News tagged with microelectronic circuits

Small wires make big connections for microelectronics

University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No-sweat pressure sensors

Microelectronic chips used to take pressure readings are very delicate. A new technology has been developed that makes pressure sensors more robust, enabling them to continue operating normally at temperatures ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Color sensors for better vision

CMOS image sensors in special cameras -- as used for driver assistance systems -- mostly only provide monochrome images and have a limited sensitivity to light. Thanks to a new production process these sensors ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight

(PhysOrg.com) -- Space environments can deliver a beating to spacecraft electronics. For decades, satellites and other spacecraft have used bulky and expensive shielding to protect vital microelectronics -- ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sensor in artery measures blood pressure

(PhysOrg.com) -- High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored over a long time until it can be regulated. This will now be made ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0