# A microprocessor based on a two-dimensional semiconductor

> The advent of microcomputers in the 1970s has dramatically changed our society. Since then, microprocessors have been made almost exclusively from silicon, but the ever-increasing demand for higher integration density and speed, lower power consumption and better integrability with everyday goods ha...

## Metadata
- Authors: Stefan Wachter, Dmitry K. Polyushkin, Ole Bethge, Thomas Mueller
- Journal: Nature Communications
- Published: 2017-04-11
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14948
- Citations: 415
- Source: OpenAlex
- Access: Open Access

## Technology Hub
- Hub: Semiconductor Technology
- Discipline: Engineering / Materials Science
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## Abstract
The advent of microcomputers in the 1970s has dramatically changed our society. Since then, microprocessors have been made almost exclusively from silicon, but the ever-increasing demand for higher integration density and speed, lower power consumption and better integrability with everyday goods has prompted the search for alternatives. Germanium and III-V compound semiconductors are being considered promising candidates for future high-performance processor generations and chips based on thin-film plastic technology or carbon nanotubes could allow for embedding electronic intelligence into arbitrary objects for the Internet-of-Things. Here, we present a 1-bit implementation of a microprocessor using a two-dimensional semiconductor-molybdenum disulfide. The device can execute user-defined programs stored in an external memory, perform logical operations and communicate with its periphery. Our 1-bit design is readily scalable to multi-bit data. The device consists of 115 transistors and constitutes the most complex circuitry so far made from a two-dimensional material.

## Links
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14948
- OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2560834721
- PDF: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14948.pdf
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