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<title>Siliconverge / Popular News</title>
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<description>Siliconverge - Converging Semiconductor News & People  votes</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Generator Boosts Wind Turbine Efficiency by 50%]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_Generator_Boosts_Wind_Turbine_Efficiency_by_50</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_Generator_Boosts_Wind_Turbine_Efficiency_by_50</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:10:29 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Renewable/CleanTech Energy</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_Generator_Boosts_Wind_Turbine_Efficiency_by_50</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A startup company based in Vancouver has developed a new kind of generator that could harvest much more energy from the wind. The design could not on<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Chevy Volt Takes Charge In New York City]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Video_Chevy_Volt_Takes_Charge_In_New_York_City-1</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Video_Chevy_Volt_Takes_Charge_In_New_York_City-1</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:21:18 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Renewable/CleanTech Energy</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Video_Chevy_Volt_Takes_Charge_In_New_York_City-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Check out the engineering behind Chevy Volt. Seems like a neat car.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NVIDIA Announces Tesla Personal Supercomputer]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=NVIDIA_Announces_Tesla_Personal_Supercomputer</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=NVIDIA_Announces_Tesla_Personal_Supercomputer</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:12:57 PST</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=NVIDIA_Announces_Tesla_Personal_Supercomputer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NVIDIA and its worldwide partners today announced the availability of the GPU-based Tesla Personal Supercomputer, which delivers the equivalent compu<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 500 Supercomputer List]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Top_500_Supercomputer_List</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Top_500_Supercomputer_List</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:02:55 PST</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Top_500_Supercomputer_List</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The new Top 500 Supercomputer list is out. The top two both break the Petaflops barrier: LANL's IBM &quot;RoadRunner&quot; and ORNL's Cray XT5 &quot;Jaguar.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USB 3.0 to Deliver a Tenfold Speed Increase]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=USB_3-0_to_Deliver_a_Tenfold_Speed_Increase</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=USB_3-0_to_Deliver_a_Tenfold_Speed_Increase</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:37:05 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Communication/Networking</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=USB_3-0_to_Deliver_a_Tenfold_Speed_Increase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tighten your seat belts. Data transfer is going into overdrive as the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus, better known as USB, prepares to make a tenfol<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMD jumps into the netbook fray]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=AMD_jumps_into_the_netbook_fray</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=AMD_jumps_into_the_netbook_fray</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:36:53 PST</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=AMD_jumps_into_the_netbook_fray</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AMD announced that it was developing processors for netbooks, aiming to supplant Intel's dominance in the space.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DNA strands prove effective as fiber optic conduits]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=DNA_strands_prove_effective_as_fiber_optic_conduits</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=DNA_strands_prove_effective_as_fiber_optic_conduits</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:14:13 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=DNA_strands_prove_effective_as_fiber_optic_conduits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bo Albinsson and his team at Chalmers University of Technology (CUT) have demonstrated that self-assembling strands of DNA can be used as nanoscale f<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Computing Pioneer Has a New Idea]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=A_Computing_Pioneer_Has_a_New_Idea</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=A_Computing_Pioneer_Has_a_New_Idea</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:13:55 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=A_Computing_Pioneer_Has_a_New_Idea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Wallach thinks he has come upon a new idea in computer design in an era when it has become fashionable to say that there are no new ideas. So far<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's Core Could Soon Include In-House Chips]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Apples_Core_Could_Soon_Include_In-House_Chips</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Apples_Core_Could_Soon_Include_In-House_Chips</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:49:56 PST</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Apples_Core_Could_Soon_Include_In-House_Chips</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recent moves by Apple suggest that the phone and computer manufacturer wants to reduce its dependence on Intel by branching out into a new market: ch<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell offering White Spaces connectivity with future Laptops]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Dell_offering_White_Spaces_connectivity_with_future_Laptops</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Dell_offering_White_Spaces_connectivity_with_future_Laptops</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:11:48 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Wireless/Mobile</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Dell_offering_White_Spaces_connectivity_with_future_Laptops</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dell said it will be adding a new option for wireless connectivity in future laptops. The company plans to install radio chips that