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Technology Stocks : Neomagic Corp. (NMGC)
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To: thedewar who wrote (584)3/10/1998 10:41:00 PM
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you got to love chip stocks. off subject but this could be a mover tommorrow
National Semiconductor Unveils World's Smallest IC
(03/10/98; 7:43 p.m. EST)
Electronic Buyers' News

National Semiconductor Tuesday said it has introduced a new
microchip, an operational amplifier that the Santa Clara, Calif.-based
semiconductor maker says is the smallest integrated circuit of its type
currently available.

National Semiconductor said the company's microchip is so small
that the packaged device measures about the size of a flake of
coarse-ground pepper. The microchip maker said the tiny package
houses an integrated circuit called an operational amplifier which is
used as a basic building block in a wide variety of electronic systems
ranging from cellular phones to full-size computers.

The chip, identified as the LMV321, is the industry's smallest ever
operational amplifier and is the first IC to be packaged in the
miniature SC70-5 package. The package is only 2.0 x 2.1 millimeters
(about 3/32-inches square) and has previously been used only to
house "discrete" devices such as single transistors.

National Semiconductor said the small package size is important for
use in portable systems, where the tiny device can be inserted in half
the space needed previously. The new chip also operates at voltages
from 2.7 volts to 5 volts, which reduces power consumption and
extends battery life. These characteristics make the device ideal for
use in cellular phones, cordless phones and pagers.

The company said that the LMV321 IC is in production now and the
units are priced at 27 cents each in quantities of 1,000 in the SC70-5
package.
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