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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 30332-0100

Toh-Ming Lu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy
Troy, NY 12180-3590

 

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