> Using non-silicon materials facilitates very tiny transistors—as small as 1 nm. However, as TSMC researchers acknowledge, the 1-nm process node is not likely to be used for years to come.
Is anyone else using non-silicon materials yet?
Is anyone else using non-silicon materials yet?
Gallium
It’s used in current-dense applications and leakage current is out boogeyman with silicon.
Source: I helped with a research project using Ge. Here's the paper if anyone is curious https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8653561