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Printed battery could power bank cards
Researchers from Fraunhofer entity for electronic nanosystems (ENAS) have developed a battery produced in a serigraphy printing process. The battery could power bank cards or other slim application carriers.
QuantaSol touts efficiency of single-junction solar cell
QuantaSol Ltd., a developer quantum-well based photovoltaic technology and spinoff from Imperial College, London, has developed what it says is the most efficient single junction solar cell manufactured.
IC market 'surge' at hand, says analyst
The second half of 2009 will bring welcome relief to the semiconductor and capital equipment industries, according to market research firm IC Insights, which is predicting strong seasonal strength for electronic system sales, worldwide gross domestic product growth and continuation of an IC inventory replenishment trend that began in the second quarter.
Retrofit kit said to transform cars into hybrids
A former IBM electrical engineer has designed a retrofit kit that he claims can transform existing automobiles into hybrids by placing an electric motor inside each wheel, thereby doubling gas mileage.
Singapore launches 3-D packaging consortium
Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research group, has launched a consortium in 3-D packaging.
IBM re-uses PV thermal energy for better efficiency
IBM researchers recently have shown that the reuse of cooling liquid for computers can increase the total efficiency of a system. Now they do a similar trick on solar cells. The result could be an overall efficiency of better than 50 percent.
Global chip sales seen ticking up in May
Global chip sales in May are believed to have increased by a seasonally adjusted 2 percent on the previous month, according to analysts at Carnegie Group (Oslo, Norway).
Smart meters face uneven acceptance across Europe
While energy vendors and environmentalists promote smart power meters as a panacea for green user education and empowerment, the market perspectives have been rather unclear. Now a Swedish study brings light into the dark.
Keep innovating in the downturn
Follow these four tips on how to innovate with less during tough economic times.
TSMC adds analog to 0.13-micron process
Silicon foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) continues to move down the analog and mixed-signal path.
Management buys out Sarnoff Europe
A management group has acquired Sarnoff Europe and its ESD protection technology from Sarnoff Corp.
Altera rolls low power, anti-tamper FPGAs
Altera this week is rolling out a new product family, Cyclone III LS, billed by the company as the industry's first low power FPGAs with anti-tamper, design-security and design-separation features.
Industry agrees on unified cellphone chargers
The members of industry association Digitaleurope have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at developing a common charging solution for mobile phones. The move dangles the availability of a charger that can be used across all almost brands.
Electronic nose sniffs out cancer
Anecdotal evidence that dogs can detect cancer by smell inspired researchers to combine clever chemistry with optical detectors to craft an electronic nose that they claim can not only screen for any kind of cancer, but also determine whether it is aggressive.
XMOS foresees soaring sales, expects break even in 2010
Startup XMOS Semiconductor Ltd. (Bristol, England), a vendor of event-driven processor chips, is enjoying a sales boom that will see the company move from shipping over 50,000 units a month at present to hundreds of thousands of units per month by the end of 2009, according to CEO James Foster.
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