4steps from the big bang
182things can go into it
finished wafer
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A dozen or more layers of copper wiring sit above the transistors. Laid end to end, a large chip's wires could stretch for kilometres.
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A dozen or more layers of copper wiring sit above the transistors. Laid end to end, a large chip's wires could stretch for kilometres.
From the big bang to finished wafer
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
lithography scannerdate unknown
finished waferdate unknown