Prolonging the life of silicon
05 March, 2004
Engineers at Ohio State University have looked at the interface between layers of silicon and other materials in electronic devices. What they have learned may help traditional microelectronics remain vital to industry longer than most experts expect
Technology beats transistor heat
05 March, 2004 | Supplied by: Intel Australia Pty Ltd
Intel has identified new materials to replace those that have been used to manufacture chips for more than 30 years. This is a significant accomplishment as the industry races to reduce electrical current leakage in transistors
Online electronics trading
28 January, 2004
RS Components has launched its Online Trading Platform localised for Australia and New Zealand. The Internet Trading Channel (ITC) is now live in Australia http://www.rsaustralia.com/ and New Zealand http://www.rsnewzealand.com/
NI acquires DSP software developer
19 January, 2004
National Instruments has acquired the Dallas, Texas-based software developer Hyperception, a designer of graphical development tools for digital signal processing (DSP).
Software helps with MATV technology
05 January, 2004
The ever-increasing demand for distribution of more channels is resulting in pushing the upper limits of coaxial cable usage to 1000 MHz
ASIC development company formed
20 November, 2003
Reptechnic and SMR Electronics have formed Reptechnic Design, a company that will provide application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) development services to Australian and global users.
Molecular electronic devices closer to reality
04 November, 2003
Researchers at Northwestern University, led by Mark Hersam, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, have become the first to measure a unique and versatile nanoelectric effect - called resonant tunnelling - through individual molecules mounted directly on silicon.
Illuminated knobs
11 August, 2003 | Supplied by: ERNTEC Pty Ltd
The illuminated control knob from Mentor makes it possible to see the exact setting of the knob, regardless of the ambient light.
Need for speed in semiconductors
30 July, 2003
A new type of standard to be issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help meet the need for speed in semiconductors.
Speeding up the manufacture of super small-scale devices
05 February, 2003
Building a computer chip is a painstaking process. Once a chip is designed, a mask, or template, is created and used to transfer the fine circuit patterns to the surface of a silicon wafer
Nano-competence for hard thin films
28 January, 2003
Major advances are still being made on magnetic disk drives despite competition from optical storage media like CD-ROM, DVD, semiconductor flash and smart cards.
Photochemically-etched anodes and cathodes for high volume applications
22 January, 2003
Photofabrication Engineering Inc (PEI) has a line of custom-made photochemically-etched anodes and cathodes for fuel cells, heat exchangers, oxygen and hydrogen generators. These products have applications in the aerospace, automotive , biotechnology, medical, appliances, power and electrical/electronic industries.
Research promises faster, cheaper microchips
21 January, 2003
The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK has joined forces with Atmel to create 'strained silicon' microchips, which involves adding a material called germanium to the traditional silicon used in semiconductor manufacturing.
Closure of Semiconductor Facility
11 November, 2002
Philips has announced a plan for a phased closure of its semiconductor fabrication operation (fab) in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the end of 2003.
Sales up for semiconductor market
07 November, 2002
It has been reported by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) that global sales of semiconductors are recovering and are forecast to rise 1.8 % to $141 billion in 2002 and about 20% in each of the next 2 years.
