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A Perspective in National Science Review outlines a new paradigm for fully automated processor chip design. By combining ...

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2nm processors made by TSMC will be faster while using less power than today's 3nm iPhone and Mac chips. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Although Apple’s chip maker TSMC is moving toward 2nm processors, ...