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Electricity flows through graphene without energy loss
Electrical signals transmitted at high frequencies lose none of their energy when passed through graphene, a study led by Plymouth University has shown. Discovered in 2004, graphene – which measures just an atom in thickness and is around 100 times stronger than steel – has been identified as having a range of potential uses across the engineering and health sectors.
Management and analysis simulation made easier
It has been announced that the circuit simulators from Synopsys will include a native environment for simulation management and analysis. Available in the 2016.03 release of HSPICE, FineSim and CustomSim simulators, the environment provides a comprehensive solution that improves analogue verification productivity.
Design time reduce by using the Cadence mixed-signal low-power flow
Cadence Design Systems has announced that Silicon Labs used a Cadence mixed-signal low-power flow to reduce overall design time, significantly speeding time to market. Silicon Labs adopted the flow for its Blue Gecko family of wireless SoC devices that provide ultra-low-power Bluetooth Smart connectivity for IoT applications.
Magnetic 2D metal was created in artificial oxide material
An international research group led by physicists at the University of Arkansas created magnetic two-dimensional metal in an artificial oxide material that could be used to make better transistors. Physicists hope to harness the power of an electron's spin to make spin transport electronics—spintronics—multifunctional computational devices that could replace hundreds of conventional devices, said Jak Chakhalian, professor of physics a...
'All-plastic' logic devices operate at world record speeds
SmartKem has reported that it has set a new world record in digital circuit performance with its solution processed organic semiconductor, tru-FLEX. The company has fabricated a truFLEX based all-organic 5-stage Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) ring oscillator using solution coating that operates with an oscillation frequency above 500kHz and stage delay of less than 200ns.
RF to Light solutions for wireless network infrastructure at MWC 2016
M/A-COM Technology Solutions will debut a recently expanded portfolio of wireless infrastructure solutions, the largest of its kind in the industry, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. Optimised to meet the most demanding bandwidth, performance and efficiency needs, MACOM’s semiconductor solutions for wireless infrastructure set new standards for integration, ease of use and cost effectiveness.
High-performance GaN power transistors suit wireless basestations
M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced its highly-anticipated MAGb series of GaN power transistors for use in wireless macro basestations. Leveraging MACOM’s Gen4 GaN technology, the new MAGb series is the industry’s first commercial basestation-optimised family of GaN transistors to achieve leadership efficiency, bandwidth and power gain with a linearity and cost structure like LDMOS and a path to better than LDMOS cost at scaled...
Photocouplers support signal transfer up to 100kb/s
Designed for comms applications in factory automation equipment and home appliances, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the TLP2703 photocoupler. The device supports signal transfer speeds of up to 100kb/s, can be driven by a low input current of just 1mA and is price competitive with 1Mb/s class IC photocouplers.
Integration enables vendor independent debugging
UltraSoC and Lauterbach have announced a collaboration to create a fully featured independent system-on-chip (SoC) development and debug environment. The partnership brings together Lauterbach’s TRACE32 integrated, universal development system and UltraSoC’s on-chip debug and analytics IP, to dramatically ease the work of engineering teams creating the advanced SoCs needed in industries such as mobile communications, automotive and th...
Top 10 tips for mitigating harmful harmonics
The rise of non-linear loads in industrial environments over the last two decades has resulted in the growing problem of harmonic currents and utility-level voltage distortion. Facing a lack of awareness, the industry has struggled to implement effective mitigation techniques. Here, global business development manager of CP Automation, John Mitchell, discusses offers useful tips for mitigating harmonics.