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http://www.sharecast.com/news/scnews1.asp?StoryID=18001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3G boost as IBM breaks speed barrier By Tony Glover Mon 25 Jun 2001 LONDON (SHARECAST) - A new IBM transistor that could revolutionise third-generation mobile phones is good news for 3G operators such as Vodafone and Orange. The new transistor will power chips that will be 100 times faster than the Pentium 4, the silicon chip that currently powers many personal computers. As well as speed, the new transistors will also offer phone makers a 50% reduction in power consumption over current designs. The transistor uses a modified design and IBM’s silicon germanium chips, which can be built on existing manufacturing lines, to reach speeds of 210 GigaHertz while drawing only a milli-amp of electrical current. IBM vice president Bernard Meyerson said: “Just as aircraft were once believed incapable of breaking an imaginary ‘sound barrier’, silicon-based transistors were once thought of breaking through a 200 GigaHertz speed barrier”. The new chips would enable 3G operators to offer services such as low-cost, high-speed interactive gaming over 3G mobile phones and their introduction within two years should coincide with the roll-out of 3G networks. WestLB Panmure analyst Benedict Evans said: “The new IBM transistor represents another brick in the 3G edifice that is now starting to take shape. The question regarding 3G handsets is one of getting sufficient power at the right price without sacrificing too much battery power.” - - - - - - Antarius |
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