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A 0.42-nanometer breakthrough could push transistors beyond silicon
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Fusion42 · 27 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and TSMC Corporate Research have engineered an ultrathin atomic interface layer enabling a 0.42-nanometer gate dielectric on monolayer MoS2 transistors, improving electrostatic control and carrier mobility for wafer-scale fabrication.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors.
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You face a new route to tiny transistors with stable performance thanks to a novel atomic buffer layer on 2D semiconductors. This opens a near-term avenue to scale chip manufacturing beyond silicon limits with existing wafer processes.
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