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Strained Silicon to Perpetuate Moore's Law

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-the-law-man dept.

An anonymous reader noted a story floating around about a new technology known as strained silicon (or maybe 'Stained' since the article calls it both ;) which AMD & IBM figure will make CPUs 24% faster. A little bit on how it works as well, but not much substance.

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  1. has to be done.. by CdBee · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you overclock any CPU by 24% it'll be strained.

    Or charred

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  2. Strained silicone? by RandoX · · Score: 3, Funny

    There has to be an implant joke in here someplace...


    //Yes, I know silicon != silicone.

  3. Spelling Errors? by Grey_14 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It Really really makes me sad, to see CmdrTaco making a jab at someone elses spelling error...

  4. No, not the speed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What AMD & IBM and all other manufacturers failed to realize is that to generate sales, you don't have to make CPUs 24% faster, but to make CPUs in pretty colors and different shapes. A processor with flashing neons while playing a cute little tune would become the next big thing. Add to this the ability to play games and watch videos directly on the processor and you are on your way to richness.

  5. Summary: by pb · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Note that strained silicon is already in use.
    2. Extra nerd points for quoting what Moore's law *really* states!
    3. [...] No profit for you!

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