IBM's Transistor Data Revealed

Atryn writes "After last week's story — Intel and IBM both announcing breakthroughs in chip design enabling continued adherence to Moore's Law — many folks wondered how and why the two companies' announcements came out simultaneously. The Register explains it, and as a bonus they are releasing a leaked copy of IBM's future research documentation (PDF)."

Re:Isn't it obvious?

[ivan256]

It seems more likely to me that they're both announcing this "new technology" around now for a different reason.

The first US patent to mention the use of a hafnium oxide as a dielectric [uspto.gov] expires later this year.