Researchers move closer to low-cost, implantable electronics
13 June, 2013Researchers from The Ohio State University have developed technology that will pave the way for low-cost electronic devices that work in direct contact with living tissue inside the body. The first planned use of the technology is a sensor that will detect the very early stages of organ transplant rejection.
The formula for turning cement into a semiconductor
31 May, 2013Scientists from the US, Japan, Finland and Germany have developed a formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semiconductor and opens up its use in the consumer electronics marketplace for thin films, protective coatings and computer chips.
Stitching defects into the world’s thinnest semiconductor
27 May, 2013Researchers uncover key insights into the optical and electronic properties of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which can be either conducting or insulating to form the basic ‘on-off switch’ for all digital electronics.
Solving a semiconductor riddle
27 May, 2013New observations of material disprove leading theory about LED brightness, opening new avenues for research.
New solar cell coating could boost efficiency
19 April, 2013 by David Chandler, MITThroughout decades of research on solar cells, one formula has been considered an absolute limit to the efficiency of such devices in converting sunlight into electricity.
STARC consortium selects MathWorks for model-based design
12 April, 2013MathWorks has announced that the Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) in Japan has selected and certified Matlab, Simulink and Embedded Coder as the preferred tools for model-based design in its new STARCAD-AMS design flow.
Paint-on plastic electronics
27 March, 2013Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but University of Michigan engineers have developed a new method for getting them in line that could pave the way for cheaper, greener, ‘paint-on’ plastic electronics.
Infineon Technologies single-chip radar solutions for industrial and commercial sensing
21 January, 2013Infineon Technologies has introduced its first single-chip radar solutions for applications in industrial and commercial sensing.
$2.2 million contract for power semiconductor technology to modernise the electrical power grid
14 December, 2012HexaTech has received a $2.2 million award that will enable the development of a new power semiconductor technology for the modernisation of the electrical power grid.
Hybrid electronics: low-resistance carbon-IC interconnect fabrication
05 November, 2012Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits without the high interface resistance produced by traditional fabrication techniques.
Better GaN circuits for radar and military systems
05 November, 2012DARPA has awarded a contract to RFMD to investigate how to enhance the thermal efficiency of gallium nitride (GaN) circuits used in high-power radar and other military systems.
TDK Corporation EPCOS multilayer varistors
22 October, 2012The EPCOS E series multilayer varistors are designed to assure protection from current surge pulses in automotive electronics.
International Rectifier 600 V IGBTs
20 August, 2012A family of motor vehicle-qualified 600 V IGBTs for electric and hybrid vehicle applications including air-conditioner inverters, pumps and positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heaters has been introduced.
Diodes AL5801 linear LED driver
17 August, 2012Needing only two additional components, the AL5801 linear LED driver enables designers to simplify motor vehicle interior, signage and general lighting control circuits.
Vishay TFPTL thermistors
14 August, 2012Vishay has introduced a series of radial-leaded, positive temperature coefficient thermistors.
