IBM Creates World's Fastest Semiconductor Circuits 251
Todd Heidesch writes: "'IBM announced it has created the world's fastest semiconductor circuit, operating at speeds of over 110 GigaHertz (GHz) and processing an electrical signal in 4.3 trillionths of a second.'
IBM expects the new technology to be pumping out 100 gigabit/sec network switching chips by the end of the year (on an optimistic schedule, I presume)." dr_zeus contributes a link to this Reuters article running on Wired (also fairly thin) on the release, writing: "Granted, this isn't a PC chip, but one wonders how long it will be before we hear 'dude, you've got a 110GHz Dell!'"
How Long to Market (Score:2, Insightful)
What's the standard IBM response? 10 years to market, IIRC. Taken the time to fully develop the technology to manufacture more than one transistor in a lab, and distribute it as part of a chip.
Re:The real power of these chips (Score:2, Insightful)
There are no stupid questions (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Hitting the Physical Limits (Score:5, Insightful)
110GHZ circuit != 110GHz chip (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:110GHZ circuit != 110GHz chip (Score:4, Insightful)
I dunno if anyone's thought about this... (Score:3, Insightful)
Meaning you may see this on a Mac first, rather than a Dell.
Real EEs please enlighten us (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:What about the quantum barier? (Score:1, Insightful)