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Reverse engineering of integrated circuits, 1970s style
We're used to the reverse-engineering stories of integrated circuits in these pages. Some fascinating presentations of classic chips were produced by people such as the Ever Hard Worker .
You might think this practice would be…
What is RAM? Answers to all your RAM questions
What is RAM? We'll walk you through everything there is to know about the wonders of random access memory.
RAM stands for random…
Global Battery Management IC Market Boosted By Growing Proliferation Of Consumer Electronics…
LONDON--(COMMERCIAL THREAD) - According to the latest market research published by Technavio, the Global Battery Management Integrated Circuits (ICs) Market is expected to reach USD 8.78 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of over 5% over…
Dynamic Random Access Memory Market – Trends and Forecasts by Technavio
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio
analysts predict global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market to grow at a CAGR of over 1% over the forecast period, according to their latest report.…
Definition of integrated circuit board
What is an integrated circuit card?
An integrated circuit card, or smart card, is a payment card that uses an integrated microchip to store data in addition to (or in place of) a traditional magnetic stripe. Integrated…
KLA-Tencor Introduces New Metrology Systems for Advanced Integrated Circuit Device Technologies
"Manufacturers of advanced devices face extremely strict modeling specifications," said Orestes Donzella, Marketing Director at KLA-Tencor. âTo understand structuring errors, chipmakers need to quantify process…
Researchers develop the basis of a new memory chip – ScienceDaily
Memory chips are among the most basic components of computers. RAM is where processors temporarily store their data, which is a crucial function. Researchers in Dresden and Basel have now succeeded in laying the groundwork for a new…
Hewlett Packard Labs Creates World’s Largest Light-Based Integrated Circuit
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseToday's processors, regardless of their power, use transistor-based technology that has been around for decades. These transistors have gotten smaller and smaller and are now pushing the boundaries of what…
“Maserati of microprocessor-based prosthetics” costs $ 120,000
âEvery neighborhood has a kid who gets hurt doing something stupid, and I was that kid,â Carter said. Carter, who is now a music lawyer for a large Los Angeles film studio, was 14 when he snuck into an…
Global Electronic Components Market to 2020 – Market Size, Growth and Forecast in Nearly 70…
DUBLIN - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) -Research and markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rj5xb9/global_electronic) announced the addition of the report "Global Electronic Components Market to 2020 - Market Size, Growth and…
Light-activated microprocessor promises faster computers
Combining electronics and photonics on semiconductor microchips to speed up data transmission isn't a new idea – the potential for improved performance and reduced power is enticing. However, thorny manufacturing issues have so far…
Single chip microprocessor that communicates directly using light
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Switching operation and degradation of resistive random access memory composed of tungsten oxide and…
Waser, R. & Aono, M. Resistive switching memories based on Nanoionics. Nature Mater. 6, 833-840 (2007).CASE
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Phl develops integrated circuit design industry
Louella Desiderio - The Filipina starNovember 21, 2014 | 00:00
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is growing the local integrated circuit (IC) design industry as it seeks to position itself as a competitive digital niche in Asia.…
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to Show Latest Innovative Electronic Component Technology at China Hi Tech…
SEOUL, South Korea & SHENZHEN, China - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Samsung Electro-Mechanics (KRX: 009150), the global producer of integrated electronic components, participates in the 16th China Hi Tech Fair ELEXCON 2014 from…
EETimes – The (R)evolution of the microprocessor
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This article first appeared on Fully programmable planet (APP), which was a thriving community website devoted to all things programmable. Sadly, APP is no longer with us, but…
55 years of the integrated circuit
The tech industry thrives on legends. Here is a good one.
It's 1958 and Texas Instruments is deserted. Everyone in the Dallas-based company traditionally takes a two-week vacation in July, leaving the factory empty.…
The legend of Jack Kilby: 55 years of the integrated circuit
The tech industry thrives on legends. Here is a good one.
It's 1958 and Texas Instruments is deserted. Everyone in the Dallas-based company traditionally takes a two-week vacation in July, leaving the…
Minnesota-based Digi-Key is one of the world’s fastest growing electronic component…
Digi-Key Corporation is one of the world's fastest growing electronic component distributors. Digi-Key has more than 500,000 customers and more than 2,600 employees with approximately $ 1.5 billion in sales. Digi-Key resells more than…
Short-circuited circuits: Pentagon turns to plant DNA to thwart electronic component counterfeiters
Counterfeit electronics embedded in missile guidance systems and hundred million dollar planes have become a serious problem for the US military and its contractors. Unlike a Gucci handbag or Rolex watch, however, it takes more than…
The 40th anniversary of—perhaps—the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004
Forty years ago today, a journal specializing in electronics and semiconductors Electronic News ran an advertisement for a new type of chip. The Intel 4004, a $60!-->!-->…
Extremely fast magnetic random access memory (MRAM) computer data storage at your fingertips –…
Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) is the most important new module in the market for computer storage devices. Like well-known USB drives, they store information in static memory, but MRAM offers short access times and unlimited write…
Fastest integrated circuit doubles previous record, approaching one terahertz
The layout of the 670 GHz compact circuit (right), next to a detail of Northrop Grumman's 30 nanometer indium phosphide T-gate (left). Northrop Grumman
Following a 2007 world record for the fastest transistor speed, Northrop…
May 7, 1952: The Integrated Circuit… What a Concept!
__1952: __ British radar engineer Geoffrey Dummer presents the concept of the integrated circuit at a technical conference in the United States. The world is about to change.At the heart of every electronic device today - from computers to…
A microfluidic integrated circuit could help enable diagnostic tests at home
To simplify lab-on-a-chip devices that could offer faster, cheaper, and more portable medical testing, researchers at the University of Michigan created microfluidic integrated circuits.
Just as electronic circuits intelligently route the…
Researchers create molecular diode – sciencedaily
Recently, at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, NJ Tao and colleagues found a way to manufacture a key electronic component at an incredibly small scale. Their single-molecule diode is featured in this week's online edition…
The new microprocessor runs on thin air
Through Colin Barras
Video: Air Blow Processor
A schematic of the 8-bit Pneumatic Processor, click "1 more image" below to see the finished thing(Image: Royal Society of…
Creation of the world’s first transparent integrated circuit
Researchers at Oregon State University have created the world's first completely transparent integrated circuit from inorganic compounds, another major breakthrough for the rapidly evolving field of transparent electronics.
The circuit is a…
New Architecture for Chips / Tech Alliance Introduces Cell Microprocessor for Electronic Equipment
Sony, Toshiba and IBM on Monday unveiled technical details of their new Cell microprocessor, a key weapon in the fight against the Intel-Microsoft digital home alliance.The chip, designed for multimedia applications, has a new architecture…