Photos: Rethinking the future of chips
Imprint lithography is among the many emerging technologies that could extend the life of Moore's Law.
Rethinking the future of chips
In imprint lithography, a transparent template is used as a mold to create a circuit pattern in a silicon wafer.
Credit: Molecular Imprints
Rethinking the future of chips
Holes created through imprint lithography measure 60 nanometers in diameter. In current chips, the average feature size is 90 nanometers, while some of the smallest parts are 60 nanometers.
Credit: Molecular Imprints
Rethinking the future of chips
Thirty-nanometer L-shaped lines are created through imprint lithography.
Credit: Molecular Imprints
