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Chinese Scientists Boost 2D Semiconductor Growth by 1,000x

4/12/2026

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Chinese scientists developed a wafer-scale method to grow 2D semiconductors at growth rates 1,000 times faster.
The accelerated growth could meet demand for high-performance, low-power chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and large-language models.
As traditional semiconductor scaling hits physical limits, 2D semiconductors offer a potential solution.
Zhu Mengjian of the National University of Defence Technology says the scarcity of high-performance p-type materials hampers progress toward sub-5-nm 2D devices.

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Story summary

Chinese scientists developed a wafer-scale method to grow 2D semiconductors at growth rates 1,000 times faster.
The accelerated growth could meet demand for high-performance, low-power chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and large-language models.
As traditional semiconductor scaling hits physical limits, 2D semiconductors offer a potential solution.
Zhu Mengjian of the National University of Defence Technology says the scarcity of high-performance p-type materials hampers progress toward sub-5-nm 2D devices.