IBM Breakthrough Paves Way for Post-Silicon Future with Carbon Nanotube Electronics

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IBM Research today announced a major engineering breakthrough that could accelerate carbon nanotubes replacing silicon transistors to power future computing technologies. IBM scientists demonstrated a new way to shrink transistor contacts without reducing performance of carbon nanotube devices, opening a pathway to dramatically faster, smaller and more powerful computer chips beyond the capabilities of traditional semiconductors.
 
All that's left is to figure out how to precisely lay down nanotubes rolled in a particular way. We're practically halfway there.
 
This is great, because after we develop a good solid tube growing methodology, we will be able to attach/grow other components on said tubes, interlocking tips, that dual gold particle laser focusing technology, some sort of hydrophobic coating, etc.

Bring on nanotechnology!
 
20GHz CPUs next year !
And I just upgraded, damn.
 
DogsofJune said:
Or 200 cores at the typical 2 to 4 GHz range.
:)
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One of the big benefits of a (theoretical) CNT-based processor is that they have much higher electron mobility (read: faster signals with less heat dissipation). If we actually manage to make those happen you can bet all the fabs'll be working on it. Everyone knows that doubling your clock speed is better than doubling your core count - it's just a lot harder at present.
 
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