News about Teknologi Kompor Surya

I read article Woow this goog idea about Technology that used heat of the sun as the middle fuel in developed in Indonesia. Although his user still the minority of this technology could become alternative to the general fuel was used at this time.

Gadget Info

Jakarta - the World of developing technology fast from the period to the period. Last 2007, that most adhered in the memory was Apple Corp. that succeeded in attracting much attention with the launching of the screen cellular phone touched phenomenal him, iPhone.

Then, what approximately the prediction in the world of technology this 2008? Gotten by 9 predictions that were estimated would booming and happened this 2008. In this first part, detikINET will explain 5 of the total 9 predictions about what will become 'hot' in 2008.

According to SMH was quoted detikINET, on Monday (14/1/2008), this prediction was the rough picture of the research together was based on signs that have been shown to the end of 2007. 1. Gadget will be environment-friendly the Consumer only did not become cared about the effect of technology about the environment, but will demand gadget his gift to be able to be friendly with the environment.

Gadget environment-friendly this was estimated will begin to be springing in the market this 2008. 2. The fall of the popularity of conventional television was encouraged with penetration of the internet that increasingly spread in.

Microsoft Go to World 'Cloud'

Microsoft introduced the service some cloud computing him, where the data and his application will not be kept in the personal computer. The new platform money was given by the Windows Azure name, was announced in professional Developers Microsoft in Los Angeles. You can get article from kapanlagi

The platform was depicted by the designer of the Microsoft program, Ray Ozzie as “Windows to cloud. This program will be offered with the Windows release furthermore, Windows 7. This step showed Microsoft efforts to compete with Google and the Amazon that his efforts developed fast in the online program field. His aim to make programmer could make the new program that worked in a live manner in the internet than in their computer personally.

Microsoft believed the consumer also wanted to keep their data (from the letter, the photograph to the video) in server property cloud available in the centre of the giant's data in all the corners of the world, so as to be able to be accessed anywhere, from all the implement sorts. This step was seen as the big Microsoft change that was revealed in front of 6,000 program developers from all over the world.

Info SMS to Protect HIV in South Africa

Together with the development of this increasingly sophisticated technology the site I get new information from kapanlagi.com. The popularity from the cellular phone in South Africa really helped to keep the rate of the HIV and the AIDS in the country. The Masiluleke project will send one million free sms in a day to push the residents in order to want to carry out the test and to get medical treatment if being attacked by the virus. Approximately 350 thousand people died because of the AIDS in the country each year. The trial from the system showed the telephone call to the available advisers in the help channel of National Aids, Johannesburg, increased to 200% when the centipede was sent. "Was thought by me this was the biggest use from the cellular phone for information kesehatan,” said Gustav Praekelt, one of the managements" of "the project."

The system sent the message used the name of the Please Call Me service (PCM). This was the form of the free SMS service, that was found all along Africa, that permitted someone who did not have pulse to send the message to his friend in order to be able to be telephoned. Each message of PCM that was sent always contained Please Call Me words, the number of the telephone from the sender, and empty space for the addition 120 characters. This additional space is usually filled up with the advertisement, that helped covered the cost for this service.

XL info

PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) that was successful jacked up the number of customers through the promotion of the cheap tariff, faced the competitor who applied the subsidised system to the customer immediately applied the more competitive new strategy.

Named that the cheap tariff strategy to Regional Bali-East Nusa Tenggara could jack up the number of customers from 1.2 million at the beginning of 2008, to 1.7 million late last September. This success gave the contribution that was significant in loading the number of customers in the east territory, that is Bali-NTT and Regional NTB became approximately three million, whereas with East Java reached approximately six million.

The strategy was still being increased by the free SMS, that is by sending eight sms to the peer XL, will get free 100 sms in 17 hours, added Ivan.

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Info About Supersonic Car more Fast than bullets

Come from London - In A Moment humankind can overtake the speed of bullets. Yes, when the BloodhoundSSC project (supersonic car) the success, humankind could progress more than 1.600 km per the hour or one of half of the speed of sound time.

The same figure far more faster compared with bullets that were fired from the Magnum pistol 357. The ambitious project was yesterday introduced by Ilmu Pengetahuan England Lord Drayson Minister.

As the project leader who it was estimated took place three years, was chosen by Richard Noble.
He in 1994 and 1997 also headed the Thrust SCC development that broke the record of the jet of the land with the speed 1.228 km per the hour. The pilot of the fighter of AU England Andy Green still was believed as driver read more the INTERNASIOANAL Page.

