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Fri Dec 18 09:29:05 1981
New logic families
A couple of items from BYTELINES in the current issue of BYTE on new logic
families:
IBM is working on new circuits called "low-voltage inverter" (LVI)
logic. Twice as fast as ECL (300ps) and the same size and power as
TTL.
Research is being done at Cornell and by the Navy on electroactive
polymers as molecular electronic-switching devices. Enzymes are used to
perform logic functions and the assembly of these molecules uses techniques
from recombinant-DNA research. Size is about two orders of magnitude
smaller than the limits of optical lithography. This is even better than
electron or X-ray lithography can do!
Does anyone know anything more about this? WOW! Who knows, carbon
based logic could someday blur the distinction between computer and
operator. Being made out of the same "stuff" as the computer, imagine if
it some day decides you're just a slow low-grade peripheral that can be
dispensed with. (I realize that last paragraph is letting my imagination
run away with me but it does provoke thought).
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