Breaking News: IBM and Intel in chip breakthrough

“Intel and IBM have announced one of the biggest advances in transistors in four decades, overcoming a frustrating obstacle by ensuring microchips can get even smaller and more powerful. The breakthrough, achieved via separate research efforts and announced on Friday, involves using an exotic new material to make transistors - the tiny switches that are the building blocks of microchips. The technology involves a layer of material that regulates the flow of electricity through transistors. The latest breakthrough means Intel, IBM and others can proceed with technology roadmaps that call for the next generation of chips to be made with circuitry as small as 45 nanometers, about 1/2000th the width of a human hair..” (Read full article here)

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