Moores Law, Computer Science, Photonics, Electronics, Integrated Circuits.
consumes around 3 watts all while operating at a 10,000X higher frequency (2 GHz). Why is this? Let’s dive into the underlying device physics. A transistor, the fundamental building block of a microprocessor, is a 3-terminal device in which a capacitive gate with capacitance (C₉ₐₜₑ) is used to