IBM Is Back To Forefront Of Research
Today, IBM announced it has successfully created a 2-nanometer manufacturing process. The most advanced process currently, is 5-nanometer, but most foundries are still using 7 and 10 nanometer processes.
A chip using the 2-nanometer process, will have 50 billion transistors. This translates into 45% performance and 75% lower energy consumption, over the existing 7-nanometer process.
IBM, once a research giant, experienced a massive decline with the arrival of the PC, but it's been recently trying to remake itself. IBM does not run a foundry, so it's expected to license the process to other companies. Chips using the new process, could be on the market as early as 2024.
The Biden administration is proposing investing $50B to grow US chip R&D and manufacturing.
A chip using the 2-nanometer process, will have 50 billion transistors. This translates into 45% performance and 75% lower energy consumption, over the existing 7-nanometer process.
IBM, once a research giant, experienced a massive decline with the arrival of the PC, but it's been recently trying to remake itself. IBM does not run a foundry, so it's expected to license the process to other companies. Chips using the new process, could be on the market as early as 2024.
The Biden administration is proposing investing $50B to grow US chip R&D and manufacturing.
