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silicon chip

A wafer of silicon with transistors and electronic microcircuitry etched on its surface, forming the highway on which data travels in a microprocessor.
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Using unique electronic DNA or fingerprint of the silicon chips it dynamically generates a virtually unlimited number of secret keys.
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C-DOT and CRC have taken steps to embark on the joint development of a MILTON based core broadband platform for India, powered by Wavesat's WiMAX silicon chip technology.
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Manipulating silicon chips in an industrial setting, however, is still fairly far off, Donald remarks.
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is a manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) silicon chips with headquarters based in Tokyo, Japan, and sales and marketing operations located in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia.
Elpida Memory Develops 90 nm Silicon Wafer Process for High-Performance DDR2 SDRAM
Within the last decade, researchers have developed a versatile silicon micromachining craft that combines the lithographic techniques used by electronics engineeers to pattern complex microelectronic circuitry onto fingernail-sized silicon chips, with other techniques involving chemicals that can etch precise, tiny shapes into silicon wafers.
Gearing down: engineers fabricate metal parts the size of dust specks
The cost of producing silicon chips is also significantly lower.
A high-speed match made in silicon
STMicroelectronics (ST) is a leading supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes and Microtune is an innovative supplier of radio frequency (RF) silicon tuners for consumer electronics and broadband communications.
Microtune DVB-C Reference Design Offers Low-Cost, Easy-to-Deploy Solution for Set-Top Box Manufacturers In China
The company has developed its active matrix OLED microdisplays on silicon chips, taking advantage of the processing capability to buffer video information at each pixel for a more responsive virtual imaging experience.
eMagin Exhibits OLED Solutions at CEATAC; CEO Presents OLED Advantages for Consumer Applications
Spirakis is responsible for the development and delivery of software technologies and tools for the computer-aided design (CAD) of silicon chips in all four of Intel's major architecture families and stepped into his current position in 1997.
International Engineering Consortium: Greg Spirakis of Intel to Chair DesignCon 2004
Hybrid Integrated Circuits combine the variety and cost effectiveness of silicon chips with the advanced capabilities of other semiconductor materials, such as high-speed compounds or optical semiconductors.
Xanoptix and Tyco Electronics Sign Manufacturing Services Agreement; Tyco Electronics to manufacture Xanoptix's next generation optical communication products
1): Describes new advances in production of integrated circuits on flexible, low-cost polymeric materials instead of rigid silicon chips, which will open up new markets for electronic technologies, such as electronic bar codes.
Infineon Technical Presentations at IEDM 2002: Papers Reinforce Leadership in DRAM Technology, Highlight Cutting Edge Research In Biochips, Flexible Circuits and RF Design
Because the sensors have an area around 100 times larger than conventional silicon chips, their manufacture requires the most stringent precautions to eliminate impurities and defects in the silicon crystal.
STMicroelectronics Joins Worldwide Search for Higgs Boson Particle; ST to Supply Specially Designed Silicon Sensors to CERN in the Search for Elusive Nuclear Particles

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