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Title: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Post by: Clive on February 05, 2010, 17:12

IBM has created transistors made from carbon atoms, which operate at 100 gigahertz, while using a manufacturing process that is compatible with current semiconductor fabrication. With silicon close to its physical limits, graphene seems like a viable replacement until quantum computing gets to desktop. Quoting: 'Researchers have previously made graphene transistors using laborious mechanical methods, for example by flaking off sheets of graphene from graphite; the fastest transistors made this way have reached speeds of up to 26 gigahertz. Transistors made using similar methods have not equaled these speeds.


FULL STORY (http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/24482/?a=f)

Title: Re: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Post by: Rik on February 05, 2010, 17:15

The next big thing, eh Clive. :)

Title: Re: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Post by: Clive on February 05, 2010, 18:18

Until the next big thing after that - which no doubt will be next week.   ;D

Title: Re: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Post by: Rik on February 05, 2010, 18:51

Or the week after. ;)

Title: Re: Graphene Transistors 10x Faster Than Silicon
Post by: Sandra on February 06, 2010, 00:31

More like the next smallest thing  ;D