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A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials. Researchers found that coating molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine lets manufacturers remove just the top layer of atoms much more safely during plasma processing.
A simple surface coating could make it easier to reliably make parts of next-generation computer chips using silicon and a promising new class of materials called transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD).
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Simple coating could make next-generation chip transistors easier to manufacture without damaging ultrathin layers
Inside computer chips are billions of tiny transistors made from silicon. But the material is approaching its limits. In an effort to build smaller, more capable devices, researchers are exploring how they might build transistors with other materials alongside silicon,
A new tabletop-sized device developed by engineers at the University of Texas at Austin could dramatically speed up semiconductor research while reducing costs. The technology has the potential to make advanced chip manufacturing more accessible and help accelerate innovations in electronics,
TOKYO—Atsuyoshi Koike dreams of making computer chips on the moon. First, though, he has to prove he can do it on earth. Koike is the public face of Japan’s multibillion-dollar effort to muscle back into an industry it used to dominate. He leads ...
The rapid advancement and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the machine learning models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar platforms, have posed new demands on the electronics engineering industry.
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New '3D' Computer Chips Could Extend Moore's Law, Study Shows
Putting the silicon membranes on the receiving wafer. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) In recent years, computer chip performance has bumped up against the physical limitations of the space available on integrated circuits.
President Donald Trump’s ambiguous plans for 100% tariffs on computer chips that aren’t made in the U.S. are stoking confusion among businesses
A memory chip shortage is driving up computer prices for consumers, reversing a decades-long drop in hardware costs.
