• New plasma trick could unlock smaller, more powerful computer chips

    From Jan Panteltje@alien@comet.invalid to sci.electronics.design on Wed Jun 17 16:41:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: sci.electronics.design


    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260616102219.htm

    New plasma trick could unlock smaller, more powerful computer chips
    A clever chemical trick may help unlock the next era of tiny, high-performance computer chips
    by peeling away atoms with unprecedented precision.
    Date:
    June 17, 2026
    Source:
    Princeton University
    Summary:
    A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials.
    Researchers found that coating molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine lets manufacturers remove just the top layer
    of atoms much more safely during plasma processing.
    The result is a cleaner, more controlled path toward smaller and more capable electronics.

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