will be capable o<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wireless USB startup WiQuest officially closed]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wireless_USB_startup_WiQuest_officially_closed</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wireless_USB_startup_WiQuest_officially_closed</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:09:39 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Financial News</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wireless_USB_startup_WiQuest_officially_closed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WiQuest Communications Inc. officially closed its doors today, the first of perhaps several casualties to fall among ultrawideband chip designers. Th<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plastic wires rival copper at 20 percent the weight]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Plastic_wires_rival_copper_at_20_percent_the_weight</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Plastic_wires_rival_copper_at_20_percent_the_weight</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:31:42 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Plastic_wires_rival_copper_at_20_percent_the_weight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ElectriPlast conductive polymer enables wiring that is 80 percent lighter than copper and yet has the same conductivity, according to its inventors I<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nehalem - Intel's new Core i7 gives them a big new lead]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nehalem_-_Intels_new_Core_i7_gives_them_a_big_new_lead</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nehalem_-_Intels_new_Core_i7_gives_them_a_big_new_lead</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:07:23 PST</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nehalem_-_Intels_new_Core_i7_gives_them_a_big_new_lead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Intel took the embargo off its latest Core architecture revision, Nehalem (pronounced Nuh hay lem). The reviews are in and Core i7 is a force to be r<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First chip to bring 10Gbit Ethernet over copper to server motherboards]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=First_chip_to_bring_10Gbit_Ethernet_over_copper_to_server_motherboards</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=First_chip_to_bring_10Gbit_Ethernet_over_copper_to_server_motherboards</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:53:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Communication/Networking</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=First_chip_to_bring_10Gbit_Ethernet_over_copper_to_server_motherboards</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two chip makers have teamed up to create what they claim is the first chip to bring 10 Gbit Ethernet over copper to server motherboards. Mellanox Tec<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The future of wireless]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=The_future_of_wireless</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=The_future_of_wireless</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:55:09 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Wireless/Mobile</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=The_future_of_wireless</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's a solution that might bring software-defined radio to a handheld consumer device near you.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wirelessly, Home Security Becomes a D.I.Y. Project]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wirelessly_Home_Security_Becomes_a_D-I-Y-_Project</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wirelessly_Home_Security_Becomes_a_D-I-Y-_Project</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:55:02 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Tutorials/Design Articles</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Wirelessly_Home_Security_Becomes_a_D-I-Y-_Project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The NYTimes reports that pre-wired home security installations by alarm companies are on the way out. Thanks to wireless window and door sensors and <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HDMI gets nod as interface for 3DTV]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=HDMI_gets_nod_as_interface_for_3DTV</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=HDMI_gets_nod_as_interface_for_3DTV</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:21:53 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Digital TV/HDTV</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=HDMI_gets_nod_as_interface_for_3DTV</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Electronics Association has started standards work aimed at enabling home systems to play stereoscopic 3-D video. The group's first step<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Silicon fiber optics debut]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Silicon_fiber_optics_debut</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Silicon_fiber_optics_debut</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:21:47 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Silicon_fiber_optics_debut</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By inserting crystalline silicon into the core of conventional optical fibers, Clemson University researchers hope to harness the embedded semiconduc<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony Patents Break-Apart Reconfigurable Controller]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sony_Patents_Break-Apart_Reconfigurable_Controller</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sony_Patents_Break-Apart_Reconfigurable_Controller</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:32:17 PST</pubDate>
