This is an interesting one... These guys can grow big diamonds. Diamonds have exceptional thermal conductivity... So, it is theoretically possible to use diamonds to create diamond CPUs that will endure operation at much higher temperatures than current CPUs will.
The link:<A HREF="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=" target="_new">The New Diamond Age</A>!!
<i>So, Intel: See? Prescott should have been made out of diamond wafers!</i>
The link:<A HREF="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=" target="_new">The New Diamond Age</A>!!
<i>So, Intel: See? Prescott should have been made out of diamond wafers!</i>
<i><font color=red>You never change the existing reality by fighting it. Instead, create a new model that makes the old one obsolete</font color=red> - Buckminster Fuller </i>Today's speedy microprocessors run hot - at upwards of 200 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, they can't go much faster without failing. Diamond microchips, on the other hand, could handle much higher temperatures, allowing them to run at speeds that would liquefy ordinary silicon. But manufacturers have been loath even to consider using the precious material, because it has never been possible to produce large diamond wafers affordably.