Robert W Keyes 2005 Rep. Prog. Phys. 68 2701 doi:10.1088/0034-4885/68/12/R01
Physical limits of silicon transistors and circuits
REVIEW ARTICLERobert W Keyes
Show affiliationsA discussion on transistors and electronic computing including some history introduces semiconductor devices and the motivation for miniaturization of transistors. The changing physics of field-effect transistors and ways to mitigate the deterioration in performance caused by the changes follows. The limits of transistors are tied to the requirements of the chips that carry them and the difficulties of fabricating very small structures. Some concluding remarks about transistors and limits are presented.
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85.30.De Semiconductor-device characterization, design, and modeling
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Issue 12 (December 2005)
Received 27 April 2005, in final form 11 August 2005
Published 19 September 2005
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Physical limits of silicon transistors and circuits
Robert W Keyes 2005 Rep. Prog. Phys. 68 2701
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