For decades, shrinking transistors have driven explosive increases in computing power, but those days are coming to an end. The question is: where do we go now? The 3D design is a major part of ...

Make a note of any electrical devices you find that do NOT rely on transistors. 3. Discuss your list with your team. Make a three-column chart like the one below. In the first column, identify the ...

A type of 3D FinFET transistor from Intel introduced in 2011 with its Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. The Tri-Gate design is considered 3D because the gate wraps around a raised source-to-drain ...

Another way is building 3D chips, which squeeze more transistors into the same area without making transistors smaller. Kim’s team did both, building a 3D chip out of vertically stacked 2D ...

In comparison to a vacuum tube, transistors are more reliable, power efficient and of lesser size. The transistor is a 3-terminal device which can be viewed as an electrically controlled switch. One ...