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IBM's sub-1nm chip technology remains in research stage, years from commercial production

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IBM's 0.7 nanometre chip technology, based on a three-dimensional transistor architecture, is still in the research-demonstration stage and could take years to become commercially manufacturable, according to Rahul Rao, distinguished engineer at IBM India Systems Development Lab, speaking to ET.

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IBM announced in June what it described as the world's first sub-1nm chip technology based on a three-dimensional transistor architecture.

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IBM’s 0.7 nanometre chip technology is still at the research-demonstration stage and could take years to become commercially manufacturable, but the breakthrough marks a shift in how future processors will be designed, Rahul Rao, distinguished engineer at IBM India Systems Development Lab, told ET.In June IBM announced what it described as the world’s first sub-1nm chip technology, based on a three-dimensional transistor architecture called

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