Karl Skjonnemand: The self-assembling computer chips of the future
卡尔·斯乔尼曼: 未来的自组装计算机芯片
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inside of your body.
by the miniaturization of transistors,
in the circuits
through decades of development
in science and engineering
vast amounts of computing,
that we all experience and enjoy today.
of transistors is slowing down.
at exactly the same time
is continuing relentlessly
面部识别以及现实增强,
facial recognition or augment our reality
进行无人驾驶。
our treacherous, chaotic roads.
with the appetite of our software,
in the development of our technology
with software could, in fact, be limited
of an old smartphone or tablet
在不断增多的软件更新
加载缓慢甚至是停滞卡顿。
of software updates and new features.
它们运转得还不错。
when we bought it not so long ago.
have eaten up all the hardware capacity
is very well aware of this
all sorts of creative solutions,
to quantum computing
in alternative architectures
and efficient circuits.
will take quite some time,
immediate solution to this problem.
of transistors is slowing down
of the manufacturing process.
a big, bulky device,
很大、很笨重的设备,
晶体管才不断变小。
of continuous development,
transistor features dimensions
a billion transistors
我将提供一些数据:
which is essentially invisible,
the width of a human hair.
is much smaller,
the width of a human hair.
现在就被你揣在兜里。
in your pocket right now.
更小的晶体管在芯片中,
smaller transistors on a chip,
more efficient switches.
和更高效率的电子设备,
and higher efficiency electronics
在一个纯晶硅片上
layer by layer,
都被投射在
of the circuit is projected
the light-sensitive material
in the underlying layers.
dramatically improved over the years
得到了极大的改进,
performance we have today.
get smaller and smaller,
the physical limitations
for doing this patterning
高达1亿多美金。
more than 100 million dollars each.
都需要采购大量的这些设备。
contain dozens of these machines.
这个方法是长期可行的吗?
Is this approach long-term viable?
this chip manufacturing
对芯片制造方法做出改变,
and much more cost-effective way
and mimicking nature
of our transistors.
takes every tiny feature of the circuit
电路的每一个微小特征
of an integrated circuit,
一个集成电路的结构、
被重复了数百万次。
millions of times.
of this periodicity
manufacturing technique.
精细图案的制作工作,
of the fine patterning,
technology to its limits and beyond.
in many different places,
这将会是有效的解决方法。
同理可用于芯片产业。
it should be good enough for us.
occurring, robust self-assembly
应用到半导体的生产中去。
of our semiconductor technology.
几十纳米的聚合物链组成,
just a few tens of nanometers in length.
就像我青春期的儿女。
or my teenage son and daughter.
frustration in the system,
there are billions of these,
包含着数十亿个这样的聚合物链,
try to stick together,
try to separate from each other
一种系统的张力。
a tension in the system.
蠕动直到形成一个形状。
until a shape is formed.
that is formed is nanoscale,
and it's long range,
for our transistor arrays.
of different sizes
选用一种对称分子,
a symmetrical molecule,
are similar length,
structure that is formed
of our polymer chains
frustration in the system.
more elaborate structures
is significantly shorter than the other.
that forms in this case
forming a tight ball in the middle,
相互排斥的聚合物链中,
opposing polymer chains,
the cylinders, the periodicity,
we make the polymer chains
molecular engineering
同时也符合我们设计的周期性。
the size and periodicity of our design.
chemical engineering,
所需的纳米级特征。
that we need for our transistors.
to self-assemble these structures
to position these structures
in the integrated circuit.
the self-assembled structures,
of the self-assembled structures
a fine, 40-nanometer line,
精细的、40纳米长的线形,
而言是非常困难的,
with conventional projection technology,
a 120-nanometer guide structure
一个120纳米的导向结构,
3个40纳米长的线形排列在一起。
of the 40-nanometer lines in between.
最困难的精细复写。
the most difficult fine patterning.
"directed self-assembly."
直接自组装法。
needs to align almost perfectly,
都会导致晶体管的失效。
could cause a transistor failure.
of transistors in our circuit,
molecularly perfect system.
of these materials
nanoscopic defects.
is an exciting new disruptive technology,
全新的,令人激动的颠覆性技术。
that we could, in fact, introduce it
manufacturing process
if we're successful,
miniaturization of transistors,
expansion of computing
be the dawn of a new era
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Karl Skjonnemand - Technology developerAs a passionate technology leader, Karl Skjonnemand has a hunger for solutions to advanced technology problems.
Why you should listen
Karl Skjonnemand has launched several new products and built new business in different industries with novel materials. He currently leads a diverse group of R&D teams working on innovative materials for semiconductor applications.
Skjonnemand grew up overseas then returned home to the UK where he studied physics followed by a PhD in molecular electronics. Since 1999, he's worked in industrial research and development in Taiwan, Japan, USA and the UK. He's a strong believer that thought diversity within R&D creates a powerhouse for innovation.
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