IBM to research 'self-destructing microprocessors' in $3.4m DARPA deal

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US military research establishment to fund research into electronics that can be destroyed remotely

IBM Microelectronics has won a $3.4m contract to conduct research into self-destructing microprocessors. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding the work under its Va...

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