Bill Watkins, the
oft-outspoken former CEO of Seagate, has thrown his support behind tech startup Vertical Circuits, who claim to have an uncanny knack for shrinking gadgets with the power of voodoo -- or rather, a patented silver ooze, but we prefer our theories. The goo works as a replacement for gold wires to connect
vertically stacked chips, cleaning up the internal cable clutter and leaving more room for better processor, bigger batteries, larger displays, or just a tinier form factor. Right now the focus is on stacking flash memory, but the group says they can use the same technique for processors and other chips. At this stage, there's no product or partnership to show for it, but if they're as good as they say, we hopefully won't have to wait long to see the fruits of their labor.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Ex-Seagate CEO joins startup Vertical Circuits, learns secret of the silver, gadget-shrinking ooze originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 May 2009 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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