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> As Ramesh explains, electric fields require far less energy than the magnetic > fields used in conventional computer microprocessors. “If you want to get to > the next generation of electronics that runs on attojoules [10−18 joules], > which is six orders of magnitude lower than today, we need to look at new > physical phenomena,” he says. > 2019 paper2 <https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01792-4#ref-CR2> by > Ramesh and colleagues, including a team from US technology firm Intel, > described a potential new microprocessor called a magneto-electric spin-orbit > device, based on topological features in the ferroelectric material bismuth > ferrite. > > Not only would such a device be extremely energy efficient, Ramesh says, it > could potentially carry out five-fold more logic operations in the same space > as a standard microprocessor. The unique nature of topological structures > could make it possible to integrate memory and logic functions into one > location on a computer. Conventional computers perform these functions in > physically separate locations, demanding energy to keep them in communication. > Is Moore’s Law really dead? https://siliconangle.com/2021/04/10/new-era-innovation-moores-law-not-dead-ai-ready-explode/ <https://siliconangle.com/2021/04/10/new-era-innovation-moores-law-not-dead-ai-ready-explode/> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
