Mar 07
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a new chip – powerful enough to run an entire computing system – so small that it could fit on the head of a pin.
It’s called the Phoenix chip, and it’s being labeled a huge innovation for the semiconductor industry. “This is the first true millimeter-scale complete computing system,” said the university’s Dennis Sylvester, a professor and one of the researchers of the project.
The device uses an extremely low level of power, complete with a solar cell, and can transmit data to an external reader. It also has a pressure sensor, built-in memory, and its own microprocessor.
Via Computerworld
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