Saturday, December 3, 2011

Moore's Law Strikes Again-The Evolution of the Microchip

According to a recent article in Time Magazine, next year Intel will begin distribution of microchips that use what it calls a Tri-Gate transistor. Instead of electrons flowing along a flat channel, as occurs in current transistors, they flow along three sides of a raised fin with the new design. Reportedly, the new transistors will perform about 37% better and use about half the power. Here is an article in PC Magazine that goes into more detail: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384909,00.asp

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