RS Components, distributor of electrical, electronic, automation, mechanical and T&M products, has launched a new Extended Range of components on its website.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers in the US have demonstrated a way to release thin membranes of semiconductors from a substrate and transfer them to new surfaces -an advance that could unite the properties of silicon and many other materials, including diamond, metal and even plastic.

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers in the US have demonstrated a way to release thin membranes of semiconductors from a substrate and transfer them to new surfaces -an advance that could unite the properties of silicon and many other materials, including diamond, metal and even plastic.

MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small ‘nanowire’ structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries.

Air is a great insulator--except when it becomes a conductor. Under the right conditions, miniature lightning bolts of electricity will ‘arc’ through the air between two electrically conducting points.

The heat is on chipmakers Intel and AMD to see who can make the biggest break into emerging markets across the global.

STMicroelectronics, a European semiconductor manufacturer, has reinforced its intention to strengthen its presence China.

Investigations into better ways to cool today’s high-performance computer microprocessors have been granted further funding at the University of California.

2006 marks two major milestones for virtual instrumentation company National Instruments, its 30th year since inception and the 20th year since the creation of NI LabVIEW, the company’s flagship graphical programming software.

Samsung Electronics, a manufacturer of advanced memory technology, has claimed it is the first manufacturer in the industry to begin mass producing DDR2 DRAM - 512 Megabit (Mb) - on an 80 nanometer (nm) scale.

Manufacturer of radio solutions and precision analog semiconductors, Skyworks Solutions has announced it is leveraging a bipolar field effect transistor (BiFET) process technology for its gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based products, enabling it to develop solutions for handset manufacturers.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors of $19.66 billion in January were 7 percent higher than January of 2005 when global sales were $18.38 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of America reported recently.

The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) will be establishing Australia's inaugural exhibition at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas in 2007.

Conexant Systems and Sharp have developed what they claim is the world’s smallest and lowest standby power wireless local area network (WLAN) module.

Philips Electronics and Sunext Technology have completed transfer of Philips Optical Disc Drive (ODD) semiconductor technology and licensing to Sunext.