IBM overclocks chip to 500GHz

Osiris · 06-20-2006, 10:29 AM

Boffins from IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) have produced what they claim is the world's fastest silicon chip thanks to what must be the acme of overclocking. The researchers reached a clock speed of 500GHz by reducing its temperature to just 4.5° above absolute zero.

The feat was part of the team's exploration of fourth-generation Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) devices, which IBM and GIT are investigation for future comms chip applications. The scientists wanted to see just how fast such a chip could be persuaded to run without malfunctioning or, in extreme cases, melting.

If cooling a machine down to -268.5°C seems a trifle impractical, take heart from the boffins' other efforts, which saw the chip running at 350GHz at room temperature - rather better than the 2GHz commercial products for communications applications typically run at today.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06...clocking_feat/

harry18 · 06-20-2006, 10:40 AM

haha, 'GIT'

reggie_da_man · 06-20-2006, 10:49 AM

CntdwnToExtn · 06-20-2006, 01:15 PM

jumpin' crip

P.P. Mguire · 06-20-2006, 03:35 PM

Holy **** man. I want a 500ghz processor.

Trifid · 06-20-2006, 03:39 PM

I don't care about fat pipelines, and calculations per clock - start benching it!!

zmatt · 06-20-2006, 03:40 PM

O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just crapped my pants!

Yoad · 06-20-2006, 04:21 PM

wot teh..

hmammen · 06-20-2006, 04:24 PM

*goes out to get liquid helium~~*

Yoad · 06-20-2006, 04:25 PM

but you guys realize the small con of this processor right?.. It emits radio-active radiation lol..... at least the materials its made of does..

But thats just a small con! I would die with a smile if I had a day to mess with that 500ghz *******!

06-20-2006, 10:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Osiris Security/Hacking Mod Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 25,937	IBM overclocks chip to 500GHz Boffins from IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) have produced what they claim is the world's fastest silicon chip thanks to what must be the acme of overclocking. The researchers reached a clock speed of 500GHz by reducing its temperature to just 4.5° above absolute zero. The feat was part of the team's exploration of fourth-generation Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) devices, which IBM and GIT are investigation for future comms chip applications. The scientists wanted to see just how fast such a chip could be persuaded to run without malfunctioning or, in extreme cases, melting. If cooling a machine down to -268.5°C seems a trifle impractical, take heart from the boffins' other efforts, which saw the chip running at 350GHz at room temperature - rather better than the 2GHz commercial products for communications applications typically run at today. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06...clocking_feat/

06-20-2006, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
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06-20-2006, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
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P.P. Mguire Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,557	Holy **** man. I want a 500ghz processor.

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Yoad Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,000	wot teh.. __________________

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06-20-2006, 04:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Yoad Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,000	but you guys realize the small con of this processor right?.. It emits radio-active radiation lol..... at least the materials its made of does.. But thats just a small con! I would die with a smile if I had a day to mess with that 500ghz *******! __________________

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