Chipmakers Advance Transistor Technology
IBM and AMD have devised a new silicon transistor technology they claim will boost the speeds of single- and dual-core chips.
Source: Internet NewsThe process, known as "Dual Stress Liner," uses IBM and AMD's jointly developed strained silicon technology and could increase transistor speed as much as 24 percent without using any additional power, the two companies said. IBM and AMD said the technique works without the help of additional new processes, which may be welcome news for chipmakers struggling to boost chip speeds without overheating computer systems.
"Innovation has surpassed scaling as the primary driver of semiconductor technology performance improvements," Lisa Su, IBM's vice president of technology development and alliances, said in a statement. "This achievement with AMD demonstrates that companies willing to share their expertise and skills can find new ways to overcome roadblocks and help lead the industry to the next generation of technology advancements."
Transistors are the microscopic, silicon-based switches that process the ones and zeros of the digital world. The gate turns the transistor on and off and the gate dielectric is an insulator underneath it that controls the flow of electric current. IBM and AMD have been collaborating on the development of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing technologies since January 2003.
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