Researchers in the USA have achieved record transconductance and cut-off frequencies for indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) channel metal-oxide field effect transistors (MOSFETs) [D.-H. Kim et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol101, p223507, 2012]. ...
Belgian lab IMEC was founded on semiconductor process research,and has grown into one of the two organisations in the world that companies partner with for advanced process research.The other is IBM. TSMC partners IMEC for advanced ...
Sofradir of Paris, France, which makes cooled infrared detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe) for military, space and commercial applications, has agreed to acquire the infrared (IR) detector technology development and ...
Tags: Sofradir, infrared detectors, IR detectors, Sagem, InSb, QWIP
Japan's Sharp Corp has achieved what is claimed to be record solar cell conversion efficiency(for research-level non-concentrator solar cells)of 37.7%using a triple-junction III-V compound semiconductor solar cell(in which three ...
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Singapore researchers have developed high-mobility III-V indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) channel n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (n-MOSFET) on germanium-on-insulator (GeOI) substrates [Ivana et al, Appl. Phys. ...
Tags: n-MOSFETs, metal-oxide-semiconductor, semiconductor, transistors
The SR-1900 and SR-1600 from SPECTRAL EVOLUTION provide precision,single box light source measurement. Lawrence,MA a'For the quantitative measurement of light sources,like solar simulators,street lamps,commercial lighting,automotive ...
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Newport Corporation,an industry leader in optical power measurement,introduces the Series 819C/D high power silicon-based integrating sphere detectors which operate in the ultraviolet(UV-down to 200 nm)and can handle up to 10 watts of ...
Hamamatsu reports record-power-density VCSEL Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.has reported the first demonstration of 10-watt-class output power for a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser(VCSEL)array with ion-implanted isolated current ...
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Researchers at Hokkaido University and Japan Science and Technology Agency—PRESTO have reported surrounding-gate transistors (SGTs) using compound semiconductor core–multishell (CMS) nanowire (NW) channels on silicon that ...
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In booth 2654 at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America Exhibition in Las Vegas,NV(6-9 August),UTC Aerospace Systems of Charlotte,NC,a unit of United Technologies Corp formed after its acquisition of Sensors Unlimited Inc's parent company ...
Tags: SWIR camera, InGaAs, UTC Aerospace, America
Xenics nv of Leuven,Belgium-a manufacturer of infrared detectors and customized imaging solutions covering the spectrum from long-wavelength infrared(LWIR)to the visible(0.4–14μm)-has appointed Stuart Cohen as new sales manager at ...
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Ocean Optics of Dunedin,FL,USA has added another option to its small-footprint near-infrared spectrometer line with the NIRQuest512-1.9,a high-resolution device with response from 1100nm to 1900nm suiting applications including ...
Tags: Ocean Optics, Near-infrared spectrometer, Wavelength Range
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Universidad de Salamanca, and North Carolina State University have integrated aluminium oxide dielectric into III-V ballistic deflection transistors (BDTs) for the first time [Vikas Kaushal et al, IEEE ...
Tags: Aluminium Oxide, Ballistic Deflection, Improved Transconductance
First production order comes from Solar Junction–in which the UK-headquartered wafer foundry has a$5M equity stake. Semiconductor wafer featuring multi-junction cells The advanced semiconductor epiwafer foundry IQE is to ...
Tags: IQE, Wafer Maker, CPV, Sharp