5 Car in USA

Consumer Report, a United States agency of the consumer's service some time before launched results of his research on the family's cars that circled in the market of AS. Riset was based on the model parameter, the security, performance, noise, the function and that was last the level of consumption of the fuel. Results of the research were dismissed in the form of rangking the family's best vehicle. This the level of the family's best car in the United States the Consumer Report version that was published via www.consumerreport.org.

1. Audi A6
This German output car occupied the first level as the family's best car in AS. Mobil this considered to have the good performance, the quiet cabin and jok that was of first-rate quality.

2. BMW 5 Series
BWM this series was the choice was best for was driven in the far trip. While the testing of the car was easy to be controlled and comfortable was driven. His interior, good and could stifle machine noise until being impressed very quiet.

3. Cadilllac STS
The Caddy was the blend of the liveliness and comfort. Like Audi and BMW, STS also found it easy to be controlled and comfortable when being driven. His cabin was quiet with jok that was very good. Have an engine six cylinders made this car to be very powerful when being asked to precede the other vehicle.

4. Honda Accord
The fourth car that entered rangking main the family's best sedan was Honda Accord. The interior of this car was very spacious and comfortable.

5. Honda Odyssey EX
For the family that needed much space, Odyssey was the best choice. This car offered three seat lines for eight passengers

Sliq output PenDrive.

It seems, with the so relieved capacity, you will be more free and comfortable kept personal information inside. The Sliq appearance was seen simple and brief. With the needs headdress of USB. Kepala USB could be put/was shifted in his body so as the USB head most protected from the collision as a result of falling for example.

At this time not yet many flash the disk that have a capacity until 16GB. Memang, the use flash the disk as the media kept the choice as well as the user's request would the capacity size that was owned made the manufacturer competing produced in accordance with the market request. One of them was Sliq output PenDrive.

If often kept the data in the big capacity, you must consider the presence of PenDrive Sliq 16GB this in the bag of the work. With his capacity that was big, you need not worry the lack of storage space in flashdisk this. The design of the USB head that was most protected also increased the safe feeling from damage. The price of the product was then very competitive.

Technology Saved Period FUEL OIL

Technology saved Period FUEL OIL Kinia Berbagai the method was carried out by the producer of the car to make consumption of the fuel become more frugal and environment-friendly. Starting from when replacing the method of supplying the petrol (especially the petrol engine) to made use of energy that was thrown away just like that. The method of supplying the petrol to the machine, no longer uses the carburettor, but injektor. More again sophisticated, injektor direct memnyemprotkan to the petrol to space burnt, precisely like the diesel engine. The valve that was used as the door to arrange went out entered the fuel and the petrol as well as burning, the schedule and for a long time was opened as well as high appoints him currently could be arranged in accordance with the condition for the work of the machine. His generic name variable valve timing (VVT). Each producer had the name personally for this technology.

