Wednesday, June 2, 2010

WEEK 10

Fastest Integrated Circuit Doubles the Previous Record, Getting Close to One Terahertz
Following up on a 2007 world record for the fastest transistor speed, Northrop Grumman announced today that it has shattered the world record for integrated circuit performance. The new circuit layout operates at 0.67 terahertz, or 0.67 trillion cycles per second, more than doubling the frequency of the fastest known IC in the world.

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Amazing speeds of operation keep climbing....it's mind-blowing to imagine what will be considered "standard" in consumer electronics in just a few short years.  Moore's Law seems to be holding true, however, it seems the rate of change is perhaps even greater than he'd imagined?