Nano work chases self-cooled chips

[W_Eagle]

http://eet.com/at/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=0VDCMIZ5BIACOQSNDBGCKHY?articleID=18402861
Future chips may be self-ventilating, thanks to added microfluidic-like layers that pump heat-laden air off-chip using a classic "corona wind" effect. Purdue University has patented the technique at the nanoscale, and two team members have co-founded a company to commercialize aspects of the cooling system.

[redwudz]

Interesting. If it works like the 'Ionic Breeze', it will even freshen the air in your computer room. Makes you wonder what chip and computer technology will be like 10 years from now.

[flaninacupboard]

well they can't continue as is, just imagine the new P7 chip, running at 12Ghz wth thermal dissipation of 400watts........

Hello a ten fold increase in house fires!

And reading the link, CPU cores aren't as big as 10x10mm these days.....