News Articles http://www.electronicsweb.com/ 7/23/2008 1:59:16 PM Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation. http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Nanonet-Circuits-Closer-To-Making-Flexible-El-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/23/2008 1:59:16 PM MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/MIT-Reports-Finer-Lines-For-Microchips-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/14/2008 1:22:13 PM GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms recently announced the immediate availability of the V7812 dual slot single board computer (SBC), responding to customer needs for significantly increased on-board bandwidth and advanced graphics capabilities in 6U VMEbus environments http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/GE-Fanuc-Intelligent-Platforms-Announces-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/8/2008 3:05:00 AM Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing processes now under development are twice as sensitive as previously believed http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Exposing-The-Sensitivity-Of-Extreme-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/2/2008 12:06:00 AM Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technology that uses "microjets" to deposit liquid into tiny channels and remove five times more heat than other experimental high performance chip-cooling methods for computers and electronics http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Chip-Cooling-Technology-Achieves-1000-Watt-Ca-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 7/1/2008 6:42:00 AM Mouser Electronics, Inc. recently announced it is stocking the new, enhanced devices in the STM32 family of microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Mouser-Electronics-Now-Stocking-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 11:26:16 PM Tyco Electronics' M/A-COM business recently announced it has been awarded a $9.4M contract by the City of Tampa, Florida to provide Project 25 (P25) Phase I ready and Phase II capable, multi-mode mobile and portable radios to the Tampa Police Department http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Tyco-Electronics-MA-Com-Awarded-94-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/23/2008 5:19:00 AM Vishay Intertechnology Inc. recently announced the release of a new series of power surface-mount LEDs that deliver a significant advance in heat dissipation and brightness http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Vishays-New-Power-SMD-LEDs-In-Thermally-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/20/2008 11:32:00 PM CPU Technology, Inc. (CPU Tech) announced recently that BAE Ground Systems has awarded the company a delivery order for production kits containing an Acalis MultiCore System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for use in the Bradley Combat System http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/CPU-Tech-Wins-47M-Delivery-Order-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/17/2008 5:22:00 AM Researchers at the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen have developed a technology for a plastic ferro-electric diode which they believe will achieve a breakthrough in the development of ultra low-cost plastic memory material http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Researchers-Develop-Ultra-Low-Cost-Plastic-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/16/2008 9:05:00 AM Rice University computer engineers have created a way to design integrated circuits that can contain many multiple selves. The chips can assume one identify or a subset of identities at a time, depending on the user's needs. http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Designing-Microchips-That-Contain-Multiple-Se-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/11/2008 1:16:45 PM Cree, Inc. announces the sample release of a 90W, highly efficient GaN HEMT microwave transistor for general-purpose military and industrial applications such as electronic warfare, radar, tactical radios and EMC applications http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Cree-Announces-Sample-Release-Of-90-W-GaN-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/11/2008 5:44:00 AM National Semiconductor Corp. recently introduced a 4 MHz synchronous step-down DC-DC converter that provides up to a 1A output current over an input voltage range of 2.3V to 5.5V http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/National-Semiconductor-Introduces-Industrys-0005?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/9/2008 5:27:00 AM Leadis Technology, Inc., an analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer of color display drivers, power management ICs, white/RGB LED drivers, audio ICs, and touch controller ICs for mobile consumer electronic devices, recently announced sample availability of the LDS8211BP, an adjustable 300 mA Low Drop Out linear regulator (LDO) with low noise characteristics, capable of regulating outputs greater than or equal to 1.175 V http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Leadis-Technology-Introduces-Low-Noise-300-mA-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/9/2008 4:50:00 AM IBM scientists unveiled a powerful and efficient technique to cool 3-D chip stacks with water. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin, they demonstrated a prototype that integrates the cooling system into a 3-D chip by piping water directly between each layer in the stack. http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/IBM-Cools-3-D-Computer-Chips-With-Water-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/5/2008 3:37:00 AM Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and generate less heat, which can damage today's silicon-based chips when transistors are packed together tightly http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Researchers-Develop-Method-To-Create-Transist-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/28/2008 2:41:00 PM Laird Technologies, Inc. announced a new range of 802.11 wireless LAN processor modules that provide a wide range of AT commands and web configuration to make Wi-Fi transition simple for M2M (machine-to-machine) designers http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Laird-Announces-80211-Wireless-LAN-Processor-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/28/2008 2:10:55 PM Researchers from the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL are unveiling a novel, grasshopper-inspired jumping robot at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation May 21 in Pasadena, California. http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/Biomimetic-Jumping-Microrobot-Developed-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/27/2008 11:30:00 AM IXYS Corporation announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, Westcode Semiconductors Limited, has launched a new addition to its Rectifier diode range http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/IXYS-Introduces-New-45kV-Asymmetric-GTO-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/27/2008 5:41:00 AM It has been almost two years after the MicroTCA ratification, and one year since the inaugural MicroTCA Summit and the first claimed design win. So, where do we stand today, and what does the future hold for MicroTCA? http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/MicroTCA-mdash-Another-Year-Older-And-Deeper-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/16/2008 2:16:00 PM