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Frozen Chip from IBM hits 500 GHz

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the there's-a-catch-,,, dept.

sideshow2004 writes "EETimes is reporting this morning that IBM and Georiga Tech have demonstrated a 500 GHz Silicon-germanium (SiGe) chip, operating at 4.5 Kelvins. The 'frozen chip' was fabricated by IBM on 200mm wafers, and, at room temperature, the circuits operated at approximately 350 GHz."

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  1. Ah! by irn_bru · · Score: 5, Funny

    Still hope for the G5 Powerbook then!

    1. Re:Ah! by aplusjimages · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe IBM will have two markets, one for super computers the other birth control.

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    2. Re:Ah! by Enrique1218 · · Score: 4, Funny

      absolutely, all we have to do is keep it supplied with liquid helium at $24/gallon. We are mac users, we are use to these extra expenses.

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  2. So... by kjart · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...above 500 GHz by cryogenically "freezing" the circuit to minus 451 degrees Fahrenheit (4.5 Kelvins).

    How long before I can get a kit like that for my P4?

  3. Re:I had no idea by xav_jones · · Score: 4, Funny

    They do if they have a good run-up and are going downhill with a tailwind.

  4. In other news... by Kiaradune · · Score: 5, Funny

    Suit has been filed against a well known business and a school for violations of Moore's law.

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  5. Re:I RTFA.. by NatasRevol · · Score: 4, Funny

    But, but....it's 2.4Ghz!!! They're reeeaaally fast!!

    I can play Qbert on mine, so it must be fast!!

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  6. Someone's gotta say it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this enough for Vista?

    1. Re:Someone's gotta say it by bonehead · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not quite, but remember this is still in development. Once they start producing the dual-core, hyperthreading "Extreme Edition", it should run Vista just fine.

  7. Just a sec... by crhylove · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everybody knows you can't trust ghz ratings. I mean, a 3.2 ghz athlon is clearly a bit faster than the 3.2 ghz pentium. Right? Oh, wait, you said .5 TERAHERTZ?!?! Oh, yeah, then I'll take one of those please. And that big ass freezer, thanks.

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  8. In other news... by Odiumjunkie · · Score: 5, Funny

    AMD today announced the launch of the Athlon XP 500000+. The chip has a "stock speed of around 3.0 GHz, but is named for it's IBM equivalent".

  9. The tempurature at which books freeze by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny
    by cryogenically "freezing" the circuit to minus 451 degrees Fahrenheit
    Somewhere, the mirror-universe Ray Bradbury is stroking his goatee with anger.
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  10. So how fast was this chip? by demongeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was it blazingly fast? Is this destined to be the new hot item this Christmas? Will IBM come under fire from companies like AMD and Intel?

  11. Re:I RTFA.. by Mysticalfruit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless you custom built your microwave, it actually runs at 2.4ghz...

    However, this is Slashdot... Does your microwave also have a big spoiler (vent), and 30" rims (buttons)?

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  12. Re:i want by doti · · Score: 5, Funny

    i want a compile farm of these

    The poor soul uses gentoo.

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  13. Re:Obsolete Units by saucercrab · · Score: 4, Funny

    If 80 degrees is a scorcher to you, then it sounds like Fahrenheit isn't the only obsolete unit in this post.

  14. Doom, Quake!! by LlamaDragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMGFramerates!! FRAME RATES!!!!!11!1!12@3#

    *ahem*

    Sorry about that, Pavlovian reaction...

  15. ALL CAPS REPLY ZOMG by Guysmiley777 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Arggg read the article they said they wanted to test the theoretical limits of these chips. They know speed increases with temperature. They wanted to know how much.

    The word "increases" does not mean what you think it does.

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  16. I've heard of this before by kalirion · · Score: 4, Funny

    The chip is codenamed Detritus, right?