Infineon Technologies moved a step closer to addressing the needs of increasingly feature-rich mobile devices by successfully testing cell phone chips it created using an advanced, 65-nanometer manufacturing technology, the company said on Friday. The chips, which Infineon says offer high performance with low power consumption, will be available by the end of the year. Testing was done in Duisburg and Munich in Germany and in Bangalore, India. The chips incorporate more than 30 million transistors within a space of 33 square millimeters.More advanced manufacturing processes allow chip makers to reduce the size of the chips and deliver more processing performance while keeping power consumption low. Mobile devices, especially those using third generation cellular networks, offer increasingly more functionality, such as music downloads and video creation. The added features require more processing strength and soak up more power, issues that mobile phone makers are trying to address. Infineon produced the first sample chips using the 65-nanometer technology in February. The number refers to the smallest circuitry features etched on the surface of the chips. It developed the chips as part of a research alliance with IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and Samsung Semiconductor. Qualcomm, a major mobile phone chip supplier, said in April it was sampling certain chips using 65-nanometer technology. Texas Instruments, which supplies chips for Nokia, sampled some mobile phone chips using 65-nanometer technology early last year and is developing more.-Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO CIO CIO opinion Fortifying the bridge between tech and business in the C-suite To be considered a tech-forward company today, there has to be a focus on tech fluency across the C-suite, which creates a unique opportunity for CIOs to uplevel their roles and expand their footprint across the enterprise. By Diana Bersohn and Rachel Barton Dec 04, 2023 7 mins CIO CIO CIO brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe