Sustaining Moore's law with 3D chips

Journal Article · 01 August 2017 · Computer

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/mc.2017.3001236· OSTI ID:1389592

DeBenedictis, Erik P. ^[1]; Badaroglu, Mustafa ^[2]; Chen, An ^[3]; Conte, Thomas M. ^[4]; Gargini, Paolo ^[5]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Qualcomm, San Diego, CA (United States)
3. Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC), Durham, NC (United States)
4. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
5. International Roadmap for Devices and Systems

Here, rather than continue the expensive and time-consuming quest for transistor replacement, the authors argue that 3D chips coupled with new computer architectures can keep Moore's law on its traditional scaling path.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1389592
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 1506585
• Report Number(s): SAND--2017-9177J; 656561
• Journal Information: Computer, Journal Name: Computer Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 50; ISSN 0018-9162
• Publisher: IEEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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