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Might be worth reading up to understand how much the speed Electrons can move at matters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity https://en.wikipedi
by Veratyr 11y ago
Might be worth reading up to understand how much the speed Electrons can move at matters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity
TL;DR: "The speed at which energy or signals travel down a cable is actually the speed of the electromagnetic wave, not the movement of electrons. Electromagnetic wave propagation is fast and depends on the dielectric constant of the material. In a vacuum the wave travels at the speed of light and almost that fast in air."
- dogma1138 11y agoWhile that's true for simple conductive cables that's not the case for semi-conductors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_velocity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_velocity Especially since there are some semi-conductors which actually require you to move electrons, like e.g. flash memory ;)