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New technique allows simulation of noncrystalline materials
Jun 27, 2012 (SPX)
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and in Spain has found a new mathematical approach to simulating the electronic behavior of noncrystalline materi...
Japan's Renesas says major investors to offer aid
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
The head of Japan's Renesas Electronics said Tuesday that the struggling chipmaker's biggest shareholders have agreed to its request for financial aid, but decl...
Megapixel camera? Try gigapixel
Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)
By synchronizing 98 tiny cameras in a single device, electrical engineers from Duke University and the University of Arizona have developed a prototype camera t...
Study of phase change materials could lead to better computer memory
Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)
Memory devices for computers require a large collection of components that can switch between two states, which represent the 1's and 0's of binary language. En...
Renesas shareholders approve $630 mn in aid
Jun 20, 2012 (AFP)
Major shareholders of Renesas Electronics have agreed in principle to provide the ailing Japanese chip maker with a 50-billion yen ($630-million) support packag...
Relocating LEDs from silicon to copper enhances efficiency
Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)
Chinese researchers have succeeded in transferring gallium nitride (GaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) grown on a layer of silicon to a layer of copper. The new ...
Quantum bar magnets in a transparent salt
Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists have managed to switch on and off the magnetism of a new material using quantum mechanics, making the material a test bed for future quantum devices....
Researchers 'heal' plasma-damaged semiconductor with treatment of hydrogen radicals
Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)
Gallium nitride (GaN) is a highly promising material for a wide range of optical and high-power electronic devices, which can be fabricated by dry etching with ...
UCSB scientists synthesize first genetically evolved semiconductor material
Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)
In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to use DNA to grow their own specialized materials, thanks to the concept of directed evolution. UC Santa ...
Rice, UCLA slash energy needs for next-generation memory
Jun 11, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from Rice University and UCLA unveiled a new data-encoding scheme this week that slashes more than 30 percent of the energy needed to write data ont...
SFU helps quantum computers move closer
Jun 11, 2012 (SPX)
The quantum computer is a futuristic machine that could operate at speeds even more mind-boggling than the world's fastest super-computers. Research involving p...
Unique approach to materials allows temperature-stable circuits
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
Sandia National Laboratories researcher Steve Dai jokes that his approach to creating materials whose properties won't degenerate during temperature swings is a...
Integrated sensors handle extreme conditions
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
A team of Case Western Reserve University engineers has designed and fabricated integrated amplifier circuits that operate under extreme temperatures - up to 60...
Copper-nickel nanowires could be perfect fit for printable electronics
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
While the Statue of Liberty and old pennies may continue to turn green, printed electronics and media screens made of copper nanowires will always keep their or...
The first chemical circuit developed
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
The Organic Electronics research group at Linkoping University previously developed ion transistors for transport of both positive and negative ions, as well as...
Japan's Renesas ups chip outsourcing to Taiwan giant
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Renesas Electronics said Monday it will boost the outsourcing of its chip production to Taiwan's TSMC, but it declined comment on reports it would cut a...
Performance boost for microchips
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
The semiconductor industry is faced with the challenge of supplying ever faster and more powerful chips. The Next-Generation Lithography with EUV radiation will...
Quantum computing: The light at the end of the tunnel may be a single photon
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Quantum physics promises faster and more powerful computers, but quantum versions of basic logic functions are still needed to bring this technology to fruition...
Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's 50-year pursuit of accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficien...
Return of the vacuum tube
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
Vacuum tubes have been retro for decades. They almost completely disappeared from the electronics scene when consumers exchanged their old cathode ray tube moni...
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