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So you're saying a 10nm structure is about ~20 atoms long? So basically proving parents point...
by dr_zoidberg 9y ago
So you're saying a 10nm structure is about ~20 atoms long? So basically proving parents point...
- T-A 9y agoNo, saying that we are still an order of magnitude away from dealing with individual atoms. The current slowdown is more about light than about atoms; the move to EUV lithography [1] has proved to be very challenging [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ultraviolet_lithography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ultraviolet_lithograph... [2] https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/nanotechnology/euv-lithography-finally-ready-for-chip-manufacturing https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/nanotechnology/euv-...