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CNFET Rivals Silicon Performance

Posted by Hemos on from the moving-ahead dept.

Baldrson writes "Applied Physics Letters is carrying a paper on a CNFET (carbon nanotube field-effect transistors) advance that now rivals silicon performance for both n and p type devices. There is also a New York Times article in which it is reported that "it would be two to three more years before I.B.M. was ready to work on prototypes of future nanotube chips and as many as 10 years before they would be commercially available". This is may be what's at the end of the road for CMOS."

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  1. Come on... by rich22 · · Score: 3, Funny

    When did Yahoo start posting these things before slashdot?

    Yahoo - news for nerds, who have a bedtime.

  2. hmm by asv108 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I read about this somewhere else

    1. Re:hmm by killmenow · · Score: 2, Funny

      I guess you should have submitted the story to /. after you read it earlier...

    2. Re:hmm by bob_jordan · · Score: 3, Funny

      Slashdot follows Moores law.

      The story repeat rate doubles every 18 months.

      Bob.

  3. CN-FET Rivals Silicon Performance? by jdbo · · Score: 5, Funny

    In that case, the Boba-Fett process must totally kick CMOS's ass!

    ...I'd say this poses a danger to IBM, except that they already have experience with surviving an "Attack of the Clones"...

  4. Computers and Geography by watashiwananashidesu · · Score: 3, Funny

    So... ten years from now, is it going to be "Carbon Valley?"

    That just doesn' thave the same ring to it ya know?

  5. No pictures please! by Dwedit · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you photograph this thing, it will catch on fire!

  6. That fast? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    Since it rivals the performance of both n and p, does that make it faster on NP-complete problems?

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