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Don't hold your breath. Chip fabrication is extremely sophisticated. It's basically nanotechnology. Not something that could practically be done at home anytime
by snek_case 1y ago
Don't hold your breath. Chip fabrication is extremely sophisticated. It's basically nanotechnology. Not something that could practically be done at home anytime soon.
- __MatrixMan__ 1y agoI agree, photolithography at home is a long way out. I think if we want to distribute the means of computational production, a better approach would be to print oligonucleotide instructions (requires a custom inkjet printer), and use a cell free extract (e. coli would work) to synthesize proteins which are programmed to assemble the computational substrate from nanoparticles. Something along these lines: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1422649112 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1422649112
- mptest 1y agoThat being the better approach says volumes about the complexity of lithography. For anyone reading this, read Chip Wars by Chris Miller. The Lithography sub-story that threads through is amazing and fascinating and the whole book is incredible besides. For those who think Ai Is a bubble and longshot, look up how crazy of a bet EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography was.