Industry News
Potentially Genius: a video series from Digi-Key and Tomorrow Lab
In each monthly episode, a team of designers and engineers will dedicate 16 hours of time towards solving an everyday problem. [ + ]
Stretchable circuits developed for deformable devices
The stretchable anisotropic conductive film can connect other electrodes physically and electrically regardless of the rigidity, flexibility or elasticity of the circuit line. [ + ]
Advantech partners with ANSCENTER on AI visual inspection
Combining Advantech's hardware with ANSCENTER's edge AI video intelligence solution, the two companies aim to target growing markets in Australia and Vietnam. [ + ]
Perovskite nanocrystals stabilised for LEDs
Researchers stabilised the nanocrystals by fabricating them within the matrix of a porous structure called a metal–organic framework, like tennis balls caught in a chain-link fence. [ + ]
AI research centre to partner with Australian business
The centre will bring national and global industry partners together with AI experts and researchers from across disciplines. [ + ]
Giving solar cells the flip
Flipping the structure of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells can lead to dramatic gains in solar-cell performance. [ + ]
Energy-efficient tech transports data without waste heat
The energy-saving semiconductor technology has shown highly promising signs of requiring less electricity to run by not giving off any heat. [ + ]
Digi-Key secures distribution partnership with Siemens
The partnership brings Siemens' durable and easy-to-use products to Digi-Key customers around the world. [ + ]
A spoonful of sugar stabilises lithium–sulfur batteries
Researchers have successfully stabilised lithium–sulfur battery technology by using a glucose-based additive on the positive electrode. [ + ]
Wearable motion sensor identifies bending and twisting
The highly stretchable electronic material essentially forms an electronic skin capable of recognising the range of movement human joints normally make. [ + ]
Renesas completes its acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor
With the transaction now closed, Dialog becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas. [ + ]
Perovskite + silicon = better solar cell efficiency
Pairing metal halide perovskites with conventional silicon leads to a powerful solar cell that overcomes the 26% practical efficiency limit of using silicon cells alone. [ + ]
Lithium-metal battery has high energy density, stability
The battery's nickel-rich cathode enables storage of high energy per unit mass, while the ionic liquid electrolyte ensures largely stable capacity over many cycles. [ + ]
Electronex rescheduled to April 2022 in Sydney
Following the ongoing situation with COVID-19 in NSW and other states, a decision has been made to reschedule Electronex to 5–6 April 2022. [ + ]
Hybrid algorithms make 'noisy' quantum computers viable
Rather than waiting for fully mature quantum computers, researchers developed hybrid classical–quantum algorithms to extract the most performance from today's hardware. [ + ]