Quantum tunneling results in record transistor performance
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling power consumption in mobile devices and large scale data centers is a pressing concern for the computer chip industry. Researchers from Penn State and epitaxial wafer maker IQE have created a high performance transistor that could help solve one of the vexing problems of todays MOSFET technology reducing the power demand whether the transistors are idle or switching.