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China’s new silicon-free chip beats Intel with 40% more speed and 10% less energy
Peking University researchers have developed a 2D transistor that operates 40% faster and uses 10% less energy than leading silicon chips.
The Chinese team’s breakthrough revolves around a bismuth-based transistor that outperforms the most advanced commercial chips from Intel, TSMC, Samsung, and Belgium’s Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre. With transistors based on this technology capable of running 1.4 times faster than the most advanced silicon-based chips at 90% of their energy consumption, the PKU team is now working on scaling up production. “This work demonstrates that 2D GAAFETs do exhibit comparable performance and energy efficiency to commercial silicon-based transistors, making them a promising candidate for the next technology node,” Peng wrote in the research paper.
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