The researches from the firma IBM were able to produce a micropocessor that runs at the speed of
500Ghz.
You've read correctly, it is 500Ghz. And they intend to reach a speed of 1Thz (1000Ghz). Imagine what can everything be processed by such computers. Now if those stories about thinking computers and robot vs humans don't come into mind...
Here's the link to the article -
InfoWorld