According to "Fortune" Beijing time on August 19th, a research team at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany developed a quantum transistor with only one atom and can run at room temperature. This research opened up the computing power and efficiency. A new chapter. Transistors that control the transmission of electronic signals are the foundation of modern electronics. For more than half a century, the steady decline in transistor size and power consumption has been the driving force behind the growth of computing power.
The new transistor relies on moving a silver atom to turn the circuit on or off. The material science news site Nanowerk says the transistor is the world's smallest transistor. More importantly, the new transistor is described as a 'quantum switch', which means it can be compared to the current The transistor carries more complex information.
The most noteworthy statement of the German research team is that the new transistors can be operated at room temperature. Most quantum computers can only be operated in ultra-low temperature environments, which increases operating costs and maintenance difficulties.
According to researchers, their research may have a major impact on the future of computing technology, especially in terms of energy efficiency. Thomas Schimmel, co-director of the research team, single atomic electron and photonics center, said The energy consumption of new transistors is only one-tenth of the current silicon technology.
Like most studies in the field of quantum computing, this new technology will take years to use in practical computers. New transistors use metal rather than semiconductor materials, meaning that they cannot be easily integrated into traditional computing architectures.
