SAN FRANCISCO, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Intel Corp. on Wednesday announced that it will mass-manufacture chips using new transistors2 featuring a three-dimensional (3-D) structure, calling it a technical breakthrough in microprocessors4.
The 3-D
transistor1, called Tri-Gate, represents a fundamental departure from the two-dimensional planar transistor structure that has powered computers, mobile phones and other modern electronics, Intel said.
"Intel's scientists and engineers have once again reinvented the transistor, this time
utilizing5 the third dimension," Paul Otellini, Intel's chief executive officer, said in a statement.
Intel on Wednesday also demonstrated a 22-nanometer (nm)
microprocessor3, codenamed "
Ivy6 Bridge," which will be the first high-volume chips to use the new 3-D transistors.
Ivy Bridge is scheduled for high-volume production readiness by the end of this year, the company said.
According to Intel, the 3-D transistors enable chips to operate at lower voltage with lower
leakage7 compared to previous transistors, providing up to 37 percent performance increase at low voltage
versus8 the company's 32nm planar transistors.
The gain means that the new 3-D transistors are ideal for use in small handheld devices, which operate using less energy to " switch" back and
forth9, Intel
noted10.
(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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transistor
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n.晶体管,晶体管收音机 |
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- This make of transistor radio is small and beautifully designed.这半导体收音机小巧玲珑。
- Every transistor has at least three electrodes.每个晶体管至少有三个电极。
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transistors
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晶体管( transistor的名词复数 ); 晶体管收音机,半导体收音机 |
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- In semiconductor receivers transistors take the place of vacuum tubes. 在半导体收音机中晶体管代替了真空管。
- We often turn to this handbook for information on transistors. 我们常从这本手册查阅有关晶体管的资料。
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microprocessor
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n.微信息处理机 |
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- I've got a typerwriter with a microprocessor.我有一台装有微处理机的打字机。
- I decided to write a program for a microprocessor.我决定为微处理机编制一套程序。
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microprocessors
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微(信息)处理机( microprocessor的名词复数 ) |
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- This sort of work would have been inconceivable before the advent of microprocessors. 在微处理机问世之前这种工作是难以想象的。
- In microprocessors, the name used for the IEEE interface bus standard. 微处理机中,IEEE接口总线标准的名字。
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utilizing
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v.利用,使用( utilize的现在分词 ) |
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- Utilizing an assembler to produce a machine-language program. 用汇编程序产生机器语言的过程。 来自辞典例句
- The study and use of devices utilizing properties of materials near absolute zero in temperature. 对材料在接近绝对零度时的特性进行研究和利用的学科。 来自辞典例句
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ivy
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n.常青藤,常春藤 |
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- Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
- The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
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leakage
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n.漏,泄漏;泄漏物;漏出量 |
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- Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
- The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。
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versus
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prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下 |
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- The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
- The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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noted
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adj.著名的,知名的 |
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- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
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