Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tri-gate transistors Cut Power Consumption
Posted by Jon Westfall in "DEVELOPER" @ 11:00 PM
"Researchers at Intel have found a better way to insulate circuits, enabling them to save energy as they pack more transistors onto each processor. Intel could start building chips with these new "tri-gate transistors" by 2010, enabling either a 45 percent increase in speed or a 35 percent reduction in total power used, compared to the company's current 65-nanometer process transistors, said Mike Mayberry, director of components research and vice president of Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group. The advance could be a powerful sales tool, since power efficiency is a crucial marketing metric for chips in PCs ranging from powerful servers to mobile laptops and handheld PDAs."
I'm starting to wonder how much longer we'll be bugged by the omnipresent need to charge things - it seems like new developments in battery technology are announced fairly often. How long until the days of "I charged it last month, so I'll charge it again in July" :D
I'm starting to wonder how much longer we'll be bugged by the omnipresent need to charge things - it seems like new developments in battery technology are announced fairly often. How long until the days of "I charged it last month, so I'll charge it again in July" :D
