Graphene breakthrough threatens silicon's chip glory
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This time they mean it For years graphene has proved a cruel temptress for the semiconductor avant garde. The material - a layer of carbon atoms grouped in the ever popular honeycomb lattice - promised major performance gains over silicon. The problem with the stuff, however, has been arranging it in a large enough layer to replicate the 8- to 12-inch circular wafers favored by the major chip makers.â¦
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A custom chip powered a disputed demonstration of quantum computing by D-Wave Systems.
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Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have collaborated on new strained silicon technology, which stands to boost transistor speed. In a statement ahead of the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco
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A process for transforming semiconductor nanowires into metallic nanowires makes it possible to produce nanotransistors complete with nanoscale electrical connectors.
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We're used to computers becoming obsolete almost as soon as they leave the store because of rapid advances in chip technology, but the whole science of silicon chips is starting to show its age.
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liquid-crystal-on-silicon chips need further refinement
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Paris - One of the last frontiers of semiconductor technology - environments where electronic devices have to run at high power, in fierce heat or at lethal doses of radiation - may be about to fall.
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Prototype 90-nanometer radio chip promises more power than current CMOS technology.
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that's much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today's electronics.
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Based on a new theory, MIT scientists may be able to manipulate carbon nanotubes -- one of the strongest known materials and one of the trickiest to work with -- without destroying their extraordinary electrical properties. The work is reported in the Sept.
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Chip maker likely is making way for new products.
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The firm is planning new ways to shrink transistors and increase chip speed. Could "spintronics" replace silicon-based technology?
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The nanotube material, graphene, has better thermal conduction characteristics than copper, the usual heatsink material.
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Conventional silicon based microchips have been known to be problematic at high temperatures, often due to heat generated by the circuit within while operating at high frequencies.
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Specialist in nanomaterial manufacturing will use its process to develop silicon cells.
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New Japanese research into silicon carbide growth could revolutionise the electronics industry. A team of scientists has developed a method of making near-perfect silicon carbide crystals.
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Krishna Palem thinks introducing a little uncertainty into computer chips could extend battery life in mobile devices--and maybe the duration of Moore's Law, too.