Industry News
STMicroelectronics joins Zigbee Alliance board of directors
ST is set to play a vital role in the adoption and evolution of Zigbee, aiming to simplify development for manufacturers and increase device compatibility for consumers. [ + ]
Electronics could stay cool by 'sweating'
Mammals sweat to regulate body temperature, and now Chinese researchers are exploring whether our phones could do the same. [ + ]
Development of a GaN crystal manufacturing device
Japanese researchers have announced the successful development of a high-quality bulk gallium nitride (GaN) growth device. [ + ]
Hawker Richardson awarded by Yamaha for sales efforts
Industrial assembly supplier Hawker Richardson has been awarded by Yamaha for exceeding its sales targets for 2019. [ + ]
Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes on the way
Scientists have incorporated colloidal quantum dots into a new type of LED containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers. [ + ]
Stretchable solar cells retain high efficiency
Researchers have devised a way to turn rigid silicon into solar cells that can be stretched by 95%, while retaining high solar energy capture efficiency of 19%. [ + ]
Controlling qubits for more robust quantum operations
German researchers have developed a new approach for controlling qubits via microwave pulses, which is said to reduce error rates and increase efficiency. [ + ]
Longer running lithium–air batteries
Researchers are improving the performance of lithium–air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that can use oxygen to run longer before they need to recharge. [ + ]
Digi-Key signs global distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products
The new partnership will provide Digi-Key customers with worldwide, 24-hour availability of APP's power interconnect products. [ + ]
HEMT named as an IEEE milestone
The high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), developed by Fujitsu Laboratories in 1979, has been certified as an IEEE milestone. [ + ]
Electrons can be manipulated with light
Researchers find a way of transporting electrons at times below the femtosecond range by manipulating them with light — which could have major implications for the future of data processing. [ + ]
Lithium-sulfur batteries developed Down Under
Australian researchers are on the brink of commercialising what is claimed to be the world's most efficient lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery. [ + ]
Tieto and STMicroelectronics develop automotive central control units
STMicroelectronics is collaborating with Tieto, a software and services company, to develop central control unit (CCU) software to run on STMicroelectronics' Telemaco3P platform. [ + ]
Electronex expo returns to Sydney in 2020
Electronex – The Electronics Design & Assembly Expo and Conference returns to Rosehill Gardens in Sydney from 9–10 September 2020. [ + ]
2D dielectric inks for print-in-place electronics
Researchers have produced a two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride ink, which has been used to fabricate flexible thin-film transistors. [ + ]
