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Graphene-based transistor increases the speed of processors
Scientists have developed a type of graphene-based transistor and using modelling they have demonstrated that it has ultralow power consumption compared with other similar transistor devices. The findings have been published in a paper in the journal Scientific Reports. The most important effect of reducing power consumption is that it enables the clock speed of processors to be increased. According to calculations, the increase could be as high ...
Injectable biomaterial to be used for neuronal control
In the campy 1966 science fiction movie "Fantastic Voyage," scientists miniaturise a submarine with themselves inside and travel through the body of a colleague to break up a potentially fatal blood clot. Right. Micro-humans aside, imagine the inflammation that metal sub would cause. Ideally, injectable or implantable medical devices should not only be small and electrically functional, they should be soft, like the body tissues with which they i...
Cadence & SMIC collaborate
Cadence Design Systems has announced a collaboration with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on the delivery of a 28nm design reference flow that incorporates a full suite of Cadence digital products for low-power design. This reference flow is a 28nm low-power register-transfer level (RTL) to signoff flow based on the IEEE 1801 low power design and verification standard.
Power doubler MCMs provide easy upgrade to DOCSIS 3.1
Qorvo has unveiled three DOCSIS 3.1-ready power doubler multi-chip modules (MCMs). Qorvo’s latest power doubler MCM amplifiers provide cable broadband service providers an easy upgrade path to DOCSIS 3.1 with maximum design flexibility and functionality while conserving power and reducing board space.
Components drive targets automotive applications
The portfolio of automotive-qualified products at Farnell element14 has been extended with the addition of over 250 new ROHM semiconductors. The ranges include LSI, diodes, transistors and power management solutions, suited for the different automotive application segments.To meet the increasing needs of digitisation in new automotive applications, ROHM is developing new products to deliver full system solutions.
Students develop world's first 1,000-core processor
A microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable processors has been designed by a team at the University of California, Davis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.The energy-efficient KiloCore chip has a maximum computation rate of 1.78 trillion instructions per second and contains 621 million transistors.
Cambridge Uni team publishes research to improve elderly living
A team of post-graduate students from the University of Cambridge haspublished research with the potential to transform the lives of millions of older people around the world.The team has made a genuine contribution to society, an experience that will stay with them for the rest of their careers.
Ultrasensitive nonlinear metamaterials used for data transfer
Scientists have demonstrated the effect of all-optical switching between streams of photons, born during the third harmonic generation process, using non-linear metamaterials. Researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University planned the study and conducted calculations and experiments, while their German colleagues made samples of metamaterials. The results are published in Scientific Reports.
Single-chip load switch ICs reduce power consumption
Featuring on-resistance ratings down to just 63mΩ, three single-chip load switch ICs have been introduced by Toshiba Electronics Europe. The TCK106AF, TCK107AF and TCK108AF integrate high performance chips in an industry-standard SOT-25 package and offer low typical quiescent currents of 110nA with low loss, low standby current and high performance switching characteristics.
Unipolar Hall-effect switch features built in diagnostics
Featuring an externally enabled diagnostic function and user-programmable switchpoints, Allegro MicroSystems Europe has announced a unipolar Hall-effect switch. The A1162 has on-chip electromagnetic coils that are used to implement self-test of the sensor’s entire magnetic and electrical signal chain. It is designed for systems where precise magnet switchpoints and safety, reliability or both, are critical, such as those designed to meet th...