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Electronics & Semiconductors
New manufacturing technique for flexible electronics
Ultrathin, flexible computer circuits have been an engineering goal for years, but technical hurdles have prevented the degree of miniaturization necessary to achieve high performance. Now, researchers at Stanford University ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Engineering
Smart fabrics and self-powered sensing
Smart fabrics and wearable electronics can be developed using highly conductive and stretchy fibers. Most of these fiber conductors are, however, strain sensitive with limited conductance on stretching. As a result, a new ...
Jun 15, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Nitride ferroelectric semiconductors for next-generation electronics
For the first time, researchers achieved single-crystalline high quality ferroelectric III-V semiconductors that can be integrated into existing platforms for a broad range of ferroelectric, electronic, optoelectronic, and ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Molybdenum disulfide vertical transistors with channel lengths down to one atomic layer
Vertical transistors, transistors with channel lengths that are dependent on a semiconductor's thickness, could be highly valuable for the development of new generations of electronic devices. In contrast with conventional ...
Jun 08, 2021 feature
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Business
Foxconn subsidiary hit as Taiwan virus cluster grows
A subsidiary of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Tuesday it has temporarily suspended operations after six foreign workers tested positive for COVID-19 in the latest outbreak within the industry.
Jun 08, 2021
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Engineering
Samsung researchers announce the feasibility of commercial 'stretchable' devices
With the established success of flexible computer screen displays, many users are wondering how display technology will advance next. So far, free-form displays have grown popular as a next-generation product that offers ...
Jun 07, 2021 report
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Engineering
Development of a novel thermoelectric material with record-high conversion efficiency
NIMS has succeeded in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of an n-type Mg3Sb2-based material by minutely doping with copper. NIMS and AIST then constructed a module by combining this material with a high-performance ...
Jun 07, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Bosch opens $1.2B semiconductor factory in eastern Germany
German technology company Bosch on Monday opened a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) chip factory in the eastern city of Dresden to help meet the growing demand for semiconductors.
Jun 07, 2021
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Hardware
Yes, the global microchip shortage is COVID's fault. No, it won't end any time soon
The manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years—a global shortage of semiconductors—and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight any time soon.
Jun 02, 2021
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Hardware
New magnetic tunnel junction quad tech provides endurance and reliable data retention
Professor Tetsuo Endoh's Group at Tohoku University's Center for Innovative Integrated Electronics has announced a new magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) quad-technology that provides better endurance and reliable data retention—over ...
Jun 02, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Toshiba's triple-gate IGBT power semiconductors cut switching power losses by 40.5%
Toshiba Corporation has developed a prototype triple-gate IGBT that reduces overall power loss by up to 40.5% when switching on and off (switching losses), the process of allowing and stopping electricity flow, in power semiconductors ...
Jun 02, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Making batteries live longer with ultrathin lithium
Our lives today are governed by electronics in all shapes and forms. Electronics, in turn, are governed by their batteries. However, the traditional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), that are widely used in electronic devices, ...
Jun 01, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
No space wasted: Embedding capacitors into interposers to increase miniaturization
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology develop a 3D functional interposer—the interface between a chip and the package substrate—containing an embedded capacitor. This compact design saves a lot of package area and ...
Jun 01, 2021
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