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New Market Research Report on Carbon Nanotubes for Electronics & Electrics

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) for Electronics & Electrics 2013-2023: Forecasts, Applications, Technologies

8 Feb 2013

Synopsys’ 28-nm Lithography Hot-Spot Checking Technology Adopted by UMC

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced that United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has selected Synopsys' IC Validator physical verification product for lithography hot-spot checking at the 28-nm process node.

From Synopsys, Inc. 8 Feb 2013

Zombie Mammalian Cells Inspire Nanoscale Fabrication Processes

“Zombie” mammalian cells that may function better after they die have been created by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM).

8 Feb 2013

Advanced MEMS Sensing Technology Utilized to Track Bird Migration and Behavior

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the world's top manufacturer of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)[1], and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Faculty of Science have announced that a sophisticated bird-tracking system developed by the university is using advanced MEMS sensing technology from ST.

From STMicroelectronics 8 Feb 2013

Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Helps Unravel Paints Used in Picasso’s Masterpieces

The Art Institute of Chicago teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to unravel a decades-long debate among art scholars about what kind of paint Picasso used to create his masterpieces.

8 Feb 2013

FOA to Discuss Trends Shaping Business for MEMS Suppliers

Fab Owners Association (FOA) members are meeting this week to examine trends shaping business for the semiconductor industry’s integrated device manufacturers (IDMs). IDMs (semiconductor companies which own all aspects of semiconductor creation, from design through manufacturing, and which produce devices sold under their own label) offer a range of technologies and processes for a variety of today’s critical applications.

8 Feb 2013

APIX Secures IP Rights to Silicon Nano-Scale Sensor Technologies from CEA-Leti and CALTECH

Analytical Pixels Technology (“APIX”) today announces the signature of a comprehensive intellectual property licensing agreement with France’s foremost research organization: CEA-Leti, and California’s leading technology college: Caltech. Under this exclusive agreement, APIX secures extensive rights to a large portfolio of patents and technologies related to silicon nano-scale sensors and other complementary devices.

8 Feb 2013

Novel Nanostructure Filters Visible Light into Plasmonic Halos

Using the geometric and material properties of a unique nanostructure, Boston College researchers have uncovered a novel photonic effect where surface plasmons interact with light to form "plasmonic halos" of selectable output color. The findings appear in the journal Nano Letters.

8 Feb 2013

Electron-Gas Interface Transistors May be Used for Developing Nano-Scale, Non-Volatile Memory Devices

Case Western Reserve University is leading an international investigation of a finicky alternative to silicon-based electronics and its use in high temperatures or under radiation that would render traditional components useless.

8 Feb 2013

Holographic Microscope Helps Create Accurate 3-D Models of Live Cells

In the world of microscopy, this advance is almost comparable to the leap from photography to live television. Two young EPFL researchers, Yann Cotte and Fatih Toy, have designed a device that combines holographic microscopy and computational image processing to observe living biological tissues at the nanoscale. Their research is being done under the supervision of Christian Depeursinge, head of the Microvision and Microdiagnostics Group in EPFL's School of Engineering.

8 Feb 2013

Quantum Seeks Financing to Develop Super Hydrophobic Nano-Structured Glass

As a by-product of research on Quantum's photovoltaic technology, a discovery was made of a way of nano-structuring glass to make it super hydrophobic (water beads and rolls off) and resistant to oil and other materials. Given that the solar panel prices are currently very low as a result of Chinese manufacturers flooding the market with low cost silicon products, Quantum has determined to focus its research activities on this glass technology.

8 Feb 2013