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sentence (prepositions)

English translation: Sentence

08:43 May 13, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / semi-conductors
German term or phrase: sentence (prepositions)
Bei niedrigeren Kosten und deutlich höherer Leistung verkleinern sich die Chipgeometrien bei Halbleitern innerhalb von 10 Jahren um den Faktor 40
june
Local time: 20:12
English translation:Sentence
Explanation:
Within a ten-year period, semiconductor chip dimensions become fourty times smaller whilst costs are lowered and performance significantly enhanced.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:12
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Thank you very much for your help :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Sentence


Explanation:
Within a ten-year period, semiconductor chip dimensions become fourty times smaller whilst costs are lowered and performance significantly enhanced.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 131
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Rowson (X): Nice, except "while" rather than "whilst". (It´s much too formal for a semi-conductor context.) And "while costs decline ... ".
25 mins
  -> thanks Chris, agree with "while"
agree  Elvira Stoianov
47 mins
  -> thanks Eli
agree  Сергей Лузан
7 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
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Explanation:
Semiconductor chip dimensions have been cut / decreased / reduced by more than 97% during the last ten years while / whilst costs have been decreased / reduced / cut / lowered and performance significantly improved / enhanced.

Hope my math is right!

HTH

Dan


Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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