Chip Innovation Drives Technological Revolution

Abhishek Baxi explores how Intel's 14A process redefines chip design, AI and efficiency

- Abhishek Baxi

In the dazzling theatre of technology, our eyes are often drawn to the grand gestures: the sleek new smartphone, the ever-larger television screen, the latest app to transform productivity. But the real magic happens under the hood: the semiconductor chip.

In an era of ubiquitous digital experiences, connected devices, and smart manufacturing, chip innovation is the critical enabling layer for the global economy. From nanometres - one billionth of a meter, that is - the infinitesimal small transistors on a chip, the workhorses of modern computing, are transitioning to the Angstrom (Å) scale (10 Angstroms equal 1nm). This extreme miniaturization, believe me, is far more than an academic curiosity or an engineering trophy. Packing an ever-greater number of these tinier transistors onto a chip translates into a significant, almost brute-force boost in raw processing power.