DocumentCode
996013
Title
News briefs
Author
Paulson, L.D.
Volume
40
Issue
1
fYear
2007
Firstpage
22
Lastpage
24
Abstract
Researchers have developed a ballistic deflection transistor that promises to be fast and energy efficient. The BDT has a Y-shaped electrical junction with a triangular deflector block in the middle. The BDT launches an electron into the junction. The electron passes through an electrical field that pushes it slightly to one side or the other and then bounces off one of the deflector block´s sides and down one part of the junction to a left or right output port. This creates the ones and zeros of binary data
Keywords
transistors; Y-shaped electrical junction; ballistic computing transistor; ballistic deflection transistor; triangular deflector block; Circuit synthesis; Computer architecture; Current; Design engineering; Electrons; Energy efficiency; Mesh networks; Physics computing; Power engineering and energy; Voltage; Java; Mesh networks; Virtual reality;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2007.29
Filename
4069189
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