News articles tagged with 'microprocessor'
Computer scientists leverage dark silicon to improve smartphone battery life
— 2 Sep 2010 16:19 | TechnologyA new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of 'dark silicon' - the underused transistors…
3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers
— 12 Dec 2009 10:38 | TechnologyNot so long ago our computers had a single core which had to be boosted for performance - making each machine into a great central heating system. Beyond 85 C, however, electronic components…
New nanoscale process will help computers run faster and more efficiently
— 7 Oct 2008 05:10 | TechnologySmaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers…
NCAR installs 76-teraflop supercomputer for critical research on climate change
— 8 May 2008 16:55 | TechnologyThe National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has taken delivery of a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's…
Researchers propose a new breed of supercomputers
— 7 May 2008 05:18 | TechnologyThree researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have proposed an innovative way to improve global climate change predictions…
Researchers advance process to manufacture silicon chips
— 3 Dec 2007 21:34 | PhysicsThe next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University…
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