A small mountain of materials goes into every microchip.
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Williams, E. D., Ayres, R. U. & Heller, M. The 1-7 kilogram microchip: energy and material use in the production of semiconductor devices. Environmental Science and Technology, Published online, doi:10.1021/es025643o (2002).
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Ball, P. Why microchips weigh over a kilogram. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news021028-12
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news021028-12