Nanoimprint Lithography

An anonymous submitter writes "According to BBC News, researchers at Princeton have developed a die-stamp method for chip fabs. The Princeton site claims they've got to 10nm already. The professor in charge has told BBC News Online that they're '20 years ahead of Moore's Law.' Dubious claims aside, it looks like a handy way to bring down prices even if it doesn't improve ultimate top speed."

Comments

10nm isn't 0.1 micron

[margulies]

it is 0.01 micron

but what's ONE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE between friends?

Re:10nm isn't 0.1 micron

[Anonymous Coward]

That's what she said :)

Re:10nm isn't 0.1 micron

[Waffle Iron]

nm and microns are worthless units anyway. If you read any articles about microscopic technology, you would know that "N times thinner than a human hair" is the industry standard measurement of distance.

For reference, here is the complete list of basic units in the news media measurement system:

• Small distance: human hair
• Large distance: Distance from New York to LA
• Small mass: flea
• Large mass: battleship
• Information: library of congress
• Speed: rifle bullet
• Time: eyeblink
• Temperature: surface of the sun
• Power: locomotive
• Volume: swimming pool
• Area: football field

As you can see, this system is far more intuitive than systems based on arbitrary units, such as the metric system, because you deal with things in terms of real world objects you can relate to.

eh, what the hell

[Anonymous Coward]

g to the oatse
c to the izzex
fo shizzle my nizzle i have no idea what nanoimprint lithography means

Re:Important Issue

[Anonymous Coward]

don't over look the important field of "magic" or "the devil's work"

Re:Better chip making

[gazbo]

Don't you just have to get the oil really hot?

10 nm = 4.97 e-11 furlongs

[elsegundo]

If it helps...

Re:Environmentally friendly!

[Spunk]

So the term "Clean Room" is something of a cruel joke, eh?