
A team of scientists at the Tyndall National Institute have designed and fabricated the world's first
junctionless transistor that could revolutionize
IC chip manufacturing. Existing
ICs are based on junctions which turn the current off and on to control the device but in the
junctionless Tyndall device, the current flows in a very thin silicon wire and the flow of current is controlled by a ring structure that electrically squeezes the silicon wire to
control the current. These devices are easier to fabricate and can be made on a smaller scale than current junction devices which seem to be nearing their limit for miniaturization. The
junctionless devices also act more like a perfect transistor so they have less leakage current and could reduce power
consumption.
I wonder how a RF
junctionless transistor would behave. Any insights or thoughts?
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