Worlds first ultra-thin low energy molybdenite microchip tested

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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 01:18

Back in February, Darren Quick wrote about the unique properties of Molybdenite and how this material, previously used mostly as a lubricant, could actually outshine silicon in the construction of transistors and other electronic circuits. In brief: it's much more energy efficient than silicon, and you can slice it into strips just three atoms thick - meaning that you can make transistors as much as three times smaller than before, and make them flexible to boot. Well, the technology has now been proven with the successful testing of the world's first molybdenite microchip in Switzerland. Does this mean Lausanne will become known as "Molybdenite Valley?".. Continue Reading World's first ultra-thin, low energy molybdenite microchip testedSection: ElectronicsTags: Chip, Graphene, Molybdenite, Nanoscale, Semiconductors, Transistor Related Articles: Molybdenite outshines silicon and graphene for electronic applications MIT researchers give graphene band gap and open the door for post-silicon electronic devices Tyndall National Institute create first junctionless transistor Researchers push miniaturization even further with finFET transistors World’s thinnest material used to create world's smallest transistor Scientists stick with silicon to extend Moore's Law