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Strained Silicon Chips From Intel

Posted by timothy on from the try-ace-bandages dept.

Quirk writes "NewScientist is reporting... "Intel has taken the wraps off a secret technique it is using'Strained silicon' chips to increase the speed of its Pentium and Centrino chips. The technique boosts the rate at which transistors switch, without having to make them smaller.""

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  1. Re:Since when is Strained Silicon Secret? by Dreadlord · · Score: 5, Informative

    true, I was going to post something similar, here is the link to IBM's research about Strained Silicon.
    I first thought it was the submitter's mistake, but actually the story is taked off the article.
    Maybe someone can shed some light here.

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