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<category>Devices/Gadgets</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sony_Patents_Break-Apart_Reconfigurable_Controller</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This new controller isn't just another revision of the Sixaxis; rather, it looks like a complete overhaul of the form and function of the device, res<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researcher Warns of &quot;Digital Dark Age&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Researcher_Warns_of_Digital_Dark_Age</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Researcher_Warns_of_Digital_Dark_Age</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:46:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Researcher_Warns_of_Digital_Dark_Age</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A assistant professor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is sounding a warning that companies, the government and researchers need t<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Denser computer chips possible with plasmonic lenses that 'fly']]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Denser_computer_chips_possible_with_plasmonic_lenses_that_fly</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Denser_computer_chips_possible_with_plasmonic_lenses_that_fly</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:00:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Process Technology</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Denser_computer_chips_possible_with_plasmonic_lenses_that_fly</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, are reporting a new way of creating computer chips that could revitalize optical lithography, a <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toshiba launches quad-core gaming laptop]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_launches_quad-core_gaming_laptop</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_launches_quad-core_gaming_laptop</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Devices/Gadgets</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_launches_quad-core_gaming_laptop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Toshiba added a new high-performance version to its gaming laptop line X305. Equipped with a 17&quot; screen, the Q708 version comes with an Intel quad-co<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung's New Carbon Nanotube Color E-Paper]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsungs_New_Carbon_Nanotube_Color_E-Paper</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsungs_New_Carbon_Nanotube_Color_E-Paper</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:52:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Nano Technology</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsungs_New_Carbon_Nanotube_Color_E-Paper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The company also mentions that the EPD [electrophoretic displays] has important advantages over conventional flat panel displays. EPDs have very low <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New 60 GHz antenna may revolutionize high speed mobile connectivity with instantaneous wireless USB]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_60_GHz_antenna_may_revolutionize_high_speed_mobile_connectivity_with_instantaneous_wireless_USB</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_60_GHz_antenna_may_revolutionize_high_speed_mobile_connectivity_with_instantaneous_wireless_USB</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Wireless/Mobile</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=New_60_GHz_antenna_may_revolutionize_high_speed_mobile_connectivity_with_instantaneous_wireless_USB</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) and Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) have perfected a low-temperature co-<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung scraps bid to acquire SanDisk]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsung_scraps_bid_to_acquire_SanDisk</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsung_scraps_bid_to_acquire_SanDisk</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:16:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Financial News</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Samsung_scraps_bid_to_acquire_SanDisk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a major change in strategy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has withdrawn its proposal to acquire SanDisk Corp. for $26 per share in cash.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toshiba: Let's reduce fab power consumption]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_Lets_reduce_fab_power_consumption</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_Lets_reduce_fab_power_consumption</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:16:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Power Management</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Toshiba_Lets_reduce_fab_power_consumption</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For years, industry executives have urged the IC and chip-equipment industries to collaborate in an effort to reduce fab costs and bring new technolo<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel Acquires NetEffect]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Intel_Acquires_NetEffect</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Intel_Acquires_NetEffect</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:50:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Startup/M&amp;A</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Intel_Acquires_NetEffect</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Intel Corporation today announced its acquisition of the assets of NetEffect Inc., a network connectivity solutions company specializing in Ethernet <br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia set to pay Qualcomm $2.3bn in patent deal]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nokia_set_to_pay_Qualcomm_2-3bn_in_patent_deal</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nokia_set_to_pay_Qualcomm_2-3bn_in_patent_deal</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:50:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Financial News</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nokia_set_to_pay_Qualcomm_2-3bn_in_patent_deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hidden away in Nokia's third quarter results was confirmation that the Finnish handset maker will pay Qualcomm Inc. Euros 1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[S3 jumps on GPGPU bandwagon]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=S3_jumps_on_GPGPU_bandwagon</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=S3_jumps_on_GPGPU_bandwagon</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:46:51 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=S3_jumps_on_GPGPU_bandwagon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chrome 400 chips capable of accelerating gaming physics, as well as enhancing photos.