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Intel CEO passed on the opportunity to power the original iPhone

Intel CEO passed on the opportunity to power the original iPhone
  • Posted May 17, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otellini recently revealed a missed opportunity that could have drastically altered the company’s prospects for the better. During a recent interview with The Atlantic, Otellini said he passed up on an opportunity to have Intel silicon…

Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier

Qualcomm becomes world
  • Posted December 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News Breaking News
  • It's been a rough year for the semiconductor industry according to iSuppli, with 59 of the 157 leading suppliers expected to see revenue declines. Overall, chip revenue is projected to fall by 2.3% (over $7 billion) in 2012 as double-digit drops plague seven of the top 20 outfits...

IBM brings carbon nanotube-based chips one step closer to reality

IBM brings carbon nanotube-based chips one step closer to reality
  • Posted October 29, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Scientists at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. are making substantial progress on what is expected to be the successor to silicon-based microprocessors. Carbon nanotubes have been arranged on the surface of a silicon wafer to create…

Molybdenite could replace silicon, possibly superior to graphene

Molybdenite could replace silicon, possibly superior to graphene
  • Posted February 1, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Researchers have demonstrated the first logic circuits made from molybdenite, a naturally occurring compound made of molybdenum and sulfide (MoS2). Efforts by researchers show the material can not only replace silicon in electronics, but may also improve upon graphene, the well-known wonder…

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