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“Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced the world’s smallest Secure Digital (SD) card level translator IC - NXS0506UP. Housed in a 16-bump wafer-level chip-scale package the SD 3.0-compliant bi-directional dual voltage level translator has a footprint measuring …
“A UNIGE team has developed a new material that improves the performance of solid-state sodium batteries, a less dangerous and more durable alternative to lithium. The future of battery technologies lies in sodium. More sustainable than lithium - which currently powers …
“ETH Zurich researchers have created artificial colours by 3D printing certain nanostructures inspired by those of a butterfly. This principle can be used in the future to produce colour screens. For their new technology, scientists in the group of Andrew …
“The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation. The rocket, designated LV0008 by Astra, lifted off from Space Launch …
“If deep space exploration is to become a reality, humans will need to be as self-sufficient as possible. Since ordering supplies from Earth won’t be practical, the astronauts will have to fabricate their own components for equipment and other …
“Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country’s plastic problem by “upcycling” plastic trash to tougher, stronger material. The United States generates more plastic trash than any other country — about 46.3 million tons of it — or 287 …
News Digital sovereignty: Commission proposes Chips Act to confront semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europe’s technological leadership
“Today, the Commission proposes a comprehensive set of measures to ensure the EU’s security of supply, resilience and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies and applications. The European Chips Act will bolster Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and help achieve both …
News Dual High-Side Switches from STMicroelectronics Add Extra Flexibility for Driving Capacitive Loads
“STMicroelectronics’ latest high-side switches, the IPS2050H and the IPS2050H-32, permit two programmable current-limit values for smart driving of capacitive loads that draw high startup current. These new dual-channel switches have an input-voltage range from 8V to 60V and can …
“QUT researchers are part of an international group who have explored ways in which organic transistors are being developed for use as wearable health sensors. The currently available bioelectronic devices, such as pacemakers, that can be embedded within the human …
“Record results announced today are the clearest demonstration worldwide of the potential for fusion energy to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. Researchers from the EUROfusion consortium – 4,800 experts, students and staff from across Europe, co-funded by the European …