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South Korea grants patent for Archer's quantum computing chip

12 August, 2021

Archer Materials has announced the granting of a Republic of Korea patent associated with the company's 12CQ quantum computing chip technology.


STMicroelectronics unveils 200 mm silicon carbide wafers

30 July, 2021

ST has manufactured its first 200 mm silicon carbide (SiC) bulk wafers for prototyping next-generation power devices at its facility in Sweden.


Thermal waves observed in a semiconductor material

22 July, 2021

Researchers have observed thermal waves in solid germanium — a semiconductor material used typically in electronics, similar to silicon — at room temperature.


Ultrathin semiconductors connected to superconductors

12 July, 2021

Swiss researchers have equipped an ultrathin semiconductor with superconducting contacts, paving the way for previously unimagined applications.


Renault and ST cooperate on power electronics for EVs, hybrids

07 July, 2021

Renault and ST will work together with the objective of improving the power performance of Renault's applications for electric and hybrid vehicles.


ST provides tech for Arrival's EVs

01 July, 2021

STMicroelectronics has announced its collaboration with EV manufacturer Arrival, to provide semiconductor technologies and products for Arrival's vehicles.


Renesas RV1S9209A, RV1S9231A and RV1S9207A photocouplers

01 June, 2021

Renesas Electronics has expanded its family of 8.2 mm creepage photocouplers with three devices designed for operation in harsh industrial automation equipment, solar inverter and EV charger operating environments.


Toshiba TLP3910 photovoltaic-output photocoupler

27 May, 2021

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage has launched the TLP3910 — a photovoltaic-output photocoupler (photovoltaic coupler) housed in a thin SO6L package.


Researchers 'paint' Marie Curie in a semiconductor layer

21 April, 2021

Imagine that you could paint a canvas by making the canvas itself change to a different colour instead of brushing paint on it.


Think positive: the key to transparent electronics

15 April, 2021

For decades, researchers have sought a new class of electronics based on semiconducting oxides, whose optical transparency could enable fully transparent electronics.


Organic semiconductors harness waste heat for electricity

30 March, 2021

Electron-transporting, n-type organic semiconductors could help generate electricity from waste heat released by industrial processes and homes.


2D materials integrated into semiconductor manufacturing lines

18 February, 2021

Europe's Graphene Flagship has reported a new method to integrate graphene and 2D materials into semiconductor manufacturing lines.


ST–YTO lab to develop intelligent agricultural equipment

04 December, 2020

The lab will focus on the research and development of electronic solutions for engine, vehicle and agricultural controls in tractors.


Alifax Molecular Mouse

20 November, 2020

The Molecular Mouse, from Alifax, enables rapid, point-of-care molecular diagnostic detection using real-time polymerase chain reactions (PCR) to amplify genetic material (RNA and DNA) in patient samples.


Graphene ribbons with semiconducting properties

31 July, 2020

A team of physicists and chemists has produced porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced with nitrogen atoms.


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