Computer Architecture

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FUTURE ARCHITECTURES

Historically, looking at academic research that’s close to transitioning to industry tends to accurately predict what will happen over the next decade. At present, research is still mostly done on semiconductor-based technologies, but there are some researchers looking at alternatives. While it’s hard to predict much further than a decade ahead, we’ll look at some current ideas that might one day go somewhere beyond the present electricity-based computing age. We’ll go roughly in order of uncertainty, starting with some close-to-market developments associated with the current “new golden age” of architecture, then traveling ...