News tagged with reliability

New Fujitsu V series FRAMs deliver optimal design flexibility

Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) today extended its growing portfolio of Ferroelectric memory products with the introduction of a new Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) product series that features a wide voltage ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diamonds are a probe’s best friend

Surface imperfections in devices such as gears or levers can have disastrous effects on reliability. Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of atomic force microscopes (AFMs) — instruments that use tiny silicon-based ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Argon cleaning helps trapped ions chill out

(PhysOrg.com) -- The reliability of trapped-ion quantum information systems – a promising candidate technology for an eventual quantum computer – can be dramatically improved by giving the trap electrodes ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New carbon fibre polymer pipe will recover hydrocarbons from the most challenging offshore fields

Deepwater production is the fastest growing source of oil and gas reserves. Cambridge engineers are currently solving many of the formidable challenges in accessing these fields. One group, at Magma Global, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fujitsu develops distributed and parallel complex event processing technology that rapidly adjusts big data load fluctua

Fujitsu today announced that, in an industry first, they have developed complex event processing technology designed for use with cloud technology that employs distributed and parallel processing. This enables ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers create tool for 'Circuit-Aware' reliability testing

(PhysOrg.com) -- A PML research team has devised a reliability data transformation methodology that could ease one of the semiconductor industry’s most vexing problems: reliability qualification.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Better thermal management promises cheaper, greener, cooler electronics

At first glance, supercomputers, car parts, entertainment systems and radar antennas may not have much in common, but they all stand to benefit from important advances in thermal management technology being ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Debut of chromium signatures clocks great oxidation event

Banded ironstone core samples from the Pilbara have aided in dating the first appearance of atmospheric oxygen at 2.48 billion years ago.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Coming soon to a server near you: fewer internet delays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UA-led Center for Integrated Access Networks, the largest optical research center in the U.S., are developing methods to improve transmission speed, efficiency and reliability ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Robot car to cut jams & prangs

Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

From detonation to diapers: Los Alamos computer codes at core of advanced manufacturing tools

Computational tools developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to help ensure the reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons deterrent in the absence of testing are helping industry giants ensure the reliability of their ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Herding leads to wrong decisions in the stock market

One reason for extreme fluctuations in the stock market is herding.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Design revolution

A revolutionary approach to the design of consumer products - from automobiles to plasma TVs - could cut manufacturers' warranty costs significantly. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Six Sigma an ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Fusion-io Deliveries The Worlds Fastest SSD

(Physorg.com) -- Fusion-io, a leader in high-performance I/O solutions, announced their new ioDrive Duo. The new ioDrive Duo is one of the fastest and most innovative server-based solid-state storage solutions. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 4 weblog

New design means cheaper, more sustainable construction

People are always looking for ways to make something less expensive and more environmentally friendly - and a team of researchers from North Carolina State University has figured out how to do both of those ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0