A type of 3D FinFET transistor from Intel introduced in 2011 with its Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. The "tri" in Tri-Gate means the gate wraps around three sides of a fin-shaped channel from source to ...

Nearly every piece of technology you use—from smartphones to computers—relies on one revolutionary component: the transistor. In this video, you’ll learn how transistors work as electronic switches ...

Imagine a future where your workweek is just two days long. According to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, that future may be closer than we think. While some tech leaders sound the alarm about AI’s ...

Researchers developed 3D flash memory chips that help self-driving vehicles plan optimal routes, using 74% less energy.

Bill Gates wants to add a new element to routine medicals for Americans over the age of 60: Blood tests that identify whether the patient may be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and as such, be offered ...

Melinda French Gates picked up her knack for goal-setting at an early age. During the summer after seventh grade, her father sent a 12-year-old French Gates and her sister off to a business course. It ...

Active-matrix digital microfluidics (AM-DMF) presents a highly scalable and programmable platform for handling microscale liquid samples. Wang et al. describe advances in AM-DMF chip design, circuit ...

A new technical paper titled “Lateral Semiconductor–Free-Space Gate Transistors” was published by researchers at KAUST and the Indian Institute of Technology. Abstract “We introduce a novel lateral ...

At first glance, quantum mechanics might seem strange or even impossible. That’s because our everyday experiences of the laws of physics are very different from how matter and energy behave at the ...