IBM in push to shrink chips by 50 per cent

The new technology, which was introduced last year by the global computer technology company in tandem with its research partners, is said to shrink the size of a chip by upto 50 per cent and reduces the total chip power consumption by as much as 45 per cent as compared to the previous 45nm technology circuits.

This, in the common man's language, would mean longer battery life in the case of mobile phones and higher performance with regard to personal computers and consumer electronics.

"The High-K/metal gate technology will be the game changer for the semiconductor industry," said David Harame, director (semiconductor