Integrated circuit
hideIn electronics, an integrated circuit (also known as IC, microcircuit, microchip, silicon chip, or chip) is a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive components) that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material. Integrated circuits are used in almost all electronic equipment in use today and have revolutionized the world of electronics.
A hybrid integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit constructed of individual semiconductor devices, as well as passive components, bonded to a substrate or circuit board.
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News tagged with integrated circuits
Microscopic gyroscopes, the key for motion sensing
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny devices made possible by combining the latest advances in mechanical and electronics technology could be at the heart of next-generation personal navigation and vehicle stabilisation ...
Wizard at circuits, physics
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, uses his personal energy and understanding of physics to design innovative integrated circuits.
Panasonic Develops A Gallium Nitride (GaN) Inverter IC for Motor Drive with High Efficiency
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Panasonic today announced the development of a Gallium Nitride (GaN) -based monolithic inverter integrated circuit (IC) for motor drive. The integrated six GaN-based transistors can be independently driven ...
Glasgow scientists predict the unpredictable to guide future nano-chip design
Nov 29, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton and York universities, have developed technology which will help microchip designers create ...
New, Unusual Semiconductor is a Switch-Hitter
Jan 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group in Germany has discovered a semiconducting material that can switch its semiconducting properties -- turning from one type of semiconductor to another -- via a simple change in temperature. ...
Discovery brings new type of fast computers closer to reality
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Physicists at UC San Diego have successfully created speedy integrated circuits with particles called "excitons" that operate at commercially cold temperatures, bringing the possibility of a new type of extremely ...
Intelligent blood bags
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Have the blood supplies got too warm? Do they match the patient?s blood group? In the future, these kinds of questions will be answered by intelligent radio nodes attached to blood bags. These ...
Graphene Yields Secrets to Its Extraordinary Properties
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying innovative measurement techniques, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have directly measured the unusual energy ...
Graphene Shows High Current Capacity and Thermal Conductivity
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, ...
Silicon with afterburners: New process could be boon to electronics manufacturer
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Scientists at Rice University and North Carolina State University have found a method of attaching molecules to semiconducting silicon that may help manufacturers reach beyond the current limits of Moore's ...
Memristor chip could lead to faster, cheaper computers
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The memristor is a computer component that offers both memory and logic functions in one simple package. It has the potential to transform the semiconductor industry, enabling smaller, faster, cheaper chips ...
Scientists build world's first nanofluidic device with complex 3-D surfaces
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated circuits at ...
Researchers Create Microscope With 100 Million Times Finer Resolution Than Current MRI
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM Research scientists, in collaboration with the Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University, have demonstrated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with volume resolution 100 million ...
Graphene may have advantages over copper for IC interconnects at the nanoscale
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 04, 2009 |
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The unique properties of thin layers of graphite - known as graphene - make the material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices. Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated the potential ...
Fusion of Nanocircuits, Bio-membranes Creates New Hybrid Technology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A hybrid of silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells has been created by a team of scientists ...
