Building Three-Dimensional Chips.(Brief Article)

Publication: USA Today (Magazine)

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As the minimum feature size on integrated circuit (IC) chips shrinks and both the size and function of the chip increase, the conventional computer chip is steadily facing fabrication and performance limitations. To combat the problems, microelectronic researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., are working on a new...

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