News tagged with interconnects
IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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A Tiny Defect That May Create Smaller, Faster Electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- When most of us hear the word 'defect', we think of a problem that has to be solved. But a team of researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) created a new defect that just might ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 31, 2010 |
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3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers
Not so long ago our computers had a single core which had to be boosted for performance - making each machine into a great central heating system. Beyond 85° C, however, electronic components become unstable. ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Removing 'black sheep' could make Internet run more efficiently
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether dealing with Internet traffic or vehicle traffic, congestion can slow everything down. One team of researchers working on improving network transmission efficiency has developed a ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Transforming computers of the future with optical interconnects
The ability to manufacture photonic interconnect components -- modulators, detectors, waveguides, and filters -- on silicon substrates has finally been realized, and these optical interconnect structures show ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Short, on-chip light pulses for ultrafast data transfer within computers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineers generated short, powerful light pulses on a chip -- an important step toward the optical interconnects that will likely replace the copper wires that carry information ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Graphene may have advantages over copper for IC interconnects at the nanoscale
The unique properties of thin layers of graphite - known as graphene - make the material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices. Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated the potential ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 04, 2009 |
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New research provides effective battle planning for supercomputer war
New research from the University of Warwick, to be presented at the World's largest supercomputing conference next week, pits China's new No. 1 supercomputer against alternative US designs. The work provides ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Researching graphene nanoelectronics for a post-silicon world
Copper's days are numbered, and a new study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could hasten the downfall of the ubiquitous metal in smart phones, tablet computers, and nearly all electronics. This is good ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2011 |
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New model suggests how the brain might stay in balance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have theorized for decades about how neural networks might be able to accomplish the incredibly complex calculations the human brain performs all the time. But simply stabilizing ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Carbon nanotubes best for 3D electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Chalmers have demonstrated that two stacked chips can be vertically interconnected with carbon nanotube vias through the chips. This new method improves possibilities for 3D ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Researchers report breakthrough in narrow pitch interconnects
Imec researchers set major step towards 20nm half pitch interconnects with the realization of electrically functional copper lines embedded into silicon oxide using a spacer-defined double patterning approach. ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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Small wires make big connections for microelectronics
University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Research uncovers reliability issues for carbon nanotubes in future electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times more electric current than a metal conductor ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Fujitsu develops compact silicon photonics light source for high-bandwidth CPU interconnects
Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a compact silicon photonics light source for use in optical transceivers required for optical interconnects capable of carrying large volumes of data at high ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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