There Will Be Plenty Of Cell Chips For Sony Playstation 3 Launch by Ron Swerdfiger
Speaking with Warren Communication News, William Zeittler, Senior Vice President of IBM’s System & Technology Group said that “yield learning” on the new Cell processor that makes up the core of Sony’s PlayStation 3 has been “faster than on any chip we’ve done.” Translation – IBM is quickly... No matter how fast they can assemble the consoles, if parts are not available, manufacturing will come to a hault Zeitles also mentioned that IBM was able to increase their production of Xbox 360 parts quickly as well – which enforces the idea if there is a PS3 shortage, don’t blame IBM.

Google on Your Mind and Now on Your Cell Phone Too by Lance Winslow
Do you have Google on your mind? Many people do and Google has become the table of contents or index to many people's add-on memory; that is to say the launching point for thought is connected to the Internet. What is interesting is that you take your mind with you wherever you go, as your body... Now your add-on memory is in the palm of your hand and I suppose it will only be less than a decade or two before all this will be able to plug into a chip attached to your brain or your vocal cords where you can have a thought and it will fill in the search feature box on your Google enabled...

What is Inside A Smart Battery? by Dan Hagopian
If you have a PDA, MP3, MP4, Laptop, Cell Phone, Smartphone, DVD players, or other electronic device then more likely then not the battery within your device is a high capacity smart battery pack. What is a high capacity smart battery pack? A high capacity smart battery pack is a complex battery... This specialized hardware includes: the connector the fuse the charge and discharge FETs the cell pack the sense resistor (RSENSE) the primary and secondary protection ICs the fuel-gauge IC the thermistor the pc board the EEPROM or firmware for the fuel-gauge IC In...

Computer Memory - The Different Types by Michael Russell
In this article we're going to review the different types of computer memory as they do not all function the same way. The most common and most often used computer memory is your RAM which stands for Random Access Memory. Random Access Memory is considered random access because you can access... In order to do this the computer has to know where on the RAM chip that cell's contents are located. ... This is memory that has to be accessed in sequence, one cell at a time until the location the user is looking for is found.

Computer Memory - Flash Memory by Michael Russell
Flash memory is a form of EEPROM memory, which is Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. It allows more than one location to be written to and erased in just one operation. Flash memory is what is called non-volatile. That means it does not need power to retain the information that... Intel, one of the biggest manufacturers of computer chips, saw the amazing potential of this invention and unleashed its first NOR type flash chip to the public in 1988. ... Maybe one day our cell phones will be able to fit in a pill box.

Who Knew – Intel Cuts 1,000 in Management by Nan Wood
The computer and chip makers have had their problems in recent years. Intel, in an effort to become more efficient, is cutting management jobs. The competition is stiff and fewer personal computers are being sold. According to Chuck Mulloy, Intel’s spokesman, this is an action in a continuing... Paul Otelli, CEO of Intel, announced the plan to sell a division that makes chips for cell phones and other devices. ... Since this division was losing money and not able to effectively challenge the entrenched competitors, it is at the top of the elimination list.

IBM, Toshiba And Sony's New Toy - Under The Hood Of The Cell by Tim Morrison
Back in 2001, a group of engineers from Sony went to IBM with an idea. At the same time, Toshiba was looking into a similar concept and was approached by IBM to join into a development consortium. Over the next four years, with a budget approaching US $400 million, the Cell Broadband Engine... The main factor in using the Cell efficiently is software code, as the Cell is driven by integrated code, not by hardware commands. ... Linux and The Cell IBM has released the development core for the Cell that integrates in to the Linux OS.

Life Inside our Machines by Rajesh Menon
Is there life on Moon? Yes and No. No. Because we landed there and found that it was made up of nothing but a bunch of rocks. Yes. Because it affects us directly. The gravity of moon is responsible for tides. The moon also reflects sunlight and serves as a torch in the night. ... Inside the chip is the instruction set or like the base pairs of a DNA made up of only 4 nucleotides viz. ... If you have a Pentium machine, it is the same processor or the DMA chip that is present every time you switch it on.

Compact Flash Memory and Data Recovery by Bharat Bista
Flash memory gets its name due to its microchip arrangement in such a way, that its section of memory cells gets erased in a single action or "Flash". Both NOR and NAND Flash memory were invented by Dr. Fujio Masuoka from Toshiba in 1984.The name 'Flash' was suggested because the erasure... Flash memory stores one bit of information in an array of transistors, called "cells", however recent flash memory devices referred as multi-level cell devices, can store more than 1 bit per cell depending on amount of electrons placed on the Floating Gate of a cell.

PlayStation 3 Delayed by Jason Hahn
Sony’s original plan was to unveil its new PlayStation 3 in Japan this spring, but due to difficulties concerning its production plans, it seems that Japan will not see the new PS3 until August. One of the main production difficulties is related to the Blu-ray Disc drive in each console. ... The console will allow up to seven players to play at once, and will be powered by the “Cell” chip, which is more powerful than Intel’s Pentium 4. ... Other features include an enhanced graphics chip, a built-in Ethernet port, and Blu-ray, which is a next-generation DVD format that is backed by Sony.