Mark Hachman

Intel Corp. will shift to a second-generation strained-silicon technique within its forthcoming 65-nanometer process technology, the company will announce on Monday. Intel has been able to produce 65-nm SRAM cells using the new technology, executives said, concentrating on minimizing the wasted power produced by the finished chips. The process also adds a metal layer, increasing […]

A bid by hard disk maker Seagate Technology LLC to prevent a former executive from joining rival Western Digital Corp. has been rebuffed. In a U.S. district court in Hennepin, Minn., Judge Patricia Kerr Karasov on Wednesday denied Seagates request for an injunction barring ex-Seagate employee Pete Goglia from joining Western Digital, according to lawyers […]

Intels announcement of its triband Wi-Fi client module wont have a significant effect on the wireless landscape, industry sources said. Meanwhile, the wireless fray will likely shift to the access point and to the next-generation 802.11n standard. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. said Thursday that it has finally begun shipping a triband Wi-Fi chip set, […]

STANFORD, Calif.—A conference of the meritoriously employed debated the benefits and pitfalls of outsourcing Monday night, largely concluding that the trend toward shipping jobs abroad was inevitable. The post-dinner panel discussion at the Hot Chips conference here topped 2 hours, with questioners lining up to question, challenge and debate a panel of Silicon Valley executives, […]

STANFORD, Calif.—An interconnect chipset permitting server vendors to design up to 32-way Opteron systems will be available later this year, executives from Newisys Inc. said Monday night. Newisys, started as an Austin, Texas, startup in July 2000, was acquired by contract manufacturing giant Sanmina/SCI in July 2003. In 2003, before the Sanmina/SCI acquisition, Newisys executives […]

Apple, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said it would voluntarily recall about 28,000 rechargeable batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 notebooks. According to the CPSC, an internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Apple Computer Inc., based in Cupertino, Calif., reported only […]

Small-form-factor storage maker Cornice Inc. said it had filed a counterclaim against Seagate Technologies in the latest round of patent litigation between the two companies. In June, Seagate filed suit against Cornice seeking an injunction preventing sales of all Cornice products, which include stripped-down hard-drive-like storage devices designed for consume electronics devices. The suit also […]

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it has begun shipping a 3700+ mobile Athlon 64 processor. The chip maker also confirmed it has started shipping processors on its 90-nanometer manufacturing process for revenue. Notebooks containing AMDs mobile Athlon 64 processor 3700+ include the HP Pavilion zv5000z and Compaq Presario R3000Z, as well as VoodooPCs line […]

A proposal for the next-generation 802.11n standard, originally floated by Agere Systems, has now won support from heavyweights including Intel, Matsushita and Toshiba. The group, called TGn Sync, will challenge the WWiSE consortium, a second collection of companies including Broadcom Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. TGn Sync proponents said their coalitions standard could achieve data […]

WholeSecurity has teamed up with auction provider eBay to announce a new technology that automatically sniffs out sites that could house so-called “phishing” attacks. Austin, Texas-based WholeSecurity Inc. on Monday launched Web CallerID, a detection, protection and management package that has been integrated into eBay Inc.s online toolbar. While WholeSecurity is currently marketing Web CallerID […]