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Imec Unveils Fabs’ CO2 Assessment Tool
Imec Reveals Online Tool to Quantify Environmental Impact of IC Manufacturing Belgian semiconductor research lab Imec has unveiled a new online tool called imec.netzero, which aims to quantify the environmental impact of IC manufacturing. This tool, built on an in-house virtual model...
TSMC Reports Impressive 34.8% Q-o-Q Revenue Growth in October
TSMC Reports Strong October Revenues Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its October revenues, revealing a significant increase compared to the previous month. The company reported revenues of $7.8 billion for October 2023, marking a 34.8% growth from September's $5.6 billion....
Powerful Computing with Linux: Unleashing the Potential of HPC
The High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF) The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF). This new foundation aims to build, promote, and advance a portable software stack for high performance computing (HPC) through a series of...
Imagination Announces 20% Staff Reduction in Restructuring Effort
Imagination Technologies to Lay Off 20% of Employees Imagination Technologies, a leading IP company, has announced plans to lay off 20% of its employees, citing the challenging business environment. According to a report by Reuters, this could put around 130 jobs in...
Unyielding Strength: The Power of Robotic Soft Actuators
Happy Accident Reveals Solution to Drooping Electrostatic Soft Actuators A happy accident has revealed a way to stop electrostatic soft actuators from going limp. These actuators consist of a flat plastic bag of dielectric liquid with electrodes on opposite faces of the...
Ensuring Safety: The Latest in Li-Ion Battery Protection Devices
New Li-Ion Battery Protection ICs Launched by Nisshinbo Micro Devices Nisshinbo Micro Devices, a Tokyo-based company, has recently introduced the NB7142 and NB7143 series of Li-Ion battery protection ICs. These innovative devices are specifically designed for applications that require high-precision overcurrent and...
Revolutionary Semi Material Takes the Crown as Best-Ever
New Semiconductor Material: Re6Se8Cl2 Columbia University researchers have recently published a groundbreaking paper introducing Re6Se8Cl2 as the fastest and most efficient semiconductor material known to man. Re6Se8Cl2 is a synthetic superatomic material developed by Xavier Roy, one of the researchers involved in...
Open Cosmos Expands Open Constellation with Two New Satellites
Open Cosmos Satellites Reach Orbit Open Cosmos, the satellite data provider, has announced that its latest two satellites, MANTIS and PLATERO, have successfully reached orbit following the launch of the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. These...
ESA Aims for Space Cargo Contest by 2028
ESA Signals Intent to Foster Commercial Competition in Space Cargo Services The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its plans to encourage commercial competition in the delivery of space cargo return services. This decision was made at the ESA Space Summit held...
Breakthrough: ±2.5V Thermal Transistor Revolutionizes Heat Flow Control
Electrically-Controlled Transistor for Thermal Energy Researchers at UCLA have developed an electrically-controlled transistor for thermal energy, achieving a heat-flow on-off ratio of greater than 13:1 when controlled with a ±2.5V base bias at room temperature. The voltage-flow curve of the transistor is...
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