Title :
Future Directions in Electronic Computing and Information Processing
Author :
Gea-banacloche, Julio ; Kish, Laszlo B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
We are facing a slowing down of the evolution of microprocessor performance. This is part of a more general slowing down which is indicated by, among others, the fact that IBM has recently given up its PC market. By applying the principles of physics, we discuss some characteristic features of the current situation and consider if some exotic new technologies such as nanoelectronics or quantum computing would be able to save us from this slowdown.
Keywords :
circuit complexity; nanoelectronics; quantum computing; Moore law; electronic computing; error rate; information processing; microprocessor performance; nanoelectronics; quantum computing; quantum information; Bandwidth; Clocks; Frequency; Information processing; Leakage current; Microprocessors; Moore´s Law; Physics; Quantum computing; Semiconductor device noise; Energy; Moore´s law; error rate; miniaturization; quantum computing; quantum information;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2005.853549
