In a revolutionary step under chip manufacturing, the successful efforts are on to develop next-generation computer chips by use of DNA shapes to increase productivity of next generation circuits and computer chips. As reported under recent search, the Nature Nanotechnology can be used to engineer “DNA origami” to self organize on silicon.

This way origami can be employed as a support for electronic devices for just six billionths of a meter apart. This leads to development of smaller devices and fast computers. Six nanometer marks is better than the present industry standards. As it is already proved that DNA can be used to store and manipulate data as DNA in a test tube or within bacteria can solve out very simple computational tasks.

As the next generation task of electronic manufacturing is based upon favorable electronic properties like as carbon nanotubes or nanowires and to make operation of these tiny particles easy, it is the DNA helices that can be used as anchor point for them that can be used as small as six nanometers.

According to Spike Narayan, a science and technology manger at IBM’s Almaden research center, “The combination of this directed self-assembly with today’s fabrication technology eventually could lead to substantial savings in the most expensive and challenging part of the chip-making process.” However, complete, implementation of Technology, would take as long as 10 years as told by a source in IBM.