Researchers develop technology to make computers 100 times faster
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) in Israel have developed a technology that can reportedly make computers run 100 times faster. According to them, soon computers might be powered by terahertz microchips, which will increase their processing capabilities and make them faster. Currently, our electronic devices pack computing power in megahertz and gigahertz.
This is being done with the help of optic communication
Until now, the two major hurdles in creating terahertz microchips were overheating and scalability. However, this has been overcome with the help of optic communication, a process in which data is transmitted via light through a fiber optic cable. "Researchers have developed an optic technology that integrates the speed of optic (light) communications with the reliability and manufacturing scalability of electronics," the study stated.
A new integrated circuit with flash memory technology created
Lead researcher Dr Uriel Levy and his team have used a Metal-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon (MONOS) structure to develop a new integrated circuit that uses flash memory technology, which is already used in flash drives and discs-on-key. They have published a proof of concept in the journal 'Laser and Photonics Review' for the same. If successful, it will make standard 8-16 gigahertz computers 100 times faster.
Computers will transmit e-mails, messages at high speeds
With the terahertz microchip, computers/wireless devices will be able to transmit e-mails, text messages, phone calls, and other such data at high speeds, the study said.
