Smaller Chips May Depend on Vacuum Tube Technology by JOHN MARKOFF


By JOHN MARKOFF

The vacuum tube, a 100-year-old technology replaced by transistors, could make a comeback as a way to shrink computer chips beyond the limits of silicon.

Published: June 5, 2016 at 07:00PM

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