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• Intel mulls metal over silicon for new chips

  Moore's Law is alive and well, but Intel is changing its basic semiconductor recipes to make sure that it stays that way.

• Intel programming tools reach new 64-bit chips

  Intel has begun selling programming tools that let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips, an important step in making the new generation of processors useful.

• Intel counters AMD with "Tualatin" chips

  Delivering a counterpunch to rival Advanced Micro Devices and its new 1GHz Athlon 4 chip, Intel will launch five new mobile Pentium III chips this July, sources said.

• Athlon64 family to grow

  Advanced Micro Devices will use cache memory in somewhat novel ways to broaden out its desktop chip line, including its upcoming Athlon64 processor, according to sources.

• "Hammer" to hold 100 million transistors

  Advanced Micro Devices' "Hammer" processor will contain up to about 100 million transistors, according to sources.

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• "Hammer" to hold 100 million transistors

  Advanced Micro Devices' "Hammer" processor will contain up to about 100 million transistors, according to sources.

• AMD delays Hammer for desktops

  Advanced Micro Devices has pushed out the release of its highly anticipated Hammer chip for desktops by almost a quarter, and plans to delay the release of another Athlon chip.

• Torvalds: Next Linux due by June

  The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.

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• Athlon64 family to grow

  Advanced Micro Devices will use cache memory in somewhat novel ways to broaden out its desktop chip line, including its upcoming Athlon64 processor, according to sources.

• AMD unveils Athlon XP 3000+ chip

  Advanced Micro Devices has beefed up its desktop processor line with the new Athlon XP 3000+ processor.

• Intel tests potential chip breakthrough

  Chipmaker Intel has ordered a test version of a new tool it says will allow the company to hurdle an impending industry-killing roadblock and continue to punch up chip performance.

• "Hammer" to hold 100 million transistors

  Advanced Micro Devices' "Hammer" processor will contain up to about 100 million transistors, according to sources.

• Athlon gets suped-up chipset

  AMD's Athlon processors will get the ability to use DDR333 memory with new offerings from Via and SiS, boosting the speed of high-performance systems.

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