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Armonk-Based IBM Invests $3B In Computer Chip Research

ARMONK, N.Y. -- Armonk-based IBM announced it will invest $3 billion over the next five years to help develop smaller, more powerful processors to push computer technology forward, according to CNET.com. 

IBM recently announced it will invest $3 billion to develop smaller and faster processors.

IBM recently announced it will invest $3 billion to develop smaller and faster processors.

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The first goal is to create chips with transistors that would measure just 7 nanometers, or a thousandth of the width of a human hair, CNET.com said. 

The next goal is to potentially find a replacement for silicon, that will allow components to run faster since component speeds are beginning to exceed the capabilities of the semiconductor material, CNET.com reported. 

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