European scientists from both academia and industry have begun the new research project COMPOSE3, which is focused on an alternative approach to extend Moore’s Law. The goal is to reduce costs and improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices ranging from mobile phones to supercomputers. The project is based on the use of new materials to replace incumbent silicon, and on taking an innovative design approach where transistors are stacked vertically (3D stacking).
Coordinated by IBM Research in Zurich, Switzerland, COMPOSE3 is a scientific collaboration between industry, research organizations and small- and medium-size enterprises from six European countries: STMicroelectronics, CEA-Leti and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France; University of Glasgow in the UK; Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork in Ireland; DTF Technology GmbH in Germany; and Fundación IMDEA Materiales in Spain.
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