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Electronic Components

Browse the innovative developments in electronic components that are enabling advancements in passives, semiconductors, electromechanical, power and circuit protection. Access technical briefs and articles that provide essential applications for cellphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics.

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Briefs: Materials
With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
High-voltage direct current cables can more efficiently transport electricity over long distances.
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Briefs: Materials
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
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Briefs: Materials
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device paves the way for better prosthetic control and seamless interaction with electronic devices.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
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Briefs: Materials
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An already ubiquitous material in outdoor photovoltaic modules could be repurposed for indoor devices with low-capacity batteries.
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Products: Test & Measurement
DATAQ® Instruments announced the Model DI-4730 high-voltage isolated data acquisition system.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
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Briefs: Communications
Implantable chips visible only in a microscope point the way to developing chips that can be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Monitoring urine sugar levels is important during early stages of diabetes, and diaper sensors represent an attractive solution.
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Application Briefs: Software
The global interoperability standard supports manufacturing and manufacturing DX (digital transformation) in the digital era.
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Blog: Automotive
An industry expert explains why automotive manufacturers are turning to a "floating" board-to-board connection.
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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will ‘Charging Rooms’ Catch On?
Our Question of the Week focuses on today’s lead story – the creation of an aluminum test area that wirelessly powered lamps, fans, and cell phones.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
CEO Keith Moore tells Tech Briefs about the unique challenges facing testing engineers in aerospace.
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Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Learn different strategies for addressing outdated avionics, like adding in commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
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Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
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Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about the batteries, skin sensors, flexible antennas, and other cutting-edge research coming from Penn State Engineering.
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Products: Imaging
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
The Battery Show North America is a forum for advanced battery technology for electric and hybrid vehicles, utility and renewable energy support, portable electronics, medical technology, military, and telecommunications.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Test & Measurement - September 2021
An automated CT system “sees” deep inside electronics to spot hidden defects...a NASA moon mission spinoff now monitors forest fire emissions...a novel way to test bonded structures in critical aerospace...

5 Ws: Semiconductors & ICs
The durable soft electronics could be used in wearable electronics and soft robotics and could someday be part of a stretchable smartphone.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Designed for soldier uniforms, the fiber can sense, store, analyze, and infer activity when sewn into a piece of clothing.
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Briefs: Materials
The approach could lead to more flexible health monitors, wearable devices, sensors, optical communication systems, and soft robotics.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
An atom-based sensor can determine the direction of an incoming radio signal.
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