The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has demonstrated the ability to grow thin films of the transition-metal nitride Nb2N (niobium nitride). The thin crystalline material has a similar structure to gallium nitride (GaN), but its ...
Tags: Thin-Film Niobium Nitride, LED
Carbonics Inc of Marina Del Rey, CA, USA has launched its ZEBRA carbon-on-silicon technology for radio frequency (RF) components and devices in wireless, communications, defense and aerospace markets. Carbonics was spun out from ...
The global power amplifier market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 14% from 2016-2020, according to a report from Technavio that provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market. ...
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Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-ever arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on ...
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As part of the Local Control of Materials Synthesis (LoCo) program of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) have developed the new electron-enhanced atomic layer deposition ...
A new highly efficient power amplifier (PA) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS could help to make possible next-generation cell phones, low-cost collision-avoidance radar for cars and lightweight microsatellites for communications, ...
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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
Peloton Technology, a developer of vehicle systems that deliver advanced safety, fuel savings and analytics to trucking fleets, today announced an investment agreement with Lockheed Martin to accelerate Peloton’s development and ...
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Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA, which develops and manufactures deep-ultraviolet (DUV) LED devices and modules, has started shipping samples of its UVC LEDs with 2.5mW of optical power at 265–280nm. First ...
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SoftWear Automation, a developer of robotic sewing technologies for the apparel industry said it completed a $3 million Series A round of financing from CTW Venture Partners. Alongside, KP Reddy, partner at CTW Venture has also been ...
Tags: Sewing Technologies, Softwear Bags, Apparel
NeuroPace (Mountain View, CA) will team with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop new neurostimulation treatments for epilepsy patients with memory deficits. The project may ultimately benefit patients with other ...
Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) says that its gallium nitride (GaN)-on-diamond wafers have been proven by Raytheon Company to significantly outperform ...
Tags: GaN-on-Diamond Wafers, GaN-on-SiC
An FDA news release has announced that the agency has given de novo approval to the Deka Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram ...
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The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says that missions in remote, forward operating locations often suffer from a lack of connectivity to tactical operation centers and access to valuable intelligence, surveillance and ...
Tags: GaN E-band MMICs, vehicles, Electrical, Electronics
Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA says that it has achieved another milestone for next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) radio-frequency (RF) semiconductor technology. Through the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Near ...
Tags: GaN-on-Diamond, GaN-on-SiC