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R&D project adapts SiC modules to e-car series production
R&D project adapts SiC modules to e-car series production
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Silicon carbide has been tested for years as a promising alternative material for power semiconductors. However, it has not yet…
Native blue and green microLED on a single epitaxial wafer
Native blue and green microLED on a single epitaxial wafer
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Plessey announced it has extended the capability of its proprietary GaN-on-Silicon process to enable Native Blue and Native Green emission…
Wired to the nerves: Prosthetics feel like the real limb
Wired to the nerves: Prosthetics feel like the real limb
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Scientists from a European consortium led by Swiss Institutions, ETH Zurich and EPFL spin-off SensArs Neuroprosthetics, with clinical trials in…
Thermal management boost from quantum wells
Thermal management boost from quantum wells
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have demonstrated how a new approach to the thermal management of electronic substrates can…

Quantum wells could keep electronics cool
Quantum wells could keep electronics cool
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Researchers at the Univeristy of Tokyo have demonstrated how a new approach to the cooling of electronic substrates can be achieved by moving electrons through compound semiconductor quantum wells.
3µm microLEDs transferred by the millions
3µm microLEDs transferred by the millions
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Taiwanese startup Mikro Mesa Technology has announced a major breakthrough in the mass transfer of microLEDs, with a non-compression low temperature bonding process allowing millions of microLEDs to be transferred…
Developing an effective antenna for IoT applications
Developing an effective antenna for IoT applications
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Access to the internet is no longer restricted to devices intended for people; things that we may never interact with directly now account for billions of connections and that number…
Code scanner finds software vulnerabilities in machine code
Code scanner finds software vulnerabilities in machine code
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT has developed a tool for automated software analysis that uncovers security gaps without access to the source code.
Probabilistic computing demonstration promises ‘poor man’s qubit’
Probabilistic computing demonstration promises ‘poor man’s qubit’
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Engineers at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) and Tohoku University in Japan say they have built the first hardware to demonstrate how "p-bits" – the fundamental units of what would…
Microwave imager chip promises hand-held near-field imaging
Microwave imager chip promises hand-held near-field imaging
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Using a standard semiconductor fabrication process, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have designed a microwave imager chip that could one day enable low-cost handheld microwave imagers, or cameras.
Optimised wheel hub drive makes vehicles more agile
Optimised wheel hub drive makes vehicles more agile
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Wheel hub drives have not yet found acceptance in series vehicle construction: Cooling is too costly, and the unsprung masses were too large. A joint research team of the Technical…
Perovskite solar powered RFID sensors for the IoT
Perovskite solar powered RFID sensors for the IoT
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Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have designed low-cost, photovoltaic (PV) perovskite solar-powered sensors that can use indoor lighting that can transmit data for years before needing replacement.
Zhaga-D4i specs to ensure luminaires and sensors interoperability
Zhaga-D4i specs to ensure luminaires and sensors interoperability
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Plug-and-play interoperability between luminaires and sensors and communication modules has been the primary motivation for the collaboration between the Zhaga Consortium and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA) over the…
RFID promises low-cost IoT with photovoltaic-powered sensors
RFID promises low-cost IoT with photovoltaic-powered sensors
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Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have designed low-cost, photovoltaic (PV)-powered sensors that work in sunlight and dimmer indoor lighting that can transmit data for years before needing replacement.
Near-series work vehicles get fit for autonomous action
Near-series work vehicles get fit for autonomous action
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In order not to endanger human lives after accidents with radioactive, chemically or highly inflammable material or in case of acute danger of collapse of the building, highly specialized, remote-controlled…
PV-powered RFID promises low-cost, self-powered IoT sensors
PV-powered RFID promises low-cost, self-powered IoT sensors
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Researchers at MIT (Cambridge, MA) have designed low-cost, photovoltaic (PV)-powered sensors that work in sunlight and dimmer indoor lighting that can transmit data for years before needing replacement.
Amazon developing long-range wireless network
Amazon developing long-range wireless network
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Tech giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) has announced that it is developing a longer-range equivalent to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless protocols for use in smart devices.
Vodafone and Signify use LiFi to enhance 5G
Vodafone and Signify use LiFi to enhance 5G
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Vodafone and Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) have joined forces to combine the communication power of 5G and LiFi, providing their customers with more speed and better mobile broadband connectivity.
Sealed dual membrane to raise MEMS microphones SNR
Sealed dual membrane to raise MEMS microphones SNR
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Infineon Technologies AG is refining its MEMS microphone offering with the introduction of a sealed dual membrane capacitive design that is due to come to market in 2020.
What is spoofing and how to ensure GPS security?
What is spoofing and how to ensure GPS security?
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As technological advances make GPS/GNSS devices more affordable, our lives are becoming increasingly dependent on precise positioning and timing. Industries such as survey, construction and logistics rely on precise positioning…
LiFi to supplement 5G
LiFi to supplement 5G
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Vodafone and Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) have joined forces to combine the communication power of 5G and LiFi, providing their customers with more speed and better mobile broadband connectivity.
Microwave imager chip based on standard semiconductor process
Microwave imager chip based on standard semiconductor process
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Using a standard semiconductor fabrication process, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have designed a microwave imager chip that could one day enable low-cost handheld microwave imagers, or cameras.
Amazon to develop long-range wireless for smart homes
Amazon to develop long-range wireless for smart homes
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Tech giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) has announced that it is developing a longer-range equivalent to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless protocols for use in smart devices.
Image sensors to get AI in three-layer die stack
Image sensors to get AI in three-layer die stack
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STMicroelectronics is preparing to adopt three-level hybrid bonding of die to create smart image sensors and 3D environmental sensors.
Amazon introduces long-range wireless network for smart homes
Amazon introduces long-range wireless network for smart homes
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Tech giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) has announced that it is developing a longer-range equivalent to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless protocols for use in smart devices.
Soft robotic skin provides both sense of touch and haptic feedback
Soft robotic skin provides both sense of touch and haptic feedback
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Researchers from two NCCR Robotics labs at EPFL have developed a novel type of touch-sensing skin whose haptic feedback can be controlled in closed-loop with high-frequency touch detection.
Europe’s research bodies should lead on climate, says VTT
Europe’s research bodies should lead on climate, says VTT
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Antti Vasara, CEO of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has said that Europe's leading semiconductor and electronics research organizations should adopt a common vision for a roadmap to carbon…
Trench SiC MOSFET cuts on-resistance in half
Trench SiC MOSFET cuts on-resistance in half
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Mitsubishi Electric has developed a 1500V trench-type silicon-carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with an electric-field-limiting structure for an on-resistance of 1.84 mΩ per sq cm, half that of previous devices.


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