New forms of semiconductor scaling, as well as new forms of software-hardware interactions, will shepherd us into the next era of computing, one in which massive data processing is instant, communication is flawless, and unfathomably complex computation can take place anywhere. — by Charlie Wood for The Engine Despite being largely invisible and embedded within our devices, semiconductors now form a system as essential as roads or the electrical grid. So many facets of our daily lives — not to mention our future prospects — rely critically on these glimmering objects, and the streams of electrons alternately passing…
