News tagged with germanium
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Robotics breakthrough: Scientists make artificial skin
Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 12, 2010 |
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Imec significantly reduces cost of germanium-based thermophotovoltaic cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imec researchers presented today an improved processing technique for germanium-based thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells resulting in significant reduction of cell cost, an essential step to develop ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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National Semiconductor Introduces Lowest Noise, Ultra-High-Speed Amplifier
A new ultra-high-speed operational amplifier (op amp) from National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) delivers the industry’s lowest noise (0.69 nV/sqrt Hz) with -3 dB bandwidth of 900 MHz at a gain of 10.
May 19, 2010 |
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NXP to offer 50 RF/Microwave products based on SiGe:C BiCMOS process technology
Targeting high frequency radio applications, NXP Semiconductors today announced the launch of a series of new products developed in the latest SiGe (silicon-germanium) process technology.
May 13, 2010 |
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First germanium laser brings us closer to 'optical computers'
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can produce wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. It’s also the first germanium laser to operate ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Temperature Full-Service Direct Formation of Graphene Transistors on Large-Scale Sub
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced, as a world first, the development of a novel technology for forming graphene transistors directly on the entire surface of large-scale insulating substrates at low temperatures ...
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Sharp Develops Solar Cell with World's Highest Conversion Efficiency of 35.8%
Sharp Corporation has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency (for non-concentrator solar cells) of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Nanometric butterfly wings created
A team of researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania (USA) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Researchers grow nanowire crystals for 3-D microchips
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have developed a method of stacking and purifying crystal layers that may pave the way for three-dimensional microchips.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Modelling nano-worlds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Modelling the fabrication processes for integrated circuits can slash production development time and costs by up to 40%. But as transistors, already at nano-scales, become ever smaller, researchers are modelling ...
Aug 10, 2009 |
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IMEC shows optimizations for next-generation transistors
IMEC has achieved promising results in the race to scale CMOS to 22nm and below. The breakthroughs from its transistor scaling programs include a successful integration of the laser-anneal technique in a high-K/metal-gate ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Toward cheaper imaging systems for identifying concealed weapons on the human body
Electrical engineers from UC San Diego have created high-performance W-Band silicon-germanium (SiGe) radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for passive millimeter-wave imaging. This advance could lead to significantly ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Chemists offer new hydrogen purification method
(PhysOrg.com) -- President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen ...
Feb 15, 2009 |
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