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Using new technique researchers are able to pack molecules more closely than ever before to more than double the speed at which electrical charge can move through the semiconductor material Organic semiconductors could usher in an era of foldable smartphones, better high-definition television screens and clothing made of materials that can harvest energy from the sun needed to charge your iPad, but there is one serious drawback: Organic semiconductors do not conduct electricity very well....
MONTBONNOT, France, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Altatech Semiconductor S.A. has entered the light-emitting diode (LED) inspection market by introducing its new AltaSight LEDMax® system, the company's first product designed specifically for detecting, classifying and characterizing defects on wafers used in manufacturing LEDs. AltaSight LEDMax improves production yields for LED devices by accurately detecting process-induced defects, including those that can result...
Piezo-phototronic effect Researchers have used zinc oxide microwires to significantly improve the efficiency at which gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (LED) convert electricity to ultraviolet light. The devices are believed to be the first LEDs whose performance has been enhanced by the creation of an electrical charge in a piezoelectric material using the piezo-phototronic effect. By applying mechanical strain to the microwires, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) commends Tuesday's decision by the Pennsylvania State Senate to expand the state's red light safety camera program. Senate Bill 595 passed by a vote of 35-14. The Act will allow certain cities throughout Pennsylvania -- not just Pittsburgh, which was the only city approved to use red light safety cameras -- to operate their own red light safety camera program. "Pennsylvania lawmakers made...
GENEVA, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced new radio-frequency (RF) power transistors built using an advanced technology that increases performance, ruggedness and reliability in vital demanding applications such as government communications, private mobile radio as used by emergency services, and L-band satellite uplink equipment. Equipment such as...
COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMICOA CORPORATION, a leading supplier of high reliability, discrete semiconductors for military, aerospace, and commercial and industrial applications today named Ramesh Ramchandani President. Ramchandani recently led the successful development of the company's new MOSFET product lines set to launch on schedule next month. Prior to SEMICOA, he held leadership positions at several top technology companies, including On Semiconductor...
A KAIST research team has developed a new type of biocompatible and bendable GaN LED biosensor [ View the Video ] Can a flexible LED conformably placed on the human heart, situated on the corrugated surface of the human brain, or rolled upon the blood vessels, diagnose or even treat various diseases? These things might be a reality in the near future. The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST) has developed a new concept: a...
NEWPORT, Wales and SEMICON, Taiwan, September 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SPTS Technologies, a leading manufacturer of etch, deposition, and thermal processing equipment for the semiconductor and related industries today announced it has received an order for its 900th DRIE process module. The module will be shipped to one of Asia's foundries for use in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing. This milestone confirms SPTS' market-leading position in DRIE. The...
Nitek, Inc. Will Lease Space at the SCRA USC Innovation Center in Columbia, SC COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCRA today announced its newest tenant company, Nitek, Inc. The company, a world leader and pioneer in deep Ultraviolet-LED lamp technology, was launched in early 2007 with the goal of commercializing innovative micro-devices using III-Nitride technology. They will lease space in the SCRA USC Innovation Center located in Columbia, SC. Nitek, Inc. is a...
Communities across the nation come together to STOP red-light running WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) is taking a stand against red-light running by promoting safe driving habits during National Stop on Red Week, Aug. 7-13, 2011. Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, National Stop on Red Week aims to educate drivers about the dangers of red-light running and to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes....
