Apple, silicon, & beyond
Apple, silicon, &beyond
The world is set to make a quantum leap as it moves beyond traditional silicon–based microchips
WRITTEN BY DAVID CROOKES
SILICON CHIPS HAVE been part of the technological landscape ever since Robert Noyce invented an integrated circuit capable of mass production in 1959. Some 12 years later, the world began to enjoy the first commercially available microprocessor, Intel’s 4–bit 4004, which used silicon gate tech, and we have seen an incredible number of improvements since.