Vertical Transistors: a slippery path towards the ultimate CMOS scaling KU Leuven
The semiconductor industry has largely relied on Moore’s law, based on the observation that every new generation of transistors has been better than the previous one in Power, Performance, Area and Cost (PPAC) metrics simultaneously. However, this trend is under a pressure now. The main issue is related to the enormous complexity of both technology and design, which drastically raises not only the manufacturing, but also the R&D costs. ...