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Thermometer smaller than ant’s antenna detects computer chip’s temperature in seconds

Researchers at Penn State in the US have developed a microscopic, 2D-material-based thermometer designed ...
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Tiny thermometers offer on-chip temperature monitoring for processors

The semiconductor chips driving modern-day computer processors are covered in billions of individual transistors, each of ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Computer chip technology aligns with RIT’s microelectronic engineering program growth

Research findings and signs of computer chip industry demands were the top subjects at the 40th Annual Microelectronic Engineering Conference April 8 at RIT. With indications of growth and novel ...
Hyperallergic

These Computer Microchip Drawings Are Amazingly Intricate Abstractions

IMEC, Diagram of Neural Net: Foveated, Retina-like Sensor, Corresponding Silicon Microchip (1989), computer-generated plot on paper and silicon, .1: 36 1/4 x 36 1/4″ (all images courtesy the Museum of ...
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Scientists create world's first microwave-powered computer chip — it's much faster and consumes less power than conventional CPUs

Scientists have developed an entirely new kind of microchip that uses microwaves instead of conventional digital circuitry to perform operations. The processor, which can perform faster than ...
SiliconANGLE

Efficient Computer targets edge workloads with highly efficient Electron E1 chip launch

Low-power computer chip startup Efficient Computer Co. today announced the launch of its new flagship Electron E1 processor, dramatically reducing the energy requirements of general-purpose computing ...
New Scientist

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...