The approach developed at IBM labs paves the way for circuit fabrication with large numbers of carbon nanotube transistors at predetermined substrate positions. The ability to isolate semiconducting nanotubes and place a high density of carbon devices on a wafer is crucial to assess their suitability for a technology – eventually more than one billion transistors will be needed for future integration into commercial chips. Until now, scientists have been able to place at most a few hundred carbon nanotube devices at a time, not nearly enough to address key issues for commercial applications.

Be cheaper just to buy POET wouldn't it?

And on the lighter side of this news cycle.....

TSMC is confident that the company will beat Samsung Electronics in ramping up production on its 10nm lines, according to the Taiwan-based foundry.

TSMC continued that in the 10nm FinFET race, Intel will be its major competitor.

Samsung disclosed during a recent technology forum in the US that the company plans to enter mass production of chips using its 10nm FinFET process by the end of 2016, about the same time as TSMC.

Intel might release its first chips made using 10nm process technology as early as in the middle of 2016, according to various tech media outlets.

TSMC is scheduled to hold its Taiwan Technology Symposium 2015 on May 28. At the upcoming event, the foundry is expected to talk about the progress and development of its FinFET manufacturing nodes.

TSMC chairman Morris Chang remarked earlier in 2015 that TSMC expects to gain a majority of market share in the FinFET segment in 2016.

POET on the other hand IS/HAS ENTERED the marketplace now/today/last week/last month/etc/etc....

Good stuff.

Competition is a healthy motivation for everyone.

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