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New super-thin '2D' metal sheets could enable ultra-low power chips and can you guess how they're made? Yup, by squishing stuff really hard
By Jeremy Laird published
news Apparently single-atom thickness is possible with a plain old hydraulic press

'This is not unlocking shareholder value, it's a fire sale': Jim Keller weighs in on a possible 'careless' Intel chip and fab spin-off
By Jacob Fox published
News Can Intel be made great again?

Amazon wants chips with everything, crafting its own AI-focused line of silicon in a bid to dethrone Nvidia
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I prefer a crisp, battered cod myself.

Ever wanted to rip open an NFC travel card to see how it all works? One engineer has done just that and it's way cooler than you'd think
By Nick Evanson published
news Compared to CPUs and GPUs, the 'processor' used is so small that it honestly beggars belief.

AMD isn't alone in the Easter egg silicon doodle market, chipmakers have etched hamburgers, zombies, Smurfs, and even Groucho Marx onto their products in the past
By Nick Evanson published
news Any chip with a Smurf on it is going to automatically be 10% faster.

Silicon wafers are getting cheaper but CPUs and GPUs may not follow
By Jeremy Laird published
news Chip makers probably won't pass on wafer cost savings immediately.

One of the biggest CPU and GPU makers spending $100bn to avoid further hardware shortages
By Katie Wickens published
News TSMC expansion plans are set to bolster wafer supply.

Intel told to pay $2.18bn in court because patent law is super weird
By Jacob Ridley published
News That's a historic amount of cash for a patent trial.
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