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advance

[ad-vans, -vahns] / ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns /












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Companies can’t tap leading chip manufacturers in Asia such as Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce many advanced chips, but have to rely on less-advanced imported and domestic machines to increase capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal

"While the advances creating flexible light-emitting diodes have been substantial, progress has leveled off in the last decade due to limitations introduced by the transparent conductor layer, limiting their stretchability."

From Science Daily

Startups applying artificial intelligence to drug discovery are advancing medications into clinical trials and getting pharmaceutical companies’ attention, another development sparking interest in biotech.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This puts it on a collision course with the tribes,” said Victor Rocha, conference chair of the Indian Gaming Assn., who said he did not have advance notice of this.

From Los Angeles Times

The Taiwan deal focuses on semiconductors because of the dominance of TSMC, which essentially has a monopoly on making the advanced chips that power the modern economy.

From The Wall Street Journal