Silicon chips set to continue to dominate into next decade.

[HoloDust]

Shadow1980 said:

HoloDust said:

There are few, haven't been checking for some time, but, IIRC, Germanium and some Gallium compounds.

Those elements are nowhere near as common as silicon, though, which is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust. What advantages would they have over silicon, and would their much lower abundance affect the price of computer chips?

Honestly, it's been a while since I've read anything on the matter (about a year or so), and it's not I'm really versed about it. I remember POET Technologies when it comes to GaAs, and lot of articles on Germanium and Silicon-Germanium.

I believe Fatslob-:O is more into matter, maybe he can chime in.