Students revive classic microchip fabrication with open-source tools
May 06, 2024
May 06, 2024
ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Microchips drive so many essential electronics, from appliances to airplanes, it is easy to take them for granted. But they are not easy to make.
For the past two years, a unique project team has enabled Cornell undergraduates to use emerging open-source hardware to design, test and fabricate their own microchips - a complex and expensive process that is rarely, if ever, available to students.
Microchips drive so many essential electronics, from appliances to airplanes, it is easy to take them for granted. But they are not easy to make.
For the past two years, a unique project team has enabled Cornell undergraduates to use emerging open-source hardware to design, test and fabricate their own microchips - a complex and expensive process that is rarely, if ever, available to students.