TRN's Making The Future Report

March, 2003
Alternative Computer Chips: Post-Silicon Circuits
34 pages

This report examines the current state of research into alternative computer chips, organizes key issues, puts them in context, and succinctly explains how the technologies work.

Research into alternative computer chips aims to answer the question of what comes after silicon. Many researchers are pushing the limits of existing technology to keep Moore's Law on track, and many others are exploring new ways of making chips, including the use of nanotechnology and spintronics. Still others are exploring radically different types of chips altogether, including cellular automata and neural computing.

The report includes an executive summary, a list of 13 developments to look for as these cutting-edge technologies take shape, and a section of 16 researchers to watch, including links to their Web pages. It also includes a quick tour of 26 recent developments in seven areas and a section of 21 in-depth news stories from TRN about alternative computer chips and related technologies.

The stories are organized into seven categories: today's technology, nano logic, nano devices, nano fabrication, molecular devices, spintronics and alternative approaches.

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Report Sections
Executive Summary: 309 words Main Report: 3,365 words How It Works: 904 words In-Depth Stories: 21 stories, including 15 images
Table of Contents: Main Report Shrinking transistors Keeping the juggernaut rolling The limits of light Approaching the quantum zone Heating up Reconfigurable chips and evolution Spin Race to the bottom Raining atoms Smart soot The long and short of molecules Watchmaker's nightmare Changing horses Time and money	How It Works Simple switches Logic gates Spin Self-sufficient cells Brain mimics In-Depth Story Categories Today's technology Nano logic Nano devices Nano fabrication Molecular devices Spintronics Alternative approaches

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