From the course: Introduction to Quantum Computing
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What is quantum computing?
From the course: Introduction to Quantum Computing
What is quantum computing?
- After several decades of microchip success, we are now approaching its physical limitations. At some point, chips and their transistors will be closing in on the scale of atoms which will likely trigger quantum phenomenon. Electrons which are supposed to flow predictably will behave unpredictably and may pass through solid surfaces or even teleport mysteriously to another part of the chip, in what's called quantum tunneling. I'm serious. In other words, at some point, it's not going to be possible to miniaturize much further. However, we won't see the end of classically computing for some time. We'll be able to squeeze plenty of increased performance out of it. We should also anticipate that it will exist in concert with any new emerging computing platforms. Ultimately though, if we're going to enter the next era of computing to support our future needs, we'll need a new computing model that has significantly more processing performance. - Yeah, I think it's always hard to tell…
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