A team from Nanjing University’s School of Integrated Circuits and Huawei has developed the first molybdenum disulfide-based multi-bit parallel microprocessor.
The device, named Mengqi-1000 or Magic-1000 in English, was created using two-dimensional materials. It marks a global first for 2D semiconductors.
The work was published in Nature Electronics on Tuesday. Researchers said the chip overcomes silicon size limits to boost density and reduce data delays.
Two-dimensional materials such as molybdenum disulfide are atom-thin. This allows electrons to move stably and efficiently, supporting higher integration density on microchips.
