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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: 500GHz CPU? |
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CNET
reports that IBM and Georgia Tech have coaxed a chip to run at 500GHz, a
record for a silicon-based device, by dropping the temperature to minus 451
degrees Fahrenheit:
The experiment is part of a project to explore the ultimate speed limits of
silicon-germanium (SiGe) chips. SiGe chips are similar to standard si...read more |
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