Chilly Chip Shatter Speed Record

[Cyberus]

Taken from bbc.co.uk

The world's fastest silicon-based microchip has been demonstrated by scientists in the US.

The prototype operates at speeds up to 500 gigahertz (GHz), more than 100 times faster than desktop PC chips.



To break the world record, the researchers from IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology had to super-cool the chip with liquid helium.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5099584.stm

[Cyberus]

I write cheques all the time, it gives me three days  leeway :-D