Making computer chips smaller is not just about better design. It also depends on a critical step in manufacturing called patterning, where nanoscale structures are carved into materials to form the ...

The Blackwell architecture is the latest design for NVIDIA’s AI chips. It’s built to be much faster and more efficient than ...

A memory chip shortage is driving up computer prices for consumers, reversing a decades-long drop in hardware costs.

A new computer chip inspired by the human brain could fix some of the biggest problems with artificial intelligence. The system – built around a “memristor” that mimics the way that neurons are ...

The GlobalFoundries Fab 8 campus in Malta. Like other chipmakers, GlobalFoundries uses helium to make computer chips. Helium supplies are constrained after the world's largest helium factory in Qatar ...

This story is part of the Iconic Brands series, a USA TODAY network project showcasing the companies and brands that helped shape the nation's identity, economy and culture. The series celebrates ...

Reports suggest that Apple is using defective chips originally destined for high-end devices to create its latest affordable ...

A 2D material called chromium oxychloride dramatically outperforms traditional hard masks in chip fabrication, resisting plasma etching far better at nanoscale thicknesses. (Nanowerk News) Making ...

MALTA - One of the most important gases used in computer chip-making is in short supply and has doubled in price due to the war on Iran. Most high-purity helium is made from methane gas, and about one ...