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Old 01-27-07, 09:53 AM   #1
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Intel, IBM unveil new chip technology

Oh boy, great news on the tech front!


Intel, IBM unveil new chip technology
Breakthrough, using new material, will allow processors to become smaller and more powerful.

January 27 2007: 8:51 AM EST


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Intel Corp. and IBM have announced one of the biggest advances in transistors in four decades, overcoming a frustrating obstacle by ensuring microchips can get even smaller and more powerful.
The breakthrough, achieved via separate research efforts and announced Friday, involves using an exotic new material to make transistors -- the tiny switches that are the building blocks of microchips.


http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/27/technology/bc.microchips.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

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