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New Analysis on TI's DMD MEMS Projector Reverse Costing

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "TI DMD MEMS projector Reverse Costing" report to their offering. This is a reverse costing report of the MEMS Digital Micro-mirror Device (DMD) for pic...

24 Jan 2011

Unique Properties of Carbon Can be Useful for Future Nanoelectronics

A new scientific discovery could have profound implications for nanoelectronic components. Researchers from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Japanese researchers, have shown how electrons on thin tubes of graphite exhibit a unique interaction between their motion and their attached magnetic field – the so-called spin.

24 Jan 2011

CEA-Leti Collaborates with SHINKO to Develop Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Technology

In a move that promises to provide increased performance and smaller size for portable electronics and other advanced systems, CEA-Leti today announced it has signed a multiyear agreement with SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. (“SHINKO”) to develop advanced semiconductor packaging technology.

From CEA-Leti 24 Jan 2011

ARM Uses TCI's Phase-Locked Loops to Validate Cortex-A9 Microprocessor Core in TSMC’s 40 nm Process

True Circuits, Inc. (TCI), a leading provider of analog and mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) for the semiconductor, systems and electronics industries announced today that ARM is using clock generator PLL designs from TCI in a test chip for the ARM® Cortex™-A9 microprocessor core to validate it in TSMC’s 40nm general purpose process technology.

24 Jan 2011

Researchers Gather at UT Dallas to Discuss Nanotechnology for Energy-Related Problems

Dozens of researchers have gathered at UT Dallas this week to focus on ways nanotechnology can address challenging energy-related problems.

21 Jan 2011

Future Quantum Computers May Use Single-Photon Source for Reliable Operation

The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky to work with.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 21 Jan 2011

Spreadtrum Tapes Out First 40 nm Low-Power Chip Using Cadence Silicon Realization Flow

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Spreadtrum Communications a leading provider of baseband and RF processor solutions for the wireless communications market headquartered in Shanghai, migrated to the Cadence® Silicon Realization flow and successfully taped out its first 40-nanometer low-power chip.

From Cadence Design Systems 21 Jan 2011

Bluechiip's Tracking Tag Technology to be Coupled with STMicroelectronics' MEMS Device

STMicroelectronics the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) devices for consumer and portable applications, and Bluechiip Limited, an innovative early-stage company that has developed a groundbreaking tracking solution, today announced that the two companies are to cooperate in the manufacturing of unique MEMS-based tracking tags, aimed at a range of different markets, but initially in healthcare, such as biobanks.

From STMicroelectronics 21 Jan 2011

AIXTRON Receives New Order for Silicon Carbide Chemical Vapor Deposition System

AIXTRON SE today announced a new order for a silicon carbide (SiC) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system from a major corporate research & development center located in the northeast of the USA.

From AIXTRON SE 20 Jan 2011

Electronic Products Magazine Honors Industry's First 40 nm Quad-Port PHY Chip

Solarflare, the company pioneering 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), today announced it was honored with an Electronic Products Magazine's Product of the Year award for its SFT9104 PHY, the industry's first 40nm quad-port 10GBASE-T PHY chip for the mass adoption and deployment of 10GbE.

20 Jan 2011