Researchers from IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a silicon-germanium processor that, when cryogenically frozen, can operate at frequencies higher than 500 gigahertz, some 250 times faster than the chips of today’s mobile phones. The phenomenal jump in chip clock speed may be limited to extreme cold environments, such as outer space, but is being applied for NASA’s return to the moon.
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IBM, Georgia Tech Deep Freeze for Gigahertz
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 20, 2006 01:51 PMResearchers from IBM and Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a silicon-germanium processor that, when cryogenically frozen, can operate at frequencies higher than 500 gigahertz, some 250 times faster than the chips of today’s mobile phones. The phenomenal jump in chip clock speed may be limited to extreme cold environments, such as outer space, but is being applied for NASA’s return to the moon.