Teknologi	Cara Kerja	Pengiritan
VVT & L (variabel valve timing and lift)	Katup mengontrol aliran campuran udara dan bahan bakar yang masuk dan keluar dari silinder. Lama katup membuka, ditentukan oleh jadwal dan tinggi angkatnya. Jadwal buka dan tinggi angkat katup pada putaran rendah dan tinggi ditentukan secara optimum. Desain tradisional, menggunakan waktu dan tinggi angkat yang dikompromikan untuk putaran rendah dan tinggi. Teknologi VVT jadwal dan tingkat angkat katup berubah-ubah sesuai dengan putaran mesin. Hal ini membuat kerja mesin jadi lebih efisien.	5%
Mematikan silinder (cylinder deactivation)	Disebut juga multi-kapasitas. Teknologi ini hanya menon-aktifkan beberapa silinder ketika mesin hanya membutuhkan sedikit tenaga untuk bergerak. Misalnya saat lalu lintas macet. Caranya kerjanya, mesin 8 dan 6 silinder, yang dipakai hanya 4 dan 3 silinder. Teknologi ini tidak digunakan pada mesin 4 silinder. Kalau dipaksakan menyebabkkan mesin batuk-batuk.	7,5%
Turbo & Supercharger	Turbo dan supercharger adalah kipas yang memaksa udara masuk ke dalam mesin. Turbo memanfaatkan gas buang dari mesin, sedangkan supercharger digerakan oleh mesin. Kedua teknologi memungkinkan jumlah udara dan bahan bakar yang dimasukkan ke dalam silinder lebih banyak dan menghasilkan tenaga lebih besar. Sedagkan ukuran mesin relatif tetap kecil.	7,5%
ISG (intergrated starter & generator)	Sistem secara otomatis mematikan mesin ketika kendaraan berhenti dan menghidupkannya kembali ketika pedal gas ditekan. Demikian saat berhenti tak ada bahan bakar yang dibakar. Teknologi ini digabungkan dengan mengubah energi kinetik menjadi listrik saat mobil direm. Caranya, energi kinetik diubah menjadi listrik, disimpan di dalam baterai dan nantinya digunakan lagi ketika diperlukan. Teknik ini hanya digunakan pada mobil hibrida.	8%
Injeksi langsung dengan turbo dan supercharger	Injeksi bahan bakar langsung (bensin) juga dikenal dengan GDI (gasoline direct injection). Kalau dilengkapi dengan turbo atau supercharger disebut “fuel stratified injection atau direct injection charge”). Pada sistem injeksi dengan multi-injektor konvensional, bensin disemprotkan ke lubang dekat katup untuk bercampur dengan udara. Setelah itu baru dimasukkan ke dalam silinder. Pada injeksi langsung, bahan bakar disemprotkan langsung ke ruang bakar. Dengan teknik ini, jadwal semprotan dan bentuk campuran lebih presisi. Perbandingan kompresi bisa lebih tinggi, kerja mesin pun makin efisien.	11 – 13%
CVT (continuously variable transmission)	Perbandingan gigi tidak dibatasi, akselerasi mulus dan meningkatkan konsumsi bahan bakar.	6%
AMT (Manual transmisi yang dioperasikan secara otomatis)	Mengabungkan efisiensi transmisi manual dengan pergantian gigi secara otomatis.	7%

USB Digital Microscope

The 1.3 Megapixel USB Digital Microscope is a neat gadget for science geeks. Plug the microscope into any USB port to see magnified objects from 10X up to 200X at your desk. According to SourcingMap, the digital microscope can save pictures up to 1280x1024 pixels in JPG format, or in AVI format at 30fps under 600 LUX brightness.

Check out the video to see the USB digital microscope in action, but be prepared for the cheesy music that accompanies the demo.

The exhibition gadget biggest in Asia

The exhibition gadget biggest in Asia, Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies or more was known with Ceatec, that ended last October 4. As many as 196,630 people visited Makuhari Messe, Japan. Not only TV the giant's screen that became the idol. It was heterogenous that the robot could also attract attention.

Mechadroid Type C3

This robot was drafted as the receptionist's robot. Mechadroid Type C3 had fitur unique. That is, knew the face of the guests who were faced with him. When being launched in this exhibition, C3 appeared clear. In his head was seen the picture of two eyes and a smile line. C3 brought a LCD screen contained information that was needed by the customer.

Nissan BR32C

When travelling in the road, the security was the factor that must be given priority. Nissan as one of the automotive manufacturers famous in Japan developed the robot pengaman. His name of BR32C. Peranti this was drafted especially to avoid the collision. His inspiration came from the everyday life. BR32C had the capacity avoided was touching with the moving object and quiet. This robot received the reflection of the wave from the object around, then avoided him.

Ifbot

The development of the number of old residents in Japan headed the idea of the Ifbot production. The robot had the capacity to interact as being proper for the kept animal. So, still need not speak with the animal or the pet crop without being reciprocal him. As in the case of Mechadroid Type C3, Ifbot was also made by Business Design Laboratory (BDL). He could hear the person speaking. Afterwards, identified emotions from the voice intonation as well as the choice of words that were used. Then, Ifbot will return spoke with various emotions as well as the different face expression.

