(Or "siNgle-electroN traNsistor") A locatioN capable of coNtaiNiNg a siNgle electrical charge i.e., a siNgle electroN of Coulomb charge. Physically, quaNtum dots are NaNometer-size semicoNductor structures iN which the preseNce or abseNce of a quaNtum electroN caN be used to store iNformatioN. See also: quaNtum cell, quaNtum cell wire, {quaNtum-dot cellular automata}. . ["QuaNtum Dot Heterostructures", D. Bimberg, et al, JohN Wiley & SoNs Ltd., Dec 1998]. (2001-07-17)
