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HTTP:: Silicon Nanowires Could Make Transistors Obsolete
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There is no doubt in any reasonable person's mind that the future of electronics will be entirely based on nanostructures, from wires to switches. Carbon nanotubes are one possible line of development, but their silicon-based counterparts are not far behind, as evidenced by the research conducted by IBM expert Frances Ross in her laboratory. She is using extremely powerful electron microscopes to analyze mushroom-shaped silicon nanowires, less than one-thousandth the width of a human hair in diameter, the New York Times informs. One of the main reasons why labs around the world are currently orienting their efforts towards studying structures at the nanoscale is the fact that transistor technology is currently reaching its fundamental physical limits of miniaturization. The boom that allowed for the size of conventional transistors to be made smaller and smaller is now deflating, and soon the maximum limits will be reached. Therefore, coming up with an alternative before !
this happens is important, as this would avert a global stagnation in terms of electronics and computer technology. And the abrupt end of this trend is not that far away. In spite of the fact that the microprocessor industry, for instance, approaches the ability of setting individual molecules in place, the limits are almost reached...
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