http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
I sincerely hope that you can forgive my accidently placing a decimal in the wrong place.]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/B: The only thing that can produce that kind of electricity is 10 bolts of lightning!]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
I hate V8.]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Grammer Nazi's are from Joystiq.
Apple trolls are engadget.]]>Mar 26th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
COME GET ME! >:)]]>Mar 26th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Regardless the frequency/powerdraw/heatproduction ratio is far better then silicon.]]>Mar 26th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Duke Nukem forever, you say!
oh yeah!!]]>Mar 26th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
For some sad reason after your last comment I believe you live in a dungeon.]]>Mar 26th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Will it blend?]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/i mean will they replace human playing mario?]]>Mar 26th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/"he thinks developing it to a stage that could become a commercial product may take a year of work, maximum two." ]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Who is the lier? ]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
So if they said that, I wouldn't call them liars.]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Intel and AMD said what i wrote up many times over the years, i suck with Google search , I'm sure someone else can Google it and get the info related to this subject

I prefer to get 1 Core cpu with 10k speed over 8 cores 3k speed
My dual core 2 duo 3000 (OC to 4k And its stable) is way faster than my Quad Core 2.400 Cpu "OC to 3.200" (because most Games/applications is just starting to support dual cores (Almost mainstream now) only few Games/Programs "Like video editors etc" starting to support Quad Cores

Release a Dual Core 10.000 Speed And humanity wont need new CPU for the next 10 years]]>Mar 26th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Those comments are made in the Current Material science being used for making semiconductors in Mass production.
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Given that a fab is costing close to 3 billion to build retooling machines and or fabs will not be a trivial undertaking. (even the Low K transition costs millions of dollars to implement and that is a VERY VERY small part of making a chip).

Given that there are millions of Man Hours experience with Silicon development moving to new materials is also a non trivial task as Engineering will have to adjust to this new platform. and there are several years left in Silicon before we meet the Physical limits. (about 15 to 20 years before we hit this economic downturn).

]]>Mar 26th 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Also, why would you want a 10 GHz single core CPU over an octa core running at 3 GHz. Once they release the octa cores the software makers will code their programs to utilize all eight cores and you will have performance equivalent to 24 GHz(a bit less because efficiency is never 100% with multiple cores).]]>Mar 26th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
Several things missing (btw there are Silicon transistors that are switching at 1 teraherz also
http://www2.electronicproducts.com/Terahertz_transistors_allow_continuation_of_Moores_Law-article-FEBOL2-FEB2002.aspx is one example. some of that technology is used it the current generation of chips.

there are such things a propagation delays which is a major limiting factor. also looking at the physical structure (hexagonal over cubic I can't see packing transistors as close (although carbon is a smaller molecule which will allow for smaller structures.

Now for the limiting factor of silicon circuits. There is no mention of heat on the switching transition. and what happens when you put Millions of these transistors 40 nanometers apart from each other. or even better 10 nanometers apart which will be around the limit that we can take silicon transistors to. ]]>Mar 26th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/
"Frequency multipliers are widely used in radio communications and other applications. But existing systems require multiple components, produce "noisy" signals that require filtering and consume large power, whereas the new graphene system has just a single transistor and produces, in a highly efficient manner, a clean output that needs no filtering."
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/graphene-palacios-0319.html

I'm not sure if that gets around the transistor/chip difference, or the physical limitations of chip density, but to me it sounds like you would see minimal reduction in speed from the transistor to the chip technology.

Maybe it is jumping the gun, but the folks at MIT seem to think that "the new graphene technology could lead to practical systems in the 500 to 1,000 gigahertz range".

I suppose we'll just have to keep an eye the story to see how it develops]]>Mar 26th 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/26/graphene-chip-could-hit-1-000ghz-make-your-core-i7-feel-totally/Mar 26th 2009 8:50AM