A foundry-inspired workflow — developed through 130 batches of test-driven process optimization — can be used to fabricate wafer-scale integrated circuits based on monolayer molybdenum disulfide transistors with high yields and a fully interconnected 120-transistor microprocessor.
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Li, X., Lanza, M. Building two-dimensional microprocessors with a foundry-inspired strategy. Nat Electron 9, 123–124 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-026-01567-7
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