Relaxed tales of the smoke microphoneEE Times - Design News, 15 hours ago
To get around the dynamic range issues of current microphone pickups, Schwartz Engineering and Design has devised a laser-based pickup that detects voice-induced 'distortions' in a flowing stream of smoke and that then relies on proprietary digital signal processing to translate those distortions in...
802.11n: Another Tangible Demonstration Of A Wireless Range LimitationBrian's Brain, 16 hours ago
In past writeups, I've discussed the range-versus-frequency tradeoffs of 802.11's two ISM bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), along with the more fundamenta...
Sears Sole Retailer for New Jenn-Air Suiteappliance DESIGN - Breaking News, November 06, 2009
Sears, Hoffman Estates, Ill., has been selected as the only national retailer for Jenn-Air's new collection of super-premium appliances. The new line of Jenn-Air appliances redefines 'best-in-class' for the kitchen, highlighting advanced technology, higher performance and overall enhanced design.
World Bytes: Olympic Games VenueIEEE-USA Today's Engineer, November 04, 2009
Canada opens 200mm MEMS, 3D WLP centerSmall Times - Online Articles in Auto/Aero, September 03, 2009
September 2, 2009: A new Microelectronics Innovation Center is being formed at the Université de Sherbrooke in Bromont, Québec, to focus on 200mm MEMS and 3D wafer-level packaging, and other "advanced technologies associated with the assembly and packaging of silicon chips."
Analysis: Is 10GBase-T really coming this time?Electronics Weekly, August 26, 2009
If silicon designers employ advanced process nodes to lower power, and if they can overcome the signal-integrity issues, data-center managers could bypass both power and cost issues of NICs by purchasing motherboards with LAN-on-motherboard chips on them, providing 10Base-T connectivity directly off...
ZnO Gives Green Shine to New PhotoconductorsSmall Times - From The Wires, July 03, 2009
ZnO Gives Green Shine to New Photoconductors
Advancements in spinnable CNT arraysSmall Times - Current Issue, July 03, 2009
Most natural fibers and nanofibers are produced only in relatively short lengths, and most applications require a bulk or continuous material–but there is no effective method for using short fibers or carbon nanotube (CNT) powders to achieve breakthrough properties in bulk materials.
Bloomberg PMI Shows Further Retail DeclinesAPPLIANCE Magazine :: Breaking News, January 02, 2009
The latest Bloomberg Euro-Zone Retail Purchasing Managers' Index ("PMI), based on a mid-month survey of economic conditions in the euro area retail sector, signaled a further sharp drop in sales in the important trading month of December. Margins fell at a record rate. Retailers' expectations of mee...
SIA: Chip sales bounce in MaySolid State Technology - Business, July 01, 2008
June 30, 2008 - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a few percentage points in May -- a historically strong month, as the build-up to prepare for back-to-school and holiday seasons begin -- to $21.83B, up 2.8% from April and 7.5% from May 2007.
NIST: Good news, bad news in EUV resist sensitivity studySolid State Technology - Technology, June 28, 2008
June 27, 2008 - Results presented earlier this year at a SEMATECH workshop indicate that photoresists being developed for use in EUV lithography are twice as sensitive as previously measured. But since exposure times haven't changed, that means the rest of EUV demo systems are only half as effective...
Tool helps small companies conduct nanotech safety and risk managementSmall Times - Online Articles in Auto/Aero, June 21, 2008
A new tool by the Innovation Society and TÜV SÜD now also allows smaller companies, research institutions and retailers to gain a well-founded overview of the actual risk situation in their operations.
Design Ideas interface to microcontrollersDesigning Ideas, May 02, 2008
The Design Idea in Circuit and software provide accurate recalibration for baseline PIC microcontroller's internal oscillator uses three I/O lines ...
EB Shows Commitment to Distribution PartnersElectrical Business Magazine, March 20, 2008
Launches 2008 Distribution Professional ScholarshipElectrical Business is pleased to announce its commitment to, and recognize the importance of, the distribution members of Canada?s electrical industry with the launch of The 2008 Electrical Business Distribution Professional Scholarship. CLICK HERE...
OLED Sony TV shines at CES from afarOn The Verge, January 11, 2008
I didn't attend the CES show. This is the second straight year that start-of-the-year management tasks have kept me from the show. In this ca...
Philips Flip Chip Technology Delivers the LEDs for Lighting ApplicationsSemiconductor International - Emerging Technologies, July 11, 2007
Philips Lumileds has introduced its new Thin Film Flip Chip (TFFC) technology delivering as much as 17 percent more light output than other competing thin film chip architectures. The TFFC process involves removal of the sapphire substrate and roughening of the chip's light emitting surface to impro...
Applied Materials to Hold Analyst MeetingSemiconductor International - Wafer Processing, July 11, 2007
Applied Materials Inc. will hold an analyst meeting on July 17, 2007, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) in San Francisco, California.
Agilent Spinoff Verigy Flying High A Year After Going PublicSemiconductor International - Inspection, Measurement & Test , July 11, 2007
Chip equipment maker Verigy has gone by a few names, but of late you could call it a highflier. In 1999, Hewlett-Packard spun off its test and measurement unit as a separate company called Agilent Technologies. Agilent, in turn, spun out the chip test part of its business in mid-2006 as Verigy.
Ex-ATI CEO leaves AMD with ‘mixed feelings’Semiconductor International - Business & Market, July 11, 2007
Dave Orton, former president and CEO of ATI Technologies, will leave his executive VP post at AMD at the end of the month.
Sokudo Introduces Advancements in New Track SystemSemiconductor International - Lithography, July 11, 2007
Sokudo Co. Ltd. today unveiled its new RF3Scoat/develop track system that delivers the technology and productivity requirements of 45nm and beyond immersion and dry lithography.
