I'm not even go to pretend to fully understand this, but it has interesting ramifications for future videogame console development, so here goes. IBM has announced a new computer chip based around self-assembling nanotechnology.
"The natural pattern-creating process that forms seashells, snowflakes, and enamel on teeth has been harnessed by IBM to form trillions of holes to create insulating vacuums around the miles of nano-scale wires packed next to each other inside each computer chip. In chips running in IBM labs using the technique, the researchers have proven that the electrical signals on the chips can flow 35 percent faster, or the chips can consume 15 percent less energy compared to the most advanced chips using conventional techniques."
Apparently the nanotechnology manufacturing process provides the equivalent of two generations of Moore's Law, in terms of performance improvement, in a single step. It will be incorporated into IBM's manufacturing lines in 2009.
Kuturagi spoke last week about his plans (or former plans) for PlayStation 4,5 and 6. I wonder if these two announcements will one day prove to be linked?
