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There are alternatives but they are difficult (expensive) to work with and not yet required so we keep using silicon for the 5nm node
by 6nf 10y ago
There are alternatives but they are difficult (expensive) to work with and not yet required so we keep using silicon for the 5nm node
- hyperpallium 10y agountil peak silicon EDIT the analogy with peak oil is not literal, but that just as uneconomical sources of oil (and of energy) became more economical when the price went up, the parent's "alternatives" will become more economical when present silicon technology gets more expensive (due to the lattice size for example, as discussed). Just as with oil, it doesn't necessarily mean we'll give up silicon. Though we might.
- jrockway 10y ago28% of Earth's mass is silicon, so I'm not too worried.