cooltech.iafrica.com | tech news IBM makes chip breakthrough

IBM researchers have come up with a process that has allowed them to create silicon chips at 30nm. This is quite impressive as the theoretical limit on optical microlithography was 32nm. Chipmakers can keep prices low for the near future as they won’t have to make major investments in new process technology as quickly as once thought. So what does this mean for you and me? It means computers, videogame consoles and multimedia devices can continue to get faster, cheaper, require less power and produce less heat. Sounds good to me.