Will transistors be replaced?

IBM aims to replace silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes to keep up with Moore’s Law. A carbon nanotube that would replace a silicon transistor. IBM has developed a way that could help the semiconductor industry continue to make ever more dense chips that are both faster and more power efficient.

Do we still use transistors in computers?

Transistors are still used in all electronics and likely to be used for the foreseeable future. However, there are some promising technologies, such as carbon nanotubes being developed by IBM, graphene sheets, and black phosphorus that may one day replace the transistor we use today.

What is replacing transistors?

Integrated Circuits: The Next Generation The third generation of modern computers is known for using integrated circuits instead of individual transistors.

Do you think Moore’s law is still applicable today?

Moore’s Law is still valid, but its relevance has diminished in the face of new ways to measure processing power.

What is the future of transistors?

By improving on current building techniques, it’s likely that current transistors will be at least twice as small by 2010. With nearly a billion transistors on Intel’s latest processor that would mean four times as many transistors on a chip are theoretically possible.

What other materials technologies are possible replacements for current transistor manufacturing used in processors?

Graphene is the most conductive material that material researchers know of. Microchips that use graphene can sustain many more transistors than commonly used materials like silicon. This alone will make electronics more efficient.

How are modern transistors made?

The process of building transistors into a chip starts with a pure silicon wafer. It is then heated in a furnace to grow a thin layer of silicon dioxide on the top of the wafer. Once the base silicon level is done, metal connections will be fabricated on top to connect the different transistors together.