U-M develops scalable and mass- producible quantum computer chip

Sandok · Dec 19, 2005, 03:36 PM

Researchers at the University of Michigan have produced what is believed to be the first scalable quantum computer chip, which could mean big gains in the worldwide race to develop a quantum computer.

Using the same semiconductor fabrication technology that is used in everyday computer chips, researchers were able to trap a single atom within an integrated semiconductor chip and control it using electrical signals, said Christopher Monroe, U-M physics professor and the principal investigator and co-author of the paper, "Ion Trap in a Semiconductor Chip." The paper appeared in the Dec. 11 issue of Nature Physics.
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Vikingod · Dec 19, 2005, 07:17 PM

That is pretty amazing. Hope I see the day these things are in peoples homes.

BWX · Dec 19, 2005, 08:15 PM

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For instance, quantum computers can process multiple inputs at the same time in the same device, and quantum circuitry can be wired via the quantum feature of entanglement, dubbed by Einstein as "spooky action-at-a-distance."

I have watched quite a few documentaries (and of course read about) Einstein and his theories. Seeing "spooky action at a distance" demonstrated is totally unbelievable. it doesn't make any sense at all but it works. If this is where computer chips are headed, I can't begin to imagine how fast they will be. Now it is really starting to sound like science fiction.

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One of the most favored candidate quantum computer architectures is the use of individual atoms to store quantum bits ( qubits) of information, where each qubit can hold the number 1 or 0, [COLOR=Red]or even both 1 and 0 simultaneously[/COLOR],

Sandok · Dec 19, 2005, 08:21 PM

The future will rule!

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	U-M develops scalable and mass- producible quantum computer chip Researchers at the University of Michigan have produced what is believed to be the first scalable quantum computer chip, which could mean big gains in the worldwide race to develop a quantum computer. Using the same semiconductor fabrication technology that is used in everyday computer chips, researchers were able to trap a single atom within an integrated semiconductor chip and control it using electrical signals, said Christopher Monroe, U-M physics professor and the principal investigator and co-author of the paper, "Ion Trap in a Semiconductor Chip." The paper appeared in the Dec. 11 issue of Nature Physics. ___________ Read More / Source: University of Michigan

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