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STMicroelectronics Unveils New Audio Processing Chip for MEMS Microphones

STMicroelectronics a leading supplier of ICs for consumer and mobile products, has unveiled an audio processing chip that connects directly to the latest miniature microphones and provides a new way of boosting performance from small, low-cost, or even damaged speakers.

From STMicroelectronics 4 Feb 2011

Scientists Design Artificial Nanocomposites Using Nacre's Toughening Mechanism

Nacre, commonly known as mother-of-pearl, is the iridescent material lining many mollusk shells. It is part of a two-layer armor system that protects the animal from predators. The brittle outer layer of the shell abs...

4 Feb 2011

Skyworks Solutions Presents 2010 Raw Materials Supplier Award to Kopin

Kopin Corporation the world’s leading producer of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) wafers for smart phones and other mobile devices, announced today that it received the 2010 Raw Materials Supplier Award from Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

From Kopin Corp 4 Feb 2011

MFI and X-FAB Announce Partnership to Address High-Volume MEMS Business

X-FAB Silicon Foundries and MEMS Foundry Itzehoe GmbH (MFI) today announced they will join forces to address the market for high-volume MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and will combine their existing MEMS foundry...

4 Feb 2011

SW Solarwatt Becomes Distributor of Ascent Solar's Thin-Film CIGS Modules in Greece and Cyprus

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, today announced that SW Solarwatt will act as a Distributor of Ascent Solar's lightweight, flexible, high-power thin-film CIGS modules for building integrated (BIPV) applications in Greece and Cyprus.

4 Feb 2011

Rudolph Bags Order for NSX Wafer Inspection Systems from Avago Technologies

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of process characterization equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, announces orders for its NSX® Series from Avago Technologies Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

From Onto Innovation 4 Feb 2011

Determination of 3-D Structures of Tiny Protein Nanocrystals Using X-Ray Laser

Two studies published in the February 3 issue of Nature demonstrate how the unique capabilities of the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser—the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—could revolutionize the study of life.

4 Feb 2011

New RAPID Lithography Technique to Create Tiny Computer Chips

University of Maryland researchers have made a breakthrough in the use of visible light for making tiny integrated circuits. Though their advance is probably at least a decade from commercial use, they say it could o...

4 Feb 2011

Quantum Mechanics Helps to Melt Glass at Absolute Zero

Quantum mechanics, developed in the 1920s, has had an enormous impact in explaining how matter works. The elementary particles that make up different forms of matter — such as electrons, protons, neutrons and ph...

4 Feb 2011

BWH Researchers Develop Stem Cells with Tiny Depots

In work that could jumpstart the promising field of cell therapy, in which cells are transplanted into the body to treat a variety of diseases and tissue defects, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have engineered cells that could solve one of the key challenges associated with the procedure: control of the cells and their microenvironment following transplantation.

4 Feb 2011

MKS Instruments Announces Follow-On Order for Thin Film Solar Cell Production

MKS Instruments, Inc. a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today that in the fourth quarter it was awarded a follow-on order from a major Chinese solar cell manufacturer for its new RF power supplies, matching networks and other advanced control products.

4 Feb 2011