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Wait! There is commodity hardware that relies on electron tunneling?!
by x86_64Ubuntu 6y ago
Wait! There is commodity hardware that relies on electron tunneling?!
- LeifCarrotson 6y agoYep. Welcome to the future! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_electron_emission#Fowler%E2%80%93Nordheim_tunneling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_electron_emission#Fowler...
- freeqaz 6y agoSlightly more specific: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory?wprov=sfti1 Go to "Writing and erasing". It links to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_injection?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_injection?wprov=sfti1