Submission + - new energy-efficient microchip developed by MIT (newsdaily.com)
L Shlen writes: "A new energy-efficient microchip designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Texas Instruments is reputed to be 10 times more efficient than current chips, according to an MIT news release. The chips could be used in cell phones and medical devices, among other applications. The energy savings is due to a high efficiency DC-to-DC converter that involves fewer components than are found on other chips."