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Germanium Based Adaptive Transistors

by pastrami_panda on 12/27/21, 2:20 AM with 1 comments

  • by pastrami_panda on 12/27/21, 2:24 AM

    This sounds really cool:

    > Arithmetic operations, which previously required 160 transistors, are possible with 24 transistors due to this increased adaptability. In this way, the speed and energy efficiency of the circuits can also be significantly increased.

    > Some details still need to be optimized, but with our first programmable germanium transistor we have proved that the basic idea really works. This is a decisive breakthrough for us

    > Our human intelligence is based on dynamically changing circuits between nerve cells. With new adaptive transistors, it is now possible to change circuits directly on the chip in a targeted way