For more than two years now when we talk about chip and microchips we do this by referring to the crisis that concerns them. Today, however, we have positive news for this world. In accordance to established da Fortune, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has discovered a new material that is used for the production of so-called wafer. This material would be dozens of times more productive compared to silicon, a material currently used to produce them.
MIT has discovered a new material for the production of chips and microchips: it could be the revolution we really need
For the sake of completeness of information, it must be said that the news does not specifically concern the discovery of new material. According to what we read from the source, the focus is the accusation of spying on a Chinese citizen by the United States of America. This citizen happens to be a researcher who took part in this research. But let's get back to the bomb. The new material is thecubic boron arsenide and has better properties than silicon for making microchips.
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MIT itself called it "the best semiconductor material ever discovered". According to the study, cubic boron arsenide is ten times more efficient as a heat conductor than silicon. It is also the best conductor of electrons and this is particularly important for the properties of a semiconductor. Materials such as boron arsenide could change the rules of the game in the industry.
However, it may take decades before boron arsenide-based chips become commercially available, if the technology is ever found viable. The material is expected to be used to produce better chips, more faster and more compact than today. It remains to be seen which companies will decide to rpro
