Microchips

Zeloof spun hand-cut, half-inch squares of polysilicon, each to become a separate chip, on a small homemade turntable at 4,000 revolutions per minute to coat them with the photosensitive material needed to transfer his design onto the…

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm, the semiconductor design firm, saying that the blockbuster deal would unfairly stifle competition.“The FTC is suing to block the largest semiconductor chip merger…

The surge in demand for high-tech products triggered by working from home, lockdown ennui, and a shift to ecommerce has only continued, taking many by surprise, says David Yoffie, a professor at Harvard Business School who previously served…

In 1965, Gordon Moore, an electronics engineer and one of the founders of Intel, wrote an article for the 35th anniversary issue of Electronics, a trade magazine, that included an observation that has since taken on a life of its own. In…

Samsung is using artificial intelligence to automate the insanely complex and subtle process of designing cutting-edge computer chips.The South Korean giant is one of the first chipmakers to use AI to create its chips. Samsung is using AI…

Like anyone who designs computer chips for a living, James Myers is, at his core, a silicon guy. “Silicon is brilliant,” he says. Brilliant because it’s a natural semiconductor—able to both conduct electricity and act as an insulator,…

It’s impossible to get a PS5, your iPhone is on backorder, and no one’s seen a graphics card in the wild in months. It seems like no matter what kind of electronic gadget you’re looking for, it just can’t be found. What in the world is…

Televisions, laptops, and tablets have been in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, as people worked and learned via Zoom, socialized over Skype, and binged on Netflix to alleviate the lockdown blues. But all that extra screen time…

Billed as "a breakthrough" in the processor industry, IBM's tiny microchip can quadruple the battery life of your phone, among other uses. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily…