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Reports on David R. Ditzel, the chief executive of computer technology company Transmeta Corporation. How Ditzel started the company; Investors in Transmeta's success; Reactions to his company based in Silicon Valley, California. INSETS: TAKE-CHARGE TECHNOLOGY;WHERE TRANSMETA SHOWS POTENTIAL.

Focuses on the importance of silicon in the computer industry in Silicon Valley, California. Characteristics and sources of silicon; Replacement of vacuum tubes with silicon in the form of transistors; Creation of a complex commercially manufactured microprocessor.

Mentions the computer chip developed by Transmeta in Saratoga, California. Crusoe chips consuming less battery power than a normal processor; Expectation that the chips will power a new generation of portable Web devices.

This article reports that a new type of processor revealed at March's Game Developers' Conference in San Francisco, California, is set to dramatically alter the way PCs process the massive quantities of in-game data. But it's not just gamers who are moving to powerful, specialised processors. The launch of the "PhysX" chip by startup semiconductor company AGEIA surprised the industry, introducing the world's first custom Physics Processing Unit. Initially available mounted on a PCI Express board, the unit accelerates the way a game environment reacts to a player's presence, aiming to provide greater realism and complexity of movement in games. However, in a trend that's worrying CPU makers, the whole PC industry is moving away from a reliance on "one speed fits all" CPUs, instead using custom processing chips for an array of non-gaming computing tasks. Once the pinnacle of cutting edge consumer technology, the importance of the CPU has faded in recent years, with diminishing real world performance increases in newer CPUs. Programmers have begun to look for other ways to use the massive untapped power found in graphics cards, discovering that their architecture is ideal for a number of generalist computing tasks like database searches.

Reports the annual Microprocessor Forum by Intel Corp. in Santa Clara County, California. Announcement of the mobile processor road map on the electronic business summit; Impact of the microprocessor on power consumption; Introduction of 'Deeper Sleep' mode in the operation of Intel Mobile Voltage Positioning; Details on several industrial issues discussed at the summit.

Focuses on Rise Technology, a central processing unit (CPU) manufacturer located in Santa Clara, California. Efforts of Rise Technology to build low cost CPUs and sell them at low prices; Competition with Intel Corp.; Details of Rise Technology's MP6 computer chip; The competitive aspects of the chip.

The article provides information on the discussion made by computer industry experts, which asserts about the loopholes in their plan to integrate optical instruments for the future of multicore processors in San Jose, California. According to the article, the lack of silicon light sources and the number of years before the commercialization of silicon products are among the factors that contribute to the problem. It affirms that the cost of silicon photonics is also one aspect to look into.

The article highlights the Hot Chips and companion Hot Interconnects conferences which provide a peek inside the leading multicore processors as well as research into the on- and off-chip networks that those future microprocessors may use in California. Hot Chips, held on August 19-21, 2007 at Stanford University, provides an in-depth look into existing multicore CPU such as International Business Machines Corp.'s Power6 and the latest graphics processors.

The article focuses on the financial performance of Santa Clara, California-based the world's largest chip maker Intel Corp. The company had told analysts to expect sales of between $9.6 billion and $10.2 billion for the current quarter. Now the company expects sales of between $9.8 billion and $10 billion. The continued market transition to notebook-based computing and adoption of Intel's Centrino platform, was helping the company in what would otherwise be a market with pricing pressure.

Reports on the coming-out party of Cavium Networks Inc. for its Octeon processor in California. Control with licensing of 64-bit MIPS instruction set; Number of customers; Network processors; Security standards.

Sunnyvale, California-based manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has released a 64-bit client processor, the Athlon 64, last week. The industry is divided into three parts: the enterprise users, the people who are actually going to use the technology; the OEM, the people who make the boxes; and the software and hardware infrastructure that supports all that. "The enterprise has really embraced the whole concept; they're very excited about the product. IBM Corp,'s been a big help in signing on to start building some products," said Advanced Micro chief executive officer Hector de Ruiz.

Concentrates on Transmeta, a privately-held startup company in Silicon Valley. Secrecy regarding its Crusoe product line; Plans to unveil Crusoe, a computer chip that could run software written for any microprocessor, on January 19, 2000; The role of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen; The use of so-called code-morphing; Potential impact on the Microsoft and Intel alliance.

The article reports on the move of Milpitas, California-based Appro, a leader provider of supercomputing solutions, to support the 2000 and 8000 series of the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors codenamed Shanghai. It states that Appro will refresh its Dual and Quad-socket server line with performance optimized and power-efficient server platforms. According to the company, the new processors are expected to deliver 35% lower central processing unit (CPU) power consumption at idle compared to previous generations.

Features a thread processor architecture by TeraGen for upgrading embedded computing systems in Sunnyvale, California. Execution of instruction sets combination; Impact of the architecture on hardware cost and complexity for a given level of performance; Implementation of peripheral functions in software.

This article reports on the announcement by Rabbit Semiconductor, based in Davis, California, regarding the addition of SimpleComTools' COM1000 Industrial Internet Appliance to the Rabbit Semiconductor Third-Party Partner e-Store. Rabbit Semiconductor provides the Third-Party Partner e-Store as an online showcase for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of products that use the Rabbit microprocessor. The COM1000 is a rugged hardware device that can be seamlessly integrated into LAN, WAN, and wireless projects. Powered by a RabbitCore RCM2100, the COM1000 offers a unique blend of Serial and TCP/IP communications, digital and analog inputs, relays, and embedded applications--all combined to help serve many of the unique and often complex industrial networking challenges. Its embedded applications provide quick and easy means of connecting serial devices to IP networks, Internet enabling legacy devices, or integrating remote devices with advanced 3G wireless data networks. The COM1000 can be used in any number of applications. It can manage and maintain network connections, provide router-like intelligence, the ability to serve as a both serial and RS485 device servers, and the embedded applications to transfer files and send remote notifications without any specialized backend software. Ideal for access control, vehicles diagnostics & control, industrial monitoring, and mobile monitoring, the COM1000 is a complete and affordable solution that can be hooked-up and be ready-to-go in minutes.

Reports on the revenues of the Santa Clara, California-based microprocessor firm Intel Corp. in the third quarter of 2001. What resulted in the increases in microprocessor orders over the second quarter; Intel's gross margin; Net loss from equity investments Intel is expecting.

Introduces M8051E-Warp, a highest-performance user-programmable 8051-based 8-bit microcontroller by Mentor Graphics Corp. in San Jose, California. Capabilities of M8051E-Warp; Collaborative effort between First Silicon Solutions and Mentor Graphics Corp in developing the M8051E-Warp; Price and availability of M8051E-Warp.