Kwaphela amashumi eminyaka, isizukulwane ngasinye sama-chip chips sashesha kakhulu futhi songa amandla ngoba amabhulokhi abo ayisisekelo, abizwa ngokuthi ama-transistors, aba mancane.

Isivinini salokhu kuthuthukiswa sehlile, kepha i-International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) ngoLwesine ithe i-silicon inesibalo esisodwa sangaphambilini sokugcina esizogcinwa.

I-IBM yethule lokho ithi ubuchwepheshe bokuqala be-2-nanometer chipmaking emhlabeni. Ubuchwepheshe bungashesha cishe ngama-45% kunezingqimba ezijwayelekile ze-7-nanometer kuma-laptops amaningi kanye nezingcingo zanamuhla kuze kufike ku-75% osebenza kahle ngamandla, kusho inkampani.

Itheknoloji kungenzeka izothatha iminyaka eminingana ukuthi ize emakethe. Lapho nje ingumkhiqizi omkhulu wama-chips, i-IBM manje ikhipha umkhiqizo wayo we-chip ephezulu kuSamsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) kepha igcina isikhungo sokucwaninga sokukhiqiza i-chip e-Albany, eNew York esikhiqiza ama-chips test futhi inamadili wokusebenzisana kwezobuchwepheshe. nge-Samsung ne-Intel Corp (INTC.O) ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-chipmaking ye-IBM.