World’s smallest transistor, one nanometer wide, can improve performance of computing devices

Briefing

World’s smallest transistor, one nanometer wide, can improve performance of computing devices

December 6, 2016

Briefing
  • Smallest transistor – Researchers made world's smallest transistor just one nanometer wide, pushing past 5-nanometer limit of silicon transistors
  • Applications – Can lead to performance improvements in laptops, desktop PCs, mobile devices and other electronics, creating faster electronics and smaller devices
  • Next steps – Include figuring out how to pack number of transistors into chip before commercialization

Accelerator
Computation and Storage

Sector
Information Technology

Organization
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Source

Original Publication Date
October 10, 2016

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