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- Ready or not, here comes Silverthorne
- At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco this week, Intel revealed details of its new low-power processor, which promises to deliver performance similar to a low-end laptop in a package that uses only a bit more power than a smartphone. The design is innovative--and significant since it marks...
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- Optimization of Silicon Technology for the IBM System z9
- IBM 90-nm Silicon-On-Insulator SOI technology was used for the key chips in the System z9 processor chipset. Along with system design, optimization of some critical features of this technology enabled the z9 to achieve double the system performance of the previous generation. These technology improvements included logic and SRAM FET...
- White papers 2007-02-13
- New Linksys Wireless-G IP Phone reviewed
- Blogger BuzzMeBaby.com is out with a review of the brand new Linksys WIP300 Wireless-G IP Phone.A few of the specs:Dimensions: 4.65 x 1.77 x 0.78 inches. Battery: 900 mAH Li-Ion, with 3 hours talk time or 50 hours standby time.Memory: 16MB Flash and 12 MB SRAM. Phonebook:...
- Blog posts 2006-12-05
- RIM BlackBerry 7130e (Alltel)
- The RIM BlackBerry 7130e is a good fit for Alltel's customers who need to be able to work and check e-mail on the go. The smart phone features integrated Bluetooth, a speakerphone, 64MB of flash memory, 16MB of SRAM, and of course, push e-mail technology. The BlackBerry 7130e is available...
- Product reviews 2006-11-17
- Justice Dept. to probe Sony's SRAM business
- Justice Dept. to probe Sony's SRAM businessNT Rootkit Karma, lofl :o):o)Missing somethingWhat did I miss in this article... like.. WHY???
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
- RIM BlackBerry 7130e (Sprint)
- Quick Take: The RIM BlackBerry 7130e isn't new Verizon has had it for quite a few months, but it freshens up Sprint's rather stale offering of BlackBerrys. The EV-DO-capable 7130e features integrated Bluetooth, a speakerphone, 64MB of flash memory, 16MB of SRAM, and of course, push e-mail technology; you can...
- Product reviews 2006-06-09
- RIM BlackBerry 7100i
- Sprint Nextel is helping itself to another slice of BlackBerry pie with the addition of RIM's BlackBerry 7100i. The first of the 7100 series to make its debut on Nextel's iDEN network, the 7100i's design and feature set is similar to that of its siblings; it has a slim form...
- Product reviews 2006-06-02
- AMD updates desktop chip designs
- AMD updates desktop chip designsAdd more memory to the chipHey, way back when NextGEN made the pentium clone that worked, the speed was very fast because NextGen added memory on board the chip. AMD bought NextGen and that what the 64 and other processor are based upon --- yes ---...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- First 3G BlackBerry readied: here are specs, a pix
- Earlier today on my BBHub BlackBerry blog, I posted news of the first 3G BlackBerry- a new BlackBerry 8707v to be released next month by U.K.-based mobile phone operator Vodafone.Sorry statesiders- this is sold in the U.K. only.While we don't know the price yet, we do have...
- Blog posts 2006-03-25
- RIM BlackBerry 7130e (Verizon Wireless)
- Verizon Wireless customers may have been feeling a bit neglected by Research in Motion, since every other major carrier features one of the sleek, consumer-friendly BlackBerry 7100-series models in its lineup: the BlackBerry 7100g for Cingular, the BlackBerry 7100i for Nextel, and the BlackBerry 7100t for T-Mobile. But it turns...
- Product reviews 2006-01-20
- Finding the Right Memory for Your Mobile Phone Design
- Mobile phone designers know that one memory solution does not fit all handset applications. Given the wide range of mobile phone types, one of the biggest challenges for designers is determining which memory device will deliver optimum memory performance and power consumption for their particular system environment. This white paper...
- White papers 2005-12-20
- Apple announces new PowerBooks, PowerMacs; Aperture
- NEW YORK -- I'm at the Jacob Javits center in Manhattan live blogging the Apple media event here today. On stage is David Moody, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Mac Product Marketing. "We have a number of announcements today, both hardware and software." David begins by...
- Blog posts 2005-10-19
- 90% of SRAM manufacturers now make Pseudo SRAM
- According to Semico Research, Pseudo SRAM PSRAM is gaining ground. PSRAM has a one-transistor DRAM cell, as opposed to the typical six-transistor SRAM cell. The DRAM architecture gives PSRAM some strong advantages over low-power 6T SRAM, namely smaller size and competitive pricing. Manufacturers that account for 90% of the total...
- Blog posts 2005-08-31
- Apple's x86 Move: reality and the party line
- An August 19th, 2005 Computerworld newsletter had an article by Michael de Agonia which caught my eye. Here's a bit from what I thought was an excellent expression of the official Apple line on this: While the timing of IBM's Power news raised some eyebrows,...
- Blog posts 2005-08-22
- Despite big wins, AMD still not getting much respect on corporate desktops
- By all accounts, AMD has done everything right against a seemingly insurmountable competitor. It's a true David and Goliath story of how the little processor company that could (little, relatively speaking) is taming a lethal and giant predator. Starting with the introduction of its hybrid 32/64 bit AMD64...
- Blog posts 2005-06-01
- Transcript of e-Mail with Intel regarding HyperTransport rumor
- [Editors Note: In the interests of transparency, this is a full-text copy of my correspondence with Intel spokesperson Bill Kircos regarding a rumor that Intel might include a AMD HyperTransport-like chip in a future desktop or server offering. Excerpts from this e-mail are included in a blog entry about...
- Blog posts 2005-06-01
- Worldwide memory sales: $28.4 bln in 2002, $33.7 bln in 2003
- Led by NAND flash memory, worldwide memory revenue reached $33.7 bln in 2003, an increase of 18% over the 2002 total of $28.4 bln. Sales of NAND flash soared by 75% from $2.4 bln in 2002 to $4.1 bln last year. That huge growth was fueled by explosive demand for...
- Blog posts 2005-05-23
- Field-configurable standard product market to generate $476.9 mln in 2009
- The Field-Configurable Standard Product FCSP market continues to be one of the few semiconductor product segments that consistently posts year-over-year dollar growth, even in down years, reports In-Stat. This market is forecast to grow from $92.8 mln in 2004 to $476.9 mln by 2009. FCSPs are typically high-volume, low-cost products,...
- Blog posts 2005-03-29
- Field-configurable standard product market to generate $476.9 mln in 2009
- The Field-Configurable Standard Product FCSP market continues to be one of the few semiconductor product segments that consistently posts year-over-year dollar growth, even in down years, reports In-Stat. This market is forecast to grow from $92.8 mln in 2004 to $476.9 mln by 2009. FCSPs are typically high-volume, low-cost products,...
- Blog posts 2005-03-29
- MRAM to bring $2.1 bln in 2008
- Magnetic computer memory MRAM combines the speed of SRAM with the non-volatility of Flash. It also offers a low-power memory solution, which eventually may match DRAM's capacity and density. All this makes MRAM look like the universal memory solution of the future. According to NanoMarkets, the MRAM market will grow...
- Blog posts 2005-01-29
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