Miniaturization

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Miniaturization (also spelled 'miniaturisation') is a continuing trend in technology toward ever-smaller scales for first mechanical, then optical and most recently electronic devices. The trend can be traced back to ancient times both as an abstract science and a physical practice, beginning with atomic theories of the nature of matter and the use of early microscopes and leading, centuries later, to the current sciences of nanotechnology and molecular nanotechnology. In electronics the miniturization is witnessed by an empiricial observation called Moore's Law that predicts that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit for minimum component cost doubles every 24 months.[1][2]

The race toward miniaturization particularly divided in East vs. West fashion, led by Japan in the East and (among others) Germany in the West. One (apocryphal) story recounts that a drill bit of tiny proportions was sent to Japan - only to return with a hole drilled through it.[citation needed]

Main articles: Nanotechnology in fiction and Resizing (fiction)

Miniaturization is also a theme of science fiction. Beside referring to redesigning products to make smaller ones, miniaturization in science fiction also refers to shrinking things and people.

  1. ^ Cramming more components onto integrated circuits (PDF) 4. Electronics Magazine (1965). Retrieved on November 11, 2006.
  2. ^ Excerpts from A Conversation with Gordon Moore: Moore’s Law (PDF) 1. Intel Corporation (2005). Retrieved on May 2, 2006.
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