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A 32-bit microprocessor on plastic

A flexible microprocessor with more than 18,000 NAND gates can be manufactured using metal-oxide thin-film transistor technology.

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Fig. 1: The design of PlasticARM.

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Yu, Z. A 32-bit microprocessor on plastic. Nat Electron 4, 546–547 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00635-4

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