semiconductors
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Semiconductor Shortages Impacting PS5, Xbox Consoles Will Last At Least Six Months
Semiconductor shortages are in the spotlight as consumers look to purchase PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles – but at this stage, there’s no clear end in sight for manufacturers.
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The Secret History Of Silicon Valley And The Toxic Remnants Of The First Computers
Today, Silicon Valley is a dreamy officescape, a place where ideas and networks are currency. But in the 1960s and ’70s, Silicon Valley proper manufactured hardware — and this industrial boom created one of the most polluted places in America.
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Sticky Tape Even Makes Semiconductors Better
Proving you can literally fix and improve anything with tape, physicists at the University of Toronto have developed a simple technique to give semiconductors superconducting properties with a bit of clear sticky tape. And you thought duct tape was the hero of the adhesive world.