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Updated 5:24 PM EST, 03.02.00
Researchers demo wireless chip-interconnect schemeWith wireless technology now successfully connecting millions of users across the global cellular network, can wireless interconnects for chips be far behind? Researchers at the University of Florida at Gainesville have demonstrated a working test chip that uses radio frequency to distribute a clock signal across a chip at 7.4 GHz. "We are basically creating a new architecture," said associate electronics engineering professor Kenneth O (left), who is leading the effort.MORE
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How fast? And how scared?Engineers at Trakus Inc. have developed a system that tracks the position of every athlete on a field of play at a rate of 30 times per second. The system, which is being considered by the NHL, PGA and other organizations, can register the speed of a wide receiver's cut or the heart rate of a goalie under siege, says Trakus chief technology officer Brian C. Wadell (right), who has tested the company's two-ounce player patch himself.MORE
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