Gallium Nitride to Replace Silicone in CPUs

[Abraham Andres Luna]

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/1/...e-anker-material-silicon-semiconductor-energy

This is exciting news!

 

[nivrip]

Do we know if GaN is going to be a lot more expensive than silicon? I would have thought that is likely as silicon is very abundant and gallium much less so. Also silicon based technology seems to work pretty well for the average man in the street.

Think you need a "Don't Know" in the options, AAL.

 

[Abraham Andres Luna]

Think you need a "Don't Know" in the options, AAL.

I don't see the option to modify the poll

 

[Abarbarian]

If it works better,cheaper,smaller etc etc then when I need to upgrade and products are available then I probably would.

 

[Peru Bob]

It may be several years before it becomes mainstream, but I see this as possibly being the needed hardware breakthrough that will allow faster processors.