4D Transistor, The Future of Electronics

The future of electronics may be silicon-free. Precisely the element that has allowed the birth, facilitating the expansion to the present day, it may not be necessary in the future. Researchers at Purdue University have in fact devised the new transistor that, in addition to using different materials from the classic silicon, have a four-dimensional structure, promising major developments in the world of technology.

At the core of these components are indium, gallium and arsenic , combined to create a league of new generation can also be used in the electronics industry. Made in the shape of a Christmas tree, owe their structure 4D to a vertical connection in parallel of more transistors and transistors compared to the current 3D offer a series of advantages both in terms of weight that of heat dissipation. Such devices could therefore find a space in the manufacture of integrated circuits, allowing it to assemble notebook ever lighter and able to heat up as little as possible.

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