IBM Unveils World s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology
IBM unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything from computing, to appliances, to communication devices, transportation systems, and critical infrastructure.
Demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency continues to rise, especially in the era of hybrid cloud, AI, and the Internet of Things. IBM s new 2 nm chip technology helps advance the state-of-the-art in the semiconductor industry, addressing this growing demand. It is projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance, or 75 percent lower energy use, than today s most advanced 7 nm node chipsi.
New chip milestone to propel major leaps forward in performance and energy efficiency
IBM has unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything from computing, to appliances, to communication devices, transportation systems, and critical infrastructure.
Demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency continues to rise, especially in the era of hybrid cloud, AI, and the Internet of Things. IBM’s new 2 nm chip technology helps advance the state-of-the-art in the semiconductor industry, addressing this growing demand. It is projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance, or 75 percent lower energy use, than today’s most advanced 7 nm node chips[i].
IBM unveils worldâs first 2nm chip technology for semiconductors 09:45 | 08/05/2021
IBMâs new 2nm chips offer multiple benefits to the semiconductor industry
IBMâs new 2nm chip technology helps advance the state-of-the-art in the semiconductor industry, addressing growing demand. It is projected to achieve 45 per cent higher performance, or 75 per cent lower energy use, than todayâs most advanced 7nm node chips.
The potential benefits of these advanced 2nm chips could include quadrupling cell phone battery life, only requiring users to charge their devices every four days; slashing the carbon footprint of data centres which account for 1 per cent of global energy use; and drastically speeding up a laptop s functions, ranging from quicker processing in applications to assisting in language translation more easily to faster internet access.
Quadrupling cell phone battery life, only requiring users to charge their devices every four days[ii].
Slashing the carbon footprint of data centers, which account for one percent of global energy use[iii]. Changing all of their servers to 2 nm-based processors could potentially reduce that number significantly.
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Drastically speeding up a laptop’s functions, ranging from quicker processing in applications to assisting in language translation more easily, to faster internet access.
Contributing to faster object detection and reaction time in autonomous vehicles like self-driving cars.
“The IBM innovation reflected in this new 2 nm chip is essential to the entire semiconductor and IT industry,” said Darío Gil, SVP and Director of IBM Research. “It is the product of IBM’s approach of taking on hard tech challenges and a demonstration of how breakthroughs can result from sustained investments and a collaborative R&D ecosystem approach.”
IBM Unveils World s First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology, Opening a New Frontier for Semiconductors
IBM unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Semiconductors play critical roles in everything from computing, to appliances, to communication devices, transportation systems, and critical infrastructure.
Demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency continues to rise, especially in the era of hybrid cloud, AI, and the Internet of Things. IBM s new 2 nm chip technology helps advance the state-of-the-art in the semiconductor industry, addressing this growing demand. It is projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance, or 75 percent lower energy use, than today s most advanced 7 nm node chipsi.