Synopsys announced its 100th successful DesignWare IP designed for 28-nm processes used in leading foundries. The complete 28-nm DesignWare IP line consists of PHYs for MIPI, DDR, HDMI, SATA, PCI Express, USB, and also logic libraries, embedded memories, audio codecs and data converters. In order to provide design robustness, the 28-nm DesignWare IP has been silicon-characterized in both PolySiON and High-K Metal Gate technologies across temperature, process and voltage variations.
The Daily Record has felicitated Pixelligent Technologies, a company specializing in nanocrystal additives for use in industrial, semiconductor, electronics applications, with the 2012 Innovator of the Year award.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has devised a hybrid metrology technique that could reduce the uncertainties related to the measurement of features on the computer chip. The hybrid metrology technique is a combination of statistical analysis and scanning techniques.
The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) has selected HzO, the developer of breakthrough WaterBlock technology, as one of the top innovators for the year 2012.
By Will Soutter
7 Sep 2012
Nanomanipulation jumps a generation! An innovative new nanomanipulator with a resolution of 10 atoms has been released by Oxford Instruments.
Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with the University of Munich and the German company Neaspec GmbH, manufacturing leader of near field optic microscope equipment, have developed a new technique which allows for the identification of the chemical composition of materials with nanometric resolution.
National Science Foundation (NSF) has reported that North Carolina State University (NC State) will head a national nanotechnology research initiative to develop self-powered devices to monitor people’s health and know the impact of surrounding environment on it.
ImagineNano will be organized once again by Phantoms Foundation, CIC NanoGUNE, Donostia International Physics Centre and in collaboration with the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.
Research and Markets, the company providing market research solutions, has included the book titled, "Plunkett's Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac 2012: Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies" to their product catalog.
A recent research study at the University of California in Los Angeles indicates lenseless imaging to be the future direction of high resolution microscopy. There have been significant advances made in the realm of lens-free computation imaging at the University of California over the years.
SPTS, the company that designs, manufactures and supplies etching solutions for the semiconductor industry, has launched the Pegasus Rapier module, which is a dry etch process tool for via reveal processes.
By Will Soutter
6 Sep 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Phase 2 SBIR Grant worth $498,780 to Akonni Biosystems to further advance its Lab-on-a-Film microarray consumable, which can be fabricated from an ultra-low-cost film utilizing a highly automated, reel-to-reel manufacturing process.
By Will Soutter
6 Sep 2012
The UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) has developed and published guidance to support safe and responsible working practices with nanomaterials in research and development laboratories.
The utilization of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches holds potential in several applications, which also include the synthesis of novel therapeutic compounds.
By Will Soutter
5 Sep 2012
Researchers at Rice University have observed the formation of graphene in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique at the atomic level. The study findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. Co-author, Boris Yakobson informed that electric current traverses through a pure graphene sheet with virtually no resistance, a quality that makes the nanomaterial a material of choice for electronic applications such as touchscreens.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Sep 2012