I thought that I had proven these photographs to be frauds. Obviously, their trick photography still holds sway.
Chip-Shrinking May Be Nearing Its Limits
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December 15, 2007
By JORDAN ROBERTSON –
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sixty years after transistors were invented and nearly five decades since they were first integrated into silicon chips, the tiny on-off switches dubbed the “nerve cells” of the information age are starting to show their age.
The devices — whose miniaturization over time set in motion the race for faster, smaller and cheaper electronics — have been shrunk so much that the day is approaching when it will be physically impossible to make them even tinier.
Once chip makers can’t squeeze any more into the same-sized slice of silicon, the dramatic performance gains and cost reductions in computing over the years could suddenly slow. And the engine that’s driven the digital revolution — and modern economy — could grind to a halt.
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They didn’t fool me this time!
27 March 2007
IBM demonstrates record-speed 160Gb/s optical chipset
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Okay, IBM. We get the idea. It looks small.
At this week’s 2007 Optical Fiber Conference in Anaheim, CA, USA, IBM’s T. J. Watson Research Center of Yorktown Heights, NY, USA is presenting a prototype optical transceiver chipset capable of transmitting data at a record speeds (for a single, integrated transceiver chip) of 160Gbit/s. This is at least eight times faster than optical components currently available, claims the firm (‘160-Gb/s, 16-Channel Full-Duplex, Single-Chip CMOS Optical Transceiver’ by C.L. Schow et al).
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But I was able to find the uncropped photo.
The green area is Augusta National Golf Club. The tan area at the
southeast corner is a packed parking lot.
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(Images) IBM; (Augusta) content-golf.live.advance.net via golfdigest.com
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Please find the entire article at Semi-Conductor Today.
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