Fujitsu Enon

Fujitsu Enon not like the robot most. He was not drafted only to serve, cleaned, or berpatroli. It was more special, he could carry out all of them at the same time. For example when being professional as the shop assistant. When being faced with someone, Enon will detect the presence and approached him. He will give various information about the product at the same time showing his object. The LCD screen in the chest part served heterogenous the picture, followed what was said by Enon

The Medical Treatment System by HP

Today I have good information from news paper, what about HP company? Technology inkjet evidently not only to printer. The company printer famous the MOBILE PHONE agreed to melisensikan the patent inkjet him to be used in the medical treatment system failed the kidney. Like that mentioned Charlie Chapman (the Director of IP Licensing, the MOBILE PHONE) as being quoted by CNET. Loh, what MOBILE PHONE relations with the world of the health please? Hmm, in fact last year the MOBILE PHONE also did the similar matter: melisensikan technology inkjet him for giving of the vaccine. The difference is, this time the MOBILE PHONE permitted Home Dialysis Plus, a new company that was looking for the fund had a name, to use management technology of the fluid that was used in printer inkjet HP. the MOBILE PHONE used the technology to count exactly the ink mixture and water, that afterwards were put to printer through a paper. Home Dialysis Plus will use him to mix the tap water and the solution to concentrate dialisis in the limit that was set aside for the patients so as to be able to be given in the house, not in the centre of the maintenance like the hospital.

The patients who needed the dialysis of three times a week very much basically must survive until the following maintenance, like that CEO's words the MOBILE PHONE of Plus Michael Baker. The maintenance in the house in fact more ideal, but until this had difficulty getting the mixture that was exact from water and the liquid dialisis. According to Baker, technology printed the MOBILE PHONE solved this problem. “Teknologi this enabled us to create the mixture in an instant like that the maintenance dilakukan,” he said. The HD Plus system also used the system loading that normally is found in printer. Similar to in cartridge ink, the concentrate mixture dialisis was in modules, that were stuck to the maintenance system as in the case of put cartridge ink to printer. According to HD Plus, the product that used this MOBILE PHONE technology will be finished in time 18 months up until 2 years, and must pass the FDA test before could be used in a mass fashion.

The Computer Market Laptop the USA by Samsung

The South Korean giant of the consumer's electronics, Samsung it was reported planned to enter the computer market laptop the USA that was chock full next year. The executive Samsung was quoted in Wall Street Journal and the other media on Tuesday said the company will return to the market laptop the USA with netbook had a cheap price, as well as thin, with the strong model like the elite's Apple product, MacBook Air. Netbook referred to the computer laptop without the additional decoration that relied on the internet in most of their programs.

Samsung said his side will sell laptop him in the partnership with the network ritel the USA that was not yet revealed. Samsung sold laptop him in other countries, but wanted to enter the US market that represented 27% sale of the computer laptop the world. Samsung efforts seized the market share from players who were strong in the market laptop the USA emerged after Apple announced the change in the production of the computer laptop Macintosh that was made thinner, prettier, faster and a little have the ability. Along with the model installation MacBook in shop shelves, Apple cut the price of the version original.

Tool Use Revived Fervor for Smart Monitors Linked to a Server

In this time I look and read news article from website http://www.nytimes.com/ any SAN FRANCISCO tonw— Instead of having a big, loud and complex computer on your desk, what if you could have a quiet, thin machine that rarely needed an upgrade or a fix? Skip to next paragraph

Hewlett-Packard’s version of a so-called thin client and monitor, top, and the Hot-E device from ThinLinX, above. Enlarge This Image JetBlue Airways

Employees of JetBlue at Kennedy Airport using thin clients connected to remote servers that handle the processing of data.

That has been the goal of many technology companies over the last 15 or so years. They have tried to disrupt Microsoft’s dominance of the PC desktop by creating what amount to intelligent monitors.

Rather than relying on their innards for handling work, these so-called thin clients send it out over the network to much larger servers that hold all of the necessary software and handle data-processing jobs.

For a variety of reasons, including slow data connections and clunky software, this model failed to live up to its promise and turned into an industrywide joke. But now the technology is making a comeback, and large companies like Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Samsung are increasing their investments in thin client systems. Plenty of start-ups are looking at the market as well.

Thin-client backers have by now mostly given up on challenging Microsoft — in fact, in most cases they make it easy to use Windows over the network. But they continue to bill thin clients as a way to save companies money and make their systems more secure.

“The hype cycle that has followed thin clients started at this enormous level, disappeared into negativity and now is bubbling back up,” said Bob O’Donnell, an analyst at the consulting firm IDC.

The benefits of the technology seem obvious. Software glitches, updates and security are much less of a problem. The thin-client model places the burden of managing computers on professionals monitoring servers in a large warehouse.

Perhaps best of all, the users’ data is stored on the network. If the machine on your desk breaks, you just get another one and connect to the data warehouse, and off you go.

