For nearly two decades, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have been studied as a complement or possible successor to silicon transistors, promising smaller, faster and more energy-efficient ...

Chinese scientists unveil the world’s smallest ferroelectric transistor with ultralow power and tiny gate for future AI chips ...

Breakthrough said to overcome long-standing limitations of traditional ferroelectric transistors, ‘paving way for large-scale application’.

Advances in materials and architecture could lead to silicon-free chip manufacturing thanks to a new type of transistor.

A transistor is a tiny but powerful electronic component that acts like a switch or an amplifier. It is made from a semiconductor material, usually silicon, and has three legs for connection to ...

75 years ago this month, research scientists working at Bell Labs first created, then unveiled to the world a new device—the point contact transistor. Some call it the greatest invention of the 20th ...

Researchers at Peking University in China have developed the world’s smallest and most energy-efficient ...

By applying voltage to electrically control a new "transistor" membrane, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National ...

Many things about diamonds seem eternal, including the many engineering problems related to making them work as a silicon ...

The future began 75 years ago this week with the invention of something small that’s considered the most manufactured item in human history. Odds are, you are surrounded by them right now. The ...