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X. Complete the following sentences choosing the most suitable variant.
| Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept approach for extending current chip-making techniques so that … | |||
| a | manufacturers can retool their fabrication plants | ||
| b | manufacturers can produce new lasers | ||
| c | manufacturers can produce semiconductors with smaller feature sizes | ||
| Smaller feature sizes would let manufacturers pack more transistors onto chips, thereby … | |||
| a | increasing their power without making them larger | ||
| b | increasing their power making them larger | ||
| c | increasing their weight without making them larger | ||
| The new approach uses new lenses and materials to create chips with… | |||
| a | feature sizes of 29.9 nm and, eventually, even larger | ||
| b | feature sizes of 29.9 nm and, eventually, even smaller | ||
| c | feature sizes of 28.9 nm and, eventually, even smaller | ||
| Using different liquids and lens materials could increase … | |||
| a | the overall refractive index | ||
| b | the optical index | ||
| c | the fractional index | ||
| The new manufacturing technique would require chipmakers… | |||
| a | to spend millions of dollars to retool their fabrication plants | ||
| b | to continue their work without changes | ||
| c | to make some changes to their fabrication plants and buy new tools |
XI. Make an outline of the text.
XII. Speak about the new approach of chip-making techniques.
Part B
I. Define the meaning of the “x” words:
| absorb: absorption = поглощать: x |
| allow: allowance = позволять: x |
| digit: digital = цифра: x |
| function: functionality = функция: x |
| light: lighten = свет: x: |
| occur: occurrence = случаться: x |
| refract: refraction = преломлять: x |
| require: requirement = требовать: x |
| reflect: reflection = отражать: x |
II. Complete the sentences with the given words:
| approach | functionality | chip |
| yield | performance | execute |
| An ongoing trend in computing and communication technologies has been to deliver more … in smaller, more convenient packages. | |
| High-performance computing can now take place on a single … . | |
| Northwestern University’s new lithography … uses pens with sharp microscopic tips 20 nanometers in diameter. | |
| These systems could … malicious instructions inserted by a hacker into the data. | |
| Companies are interested in the new chips because they provide a supercomputer’s performance and … in a small package. | |
| Some of the new supercomputer-on-chip don’t run as fast as Pentium processors, making them more energy efficient, but … higher performance. |
III. Choose:
a) nouns
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b) verbs
| designing | designate | designation | design | |
| execution | execute | executive | executant | |
| imagination | image | imagine | imaginative | |
| render | rendering | rendezvous | rendition |
c) adjectives
| alternate | alternation | alternative | alter | |
| complicacy | complicate | complex | complexity | |
| integrant | integration | integrity | integrate | |
| intensive | intensify | intense | intension |
IV. Read the title and make your predictions about the content of the text.
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