Showing posts with label Semiconductors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Semiconductors. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Laboratory on Chips (LOCs)

Soon, laboratories will be shrunk and contained in a tiny space, such as the microchip. Inventions never stop; LOC was made possible by micro-fabrication technique used for semiconductors. It integrates many laboratory functions into a single microchip. LOCs have also upsides and downsides. Think twice before making a decision regarding the use of LOCs.