Thursday, March 11, 2010

Junctionless Transistor

Tyndall National Institute creates first junctionless transistor.

This will be an emerging technology that will be able to replace standard transistors that are now in use. If this junctionless transistor truely work; it will be a revolution in electronic devices. This transistor uses nanotechnology to create it and if Moore's Law is to remain constant thru 2015; the invention of this device will extend Moore's Law well beyond 2015. Electronic devices will be cheaper because without junctions in the transistors the electronic devices will be cheaper to develop and they will become smaller and hold more information. The implications on the world will mean more people will be able to afford electronics. School systems will be able to divert more funds to other areas of their concern. Space explorers will be able to travel farther because they may not need to carry a very heavy load in their explorations.

It is the floppy disk in my workplace that has been replaced by other storage devices. The floppy disk was arkward to worh with, though it served a purpose when first introduced. The disk were very easily damaged and one could lose data. The floppy disk are portable storage that were replaced by other portable devices such as USB storage devices and CD's, DVD's. Computers also have internal storage data bases and software applications that serve the same purpose. These other devices that replaced the floppy disk are smaller and stores more data. This meant more room could be used for other devices in the workplace.

It was pointed out to me by one of my group mates that I may have misunderstood the blog assignment so I added the floppy disk to my blog.

Reference
Brandon, A. (2010). Tyndall National Institute creates first junctionless transistor; gizmag. retrieved from; http://www.gizmag.com/tyndall-national-institute-first-junctionless-transistor/14531/

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