You still measuring your processor speed in GHz? *yawn*

[Ben Zwycky]

Scientists reach 0.5 THz, say 1THz possible at room temperature

0.35 THz at room temperature isn't bad for starters

[Wolferz]

LOL If they keep upping the speed of these things, pretty soon you'll be able to compute and microwave your hotpockets at the same time.

[Guest $iLk]

From my understanding the processor has to be function specific... it can't alternate tasks at that speed.

[Joel Schultz]

I guess I'd like to see where you got that idea about this chip, $ilk, because your statement flies against my understanding of CPU's (OS's add "task switching" -- the CPU is doesn't know about or care about what it runs). Nor did I read anything in the linked article that implied that to me. You have a link for further reading?

[Joel Schultz]

If IBM (or someone else) can mass-produce this kind of transistor for a production CPU one day, transistors operating at 30THz should be possible.

That ought to translate into CPU a wee bit faster than what we have today...

(Edit)

Link to IBM press release for the original topic of this thread, for your viewing pleasure.

[Guest $iLk]

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Originally posted by Joel Schultz:

I guess I'd like to see where you got that idea about this chip, $ilk, because your statement flies against my understanding of CPU's (OS's add "task switching" -- the CPU is doesn't know about or care about what it runs). Nor did I read anything in the linked article that implied that to me. You have a link for further reading?

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