Contract-chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) Wednesday announced it has produced a working device that incorporates a new transistor type which will allow the company to produce transistors that are 10 times smaller than the smallest transistors that can be produced today.
Contract-chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) yesterday announced it has produced a working device that incorporates a new transistor type which will allow the company to produce transistors that are 10 times smaller than the smallest transistors that can be produced today.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is planning to revamp its line of Athlon XP desktop processors, including the company's fastest desktop processor to date, with the launch of its 0.13-micron Thoroughbred core on Monday, June 10, sources inside the company said.
After getting hammered in 2001 with a 32 percent decline in sales, the chip industry will once again see growth in 2002, but growth will be slightly lower than had originally been forecast, according to the most recent estimate by industry group World Semiconductor Trade Statistics Inc.
Microsoft Corp. has released a patch that addresses six security vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer browser, including a critical flaw that could allow an attacker to run code on a client machine. The patch is intended for Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Explorer 6.0.