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Year in review: Shrinking chips, shrinking revenue

year in review The "smaller is better" theme played out with Intel's Atom chip and Netbook PCs, but the recession also put a squeeze on the industry.

December 31, 2008, 4:00 AM PST

At IDF, Intel rallies its developers

roundup The Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco gives the chipmaker the chance to tout its direction for the months ahead.

August 22, 2008, 2:45 PM PDT

Laptop makers adopt 3G Gobi chipset

The Gobi technology lets travelers connect to both HSPA and EV-DO networks. Later this year, it'll be in laptops from Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
(From ZDNet UK)

April 6, 2008, 6:43 PM PDT

Atom looms large at IDF Shanghai

roundup The low-power, low-cost Atom chip is a central figure at Intel's developer event, but it's by no means the only processor on the agenda.
• A peek at the upcoming MIDs

April 6, 2008, 2:30 PM PDT

Trying to put new zip into Moore's Law

If innovation has a heart, it's probably a semiconductor, beating to the pace of Moore's Law.
The New York Times

February 24, 2008, 2:00 PM PST

Secret recipe inside Intel's latest competitor

Montalvo Systems has a multiple-core chip, but not all of the cores are the same. That in part explains why investors have put money into it.

February 14, 2008, 9:00 PM PST

BitMicro announces 1.6TB solid-state drive

New drive crams enormous storage capacity into standard 3.5-inch format, but it's not ready for delivery just yet.

February 8, 2008, 8:19 AM PST

Silent start-up readies to take on Intel in notebooks

Montalvo has some cash and a lot of execs with deep backgrounds in the chip industry. But will it have the staying power to survive against Intel?

February 6, 2008, 4:00 AM PST

Via makes way for 64-bit chips

Chipmaker's Isaiah processor architecture is expected to double performance but consume same amount of energy.
Images: Isaiah architecture up close

January 23, 2008, 9:00 PM PST