Industry News
Wearable device sales to grow 18.4%
Wearable device sales are expected to grow by 18.4% from 232 million units in 2015 to 274.6 million in 2016, according to Gartner Inc. [ + ]
New RFID chips prevent side-channel attacks
Researchers at Texas Instruments and MIT have developed a new type of RFID chip that is "virtually impossible to hack". [ + ]
Electrons, liquid helium and zero-resistance phenomenon
The end of Moore’s Law — the prediction that transistor density would double every two years — was one of the hottest topics in electronics-related discussions in 2015. [ + ]
Multipurpose programmable optical chips
Researchers have designed multipurpose programmable optical chips that could revolutionise the microwave photonics industry. [ + ]
Nanoelectronics temperature breakthrough
Researchers have managed to make electrons in a circuit on a silicon chip colder than had previously been achieved. [ + ]
The internet of the future?
A new scientific solution that enables future internet infrastructure to become completely open and programmable while carrying internet traffic at the speed of light has been developed. [ + ]
Sony acquires chip company Altair
Sony is set to acquire Altair Semiconductor, an Israel-based developer of high-performance, singlemode Long Term Evolution chipsets, for US$212 million. [ + ]
Government funding for semiconductor business
Semitech Semiconductor is one of the 17 innovation Australian companies to benefit from the government's latest round of funding worth AU$7.8 million. [ + ]
New Chief Scientist to drive innovation and commercialisation
Dr Alan Finkel AO, a renowned engineer, neuroscientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, begins his three-year term as Australia's Chief Scientist today. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics powers 100 million Indian set-top boxes
STMicroelectronics has shipped its 100 millionth chipset for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes (STBs) in India. [ + ]
Cooling system for processors of the future
Researchers from MIPT have demonstrated how to efficiently cool optoelectronic chips using industry-standard heatsinks in spite of high heat generation in active plasmonic components. These components will be essential for high-speed data transfer within the optoelectronic microprocessors of the future. [ + ]
Next-generation high-speed transistors
Researchers have developed a double-layered nanowire, consisting of a germanium core and a silicon shell. This is a major step towards the realisation of a next-generation high-speed transistor. [ + ]
Samsung begins mass production of advanced logic chips
Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of advanced logic chips using its 14 nm Low-Power Plus (LPP) process, the second generation of the company's 14 nm FinFET process technology. [ + ]
New phononic filter could revolutionise signal processing systems
A new signal filtering technology that combines light and sound waves on a single chip is expected to better detect radar and communications frequencies. [ + ]
congatec accelerates global expansion with new appointment
congatec, a supplier of embedded computer modules, single board computers (SBCs) and embedded design and manufacturing (EDM) services, has appointed Fred Barden as vice president, worldwide sales to support its global expansion plans. [ + ]
