There’s a barrier preventing the advent of truly elastic electronic systems, the kind needed for advanced human-machine interfaces, artificial skins, smart health care and more, but a Penn State-led research team may have found a way to stretch around it.
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STMicroelectronics Reveals Innovative Infrared Sensor for Presence and Motion Detection in Building Automation
STMicroelectronics is launching a novel human-presence and motion detector to enhance security systems, home-automation equipment, and IoT devices that typically use passive infrared (PIR) sensing.
Aluminum Materials Show Promising Performance for Safer, Cheaper, More Powerful Batteries
The team’s new battery system could enable electric vehicles to run longer on a single charge and would be cheaper to manufacture — all while having a positive impact on the environment.
SEMI Announces SEMICON West 2024 Dates – July 9-11
SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2025.
MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit to Spotlight Ubiquitous Sensing for Sustainable World
More than 300 industry experts will gather 19-21 September at the SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit for insights into the latest MEMS and sensors technology developments and trends key to global sustainability.
A New Milestone for Flexible Magnetic Sensors
A giant leap of more than an order of magnitude improvement in the sensitivity of flexible magneto-resistive sensors heralds new opportunities for flexible sensors in medical devices, soft robotics and more.
Impinj Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against NXP Semiconductors; Jury Awards $18 Million
Impinj, Inc., a RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer, today announced that it prevailed in two RAIN RFID patent-infringement lawsuits.
Rapid Fabrication of a Polymer Lens on a Laser Chip for Miniaturized Spectroscopy
Two-photon-polymerization 3D printing is successfully exploited to reduce the divergence of a vertical laser diode to be integrated in a compact optical gas sensor.
STMicroelectronics Begins Volume Production of PowerGaN Devices for Slimmer, Cooler, and More Efficient Power Products
Gallium nitride (GaN)-based products deliver better energy efficiency and enable more compact system designs in consumer, industrial, and automotive applications.
Samsung Starts Mass Production of Automotive UFS 3.1 Memory Solution with Industry’s Lowest Power Consumption
New UFS 3.1 is optimized for IVI systems and consumes 33% less energy, providing added benefits to future automotive applications.
