That is what IBM and Samsung have announced, the development of a new type of chip that can revolutionize electronic devices. They have developed a new type of transistor with a vertical architecture, instead of horizontal as it was until now, and that means that the integration capacity can be greatly increased, while the consumption is much lower.

Simply put, in the same size of a current chip, it could be placed more electronic components while reducing consumption. With which we could have electronic circuits for mobiles that would last a week in operation.

This is news that can change the world of electronics as we know it today. Because there would be more powerful computers with less physical space and less consumption.

We must bear in mind that chips are present in almost all the products we use today, although many people ignore it. And that is why the shortage of chips in recent months has affected the manufacture of all kinds of products so much.

IBM has led chip design for many years, but its designs are later made by others, and Samsung is one of the largest chipmakers. Therefore, the collaboration between the two companies to develop new electronic components is not unusual.

Transistors have always been placed on the flat surface of a semiconductor, and billions of them are placed with sizes of a few nanometers. This technological leap of placing them in a vertical position is something new and different, and from what I see with possibly spectacular results.

A video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/OF3Zwfu6Ngc

Doubling the power of a chip reducing its energy consumption by 85% is something unknown until now, which can change the world of electronics as we know it today.

The ability of people to develop new technologies that can change our lives never ceases to amaze me.

Amador Palacios

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