CNFET Rivals Silicon Performance

Baldrson writes "Applied Physics Letters is carrying a paper on a CNFET (carbon nanotube field-effect transistors) advance that now rivals silicon performance for both n and p type devices. There is also a New York Times article in which it is reported that "it would be two to three more years before I.B.M. was ready to work on prototypes of future nanotube chips and as many as 10 years before they would be commercially available". This is may be what's at the end of the road for CMOS."

Come on...

[rich22]

When did Yahoo start posting these things before slashdot?

Yahoo - news for nerds, who have a bedtime.

hmm

[asv108]

I read about this somewhere else [slashdot.org]

CN-FET Rivals Silicon Performance?

[jdbo]

In that case, the Boba-Fett process must totally kick CMOS's ass!

...I'd say this poses a danger to IBM, except that they already have experience with surviving an "Attack of the Clones"...

Computers and Geography

[watashiwananashidesu]

So... ten years from now, is it going to be "Carbon Valley?"

That just doesn' thave the same ring to it ya know?

No pictures please!

[Dwedit]

If you photograph this thing, it will catch on fire!

That fast?

[Black Parrot]

Since it rivals the performance of both n and p, does that make it faster on NP-complete problems?

Re:hmm

[killmenow]

I guess you should have submitted the story to /. after you read it earlier...

Re:hmm

[bob_jordan]

Slashdot follows Moores law.

The story repeat rate doubles every 18 months.

Bob.