Worries over the imminent death of Moore’s Law have apparently been greatly exaggerated. At least that is the word following announcements on Saturday from both IBM and Intel that each has developed a new energy-saving microchip design. According to the two chip makers, the advance is the biggest breakthrough in chip technology in 40 years. “Until now, the chip industry was facing a major roadblock in terms of how far we could push current technology,” Dr. T.C. Chen, vice president of Science and Technology at IBM research said.
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IBM, Intel Reach Chip Milestone in Dead Heat
Posted by: Walaika Haskins January 29, 2007 02:31 PMWorries over the imminent death of Moore’s Law have apparently been greatly exaggerated. At least that is the word following announcements on Saturday from both IBM and Intel that each has developed a new energy-saving microchip design. According to the two chip makers, the advance is the biggest breakthrough in chip technology in 40 years. “Until now, the chip industry was facing a major roadblock in terms of how far we could push current technology,” Dr. T.C. Chen, vice president of Science and Technology at IBM research said.