A $17 billion Samsung chip factory could be coming to Texas

A $17 billion Samsung chip factory could be coming to Texas

Post Views: 129 The WSJ said in January that Samsung was eyeing multiple cities throughout the United States to expand its operations. Taylor, which is located about 30 miles from the company’s existing plant in Austin, offered significant property tax breaks in its bid to win the business, according to the WSJ. Both news outlets…

The trick to a more powerful computer chip? Going vertical.

The trick to a more powerful computer chip? Going vertical.

Post Views: 118 Modern computers and smartphones keep growing in capability, getting faster and more efficient with each model, and largely, that’s because the tiny microchips that power them have been evolving at an unprecedented rate. As Moore’s Law predicts, the number of transistors that an electronics-powering chip can hold is supposed to more or…