Quantum tunneling transistors? Are you kidding? How many of those are there in the world? Almost none, and they are sitting in a research lab somewhere at a univsersity.
How many are in modern processors? Hundreds of millions (DualCore Opteron has 233 million).
So what do you need to make a processor? Here's a partial list: 1) The ability to make millions of transistors reliably. 2) The ability to place these transistors reliably and close to each other. 3) The ability to make a transistor with a low cost. 4) The ability to have the transistor work outside of a non-controlled enviroment (such as in your computer, not a room specifically designed to shield from EM interference).
Does the quantum transistor have any of these? Ummm, no.
I have no clue what it costs to make one of those but I'm guessing its not cheap. Unless you want to pay billions of dollars for a chip I'd wait till this matures another decade or two.
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Quantum tunneling transistors? Are you kidding? How many of those are there in the world? Almost none, and they are sitting in a research lab somewhere at a univsersity.
How many are in modern processors? Hundreds of millions (DualCore Opteron has 233 million).
So what do you need to make a processor? Here's a partial list:
1) The ability to make millions of transistors reliably.
2) The ability to place these transistors reliably and close to each other.
3) The ability to make a transistor with a low cost.
4) The ability to have the transistor work outside of a non-controlled enviroment (such as in your computer, not a room specifically designed to shield from EM interference).
Does the quantum transistor have any of these? Ummm, no.
I have no clue what it costs to make one of those but I'm guessing its not cheap. Unless you want to pay billions of dollars for a chip I'd wait till this matures another decade or two.