Nanoscale magnets promise more-shrinkable chips

January 13, 2006 | Source: NewScientist.com news service

University of Notre Dame researchers have produced an experimental universal logic gate, using nanomagnets, that could replace transistors.

Simulations show processing speeds of at least 100 megahertz should be possible using magnets 110 nanometers wide, with smaller ones expected to do much better.