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HP's new, bigger MEMS sensor promises thousandfold sensitivity improvement]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/new-sensors-a-step-toward-monitoring-bridges http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/new-sensors-a-step-toward-monitoring-bridges Is Deep Brain Stimulation a Cure-all? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/P9auJPlLweE/is-deep-brain-stimulation-a-cureall ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/is-deep-brain-stimulation-a-cureall http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/is-deep-brain-stimulation-a-cureall Chip Design Thwarts Sneak Attack on Data http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/DcKBpvTOtfk/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data <h4>Old Way:</h4> (left) Data from main memory is rigidly organized in the cache. When one section of the cache is full, new data sent to it kicks out the old data.   <h4>Safe Way:</h4> (right) Data from main memory is randomly organized in the cache, so there is less of a chance that incoming data will need to kick out old data.

Cache architecture harnesses the power of randomization]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data Netbooks Are Only Part of The Solution http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/hEFLyKv1VbE/netbooks-are-only-part-of-the-solution ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/netbooks-are-only-part-of-the-solution http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/netbooks-are-only-part-of-the-solution Making Talking On A Cell Phone While Driving Just A Little Bit Safer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/R93mEZJgq5s/making-talking-on-a-cell-phone-while-driving-just-a-little-bit-safer ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/making-talking-on-a-cell-phone-while-driving-just-a-little-bit-safer http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/making-talking-on-a-cell-phone-while-driving-just-a-little-bit-safer Stanford and Volkswagen Unveil An Autonomous Race Car http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/YyKkGBLCoGE/stanford-and-volkswagen-unveil-an-autonomous-race-car ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/stanford-and-volkswagen-unveil-an-autonomous-race-car http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/stanford-and-volkswagen-unveil-an-autonomous-race-car Clean Tech Open Announces 2009 California Finalists http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/oNiHF8HjO2M/clean-tech-open-announces-2009-california-finalists ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/clean-tech-open-announces-2009-california-finalists http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/clean-tech-open-announces-2009-california-finalists Nobel Controversy: Willard Boyle denies Gordon's claims, proud of CCD work http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/2MvnActhufQ/nobel-controversy-willard-boyle-denies-gordons-claims-proud-of-ccd-work ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-willard-boyle-denies-gordons-claims-proud-of-ccd-work http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-willard-boyle-denies-gordons-claims-proud-of-ccd-work Nobel Controversy: Smith dismisses Gordon claims, heard it all before http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/hIZJdc1v6_4/nobel-controversy-smith-dismisses-gordons-claims-heard-it-all-before ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-smith-dismisses-gordons-claims-heard-it-all-before http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-smith-dismisses-gordons-claims-heard-it-all-before Who Deserves Credit for the Nobel-Prize-winning CCD? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/lI9ogZQsMt0/who-deserves-credit-for-the-nobelprizewinning-ccd ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/semiconductors/devices/who-deserves-credit-for-the-nobelprizewinning-ccd http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/semiconductors/devices/who-deserves-credit-for-the-nobelprizewinning-ccd Nobel Controversy: Eugene Gordon Claims He Gave Smith The Idea for the CCD http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/BMol5MHeoWs/nobel-controversy-eugene-gordon-claims-he-gave-smith-the-idea-for-the-ccd ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-eugene-gordon-claims-he-gave-smith-the-idea-for-the-ccd http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-eugene-gordon-claims-he-gave-smith-the-idea-for-the-ccd Nobel Controversy: A Portrait of Bell Labs in the Mid-1960s http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/agstbqI4vkg/nobel-controversy-a-portrait-of-bell-labs-in-the-mid1960s ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-a-portrait-of-bell-labs-in-the-mid1960s http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-a-portrait-of-bell-labs-in-the-mid1960s Sensor Nation, UK Style http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/266ZvEby5h4/sensor-nation-uk-style- ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/sensor-nation-uk-style- http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/sensor-nation-uk-style- History's First Draft http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/ySNfQSIfd8k/historys-first-draft ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/historys-first-draft http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/historys-first-draft Nobel Controversy: Former Bell Labs Employee Says He Invented the CCD Imager http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/5IWiO4sW9o4/nobel-controversy-former-bell-labs-employee-says-he-invented-the-ccd-imager null

Who is the Real Inventor of the Digital Imager? Michael F. Tompsett Says It's Him]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-former-bell-labs-employee-says-he-invented-the-ccd-imager http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-former-bell-labs-employee-says-he-invented-the-ccd-imager Nobel Controversy: Who Deserves Credit for Inventing the CCD? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/vervcKOMbfU/nobel-controversy-who-deserves-credit-for-inventing-the-ccd ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-who-deserves-credit-for-inventing-the-ccd http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/nobel-controversy-who-deserves-credit-for-inventing-the-ccd Energy-Efficient Appliances With Minds Of Their Own http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/BytG-XpXS3s/energyefficient-appliances-with-minds-of-their-own ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/energyefficient-appliances-with-minds-of-their-own http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/energyefficient-appliances-with-minds-of-their-own Long Live Bell Labs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/ns0kD777-E0/long-live-bell-labs ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/long-live-bell-labs http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/long-live-bell-labs Back In The Clear: Airport Security Service To Resume Operations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/mJNstYRS3eo/back-in-the-clear-airport-security-service-to-resume-operations null

Bypassing the airport security line might be back in time for the holidays]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/back-in-the-clear-airport-security-service-to-resume-operations http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/back-in-the-clear-airport-security-service-to-resume-operations Photonics Breakthrough for Silicon Chips http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumSemiconductorDevices/~3/7glR4xgnLv8/photonics-breakthrough-for-silicon-chips null

Light can exert enough force to flip switches on a silicon chip]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/photonics-breakthrough-for-silicon-chips http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/photonics-breakthrough-for-silicon-chips