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3
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OP07
5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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sma
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hnol.
11,283
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haber
t,J.Phys.
D:A
ppl.
Phys.
40,R
63
(2007)
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berm
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11
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sity
of
Cal
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13
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berm
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AM
OP07
14
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sity
of
Cal
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berm
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15
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Let
t.82,182
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haber
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aim
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ax,and
A.Per
ret,
Phys.
Pla
smas11,4081
(2004)
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berm
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AM
OP07
16
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sity
of
Cal
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mitt
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ppl.
Phys.
95,4559
(2004)
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berm
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17
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sity
of
Cal
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Lie
berm
anD
AM
OP07
18
Un
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sity
of
Cal
iforn
ia, B
erke
ley
PL
AS
MA
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aim
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ber
man,
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sma
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berm
anD
AM
OP07
19
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sity
of
Cal
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Lie
berm
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AM
OP07
20
Un
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sity
of
Cal
iforn
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AS
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talk
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1933
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ther
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orld
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mas
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umtu
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and
perh
aps
only
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ns.”
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cs,M
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1949
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V.N
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rd,N
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,1998
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berm
anD
AM
OP07
21
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sity
of
Cal
iforn
ia, B
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ley
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AS
MA
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Lie
berm
anD
AM
OP07
22
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sity
of
Cal
iforn
ia, B
erke
ley
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AS
MA
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ale
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ns)
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berm
anD
AM
OP07
23
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sity
of
Cal
iforn
ia, B
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ley
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PIE
INT
HE
SK
Y†
•“3
Dch
ips”
(hea
tre
mov
allim
itof
200
W/c
m2)
•“S
ingl
e-m
olec
ule
tran
sist
ors”
(not
muc
hsm
alle
rth
anC
MO
Str
an-
sist
ors)
•“S
ingl
e-el
ectr
ontr
ansi
stor
s”(n
eed
low
tem
pera
ture
s)
•“C
ross
-bar
com
puti
ng”
(rep
lace
relia
ble
CM
OS
swit
ches
wit
hde
fect
-pr
one
nano
wir
esw
itch
es)
•“S
elf-as
sem
bled
,DN
A-b
ased
com
pute
rs”
(we
each
own
one
alre
ady)
•“Q
uant
umco
mpu
ting
”(e
xpon
enti
ally
fast
erco
mpu
tati
onfo
rni
che
appl
icat
ions
;e.
g.co
debr
eaki
ng)
†Fro
ma
Joe
Hillunio
nso
ng,The
Pre
ach
erand
the
Sla
ve,1911
Lie
berm
anD
AM
OP07
24
Un
iver
sity
of
Cal
iforn
ia, B
erke
ley
PL
AS
MA
CO
NC
LU
SIO
NS
•C
MO
Ssc
ales
to24
-ato
mga
tele
ngth
sin
2020
•C
MO
Spr
oduc
tim
prov
emen
tsco
ntin
uefa
rbe
yond
2020
•P
lasm
are
acto
rre
sear
chan
dde
velo
pmen
tw
illin
tens
ifyto
mee
tth
ese
need
s
•D
ispl
acin
gC
MO
Sbe
yond
2020
isun
likel
y;ot
her
tech
nolo
gies
will
bein
tegr
ated
into
the
CM
OS
plat
form
Dow
nloa
dth
ista
lk:
http
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ww
.eec
s.be
rkel
ey.e
du/∼
liebe
r
W.P
.A
llis
(1901–1999)
Co-founder
ofth
eG
EC
Lie
berm
anD
AM
OP07
25