A sharper look at the interior of semiconductors
Images provide information—what we can observe with our own eyes enables us to understand. Constantly expanding the field of perception into dimensions that are initially hidden from the naked eye, drives science forward. Today, increasingly powerf.....»»
Power devices makers keen to explore car applications with partners
Taiwan's power components makers are teaming up with IC design houses or large business groups to develop complementary products and share resources, sales channels and supply chains, so as to tap deeper into the sector of compound semiconductors for.....»»
Volkswagen sales fall to 11-year low after chip shortages crimp output
Volkswagen AG expects easing supply bottlenecks and existing orders to boost sales this year even as shortages of semiconductors in 2022 led deliveries to an 11-year low......»»
Apple TV+ shares trailer for first new movie of the year: ‘Sharper’ starring Julianne Moore
Apple TV+ today released the official trailer for Sharper, the service’s first new movie of 2023. Sharper will be available to stream on Apple TV+ from February 17. Watch the trailer after the break … more… The post Apple TV+ shares trailer f.....»»
Apple TV+ "Sharper" gets theatrical and streaming premiere dates
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for its forthcoming con movie, "Sharper," starring Julianne Moore, and revealed it will stream in February.Julianne Moore in "Sharper"As previously reported, Apple is also giving "Sharper" a limited theatrical run, wh.....»»
This Indian startup plans fab for compound semiconductors
The Indian government's incentives to encourage semiconductor manufacturing in India have seen large companies like Vedanta and Tata entering the sector. The country has also witnessed companies entering joint ventures that could see high-value busin.....»»
NXP, Renesas developing solutions for future car design
NXP Semiconductors and Renesas Electronics have been developing semiconductor solutions for use in the design of future cars......»»
Tesla plans $700 million expansion of new Texas plant
The funds are earmarked for a “ground up and complete interior finish out of the EV manufacturing facility,” with construction starting later this month and ending early next year, Tesla told Texas in a regulatory filing......»»
A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit
89 percent of the department's high-value assets had easy-to-crack passcodes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the US Department of the Interior—including.....»»
Global automotive semiconductor demand and supply expected to be in balance
Global demand and supply of automotive semiconductors are expected to be in balance beginning at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter of 2023, according to supply chain makers for automakers......»»
Taiwan to join WTO chip dispute consultation to understand possible impacts
Taiwan filed a request on Jan 3 expressing its desire to join a World Trade Organization (WTO) consultation regarding China's protest of the "certain measures on certain semiconductors and related services and technologies taken by the US" as a third.....»»
GaAs foundries post revenue drops in 2022
Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), as well as epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), all saw their 2022 revenues register double-digit on-year declines due to disappointing demand for handset pow.....»»
From home appliance to automotive MCUs: China"s Midea Group targets EV sector
Midea Group, China's largest maker of home appliances, has been extending its reach into semiconductors, especially the microcontrollers used in household appliances. Despite hurdles, the China-based appliance maker, which also sees the US as its sec.....»»
Qualcomm launches auto chip to handle both assisted driving and entertainment
Qulacomm's new chip will bring down costs as assisted driving and entertainment functions were previously handled by different semiconductors......»»
Electronic bridge allows rapid energy sharing between semiconductors
As semiconductor devices become ever smaller, researchers are exploring two-dimensional (2D) materials for potential applications in transistors and optoelectronics. Controlling the flow of electricity and heat through these materials is key to their.....»»
Researchers discover new process to create freestanding membranes of "smart" materials
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of scientists and engineers has developed a new method for making thin films of perovskite oxide semiconductors, a class of "smart" materials with unique properties that can change in response to stimuli.....»»
New expansion microscopy methods magnify research"s impact
Unprecedented views of the interior of cells and other nanoscale structures are now possible thanks to innovations in expansion microscopy. The advancements could help provide future insight into neuroscience, pathology, and many other biological and.....»»
NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment
A powerful transmitter in remote Alaska sent long wavelength radio signals into space Tuesday with the purpose of bouncing them off an asteroid to learn about its interior......»»
The industry code behind the trade figures of Taiwan and Korea
For half a century, Taiwan and South Korea have been competitors in many different industry sectors, from shoemaking, garment, refrigerators and TVs, to PCs, handsets and semiconductors. In the 1990s, Taiwan took the lead in the computer industry, an.....»»
Kyocera to invest US$ 9.8 billion to expand production in semiconductors and electronics components
Japan's Kyocera will be expanding its investment in equipment and R&D for semiconductors and electronic components for the next three fiscal years (2023/4-2026/3). The total capital spending will be up to JPY1.3 trillion (US$9.8 billion)......»»
Planetary interiors in TRAPPIST-1 system could be affected by solar flares
In a recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cologne in Germany examined how solar flares erupted by the TRAPPIST-1 star could affect the interior heating of its orbit.....»»