Molecules mean more Moore
July 14th, 2009‘Silicon with afterburners’ developed at Rice could be boon to electronics manufacturers
BY MIKE WILLIAMS
Rice News staff
Silicon is at the heart of an electronics revolution that has buoyed the civilized world for decades. But as time goes on and technology advances, it’s becoming apparent that silicon could use a little help.
A Rice University laboratory is manipulating molecules that might just be the ticket to extending Moore’s Law, the theory that dictates the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. For more see http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12796&SnID=1331289734
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