and Sandisk today announced an 8 Gbit NAND flash memory chip fabricated with 70 nm process technology.
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Sharp acquires Fujitsu's LCD businessFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Sharp and Fujitsu reached an agreement to transfer Fujitsu's liquid crystal display (LCD) operations to Sharp. The acquisition includes research and development, manufacturing and sales operations. A definitive agreement for the sale is expected to be reached in March.
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Cell processor to run at more than 4 GHzFeb 7, 2005 - in News
UPDATE - IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled more details about their much anticipated Cell processor that is said to crush the performance of current AMD and Intel processors. The chip likely will debut in the Playstation 3 and top clock speeds of 4 GHz.
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Sony, Veritas add backup to tapeFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Sony Electronics said Monday it will begin bundling Veritas Backup Exec QuickStart 10.0 with Sony's AIT and DDS-4 tape drives.
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Intel begins dual-core production, announces 945 and 955 chipsetsFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Intel today said it has completed initial production runs of dual-core processors, which will be introduced during the second quarter of this year. The company also announced the 955X chipset for the dual-core Pentium Extreme Edition and the 945 chipset for the mainstream dual-core processor "Smithfield".
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Market Survey, Part 1: A Comparison Of The Latest Pentium 4 MotherboardsFeb 7, 2005 - in Reviews
SpeedStep alleviates the heat problems of the fast P4 processors, while even faster models are on the horizon. At the same time, DDR2 memory is becoming reasonably affordable, and boards have now had 6 months to age. It's time for our big comparison test, which we kick off with a look at seven different models from companies challenging the market leaders.
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Dual-core Itanium chip gets airingFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Montecito, Intel's first dual-core chip, will contain nearly two billion transistors but will run cooler than its existing relatives.
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Spansion, ARM, Toshiba launch memory interface standard groupFeb 7, 2005 - in News
A group of leading semiconductor companies, led by Spansion and ARM, today launched the Platform Independent Storage Module (Pismo) advisory council, an industry organization focused on streamlining system-level memory validation and test.
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Intel dumps current polymer memory plansFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Intel has decided that polymer memory, which it got very excited about a couple of years ago, isn't as exciting as it first thought.
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TI licences PowerVR phone graphics coreFeb 7, 2005 - in News
Texas Instruments has extended its PowerVR MBX Lite graphics engine licence, the chip maker said today.
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AMD aims to boost its share of the notebook-CPU market to 15 percentFeb 6, 2005 - in News
With the introduction of its 64-bit enabled Turion 64 processor, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is looking to push its market share in the notebook-CPU segment to 12-15 percent in 2005, compared to the 5-8 percent share it had previously, according to sources at Taiwan PC makers.
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Intel readies 64-Bit PentiumsFeb 5, 2005 - in News
Battling back against AMD's increasingly popular Athlon 64 processor, Intel is poised to bring 64-bit computing to its desktop CPU lineup when it unveils its P4 6XX series.
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High-Speed SD cards with a tiny footprintFeb 5, 2005 - in News
Kingston Technology has released a 512 MB Elite Pro High-Speed SD Card, the latest generation of high-capacity, small form factor digital storage devices, and a 1 GB standard SD card.
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1 TByte disk up for standardizationFeb 4, 2005 - in News
Almost six months since scientists at the Imperial College, U.K., claimed to have invented an optical storage device with a 1 TB capacity, six companies have come together to announce the development of a disk of a similar capacity.
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Group aims to drastically up disc storageFeb 4, 2005 - in News
A few hundred movies on an optical disc? That's the goal of the Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) Alliance.
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XGI's graphics cards en route to US resellers, system buildersFeb 4, 2005 - in News
XGI's Volari graphics cards could become available on a broader base in the US as a result of a distribution agreement the manufacturer signed with US distributor D&H.
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Flexible Data Storage Across Networks: iSCSI put to the TestFeb 4, 2005 - in Reviews
Thanks to iSCSI, additional storage capacity can be added to existing systems using networking infrastructure, while behaving like a local drive. We checked out both hardware and software based solutions, examining their performance and suitability for everyday use.
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Maxtor turns in Q4 loss on declining salesFeb 4, 2005 - in News
Disk drive maker Maxtor reported a worse-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter, on declining revenue - problems its top officer says are related to a cost structure that is too high.
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IBM, Sony set to release details about the "Cell" processorFeb 3, 2005 - in News
Sony and IBM will provide details about their jointly developed Cell processor next week during the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2005. One of the most anticipated products of the year, the chip will likely make its debut inside the next Playstation and later move into workstation and server systems.
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Kanguru launches fancy external harddriveFeb 3, 2005 - in News
If you carry around lots of data, you may as well do it in style. Kanguru announced a redesigned external harddrive series in alloy casing and blue lighting effects. The capacity of the "Quicksilver" drives ranges from 80 to 400 GByte.
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Samsung controls 25 percent of worldwide Flash memory marketFeb 3, 2005 - in News
Samsung rapidly gains market share in the lucrative Flash memory market. According to figures released by semiconductor market research firm iSuppli, the company increased its sales by more than 77 percent in 2004. Samsung now holds more than 25 percent of the worldwide Flash market.
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TUL PowerColor X700 Pro 256Feb 3, 2005 - in Reviews
Taiwanese graphics card maker TUL is making a name for itself in the competitive PC components industry. Their PowerColor X700 PRO PCI Express card is based on ATI's X700 reference design. How does it measure up?
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