MIT Researchers Reveal More Efficient Way To Build Chips Below The 10nm Process

[Lucian Armasu]

MIT researchers developed a new method that allows the layers of interconnect patterns to "self-assemble" into much finer pattern lines. This new method should make it more cost-effective to go below the 10nm process node, compared to EUV lithography.

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[shrapnel_indie]

Interesting Read. Thanks.

 

[RomeoReject]

Man, we do some cool stuff as a species.

 

[Litho59]

While DSA is pretty amazing the dislocation defects encountered are at far to high a level for use in volume manufacturing.

 

[nicaragua37321]

MIT Engineers are extraordinary!

 

[mavikt]

@LITHO59
Furtunately such nuisances didn't prevent Edison from promoting the light bulb.

 

[Litho59]

An interesting comparison as in the early days Edison, I believe, promoted the light bulb a reviewer at a time, for a time just shorter than the time to failure of the filaments. Preservation did see that great invention succeed. Search SPIE papers on DSA for more info on challenges and probable limitations.

 

[cats_Paw]

"As we approach the size of atoms".
Am I the only one who is wondering how is it possible we went forward so much in that area, and so little in others?

I mean... Atoms guys... Atoms...

 

[hdmark]

@cats_paw yet comcast cant fix my internet 😛 (which seems to be close to the same speed i was getting 15 years ago)

 

[JamesSneed]

"As we approach the size of atoms".
Am I the only one who is wondering how is it possible we went forward so much in that area, and so little in others?

I mean... Atoms guys... Atoms...

People like computers pretty much universally even if it is just a "phone". So tons of money has went into chip design over the last 20 years. Now if we just had similar funding for other really big impact things like energy production.

 

[thelazy_1]

How about fiber-optic transistors? The speed of light goes up to 765 terahertz as I recall.

 

[thelazy_1]

How about a fiberoptic transistors finally. I hear Light can transmit 765 terahertz the last time I checked.