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2D chips

Published research

What happened

A Fudan University team reported WUJI in Nature: a 32-bit processor built from 5,900 transistors made of atom-thin MoS2, far beyond the previous record of 115.

Why it matters

Atom-thin semiconductors are widely seen as a key way to keep microprocessors improving.

Shanghai government news, 3 Apr 2025
How far from your life

Lab discovery

Atom-thin 2D semiconductor chips is on step 1 of 5. Usually 10 years or more from products, and most never get there.

Source
“far surpassing the previous world record of 115.”Shanghai government news, 3 Apr 2025

The bigger picture

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