How about a 10ghz processor?

[Guest jimbouk]

So the University of Southampton boffins were bored one day and "shot" some flourine atoms at the boron/silica stuff that microprocessors were made of...and as the flourine blasted through the boron/silica it left some holes behind it. As a result electrons could whizz faster through the layers in a chip and hey presto a microprocessor that runs at a theoretical speed of 110ghz - which would mean a real world speed in phones etc of 10ghz...

And here's us enjoying our 800mghz processors...

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[Guest rickwookie]

Fantastic!

Might want to post in a more relavent forum though?

Maybe in The Lounge

[Guest jimbouk]

I thought it was a news type item but us mere mortals aren't allowed to post there (even if we have an M3100 and orange world unlimited)!

[Guest Pondrew]

800mghz processors? :)

Any time you guys have a potential news story use the TIPoff / Contact Us link in top left...

[Guest jimbouk]

Oops. 400 mhz processor!

If we "tip you off" to a potential news item, do we get a prize?

[Guest Pondrew]

hehe. Not to my knowledge but that's not really my area. Nedge2k is the News and Reviews editor...

[Guest The Doctor]

So the University of Southampton boffins were bored one day and "shot" some flourine atoms at the boron/silica stuff that microprocessors were made of...

wonder what else the do in their spare time :)

Phil

[Guest NikLP]

wonder what else the do in their spare time :D

Phil

Perhaps they could do something useful like work out how they're going to power the bloody thing?