2024-12-23 19:33:15

Computer Chip Manufacturer Cancels LEGO Model Orders, Ruins Christmas

Dutch-headquartered computer chip manufacturer ASML plainly underestimated how interested the world would be in a LEGO version of its TWINSCAN EXE:5000 machine, which is used to manufacture computer chips and was unveiled earlier this year. It prints super-fine details on chips down to an 8mm size. In non-computer lingo, that’s seriously small and seriously impressive. […] The post Computer Chip Manufacturer Cancels LEGO Model Orders, Ruins Christmas appeared first on VICE.
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