Researchers at McGill University say we’re reaching the limit:
The size of features in electronic circuits is shrinking every year, thanks to the aggressive miniaturization prescribed by Moore’s Law, which postulated that the density of transistors on integrated circuits would double every 18 months or so. This steady progress makes it possible to carry around computers in our pockets, but poses serious challenges. As feature sizes dwindle to the level of atoms, the resistance to current no longer increases at a consistent rate as devices shrink; instead the resistance “jumps around,” displaying the counterintuitive effects of quantum mechanics, says McGill Physics professor Peter Grütter.
Dr. Michio Kaku lays out some possibilities for the future:
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