IBM overclocking to the max

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Elias

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Just read this tidbit over at CNN:


The transistor achieved a speed of 500 gigahertz, which is more than 100 times speedier than the fastest PC chips sold today, and about 250 times faster than the typical mobile telephone chip, Meyerson said.

That speed was hit only when IBM researchers, working with counterparts from the Georgia Institute of Technology, cooled the transistor to near absolute zero, but Meyerson said the device still ran at 300 gigahertz at room temperature.
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Look at the relative overclock they acheived with cooling down to absolute zero - 200Ghz! The article further goes on to say wireless networks built on chips using these transistors could move entire DVDs in seconds. The future looks very nice indeed.
 
Yes, there she is - right on the same page as this thread. Looks like its time to close up shop.

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