7-minute read - by Sander Hofman, August 2, 2023After more than 70 years of relentless innovation to produce smaller, better and cheaper chips, the world’s most advanced chipmakers are currently getting ready to mass produce chips on the 3-nanometer process node. But did you know that the industry’s ability to make ever-finer circuitry on silicon almost got stopped short at the 65-nanometer threshold – if it weren’t for a puddle of water? Read on to discover the inspiring history behind our imme...