What Makes a Good Computer Device?

Key Points

• This analysis aims to identify the physical factors that contribute to the success of transistors in digital applications, as well as the shortcomings of alternative devices.
• Review of development projects focused on alternatives to silicon technology over the past 25 years.
• Identification of essential physical factors favoring transistors' performance in digital applications.
• Comparison of proposed alternative devices with existing technology.
• Transistors excel in digital applications due to critical physical factors such as switching speed and reliability.
• Proposed alternatives fail to meet the comprehensive requirements necessary for effective computer logic.
• Lack of attention to essential performance factors hampers the success of alternative switching devices.