Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a more accurate model with which to design ‘thermally activated delayed fluorescence’ (TADF) OLED materials. Emission from OLEDs occurs when excited electrons drop to their regular energy state and emit energy in the form of fluorescence. Excitons to not have to go into the fluorescing singlet (S1) state, but can go into a triplet ...

15 years ago, our friend Mike Bryant, CTO of Future Horizons, gave a tour d’horizon of the future of semiconductor process technology at the IFS-MT2010 conference in London, First of all Bryant tackled the problems: “The cost of developing a process node is inversely proportional to the node length,” said Bryant, “so the cost of developing 22nm is twice that ...

Mouser Electronics is stocking a 5G linear RF amplifier from Qorvo. QPA9822 is designed for 32-node mMIMO (massive multiple-input and multiple-output) antenna systems found in wideband 5G NR (new radio) with instantaneous signal bandwidths up to 530MHz, “making it ideally suited for the N77 band”, according to Qorvo. Ports are internally match to 50Ω over the 3.3 – 4.2GHz operating ...

The latest episode of the Electronics Weekly podcast CHIIPs is out now. It features engineering insights from Jan Peters, director of Katalytik, the STEM specialist.

Torex Semiconductor has created a nano-power dc-dc converter that can occupy only 7.7 x 3.1mm with all external capacitors – the necessary inductor is inside the device package. Called XCL108 and drawing 400nA quiescent current, it is a boost converter that will operate from inputs between 650mV and 5.5V – starting from anything above 1.6V. The device is a series, ...

Modular SiC intelligent power modules and inverter control modules by Cissoid are now available from Rhopoint Components. The Cissoid CMT-PLA3SB12340A SiC mosfet intelligent module is available from the distributor with reference designs for customisation. Applications include power systems for electric cars, buses, trucks, lorries and heavy-duty industrial plant equipment as well as electric boats, aviation and industrial motor control. TheSiC ...

Renesas abandoning plans to enter the SiC market, Dyson launching Pencilback Fluffycones, Nvidia's 800Vdc data centres, a security-enhanced MCU based on CHERI, and Foxconn bidding for Singapore’s UTAC...

Taoglas, the antenna specialist, has launched its new Thunder Series – an outdoor antenna enclosure platform engineered to support direct integration and installation of the leading industrial routers within the antenna package. Designed for demanding outdoor environments, the series helps engineers optimize installations, reduce signal loss, and significantly lower deployment costs. Purpose-built for widely deployed routers from Digi, Ericsson, and ...

2025 smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 0.6% YoY in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to IDC. Growth will remain in low single digits for 2024-29 with a CAGR) of 1.4% due to increasing smartphone penetration, lengthening refresh cycles, and cannibalization from used smartphones. The US and China are driving the 0.6% growth this year. China is forecast to ...

The Q1 High End Router market recorded its first y-o-y growth rate since Q2 2023, reports Dell’Orom with the market growing 10% y-o-y  and with growth across all segments, particularly in service provider Core and Edge Routers. Every major region contributed to the strong revenue increase in the quarter. Four vendors held more than 10% of the High End Router market ...