Announced the world's first transparent chip

A group of South Korean scientists announced the creation of the world's first transparent memory chip. The development is called TRRAM, which stands for “Transparent Resistive Random Access Memory”. According to the leading TRRAM developer Dr. Jun Von Seo will be a new step in the development of electronics. It's hard not to agree with this, since TRRAM really allows you to create a transparent device through and through.

According to its characteristics, the new microcircuit is similar to CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) type memory, which is actively used today, for example, in USB flash drives. However, the new technology is closer to the memory type RRAM (Resistive Random Access Memory) - also, by the way, relatively recent development. The fact is that for the production of RRAM metal oxide materials with high transparency are used. To create a new chip, Koreans actually needed only to find transparent electrodes and a substrate. The transmittance of visible radiation in new chips was equal to 0.81. This is a good result when you consider that the transmittance of a standard double glazing unit with M1 glass is equal to 0.82.
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There is no doubt that the development will find wide application in electronics. At least, the Nokia Morph concept phone, which was sensational in its time, presupposes the use of precisely transparent microcircuits.

If you believe the Korean scientists, it is not difficult to adjust the production of TRRAM and it remains only to wait three or four years before the mass introduction of new memory. Taking into account the fact that almost any transparent materials can be used as a stand, the cost of devices with TRRAM will not be too high.

via sciencedaily.com