Imec Fabricates Beyond-Silicon MoS2 2D Transistors

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Imec has fabricated nanoscale transistors with the 2D material MoS2. They confirmed theoretical findings and showed promising performance. Such transistors have the potential to replace today’s FinFETs and continue transistor scaling.

MoS2 , Molybdenum disulfide in full, is one of many two dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials. It has a thickness of just three 0.6nm atomic monolayers. At IEEE’s annual International Electronic Devices Meeting (IEDM), Belgian microelectronics research organization Imec has presented an

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Apple Sues Former Chip Architect And Co-Founder Of Nuvia

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Apple launched a lawsuit against its former chief processor architect, Gerard Williams, who recently founded his own company , called Nuvia, along with two other former Apple chip design executives. Williams’ new company is focused on designing a data center-focused processor called “Phoenix.”

According to Apple’s complaint, which was filed in the Santa Clara Superior Court in California, Williams broke his employment agreement when he created his own enterprise. Primarily, Apple accused Williams of hiding the fact that


Navi Reloaded: AMD Debuts Radeon Pro W5700X With 40 CUs in Mac Pro

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AMD today announced the Radeon Pro W5700X workstation graphics card that'll be available in Apple's latest Mac Pro, which hit shelves also today. The Radeon Pro W5700X is designed for professional users and content creators.

Unlike the recently announced Radeon Pro W5700 , the Radeon Pro W5700X flaunts the full Navi 10 die. That means it'


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AMD Ryzen 3000 Users: Here's a Steal on a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for $150

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If you're on an AMD Ryzen 3000 system, you're one of the lucky few that has access to the latest generation of PCIe. PCIe 4.0 doubles the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0, and although there's some debate as to whether graphics cards are really able to utilize this added bandwidth, there's no doubt about it when it comes to storage devices. As such, we like finding the best holiday tech deals as much as

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WD Blue's 2TB SATA SSD Is Cheaper Than Ever at $175

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SSDs are a wonderful creation but have always been expensive. Prices have come down since their introduction, but lately we're seeing some of the lowest prices ever, especially with the best holiday tech deals arriving. If you're looking for large SSD storage without having to spend a large amount of money, now's the time to check out this 2TB WD Blue SATA SSD for just $175 .

This unit is a SATA drive, so it won't

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Windforce OC, Gaming OC Review: Super Performance, Good Cooling

Our Verdict

The three-fan Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8GB delivers higher clocks than some competitors, while keeping things cool. Some increased fan noise comes with the extra performance. But priced about the same as cards that don’t perform as well, this card is a winner.

For

  • Faster than Windforce OC 8G
  • Robust and quiet cooling solution
  • RGB LED

Against

  • Not as quiet as some alternatives
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Silicon Lottery Overclocks Most AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Samples to 4.1 GHz

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According to statistics shared by binning company Silicon Lottery, the majority of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPUs it's tested have been able to hit a clock speed of 4.1 GHz. The vendor's data on the CPU was compiled by a user on Reddit .

Silicon Lottery overclocks its samples to the same speed on all of their CPU cores . The company puts the overclocked chips through stringent tests to guarantee their stability. It's unknown how big of a


Nvidia Outs GeForce Driver for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries & Detroit: Become Human

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With any game release, it’s also time for Nvidia’s Game Ready drivers, and such is the case again today with release 441.66. This is a WHQL certified driver, and next to adding support for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries , and Detroit: Become Human it also adds support for a pair of new G-Sync monitors.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a game that takes place in the year 3015, where the player goes


GitHub Considering a Subsidiary in China

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GitHub might be going international. The Financial Times reported yesterday that the company's chief operating officer, Erica Brescia, said GitHub's considering the formation of a subsidiary in China due to fear of U.S. government restrictions.

Chinese developers are reportedly worried that U.S. export restrictions could eventually leave them without access to GitHub. That's less than ideal for a platform specifically designed to offer people easy, continuous access to technical projects.

It's also not


Viewsonic’s 27-inch 144Hz 1440p Gaming Monitor is on sale with 15% off

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Few things compare to the feeling you get when you upgrade from a 60 Hz 1080p monitor to a 1440p 144 Hz gaming screen. In fact, similar to that first time you popped your OS onto an SSD, or upgraded from a GTX460 to a 660 Ti, things feels different. It’s smoother, crisper, in this case the colors more vibrant, more precise, the bezels less pronounced,

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