The First Nanochips

As scientists and engineers continue to push back the limits of chipmaking technology, they have quietly entered into the nanometer realm

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 290 Issue 4This article was published with the title “The First Nanochips” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 290 No. 4 ()
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