Scientists brings out see-through chip

WASHINGTON, INDIA: Ever heard of a technology that could spur development of clear computer and TV screens that are embedded in plastic and glass? A group of Korean scientists have fabricated a functional computer chip that is almost completely clear.

The new technology, called transparent resistive random access memory (TRRAM) chip, is similar to an existing commercial chip known as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory - providing data storage for USB flash drives and other devices.

As per the media reports, the new chip would provide ‘non-volatile’ memory, it stores digital information without losing data when it is powered off.

“It is a new milestone of transparent electronic systems,” said researcher Jung Won Seo, the co-author of the study. “By integrating TRRAM device with other transparent electronic components, we can create a total see-through embedded electronic system.”

The sources added that the TRRAM device rely upon an existing technology known as resistive random access memory (RRAM), that is already in commercial development for future electronic data storage devices.

According to the Korean team, TRRAM devices are easy to fabricate and may be commercially available in a few years.

Seo predicted that the new transparent devices would drive electronics in new directions.