PC's in 2012

[ZQuickSilverZ]

They expect to have 3D processors out by 2012.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_intel_faster_chips

 

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-05/intels-new-3-d-chips-could-enable-faster-more-efficient-computers

 

"The fins give the transistor three "gates" to control the flow of electric current, instead of just one"

 

Sounds promising. Sounds like three times the function from the same real estate.

 

I am even more excited about this

A fiber optic motherboard. If I remember correctly it is also due in 2012. I'll post the source later (its on my nook at work but it's coming)

 

This is intresting to.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/66464/optics_could_push_chips_beyond_10ghz.html

 

and this

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/new-optical-cable-tranfers-10-gb-second

 

Looks like in 5 years our computers may be mostly FIBER OPTIC. My question is what will we do for memory (both RAM and HD)?

Edited May 5, 2011 by ZQuickSilverZ

[sobek]

"The fins give the transistor three "gates" to control the flow of electric current, instead of just one"

 

Sounds promising. Sounds like three times the function from the same real estate.

 

No, not exactly, if i understood correctly, the three gates alow better control of the channel that conducts the current, so as to make it more and consequently less conductant, resulting in less heat loss and parasitic currents. In a nutshell, these are measures to make the transistors more efficient, which has a lot of potentially beneficial outcomes both on power consumption as on processing power.

Edited May 5, 2011 by sobek

[ZQuickSilverZ]

It's possible. The way I read it though is it allows for 3 functions per transistor instead of just one. Maybee I am wrong who knows.