Intel announced the Science Talent Search 2009 competition winners

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) announced on 10th of March the winners of the Intel Science Talent Search 2009 competition winners.
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Nation’s Top High School Innovators Met with President Obama to Discuss the Importance of Math and Science

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9, 2009 – The nation’s top high school scientists met with President Barack Obama today to discuss their views on the role of math and science education in solving some of today’s most important global challenges as part of the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science and the Public.

The 40 students, who were chosen from more than 1,600 applicants, are in Washington, D.C. to compete for more than a half a million dollars in scholarships and prizes, including a grand prize of $100,000. This year, the finalists represent 17 states and 35 schools.

“What’s cool is that President Obama is really on board in terms of supporting science education,” said Intel Science Talent Search finalist Aniruddha Deshmukh from Cupertino, Calif., “He said he’s supporting policies that would increase funding towards science and education programs on a very large scale in the U.S. That’s really key.”

“Last month, Intel announced a $7 billion multi-year investment in innovation. Today’s meeting between President Obama and our Intel Science Talent Science finalists demonstrates how important investment in education is in fueling innovation,” said Shelly Esque, Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs for the Intel Corporation. “These incredible young scientists are positive proof that investment in science and math education will play a critical role in stimulating the next generation of ideas and lifting our economy.”

The Intel Science Talent Search encourages students to tackle challenging scientific questions and develop the skills necessary to solve the problems of tomorrow. Over the past 67 years, Science Talent Search finalists have gone on to win seven Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, the National Medal of Science and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

Society for Science & the Public (SSP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientific research and education, has owned and administered the Science Talent Search since its inception in 1942.

Intel believes that students everywhere deserve to have the skills necessary to become the next generation of innovators. Intel’s commitment to education extends far beyond Intel Science Talent Search. Over the past decade alone, the company has invested more than $1 billion, and its employees have donated more than 2.5 million hours toward improving education in 50 countries. The Intel Science Talent Search is jointly funded by Intel Corporation and Intel Foundation.

Intel to help Serbia in enhancing computer literacy

BELGRADE, Serbia — Craig Barrett, Intel Corporation Chairman said that Intel will increase its efforts hand in hand with the Serbian govern in spurring economic development.
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Intel solution for global challenges: Innovation and Technology

CEBIT 2009, Hannover, Germany – Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett today urged the tech industry and nations to “innovate and invest” to spur economic development and solve global challenges.

Calling innovation and technology “the backbone of the modern economy,” Barrett told an audience at CeBIT 2009 that investments in information and communications technology (ICT) will help ensure economic prosperity as the world undergoes a digital transformation.

“There are three gauges nations can tune to compete,” said Barrett as he kicked off the world’s largest technology trade show. “Investing in good education produces smart people. Investing in research and development produces smart ideas. And, creating the right environment in which smart people can develop smart ideas. These steps would stimulate economic growth, jobs and new opportunities including future collaborations among private industry, government and academia.”

Barrett’s conclusions are drawn from observations visiting more than 30 countries a year as a “technology ambassador” and as chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. Countries that invest wisely in technology are better equipped to deal with those challenges, he said, while countries that ignore or delay such investments are increasingly likely to find themselves at a global disadvantage.

“In the current global economic climate, thinking long-term is more important than ever,” Barrett said. “Today, we can lay the groundwork for growth. Many nations and businesses try to save their way out of a recession. It is much better to invest our way out.”

Barrett believes that investing in new ideas and inventions not only stimulates job creation, but also increases productivity, leads to new forms of energy and smarter energy consumption, improves health care and medicines, and gives consumers more benefits for less cost.

Barrett stressed the need to invest in education as the foundation of a strong economy, especially as developed nations shift from production societies to knowledge-based ones. He also said developing countries can build on that foundation by accelerating the use of computers, the Internet and other technologies in classrooms so young people are prepared to compete for careers in the 21st century.

Investments in education are especially imperative given that more than 75 million primary-age children throughout the developing world are not in school and need help getting an education, according to Barrett.

One of the most successful ways that Intel invests in education, Barrett noted, is through the Intel® Teach program, which is designed to enhance classroom learning by training teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum. In Europe, nearly 1 million teachers have completed the Intel Teach training to date. In Germany alone, half of all teachers have been trained through the program, which is offered in every German state, and 89 percent of teachers report that they are making use of technology in the classroom as a result of their training.

“Nothing beats investing in good people and good ideas,” Barrett told the CeBIT audience. He added that government and business partnerships are fundamental in driving solutions and confronting global challenges.

Currently in its 23rd year, CeBIT is the world’s largest conference showcasing solutions for the world of IT and telecommunications. The 6-day event is expected to draw exhibitors from more than 75 countries and nearly half a million visitors from all over the world.

Intel to port Atom CPU cores to TSMCs technology platform to expand market for Atom Processors SoC Customers

Santa Clara, CA & Hsin-chu, Taiwan — Intel Corporation and TSMC today announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on addressing technology platform, intellectual property (IP) infrastructure, and System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Under the MOU, Intel would port its Atom processor CPU cores to the TSMC technology platform including processes, IP, libraries, and design flows. The collaboration is intended to expand Intel’s Atom SoCs availability for Intel customers for a wider range of applications through integration with TSMC’s diverse IP infrastructure.

This MOU is an important step in a long-term strategic technology cooperation between Intel and TSMC. With this joint effort, Intel intends to significantly broaden the market opportunities for its Intel Atom SoCs and accelerate deployment of the architecture through multiple SoC implementations. At the same time, TSMC extends its technology platform to serve the Intel Architecture market segments.

“We believe this effort will make it easier for customers with significant design expertise to take advantage of benefits of the Intel Architecture in a manner that allows them to customize the implementation precisely to their needs,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “The combination of the compelling benefits of our Atom processor combined with the experience and technology of TSMC is another step in our long-term strategic relationship.”

“TSMC values our strategic relationship with Intel. This MOU brings together the Intel Architecture and the TSMC technology platform. We expect this collaboration will help proliferate the Atom processor SoC and foster overall semiconductor growth,” said Dr. Rick Tsai, president and CEO of TSMC. “With this agreement, our technology platform extends beyond the two companies’ current collaboration to support future Intel embedded x86 products.”

The Intel Atom processor features 47 million transistors and is Intel’s smallest processor. Products manufactured through the agreement may find adoption in embedded CPU market segments such as mobile internet Devices (MIDs), smart-phones, netbooks, nettops, and AC-powered consumer electronics device. The processor is designed to bring the whole Internet and the benefits of computing to an emerging class of consumer-friendly devices.

Source — Press Release – Intel