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I think this is a faulty analogy. The data is still encoded (or, at least, interpreted) as digital data, except that instead of each bit being just 0 or 1, you
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
I think this is a faulty analogy. The data is still encoded (or, at least, interpreted) as digital data, except that instead of each bit being just 0 or 1, you can have components that represent 0 to n. But each state is still discrete, the only difference is whether representing, say, 0 to 3 requires 2 components (2 bits) or a single component (a qit?).
- arcticbull 3y agoIsn't that just how MLC NAND works though? Also the article is just describing memristor memory isn't it? Intel's been shipping Optane memristor based memory (which they deny, but others are skeptical of the denial) for years, so clearly I'm missing something.
- meling 3y agoActually, Intel has discontinued Optane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_XPoint https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_XPoint https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/29/intel_optane_memory_dead/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/29/intel_optane_memory_d...
- cubefox 3y agoOptane was PCM , not ReRAM (memristor).
- noam_k 3y ago> ... representing, say, 0 to 3 requires 2 components (2 bits) or a single component (a qit?). I think the term you're looking for is trit (ternary/trinary digit).