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Jun 9, 2011

IBM Outs Integrated Circuit Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

Graphene's the thinnest electrical material, comprising just a single atomic layer. In addition to its electrical, thermal, mechanical, and optical properties, researchers dig it because it has the potential to be less expensive, more energy-efficient, and more compact than your garden-variety silicon.

So imagine IBM's delight when a team of company researchers built the first circuit that fits all the components, including inductors and a graphene transistor, on a single wafer -- a setup that consumes less space than a grain of salt. The advantage, scientists say, is better performance than what you'd get from a circuit combining a graphene transistor with external components. 

15 comments:

InfoTube said...

That's insane..

phosports said...

that's pretty small

Whitelight said...

Interesting!

Lucky13 said...

Moore's Law in action!
Magnificent, soon we'll have tiny super computers.

minecraft129 said...

I think the technology has almost reached the precipice of how small it can get.

Doc_Waffles said...

I love the new technology.

bb31 said...

holy crap, that is cool. i remember upgrading my first computer from 256K to 512K of ram and thinking it was the greatest thing ever!

Bob Ross Afro Blog said...

I'd like to eat that.

Anonymous said...

If only these things make technology cheaper.

NathanX said...

wow!

PANDA.JPG said...

Wow...this is ridiculous. This is the future. The possibilities this discovery can lead to!

Genj0 said...

I love this blog!! technology all the way!

kxxthanxx said...

cool stuff

Magixx said...

amazing!
keep it up, great work!

Alexander said...

that's incredible.