Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleA sound barrier for silicon?AuthorsMuller, David A.AbstractFor the first time in thirty five years, the clockspeed of the fastest commercial computer chips has not increased. Is the semiconductor industry just pausing for breath or about to suffer a fate similar to that of aerospace?SubjectsSILICON; INTEGRATED circuits; ELECTRONIC circuits; ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR industry; PHYSICSPublicationNature Materials, 2005, Vol 4, Issue 9, p645ISSN1476-1122Publication typeArticleDOI10.1038/nmat1466