Memory and Logic Get Married
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When David A. Patterson, inventor of the industry standard RISC computer architecture, gazes into his
crystal ball and lays out the future, the industry listens. And what they're hearing now is the sound of an IBM chip fabrication
plant cranking out the first full prototype of Patterson's IRAM, a single chip that combines
a microprocessor with memory to increase a computer's speed while
reducing its hunger for power.
Exporting A Top-Notch Education
When the new UC Merced campus opens its doors in the heart of California in 2004, students transferring from nearby community colleges will already have top-rated UC Berkeley computer science courses under their belt. And they may never have left the San Joaquin Valley.
The Power of Good Vibrations
Mechanical Engineering graduate student Shad Roundy is power hungry. Literally. In need of electricity for tiny transceivers on a chip, he's scavenging microwatts from the subtle vibrations that surround us.
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Bruce Cook photo |
Winging It For Airline Safety
As investigators diligently work to determine what brought down
American Airlines flight 587 on November 12 just a few miles from
New York's John F. Kennedy airport, a UC Berkeley researcher has
proposed a solution to one long-standing engineering problem that
may have contributed to the crash.  Multimedia
Great moments of innovation from the annals of Berkeley Engineering history.
1904: Rube Goldberg, engineer
and cartoonist graduates
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