A new microprocessor requires 30,000 times less power in sleep
May 5th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Featured ArticlesThe processor, which its creators called Phoenix, established a new mark in the low power consumption and is designed for use in devices powered by advanced sensors such as medical implants, control and surveillance equipment.
This processor consumes only 30 picowatt when at rest, according to the University of Michigan. A picowatt equals one billionth of a watt. In theory, the energy stored in a watch battery would be enough to keep Phoenix in operation for 263 years.
The project was managed by Scott Hanson, doctoral student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, who will present the design June 20, 2008 at the Symposium of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Circuits. (more...)
