IBM Research Lab, EPFL and ETH Zurich researchers have joined hands to supply future computers with eco-friendly 3D microchips that huddle numerous transistors per cubic centimeter for better performance. Consuming a negligible amount of energy, these powerful chips have vertically stacked cores for easy connection i.e. 100 to 10,000 connections per square millimeter. Therefore, these ensure that the data travels at a relatively higher speed i.e. 10 times than the traditional single-core chips.
Nevertheless, there is lesser heat gain, much lower than the usual 85 degrees Celsius in single core electronic components, the researchers, side-wise, are working on a cooling system to overcome it even. The system has channels inserted between each core layer and filled with a cooling liquid. The liquid exits the circuit as vapor, which is further liquefied by a condenser and finally, pumped back into the processor. We need to wait to see the initial prototypes installed by 2015 and more advanced chips with integrated cooling system by 2020.
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