The biggest changes driving the interest in thin clients stem from networking and software improvements. The spread of high-speed Internet connections means that people working in a cubicle and at home can rely on an effective link back to the data warehouses.

H.P., Citrix Systems, Microsoft and others are also fine-tuning the software that controls communication between thin clients and the servers. This has led to smoother-running machines that can handle even video and audio applications.

Most significantly, the pool of programs thin clients can use has grown thanks to so-called virtualization software, which lets companies package up an entire operating system and all of its applications. Instead of picking and choosing certain software to send over the wire, companies can ship entire “virtual desktops.”

The reinvigorated buzz around thin-client technology has caused a scramble to address the market in innovative ways.

For example, Teradici, a start-up near Vancouver, produces a microprocessor that can speed the flow of software from data warehouses to thin clients. Dell and I.B.M. offer systems based on this chip and say that they can deal with even the most demanding software, like design programs.

Next month, Samsung will ship the 19-inch SyncMaster 930ND monitor, which relies on Teradici’s chip. Business customers can plug an Ethernet cable into the monitor and turn it into a full-fledged computer by connecting back to their data centers.

Customers of the Silicon Valley start-up Pano Logic plug their monitors, keyboards and mice into a small device that manages connections with servers holding full virtual desktops. The Hot-E from the Australian company ThinLinX is similar. One longtime player in the thin-client business, Wyse, manufactures an array of slim hardware, including laptops, that handle much the same work.

Noting rising interest in thin clients and virtual desktops, H.P. created a new group six months ago to address the technology, after buying the thin-client company Neoware for $214 million in late 2007.

“What you are seeing is that a lot of the right technology elements are starting to be there,” said Roberto Moctezuma, the vice president in charge of H.P.’s “desktop solutions” organization. “I think five years from now you will see a lot of thin computing in businesses.”

JetBlue has bought into thin clients for 20 percent of its computers using a combination of H.P.’s hardware and Citrix’s software. The technology will take center stage at the airline’s new terminal at Kennedy Airport.

“Thin clients represent a strategic direction for us,” said Pat Thompson, director of technology operations at JetBlue. “They are pretty much behind every customer-facing piece of technology that you see out there.”

By next January, the Regional Transportation District of Denver, which handles public transit in the Denver area, plans to replace about one-quarter of its systems with thin clients from Wyse running virtualization software from VMware.

“We’re looking at saving about $30,000 per year just in energy costs,” said Trent Ratcliff, the technology infrastructure manager. “And we’ll probably replace these every seven to nine years instead of every three years with PCs.”

Despite the budding interest, thin clients remain a tough sell for cultural reasons. People are used to keeping confidential and personal information on their own machines, and many companies see moving away from traditional desktops as a risk. In 2008, only 3.7 million thin clients were shipped, compared with 300 million PCs, according to IDC.

That should start to change in 2009 as companies begin a number of test projects and in 2010 when large-scale commitments to the technology begin, Mr. O’Donnell said.

Wall Street firms looking to make things easier for employees and save money, especially in these tight times, are driving some of the early tests.

“Financial services companies in the U.S. are very interested in using thin clients,” said Scott Woodgate, director for the Windows business group at Microsoft.

Microsoft has developed its virtualization software and acquired a pair of software makers — Calista Technologies and Kidaro — whose products could complement thin client technology.

Looking ahead, the thin client model could creep into the home, with PC-like functions arriving via TV set-top boxes or through devices that plug into the back of televisions. Internet service providers have started to explore the idea of selling these products to consumers and then offering monthly subscriptions to computing services.

Consumers would benefit by buying a device that’s cheaper than a PC but can still tap into a full virtual computer back in a managed data warehouse.

“There are companies that are talking about peeling off an infinite number of virtual systems and renting them to consumers,” said Roger L. Kay, president of the analysis firm Endpoint Technologies. “This is an idea whose time has come, and the argument is growing every day in favor of thin computing of some sort.”

The machine of Database Made Oracle-HP

The world was experiencing the problem. The development of the data globally increased fast. His duplication power was very high. The high data meant to need the place of the big storage. Various efforts to overcome that were carried out. Oracle became one of the companies that blocked the data explosion. Oracle did not produce software, like their specification uptil now, to resolve this problem. The company will change the route. Currently they develop themselves built hardware. Oracle began him with dismissed Oracle-MOBILE PHONE Database Machine. The device had the role as server penyimpan. Oracle-MOBILE PHONE Database Machine still temporary. It was not yet found by the official name. Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle, said, the production project of the machine database that was the work was the same as Hewlett Packard (the MOBILE PHONE).

