] It will take a lot of work, but Sun Microsystems says it ] is making headway on a technology that will allow chips ] to communicate without circuit boards or wires. ] ] The technology, called "proximity communication," aims to ] let one chip transmit signals directly to another next to ] it, instead of through the tangle of pins, wires and ] circuit boards employed today. If successful, the ] technique could greatly alter many aspects of computer ] design. [ Cool! -k] |