Miniaturization

<p>Miniaturization  is the trend to manufacture ever-smaller mechanical, optical, and electronic products and devices. Examples include miniaturization of <a href="/facts/Mobile_phones/H3EcqD9h">mobile phones</a>, <a href="/facts/Computers/SQe1aK05">computers</a> and vehicle <a href="/facts/Engine_downsizing/7thgyRwr">engine downsizing</a>. In <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, the exponential <a href="/facts/List_of_semiconductor_scale_examples/IUbRnRrp">scaling and miniaturization</a> of <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a> <a href="/facts/MOSFET/eTDJT2Km">MOSFETs</a> (MOS transistors) leads to the <a href="/facts/Transistor_count/1oDVlhAY">number of transistors</a> on an <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">integrated circuit</a> chip doubling every two years, an observation known as <a href="/facts/Moore%27s_law/90CSekhl">Moore's law</a>. This leads to <a href="/facts/MOS_integrated_circuit/yRIasnVx">MOS integrated circuits</a> such as <a href="/facts/Microprocessors/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a> and <a href="/facts/Memory_chip/XXP0CacJ">memory chips</a> being built with increasing <a href="/facts/Transistor_density/1oDVlhAY">transistor density</a>, faster performance, and lower <a href="/facts/Power_consumption/eEl4r39x">power consumption</a>, enabling the miniaturization of <a href="/facts/Electronics_industry/YX8VCvKC">electronic devices</a>.
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Miniaturization