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3-D Flexible Computer Chips

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-lego-on-the-block dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated a single-crystal film of semiconductor from the substrate on which it is built. Then they transferred this very thin film — 200 nanometers thick — on plastic. Both sides of the film can host active components and several layers can be stacked, opening the way to very powerful 3-D flexible computer chips. Besides computer chips, this technique could be used for solar cells, smart cards, RFID tags or active-matrix flat panel displays."

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  1. I was thinking... like many layers... by MeatFlap3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So one could possibly make the registers have a "Z" axis and have "real" 3-D address space. Just a thought...

  2. Asus merging with Armani? by Jtoxification · · Score: 2, Funny

    So does that mean we geeks will finally start wearing $1000.00 clothing just like supermodels? (albeit clothing that runs at dual clock speeds of 6.5Ghz ...)

    --
    --I gots 99 problems but a new machine ain't one!
    AMD! Asus! Whoot! 6 years!
    1. Re:Asus merging with Armani? by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

      $1000.00 clothing just like supermodels

      You're going to look awfully silly walking around wearing nothing but one shoe.

      KFG

    2. Re:Asus merging with Armani? by Jtoxification · · Score: 2, Funny

      No no no, you're all wrong! It means we're going to see an uprising of nerds who have committed suicide after someone decided to wash their $3K gaming rigs, thinking they were just Levi's jeans!

      --
      --I gots 99 problems but a new machine ain't one!
      AMD! Asus! Whoot! 6 years!
  3. Fire by luketheduke · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news Geeks overclocking clothes causes fire and personal injury.

  4. Word Spell Check by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    He's Back! Back from vacation, fresh faced and fancy free! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you MR. ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE! Give him a big hand!

    (by the way, I spell-checked this in Word. PIQUEPAILLE was not flagged as a bad word... ???)

  5. It also means... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny



    victoria's secret is now a hardware store...

    "no, hon, that wasn't your manliness: my bra's cpu is just overheating again"

    ... and myspace just got that much more obnoxious.