A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as its semiconductor component. Their ...

After changing the fundamental idea of chip design, former academics Dave Patterson and John Hennessy have received “the Nobel Prize of computing.” By Cade Metz Several companies, including ...

As the removal of excess heat becomes increasingly important in semiconductor devices, localized thermoelectric cooling might be the answer to the problem of hotspots ...

The Altair 8800 lit the fuse, but Apple's 1977 device made home computing irresistible to the masses. Here's a look back as Apple turns 50. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & Special Projects at ...