Last week saw Professor Peng Lian-mao from Peking University come to Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He was invited to give the 197th lecture in the SUSTech Lecture Series. His lecture was on “Electronics after 2020: Opportunities and Challenges of Carbon-Based Electronics.”
Peng Lian-mao was elected as a Glasstone Fellow of Oxford University and a Presidential Scholar of the International Electron Microscopy Society in 1990. He has been nominated the chief scientist of the National 973 Program and Key Research and Development Program four times.
Professor Peng Lian-mao started his lecture by talking about the development of silicon chips and transistor types. He pointed out that different types of elements need to be used in manufacturing silicon chips today, that are currently pushing the boundaries of technological development. Intel has been the leader in silicon logic chip technologies for at least three years, so China needs to continue its hard work in this field to catch up.
Peng Lian-mao outlined the future development of silicon chips. He pointed out that the International Semiconductor Technology Roadmap Committee proposed the future is in carbon-based nanotubes. He stepped through the advantages of carbon-based nanotubes and further elaborated on the premise of carbon nanotube technology. Professor Peng Lian-mao talked about the challenges of carbon nanotube technology, as well as their advantages and the concerns of industry.
SUSTech students and faculty members in the audience were full of questions for Professor Peng Lian-mao, who tackled each one with insight.
