Atomic-level simulations predict transistor scaling limits

As the global semiconductor industry enters the so-called 2-nanometer process era, the actual size of transistors—the core ...
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New zinc oxide-tellurium transistor replaces 75% of semiconductor components

Chipmakers face a difficult balancing act. Consumers want smarter devices with faster AI features, ...
Nanowerk

Atomic simulations reveal how far transistors can shrink

Simulations show which 2D transistor designs best control leakage as devices shrink, helping guide future chip scaling below ...
Nanowerk

Novel dual-gate transistor design enables stable 3D semiconductor stacking

Researchers developed a dual-modulated vertically stacked transistor that eliminates current leakage at nanoscale channel lengths, advancing low-power 3D chip integration. (Nanowerk News) Researchers ...
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New atom-level calculations show transistors could shrink below 4 nanometers

KAIST researchers have developed a simulation-based method to predict how small future transistors can ...
CNET

AMD revs up transistor designs

Advanced Micro Devices has brewed two new advanced transistor designs that it says will lead to higher chip performance. The chipmaker's researchers have created and demonstrated a new Fully Depleted ...
Nature

Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor Circuit Design

Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors (CNFETs) exploit the exceptional electrical characteristics of single-walled carbon nanotubes to create transistors with adjustable threshold voltages, high ...
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Synopsys and TSMC Pave the Path for Trillion-Transistor AI and Multi-Die Chip Design

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced its continued, close collaboration with TSMC to deliver advanced EDA and IP solutions on TSMC's most ...
TechSpot

MIT's 3D nanoscale transistors use quantum tunneling design to bypass physical limits

Why it matters: Silicon transistors are great, but just like any other object in the physical world, they are held back by a few limitations. The laws of physics put a bottleneck on performance and ...
Electronic Design

The Transistor Enters the Nanosheet Era

How does a nanosheet transistor compare with a FinFET? Issues involved in developing and manufacturing nanosheet transistors. Benefits of adopting nanosheet transistors in chip design. It’s the end of ...
EDN

Not All Design Limits Should Be Equal Especially For MOS Transistor Design

If you have designed blocks in submicron technologies you realize that supply voltages make circuit designs difficult. In the newer technologies, the supply voltage continues to shrink. So how does an ...
Electronic Design

History of the Transistor: How “Can You Hear Me Now” Led to Today’s Tech

The history of the transistor and similar types. How transistors made an impact on the world. How grudges eventually subside. Transistors are simple electronic devices that boost or switch electrical ...