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Microsemi in Development on Intel's 22 Nanometer Tri-Gate Transistor Technology; Product Deliveries Expected to Begin in Late 2014 to Early 2015 ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it is leveraging Intel Corporation's (Nasdaq: INTC) industry-leading, onshore foundry technology for the development of...
Writing in Nature Communications, the researchers report the first graphene-based transistor with bistable characteristics, which means that the device can spontaneously switch between two electronic states. Such devices are in great demand as emitters of electromagnetic waves in the high-frequency range between radar and infra-red, relevant for applications such as security systems and medical imaging. Bistability is a common phenomenon – a seesaw-like system has two equivalent states...
Georgia Institute of Technology Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals. The arrays could help give robots a more adaptive sense of touch, provide better security in handwritten signatures and offer new ways for humans to interact with electronic devices. The arrays include more than 8,000 functioning piezotronic transistors, each of...
Purdue University Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's transistors. The layered structure is made of a material called molybdenum disulfide, which belongs to a new class of semiconductors - metal di-chalogenides - emerging as potential candidates to replace today's technology, complementary metal oxide...
DUBLIN, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mjbsx9/solid_state) has announced the addition of the "Solid State (Smart) Transformer Market - Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2020) By Application, Component & Geography" report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) Solid State (Smart) Transformer Market - Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2020) By...
Major milestone for GaN power electronics; JEDEC qualification of GaN on silicon enables mass adoption price points for devices providing dramatically improved power efficiency GOLETA, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Transphorm Inc. today announced the Total GaN(TM) family of GaN (Gallium Nitride) on silicon transistors and diodes, establishing the world's first JEDEC-qualified 600 V GaN device platform. This marks a significant milestone in the broad adoption of GaN-based...
Eindhoven University of Technology Millions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the 'best before' date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away. Wouldn't it be handy if the packaging could 'test' whether the contents are still safe to eat? Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology, Universitá di Catania, CEA-Liten and STMicroelectronics have invented a circuit that makes this possible: a plastic...
Single-channel, 2.5-A/5-A gate drivers support renewable energy and industrial applications, expand TI's portfolio of IGBT and wide band-gap drivers DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's first 35-V, single-channel, output stage power management gate drivers for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) FETs. TI's new UCC27531 and UCC27532 output stage gate drivers with split...
Early results using novel materials and processes achieves milestone toward low-power tunnel transistor electronics Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology, international semiconductor consortium SEMATECH and Texas State University have demonstrated that use of new methods and materials for building integrated circuits can reduce power—extending battery life to 10 times longer for mobile applications compared to conventional transistors. The key to the breakthrough is a...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: Includes proven implementation and manufacturing tools, as well as IP for designing with FinFET devices In production use by early adopters of FinFET technology and key foundries Includes foundry-endorsed embedded memory and logic library IP Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS), a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced immediate...
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A transistor, made of a solid piece of semiconductor material, is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals. It has at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of transistor's terminals changes the current flowing through another pair of terminals. The transistor amplifies the signal since the controlled power can be much more than the controlling power. The transistor is a fundamental building block of...
A chip, also known as an integrated circuit, is a miniaturized electronic circuit consisting mainly of semiconductor devices and passive components, that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material. There are many different types of chips: microcircuit, microchip, silicon chip, etc. Integrated circuits are regularly used in present-day electronic equipment and have modernized the world of electronics. Computers, cellular phones, and other electronic...
Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. This is a lustrous, hard, silver-white, metalloid that is chemically similar to tin. Germanium forms a large number of organometallic compounds and is an important semiconductor material used in transistors. Notable characteristics Germanium is a hard, grayish-white element that has a metallic luster and the same crystal structure as diamond. In addition, it is important to note that...
