A domestic research team says it has developed a technology that can produce an ultrathin two nanometer class semiconductor by using DNA.

The team led by new materials engineering professor Kim Sang-wook at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced its breakthrough on Monday.

The two-nanometer class technology increases the storage of semiconductors 100 times more than a 20-nanometer class semiconductor, which is the mainstream product on the market.

The newest technology also enables the attachment of chips to body parts, such as the skin or retinas.

The findings appeared on the January issue of international chemistry journal “Angewandte Chemie.”