Design

Flexible, low-voltage circuits using CdSe nanocrystals

28 November, 2012

With the combination of flexibility, relatively simple fabrication processes and low power requirements, CdSe nanocrystal circuits could pave the way for new kinds of devices and pervasive sensors.


Making fast transistors from graphene

23 November, 2012 by John Toon

By fabricating graphene structures atop nanometre-scale ‘steps’ etched into silicon carbide, researchers have for the first time created a substantial electronic bandgap in the material suitable for room-temperature electronics. Use of nanoscale topography to control the properties of graphene could facilitate fabrication of transistors and other devices, potentially opening the door for developing all-carbon integrated circuits.


Implanting electronics into the brain

23 November, 2012

If you’re thinking about the ‘Six Million Dollar Man’, you’re not entirely off base. University of Utah electrical engineering professor Florian Solzbacher is pushing the boundaries of electrical devices that can be implanted into the brain and used as an interface between neurons and computers.


Development of novel conduction control technique for graphene

23 November, 2012

Researchers have developed a novel technique for controlling the electrical conductivity of graphene.


Carbon devices are poised to replace and outperform silicon

16 November, 2012 | Supplied by: IBM Australia Limited

Ten thousand working transistors placed on a single chip using standard semiconductor processes.


Microelectronic circuit fabrication

16 November, 2012

A technique for measuring the stress in chips during production is now available. The resulting information could enable miniature but robust semiconductor devices.


Surprising findings could influence material choices in nanoelectronics

12 November, 2012

To build the computer chips of the future, designers will need to understand how an electrical charge behaves when it is confined to metal wires only a few atom-widths in diameter. A team of physicists has shown that electrical current may be drastically reduced when wires from two dissimilar metals meet.


Reducing robot energy consumption

31 October, 2012

Robots could reduce their power consumption by as much as 10-fold by ‘stutter jumping’ - taking a short hop before a big jump.


Faster, smaller electronics

24 October, 2012

The dilute magnetic semiconductor gallium manganese arsenide could open up an entirely new class of faster, smaller devices based on ‘spintronics’. Materials of this type might be used to read and write digital information, not by using the electron’s charge, as is the case with today’s electronic devices, but by using its ‘spin’.


Grumpy chats about hybrid cars

22 October, 2012 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writer

I don’t know about you but I am mightily underwhelmed by hybrid cars. True, they are full of sophisticated electronics and true they do go some way towards satisfying the consciences of greenies. But, on the down side, they are expensive, they are complex, they have limited range in their electrical mode and there are few places to charge the batteries other than in your own garage. To me they are bisexual products of a motor industry that has reluctantly pandered to ill-conceived demands from governments intent on being seen to be saving the planet.


Cobham Technical Services on-demand presentation for FEA design

17 October, 2012

The presentation outlines how low-frequency electromagnetic simulation software enables designers to improve the performance of motors and generators to meet specific economic, efficiency and operating environment targets.


Ultrafast optical amplifier

11 October, 2012 | Supplied by: University of Twente

Silicon and erbium-doped material offers high optical bandwidth and amplification properties.


Kontron DSEK-12 digital signage kit

08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing

The Kontron DSEK-12 offers a prevalidated system that features technologies from Kontron, Intel and Microsoft.


RS Components now a distribution partner for Arduino’s educational kit

08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: RS

The Arduino Uno educational kit aids entry-level electronics design and prototyping.


National Instruments LabVIEW 2012 System design software

20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd

LabVIEW 2012 features environment enhancements derived from user feedback and online training.


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