MIT researchers create a super-fast and super-tough transistor

The ferroelectric material transistor could be used to make NVMe SSDs last a whole lot longer.

New Optical Switch Is Up to 1,000 Times Faster

The device can be switched between its two states a trillion times a second, which is up to 1,000 times faster than today's leading commercial transistors.

Beyond 1 and 0: creating successor to shrinking transistors

Scientists offer a solution to the fast-approaching physical minimum for transistor size: a multi-value logic transistor based on zinc oxide, capable of two stable intermediate states between 0 and 1.

More energy efficient transistors through quantum tunneling

Researchers have announced breakthroughs in the development of tunneling field effect transistors, a semiconductor technology that takes advantage of the quirky behavior of electrons at the quantum level.

Team designs world's smallest transistor

A team of Australian physicists has created the world

Researchers create super-small transistor, artificial atom powered by single electrons

A University of Pittsburgh-led team has created a single-electron transistor that provides a building block for new, more powerful computer memories, advanced electronic materials, and the basic components of quantum computers.

New transistors: an alternative to silicon and better than graphene

Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. This material has distinct advantages over traditional silicon or graphene for use in electronics applications.