MIT develops new transistor will change the way the chip operates

According to Wei Feng, Feb. 3, it is no exaggeration to say that transistors are almost everywhere around us. After all, it can be found on smartphones, computers, tablets, and even cars and refrigerators. In the past, only the very matched lattice material could be integrated on a single chip layer. But now, a new technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will change this situation. Researchers can integrate two materials with very inconsistent crystal lattice sizes - molybdenum disulfide and graphene on one layer. Manufactured a circuit element chip required by a general-purpose computer. And this latest research or contributes to the development of more powerful computers.

In fact, the transistor acts as a kind of variable current switch. All it can do is to allow or prevent the passage of charge. In this latest tunneling transistor processor, the charge passes through barriers through quantum mechanical effects. Not only can it be operated with very low power consumption, but it can also greatly increase the speed of chip operation.

Lin Yuxuan, a researcher, said: This is a completely new structure and will likely lead to new physics discussions. And Philip-Jim, professor of physics at Harvard University, believes: “The latest research shows that two completely different two-dimensional materials can be controlled and integrated into one layer and a horizontal heterostructure is obtained, which is impressive.”

In any case, it is certain that this new technology will have a huge impact on the future development of electronic products. Based on this, human beings will hopefully be able to create more advanced electronic equipment and instruments, and let us wait and see as to what extent we can achieve.