One of the greatest fundamental challenges of microchip fabrication is temperature control, and traditional methods are showing greatly diminishing returns as we advance into the 2020s and beyond. Those keeping a close eye on the tech sphere can already see this happening with slowing advances on GPU and especially CPU architecture, but manufacturers have been pondering this issue for much longer and are working on new solutions, like synthetic diamond and purified glass!
To be more specific, the WSJ recently spoke to various executives and employees from Diamond Foundry and Intel, who are both tackling this problem in different ways.
