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IBM Creates New Powerful Computer Chip

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IBM has created a new computer chip that will improve performance by 50%. 50 billion transistors can be placed on a 2nm chip the size of a fingernail. Up to now, IBM has produced 7nm chips. More transistors, the basic parts of computer chips, lead to better performance.

In addition, the new chip uses up to 75% less energy. This will increase the battery life of cell phones dramatically. The chip is also expected to boost performance in huge data centers that need a lot of power.

 Faster graphic cards and speedier object detection on cameras are other effects of the new chip. Artificial intelligence, which relies heavily on computing power, would profit massively from a new generation of chips. Even though computer experts are excited about the new development, it will take a few years before the new chip can be mass-produced.

 This comes at a time when a shortage of computer chips has hit major manufacturing areas, including the automobile industry and smartphone production.

For years IBM has been concentrating on-chip development and sold its chip production in 2014.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Data center /ˈdeɪ.tə ˌsen.tər/ noun מרכז הנתונים

    a large building with many computers

    There are many data centers in Israel.

  • Manufacturing /mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ noun ייצור

    producing

    China is manufacturing goods.

  • Mass-produced /mæs.prəˈduːst/ verb ייצור המוני

    to make something cheaply in large numbers

    The mass-produced electric cars to be available in Chile soon.

  • Object detection /ɑːb.dʒɪkt dɪˈtek.ʃən/ noun זיהוי אובייקטים

    identify an object or person

    Accurate object detection is an essential part.

  • Artificial intelligence /ɑːr.t̬ə.fɪʃ.əl ɪnˈtel.ə.dʒəns/ noun בינה מלאכותית

    a system that performs tasks that require human intelligence

    Computer Scientists study artificial intelligence.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Are you good at using computer?
  2. Do you know any computer programming languages?
  3. How have mass production techniques in factories changed our lives?
  4. Aside from making calls, what do you use your smartphone for? Is it necessary to increase its battery life?
  5. What do you know about artificial intelligence?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. By which will IBM’s new computer chip improving performance?

  2. How large is the new IBM chip?

  3. How will the new chip affect the battery life of cell phones?

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