>> STMicroelectronics, Inc., Wins the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige Award;
ST`s US Subsidiary Receives the Highest Level of National
Recognition for Quality Available to US Companies
STMicroelectronics announced today that its United States
subsidiary, STMicroelectronics, Inc., has been awarded the 1999
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. [Business Wire]
>> Calif. engineers report chip breakthrough
A new semiconductor transistor so small that a single computer chip
can hold 400 times more of the devices than before could help lead
to significantly faster and cheaper chip technology, scientists
said Monday. [Reuters [BR]]
>> Chip performance could increase for 15 years-WSJ
Computer-chip makers should be able to keep boosting chip
performance for at least 15 years despite some serious technical
hurdles, the industry's trade group said, according to the Wall
Street Journal. [Reuters [WN]]
>> AMD Named ``Corporation of the Year`` by National Society of Fund
Raising Executives
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the world's second largest
manufacturer of microprocessors for personal computers, was named
"Corporation of the Year" by the Greater Austin Chapter of the
National Society of Fund Raising Executives , today in a ceremony
in Austin, Texas. [Business Wire] |
