Toshiba TLP3910 photovoltaic-output photocoupler
27 May, 2021Toshiba 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, 2021Imagine 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, 2021For 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, 2021Electron-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, 2021Europe'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, 2020The lab will focus on the research and development of electronic solutions for engine, vehicle and agricultural controls in tractors.
Alifax Molecular Mouse
20 November, 2020The 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, 2020A team of physicists and chemists has produced porous graphene ribbons in which specific carbon atoms in the crystal lattice are replaced with nitrogen atoms.
Light-emitting silicon paves the way for photonic chips
07 May, 2020Emitting light from silicon has been the 'Holy Grail' of the microelectronics industry for decades, as it would enable chips to become faster than ever.
Creating custom-coloured light with 2D semiconductors
28 February, 2020Swiss and UK researchers have discovered structures based on two-dimensional materials that emit tailor-made light in any colour you could wish for.
Partnership to accelerate adoption of GaN-based products
27 February, 2020STMicroelectronics and TSMC are collaborating to accelerate the development of gallium nitride (GaN) process technology and the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN devices to market.
Nanosized semiconductors grown on a gold butterfly
14 February, 2020Researchers devised a way to make nanosized semiconductors on a metal surface, generating localised heat on a gold nanoparticle within a butterfly-shaped nanostructure.
Renesas RV1S92xxA and RV1S22xxA 8.2 mm creepage photocouplers
21 January, 2020Renesas Electronics has announced five 8.2 mm creepage photocouplers, claimed to be the world's smallest isolation devices for industrial automation equipment and solar inverters.
Dietary fibre purifies carbon nanotubes
15 November, 2019The method could be upscaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes for use in high-performance electronic devices.
Instabilities found on common semiconductor material
13 November, 2019It turns out that the surface of a commonly used compound semiconductor material — gallium arsenide (GaAs) — is not as stable as previously thought.
