Industry News
Room-temperature lithium metal battery closer to reality?
Rechargeable lithium metal batteries have been known to offer energy storage capabilities but they are not in common use today because, when recharged, they spontaneously grow treelike bumps called dendrites on the surface of the negative electrode. [ + ]
Semiconductor conference returns to Penang
Global semiconductor association SEMI will be hosting SEMICON Southeast Asia from 26–28 April 2016 in Penang, Malaysia. [ + ]
New transistor could revolutionise thin-film electronics
A new transistor could open the door to the development of flexible electronic devices in areas such as biomedical imaging and renewable energy. [ + ]
Electronics companies accused of forced and child labour
Over 50 electronics companies fail to make the grade on forced labour, child labour and exploitation, according to The 2016 Electronics Industry Trends report released by Baptist World Aid and Not For Sale. [ + ]
58% of pure-play foundry capacity in earthquake-prone areas
Many of the world's largest foundry facilities lie directly within the earthquake-prone Ring of Fire. [ + ]
Global wireless medical devices market to reach $11bn
The global market for wireless medical devices is expected to increase from $3.6 billion in 2015 to about $11 billion by 2020. [ + ]
Australian scientists transform contact lenses into screens
Australian scientists have made a breakthrough in optoelectronics that could turn contact lenses into computer screens. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
