Re: IBM - New SUB-Nanometer STACKED Chip

The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> Wed, 8 Jul 2026 11:13:28 +0100
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Organization A little, after lunch
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On 08/07/2026 11:05,Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> vacuum tubes wouldn’t work without tunnelling.

Standard thermionic vacuum tubes do not rely on quantum tunnelling. They 
work through classical physics—specifically thermionic emission and 
electrostatic attraction.

Quantum tunnelling is an enemy of traditional transistors.

Lawrence is -  as usual - wrong about everything.


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