Innovative new electronic components can be adapted to perform very different tasks. This is a technology that is perfectly suited for artificial intelligence.

Computer chips are usually made up of electronic components that do the same thing all the time. However, it may be more flexible in the future. New types of adaptive transistors can be dynamically switched at run time to perform a variety of logical tasks. This will radically change the possibilities of chip design and open up entirely new opportunities in the areas of artificial intelligence, neural networks, and even logic that operates at more than 0s and 1s. [1]

Figure 1. Innovative Germanium Transistor that can Change Future of Electronics

Figure 1 shows these new possibilities are particularly interesting for applications in the field of artificial intelligence: "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," says Walter Weber. Multivalued logic can also be implemented in this way—i.e., circuits that work not only with 0 and 1, but with a larger number of possible states. [3]

Better logic devices

The method offers a new way to fabricate logic devices.
“Until now, the intelligence of electronics has come simply from the interconnection of several transistors, each of which had only a fairly primitive functionality. In the future, this intelligence can be transferred to the adaptability of the new transistor itself,” says Prof Walter Weber, researcher at the Institute for Solid State Electronics at TU Wien.
“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.”

Yes for AI-based applications

The new technology holds great promise for artificial intelligence.
“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,” says Walter Weber. Multivalued logic can also be implemented in this way – i.e. circuits that work not only with 0 and 1, but with a larger number of possible states.
With the aim to make the new technology a reality as soon as possible, the researchers hope no new manufacturing processes will be necessary so that the new transistor technology can be introduced without replacing the existing one. [2]

References:

1. https://fuentitech.com/developed-an-innovative-new-intelligent-transistor/421180/
2. https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/whats-new/innovative-germanium-transistor-future-of-electronics
3. https://phys.org/news/2021-12-nanometer-scale-transistor.html

Cite this article:

Thanusri swetha J (2022), Innovative Germanium Transistor that can Change Future of Electronics, pp. 76