The computer will be towards miniaturization, giant, network and intelligent four directions.
1, miniaturization: refers to a smaller, more powerful, more reliable, more convenient to carry, cheaper, more widely applicable computer.
2, giant: here the giant refers not to the volume, but refers to faster computing speed, storage capacity, more powerful giant computer, giant computer development focuses on the development of computer science and technology level.
3, networking: networking is the use of modern communications technology and computer technology, will be distributed in different locations of the computer connected to the support of the network software to achieve software, hardware, data resources **** enjoy.
4, intelligent: let the computer simulate human feelings, behavior, thinking process, etc., so that the computer has the visual, auditory, language, reasoning, thinking, learning, etc., to become an intelligent computer.
The future of the new type of computer will be in the following aspects of substantial breakthroughs:
1, photonic computers: the use of light as a medium of information transmission computer, with ultra-parallel processing capabilities and ultra-high-speed computing speed. 1990 at the end of January, Bell Labs developed the first successful photonic computer. At present, many key technologies of photonic computers, such as optical storage technology, optical memory, optoelectronic integrated circuits and so on have made significant breakthroughs. In addition to Bell Labs, other companies in Japan and Germany have invested heavily in the development of photonic computers, and more advanced photonic computers are expected to appear in the future.
2, biological (molecular) computers: the use of protein molecules constitute a biochip, in which the chip, information in the form of wave propagation, computing speed than today's latest generation of computers 100,000 times faster than the energy consumption is equivalent to only one-tenth of the ordinary computer, and has a huge storage capacity.
3, quantum computers: is a class of follow the laws of quantum mechanics for high-speed mathematical and logical operations, storage and processing of quantum information physical devices. The difference between traditional computers and quantum computers is that the former follow the laws of classical physics, while the latter follow the unique laws of quantum dynamics, is a new mode of information processing. At the same time, quantum computers are capable of realizing quantum parallel computing, which may be a billion times faster than current wafers. Quantum computers will allow artificial intelligence, science and technology to achieve unprecedented rapid development.