Level 9 / 9
Physics of computing
The real bottom: electrons, semiconductors and the field effect — how a bit is physically stored and moved, and the limits physics sets.
L9 · Physics
e⁻ · p-n
Chapters
- 9.1Planned
Electrons, conductors and insulators
- 9.2Planned
Semiconductors, doping and the p-n junction
- 9.3Planned
How a MOSFET switches: the field effect
- 9.4Planned
Storing a bit: charge, magnetism and light
- 9.5Planned
Signals on wires and fibers
- 9.6Planned
The limits: heat, tunneling, Landauer and quantum computing