Vacuums are a vital part of the processes—such as freeze-drying—used to make and preserve countless everyday items and must be measured with precision. An EPFL spin-off, Hexisense, is bringing to market a gallium nitride-based ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 25, 2019
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By adding one more layer of atoms to already infinitesimally small semiconductors, a next-level generation of electrical devices becomes possible. This work to build better and faster electronics is well underway, but little ...
Nanophysics
Jun 4, 2019
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A team of Fraunhofer researchers has succeeded in significantly enhancing the functionality of GaN power ICs for voltage converters: the researchers at Fraunhofer IAF integrated current and temperature sensors onto a GaN-based ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 6, 2019
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An exotic material poised to become the semiconductor of choice for power electronics —- because it is far more efficient than silicon—is now being eyed for potential applications in space.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Aug 7, 2018
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The electronics industry expects a novel high-performance transistor made of gallium nitride to offer considerable advantages over present-day high-frequency transistors. Yet many fundamental properties of the material remain ...
Nanophysics
Jul 11, 2018
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A material known as gallium nitride (GaN), poised to become the next semiconductor for power electronics, could be also essential for various space applications. Yuji Zhao, an expert in electrical and computer engineering ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 28, 2017
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Physicists at Aalto University have discovered a microscopic mechanism that will allow gallium nitride semiconductors to be used in electronic devices that distribute large amounts of electric power.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 10, 2017
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Two research teams have made structures that could help conceal objects from daylight – taking the next step towards making the visible, invisible. Recent progress draws on advances in so-called metamaterials, which are ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 7, 2017
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Powerful electronic components can get very hot. When many components are combined into a single semiconductor chip, heating can become a real problem. An overheating electronic component wastes energy and is at risk of behaving ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 7, 2016
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Super-sensors powered by superior gallium nitride will soon be going where no sensors have gone before, according to a Western Australian researcher.
Engineering
Jul 25, 2016
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