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form factor
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form factor

The physical size of a device as measured by outside dimensions. With regard to a disk drive, the form factor is the diameter of the platters, such as 2.5", 3.5" and 5.25", not size in terms of storage capacity. See footprint.


(hardware)form factor - The type of packaging of a processor integrated circuit, e.g. PPGA, FC-PGA.

More generally, a term popular among marketroids in 1998, denoting the shape of something designed.


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Decision Does Not Address and Thus Leaves in Place Korean Intellectual Property Office Validation of Certain FormFactor Claims Asserted Against Phicom Corporation; Supreme Court Has Yet to Rule on Appeals Relating to Two Other FormFactor Korea Patents
Nasdaq:FORM) today announced that two leading micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) market research firms--Bourne Research and Wicht Technologie Consulting (WTC)--have ranked FormFactor among the top 10 global MEMS manufacturers, based on 2006 MEMS revenues.
Nasdaq:FORM) today announced that Elpida Memory, one of the world's leading DRAM manufacturers, has agreed to a strategic relationship with FormFactor to help Elpida achieve annual reductions in its cost of test.
 
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