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Pressure Sensor That Continues to Function Normally Even at 250 Degrees Celsius

Microelectronic chips used to take pressure readings are very delicate. A new technology has been developed that makes pressure sensors more robust, enabling them to continue operating normally at temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius.

5 Jan 2010

Scientists Succeeded in Creating the First Transistor Made From A Single Molecule

A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea, published their findings in the December 24 issue of the journal Nature.

23 Dec 2009

TowerJazz Awarded Contract to Support MATES Program

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced its USA Aerospace and Defense Division has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD...

23 Dec 2009

Advancements Enable Production of Wide Variety of High-Performing Electronic Devices Incorporating CNTs

Brewer Science, Inc., and SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT), announced that they have received a $6.5M award under NIST's Technology Innovation Program (TIP). The funding is in support of research and deve...

22 Dec 2009

Adventures in Microsolar Supported by Microelectronics and MEMS Techniques

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.

From Sandia National Laboratories 22 Dec 2009

Elpida Memory Begins Volume Production of 40nm Process 2-Gb DDR3 SDRAMs

Elpida Memory, Inc. (TOKYO:6665), Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced that its Hiroshima Plant has begun volume production of 40nm process 2-gigabit DDR3 SDRAMs. Si...

22 Dec 2009

Sarnoff Corp Wins DMSMS Team Award for Microcircuit Emulation

Sarnoff Corporation announced today that it has won the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Team Award for Microcircuit Emulation. Microcircuit emulation is critical to the US military because it supplies replacement parts for warfighting systems that are increasingly difficult to maintain.

22 Dec 2009

BMBF Promotes Technology of the Future for Cost-Efficient Mass Production of Flat Displays

Screens and display elements in mobile phones, e-readers for electronic books and measuring devices are now well-established features of our networked world. To make the manufacture of these mobile mass displays more cost effective, organic electronics is providing technical solutions, including flexible control circuits.

21 Dec 2009

An Elegant Method for Significantly Improving the Memory Capacity of Electronic Chips

Scientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips. Led by Michael Kozicki, an ASU electrical engineering professor and director...

21 Dec 2009

New Methods to Develop Amazing Materials that Could be Used for Nanoelectronics and Energy Storage

New results by scientists at Umeå University show that not only water but also alcohol solvents can be inserted to expand the structure of graphite oxide under high pressure conditions. The information is helpful in...

21 Dec 2009