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General Physics Apr 18, 2018

Chip developed by Brazil researchers will be linchpin of LHC upgrade

A Brazilian chip will be used to upgrade the detection system used in A Large Ion Collider Experiment ( ALICE), one of the four major experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, ...

Business Oct 2, 2017

Head of Taiwan microchip giant TSMC set to retire

The man who founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and made it the world's biggest microchip producer in terms of contracts announced Monday he would retire next year.

Business Apr 13, 2017

Top chipmaker TSMC says forex fluctuation hits Q1 earnings

Microchip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing blamed currency fluctuations as it posted a slump in first quarter earnings Thursday, warning that growth was unlikely to pick up before the second half of the year.

Electronics & Semiconductors Feb 17, 2017

Particles from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on personal electronics

You may not realize it but alien subatomic particles raining down from outer space are wreaking low-grade havoc on your smartphones, computers and other personal electronic devices.

Business Jan 25, 2017

Taiwan economy rallies thanks to electronics demand

Taiwan's economy notched up its best performance in almost two years in the final quarter of 2016, with strong demand for electronics offsetting a plunge in mainland tourists, according to official data released Wednesday.

Business Jan 12, 2017

Taiwan microchip giant to boost US jobs: company

Microchip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) says it will create more jobs in the United States as the firm posted record profits.

Business Oct 13, 2016

Taiwan's TSMC sees profit boost from iPhone 7

Apple's new iPhone 7 series gave Taiwan microchip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) a boost Thursday as the firm announced profits were up by almost a third compared with last year.

Electronics & Semiconductors Jun 17, 2016

Imec demonstrates gate-all-around MOSFETs with lateral silicon nanowires at scaled dimensions

Today, at the 2016 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits, nano-electronics research center imec presented gate-all-around (GAA) n- and p-MOSFET devices made of vertically stacked horizontal silicon (Si) nanowires (NWs) with ...

Engineering Mar 23, 2016

Eliminating mechanical vibrations leads to better performing mechatronic systems

For precision engineering systems, such as CD and DVD players, anti lock braking systems and computer hard disk drives, vibration can significantly affect performance. Now, A*STAR engineers have developed an efficient and ...

Electronics & Semiconductors Feb 24, 2016

Impact of DSA process variations on electrical performance of DSA-formed vias

Today, at SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference (San Jose, Feb 21-25), world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec will present electrical results of DSA (directed self-assembly)-formed vias, gaining insight in the ...

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