Air-filled spaces make swifter chips
Building air gaps into computer chips could help improve their speed.
From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 3, July 18, 1998, p. 37.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.
References:
Kohl, P.A., et al. 1998. Air-gaps for electrical interconnections. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 1:(July):49.
Further Readings:
Peterson, I. 1997. Fine lines for chips. Science News 152(Nov. 8):302.
Wu, C. 1997. Computer chips take a leap forward. Science News 152(Sept. 27):196.
______. 1996. Aerogel films as electronic insulators. Science News 150(Dec. 14):383.
Sources:
Paul A. Kohl
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical Engineering
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100Toh-Ming Lu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy
Troy, NY 12180-3590
7/18/98
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