![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507184330im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field New 167-processor Chip is Super-fast, Ultra Energy-efficient
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April 21, 2009
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A new, extremely energy-efficient processor chip that provides breakthrough speeds for a variety of computing tasks has been designed by a group at the University of California, Davis.
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Source University of California, Davis
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