Fabless power semiconductor firm Helix Semiconductors is sampling its first production chip for use in electricity grids. The US firm says it can reduce the power consumed by electronic appliances when in an inactive, or standby, mode. Dubbed ‘Zero Power,’ the goal is specified as less than or equal to 5mW. Based on a patented ...

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