September 19, 2011 - Industry News
New process aims to make microchips even smaller
As far back as 1965, Gordon Moore, the co-founder of the technology giant Intel, suggested that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles ...
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August 29, 2011 - Industry News
Smartphone sector facing shake-up as HP walks away
As Hewlett-Packard walks away, a consolidation of the market is overdue. The question now is who will take the lead as the electronics makers lose ...
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July 25, 2011 - Industry News
Invigorated Silicon Valley can ill afford to rest on its laurels
A decade after the dotcom crash, Silicon Valley is on a roll again. With venture capital and investment now flooding in once more, technology ...
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July 11, 2011 - Top Story News
Are the Chip-Making Giants Smart Enough?
New battle lines have been drawn across the microchip manufacturing industry amid the global success of smartphones and tablet computers. When the personal computer chip-making ...
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April 27, 2011 - Industry News
Large-scale expansion of renewable energy to go micro
Japan will soon use its formidable expertise in microelectronics and semiconductor technology to a push renewable energy to the forefront of ...
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December 15, 2010 - Industry News
Moore's Law to stay as rule of thumb
Computers will continue to get more and more powerful, according to the world's largest chip maker. A principle called Moore's Law - named ...
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December 15, 2010 - Industry News
Intel chips in on high-tech skills
Intel plans to boost research and development in the Middle East as part of a plan to build up a high-tech skills base in the region. The US chip ...
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November 22, 2010 - Industry News
Globalfoundries may add billions to capital's economy
Abu Dhabi's semiconductor industry is expected to contribute to the capital's economy and create as many as 6,000 jobs over the next 10 years ...
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November 22, 2010 - Industry News
A market changing one chip at a time
It's the future of technology, and it will soon be produced in Abu Dhabi. As we report today, Globalfoundries, the customised microchip producer ...
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November 15, 2010 - Industry News
Globalfoundries hopes to gain on chip outsourcing
Globalfoundries is hoping to pick up more business next year as the industry tries to cut costs by outsourcing chip making. Advanced Technology ...
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September 16, 2010 - Industry News
Pioneering Chip Plant in Abu Dhabi to Cost at Least $6bn
The Abu Dhabi Government-owned Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) is to spend between US$6 billion and $7bn building its microchip ...
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August 19, 2010 - Corporate News
IPVEA to Premier New Tool to Connect the Solar Supply Chain at EU PVSEC
The International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA) announces that it will demonstrate the PV Matrix, an innovative new solar supply chain tool, in ...
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August 16, 2010 - Industry News
Globalfoundries targets savings with bigger wafer
Globalfoundries is hoping that going bigger will be a better way to gain market share in the booming microchip industry. The maker of customised ...
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July 27, 2010 - Industry News
Next step for chips in the works
Globalfoundries plans to be the first company to produce next-generation semiconductors for gadgets such as smartphones and netbook computers ...
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July 26, 2010 - Industry News
Next step for chips in the works
Globalfoundries, the microchip maker owned by Abu Dhabi, plans to be the first company to produce next-generation semiconductors for gadgets such ...
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July 26, 2010 - Industry News
Capital has the right stuff for microchips
Abu Dhabi could be a world leader in high-tech industries but it needs to invest heavily in training workers, says the head of the Globalfoundries ...
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July 13, 2010 - Industry News
Sales of chips set record pace
Rising demand for electronic goods in emerging markets lifted global sales of semiconductors by 4.5% in May. The growth represents an opportunity ...
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June 21, 2010 - Industry News
Big fish in chips may batter Intel
Globalfoundries has teamed up with Samsung and IBM to help design smaller, more efficient chips for mobile phones in a move that will put the Abu ...
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December 28, 2009 - Industry News
Globalfoundries sees growth path
Globalfoundries aims to double its revenue and market share within the next three years by tapping into the booming markets for smartphones ...
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December 21, 2009 - Industry News
Singapore approves Abu Dhabi chip deal
The Singaporean high court has given final approval for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to be purchased by Advanced Technology ...
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September 14, 2009 - Industry News
Chip maker enters a different class
Globalfoundries, the Abu Dhabi computer chip venture, will expand its business to "a whole new class of customers", when the acquisition of ...
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August 27, 2009 - Technology News
Science of computers
I discuss artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, the professional scope for computer engineers and what is expected professionally from them ...
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February 18, 2009 - Industry News
Approval likely for computer chip deal
Shareholders of the US computer chip maker, AMD, will vote today on a multibillion-dollar joint venture with Abu Dhabi's Mubadala ...
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November 6, 2008 - Technology News
Microelectronics centre established at PU
A project of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) titled Microelectronic Research Centre (MERC) has started at University of the Punjab, Lahore ...
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October 13, 2008 - Technology News
Svelte solar panels offer a new dawn
Long the exclusive preserve of space engineers, isolated woodsmen and that eccentric family down the street, photovoltaic solar panels are ...
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