Season 2 · Episode 563
The Billion-Transistor City: How Chips Are Made
Discover the microscopic cities inside your CPU. Herman and Corn explore how light and mirrors print the future of computing on silicon.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
February 10, 202629m 16s
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Show Notes
Ever wonder how billions of transistors fit onto a tiny sliver of silicon? In this episode, Herman and Corn break down the "alien technology" of nanomanufacturing, from the early days of hand-soldered wires to the cutting-edge High-NA EUV machines of 2026. We explore the mind-bending scale of microscopic circuitry, the "plumbing" of backside power delivery, and why a single speck of dust is a mountain-sized disaster in the world of chipmaking.