Belgian research organisation IMEC has produced 50MHz polymer rectifier diodes, jumping another hurdle on the way to all-plastic RFID tags
Research
The latest electronics research news from within the industry and universities from around the world.
Nottingham researches GaN alternative for HBTs
University investigates the use of an alternative crystal structure of gallium nitride for high voltage heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs)
Researchers sniff out gas leaks using lasers
The University of Glasgow has developed a technique to make clouds of leaking gas visible
Researchers make non-linear ‘holey’ optical fibre
Novel single-mode fibre with strong non-linearity in the mid-IR region of the EM spectrum is developed at the University of Southampton
University of Surrey has key to 45nm production
Organisations worldwide are looking for ways to bring 45nm chips to production, and the University of Surrey could have an important piece of the jigsaw
Fluid cooling plugs direct onto CMOS
Georgia Tech has developed a CMOS-compatible way to add fluid cooling channels to chips without thermal interface problems
Nanowires monitor brain function
Brain scans that work from circuitry inside a person's body could become a reality, thanks to the development of platinum nanowires
Miniature radar takes to the skies
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have flown “what is probably” the world’s smallest fine-resolution synthetic aperture radar
Funding doubt over European Research Council
Committee proposing a European Research Council is set to reveal their list of members for a governing body in the next few weeks
Leeds lab probes entanglement
A 15-member research group is set up at the University of Leeds to investigate the theory and practical side of quantum information processing