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Engineering the 10 TB notebook drive: We all take it for granted that disk capacities keep rising, but did you ever wonder why? Disks are way more complex than you know Chips have a lot of brilliant technology, but disk drives are just as complex. For example, current disks use 50 nanometer...; Tags: Notebook, Disk, BPM, Storage, Chip, HAMR, E-beam, Disk Technology, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-09-27
News to know: Workday; Windows Home Server; Hydrogen data centers: Notable headlines:Dan Farber: Workday unveils Financials and Work Tags. Dennis Howlett: Workday financials: accounting isn't real.Christopher Dawson: Gmail use grows on college campuses.NYT: Hewlett Introduces a Web Feature to Make Document Printing Mobile.Mary Jo Foley: Windows Home Server won't launch on August 27. A Microsoft Code Name a Day: Ibiza.Dan...; Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise 2.0, Workday, Hydrogen, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-20
Optimizing chip manufacturing at MIT: According to MIT researchers, computer chips used inside high-speed communication devices have become so small that tiny variations that appear during chip fabrication can make a big difference in performance.' So they've developed a model to predict variation in circuit performance and maximize the number of chips working within the...; Tags: Transistor, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Variation, Chip, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-08-19
Getting to the bottom of the 3.0 GHz AMD quad-core demos: Getting to the bottom of the 3.0 GHz AMD quad-core demosOh, it would be nice if...AMD just surprised us all and delivered the 3 GHz Quad cores from the starting line. Hector Ruiz would stand up at the pulpet and say, "2.0 GHz" was a typo, we actually meant...; Tags: Semiconductors, quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-31
AMD's hired guns: Here’s another thing to consider when evaluating AMD’s current position in the market: Outsourcing. AMD’s top executive, Hector Ruiz, hinted about a potential new directing for the chipmaker during its earnings call on April 19. (You can view the transcript courtesy of SeekingAlpha, here.) Ruiz indicated AMD was exploring...; Tags: Uncategorized, Servers, semiconductors, notebooks, multicore processors, Desktops, AMD; Blog posts 2007-05-02

AMD accelerates toward 45nm: Advanced Micro Devices is stepping on the accelerator when it comes to the deployment of its 45nm chip manufacturing technology. Douglas Grose, the company’s new manufacturing chief has told reporters that AMD could begin its first 45nm processor shipments as soon as the second quarter of 2008.If all goes well—and...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip; Blog posts 2007-02-06
What's behind AMD's earnings warning?: AMD’s fourth quarter 2006 earnings warning is all about chip pricing. First, the background: AMD said in a Jan. 11 statement that its fourth quarter 2006 (4Q06) revenue, excluding its newly-acquired ATI business segments, would increase by 3% from the $1.33 billion it reported for 3Q06. But AMD...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2007-01-12
Intel slide not over yet says AMD sales chief: I've been writing about a revitalized Intel an SVW sponsor and its bid to win back market share with its Core 2 Duo chips and an ambitious roadmap. My view has been that AMD has had the party all to itself with its low-power consuming high-performance Opteron server chips--and now...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Blog posts 2006-09-11
Intel's Core 2 Duo lives up to hype: Intel's Core 2 Duo lives up to hypeRunning LinuxOne aspect I have to say is Linux handles multi-tasking 10 fold better than Windows does. Plus, it seems to manage memory more efficiently. I wonder when the day will come when they will get rid of the mechanical hard-drive or do...; Tags: Processors, OBVIOUSLY Intel, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Yes Conroe, processor, chip; Discussion threads 2006-07-14
US chip leadership is in trouble - but business is good: I meet with top representatives of the US chip industry every year for an update on their markets and the trends that shape their future. This time around, George Scalise, the head of the Semiconductor Industry Association SIA and top communications execs from Intel, Texas Instruments, IBM and others, provided...; Tags: chip; Blog posts 2006-06-28
Intel looks ready to crash AMD's server market: On Monday, Intel presented its roadmap for its Opteron-killer chips, Xeon 5100 Series and explained why it will grab back any lost market share and stay ahead--this time.The chips are strategic to Intel INTC in keeping its dominance in lucrative server chip markets as data centers upgrade to computing systems...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip; Blog posts 2006-06-26
When the worlds of SOA and Web 2.0 collide: When the worlds of SOA and Web 2.0 collideWow - Who cares?Web 2.0 is a myth and SOA is DOA.Much like "Barrier", "culture" is improperly used.As there is no "gigahertz barrier" (it's a [b]milestone[/b]), to say a business has culture is malarkey. Unless it's akin to bacteria, but who...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Microsoft Outlook, SOA, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2006-04-27
Smart glasses may soon replace bifocals: Presbyopia is a visual defect which affects many people over 40 years old, including myself. As we cannot focus on close objects, we tend to rely on bifocal glasses. But with bifocals, the two parts of the lenses focus separately on two different distances and it can be difficult for...; Tags: PixelOptics; Blog posts 2006-04-23
Culture is the ultimate barrier to technological change, says MIT professor: Writing in the Boston Globe today, MIT engineering professor Yossi Sheffi notes that a core reason for government's initially tepid response to Hurricane Katrina may have been cultural. "If this root cause is not addressed systematically then all the special commissions, forecasting tools, special gear, and training available will...; Tags: Yossi Sheffi; Blog posts 2005-09-19
Intel to unveil new way to connect chips: Intel to unveil new way to connect chipsLook up IBMlook up IBM, then "packaging". Funny, but I thought IBM already had this "new technology" for over 20 years.What About Heat Build Up?I thought one of the reasons Intel was abandoning 4GHz chips was they were generating too much heat....; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, chip, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., processor; Discussion threads 2005-03-02
Linux gets Intel help with Centrino: Linux gets Intel help with CentrinoCentrinWHO? Who cares?Athlon-M is similar technology with better performance and near the same battery life.CentrinWHO is just more Intel garbage, just like the other junk they spew:Peee4Peee4 Emergency EditionPeee4 Looser Threadedtoo little, too lateIntel your days of being the McDaddy Pimp are over.We got...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, CentrinWho, Athlon-M, Intel Centrino, Linux, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-03-10
VLSI Research: Chip sales could rise by 33% in 2004: Global revenue from semiconductor sales could rise by 33% to $189.6 bil in 2004, driven by a 20% increase in output, a research group said on Monday. Makers of chip manufacturing equipment stand to benefit as chip producers would need to invest in new production capacity, it said."The chip making...; Tags: VLSI Research, chip; Blog posts 2004-01-12
Intel scientists find wall for Moore's Law: Intel scientists find wall for Moore's LawMoore's Law and IntelSo long as the Ultimate God of Orthodox Science, known as Impossible remains on his throne, with his professors brainwashing new Acolytes students with the Mantra "It is Impossible," the old brick wall will be hit head on at 200 MPH.By...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, 64-bit, wall, Intel Corp., chip, processor, Intel Itanium; Discussion threads 2003-12-01