2nm chip
According to IBM, a 2nm chip will “quadruple” battery life on smartphones, requiring users to charge their phones every four days.
They will also reduce the carbon footprint of data centers, by reducing the number of chips required to run servers.
Every decade is the decade that tests the limits of Moore’s Law, and this decade is no different. With the arrival of Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) technology, the intricacies of multi-patterning techniques developed on previous technology nodes can now be applied with the finer resolution that EUV provides.
That, along with other more technical improvements, can lead to a decrease in transistor size, enabling the future of semiconductors. To that end, Today IBM is announcing it has created the world’s first 2 nanometer node chip.
Transistor Density
Today’s announcement states that IBM’s 2nm development will improve performance by 45% at the same power, or 75% energy at the same performance, compared to modern 7nm processors.
IBM is keen to point out that it was the first research institution to demonstrate 7nm in 2015 and 5nm in 2017, the latter of which upgraded from FinFETs to nanosheet technologies that allow for a greater customization of the voltage characteristics of individual transistors.
IBM says it has made a significant breakthrough in computer processors by creating a 2nm chip in its test lab.
The process used to make computer chips is measured in nanometres (nm) — with a lower number usually signifying a leap forward.
IBM claims its test chip can improve performance by 45% over current 7nm commercially available products.
It is also more energy efficient — using 75% less energy to match current performance, IBM said.
It claims the tech could “quadruple” mobile phone battery life, and phones might only need to be charged every four days.
links:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/comparing-apples-m1-to-ibms-2nm-chip-apples-and-oranges/
https://technosports.co.in/2021/05/20/tsmc-mit-and-ntu-announce-1nm-chip-breakthrough-weeks-after-ibms-2nm-success/
name:Hrushikesh Sohoni
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