Modern microchips can pack three hundred million transistors into a space no larger than a fingernail

Modern microchips achieve staggering density by using 2-nanometer production nodes to print hundreds of millions of transistors onto a tiny sliver of silicon. This level of precision is made possible by high-purity materials like gallium, which is refined to 99.99% purity. Just one kilogram of this metal is enough to help produce 10,000 silicon wafers.