"Atomically Thin Transistors Grown on Computer Chips as Silicon Alternative"

MIT researchers have developed a low-temperature growth process that can "grow" layers of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials directly on top of a fully fabricated silicon chip to enable denser integrations. The technology allows 2D semiconductor transistors to be directly integrated on top of standard silicon circuits. The new process grows a smooth, highly uniform layer across an entire 8-inch wafer, and can grow a uniform layer of TMD material in less than an hour over entire 8-inch wafers.