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Philips shows magic wands and electric dresses]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Philips_shows_magic_wands_and_electric_dresses</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Philips_shows_magic_wands_and_electric_dresses</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:59:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Philips_shows_magic_wands_and_electric_dresses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A magic wand, an electric dress, an intelligent building and a high definition stereo 3-D TV. These are just four of the concepts driving work at the<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&quot;BlueTrack&quot; Mouse More Advanced Than Laser, Optical]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=BlueTrack_Mouse_More_Advanced_Than_Laser_Optical</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=BlueTrack_Mouse_More_Advanced_Than_Laser_Optical</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:33:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Devices/Gadgets</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=BlueTrack_Mouse_More_Advanced_Than_Laser_Optical</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's patented BlueTrack Technology, which is the tracking engine inside the Explorer Mouse and Explorer Mini Mouse we review today, may very w<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Future planes, cars may be made of `buckypaper']]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Future_planes_cars_may_be_made_of_buckypaper</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Future_planes_cars_may_be_made_of_buckypaper</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:44:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Future_planes_cars_may_be_made_of_buckypaper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Buckypaper is 10 times lighter but potentially 500 times stronger than steel when sheets of it are stacked and pressed together to form a composite. <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making transistors on paper]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Making_transistors_on_paper</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Making_transistors_on_paper</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:32:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Making_transistors_on_paper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins and their colleagues at the New University of Lisbon in Portugal believe they have found similarly a novel use for <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google demanding Intel's hottest chips?]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Google_demanding_Intels_hottest_chips</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Google_demanding_Intels_hottest_chips</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:01:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>CPU/GPU</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Google_demanding_Intels_hottest_chips</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When purchasing server processors directly from Intel, Google has insisted on a guarantee that the chips can operate at temperatures five degrees cen<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&quot;Black Silicon&quot; Advances Imaging, Solar Energy]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Black_Silicon_Advances_Imaging_Solar_Energy</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Black_Silicon_Advances_Imaging_Solar_Energy</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:19:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Black_Silicon_Advances_Imaging_Solar_Energy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Forcing sulfur atoms into silicon using femtosecond laser pulses creates a material called 'black silicon' that is 100 to 500 times more sensitive to<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMEC researchers embed optical links in flexible substrate]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=IMEC_researchers_embed_optical_links_in_flexible_substrate</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=IMEC_researchers_embed_optical_links_in_flexible_substrate</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:32:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Research Topics</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=IMEC_researchers_embed_optical_links_in_flexible_substrate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[European researchers said they have achieved the first functional optical links to be embedded in a flexible substrate. The advance was reported by t<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sanyo Invents 12X High-Speed Blu-ray Laser]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sanyo_Invents_12X_High-Speed_Blu-ray_Laser</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sanyo_Invents_12X_High-Speed_Blu-ray_Laser</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:33:38 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Memory/Storage</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Sanyo_Invents_12X_High-Speed_Blu-ray_Laser</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sanyo Electric Co. has developed a blue-laser diode that will help lay the foundation for higher-capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Peering Inside a Mobile Phone Network]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Peering_Inside_a_Mobile_Phone_Network</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Peering_Inside_a_Mobile_Phone_Network</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:33:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Tutorials/Design Articles</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Peering_Inside_a_Mobile_Phone_Network</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why your mobile phone can alert you to new voicemail without having ever rung? Or why a text message can get through when a ca<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cell Phones Could Be Used as Radiation-Detectors]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Cell_Phones_Could_Be_Used_as_Radiation-Detectors</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Cell_Phones_Could_Be_Used_as_Radiation-Detectors</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:35:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Wireless/Mobile</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Cell_Phones_Could_Be_Used_as_Radiation-Detectors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Expensive radiation detectors may not be as effective as widely distributed chips in cell phones.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nano-sized polarizers enhance the contrast ratio in LCDs]]></title>
<link>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nano-sized_polarizers_enhance_the_contrast_ratio_in_LCDs</link>
<comments>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nano-sized_polarizers_enhance_the_contrast_ratio_in_LCDs</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:01:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Digital TV/HDTV</category>
<guid>http://siliconverge.com/story.php?title=Nano-sized_polarizers_enhance_the_contrast_ratio_in_LCDs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For consumers, that means that TVs, computer monitors &amp; especially mobile displays could become brighter, lighter &amp; thinner in the future. Scientists<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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