Tag: Microprocessors

Quick-Change Materials Break the Silicon Speed Limit for Computers

September 19, 2014
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Cambridge, UK — Faster, smaller, greener computers, capable of processing information up to 1,000 times faster than currently available models, could be made possible by replacing silicon with materials...

This shows CPU on the motherboard of Elektronika BK-0010-01 home computer. Image: Creative Commons. Viacheslav Slavinsky.

Computer Scientists Conduct Systematic Power Profiles of Microprocessors

January 20, 2012
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Austin, TX – The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centres, report computer science professors from...

New Discovery Could Improve Memory Chips

March 16, 2011
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Ann Arbor, MI – According to a report from the University of Michigan, Engineering researchers at the Institute have found a way to improve the performance of ferroelectric materials, which have...

Revolutionizing Computer Memory

January 24, 2011
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Raleigh, NC – According to a report from North Carolina State University, researchers fat the Institute have developed a new device that represents a significant advance for computer memory, making...

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