The new chips are 37 percent fasterthanthecompany'scurrent ones when operating at lowvoltages to keep powerconsumptionlow. And they requirehalf the power to perform at a givenswitchingspeed.
As a result of currentlow natural gas prices, natural gas-fired power plant operating costs have fallen so much that they are now displacing previously lower cost coal-fired power in the dispatch order of many electricity supply regions.