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University of Twente Develops Record 290Hz-Linewidth Narrowband Laser
Jul 10, 2017Working in collaboration with LioniX International BV of Enschede, The Netherlands, researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have developed what is claimed to be the most narrowband diode laser on a chip, ...
Tags: Narrowband Laser, Netherlands
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Hexagonal Boron Nitride Enables Cost-Effective, Compact Solid-State Detection of Neutron Signals
Aug 19, 2016A group of Texas Tech University researchers led by professors Hongxing Jiang and Jingyu Lin has developed hexagonal boron nitride semiconductor as a possible low-cost alternative to helium gas detectors in neutron detection ('Realization ...
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Integrated Photonics Market
Apr 7, 2015In its recently updated roadmap document (first published in 2011, and last updated in 2013), the Joint European Platform for Photonic Integration of Components and Circuits (JePPIX) predicts a €1bn market size for PIC-enabled products ...
Tags: Magnolia Solar Flexible CIGS, foundry approach, Electronics
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Uk's Epsrc Has Awarded ?20m to 10 New Research Projects
Dec 25, 2014Following its Manufacturing Advanced Functional Materials (MAFuMa) call issued in February, the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded £20m to 10 new research projects that aim to advance the ...
Tags: Functional Materials, Electronics
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IBM Is Investing $3bn Over The Next 5 Years to Push The Limits of Chip Technology
Aug 20, 2014IBM is investing $3bn over the next 5 years in two broad research and early-stage development programs to push the limits of chip technology needed to meet the emerging demands of cloud computing and ‘big data’ systems. The ...
Tags: IBM, Big-Data Systems
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What Is Nanoparticle Analysis and What Biomedical Applications Does It Have
Feb 27, 2014Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is nanoparticle analysis and what biomedical applications does it have? Nanoparticle analysis is a very important field. Basically, we live in a world that is ...
Tags: Microfluidics, Microscopy, Nanoparticle, Protein
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Intel Has Doubled The Speed of The Thunderbolt Data Transfer Technology
Apr 11, 2013Intel has doubled the speed of the Thunderbolt data transfer technology, which will soon shuttle data between host computers like Macs and peripherals at a rate of 20Gbps. This is the first big speed boost for the interconnect, which has ...
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Intel Is Working to Make The Thunderbolt Data Transfer Technology Faster
Jan 14, 2013IDG News Service - Intel said it is working to make the Thunderbolt data transfer technology faster as it wages a speed race with the USB 3.0 protocol, but the company declined to say when improvements will be finished. Thunderbolt, ...
Tags: Intel, Thunderbolt, data transfer technology, Windows PCs
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IBM Is Commercially Feasible to Bake Optical Circuitry Into Silicon Processors
Dec 19, 2012IBM has demonstrated that it is commercially feasible to bake optical circuitry into silicon processors using existing fabrication techniques, which could set the stage for radically faster and lower-cost computer communications. Silicon ...
Tags: IBM, Nanophotonics, Optical circuitry, silicon processors
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IBM Has Developed a New Chip Which Will Use Light Rather Than Electrical Signals
Dec 11, 2012The new technology can feed a number of parallel optical data streams into a single fiber IBM has developed a new chip which will use light rather than electrical signals to transmit the data for future computing speeding up internet data ...
Tags: IBM, new chip, silicon nanophotonics, single silicon chip
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IBM Has Invented a Chip That Combines Photonics and Silicon on a Single 90 nm Die
Dec 10, 2012IBM has invented a chip that combines photonics and silicon on a single 90 nanometer(nm)die,which is capable of transferring data at 25Gbps. The so-called silicon nanophotonics device(shown below)allows the integration of different ...
Tags: IBM, Silicon, Optical Nanotechnology
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IBM Reveals a "Major Advance" in Chip Technology
Dec 10, 2012Light - not electric signals - is the future of information transfer, says IBM as it reveals a "major advance" in chip technology. Calling the tech "silicon nanophotonics", IBM reckons it integrates optical components alongside electrical ...
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Imec Partner to Develop Advanced Microchips with Pacific Biosciences
Nov 28, 2012Pacific Biosciences of California has signed multi-year research collaboration with imec to develop advanced microchips for highly multiplexed single molecule genetic analysis. The research and development project will leverage Pacific ...
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Demonstration of Functional Components Brings Si Photonics Closer to CMOS Standards
Jul 20, 2012Demonstration of functional components brings Si photonics closer to CMOS standards. imec results announced at Semicon West Imec has successfully demonstrated the creation of functional sub-100 nm photonics components on 300 mm silicon ...
Tags: Imec, OpSIS, Silicon photonics, Silicon West, CMOS, Optics
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Imec Demos Nanophotonics Components on 300mm Silicon Photonics Wafer Technology
Jul 9, 2012In conjunction with the SEMICON West 2012 event in San Francisco,CA,USA(10-12 July),nanoelectronics research center Imec of Leuven,Belgium has announced what it claims is the first realization of functional sub-100nm photonics components ...
Tags: Nanophotonics, Silicon photonics wafers, Optical lithography