Fundamental Flaw In Transistor Noise Theory Discovered
Friday, May 22, 2009 - 08:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible. According to the engineers who discovered the problem, it will soon stand in the way of creating more efficient, lower-powered devices like cell phones and pacemakers unless we solve it.
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