IBM Unveils New Chip Promising Major Reductions in AI Energy Consumption

IBM has introduced a new chip designed to significantly reduce energy demands in the tech industry, particularly in data centers facing increased electricity consumption from AI. This new chip can house nearly 100 billion transistors, providing up to 50% more performance or 70% greater efficiency compared to the previous 2nm node chips. Featuring a groundbreaking 3D architecture known as NanoStack, the chip achieves performance levels akin to 0.7nm nodes through a stacked transistor layout. While IBM anticipates production readiness in about five years, the company licenses its technology to semiconductor manufacturers like Japan's Rapidus, which is set to market IBM's 2nm technology next year. The chip also aims to enhance SRAM scaling, crucial for AI applications, by positioning memory closer to processing data.