Researchers at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)have developed a chip design that is much more energy
efficient than processors currently used in mobile
devices.
The design is being shown off at this week's
International Solid State Circuits Conference in San
Francisco.
The design is aimed at mobile phones, PDAs and small implantable
medical devices such as pacemakers.
The improved energy efficiency in the system lies in its reduced
working voltage level. Most current mobile processors operate at
around 1 volt, but MIT's design requires only 0.3 volts.
It is expected that the trial MIT design will be available
commercially in devices in around five year's time.