Currently, about a third of all of Apple's sales are newer models based on the more powerful chip, he said.

But this one held a tiny, undetectable, and exceed177 ingly powerful recording chip.

Paraphrase: "It consumes more power than a less powerful chip."

The Discman is powered by an 8-bit chip - less powerful than the chips used to drive the latest video games.

The more powerful 386 chips are twice as fast as the 286 at processing data.

And as personal computer prices have fallen, consumers have shifted to machines with the more powerful 486 chip.

It is an ideal source for those wanting to move away from 68HC11 to a more powerful chip.

The exact capabilities of these powerful new hidden chips will largely depend on software.

Advancing technology makes more complex and powerful chips feasible to manufacture.

Fast, powerful chips are so important to the military and national security that the Pentagon this year is devoting $15 million to the problem.