[lug] Standard rfc1149

[D. Stimits]

"J. Wayde Allen" wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, D. Stimits wrote:
> 
> > Fascinating, this requires some of the newer carbon-based "bio-chips". I
> > understand it is more difficult to grow these chips, versus the silicon
> > wafer variety. The part that is particularly new is that they are able
> > to now grow these with a complete neuro network.
> 
> I haven't heard of any real "carbon based chips" although there is a lot
> of work on diamond films.  Diamond is a semiconductor by the way, and if I
> remember correctly has a relatively high electron mobility.  It also is a
> very good conductor heat.  As such, diamond base transitors could be
> useful for high frequency and high power devices.  Manufacturing is a bit
> of a problem though.
> 
> On a slightly different note, there is also work being done on Personal
> area networks.  Kind of interesting the information that one can convey
> with a simple hand shake
> <http://www.media.mit.edu/physics/projects/pan/pan.html>.
> 
> - Wayde
>   (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)
> 

I've actually seen some of that show on television.

FYI, there were recent articles about IBM breakthroughs on carbon tubule
technology. On a size-by-size basis, carbon tubules are about the same
speed as current day silicon switches, but can be far smaller, and
expected to be commercially feasible not too far down the road. In about
10 years or so, it is expected that they will replace current silicon
tech simply because it will be shrunk to die sizes that are at their
limits.

Under the RFC article, the technology discussed is also semiconductive,
but due to cooking laws and switch speeds, as well as reusability, their
die sizes will be impractical to reduce further. In general the cattle
prod power source is only practical for a few things, such as
entertainment industry devices; it is environmentally more sound than
the current tech with heavy metals, since it can be bar-b-qued and then
disposed of at a picnic.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com