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Intel is making progress on a handy new material for building even bigger computer chips: glass (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Mog_Spawn to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The issue is that chip sizes are limited (among other things, like the speed of light) by the ability to take away the heat they produce. For example the i9 processor itself is not that big, but needs a massive cooler.