IBM's 3D IC

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Haven't heard much from IBM in awhile, good to hear they're still alive and kicking..

[michaeln]

Seems like IBM have been happy to sit back and allow Intel and AMD sweat it out while IBM have beavered away at a tangent. Some of the most recent IBM news announcements look very interesting indeed. The next few years look promising.

[Surreal]

Would this affect cooling much? Removing heat from a thin 2d surface is relatively easy. What would happen to a layer wedged between two others? I know we are only talking about very small measurements here but it would have to have some affect.

[corrupted]

maybe we'll see some little vents on the sides and/or tops of these chips. imagine how much easier it would be to cool them then . . .

[fishercat]

I know for a fact that IBM in at least 2 plants does chips for Motorola Power PC chips

You know what that means MAC stuff eEEEEEK

[corrupted]

but they're STILL not IBM compatible. weird huh? :P

[BiG MiKeY]

well thats gonna be gr8 cuz i heard that mac is considering changin their computer architecure to x86 so the motorola chips r useless

[corrupted]

then all macs will be obsolete

[causticVapor]

Well, it'll allow trace lengths to be shorter, which is good new if we want to achieve really high frequencies

[corrupted]

frequency isn't the only way to acheive the perception of speed

[BiG MiKeY]

tru u also got to remeber the shell that macs run its dosent kill the processor lyke windows does.. the only good ms product that i still lyke is dos and that wasnt even created by them

[thronka]

IBM 3D IC? Doesn't this mean one of those Icee drinks? Cold! I was under the impression that AMD (because of the core being above the processor base a bit) that it was already 3D. Whoever said the Vents.. I see a Mustang with Pipes coming out with Fire! Makes you really wonder what this thing will look like.

[corrupted]

it's being used in IC's, so probably like just any other IC, except maybe taller

[CrimZon]

Actually,

for the Mac-o-phobes out there:

The Motorola RISC processors have proven themselves to be far more effecient that standard x86 CISC chips.

That is why 500 Mhz G4 can match with a 1500 Mhz PC.

DEC had some top of the lines chips years ago using the Alpha chips (64-bit RICS).

As far as the Mac goes on its own, the interface is too dumbed-down, and the software too-high-priced for me. So I'll stay with my PC (it might not have the same power, but it works, *cough cough* *Windows* errrrr, well, sometimes!).