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From: wws@rruxd.UUCP (W W Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Josephson Junctions
Summary: why can't we have some breakthroughs like this in the U.S.?
Message-ID: <358@rruxd.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 89 17:39:24 GMT
References: <4387@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <13288@steinmetz.ge.com> <4410@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <15405@cup.portal.com>
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In article <15405@cup.portal.com>, bcase@cup.portal.com (Brian bcase Case) writes:
> For a real JJ machine, see the most recent ISSCC proceedings.  "A 4b
> Josephson Data Processor Chip" presented by Hitachi described a JJ
> 4-bit microprocessor with 16 general registers and eight instructions.

This kind of news is discouraging.  A previous article said that IBM gave up
on JJ technology because it was a pain.  Apparently the Japanese persisted
and have something to show for it.  Is this another technology they're going
to dominate?  Why can't we develop some leading-edge technology that we can
export to them instead of us importing their chips?

I heard a forecast last week that unless we do something in the flat screen
and HDTV areas, we'll lose another couple million jobs by the turn of the
century.  We can't afford to continue this trend.  When will it turn around?

Wayne Scott