Ever since Intel switched away from using solder to a thermal interface material on its desktop CPUs, enthusiasts have been asking the company to reverse that decision -- and occasionally cracking ...

It seems like Intel's success with the Atom will have some unexpected long term effects on the entry level motherboard market, as we're hearing that the company is now considering moving its ...

When it was first announced that Intel was using thermal grease instead of solder to attach the CPU die to the heat spreader on Ivy Bridge chips, the overclocking world became very disappointed.

Presler, at the core of Intel’s Extreme Edition 955 device, makes use of copper pillar bumping to connect the die to its substrate. This is in preference to solder balls. “The silicon process ...

It would seem Intel are still attempting to save money in the manufacture of the new CPUs by opting not to solder the CPU to the CPU’s integrated heat spreader (IHS). Instead, they’ve chosen ...

The true answer resides in the fact that, apparently, Intel did not use fluxless solder to attach the IHS (that metal cover over the silicon die) to the Ivy Bridge die. Instead, they have gone ...