Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and National Taiwan University (NTU) have jointly disco

1nm Breakthrough: TSMC, MIT and NTU Extend Moore’s Law

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2021-05-28 18:30:06

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and National Taiwan University (NTU) have jointly discovered advanced beyond-silicon electronic technology that is key to breakthrough 1nm, increasing chip efficiency and continuing Moore’s Law, which came just after IBM announced the world’s first 2nm chipmaking technology breakthrough, pushing the limit of silicon electronic technology.

As the current semiconductor design and process using silicon approach 5nm and 3nm nodes, the number of transistors piled on a chip is also nearing physical limitations. The atomically thin two-dimensional semiconductors have long been given hope for realizing high-performance electronic devices and breaking through current limitations in downscaling .

However, high contact resistance and poor current-delivery capability are critical and unresolved issues that have hindered the improvement of two-dimensional semiconductor transistors.