A sound barrier for silicon?
- 1 September 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Materials
- Vol. 4 (9) , 645-647
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1466
Abstract
For the first time in thirty five years, the clockspeed of the fastest commercial computer chips has not increased. Is the semiconductor industry just pausing for breath or about to suffer a fate similar to that of aerospace?Keywords
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