Search results for "microelectronics"
LAST POWER Project Aims to Put Europe First in New Power Semiconductor Technologies
The partners in a new publicly-funded European research project today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program called LAST POWER (‘Large Area silicon carbide Substrates and heTeroepitaxial GaN for POWER device applications). The aim of this important 42-month ENIAC (European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council) project is to provide Europe with strategic independence in the field of wide band gap (WBG) semiconduc...
FP6 PULLNANO Project Demonstration at ICT 2010
STMicroelectronics the leader of the EU Sixth Framework Program PULLNANO Advanced Technology Research and development project, today announced that PULLNANO has been selected and invited to be demonstrated at ICT 2010, an event organized by the European Commission and hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, to be held on September 27-29, 2010 in Brussels.
Sharp solar components: highly efficient, and in colour too
Sharp is expanding its portfolio of energy-harvesting components with new monocrystalline solar panels for portable applications. Compared to their predecessors, the new solar panels of the models LR0GC11 and LR0GC13 achieve a one-third better efficiency and a conversion rate of 16.5%. On a surface of just under 27 cm² the LR0GC11 achieves a maximum output performance of 390 mW; its smaller sister, the LR0GC13, supplies a maximum of 180 mW with ...
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe Names Joji Murakami President
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announces that Dr. Joji Murakami, a Fujitsu career executive with many years’ experience in the semiconductor industry on both the domestic and international fronts, has been named as the company’s new President. He is based at FME's European headquarters in Langen, near Frankfurt.
NMI celebrates 10th anniversary
The National Microelectronics Institute, the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, has celebrated its 10th birthday. The occasion was marked at the NMI’s Annual General Meeting and Awards Dinner attended by an international audience of more than 200 people.
National survey shows strength of UK semiconductor design
The results of its very first national survey of UK semiconductor design have been published by the National Microelectronics Institute. Entitled ‘Designed in the UK’, the Institute’s 55-page report reveals the scale and composition of the sector, its industry and application focus and the key challenges faced. The report concludes that the UK’s strength and success in semiconductor design is recognised at an international level and tha...
NMI creates Design Advisory Board to oversee design sector strategy
The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, has announced the creation of a Design Advisory Board to oversee its development of strategy and implementation plans for the semiconductor design community.
Global Semiconductor Alliance And National Microelectronics Institute Form Organizational Alliance
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), an organization focused on accelerating the growth of the global semiconductor industry, and the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, today jointly announced the signing of a collaborative memorandum of understanding to form an organizational alliance.
Skills take centre stage as National Microelectronics Institute recognises Indro Mukerjee for Contribution to Industry
The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) has presented its 2009 Contribution to Industry Award to Indro Mukerjee, CEO of C-MAC MicroTechnology and Chair of the Semta Electronics Sector Strategy Group. The award was presented by Keith Hodgkinson of award sponsor BIS, The Department for Business Innovation and Skills, at the NMI's prestigious annual awards dinner in London.
Future World Symposium debates financing innovation in the next decade
The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI) has unveiled the first in a series of panel debate topics to take place at Future World Symposium. Entitled 'financing the next wave of semiconductor innovation', the session will address the declining availability of VC funding and determine potential alternative funding strategies for start-up companies.