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The Super Fast Computer Chip

A person comes to you claiming that he/she has invented a microchip 1 cm square in size which can run at a clock speed of 300,000 GHz.
Would you invest in this person's company so that he/she can manufacture and market his/her new invention? Explain your answer.
(The speed of light c=3 × 108m/sec. 300,000 GHz = 3 × 1014/sec.)

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