Zero-standby-power ics to enter practical use

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Bericht 26-07-'09, 10:34

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Zero-standby-power ics to enter practical use

Imagine a chip that waits in Off mode for an input, that instantly turns on the power for processing when an input is detected, and then turns itself off again. An integrated circuit (IC) technology that might make possible this type of "normally-off" equipment will enter practical use in 2009: zero-standby-dissipation chips, achieved by making the entire chip, including logic, nonvolatile. As environment-friendly equipment becomes ever more important, this may be the trump card in slashing power consumption.


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