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Intel is making progress on a handy new material for building even bigger computer chips: glass (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think the point they were wondering was that a larger computer chip doesn't seem like progress. The overall density of transistors is the same, so how exactly does scaling that up do anything? Or why does using glass make it better?

Granted, reading the article answers exactly that (though I'll admit, I don't entirely understand it). The current material limits how much of the computer chip somehow, this new material allows for more... something.