IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips
IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.
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"With our new NanoStack architecture, we're not just making smaller transistors, we're reinventing how chips are built to deliver dramatically more power and energy efficiency."
— Jay Gambetta , Executive
"I think it's fair to say IBM's proposals are the most ambitious."
— Alan Woodward , Academic
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IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.
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