IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore’s Law another decade
Long-horizon semiconductor R&D with no near-term APS decision points — low priority for AI governance readers.
Key points
- IBM's new 'nanostacking' chip architecture claims 50% performance and 70% energy efficiency gains over current state-of-the-art.
- Improved chip energy efficiency could affect AI data centre infrastructure over a 10-15 year horizon.
- No immediate APS relevance; this is foundational semiconductor R&D with very long commercialisation timelines.
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"IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore’s Law another decade"
Source: MIT Technology Review – AI
Published: 25 June 2026
URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/25/1139696/ibm-unveils-sub1nm-chip/
IBM has announced a new chip architecture called nanostacking, based on complementary field-effect transistors (CFETs), which stacks transistor layers vertically to achieve significant performance and energy efficiency improvements. IBM claims chips built this way can perform up to 50% more work in the same timeframe and use up to 70% less energy than its current best designs. IBM intends to partner with semiconductor manufacturers to commercialise the design across CPU and GPU types. Industry analysts suggest the approach could extend Moore's Law by 10-15 years, with broad data centre deployment anticipated within a decade.
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