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Record performance of dual-gate organic TFT-based RFID circuit

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4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference (ISSCC), Holst Centre, Imec and TNO present a dual-gate-based organic RFID chip with record data rate and lowest reported operating voltage. For the ...

Toshiba Develops SRAM Circuit Technique that Secures Low Voltage Operation of System LSI

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Feb 08, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology that achieves low voltage operation of System LSI, opening the way to reduced power consumption in digital products. The ...

Intel, Micron Introduce 25-Nanometer NAND

Technology / Semiconductors

Feb 01, 2010 | 4.3 / 5 (20) | 4 |

Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the world's first 25-nanometer (nm) NAND technology, which provides a more cost-effective path for increasing storage capacity in such popular ...

Taiwan lets chip firms invest in China: report

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Jan 25, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Taiwan will allow its chip makers to invest in their counterparts in China in response to growing calls from the island's business community for closer high-tech ties, local media said Monday.

Infineon Launches New Generation Multimode HSPA+ RF Transceiver SMARTi UE2

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Jan 22, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Infineon Technologies AG today announced sample delivery of SMARTi UE2, the latest generation multi-band HSPA+/EDGE/GPRS RF transceiver for mobile devices.

SKorea's Hynix swings to profit as chip industry recovers

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Jan 21, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Thursday it swung to a net profit in the fourth quarter, following a loss in the period the year earlier, in a further sign that the global chip industry is recovering from a two-year ...

DOCOMO Develops 8-Band Power Amplifier for Mobile Phones

Technology / Semiconductors

Jan 08, 2010 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

NTT DOCOMO announced today that it has developed a prototype multi-band power amplifier that accommodates eight frequency bands between 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz, paving the way for lightweight, all-in-one mobile ...

Elpida Begins Mass Production of 40nm 2-Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced that its Hiroshima Plant has begun volume production of 40nm process 2-gigabit DDR3 SDRAMs. Since completing development ...

Scientists improve chip memory by stacking cells

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 21, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (20) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips.

Organic flash memory developed

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (20) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory but is made from cheap, flexible, organic materials.

Elpida Completes Development of 65nm XS Version 1-Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM

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Dec 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced that it had completed development of a 65nm XS extra-shrink version 1-Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM that is as cost-competitive as ...

Taiwan unveils super-tiny microchip

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 1

Taiwan has developed tiny microchips that could lead to lighter and cheaper laptops or mobile phones, researchers and observers said Wednesday.

Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (10) | 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry.

NEC Integrates NanoBridge in the Cu Interconnects of Si LSI

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 14, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

NEC Corporation, in collaboration with the National Institute of Materials Science, today announced the successful integration of NanoBridge, a solid electrolyte non-volatile crossbar switch, in Cu interconnects ...

Fujitsu Announces World's First Operation of 100W-Class Amplifiers Employing Carbon Nanotubes

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 11, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 1

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that, using carbon nanotubes as heat-dissipation material in amplifier transistors, Fujitsu has become the first to achieve the successful operation of high-frequency, ...

3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 11, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (15) | 5

Not so long ago our computers had a single core which had to be boosted for performance - making each machine into a great central heating system. Beyond 85° C, however, electronic components become unstable. ...

Toshiba develops essential technology for spintronics-based MOS field-effect transistor

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 09, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (11) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed MOSFET cell based on spin transport electronics, or spintronics, an advanced semiconductor technology that makes use of the spin and ...

Toshiba Develops High Performance CMOS Device Technology for 20nm Generation LSI

Technology / Semiconductors

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology for steep channel impurity distribution that delivers a solution to a key problem for 20nm generation CMOS ...