FinFET
/ˈfɪnfɛt/
a transistor architecture where the channel rises vertically like a fin, enabling better current control at small scales
FinFET in a sentence
“The industry adopted FinFET at the 22nm node to combat leakage current in planar transistors.”
Origin of FinFET
Acronym: Fin Field-Effect Transistor; named for its fin-shaped silicon protrusion
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