TRRAM Phones Another Step Forward From Nokia Morph

In February 2008, Nokia had launched the Morph, a concept phone designed
to showcase the future of cell phones that would be developed using
nanotechnology; these phones would exhibit properties such as
flexibility and transparency. However, the idea still remains in the
concept stage. Things have moved one step further with the Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announcing that it has
developed a completely transparent chip. The new technology has been
termed Transparent Resistive Random Access Memory (TRRAM).

The new chip will be similar to the currently used CMOS chips in that it
will provide non-volatile memory storage - which means it will retain
data even when switched off. TRRAM technology can be extended to cell
phones, computer and TV monitors, watches, and other gadgets. Even
though the technology is still considered to be a good three to four
years away from being placed in the commercial public domain, its
prospective uses are already exciting the scientific community and
industry watchers. Amazing aesthetics apart, these devices will take
less space, be self-cleaning and self-preserving, incorporate in-built
solar cells, and much more. Transparency and a reduction in size will
broaden the scope for applying electronics to different fields.