Semiconductor industry switches to hafnium-based transistors Plagued by quantum tunneling
Posted by sciencewatch on 6 Feb 2008 6:18 pm. Filed under General Science News.
Semiconductor industry switches to hafnium-based transistors
Plagued by quantum tunneling of charge carriers through gate insulators, chip manufacturers are shifting to high-dielectric-constant materials that maintain sufficient capacitance and reduce power leaks.