Transistor with 1nm Gate

[Arthur Hanson]

Although just a laboratory curiosity right now this could be paving the way for other materials besides silicon and allow even more node shrink than we have now. It will be interesting to see how many more outside the current box technologies come out and if they can be made into useful, real products. I have no doubt this will be but one of many options. We are very close to reaching the limit of current technology, but to think other advances and approaches aren't out there in the future would be naïve. Any thoughts or comments about where this technology may go or not go would be appreciated. Is this just going to be a lab curiosity or turn into something useful, or the tech being used in some other way?


Transistor with a 1nm gate size is the world’s smallest | Ars Technica

 

[U235]

No, not just just a lab curiosity, but vital cutting edge research.

This, or similar materials/ device structures, is where we'll end up after finFETs, then nanowire transistors I'm fairly sure. A good few years off, but we'll get there.

Thanks for the link Arthur.

 

[Arthur Hanson]

U235, when it comes to nanowires, you might look at the 3dXpoint memory technology by Micron/Intel.

 

[U235]

I mean silicon (or other) nanowire transistor structure. (Any descriptions of the working mechanism for 3dXpoint yet?)

 

[lefty]

No, not just just a lab curiosity, but vital cutting edge research.

This, or similar materials/ device structures, is where we'll end up after finFETs, then nanowire transistors I'm fairly sure. A good few years off, but we'll get there.

Thanks for the link Arthur.

Apparently, just finfets won't cut it for the 5nm node. They need III-V materials.