DIY Lithography Machine: A 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Garage

DIY Lithography Machine: A 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Garage

A Semiconductor Milestone for a 22-Year-Old: A DIY Chip Integrating 1200 Transistors. About 30 miles from Bell Labs, a 22-year-old is chasing chip manufacturing giants in his garage. In the 1970s, chip manufacturing giant Intel developed the world’s first commercial microprocessor, the 4004. In August 2021, Sam Zeloof announced his own semiconductor milestone—the Z2 chip … Read more

Why Chips Can Be So Small? Building and Refining Circuit Cities

Why Chips Can Be So Small? Building and Refining Circuit Cities

Chips are hidden in the electronic devices that can be seen everywhere in the city, such as smartphones, computers, and home appliances, all of which rely on its control. Image source: pixabay The tiny chip integrates a large scale of circuits. If we magnify the chip, we can see that there are densely arranged circuits … Read more

Why Are Chips So Difficult to Manufacture?

Why Are Chips So Difficult to Manufacture?

In the digital age, our lives are inseparable from chips. Our computers, phones, and even the cars we travel in are equipped with numerous chips. If even one chip fails to work properly, it can affect our lives; from a malfunctioning phone to a car losing control… While enjoying the convenience of chips, have we … Read more

Overview of the Entire CPU Manufacturing Process in 30 Images

Overview of the Entire CPU Manufacturing Process in 30 Images

Click the “Turing AI” above and select “Star” public account The AI knowledge you want will be delivered to you in no time Source: Everyone is a Geek The CPU is the core component of modern computers, also known as the “microprocessor”. For PCs, the specifications and frequency of the CPU are often used as … Read more