Plastic Chips

It seems to be a recent trend for technology research to attempt to stretch the range of materials that can be used to build electronics. Earlier we had  developments that had created electronic cloth, making it possible to create neckties with calculators and shirts with built-in watches. Now it's plastics.

         Plastic materials have always been assumed to be non-conducting materials, suited only for the parts of a device that don't carry electricity. However, by combining modern plastics with other materials, conducting or semi-conducting plastics may be in our future.

         The key has been the combination of plastics with organic materials, an entirely novel idea. The chips based on these substances are still not completely tested, but so far they seem to work. And they're cheaper.

         The main point of interest is that electronic devices made of plastic-based materials will probably be much less expensive to produce, both because of the substances that are used, and the way they're manufactured. With demand for computers at a low, decreased prices in computers and electronic devices may be one thing that will still interest consumers.