 The �4m funding will help develop new processor technology |
Experts in microtechnology at Glasgow University have received a �4m funding boost to help develop the next generation of computers. The cash will be used on a major nanoelectronics research project which will primarily develop microprocessors.
The news comes as the university's new James Watt Nanofabrication Centre was opened on Thursday.
Experts said the research could also be used in numerous medical, safety and imaging applications.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding will assist five teams from the university to develop transistor technologies required for future generations of integrated circuits.
Professor Iain Thayne said: "This project between the departments of electronics and electrical engineering and physics and astronomy will deliver key information and understanding which will enable the semiconductor industry to continue to be one of the most successful on the planet in the coming decades."
The James Watt Nanofabrication Centre is a new facility which brings together many different research groups working in engineering and the physical and life sciences.
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