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Big Blue looks back at its work and the transistor

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and IBM Corp. have added two new forms of strained silicon to their jointly developed 65-nanometer chip-making technology, which should improve the performance and reduce the power consumption of future processors, the companies are expected to announce.

Intel Corp. will begin making chips in volume on its 90-nanometer (.09 micron) manufacturing process next year, and it released details Tuesday of how the technology has evolved.