
IBM’s Jay Gambetta says “sub-1 nanometer” nanostack boosts AI data center chips
IBM claims nearly 100B transistors on a fingernail chip using “nanostack” tech that mimics below-1nm limits.
By Omar Al-Balawi·· 3 min
3 briefings · “transistors”

IBM claims nearly 100B transistors on a fingernail chip using “nanostack” tech that mimics below-1nm limits.

The milestone is real, but the bigger story is what it signals about who controls the next manufacturing playbook.

A new vertically stacked chip architecture could deliver up to 50% more work and 70% better energy efficiency in data centers.