– What is limiting computer processors to operate beyond the current range of clock frequencies (from 3 to up 5GHz)?

Question

– What is limiting computer processors to operate beyond the current range of clock frequencies (from 3 to up 5GHz)?

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Answer 1

We’ve reached the limits of silicon. [New materials like carbon structures may be the way forward. ](https://medium.com/@laserboy/what-comes-after-silicon-a812847932a8) Quantum computing is still not fully beyond the laboratory, [but silicon may actually be an answer to pushing quantum computing out of those labs.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2020/04/20/the-largest-roadblock-in-quantum-computing-has-been-passed-infographic/?sh=74236255a08f)