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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. 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"...