Topological insulators potential to reduce transistor switching energy by factor of four
23 May 2024
|By David Haworth
- Topological insulators can reduce transistor switching energy by a factor of four
- Defeating Boltzman’s tyranny, which puts a lower limit on operating voltage
The theoretical study confirms a topological transistor would defeat Boltmann’s tyranny, a lower limit on operating energy
New FLEET research confirms the potential for topological materials to substantially reduce the energy consumed by computing.
The collaboration of FLEET researchers from University of Wollongong, Monash University and UNSW have shown in a theoretical study that using topological insulators rather than conventional semiconductors to make transistors could reduce the gate voltage by half, and the energy used by each transistor by a factor of four.