Re: IBM develops 7 nm chip technology.

2015-07-10 Thread Thomas Berg
is ‘automatic.’ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 1:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM develops 7 nm chip technology. http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/07/ibm

Re: IBM develops 7 nm chip technology.

2015-07-10 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Thomas Berg wrote: I can vision a scene: IBM'ers on knees at the floor, searching desperately for the chip. With magnifying lens, strong light and tweezers. Failing that, a strong magnet or vacuum hose with a piece of cloth could do it... That is going to be big work for such a small

IBM develops 7 nm chip technology.

2015-07-09 Thread John McKown
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

Re: IBM develops 7 nm chip technology.

2015-07-09 Thread Eric Chevalier
I remember some (many!) years back when scientists and researchers thought that 1-micron might be an impenetrable barrier to further miniaturization. On 7/9/15 6:08 AM, John McKown wrote: http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/07/ibm-unveils-industrys-first-7nm-chip-moving-beyond-silicon/