IBM reveals breakthrough technology for sub-1 nanometer chips
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IBM has unveiled the first technology capable of producing chips smaller than 1 nanometer. This development aims to meet the demands of advanced artificial intelligence workloads.
The new technology features a transistor architecture of 0.7 nanometers, or 7 angstroms. This advancement helps maintain the trend of increasing computing power within smaller spaces.
This innovation allows nearly 100 billion transistors to fit onto a surface the size of a fingernail. It provides double the density of the 2-nanometer chip the company introduced in 2021.
The technology offers up to 50% higher performance or 70% greater energy efficiency. IBM achieved this through a new transistor design known as nanostack.
Nanostack technology stacks transistors in three dimensions rather than laying them flat. This approach fits more components into the same volume of space.
Director of IBM Research Jay Gambetta said the organisation is reinventing how chips are built. He noted the design delivers more power and energy efficiency.
The technology also shrinks a memory circuit known as SRAM by 40%. This improvement exceeds the gains from the previous generation of the company technology.
Production of these chips could begin within five years. IBM has not yet announced a manufacturing partner for this project.
The company has previously licensed its chip technologies to Samsung and Rapidus. This new development strengthens the position of the organisation against contract chipmakers like TSMC and Intel.
IBM introduced the first technology for producing chips smaller than 1 nanometer.
The new 0.7-nanometer design uses a nanostack architecture to increase transistor density.
This innovation offers up to 50% higher performance or 70% greater energy efficiency.
Source: Reuters
