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A team of researchers from the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba and Tokyo University has developed a new type of transistor that could constitute a new generation of electronic components.
Indeed, this transistor consumes only 1% of the electricity used by the current transistors and is capable of both operations volatile (the information is erased during an interruption of power supply, like of RAM currently used in computers) and non-volatile (the information is retained even if power is interrupted, as is the case with hard drives for example).
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Despite the bankruptcy of Qimonda , a giant in the manufacture of semiconductors, in early 2009, the German chain of semiconductor hiring new staff and expanding its plants .
Manfred Hummel, head of the company manufacturing electronic chips Texas Instruments says its will to grow in Germany by hiring staff and investing in machines. He is actively seeking specialists in the manufacture of semiconductors to strengthen its workforce , which already includes 880 employees . This applies even in the areas of trade and development, where the largest German companies Semiconductor seeking staff : GlobalFoundries , Infineon , ZMDI , AMTC , Photronics , Siltronic , FCM and SolarWorld .
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Popularized by the police dramas , the use of fingerprints is well known to the general public, that would identify the guilty or secure access protected. In this respect , the work of a team of researchers at the Technical University of Brno , [ 1] led by Mr Martin Drahansky , [2 ] lead to the relative confidence one can have in this technology and allow propose alternatives .
According to the latter , a fingerprint is not as difficult to copy than what is generally accepted that “it is enough to have the right technology . [3 ] On this basis , his team worked on improving the known biometric technologies and has recently announced having developed a method to determine the use of fake fingerprints based on an algorithm using the principles of Optics. The researchers also claimed to have developed devices that take into account the pressure exerted by the finger , from the color changes of the footprint and the gap between the finger ridge .
Drahansky ‘s team consists of nine people and has been working for five years to develop security technologies. His lab has filed several patents , including methods of identification based on the use of a three-dimensional image of the hand or on the distribution of the facial temperature .
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Malaga hosts these days Bioengineering Symposium 2010. The event brings together over 40 specialists from all over Spain to make known the latest developments in a dozen research projects.
Actions such as raising the volume on the TV , turn on the light switch or press the play to listen to an album of music may seem simple to most, but become real challenges for people with severe physical or mental disabilities .
Usually, on most occasions, was eligible for the assistance and specialized care in such cases. However, at present, the autonomy of people with disabilities begins
gain importance and has become a priority for both agencies in the investigation , as in society itself.
Malaga hosts these days Bioengineering Symposium 2010. The event, held at the headquarters of Unicaja and organized by the Thematic Network of Biomedical Engineering ( REDINBIO ), the Technology Thematic Network Disability Support and Senior ( RETADIM ) and the University of Malaga ( UMA), brings together over 40 specialists from all over Spain to make known the latest developments in their respective research projects.
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TSMC invests in a factory LED
Having recently announced its intentions to enter the LED lighting market [1], the semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) [2] has launched an R & D unit production of light emitting diodes (LED) lighting in the famous Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan. This initiative represents an initial investment of 5.5 billion new Taiwan dollars (about 129 million euros) and follows the policy of diversification of TSMC in favor of photovoltaic power and LED. Volume production of these diodes should take place early 2011.
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If China, for its effort to support and develop national research and industry in electronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology, is poised to position itself among the world leaders in these areas, it still has some difficulties in imposing its products scale.
Thus, the chip LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon for, based on a new technology of video projection, especially used for liquid crystal displays and operating by reflection through a reflective layer placed between the transistor TFT – Thin-Film Transistor – and LCD) have been developed independently by China to offer a national alternative to products developed abroad.
This initiative aims to change the image of China, often linked to the status of giant integrator OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer, meaning a maker of parts included in a set by an integrator controlling the final product) which is and often attributed to master the technologies essential to the design, development and production of such chips. As a Chinese company photoelectric announced that two patents in the United States, China and a patent in South Korea have been validated for its LCoS chip.
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If China, for its effort to support and develop national research and industry in electronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology, is poised to position itself among the world leaders in these areas, it still has some difficulties in imposing its products scale. Thus, the chip LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon for, based on a new technology of video projection, especially used for liquid crystal displays and operating by reflection through a reflective layer placed between the transistor TFT – Thin-Film Transistor – and liquid crystal display), have been independently developed by China to offer a national alternative to products developed abroad.
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Microeletronics Fujitsu Limited announced March 24, 2010 Development of a new NOR-type flash memory faster and consumes less electricity than in the previous model of the company. The read speed of it would have been multiplied by 2.5 and the required current per cell decreased by two thirds, causing the performance of this memory to 10 nanoseconds and 9 microamps. Its stability is estimated to be 20 years or 100,000 cycles of read / write.
Although the market for NAND-type flash memory is becoming increasingly widespread, the NOR memory is still used in situations where applications often need to read data, but write little as the BIOS of computers, and operating systems electronics.
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Japanese game manufacturer Nintendo wants to start selling over the DS version of the console with three-dimensional image in the display. Enterprise said today that technology 3DS does not require special glasses. The new device is compatible with software for the previous models DS consoles.
Firm in a short report only said that the details published in June at the Fair Electronic Entertainment Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. The report nevertheless quickly began to spread technology blogs.
Nintendo is issued to the three-dimensional image similar to rivals. Trying to continue with the new technology in a long series of successful Nintendo DS. While the other console Wii is losing market share, demand remains strong DS more than five years after he launched the company.
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The miniature sensors are developed by a group of experts from the CSIRO promise to provide answers to questions that often arise in the offices, such as: “Where is my pen?” and “Who moved my stapler?”.
The CSIRO is developing FLECK Nano, a miniature version of the highly successful FLECK sensor nodes, which independently recorded environmental conditions and then cooperate to send data wirelessly to a collection point.
A team of researchers has been using his skills to adapt FLECK Nano inside buildings. Make this adjustment means that the devices can monitor temperature and power consumption at a very detailed, discretely track small objects.
David Kooymans is working to reduce the energy demands of mobile Nano FLECK.
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