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A 0.42-nanometer breakthrough could push transistors beyond silicon

Published

9 August 2026

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opportunities

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Semiconductors

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Taiwan

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Read at sciencedaily.com

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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.

◆ The Wire takeaway

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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1 source · 9 Aug 2026

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