Toshiba Perfects 16nm Process

This is truly epic imho.

Creating 16nm processors. Whew.

Atleast now Toshiba has some more coolenss factor to it.
 
Wondering about price with a resource like that though. Assuming I recall the periodic table correctly, strontium is a material that can only be created in a lab unlike silicon, which is a more or less natural resource.
 
You are right, wikipedia once again knows it all:

Strontium commonly occurs in nature, the 15th most abundant element on earth, averaging 0.034% of all igneous rock and is found chiefly as the form of the sulfate mineral celestite (SrSO4) and the carbonate strontianite (SrCO3). Of the two, celestite occurs much more frequently in sedimentary deposits of sufficient size to make development of mining facilities attractive.
 
Wonder if its being swept up of the reactor floors in Chernobyl?

few more facts on Strontium

strontium will spontaneously catch fire when exposed to air, the element is a fire hazard in its pure form.

The element is identified with the symbol Sr, and it has an atomic number of 38.

Several metal alloys are made with strontium, and the metal is also employed in pyrotechnics, due to its extreme explosiveness. Isotopes of strontium are used in medical procedures such as bone scans, and in the treatment of some cancers. In addition, strontium can be found in optics and some pottery glazes, and isotopes are used by archaeologists to date historically important sites and to study the history of climate change.

Traces of strontium were first discovered in the lead mines of a Scottish village called Strontian in 1787. Adair Crawford recognized that strontium was unique in 1790, but it took several more years for the element to be successfully isolated. Humphrey Davy managed to identify and isolate strontium in 1808, using the process of electrolysis. Because strontium is so reactive, the element is never found in a pure form in nature; compounds which contain strontium are mined in several locations around the world.

(Metric tons)

Country 3/ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 e/

Argentina 1,905 r/ 2,416 r/ 2,141 r/ 2,200 r/ e/ 2,200

Iran e/ 4/ 2,000 2,000 1,650 5/ 2,000 2,000

Mexico 134,707 118,230 164,682 157,420 160,000

Pakistan 3,000 e/ 598 634 1,918 r/ 2,000

Spain e/ 92,000 111,000 128,000 5/ 130,000 130,000

Turkey e/ 30,000 30,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

Total 264,000 r/ 264,000 r/ 322,000 r/ 319,000 r/ 321,000

e/ Estimated. r/ Revised.

1/ World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals

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So they chose to use an element that is uncommon among us?

If that is true then the prices for this thing would be immense.

It would be running out quicker than you can say hallelujah. (Felt I had to make a reference/quote/phrase) :p
 
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