Materials - New Trends

Materials in Focus Artificial skin made of semiconductor nanowires (University of California, Berkeley) Researchers have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires. The artificial skin, dubbed "e-skin", is the first such material to be made out of inorganic single crystalline semiconductors....

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From Materials Today Materials in FocusPulling apart molecular magnetism  (Science) A single molecule constitutes the ultimate nanometer-scale object through which electronic transport can take place. A research team has now showed how magnetism and quantum many-body phenomena can be tuned by precise mechanical manipulation of single molecules....

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Materials Today News - 25 May 2010

Biomaterials Self powered sensors  Just 700 rows of piezoelectric nanowires could power a nanoscopic sensor, according to new research at the Georgia Institute of Technology. ... More Carbon Graphene at home with defects  A team of researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) created a new defect that just might...

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IPS gets 100mA from stamp-sized cells

IPS' largest rechargeable, thin-film lithium micro-energy cell is about the size of two postage stamps (50 mm x 25 mm), and some 170 µm thin, but it claims 2.5mAh capacity and continuous current output of 100mA.Tim Bradow, VP of business development at IPS, says that's enough for a wide range of products. This cell can provide backup power for real time clocks, memory devices, and solid-state drives, and can store the ambient energy collected by solar, piezoelectric, or thermoelectric energy harvesters...

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Cymbet makes ‘batteries-in-a-chip’

Cymbet Corp. uses a similar LiPON solid electrolyte, but in an even smaller form factor, for a battery-in-a-chip package that aims to make local energy storage just another electronic component on the board or in the SiP. The chip-scale batteries are finding traction for embedded backup power to replace coin cells or supercapacitors in backing up memory, microcontrollers, and real time clocks in electronic systems.These chip-like rechargeable lithium-based batteries, with nominal capacity of...

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Consumers Hungry for Connectivity Drive Strong Semiconductor Growth

Innovative new devices in an increasingly mobile and well-networked world will help to drive semiconductor growth in the coming years, although traditional drivers like PCs and cell phones still dominate.By Aaron HandMay 27, 2010 – As the semiconductor industry digs out of one of its worst downcycles in its history, there are several driving forces...

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Materials in Focus Redefining electrical current law with the transistor laser  (University of Illinois)With the transistor laser, researchers can explore the behavior of photons, electrons and semiconductors. However, harnessing these capabilities hinges on a clear understanding of the physics of the device, and data the transistor laser...

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Materials in FocusFirst images of atomic spin captured  (Ohio University)In a new study, researchers present the first images of spin in action. They used a custom-built microscope with an iron-coated tip to manipulate cobalt atoms on a plate of manganese. Through scanning tunneling microscopy, the team repositioned individual cobalt atoms...

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Z-Contrast Microscope Resolves Individual Light Atoms

Using aberration-corrected electron microscopy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers obtained images that discriminate individual light atoms such as boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. The images, obtained with a Z-contrast STEM built by Nion Co., offer promising applications in semiconductors, such as mapping individual dopants. more...

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News from Semiconductor International

Solar Industry Faces Stiff Price Drops The solar industry faces steep price declines again in 2010, although prices will drop at a more moderate pace than last year, predicted iSuppli. While installed watts will grow by 64% this year, the market research firm said module prices will decline by an estimated 20%, following a 37.8% drop in 2009. more...

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3-D Interconnects Shape Future Solutions

from Semiconductor International An IEEE meeting in Santa Clara, Calif., attracted several leaders of 3-D IC technology development, who presented a list of challenges to the TSV-creation infrastructure. more » » » ...

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3-D Interconnects Shape Future Solutions

from Semiconductor International An IEEE meeting in Santa Clara, Calif., attracted several leaders of 3-D IC technology development, who presented a list of challenges to the TSV-creation infrastructure. more » » » ...

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Scientists to Conquer Casimir Effect, Enable NEMS

From Semiconductor International If Argonne National Laboratory researchers are successful in their quest to nullify Casimir force effects, NEMS implementations will take off. more » » » ...

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Veeco Revs MOCVD Tool for LED Market

From Semiconductor International Veeco Instruments is selling a newly designed MOCVD system to LED manufacturers, claiming higher efficiencies from a redesigned flow flange and reduced cleaning cycles. The company said it expects the booming LED backlighting market to help drive demand for ~400 MOCVD tools industry-wide next year. LEDs increasingly...

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