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IBM Nanotechnology Transistor Faster than Silicon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the slip-through-the-tube dept.

Dustin Destree writes: "This article on MSNBC talks about how IBM has developed a new transistor based on nanotube technology that at its first stages outperforms even the fastest silicon transistor. Interesting read that gives ideas about where the computer industry is heading in the next few years."

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  1. Another article with a little more information... by Dammital · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... can be found here.

  2. Nanologic ***Circuits** Have Already Been Built... by cybrpnk2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not to take anything away from IBM, but not only have individual nanotube transistors already been done, but they're already being used to produce inttegrated circuits of logic gates in Europe at Delft University of Technology. A paper about their nanotube logic circuitry is here...

  3. IBM articles... by edgrale · · Score: 5, Informative

    can be found here and the full press release here

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