Nanoelectronic

Nanoelectronics refers to the use of nanotechnology in electronic components. The term covers a diverse set of devices and materials, with the common characteristic that they are so small that inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties need to be studied extensively. Some of these candidates include: hybrid molecular/semiconductor electronics, one-dimensional nanotubes/nanowires or advanced molecular electronics. Nanoelectronic devices have critical dimensions with a size range between 1 nm and 100 nm. Recent silicon MOSFET technology generations are already within this regime, including 22 nanometers CMOS nodes and succeeding 14 nm, 10 nm and 7 nm FinFET generations. Nanoelectronics is sometimes considered as disruptive technology because present candidates are significantly different from traditional transistors.

Read more in the app