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Silicon transistors will run out in 10 years
Computer science

Silicon transistors will run out in 10 years

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) estimates 10-15 years later, the world will witness the rise of non-silicon transistors. They are testing a 60 nanometer devi…

December 13, 2018
Intel 'abandoned' AMD in the 4-core chip race
Computer science

Intel 'abandoned' AMD in the 4-core chip race

When Intel introduced the latest 4-core and 45-nanometer Penryn processor chips, AMD also launched the Quad FX to compete. However, tests show that AMD products are stil…

December 13, 2018
The worst technology forecasts ever
Computer science

The worst technology forecasts ever

Although Intel's co-founder Gordon Moore's comment about the density of transistors in computer chips has become the truth for decades, other predictions are not so high…

December 13, 2018
Computer chips can reach speeds of 3,000GHz
Computer science

Computer chips can reach speeds of 3,000GHz

A new design could help chips not only reach 3-terahertz speeds - equivalent to 3,000GHz - but also produce very little heat that has just been announced.

December 13, 2018
35 years of development of Intel microprocessors
Computer science

35 years of development of Intel microprocessors

The first product of the world's largest chip maker, called 4004, was born in 1971, to increase the power of Busicom computers and make way for the ability to embed huma…

December 13, 2018
IBM developed transistors 100 times faster
Computer science

IBM developed transistors 100 times faster

IBM has successfully developed a transistor that is 100 times faster than the current chip generation - an achievement that could pave the way for super-fast computers a…

December 12, 2018
World's fastest 3D chip manufacturing
New technology

World's fastest 3D chip manufacturing

The method of making new 3D computer chips, using materials that are carbon nanotubes, can give processing speeds up to 1,000 times faster than computer chips.

December 12, 2018
Smartphone will be as smart as a mouse
New technology

Smartphone will be as smart as a mouse

A year ago, IBM introduced the TrueNorth chip - inspired by the human brain. IBM today announced that it has succeeded in bringing TrueNorth's scale to the brain lev…

December 12, 2018
Method of converting magnetic data to optics
New technology

Method of converting magnetic data to optics

Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered a way to convert magnetic data into optical data without the need for an external power source.

December 11, 2018
The future for commercial LEDs
New technology

The future for commercial LEDs

New advances in transistor technology can help create LEDs that provide a large light source at an affordable price.

December 11, 2018