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HP Introduces Defect-Tolerant Nano Elements

Posted by timothy on from the just-in-case dept.

versicherung writes "With the ever shrinking feature size in microelectronics it will soon be prohibitively expensive to manufacture defect-free nano elements. HP has come up with a new way to produce fault-tolerant microchips. Utilizing mathematical techniques borrowed from coding theory, HP will be able to produce those chips by using a cross-bar architecture and adding 50 percent more wires as an 'insurance policy,' to fabricate nano-electronic circuits with nearly perfect yields even though the probability of broken components will be high."

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  1. It's True! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    "HP has come up with a new way to produce fault-tolerant microchips."


    When they do fail, HP will claim it's not their fault and we'll have to tolerate it.

  2. Re:Cool by Rei · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seing as how about half of all produced microchips have to be tossed for defects, and many advanced manufacturing methods are prohibitive because of the inability to produce defect-free chips, I'm sure that a lot more companies than HP will have a strong interest in this.

    Imagine being able to jump to a lower-micron manufacturing process far earlier because you don't need perfection. Intel and AMD would love that. :)

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  3. What Would Scotty Say??? by SatanMat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Capt'n I'm rerouting the .... Wait never mind it did it all by itself....


    Okay all fixed. I guess you don't need me anymore, I'll just go and get drunk in the corner.

  4. HP always #1 by Aphrika · · Score: 4, Funny

    HP technology has always been my number one choice for helping me tolerate defective chips...