Micro-electromechanical devices breathe life into microchips

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Tuesday, 23 January, 2001

Imagine a single microchip in a computer, car or plane with actual, microscopic moving parts that allow these revolutionary chips to easily perform the work of a hundred traditional microchips.

Imagine these new microchips as miniature turbines, motors, gears, moving mirrors, filters or sensors, all saving considerable amounts of energy, bandwidth and vast amounts of time.

A fast-paced and exciting new era in micro-processing is upon us. At a Dynamic Silicon Conference this week in San Francisco, George Gilder and microchip designer Nick Tredennick explained how these new developments in the micro-processing industry will revolutionise the way computers work and interact with people and machines.

"These new devices, called MEMS - micro-electromechanical devices - are revolutionising the microchip industry," Tredennick said.

"This is the first new concept in microchip design in three decades. I call it Dynamic Logic and it will cause changes in the microchip industry as profound as the invention itself".

Item provided courtesy of Industry Search

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