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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. Reality check. by theEdgeSMAK · · Score: 4, Interesting

    We have seen many things in the last two years that outperform silicon based transistors. When it becomes cost effective and just plain realistic, thats when I wan't to hear about it. Is there anything cool that we might actually be using in 5 years?

  2. Re:Nanotechnology by OxideBoy · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Which Japanese companies? Every time I hear about a nanotube breakthrough, it comes out of an American university or IBM. I know IBM basically just handed its storage hardware business to Hitachi, but that hardly qualifies.

    As a side note, IBM seems hell-bent on getting out of the hardware business, so if they manufacture carbon transistors themselves or license the technology to another firm remains to be seen.

  3. Re:Fastest Transistor by tenman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That is if they are used for 300hrs consecutively... If the technology is fast enough, they will have rolling blackouts inside the processors. That way no one set of cores is in use for an extended period of time. This will extend the life of the circuits, and of the chip.

    Don't forget this is an IBM's R&D lab here. In 24-48 months we will hear that not only do they last an unlimited amount of time, they are twice as fast, and three times as small. Only thing between this new merical and us will be a huge licensing fee.

    Speed=Heat=Wear. The principals of Moores Law could also track the life expectancy of the faster technologies.

  4. Clicking on MSNBC link may download hostile code by Animats · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Clicking on the link for the MSNBC article may result in an attempt to download "ADSAAdClient31.dll". This is apparently some kind of ad delivery system / spyware.

    Do not click on that link with automatic downloading of DLLs or Active-X controls enabled.

    I was surprised to see hostile code from a supposedly respectable news organization. There's no contractual relationship or EULA which could possibly justify this. In California, this is a criminal offense. California law is tougher on computer viruses and related hostile code than other states.

    Here's the relevant Calfornia law:

    "502. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to expand the degree of protection afforded to individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies from tampering, interference, damage, and unauthorized access to lawfully created computer data and computer systems." ...

    • (4) Knowingly accesses and without permission adds, alters, damages, deletes, or destroys any data, computer software, or computer programs which reside or exist internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network.
    • (5) Knowingly and without permission disrupts or causes the disruption of computer services or denies or causes the denial of computer services to an authorized user of a computer, computer system, or computer network.
    • (6) Knowingly and without permission provides or assists in providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system, or computer network in violation of this section.
    • (7) Knowingly and without permission accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network.
    • (8) Knowingly introduces any computer contaminant into any computer, computer system, or computer network.
    That seems to cover it.

    I have filed a complaint with the Office of the California Attorney General in this matter.