Princeton U. team develops carbon integrated circuit printing technique

the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1Indy Icrontian
edited December 2007 in Science & Tech
<p>A <a href="http://www.physorg.com/news117216813.html">team of researchers at Princeton University</a> have made breakthroughs on the process in which transistors can be printed in carbon. The only task left is to scale the process up to commercial-grade production rates.</p>
<p>Carbon transistors, such as in processors, were shown to be up to 10x faster than silicon. 40Ghz processors, anyone? 6.6Ghz smartphones? :-)</p>

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2007
    From the Department of Coming in Late 200never.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2007
    Five Years From Now?
  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited December 2007
    Being able to do it is one thing, making it affordable is the real challange.
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited December 2007
    the_technocrat wrote:
    The only task left is to scale the process up to commercial-grade production rates

    at a profit, of course.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited December 2007
    ASML TwinScaners print a 300mm wafer in less than 30 seconds. I dont know the exact time but a map is displayed on the side of the tool and it whips through wafers. For this to become anywhere close to practicle it will have to compete with the speed of ASML's TwinScan.
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited December 2007
    I'm guessing 5 years to carbon, 15 to optical.
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