Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their collaborators from the University of California, Irvine have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of tiny structures known as quantum dots and used them to assemble functional logic circuits.
MEMS
NUS Researchers Invent Flexible and Highly Reliable Sensor
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics, but a challenge of using such materials lie in their reliability. Unlike rigid devices, being elastic and pliable makes their performance less repeatable. The variation in reliability is known as hysteresis.
STMicroelectronics Works with Alifax on Rapid, Cost-Efficient Point-of-Care Medical Testing
STMicroelectronics and Alifax S.r.l have worked together on a rapid, cost-efficient portable solution that will be available from Alifax, for point-of-care molecular diagnostic detection using highly reliable real-time Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) to amplify genetic material (RNA and DNA) in patient samples.
CEA-Leti to Build Quantum-Photonics Platform to Ensure Ultra-Secure Data for Finance, Energy, Defense and Other Industries
Eyeing future demand for hack-proof digital communication in a quantum-information world, CEA-Leti today announced plans to build a quantum-photonics platform to develop next-generation technologies for key industries that require ultra-secure data transmission.
An Artificial Cell on a Chip
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking biochemical reaction cascades in cells.
Surrey Device Takes Us Closer to High-Performing Wearable and Eco-Disposable AI Electronics
The University of Surrey has unveiled a device with unique functionality that could signal the dawn of a new design philosophy for electronics, including next-generation wearables and eco-disposable sensors.
STMicroelectronics Establishes World’s First “Lab-in-Fab” to Advance Adoption of Piezoelectric MEMS in Singapore in Partnership with A*STAR and ULVAC
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, announces a collaboration with A*STAR’s IME, a research institute in Singapore, and ULVAC, a leading Japanese manufacturing-tool vendor, to jointly setup and operate an 8-inch (200mm) R&D line focused on Piezo MEMS technology within ST’s existing manufacturing facility in Singapore.
Imec Begins Developing SARS-CoV-2 Test to Identify Positive Cases and Confirm Whether Someone Is Contagious In Less Than Five Minutes
Imec announced that it has started developing a groundbreaking SARS-CoV-2 test.
STMicroelectronics Introduces World’s First All-in-One, Multi-Zone, Direct Time-of-Flight Module
STMicroelectronics has extended its portfolio of FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors with the world’s first 64-zone device that breaks a scene into separate areas to help an imaging system build the most detailed spatial understanding of a scene.
STMicroelectronics and Sanken Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Intelligent Power Modules for High-Voltage Industrial and Automotive Products
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Sanken Electric Co., Ltd (TSE: 6707), a leader in innovative technology specializing in semiconductor devices, power modules, and sensors, have collaborated to unleash the performance and practical advantages of intelligent power modules (IPM) in high-voltage, high-power equipment designs.
