Intel: Copper Here to Stay.

Focuses on the decision of Intel to use copper interconnects for several technology nodes, reported by Shekhar Borkar, director of circuit research for microprocessor technology of the company, during the IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits in Honolulu, Hawaii. Description of the different research papers of Intel on optimizing chips; Improvement in the soft error rates of the company; Other research topics presented at the symposium.