In The official IBM website appeared a press release on the creation of its engineers processor of carbon nanotubes. Scientists believe that this material will be an alternative to silicon in microelectronics, as further miniaturization latter rests on the capabilities of the material. As for transistors from carbon nanotubes, their size can be as little as a few tens of atoms, and in addition, the movement of electrons in them faster than in silicon analogues, which makes this material generally more preferred.
Returning to the development of IBM should be noted that the said processor consists of 10 000 working transistors. This is the first processor of carbon nanotubes similar complexity, and in the process of its creation perfected technologies that in the near future can be used to establish commercial production of such processors. The press release also mentioned the main challenges faced by researchers in their work. This is, first of all, the separation of nanotubes during their production, and their exact positioning within the crystal. However, according to Supratika Guha (Supratik Guha), IBM Director in the study of physics, the company has successfully developed ways to overcome these and other difficulties.
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