Comments on: Stealthy chip startup’s technology is a big power play http://gigaom.com/2011/06/06/stealthy-chip-startups-technology-is-a-big-power-play/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Denton Gentry http://gigaom.com/2011/06/06/stealthy-chip-startups-technology-is-a-big-power-play/#comment-629205 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:59:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=355189#comment-629205 > At an early point in the manufacturing process (it won’t disclose the point),
> the SuVolta technology calls for a slightly different combination of ingredients
> to be layered on the chip.

It sounds like an improved silicon-on-insulator process, to reduce leakage current from the transistor into the substrate. Intel’s 22nm process reduces leakage current by 10x compared to the previous generation, so there is a lot of pressure on other chipmakers now. SuVolta’s timing seems good.

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/2011/06/06/stealthy-chip-startups-technology-is-a-big-power-play/#comment-629162 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:46:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=355189#comment-629162 Thought that was Moore’s law. 18 months, same power, double the processing.
Or same processing, half the power.

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