nanoelectronics
Microscopic circuit technology
Nanoelectronics is the field of electronics dealing with components measured in nanometers—billionths of a meter.
At this scale, transistors and circuits approach the size of molecules, where quantum effects become significant.
Modern computer chips rely on nanoelectronics to pack billions of transistors onto surfaces smaller than a fingernail.
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
- dielectricPolarizable electrical non-conductor
Acid-incised metal print
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
self-assembly · wafer · substrate · cleanroom · patterning · deposition · thin-film · sputtering
Metric unit, billion-fold smaller
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- nodeConnection point in networks
- pitchFrequency of sound
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
Digging underground passages
- qubitsQuantum computing's basic units
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- decoherenceLoss of quantum coherence
Biological chemical detection device
- nanosensorTiny device detecting changes
- wearableAble to be worn
- neuromorphicMimicking neural structure
- implantableCapable of bodily insertion
graphene
Monolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- germaniumAtomic number thirty-two
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
doping · self-assembly · wafer · substrate · cleanroom · patterning · deposition · thin-film · sputtering · annealing
nanometer
Metric unit, billion-fold smaller
tunneling
Digging underground passages
- qubitsQuantum computing's basic units
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
nanowire
Nanoscale conductive filament
- nanotubeNanoscale carbon cylinder
biosensor
Biological chemical detection device
- nanosensorTiny device detecting changes
- wearableAble to be worn
- neuromorphicMimicking neural structure
- Nanotechnanoparticle, nanotube, nanowire, nanomaterial, nanotech
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, carbon nanotube, nanobots, carbon nanotubes, nanorobots
- Nanoelectronicsnanowires, carbon nanotubes, molecular switches, nanofabrication, self-assembly
- nanophysicsquantum dots, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes
electronic, electronics, electron, nano, nanoscale, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, microelectronics, nanomedicine