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Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

The transistor revolutionized the world, but it's starting to show its age

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Dec 16, 2007 10:23 AM CST

(Newser) – It’s been 60 years since three Bell Lab scientists invented the transistor, launching an electronics revolution that changed the way we live. Engineers have miniaturized the powerful on-off switches—eventually integrated onto silicon chips—about as far as they can. Now, companies are pouring...   Read full story »

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