The research was carried out using a simple type of transistor known as a silicon bipolar transistor.
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This isn't about CMOS, for a change. This is about analog power amplification and the 100GHz figure quoted is either the maximum frequency of current or power amplification. Too bad the BBC doesn't say.
Most cell phones contain one Gallium Arsenide bipolar transistor to amplify the signal going to the antenna. This faster Silicon transistor would open up other transmission frequencies but it wouldn't make that game of Alchemy play any faster.
You may just have to kiss your public radio goodbye as well. The FCC just gave iBiquity a monopoly over something that ALL radio stations will be required to have in the next few years, like HDTV. However, iBiquity is charging thousands of dollars upfront for the encoders and will charge monthly for the use of their equipment! This is a bad thing!
I work with a college station in VA that gets alot of funding from the university, and this development will raise operating costs exponentially. Only large commercial stations will be able to afford these digital broadcasts in the long run. What is it about iBiquity that warrants a government sanctioned monopoly?
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This isn't about CMOS, for a change. This is about analog power amplification and the 100GHz figure quoted is either the maximum frequency of current or power amplification. Too bad the BBC doesn't say.
Most cell phones contain one Gallium Arsenide bipolar transistor to amplify the signal going to the antenna. This faster Silicon transistor would open up other transmission frequencies but it wouldn't make that game of Alchemy play any faster.
You may just have to kiss your public radio goodbye as well. The FCC just gave iBiquity a monopoly over something that ALL radio stations will be required to have in the next few years, like HDTV. However, iBiquity is charging thousands of dollars upfront for the encoders and will charge monthly for the use of their equipment! This is a bad thing!
I work with a college station in VA that gets alot of funding from the university, and this development will raise operating costs exponentially. Only large commercial stations will be able to afford these digital broadcasts in the long run. What is it about iBiquity that warrants a government sanctioned monopoly?