xMEMS Labs today introduced Tomales, the world’s first monolithic MEMS tweeter µspeaker. Tomales’ top and side-firing package options and 1mm-thin profile simplify speaker placement and positioning to direct audio toward the ear in smart glasses and xR headset applications.
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Quantum Computers Getting Connected
Research team with participation of the University of Stuttgart succeeds in integrating color centers into nanophotonic silicon carbide structures.
SEMICON West 2021 to Gather Visionaries to Explore New Semiconductor Supply Chain Strategies and Opportunities
Future implications of ongoing global supply chain disruptions will take the spotlight as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joins SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha for opening remarks at SEMICON West 2021 Hybrid, December 7-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Researchers Shrink Camera to the Size of a Salt Grain
Micro-sized cameras have great potential to spot problems in the human body and enable sensing for super-small robots, but past approaches captured fuzzy, distorted images with limited fields of view.
A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics and STMicroelectronics Team Up on Silicon Carbide R&D for the EV Market and Industrial Applications
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the start of a Research & Development (R&D) collaboration in the field of silicon carbide (SiC) for power-electronics applications in the automotive and industrial markets.
Forza Integrated Production Services Achieve Practical Yields for Back Side Illumination Sensors
Forza Silicon recently used its Integrated Production Services (IPS) to enable the production of high-speed image sensors that employ back side illumination (BSI) technology.
Researchers Use AI to Optimize Several Flow Battery Properties Simultaneously
Scientists seek stable, high-energy batteries designed for the electric grid.
New Device Modulates Visible Light – Without Dimming It – With the Smallest Footprint and Lowest Power Consumption
Over the past several decades, researchers have moved from using electric currents to manipulating light waves in the near-infrared range for telecommunications applications such as high-speed 5G networks, biosensors on a chip, and driverless cars.
SIA Applauds Bicameral Agreement on Path Forward for USICA
Senate-passed legislation includes $52 billion to fund the semiconductor manufacturing, research, and design provisions in the CHIPS for America Act.
Aehr Test Systems Joins PowerAmerica Institute to Support Advancing SiC & GaN Tech for Next-Gen Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles
Aehr Test Systems, a supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, announced today that it has joined the PowerAmerica Institute (PowerAmerica), a public-private research initiative dedicated to accelerating the adoption of high performing, next generation silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics.
