Yet another reason to delay or forego todays latest and greatest
hardware ;^)...
"The achievement is a major step in the evolution of computer
semiconductor technology that could eventually lead to faster networks
and more powerful electronics at lower prices, said Bernard Meyerson,
vice president and chief technologist in I.B.M.'s systems and technology
group. He said developments like this one typically found their way into
commercial products in 12 to 24 months.
...
At 500 gigahertz, the technology is 250 times faster than chips in
today's cellphones, which operate at 2 gigahertz. At room temperature,
the chips operate at 350 gigahertz, far faster than other chips in
commercial use today."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/technology/20chip.html?ei=5090&en=215511bacfc970b5&ex=1308456000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
*(http://tinyurl.com/g26bu)
*That 12-24 months statement seems a bit fantastic from our current,
"future place" in antiquity but ten years ago I don't think many people
had a good fix on the idea that 2Ghz would be pedestrian and 4Ghz would
be near trivial to achieve with over clocking... Even though we don't
necessarily *need* more speed we sure as heck look like we are going to
get it!
Somehow it seems that the water cooled CPU attachments are about to go
through some radical transformationa...
http://www.overclockers.com/articles671/
rbw
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