By shrinking the size of the transistors and other features etched into the silicon, more of the tiny devices can be squeezed onto a single chip. As a result, microprocessors become more powerful and memory chips can store more data without growing in size.

(August 30, 2004) Los Angeles, Calif.&#8212Perfisans Network Corp.’s holdings traded up 17.39% this past Friday on volume of 50,938&#8212more than three times its average volume of 14,048&#8212to close at $1.35, its high of the day.