Miniaturization Miniaturization Miniaturization (Br.Eng.: "Miniaturisation") is the trend to manufacture ever smaller mechanical, optical and electronic products and devices. Examples include miniaturization of mobile phones, computers and vehicle engine downsizing. In electronics, Moore's law, which was named after Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, predicted that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit for minimum component cost doubles every 18 months. This enables processors to be built in smaller sizes. The history of miniaturization is associated with the history of information technology based on the succession of switching devices, each smaller, faster, cheaper than its predecessor. During the period referred to as
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. majority in "Christensen" held that an agency's interpretation of a statute, announced in more informal agency papers (such as an opinion letter), is entitled to "Skidmore" deference, not "Chevron" deference. "United States v. Mead Corp.", 533 U.S. 218 (2001) explicitly reaffirms Skidmore and reiterates deference to agency interpretations that do not have statutory authority resulting from a rule-making process are based on "the agency's care, its consistency, formality, and relative expertness, and to the persuasiveness of the agency's position." Skidmore v. Swift & Co. Skidmore v. Swift & Co., 323 U.S. 134 (1944), is a United States Supreme Court decision