Industry News
NVIDIA terminates planned acquisition of Arm
NVIDIA originally announced its intention to acquire Arm back in September 2020, in a transaction valued at $40 billion. [ + ]
Application note: balancing of supercapacitors
Würth Elektronik has provided a new help guide for developers, designed to address the relative unfamiliarity of using supercapacitors. [ + ]
Increasing perovskite solar cell efficiency
Australian researchers say the solar cells they have produced are cheap and easy to manufacture, in addition to achieving high efficiency. [ + ]
Atomically thin nanoribbons can be produced at scale
Researchers have used nanowires made of a transition-metal chalcogenide to make atomically thin nanoribbons. [ + ]
Micro-supercapacitors made from fallen leaves
South Korean researchers have developed a graphene–inorganic hybrid micro-supercapacitor made of leaves, using femtosecond direct laser writing lithography. [ + ]
StoreDot tech extends the life of EV batteries
The technology is designed to ensure that there is minimal drop-off in performance even as the battery ages beyond its useful EV life. [ + ]
New efficiency record for perovskite–organic solar cells
Researchers say they have set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. [ + ]
Switchback battlebot helps build passion for STEM
STMicroelectronics has contributed multiple STM32 MCUs to the Switchback battlebot — a 113 kg robot that uses a dual-motor drum spinner mounted on an ambidextrous arm. [ + ]
Researchers develop a fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display
Researchers combined two different modes of printing to print the six device layers that resulted in a fully 3D-printed, flexible OLED display. [ + ]
Samsung demonstrates MRAM-based in-memory computing
It has so far been difficult to use MRAM for in-memory computing, despite MRAM's merits such as operation speed, endurance and large-scale production. [ + ]
Passivation enables high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
An international team of researchers has synthesised materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module. [ + ]
Atom by atom: building a silicon quantum computer chip
Australian and German researchers have developed a technique for embedding single atoms in a silicon wafer one by one. [ + ]
Anode material allows for fast-charging Li-ion batteries
The proposed anode material proved suitable for fast charging, thanks to its enhanced lithium-ion kinetics. [ + ]
Creating stable perovskite materials for efficient solar cells
Perovskite materials are very sensitive to moisture, oxygen and even light, meaning they can degrade rapidly in air. [ + ]
Dr Anirudh Devgan honoured by EDA industry
Dr Devgan has been selected to receive the 2021 Phil Kaufman Award for his extensive contributions to electronic design automation (EDA). [ + ]
