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Semiconductors & ICs

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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Blog: Electronics & Computers

To Handle the Heat, Researchers Add Boron Arsenide to High-Power Computer Chips

UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips.

Special Reports: Test & Measurement

RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021

In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in satellite and...

Products: Materials

New on the Market: October 2021

Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.

Articles: Semiconductors & ICs

Drive-Based Platforms Provide Flexible Concepts for Machine Safety

Drive and control platforms provide the vital protection of people and machines in automated manufacturing efforts.

Briefs: Aerospace

Graphene-Based Photonics Devices for Remote Sensing

Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.

Briefs: Weapons Systems

High-Resolution, Continuous Field-of-View, Non-Rotating Imaging System

Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Method Integrates Elements of Electronic Filters onto a Single Component

This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Coating Protects Fragile Quantum Electronics

The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Manufacturing Technique Yields Flexible Electronics

With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Photonic Integrated Chip for Improved Light Control

This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Material Increases Efficiency of LED Devices

The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.

Briefs: Aerospace

Coherent Optical Transistor

Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.

Briefs: Materials

One-Atom-Thin 2D Magnet

The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Ultra-High Performance Flexible Ultraviolet Sensors for Use in Wearables

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.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

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.

Question of the Week: Design

Will Stretchable Smartphones Catch On?

Our “5 Ws” feature this month highlighted skin-like electronic circuits being developed at Virginia Tech.

Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New on the Market: September 2021

Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.

Articles: Photonics/Optics

Backside Illumination Gets Fast

A new high-speed sensor pushes the boundaries in light-starved conditions.

Special Reports: Test & Measurement

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...