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New IBM Transistors hit 100GHz, Silicon valley to become Graphene valley?
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post 7 Feb 2010, 18:19
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IBM demonstrates 100GHz graphene transistor

It's just been a little over a week since IBM researchers announced that they managed to open up a bandgap for graphene-based field-effect transistors, but they're now already back to show off what that's made possible: a 100GHz graphene transistor. What's more, this latest record-setting transistor (which IBM hopes will one day replace silicon transistors) was made using processing technology that's compatible with that currently used in advanced silicon device fabrication, which should no doubt help speed up its eventual commercialization. Of course, any widespread adoption is still quite a ways away, but IBM says that this new transistor "demonstrates clearly that graphene can be utilized to produce high performance devices and integrated circuits." For those keeping score, this first-of-its-kind transistor already beats the frequency performance of current state-of-the-art silicon transistors of the same gate length, which now top out at a mere 40GHz.


Imagine hundreds of million of these in a CPU. The next decade will be sweet with upcoming graphene electronics, photonics (using photons instead of electrons in circuits), and the era of quantum computing.
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post 7 Feb 2010, 19:20
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Exciting stuff


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post 7 Feb 2010, 19:32
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I wonder how awesome games are going to get. aw.gif


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Or virtual reality ohmy.gif


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so our kids are gonna own watches that have move power then our computers. Great.


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Hmm, carbon instead of silicone... I knew about semiconductive plastics, but transistor from graphene...


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so our kids are gonna own watches that have move power then our computers. Great.

actually I have read 1 CPU should be smarter than 8 billion people in the 2050... I am too lazy to count that, but I think it fits. awbot.gif
However I'm not very keen to let myself implant chip into brain.


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post 10 Feb 2010, 0:46
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It's only a matter of time until we learn to download a conciousness into a computer... if everyone lived in a digital world. We could reduce our carbon footprint :3


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post 10 Feb 2010, 2:57
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At first I was like omfg.gif Then I was like omfg.gif And finally I was like omfg.gif
The technological evolution is quite awesome recently. Now where have I put my Virtual Reality device ... mindfuck.gif
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post 10 Feb 2010, 3:07
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It's only a matter of time until we learn to download a conciousness into a computer... if everyone lived in a digital world. We could reduce our carbon footprint :3

you're not human without a body
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Define "humanity" 8I.gif

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I'd gladly abandon this carcass of meat over a flawless body or being a free unrestrained, immortal consciousness in cyberspace.


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Amen to that Vemon ^.^


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post 10 Feb 2010, 13:17
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I'd gladly die over being an emotionless digital blip.
Once we lose our mortality we cease to be human, or organic at all for that matter.

Cue the Matrix. Living in a flawed reality is better than living in a flawless dream.



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I'd gladly live as a cyborg over being a helpless little human. GITS ftw. The future is for cyborgs.
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QUOTE (Alias @ 10 Feb 2010, 11:17) *
I'd gladly die over being an emotionless digital blip.
Once we lose our mortality we cease to be human, or organic at all for that matter.

Cue the Matrix. Living in a flawed reality is better than living in a flawless dream.

Indeed! Much as I love technology, I'd rather stay organic and live for about a century anyway.
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the human race is pathetic ide rather live in a dream world any day

Edit: i was browsing my usual and i found something that would fit the topic were on. how long?

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100 GHz! That's just plain awesome!
Reminds me of the techological advances this world made. In ALL fields of science. Like the knowledge of diseases and newer rockets to send us to Mars.

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Well, cyborg mutant seems to be both awesome and terrifying...
I prefer genetic engineering than cyber implants... however when nanites will be advanced enough... we (read nanomachine engineers) will be near to create Assurans (Replicators) from Stargate. awbot.gif
From this point I can sence there will be fully programmable nanites in 20 years from now (nanites already exist - they are so called chemical robots - project Chobotix).

But still... nanites are future, IT present. However I am afraid gaming OS Faildoze will be still much slower than linux with latest KDE or GNOME despite this progress.

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If you were cyborg, you'd still need some organic parts. Organic matter WILL ALWAYS die. If you were 100% digital you would lose free will.

I'd support human cloning over digitisation any day, however both of them mean we overstay our welcome. We're not meant to live forever, and if we did we would no longer be human.

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I plan to live forever, who cares if it loses our humanity tongue.gif


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Have fun being a machine with no free will.


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How does it lose free will exactly?
All you lose is mortality

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QUOTE (Pickysaurus @ 11 Feb 2010, 15:25) *
How does it lose free will exactly?
All you lose it mortality

Quote of the year! Fyi Alias, scientists go with the opinion 'we must become cyborgs to stay the ruling species' very well. And I do not mind that. As I already wrote, GITS becoming real is a dream of me. Well not an actual dream, since it is possible to do.
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I'll be the first in line to become a cyborg.


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