TL;DR Arm has built and detailed a flexible chip made without using silicon. PlasticArm could power wearable sensors, smart labels and other Internet of Things devices. Arm has detailed what it says is the first functional Arm processor based on a flexible non-silicon design. Arm first showed a flexible PlasticArm chip in 2015, but that was a non-functional design hindered by technical limits at the time. See also: Arm vs x86 explainedIt could be a long while before you see phones or smartwatches based on the flexible Arm chip.

Source: The Nation July 21, 2021 19:07 UTC