He said it had to look into new ways to make chips to cram more into the small form factors becoming popular.

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These make it possible to install custom programs into standard chips, rather than starting from scratch at a huge cost.

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The scientists behind the project believe that, eventually, the technology could make its way into commercial use and be integrated into silicon chips.

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