Technology8.12.2005
Intel explores silicon replacement
Intel is trying new materials to boost chip performance in the next decade, eWeek reports, and researchers have made strides in finding replacements for silicon in computer chip manufacture.
Intel says its research into new materials for transistors it is designing for introduction in 2015 could result in higher-performing, power-efficient chips.
The latest experiments with the new compound, dubbed Indium Antimonide, have shown that it has the potential to increase future transistors’ performance by as much as 50%, while reducing power consumption by a factor of 10 against current transistors.
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