Hafnium Semiconductors To Open Gateway For Bright New CPU Era!

[Tetsuo_Shima]

Read the article, courtesy of IGN

The jist of it is, the semiconducting properties of Hafnium allow 45nm process CPUs to become feasible, as opposed to the current 65nm process. This improves effiency and reduces wasteage by lost current and heat.

If you're interested, Hafnium is also used in the control rods of the reactors in nuclear powered submarines due to its ability to absorb neutrons.

EDIT: oops, posted in chatbox, as opposed to the Soap Box. If an admin could make the handy switch thatd be great, thanks. Too early for my brain to be operational

 

[Macca]

[mod] Moved to "The Soap Box" as requested . [/mod]

 

[DeZmond]

Moore's Law is alive and well, so it seems - not that it's really that relevant given the recent surge in popularity of dual core systems (and, inevitably, quad core). It'll be nice when this technology spreads beyond the CPU - graphics cards not requiring additional cooling (fan, heatsink or otherwise), for a change?