Touted as one of the most significant advances in computer chip making in years, IBM has come up with a way of using holes with a width of 20 nanometers to lower the amount of electrical leakage in chips. A hair is about 100,000 nanometers wide. (cornell.edu) The result is a 35% decrease in power consumption while boosting performance.
As computer chips downsize, with speed and efficiency increasing, the ability to insulate tiny parts has become more difficult. Currently the most advanced technology at 65 nanometers apart, loses almost half of it's power to leakage. Electrical leakage wastes power and slows down the processor.
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