Frozen Chip from IBM hits 500 GHz

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Frozen Chip from IBM hits 500 GHz

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday June 20, 2006 @12:12AM 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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I had no idea by PhraudulentOne · 2006-06-20 00:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

By comparison, 500 GHz is more than 250 times faster than today's cell phones, which typically operate at approximately 2 GHz, according to the organizations.

Wow, I didn't realize that cell phones typically run at 2GHz+

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500 GHz... by Odiumjunkie · 2006-06-20 00:21 · Score: 0, Redundant

Imagine a beowulf cluster of these!!!11
No no... by MK_CSGuy · 2006-06-20 00:21 · Score: 0, Redundant

the real step is pondering WHETHER IT CAN RUN LINUX!

Obviously in soviet russia linux ponders you... or... something...
Obligitory Yes but... by Rik+Sweeney · 2006-06-20 00:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

1. Will it run Linux?
2. Will it run MAME at full speed?
3. Will Word load up any faster?

Have I forgotten any?

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1. Re:Obligitory Yes but... by TechNin · 2006-06-20 00:41 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  4. In Soviet Russia, computer chip processes you.
2. Re:Obligitory Yes but... by Kuxman · 2006-06-20 00:44 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  Will it run Vista?
  
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3. Re:Obligitory Yes but... by Herkum01 · 2006-06-20 01:11 · Score: 0, Redundant
  Will it run Windows Vista?
  
  Will it run Oblivion at medium resolution
  
  Will it run Norton Anti-Virus?
Re:The tempurature at which books freeze by ThosLives · 2006-06-20 00:49 · Score: 0, Redundant

This is a wonderful comment!

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But... by Lord+Kano · 2006-06-20 00:57 · Score: 0, Redundant

Will it be fast enough to handle Vista?

LK

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Re:The tempurature at which books freeze by Mozk · 2006-06-20 01:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

I actually laughed at that. :)

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mandatory by TheCreeep · 2006-06-20 01:22 · Score: 1, Redundant

Does it run linux? Immagine a beowulf cluster of these!!! 500GHz? How much is that in bogoMIPS?
Re:i want by GoatMonkey2112 · 2006-06-20 01:41 · Score: 0, Redundant

Imagine a Beo...
Re:The tempurature at which books freeze by darb_is_fat · 2006-06-20 02:20 · Score: 0, Redundant

Brilliant comment.
Re:Ah! by Carewolf · 2006-06-20 03:28 · Score: 0, Redundant

It will glow just as much as current processors will microwave your brain!
You're both wrong by XnavxeMiyyep · 2006-06-20 03:31 · Score: 0, Redundant

You're both wrong, although well intentioned. Saying it "increases with temperature" implies that as temperature increases, so does the clockspeed. Saying that it "decreases" with temperature decreases, so does the clockspeed, which is really the same thing, and also wrong.

It doesn't increase or decrease WITH temperature. It increases or decreases INVERSELY TO temperature.

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