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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. Slashdot story 2.5 years ago by bstadil · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Look Here for Strained Silicon Secret.

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  2. What is that by AvengerXP · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Strained silicon? Sounds like used processors. Maybe strained silicon is only used to make Celerons.

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