Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon's dominance
Monday, December 10, 2012 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Silicon's crown is under threat: The semiconductor's days as the king of microchips for computers and smart devices could be numbered, thanks to the development of the smallest transistor ever to be built from a rival material, indium gallium arsenide. Researchers have developed the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.