schliz writes "A new method for melting away defects on microchips could extend Moore's Law, leading to smaller, more powerful chips. Termed Self-Perfection by Liquefaction (SPEL), the technique has been developed by engineers at the Princeton University, and works by melting away tiny defects in the patterns etched on microchips.
Researchers have traditionally approached chip defects by trying to improve the microchip fabrication process, but this eventually reaches fundamental physical limits to do with random behaviour of electrons and photons. By focussing on fixing defects, the new method enables more precise shaping of microchip components, the engineers expect to dramatically improve chip quality without increasing fabrication cost." Link to Original Source
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