Putting a Spin on Logic Gates
Monday, April 10, 2017 - 11:51
in Physics & Chemistry
Computer electronics are shrinking to small enough sizes that the electrical currents underlying their functions can no longer be used for logic computations in the ways of their larger-scale ancestors. A traditional semiconductor-based logic gate called a majority gate, for instance, outputs current to match either the "0" or "1" state that comprise at least two of its three input currents (or equivalently, three voltages). But how do you build a logic gate for devices too small for classical physics?