Before revision: Aims The driving idea in UE (also called molecular-scale electronics) is that properly designed “electroactive” molecules, of the size between 1 and 3 nm in length, can supplant silicon-based devices to reduce circuit component sizes, providing the ultimate concomitant increase in integrated circuit speeds.
After revision: Aims The driving idea in UE (also called molecular-scale electronics) is that properly designed "electroactive" molecules, of between 1 and 3 nm in length, can supplant silicon-based devices to reduce circuit component sizes, providing maximum concomitant increase in integrated circuit speeds.