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Cadence and Broadcom Collaborate on Developing Semiconductors for Next Gen Industrial Applications

Cadence Design Systems is expanding its collaboration with Broadcom to create semiconductor solutions targeted towards next-generation wireless and industrial applications, broadband, and enterprise storage.

about 2 months ago by Luke James

Advancing AI Applications Through Neuromorphic Computing Research

The University of Sydney, in collaboration with UCLA and the Japanese National Institute of Materials Science, has developed a neuromorphic network that exhibits emergent brain-like behavior by resembling some cognitive functions.

about 2 months ago by Luke James

Imec Engineers Demonstrate 2D Material Potential for Scaling Logic and Memory Transistors

At December’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, imec, a world-leader in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, demonstrated an in-depth study of scaled transistors with MoS2 and best device performance to date.

about 2 months ago by Luke James

A Stretchable Battery That Finally Allows Wearables to Move with Their Users

Developed by Stanford Researchers, the experimental device, currently in its prototyping stage, promises to provide a safe and comfortable power source for use in electronics that must bend and contort with the human body.

2 months ago by Luke James

Nagoya University Designs the Shortest Wavelength Semiconductor Laser

Researchers say that they have created a laser diode that emits the world’s shortest lasing wavelength of deep-ultraviolet light, with potential applications in disinfection, dermatology, and analyzing gases.

2 months ago by Luke James

U.S. Start-Up Humm Develops the First Wearable That Improves Memory

San Francisco start-up Humm has launched a new headset, Edge, that is the first brain-stimulating headband to activate the portion of the brain responsible for learning and memory.

2 months ago by Luke James

The European Commission is Considering a Ban on the Use of Facial Recognition in the EU

As regulators try to figure out how to ensure the privacy of EU citizens, facial recognition technology could be prohibited for use in public places for up to five years.

2 months ago by Luke James

Support for AI Regulation in Europe and the U.S. Grows

Google’s Sundar Pichai, called for a sensible approach for the regulation of AI, an area that he thinks is too important for governments and regulatory bodies to ignore due to major developments in health tech and self-driving cars, among other things.

2 months ago by Luke James

UK Readies to Implement ‘Digital Services Tax’ on Major Tech Corporations

UK chancellor Savid Javid has continued to insist that the UK’s proposed ‘digital tax’ on leading tech companies would go ahead despite pressure from the United States to back down.

2 months ago by Luke James

Advances in Spin Currents Boost the Development of Compact Electronic Devices

Published in Nature Materials in early January, a recent discovery by Spanish researchers suggests that graphene-based heterostructures of the van der Waals class could be used to design ultra-compact and low-energy electronic devices.

2 months ago by Luke James

The National University of Singapore Demonstrates the Benefit of Oximeters For Medical Applications and Wearables

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore has created a new low-power, responsive, and reusable sweat pH monitor that they have prototyped as a ‘pH Watch’ add-on for wearable health monitors.

2 months ago by Luke James

UK Engineers Develop the First Sensor-Operated Prosthetic Arm

University of Lincoln researchers in the UK have developed a prototype for a 3D printed and sensor-operated prosthetic arm that can be produced quickly and cheaply.

2 months ago by Luke James

Iowa State Experiments with a Nanoscale Sensor That Monitors Material Stress and Strain

Researchers from Iowa State University have developed a method that utilizes nanoscale sensors to build images and measurements of the stresses and strains placed on materials under high pressure.

2 months ago by Luke James

Self-Healing Thermoelectric Material Enables Wearables to Be Perpetually Charged

A new stretchy, self-mending material is said to have the ability to utilize body heat to produce electricity, which in turn can be used to power wearable devices.

2 months ago by Luke James

AV Navigation System Developed to Function Without External Infrastructure

Oxbotica and Navtech have recently announced their plans to jointly develop a radar-based navigation and perception system, due for launch this year.

2 months ago by Luke James

NXP Unveils New S32G Automotive Vehicle Network Processors

The company claims that these new vehicle processors will mark a significant turning point in the way that vehicle architectures are designed and implemented.

2 months ago by Luke James

Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturers Plan for 14nm Chip Production This Year

SMIC, Yangtse Memories, and ChangXin Memory are all said to be expanding capacity and moving towards more advanced 14nm nodes this year.

2 months ago by Luke James

World’s ‘Most Efficient’ Battery Unveiled by Australian Scientists

Dubbed the world’s most efficient battery by scientists at Monash University, the lithium-sulfur battery is said to be able to enable an electric vehicle to drive more than 1,000km on a single charge.

2 months ago by Luke James

ON Semiconductor and Geniatech Partner to Develop Sensor to Monitor Working Environments

American Fortune 500 companies Arrow Electronics and ON Semiconductor have partnered with Chinese tech-giants Geniatech to develop a multi-sensor online wearable device MuSeOn 1.1, that will enable real-time monitoring of employees in their working environment as a new safety measure.

2 months ago by Luke James

Polymer-based Gel Networks Hold Promise to Be Used in Various Applications

Researchers have used bond percolation to synthesize a highly ordered and flexible three-dimensional network made from a polymer gel.

2 months ago by Luke James

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