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Microchip sets low-power record with extreme sleep mode

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery  
A low-power microchip developed at the University of Michigan uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.

According to Eurekalert, the news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Phoenix Processor, which sets a low-power record, is intended for use in cutting-edge sensor-based devices such as medical implants, environment monitors or surveillance equipment.
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