The end of the road for silicon?

被引:252
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作者
Schulz, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Inst Appl Phys, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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D O I
10.1038/21526
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Computer chips continue to shrink. But the discovery that a layer of silicon dioxide must be at least four to five atoms thick to function as an insulator suggests that silicon-based microchips will reach the physical limits of miniaturization early next century.
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