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‘Single-chip Cloud Computer’: Intel’s futuristic 48-core processing chip

Gaurav Sood — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:41:26 +0000

Intel has given an insight into its future silicon microchip that has a whopping 48 processing cores under the hood. The futuristic chip technology will be used to scale on-chip performance and communication. It will consume energy reminiscent...

Intel releases new 200 Gbps chip

Taylor Flatt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:20:27 +0000

Intel just announced the prototype to a chip made of all silicon that can encode 200 GB/S on a light beam. This is a step up from the old chip that can only encode 100 GB/S. Also, the 100 GB/S chips were not made of silicon which provides...

Compact lasers to replace copper to cope future microchip processing speed

Irani — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:06:00 +0000

With every passing day, technology seems to evolve several times. The booming microchip-processing speed is rejuvenating the different areas of an integrated circuit. But, the present use of the tiny copper wires is hindering this happening...

UCSD develops world's most complex silicon chip

Bhagaban Sahu — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:35:01 +0000

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD), in collaboration with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has designed an advanced silicon chip dubbed as UCSD DARPA Smart Q-Band 4×4 Array Transmitter that can be used for multiple...

Silicon chip mimics human retina, offers new eyes to the blind

Vishal — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:10:25 +0000

University of Pennsylvania has crafted a silicon chip that could accurately mimics retinal functions. The chip has been built with an ability to approximate the neural function of human retina using its light sensors. The circuitry consists of...