Industry News
Sisvel launches patent pool on Wi-Fi 6
Sisvel International has launched a patent pool on Wi-Fi 6 technology, whose initial members are set to include Huawei, Mediatek, Philips, SK Telecom and Wilus. [ + ]
2023 Prism Awards to honour photonics innovations
The awards are a celebration and recognition of the growing range of technical innovations across optics and photonics products on the market today. [ + ]
Disposable paper battery developed: just add water
The study authors suggest that their battery could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics. [ + ]
An extra layer for perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells
Inserting a magnesium fluoride layer in multilayered perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells can stall charge recombination and enhance performance. [ + ]
US House of Reps passes CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
The Bill includes provisions that make historic investments to surge production of US-made semiconductors and tackle supply chain vulnerabilities. [ + ]
Würth releases application note on blocking capacitors
Würth Elektronik has released a new publication in its series of application notes dealing in detail with challenging issues regarding the design of circuits. [ + ]
World Cup offside technology validated by Victoria University
Research shows that FIFA's semi-automated offside technology is both accurate and will save time, allowing referees to make offside calls in under 10 seconds. [ + ]
Non-flammable electrolyte developed for sodium batteries
The research team developed a solid polymer electrolyte material that can replace the flammable liquid solvents currently used in sodium batteries. [ + ]
CARIAD and ST to develop chip for software-defined vehicles
The companies are developing tailored hardware for connectivity, energy management and over-the-air updates making vehicles fully software-defined, secure and futureproof. [ + ]
Fully scalable, all-perovskite tandem solar modules created
This is the first report of an all-perovskite tandem solar module worldwide, the researchers say. [ + ]
NVIDIA reveals hybrid quantum–classical computing platform
NVIDIA QODA aims to make quantum computing more accessible by creating a coherent hybrid quantum–classical programming model. [ + ]
Stable and eco-friendly thermoelectric material discovered
Researchers synthesised a barium cobalt oxide thermoelectric converter that is reproducibly stable and efficient at temperatures as high as 600°C. [ + ]
Awards highlights from SEMICON West Hybrid 2022
The 2022 edition of SEMICON West Hybrid, a premier exhibition and conference for the microelectronics supply chain, was held from 12–14 July in San Francisco. [ + ]
Microsupercapacitors on marble
In a step towards integrating energy storage with eco-friendly materials, researchers have fabricated microsupercapacitors onto the surface of stone tiles. [ + ]
Report: How Wi-Fi 6/6E enables Industry 4.0
The report explores how Wi-Fi's latest features are ideal for meeting the unique, demanding requirements for a wide variety of existing and emerging IIoT applications. [ + ]