Electron microscopy shows ‘mouse bite’ defects in semiconductors(news.cornell.edu)

95 points by hhs 7 months ago | 30 comments

The Making of Micro Machines(readonlymemory.com)

129 points by Tomte 2 years ago | 26 comments

32 bits that changed microprocessor design(spectrum.ieee.org)

116 points by mdp2021 1 year ago | 37 comments

RCA VideoDisc's Legacy: Scanning Capacitance Microscope(spectrum.ieee.org)

19 points by WaitWaitWha 1 year ago | 7 comments

IBM PC 8088 replaced with a Motorola 68000(microcorelabs.wordpress.com)

115 points by elvis70 3 years ago | 85 comments

Morris Tanenbaum, inventor of the silicon transistor, has died(spectrum.ieee.org)

433 points by furcyd 3 years ago | 94 comments

IEEE Spectrum obituary column reporting the death of Morris Tanenbaum, silicon transistor pioneer, at 94, alongside remembrances of other IEEE members.