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Published online 10 January 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010111-4
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Chips with everything
Diamonds could soon be microelectronics' best friend.
The microelectronic chips of the future might be made of diamond rather than silicon. Scientists in Germany may have found a way to make thin, high-quality crystalline diamond films that could drive smaller, higher temperature devices than can silicon chips.
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