3D microchips and super cooling coming
09 February, 2010
A technology for stacking several layers of microprocesssors, which is being developed at EPFL in collaboration with ETHZ and IBM Research, could boost the performance of computer chips by a factor 10.
Memory research
09 February, 2010
Numonyx and Intel have demonstrated a 64 Mb test chip that has the ability to stack or place multiple layers of PCM arrays within a single die, allowing memory devices to be built with greater capacity, lower power consumption and smaller.
Helping silicon see the light
09 February, 2010
The ultra-small revolution is claimed to have begun with the invention of a laser that allows light to be used on a computer chip.
2.6 mm LCD TV panel unveiled
29 January, 2010
LG Display claims to have developed the world’s thinnest LCD TV panel, measuring 2.6 mm.
GaN-on-Si device opens market
20 January, 2010
IMEC has produced simple and robust GaN-on-Si double heterostructure FET (field effect transistor) architecture for GaN-on-Si power switching devices.
'Hidden' PV cells from optical fibre
19 January, 2010
Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.
Lasers come to the aid of cancer patients
19 January, 2010 by ICT Results
Telecoms, healthcare and display technology will be the major beneficiaries of a new generation of semiconductor lasers developed in a massive European research effort. Better cancer treatment, wider bandwidth and smaller, better displays could be on their way.
Unitronix CHAMP-AV5 multiprocessing board
18 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Unitronix Pty Ltd
The CHAMP-AV5 multiprocessing board brings the floating-point performance of the Intel Core i7 architecture to VME64x form factor standard. Utilising a pair of 2.53 GHz dual-core Core i7 processors, the CHAMP-AV5 delivers up to 81 GFLOPs of performance. The 17 GBps (peak) DDR3 memory sub-system supports applications with high memory utilisation and streaming data I/O.
North Atlantic 55MQ2 next-generation 3U, cPCI DC/DC converter
18 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Unitronix Pty Ltd
North Atlantic Industries (NAI) has available its next-generation 3U, cPCI DC/DC converter. The 55MQ2 provides 150 W (+5, +3.3 and ±12 VDC) at full load over its operating temperature range of -55 to +85°C (conduction cooled and measured at card edge).
Concurrent Technologies PP 712/08x family of 6U CompactPCI boards
18 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Unitronix Pty Ltd
Concurrent Technologies has released the PP 712/08x family of 6U CompactPCI boards, said to be one of the first embedded product ranges to feature Intel’s Cor i7 processor family.
Unitronix FPE320 3U VPX FPGA processor board
18 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Unitronix Pty Ltd
The FPE320 is a 3U VPX FPGA processor board that incorporates the largest Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs available with an FMC mezzanine site. Providing big resources in a small, rugged form factor, the board is a suitable FPGA platform for 3U systems that need to acquire analog and other high-speed I/O or need a large FPGA processor.
LED lamps
10 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Aerospace & Defence Products
The 256 and 257 Series MR16 and MR11 LED bulb replacements have been developed to directly replace MR16 and MR11bulbs, for accent and general lighting applications.
Semiconductor making made more energy efficient
09 December, 2009
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in cooperation with the International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, have released, for beta testing, a computer-based tool to help the world’s semiconductor manufacturing facilities evaluate and improve their energy efficiency.
Aerospace & Defence Products 514 series LED panel indicator
05 December, 2009 | Supplied by: Aerospace & Defence Products
The 12.7 mm mounting, 514 series of professional LED panel indicator with a high-intensity LED element in a range of colours and voltages has been released by Aerospace & Defence Products.
Dunkermotoren GR 63S DC motor
05 December, 2009 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd
M Rutty & Co has announced Dunkermotoren’s DC motor GR 63S that complements the gap between the GR 63 to GR 80 with an output power up to 120 W.
