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Review the latest advances and technical briefs in Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Systems (ICS) technologies essential to Design Engineers. Find new products and applications in semiconductors, electronics, electronic components, electronic circuits, integrated circuits, and ICS.

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White Papers: Semiconductors & ICs
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Operating Voltage Ratings for Inductors

A topic not typically associated with inductors, this paper discusses how recent trends, particularly the introduction of higher voltage rated semiconductor devices, have created a new emphasis on...

Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Researchers have unveiled a remarkable new material with potential to impact the world of material science: amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC). Beyond its exceptional strength, this material demonstrates mechanical properties crucial for vibration isolation on a microchip. It is therefore particularly suitable for making ultra-sensitive microchip sensors.
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White Papers: Semiconductors & ICs
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Supreme 10HT: Utilized in structural bonding for supersonic aircraft, electronics packaging and capacitor tanks

Because of its outstanding strength and other physical properties, Master Bond Supreme 10HT has been selected for use in several...

White Papers: Materials
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Adhesives for Electric Vehicles and Automotive Sensors

The rise of electric vehicles and driver aids along with the proliferation of electronic sensors and safety features point towards continued growth in automotive electronics. Due to...

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See what's new on the market, including Keystone Technologies' THM Test Points, Nikon IMBU's CT systems for non-destructive inspection, Renesas' SoCs and MCUs, Rad Source NDT's X-ray Inspection System, the Precision Specimen Loader from Instron, and more.
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INSIDER: Materials

New research from Flinders University and UNSW Sydney, published in ACS Nano, explores switchable polarization in a new class of silicon compatible metal...

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Products: Materials
See the new products this month, including Motor Stator Busbars for EVs; high-power, liquid-cooled configurable power solution; a compact, automated battery cycler and test system; and more.
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White Papers: Automotive
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Arm Dummies Guide to Software-Defined Vehicles

Our latest Dummies Guide takes you through the captivating world of SDVs, offering insights into the technologies and systems that propel SDVs, and their impact on the future of transportation....

On-Demand Webinars: Photonics/Optics
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Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) and distributed-feedback (DFB) lasers are critical in photonics systems like optical communication and automotive...

Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Omnitron Sensors Co-founder and CEO Eric Aguilar has developed a key component for LiDARs featured in autonomous vehicles, based on his experience working with LiDAR in a variety of past roles with some of the world’s largest technology providers and manufacturers.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Researchers have developed the world’s smallest LED. It enables the conversion of existing mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes. Smaller than the wavelength of light, the new LED was used to build the world’s smallest holographic microscope.
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Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
Recent advances in integrated circuits, machine learning, and computing have opened up several possibilities to make informed assessments and decisions regarding the health and operational performance of modern power conversion systems.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
See what's new on the market, including an automatic wafer measurement system, the Model J350G jig grinder from Mitsui Seiki, DieQua Corporation's PHCH-Planetary Reducer, and new additions to SCHURTER's MSM momentary pushbutton switch series.
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Special Reports: Aerospace
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Power Electronics - November 2023

This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for applications ranging from...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Study shows improvements to chemical sensing chip that aims to quickly and accurately identify drugs and other trace chemicals.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An ultra-small actuator has nanometer-scale precision.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A team of researchers demonstrated the first light-emitting array with 49 different colors on a single chip. This novel optoelectronic device is built on metal-oxide semiconductor capacitors.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
With a new microscopy technique that uses blue light to measure electrons in semiconductors and other nanoscale materials, a team of researchers is opening a new realm of possibilities in the study of these critical components, which can help power devices like mobile phones and laptops.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest's Sustainable Technology Finalist: Maui Innovation Group Inc.'s leakproof valve.
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White Papers: Semiconductors & ICs
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Take the Struggle Out of Data Wrangling With JMP®

Data preparation: the unglamorous, time-consuming, laborious, and sometimes dreaded “dirty work” of statistical investigations. Thankfully, JMP users can perform wrangling operations...

INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Researchers have developed a method of “wiring up” graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), a class of one-dimensional materials that are of interest in the scaling of microelectronic devices....

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INSIDER: Materials

We live in an analog world of continuous information flow that is both processed and stored by our brains at the same time, but our electronic devices process...

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White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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The Top 7 Myths That Lead to Really Bad Graphs

How is a "good" chart defined? What makes one chart better than another? How you answer may reveal what you believe about data visualization and impact your ability to design effective...

Articles: Electronics & Computers
Moving to a smarter manufacturing industry requires new technologies, including initiatives such as TSN for using Ethernet in real-time control applications.
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Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
See the new products, including Thine Electronics' serial transceiver, EBE Elektro-Bau-Elemente GmbH's level sensor, Melexis' ToF sensor, IQE's microLED display, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Praneeth Namburi is a research scientist at the MIT.nano Immersion Lab. One project that bridges the physical and digital worlds uses VR simulations to train people to fabricate computer chips and semiconductors.
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Briefs: Materials
A Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected be ideal for lightweight, flexible, high-performance bioelectronics. The electrochemical transistor is compatible with blood and water and can amplify important signals.
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White Papers: Automotive
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Accelerating Software-Defined Vehicles with SOAFEE

The Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) is building the technical foundations to accelerate software-defined vehicles. Learn all about the achievements of SOAFEE during the...

Articles: Power
As the automotive sector continues to transition to a significant portion of their portfolio being electric, they must either build the needed test facilities to support this transition or update their current facilities.
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