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Tag: microprocessor[1]
Supercomputer Visuals Without Graphics Chips Computer scientists are visualizing the world's most gigantic datasets without graphics clusters. The chip maker tries to diversify with system-on-chip designs. A simple chemical trick changes graphene into a compound with different electronic properties. Cooling Chips with Thermoelectrics Researchers have made ultrathin refrigerators for microprocessors. Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008. The computer chip has evolved from a simple integrated circuit to a microprocessor with millions of transistors. With 45 million transistors and energy-saving features, the Atom processor could usher in a whole new era of mobile computing. Silicon Photonics Comes to Market For the first time, a silicon-based optical cable will be commercially available. Software for multicore computers could add resolution to video in real time. Researchers have developed a new material that can fill in its own surface cracks. Self-Assembly to Make Faster Chips IBM has developed a process for making speedier and more energy-efficient chips. Researchers devise a new way to patch hardware like software, without slowing processors. The Promise of Personal Supercomputers What will it take to put thousands of microprocessors in cell phones and laptops? Intel, IBM Overhaul Material for Next-Generation Microprocessor Both companies modify transistor materials to make smaller, faster, more energy-efficient processors. [1]
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