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state of the art



state-of-the-art




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The initial stages of the Terafab project will cost tens of billions of dollars and focus on so-called two-nanometer nodes, which represent the state of the art in semiconductor design and manufacturing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Now we can refocus our efforts on surging controller hiring and building the brand new, state of the art air-traffic control system the American people deserve,” Duffy said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

"Our results are really pushing the state of the art," she said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Beautiful as it is, it's hard to imagine that this elderly machine was ever state of the art.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

In 1971, this was state of the art.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell