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 ...
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Electric car sales in China are expected to reach 220,000 to 250,000 this year, surpassing the US to rank first worldwide, China Association of Automobile Manufactures (CAAM) forecast. Worldwide electric cars sales will hit 600,000 and ...
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Uncle Tobys has paid $32,400 in penalties relating to packaging claims about the protein content of its branded oats products. Cereal Partners Australia, the manufacturer and distributor of Uncle Tobys brand oats, is alleged to have made ...
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The main challenge of growing gallium nitride (GaN)-based high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on silicon substrates is the lattice mismatch between GaN and AlGaN that causes a high tensile stress and often leads to cracks. Now, by ...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd in the UK has been improving its indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-on-silicon light-emitting diode (LED) technology [Liyang Zhang et al, Journal of the Electron Devices Society, vol3, p457, 2015]. A light output ...
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GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications, says that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TMSC, the ...
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Beauty in North, an oil painting by Wang Qijun. Huang Zhiling/China Daily Beauty in North, an oil painting by Wang Qijun, was sold for 1.1 million yuan ($171,880) at the Beijing Hanhai 2015 Autumn Auctions on Friday. Wang, professor of ...
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The unveiling of final renewable fuel requirements for US refiners ignited a rally in gasoline futures Tuesday, helping support the rest of the oil complex. The front-month gasoline crack, basis ICE Brent, reached $13.61/b Tuesday, its ...
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Recently a US startup company named MOLT launched a crowdsourcing project for its latest product on Kickstarter. The product is called Mstick, a user- friendly LED light bar that suits everyone’s daily use, according to the campaign ...
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
Researchers in the USA have reduced current leakage for aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on silicon to the level achieved for devices produced on much more expensive silicon carbide [Bo Song et ...
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There were over 900 expats participating in the Beijing fair that just concluded last Saturday. [Photo/SAFEA] "Candidates have to be native speakers, with at least two years' teaching experience. And a TEFL certificate is a must," said ...
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A McDonald’s cafe opens in former residence of Chiang Ching-kuo. [Photo/Oriental Morning Post] Fast food chain McDonald's recently opened a cafe in the main building of the former residence of historical figure Chiang Ching-kuo, ...
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Admonitions Scroll (detail). [Screenshot of Google Cultural Institute site] Fans of the British Museum are now able to avoid the crowds to enjoy some 5,000 high-resolution images of the museum's collection online, including the ...
When Congress announced the US Renewable Fuel Standard a decade ago the aim was to combat the growing need for foreign oil as well as increase the production and promotion of clean, renewable biofuels. As 2016 approaches, and the ...
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