Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Subject: Re: IBM - New SUB-Nanometer STACKED Chip Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 12:05:56 +0200 Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: <111sup8$349r$3@toylet.eternal-september.org> <111tkdh$a0h0$1@toylet.eternal-september.org> <1120hkl$14c6l$2@toylet.eternal-september.org> <1121sth$1ie1h$1@dont-email.me> <112kv9c$3ee5r$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net vdPBX/ueLKSrHGr7qVguDQSMvz8B9IRxDy+Wrhb0yEUjb9+qRi Cancel-Lock: sha1:Rf7fGr+FioO0H3r5CPGqqI0NB8M= sha256:6iY6a5rdiYGW6zN1cTx3hpu2hIebDc2W2CgsRCbILr0= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <112kv9c$3ee5r$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:88776 alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:44536 On 2026-07-08 09:46, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:09:52 -0400, Paul wrote: > >> Historically, we've made good use of quantum mechanical "tunneling", >> which is finding a way underneath energy barriers. > > Transistors wouldn’t work without that. > > Heck, even vacuum tubes wouldn’t work without tunnelling. Huh? Not sure I ever heard of that. Maybe my memory is failing. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;