In recent years computers have gotten faster and faster, and able to complete more and more processes. But why haven’t computer gotten bigger and bigger? Well the answer lies in Moore’s Law which says that the number of transistors on a standard size computer chip will double each year. This is all well and good however, we are quickly approaching the limit of Moore’s Law with transistors being only a few atoms large.
One might ask why dose it matter is transistors are only a few atoms large, just use less atoms. Well weird things happen when you go “too” small electrons start to quantum tunnel through the transistor even if it is switched off. While this dose pose a limit on traditional computers, this dose allow for anew type of computer to be developed, the Quantum Computer, which takes advantage of this tunneling.
While it is possible that Moore’s Law is coming to a close, as we have reached the atomic limit, who’s to say that a new law will arise revolving around quantum computing. Though that is aways in the future as quantum computing is still new, and requires further development in order to available to the consumer market.
