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Terahertz Transistor: New Transistor Design Aims to Smash Speed Records

Posted By Brad On August 28, 2006 @ 12:52 pm In BESComputers.net | No Comments

Researchers at the University of Rochester believe they know how to make a transistor that, at room temperature, could operate at a blazing three terahertz. The device, dubbed a ballistic deflection transistor, won’t be in products anytime soon. But it does embody some interesting design theories.

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[1] read more: http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17368&ch=infotech
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