[comp.arch] Quantum Transitors

bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) (01/21/89)

This weeks AW&ST has a brief blurb stating that TI has successfully
fabricated a quantum resonance transistor. The active area is said to
be 0.01-0.02 microns. No information on speed was given. It said that
practical applications were 10 years off, but that they expected
devices based on this technology to be 1000 times faster than anything
available today. Expected application include single chip
supercomputers.

Anyone have more information on this?

			Bob P.
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daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (01/27/89)

in article <1199@esunix.UUCP>, bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) says:

> No information on speed was given. 

> Anyone have more information on this?

The articles I've read indicate that they expect these babies to exhibit
switching times on the order of 100 femtoseconds or so.  But it's probably
too early for them to be sure, one might think.  Sure wouldn't bother me
to be able to do things 5000 times faster or so....

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> 
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