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Thinned chips to secure paper 03/05/2013

A team at North Dakota State University has developed a way to embed RFID chips within paper that is said to be quicker, cheaper and to offer wider ...

Twin colour LED to enable cheap lighting 03/05/2013

A semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by researchers from Arizona State University. The development is ...

Researchers unveil ‘bug-eye’ digital camera 02/05/2013

A digital camera that functions like an insect's eye has been unveiled by an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

AMD launches semi-custom business unit 02/05/2013

Looking to break away from the slumping pc market, AMD has launched a new custom-chip business dedicated to providing customers with tailored ...

Brain implant warns of impending epilepsy seizures 02/05/2013

A brain implant that may be able to predict epilepsy seizures by picking up the early warning signs has been trialled for the first time in Australia.

iPhone and iPad sales drive growth in MEMS microphone market 02/05/2013

The top four suppliers of MEMS microphones in 2012 were those that provided devices for Apple, IHS iSuppli has revealed.

Microsemi emerges as latest Intel foundry customer 02/05/2013

Intel is to manufacture digital ic solutions and SoCs for Microsemi using its 22nm FinFET process technology.

IBM uses atoms to create record breaking film 01/05/2013

The ability to move atoms – the smallest particles of any element in the universe – is a big part of IBM's research in the field of atomic memory. ...

Electron spins initialised and read at room temperature 01/05/2013

Progress continues to be made towards the development of quantum computers. In the latest development, researchers in Sweden, Germany and the US have ...

NXP acquires Code Red Technologies 01/05/2013

As part of a strategic move to expand its microcontroller business, NXP has entered into an agreement to acquire embedded software specialist Code ...

Piezoelectric skin could give robots ability to ‘feel’ 01/05/2013

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new type of touch-reactive material that could give robots with the ability to ...

Graphene-based transistor to revolutionise medical imaging? 01/05/2013

Researchers in the UK have crafted a new type of transistor with bistable characteristics, which they claim could revolutionise technologies such as ...

Initiative aims to establish UK as power electronics leader 30/04/2013

An initiative to grow the UK's share of the £135billion global power electronics market has been launched today by the IET, NMI and the ESP KTN.

IHS: 10million smart glasses to ship by 2016 30/04/2013

Some 10million smart glasses are expected to ship worldwide between now and 2016, initiated by the arrival of Google Glass.

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Shape-changing smartphone curls to notify of incoming calls 30/04/2013

Researchers in Canada have created a smartphone that can morph its shape to give users a silent yet visual cue of an incoming phone call, text ...

Silica launches design support strategy for power customers 30/04/2013

Looking to establish itself as the 'power experts' in European semiconductor distribution, Silica has introduced a new design support strategy for ...

Spansion to acquire Fujitsu’s mcu and analogue business 30/04/2013

Flash memory specialist Spansion has agreed to buy Fujitsu Semiconductor's microcontroller and analogue business for $110million.

Farnell makes SEGGER software available online 30/04/2013

Premier Farnell has made SEGGER's Real Time Operating System and Middleware software available to its customers online.

Tech entrepreneurs pledge to mentor UK start-ups and SMEs 29/04/2013

A host of the UK's leading technology entrepreneurs have pledged to volunteer at least one day a month to mentor some the country's most promising ...

Rohde & Schwarz launches flagship vector signal generator, ... 29/04/2013

Test specialist Rohde & Schwarz has launched the SMW200A, pictured, a flagship vector signal generator which combines a baseband generator, rf ...

Infineon, Globalfoundries collaborate on 40nm embedded ... 29/04/2013

Infineon Technologies and Globalfoundries have entered a joint technology development and production agreement regarding 40nm embedded flash process ...