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Printed transistors consist entirely of 2D nanomaterials
Researchers in AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded materials science research centre hosted in Trinity College Dublin, have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time. These 2D materials combine exciting electronic properties with the potential for low-cost production.
Contact lens could measure blood glucose in the future
Transparent biosensors embedded into contact lenses could soon allow doctors and patients to monitor blood glucose levels and a host of other telltale signs of disease without invasive tests. Scientists say the bio-sensing lenses, based on technology that led to the development of smartphones with more vivid displays, also could potentially be used to track drug use or serve as an early detection system for cancer and other serious medical condit...
Optoelectronics sales move toward normal growth rates
In 2016, combined sales for optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discrete semiconductors increased two percent to reach a seventh consecutive record-high level of $67.9bn, but growth rates in the three market segments were all over the map last year. Optoelectronics sales fell four percent in 2016, primarily because of the first decline in lamp devices in 15 years due to an oversupply of high-brightness Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for sol...
An alternative to MOSFETs on show at CS International
Currently taking place in Brussels, at the CS International Conference imec will present promising device results with a InGaAs-only TFET (Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor).Achieving a sub-60 mV/decade sub-threshold swing at room temperature, these devices are promising candidates to replace MOSFET transistors in future chip generations for low-power applications operating on low supply voltages.
Scientist awarded grant to fund holography research
Jan Genoe, one of its distinguished scientists, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant, Imec have announced. With the grant of €2.5m for a five-year period, Genoe’s team will develop and integrate the breakthrough technology needed to prove the possibility of high-quality video-rate holographic projection.
Transistor array reduces power losses by 40%
A new-generation transistor array for applications such as LED lighting and industrial, high-voltage signal transmitters has been launched byToshiba Electronics Europe. The TBD62089APG incorporates 8-bit, D-type Flip Flop circuits that support a data storage function.
Graphene-based transistors detect disease-causing genes
An improved method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes has been developed byresearchers in India and Japan. Graphene Field-Effect Transistors (GFETs) can detect harmful genes through DNA hybridisation, which occurs when a 'probe DNA' combines, or hybridises, with its complementary 'target DNA.' Electrical conduction changes in the transistor when hybridisation occurs.
Can e-textiles take the next step towards the mass market?
The electronic industry is in the midst of a major paradigm shift: novel form factors are emerging, ranging from the introduction of limited stretchability, through to elastic and conformable electronics.
Encoders step up to help miniaturise electronics
Playing a big role in improving the throughput, quality and packing density of wire bonding machines as used by manufacturers of micro-electronic devices, is the tiny vacuum encoder, the MicroE Mercury II encoder by Celera Motion.Available in the UK from INMOCO, the encoder is one-third the size of other encoders, yet is easy to install and set up.
Tarnish-proof films suit flexible displays and touch screens
The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change the way touchscreens and flat or flexible displays are made.It could also help improve computing power, affecting both the transfer of information within a silicon chip and the patterning of the chip itself through metamaterial superlenses.