(PhysOrg.com) -- Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible.

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Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible. According to the ...

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The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a warning to chip manufacturers, claiming it has found a “'fundamental flaw” in the understanding of transistor noise. According ...