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After Silicon
Microprocessors made of a different semiconductor
Source: "Beyond CMOS: Logic Suitability of In0.7Ga0.3As HEMT"
D. H. Kim and J. A. del Alamo
Paper presented at the International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, April 24-27, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia
Results: MIT researchers have made a transistor out of a nonsilicon semiconductor that, in early stages of development, provides speed and performance similar to those of state-of-the-art silicon transistors while consuming less power.
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