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AI chips could get faster with 30-nanometer embedded memory that cuts data shuttling

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The article discusses a scientific study on developing 30-nanometer embedded memory using aluminum scandium nitride to improve AI chip performance. Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo demonstrated that integrating memory with computing circuits can reduce data transfer bottlenecks, potentially leading to faster and more energy-efficient computing technologies.

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“Data centers that support AI must process and transfer vast amounts of data at very high speeds.”
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“Current computers have a fundamental limitation where calculation and data storage locations are physically separated.”
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“Data movement between computation and storage locations creates bottlenecks that limit speed and efficiency.”
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“Logic-embedded memory integrates computing and memory to reduce data travel distance.”
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“Aluminum scandium nitride retains information when powered off and resists high temperatures during fabrication.”
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“Previous studies focused on thinning single layers of aluminum scandium nitride rather than full multi-layer devices.”
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“A research team led by Professor Hiroshi Funakubo at Institute of Science Tokyo reduced memory device thickness to 30 nanometers.”
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Wikipedia evidence references a Japanese animated film ('Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback') and does not mention Professor Hiroshi Funakubo or memory device thickness research.
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“The 30-nanometer device uses platinum electrodes combined with aluminum scandium nitride thin films.”
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“Heat treatment of lower electrodes improved crystal alignment in thin films, maintaining performance at 20 nanometers.”
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“Electrodes in the device can be made as thin as 5 nanometers without performance degradation.”
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“The research was published in the journal Advanced Electronic Materials.”
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“The paper's DOI is 10.1002/aelm.202500451.”
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