Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

Synopsys Achieves Major Milestone in 28 nm Silicon Process Technology Node

Synopsys declared that its parasitic extraction solution called StarRC has facilitated over 150 successful 28-nm tapeouts, providing the signoff accuracy and rapid turnaround time needed for next-generation of designs across applications such as mobile, consumer, computer and wireless communications.

30 Mar 2012

InvenSense Declares Dual-Source Supply Capacity for CMOS-MEMS Wafers

InvenSense, a provider of MotionTracking devices, has declared the dual-source supply capacity for its CMOS-MEMS wafers from two major semiconductor foundries, which include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and GLOBALFOUNDRIES.

29 Mar 2012

Titanium Nitride Can Direct and Manipulate Optical Signals on the Nanoscale

Researchers from the Purdue University have used a thin film of titanium nitride as a plasmonic material. The addition of titanium nitride to the small list of surface-plasmon-supporting materials may pave the way to produce new optoelectronic devices with unparallel efficiency and speed.

29 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Starfruit-Shaped Gold Nanorods

Researchers from the Rice University have produced starfruit-shaped gold nanorods, which may support surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy applications.

29 Mar 2012

Scientists Create Graphene Nanoribbons

Researchers from the University of Florida have found a way for large-scale production of graphene.

29 Mar 2012

Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Rapidly Kill Cancer Cells in Mice

A research team led by Qun Zhao from the University of Georgia has discovered that a combination of alternating magnetic fields and iron oxide nanoparticles is capable of killing head and neck cancer cells in mice in 30 minutes without damaging healthy cells.

29 Mar 2012

Researchers Discover Iron-Based Nanoparticle Catalysts

A research team directed by Robert Morris from the University of Toronto has developed eco-friendly iron-based nanoparticle catalysts that offer similar efficiency as the toxic, high-cost metal-based catalysts currently being used in a wide range of industries such as food, fragrance and drug.

29 Mar 2012

Researchers Use Gold Nanoparticles to Rapidly Detect the Presence of Salmonella Bacteria

At the American Chemical Society’s 243rd National Meeting & Exposition, a research team led by Paresh C. Ray from the Jackson State University in Mississippi has delivered a presentation on a gold nanoparticle-based method to rapidly detect the presence of Salmonella bacteria, particularly the multiple-drug resistant (MDR) strains in lettuce.

29 Mar 2012

Global Industry Analysts Releases Market Report on Nanocomposites

Global Industry Analysts has released a market research report titled ‘Nanocomposites: A Global Market Report.’

29 Mar 2012

Capsule with Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles Extracts Radioactive Contaminants from Beverages

A research team led by Allen Apblett from the Oklahoma State University in Stillwater has delivered a presentation on the development of a capsule containing metal-oxide nanoparticles at the American Chemical Society’s 243rd National Meeting & Exposition.

29 Mar 2012