HP labs Palo Alto announces complete crossbar latch in 2 nanometers:
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HP 2 nm crossbar latch
Feb 01, 2005
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- Nehmo ? How does it work? This explains somewhat:
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"?a quantum effect called "tunneling" can impair transistors by causing electrons to leak through their gates, throwing off the distinctions between 0's and 1's that computers rely on to perform their logic.
HP's approach, on the other hand, exploits the tunneling effect. Its crossbar latch consists of three criss-crossing platinum and titanium wires joined by a layer of electrically switchable molecules of stearic acid (a fatty acid that also appears in soap, candles, and chocolate) measuring 2.8 nanometers thick. Traditional computers use semiconductor properties to form the "latch" that preserves the output of a computation for later use."
I need a more detailed and understandable explanation.
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