Researchers in Hong Kong and USA have developed indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dot (QD) microdisk lasers directly integrated on silicon (Si) with performance comparable to the best reported for similar devices on gallium arsenide (GaAs) ...
Tags: InAs quantum dot microdisk lasers InAs GaAs substrates
Esko has completely updated its software solutions and relaunched under the umbrella brand name “Esko Software Platform”. It's the next version of the well-known portfolio of integrated software solutions for design, prepress, ...
Researchers in Germany are proposing scandium nitride (ScN) as a suitable buffer for gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon (Si) growth [L. Lupina et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p201907, 2015]. The attraction of ScN is a very small mismatch ...
Tags: GaN devices, microscope
Researchers based in USA have been studying performance improvements in aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) ultraviolet (UV) avalanche photodiodes (APDs) gained from using free-standing gallium nitride substrates instead of gallium nitride on ...
Tags: AlGaN, Ultraviolet photodetectors, HVPE
Sandia National Laboratories in the USA has reported aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) laser structures emitting ~350nm ultraviolet radiation from optical and electrical pumping [Mary H. Crawford et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol8, p112702, ...
Tags: AlGaN, ultraviolet lasers, LEDs
Ford has introduced all-new SYNC 3 technology including advanced voice recognition and touch screen user interface to create apps that enhance the in-car user experience. "Ford challenges developers to find new and exciting ways to ...
Tags: Ford, SYNC AppLink, voice recognition, touch screen
For first-half 2015, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has reported unaudited results in line with expectations and its July trading update. Revenue was £53.2m, down 11% on £60m in second-half ...
As one of 30 finalists at the UK Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Technologies Competition 2015 in London on 29 June, Seren Photonics Ltd of Pencoed Technology Park, UK was awarded third place in the 'Materials' category for its ...
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EV Group of St Florian, Austria (a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor applications) has unveiled the HERCULES NIL — a fully integrated track system that combines cleaning, ...
Inkd Apparel has unveiled a website, which allows consumers and businesses to design and customise t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, hoodies, caps and hats, polos, dress shirts, workwear, and outerwear. As per an Inkd Apparel press ...
Tags: textile fashion, Inkd Apparel, caps, polos, workwear, outwear
Lectra, an integrated technology solutions firm dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials has announced that Bertrandt has chosen Lectra's DesignConcept solution to optimize ...
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University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the USA has improved hole concentrations in p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN) by using indium as a surfactant in ammonia-based molecular beam epitaxy (NH3MBE) [Erin C. H. Kyle et al, Appl. Phys. ...
Tags: Gallium Nitride, Indium Surfactant
A team at IBM Research's Zurich Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon, Switzerland, with support from the firm's T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, has developed what it says is a relatively simple, robust and ...
Tags: IBM III-Vs-on-Si, Electrical, Electronics, IBM
Researchers in Europe have developed a low-temperature plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE) process for direct growth of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) on silicon (Si) substrates [Pavel Aseev et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, ...
Autodesk has released a new app allowing kids to create 3D printable toys and figures. Tech firm Audodesk has released a new design app allowing kids to create their own 3D printable toys. In a bid to bring 3D printing closer to the ...
Tags: Autodesk, Tinkerplay, Toys