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Silk-Based Ultrathin Flexible Implants Record Brain Activity

Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface.

19 Apr 2010

"Green Chips" for Tomorrow's Computers

An innovative concept from scientists of the Julich-Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) will pave the way for designing chips for future computers. For the generation after next of computer chips this development means highe...

19 Apr 2010

Samsung Announces Industry's First Production of 20 nm Class NAND Chips

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, today announced the industry's first production of 20 nanometer (nm) class NAND chips for use in Secure Digital (SD) memory cards and embedded memory solutions.

19 Apr 2010

Fast Transistors Could Save Energy

Transistors, the cornerstone of electronics, are lossy and therefore consume energy. Researchers from the ETH Zürich and EPF Lausanne have developed transistors targeting high switching speeds and higher output powers. The devices can be used more efficiently as conventional transistors, so as to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

18 Apr 2010

Noliac's Multilayer Actuators Ideal for Precise Control of Optics

Without doubt, actuators for precise control of optics were one of the main topics at the SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing 2010 Exhibition in Florida in April. Noliac's distributor Micromechatronics Inc. exhibited and attracted many visitors.

16 Apr 2010

New RMKHT Chip Resistors from Vishay Feature Thin Film Technology

A new series of wire-bondable, bare die chip resistors and resistor networks optimized for extreme high-temperature environments such as down-hole drilling and aviation applications was released today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH).

16 Apr 2010

New MIC2826 IC from Micrel Available in Tiny 2.5mm x 2.5mm Thin MLF Package

Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched a new four output, programmable Power Management IC, the MIC2826. The device integrate...

16 Apr 2010

New NAG Library for SMP and Multicore Now Available for Download

Nanotechnology engineers seeking better use of the processing power of multicore computer systems in addition to an easy way to migrate existing applications to multi processor architectures, can now download the new NAG Library for SMP and Multicore from Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG).

15 Apr 2010

Virage Logic’s SiWare Technologies Support TSMC’s 28nm HP Process

Virage Logic Corporation, the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, extends its leadership position by announcing a full suite of 28-nanometer (nm) memory compilers and logic libraries on TSMC’s High-K Metal Gate (28nm HP) process.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 15 Apr 2010

U-M Computer Engineer Develops Memristor Device That Learns and Recognizes

A cat can recognize a face faster and more efficiently than a supercomputer. That's one reason a feline brain is the model for a biologically-inspired computer project involving the University of Michigan. U-M ...

15 Apr 2010