As there is a finite number of transistors that can be effectively packed onto a silicon chip, researchers have been searching for an alternative to silicon that would allow integrated circuit ...

Big Blue is working on a new type of transistor it says will vastly increase performance and reduce power consumption of chips in the coming decade. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET ...

This resource provides clear explanations of how switching regulators work and how voltage boosting is achieved efficiently ...

An upgrade to the transistor laser developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could boost computer processor speeds through the formation of two stable energy states and the ability ...

In the world of low power semiconductors, everything seems so simple. Transistors divide cleanly into two families that seem to have little in common, other than the materials they use. There is the ...

Field-effect transistors based on carbon nanotubes have been shown to be faster and less energy consuming than their silicon counterparts. However, ensuring these advantages are maintained for ...