"Oracle will enter the business hardware, but we did not carry him out was alone," said Ellison to AFP. Perkenalan the implementation during Oracle Open World Conference in San Francisco, the United States. The business field was quite wrestling with the storage of the data. Especially for the service t

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owards the customer, the inventory, and operational efforts. According to Anne Livermore, Deputy Director HP, more than a third of the businessman was in the United States being restless. His cause was to handle the jump of the data that continued to take off till 2010.

Google Phone Launching in New York City

I read come from news paper about the cellular phone circulation belonging to Google canned be heard since last year. However, when the news began to be spread, Google in a startling manner suddenly cancelled him. Google really launch the supplied cellular phone software made by him, Android. T-Mobile, provider cellular from the United States, will release this portable telephone in New York City. Bodi the cellular phone used artificial HTC equipment, the manufacturer from Taiwan.

Android was built based open source. Meaning that, anyone free to use technology to make the cellular phone more compatible with the network multiuser. The Android design gave priority to the speed and the quality of the use of the internet. Google hoped Android could dominate the system of the cellular phone operation. "We saw various technological companies used Android in their production," said Barry Schnitt, the spokesperson Google. To build Android, was formed the group was named Open Handset Alliance that consisted of 34 companies. Including inside China Mobile, HTC, Intelligence, Motorola, Telefonica, LG, and eBay.

I hope you are very interesting with them.

Nokia Remix Launching Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

In the agenda Nokia Remix that was held in Singapore last week, Nokia showed his determination gave the total experience bermusik to the user of the cellular phone. Apart from producing the newest musical cellular phone, was introduced by the Comes service with music.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the only newest type cellular phone that was presented in this agenda. This musical cellular phone sailed touched and used the operation system of Symbian 5th edition. The camera 3.2 megapiksel lensed Carl Zeiss, A-GPS integrated, HSDPA 3.6 of Mbps, and Wi-Fi were some fitur 5800. In relation to the screen touched, 5800 in fact not the first product that was offered by Nokia. Several years ago, for example, in Indonesia circulated Nokia 7710 and 6708 sailing touched.

Because Nokia Music Store did not yet operate in Indonesia, the sale 5800 in your country were not bundled up with Comes with music. In the future Nokia Music Store must be also in Indonesia available, explained Chris Carr. At this time, Nokia established the work was the same as the Mayor the foremost label. That is, EMI Group, Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group

AMD finds oil money to finance two companies

Jerry Sanders, the founder of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, once said, “We’re the oil of the eighties” in reference to the red-hot semiconductor industry so many years ago. So it’s only fitting that oil money has come to bail out AMD in its hour of need.

The New York Times is reporting that Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD will split into two companies. One will focus on designing microprocessors, while the other will focus on the business of manufacturing them. The plan, articulated by AMD management earlier this year, is what the company must do to survive against the newly resurgent Intel.

Under the deal, two Abu Dhabi investment companies will invest $6 billion into both companies so that AMD can build a planned factory near Albany, N.Y., and upgrade a Germany factory. AMD will own 44.4 percent of the new entity, to be named the Foundry Company. The Advanced Technology Company, formed by the Abu Dhabi government, will own the rest.

AMD put up a valiant fight against Intel, starting in 2003, when it launched the Opteron processor. The design was both energy and memory efficient, helping to cut electricity costs just as they were spiraling out of control for data center managers. It took years for Intel to recover.

But the world’s biggest chip maker had many times more engineers than AMD and far more money to pour into factories. In 2006, Intel came up with a better chip design, based on its Core architecture. It retook just about all of the market share that AMD had gained.

Intel’s resurgence made this outcome inevitable. AMD lost money and was on the ropes; in June, it had $5.3 billion in debt and $1.6 billion in cash. The investment in the chip-making process for upcoming 45-nanometer factories is so big that chip makers would have to generate $13 billion over five years to justify the investment.

Now it has come to this. Intel will be competing against foreign governments. They are so far willing to put up the multibillion-dollar ante that it takes to compete head on with Intel. The Foundry Company will make chips for AMD and other customers too. It will in effect be a contract chip manufacturer and it will license chip manufacturing processes from IBM.