Gallium Arsenide Semiconductors on the Horizon

Masem writes: "According to this Chicago Tribune article, Motorola has developed a cheaper solution for putting gallium arsenide on top of silicon in order to allow for better chip designs with speeds nearly 40 times what silicon only chips would allow. While it was well known that gallium arsenide addition was favorable, it was also very expensive; Motorola's new process (covered by 200+ patents) should keep the chip prices low when these new designs are released in 2 years." The AP says they've applied for 270 patents.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Hmm, I remember an article in Scientific American at least ten years ago which contained the quote
Gallium Arsenide, the technology of the future.
Always has been, always will be.
This still seems to be true.