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Novel Nanowire Technique Leads to Development of Low-Cost Biosensors

Scientists at the University of Leeds have perfected a new technique that allows them to make molecular nanowires out of thin strips of ring-shaped molecules known as discotic liquid crystals (DLCs). The findings coul...

15 Oct 2010

Thinfilm and PARC to Bring Innovative Technologies to Printed Electronics Market

Thinfilm (Thin Film Electronics ASA), a provider of advanced printed memory technology, and PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated), a premier center for commercial innovation, today announced that they are working together to provide next-generation memory technology enabled through printed electronics.

14 Oct 2010

SRC, NSF to Offer $2 Million Funds for Nanoelectronics Research

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, joined today with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund $2 million in supplemental grants for nanoelectronics research.

14 Oct 2010

Samsung Electronics Announces Production of 20nm-Class 64Gb 3-Bit NAND Flash

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today the industry’s first production of a 3-bit-cell (3bit), 64 gigabit (Gb) NAND flash using 20 nanometer (nm)-class process technology.

From Samsung Electronics 14 Oct 2010

Renesas Electronics’ Velocity Lab Supports 90 nm Microcontroller Families

Renesas Electronics America Inc. today introduced Velocity Lab(TM), a suite of Renesas Electronics and third-party development components designed to enable customers to develop embedded solutions quickly, easily and cost-effectively.

14 Oct 2010

Rice University Team Develops New Single Graphene Transistor

Rice University research that capitalizes on the wide-ranging capabilities of graphene could lead to circuit applications that are far more compact and versatile than what is now feasible with silicon-based technologies....

14 Oct 2010

International Researchers Discuss Strategies for 16 nm and Beyond Process Technologies

Participants at the recent 7th Annual International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology discussed strategies for implementing advanced logic and memory technologies for sub-16 nm node and beyond process technologies.

14 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology Reduces Energy Consumption in Semiconductor Chips

Tyndall National Institute, UCC announced today, Wednesday, at the 2010 International Power Supply on Chip Workshop in Cork, the development of a new nano-material that will dramatically reduce the operating temperature of silicon chip components and circuits, thereby enhancing the reliability and lifetime of electronics in products ranging from smart phones to automotive electronics.

13 Oct 2010

Leading Thin Film Magnetic Head Manufacturers Select Veeco Technology

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today it has been selected by leading global hard disk drive manufacturers for critical technology that enables higher areal density for next generation thin film magnetic ...

From Veeco 13 Oct 2010

Silicon Integration Initiative Announces Membership of Tanner EDA

The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) announced today that Tanner EDA, Inc., a driver for innovation in the design, layout and verification of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), has recently joined Si2.

13 Oct 2010