Technology has been developing at a rapid pace in recent decades, and new research suggests that we could soon be entering a new age of tech innovation with even more advancements thanks to mind-blowingly affordable plastic processors.
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So affordable in fact, that it’s estimated these processors could be mass-produced for less than a penny. As reported by IEEE Spectrum(opens in new tab), a team comprised of researchers from the University of Illinois designed 4-bit and 8-bit processors and saw an eighty-one percent success rate for the 4-bit models. Team leader and University of Illinois professor Rakesh Kumar claims that this percentage finally makes the technology viable.
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“Flexible electronics has been a niche for decades,” said Kumar, adding later that this yield study shows “that they may be ready for the mainstream.”