One of the technological limits of The current one is linked to Moore’s law (A proposal linked to the number of transistors in a microchip doubles every 18 months). The problem is that everything has a limit. And Moore’s law too. Duplicating the transistors (the “neurons”) of a microchip is only possible if we reduce the space between them. This is how the microchips of 6 or 4 nanometers are born, The distance between one transistor and another.
In this way, if we get separate a transistor from another by a distance as nimia as a nanometer (one thousand millionth of one meter)there are no more possibilities. There is no more place. Unless we change the whole process.
Scientists around the world are using 2D Materials such as molybdenum disulfide and tungsten for microprocessorsat a time when integrated circuits based in silicon they approach the lYoMites fYoMiniaturization sicoseithern.
These materials They usually have a thickness of just one atom and present exceptional physical properties that give them a revolutionary functionality in new generation circuits.
A team of Chinese scientists have developed the CPU lingyu, The first high performance microprocessor developed entirely by China. Designed to withstand high performance computing, the RISC-V server chip also supports large models of open source language as Deepseek.
The advance, Posted in Naturedemonstrates how those responsible, led by Peng Zhou, introduced a microprocessor with a small instructions set architecture (RISC-V) Able to execute standard 32 -bit instructions in 5900 transistors and a complete standard cell library based on 2D semiconductor technology.
“Our combined manufacturing and design methodology has exceeded the important challenges associated with the integration at 2D circuit scale And it has allowed a pioneering prototype that shows the potential of the 2D integrated circuit technology beyond silicon, ”explains the study.
This advance is an important step in the environment of continuous commercial tensions and sanctions that have limited China’s access to advanced foreign manufacturing chips. What we still do not know is in what direction this step is.