unlike graphene, the existence of bandgaps (1-2 eV) in the layered semiconductor molybdenum disulphide, combined with mobility enhancement by dielectric engineering, offers an attractive possibility of using single-layer molybdenum disulphide field-effect transistors in low-power switching devices. However, the complicated process of fabricating single-layer molybdenum disulphide with an additional high-k dielectric layer may significantly limit its compatibility with commercial fabrication. Here we show the first comprehensive investigation of processfriendly multilayer molybdenum disulphide field-effect transistors to demonstrate a compelling case for their applications in thin-film transistors. our multilayer molybdenum disulphide field-effect transistors exhibited high mobilities ( > 100 cm 2 V − 1 s − 1 ), near-ideal subthreshold swings (~70 mV per decade) and robust current saturation over a large voltage window. With simulations based on shockley's long-channel transistor model and calculations of scattering mechanisms, these results provide potentially important implications in the fabrication of highresolution large-area displays and further scientific investigation of various physical properties expected in other layered semiconductors.