Comments on: Carbon nanotube-based ultra-low voltage integrated circuits may extend Moore’s law http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law Accelerating Intelligence Sun, 26 May 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steven Roth http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20810 Steven Roth Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:42:56 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20810 The United States Government should be spending MINIMUM 10 billion dollars on next generation computer chip research to extend Moore's law as quickly as possible. Maybe I.B.M., Intel and A.M.D should be getting large subsidies instead of big oil. The United States Government should be spending MINIMUM 10 billion dollars on next generation computer chip research to extend Moore’s law as quickly as possible. Maybe I.B.M., Intel and A.M.D should be getting large subsidies instead of big oil.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20667 Gorden Russell Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:46:49 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20667 So when will we be able to have CNT computers in our hippocampus? So when will we be able to have CNT computers in our hippocampus?

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20506 Editor Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:15:58 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20506 According to the International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors 2011 report (http://www.itrs.net/Links/2011ITRS/2011Chapters/2011ExecSum.pdf), "It is forecasted that by the end of this ... decade (2019) it will be necessary to augment the capabilities of the CMOS process by introducing multiple new devices..." --- which is when some suggest we might see CNT- and graphene-based ICs emerging. The ITRS roadmap goes to 2026, for which it forecasts half-pitch and gate length of 6 nm for microprocessors and half-pitch of 8 nm for memory devices -- see figs. ORTC4 and ORTC3. According to the International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors 2011 report (http://www.itrs.net/Links/2011ITRS/2011Chapters/2011ExecSum.pdf), “It is forecasted that by the end of this … decade (2019) it will be necessary to augment the capabilities of the CMOS process by introducing multiple new devices…” — which is when some suggest we might see CNT- and graphene-based ICs emerging. The ITRS roadmap goes to 2026, for which it forecasts half-pitch and gate length of 6 nm for microprocessors and half-pitch of 8 nm for memory devices — see figs. ORTC4 and ORTC3.

]]> By: JohnDoe http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20491 JohnDoe Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20491 Not yet. This is one way to keep Moore's law going, but we already have some other technologies like the 3d-gates and stackable chips (3d chips) that can extend the life of Moore's law. On the forefront science we have the quantum computing, DNA computers that can surpass today's computer capabilities, but are in a early stage of development. Not yet. This is one way to keep Moore’s law going, but we already have some other technologies like the 3d-gates and stackable chips (3d chips) that can extend the life of Moore’s law.

On the forefront science we have the quantum computing, DNA computers that can surpass today’s computer capabilities, but are in a early stage of development.

]]> By: Your name http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20490 Your name Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:24:51 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20490 No, theoretically we still have until the 2020's until that happens. No, theoretically we still have until the 2020′s until that happens.

]]> By: Mortran http://www.kurzweilai.net/carbon-nanotube-based-ultra-low-voltage-integrated-circuits-may-extend-moores-law/comment-page-1#comment-20452 Mortran Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:00:03 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=154302#comment-20452 Before speculating about nanotubes and their hypothetical applications, does this mean we have already reached the end of Moore's law with conventional semi-conductor technology? Before speculating about nanotubes and their hypothetical applications, does this mean we have already reached the end of Moore’s law with conventional semi-conductor technology?

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