Technology Brick Wall

tw · 05-17-2004, 04:50 PM

We have suspected this was coming for some time now. With transistors now built from gates only two and three atoms wide, the inevitable had to happen. And with high K dielectrics not working as planned (IBM had to halt manufacturing a new design when a Dow Chemical material failed to stay attached to the chip), well:
Intel's Big Shift After Hitting Technical Wall

Processors will now return to concepts used in the 8080 - multiple chips form a CPU. Also expect multiprocessing in desktop machines.

05-17-2004, 04:50 PM	#1
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Technology Brick Wall We have suspected this was coming for some time now. With transistors now built from gates only two and three atoms wide, the inevitable had to happen. And with high K dielectrics not working as planned (IBM had to halt manufacturing a new design when a Dow Chemical material failed to stay attached to the chip), well: Intel's Big Shift After Hitting Technical Wall Processors will now return to concepts used in the 8080 - multiple chips form a CPU. Also expect multiprocessing in desktop machines.

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