I can vision a scene: IBM'ers on knees at the floor, searching desperately for the chip.
Best Regards, Thomas Berg ___________________________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist zOS/RQM/IT Delivery Swedbank AB (Publ) Interactive is ‘manual.’ Batch is ‘automatic.’ > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of > John McKown > Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 1:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: IBM develops 7 nm chip technology. > > http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/07/ibm-unveils-industrys-first-7nm-chip-moving- > beyond-silicon/ > <quote> > IBM, working with GlobalFoundries, Samsung, SUNY, and various equipment > suppliers, has produced the world's first 7nm chip with functional > transistors. While it should be stressed that commercial 7nm chips are > still at least two years away, this test chip from IBM and its partners is > extremely significant for three reasons: it's a working sub-10nm chip (this > is pretty significant in itself); it's the first commercially viable > sub-10nm FinFET logic chip that uses silicon-germanium as the channel > material; and it appears to be the first commercially viable design > produced with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. > ... > </quote> > > -- > > Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a > restore is attempted. > > Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. > > He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. > > 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
