IBM Unveils World’s first 2nm Chip

 

Semiconductors play a vital role in computing, appliances, communication devices, transportation systems, and critical infrastructure. The demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency continues to rise in the fields of hybrid cloud, AI, and the Internet of Things.

IBM unveils a step forward in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world's first chip 2nm nanosheet technology.  It is projected to achieve 45 percent higher performance, or 75 percent lower energy use, than most advanced 7 nm node chips.

The potential benefits of these advanced 2nm chips are Quadrupling cell phone battery life, Slashing the carbon footprint of data centers, Drastically speeding up a laptop's functions and Contributing to faster object detection. It would also faster internet access and quicker processing in applications for laptops, as well as faster object detection and reaction time for self-driving cars.

IBM said it has fit 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a person's fingernail.

  For Analysis:

Peak Quoted Transistor Densities (MTr/mm2)
Sizes/Companies	IBM	TSMC	Intel	Samsung
22nm			16.50
16nm/14nm		28.88	44.67	33.32
10nm		52.51	100.76	51.82
7nm		91.20	237.18*	95.08
5nm		171.30
3nm		292.21*
2nm	333.33
Data from Wikichip, Different Fabs may have different counting methodologies * Estimated Logic Density