Targeting geometries below 50nm, the Fraunhofer Institute, Infineon and AMD open their nanotech centre
Research
The latest electronics research news from within the industry and universities from around the world.
Double-gate transistor model created
Freescale and the University of Florida claim the first double-gate transistor model
Universities work on carbon nanotubes
Optical properties of carbon nanotubes are to be investigated by the universities of Surrey and Southampton
Children earn TV for exercising
Device to persuade children to exercise trades workouts for TV viewing time
UK firms work on superconductors
Diboride Conductors and Cable maker MICC are to make superconducting cable together
Northern Ireland invests £40m
Queen’s University, Belfast launches a £40m research centre for electronics
Polyaniline can conduct better
University of Texas at Austin aims to improve the ability of polyaniline to conduct electricity by ten times
Philips proves 90nm CMOS
Low-leakage process tested in France and Taiwan
Low-k chip interconnects cut power at 65nm, says NEC
NEC has developed multi-level Cu/Low-k interconnects for next generation 65nm semiconductors
Government rules out nanofab plans
Instead looks to a network of existing facilities