pSemi Corporation today announced that it, alongside its parent company Murata, has expanded its role to “Participant” level with The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), an international community of more than 675 technology companies committed to open standards for the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Omdia: OLED Materials Market Will Resume the Growth to Reach Over $2B in 2024
While OLED materials had been on a steady growth path until 2021 driven by the rapid expansion of OLEDs in the display market, they encountered a decline for the first time in 2022.

Miniaturizing a Laser on a Photonic Chip
Scientists led by Dr Yang Liu and Professor Tobias Kippenberg at EPFL have built the first ever chip-integrated erbium-doped waveguide laser that approaches the performance with fiber-based lasers, combining wide wavelength tunability with the practicality of chip-scale photonic integration.

Nordson Test & Inspection to Showcase Advanced Semiconductor Technologies at SEMICON West 2024
Nordson TEST & INSPECTION today announced plans to exhibit at SEMICON West 2024, scheduled to take place July 9-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 15.8% Year-to-Year in April
Worldwide chip sales increase 1.1% month-to-month in April, marking first month-to-month growth of 2024.

With Programmable Pixels, Novel Sensor Improves Imaging of Neural Activity
New camera chip design allows for optimizing each pixel’s timing to maximize signal to noise ratio when tracking real-time visual indicator of neural voltage.
xMEMS Labs Debuts Cutting-Edge Reference Designs for True Wireless Stereo Earbuds and In-Ear-Monitors
Accelerating the adoption of solid-state micro speakers in consumer audio products, MEMS audio and semiconductor pioneer xMEMS Labs today announced the availability of two innovative reference designs for purchase at the xMEMS web store.
Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub Launches PROPEL Manufacturing Program
First-of-its-kind program provides up to $1 million in grant funding for companies to scale microelectronics development in the region.

Towards Next-Gen Functional Materials: Direct Observation of Electron Transfer in Solids
Researchers have developed a new nanotube crystal that enables the direct observation of electron transfer in solids.