Onsemi Develops Vertical Gallium Nitride Power Semiconductor Technology
https://www.electronics-lab.com/onsemi-develops-vertical-gallium-nitride-power-semiconductor-technology/
The vertical gallium nitride (vGaN) semiconductors vertically conduct current through the chip, enabling higher operating voltages, faster switching, and reduced energy loss compared to traditional silicon.
E-Lab Interview: Wafer.Space Founder Aims to Make Custom Silicon Accessible Again
https://www.electronics-lab.com/e-lab-interview-wafer-space-founder-aims-to-make-custom-silicon-accessible-again/
Tim Ansell discusses his new low-cost silicon manufacturing service, which is being launched today and offers 1,000 custom ICs for $7k USD.
Siemens and Arm Program Nurtures Next-Generation of Semiconductor Talent
https://www.electronics-lab.com/siemens-and-arm-program-nurtures-next-generation-of-semiconductor-talent/
Siemens and Arm have partnered with the University of Southampton to provide students access to industrial design tools, platforms, and educational materials.
Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells: Conventional Structure Achieving Over 20% Power Conversion Efficiency in Lab
https://www.electronics-lab.com/organic-photovoltaic-solar-cells-conventional-structure-achieving-over-20-power-conversion-efficiency-in-lab/
The solar industry is constantly evolving with new technologies and products. One of the most promising advancements is the third generation of photovoltaic devices: organic solar cells. Also known as organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, these cutting-edge solar cells are gaining attention for their high performance, exceptional light absorption, and remarkable versatility. Their lightweight, flexible design and […]
Top 10 Most Popular ICs in Today’s Electronics
https://www.electronics-lab.com/top-10-most-popular-ics-in-todays-electronics/
ICs or Integrated Chips are the fundamental building blocks of all modern-day electronic devices. They’re made of lots of tiny parts like resistors, capacitors, and transistors printed into a small piece of material known as silicon. These chips are in almost everything electronic we use in our day-to-day lives – from our phones and smartwatches to […]
Light Emitting Diode
https://www.electronics-lab.com/article/light-emitting-diode/
The Light Emitting Diode The light-emitting diode commonly referred to as LED is a special type of diode with characteristics similar to that of a normal diode. The LED is a device that converts electrical energy into light energy. The LED is a current-driven semiconductor device and when forward-biased emits light of narrow bandwidth depending […]
Semiconductor Theory
https://www.electronics-lab.com/article/semiconductor-theory/
Semiconductor Theory As it is obvious from the name, semiconductors are those materials having conductivity in between conductors and insulators. Conductors are those materials that impose minimum resistance in the flow of electrons or current. Whereas, insulator materials impose high resistivity and, thus, no current flows in them. As we know, for an atom, there […]
X-FAB Silicon Foundries tapes-out open-source RISC-V MCU
https://www.electronics-lab.com/x-fab-efabless-announce-successful-first-silicon-raven-open-source-risc-v-microcontroller/
X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, together with crowd-sourcing IC platform partner Efabless Corporation, today announced the successful first-silicon availability of the Efabless RISC-V System on Chip (SoC) reference design. This open-source semiconductor project went from design start to tape-out in less than three months using the Efabless design flow based on […]
Inexpensive chip-based device may transform spectrometry
https://www.electronics-lab.com/inexpensive-chip-based-device-may-transform-spectrometry/
Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications. Spectrometers — devices that distinguish different wavelengths of light and are used to determine the chemical composition of everything from laboratory materials to distant stars — are large devices with six-figure price tags, and tend to be found in large university and industry labs or […]
Imec Invented Unique Cost-effective Cooling For High-Performance Chips
https://www.electronics-lab.com/imec-invented-unique-cost-effective-cooling-for-high-performance-chips/
Imec, the distinguished Belgian research center has invented a new and cost-effective method of cooling chips. This achievement can be an important innovation to tackle the ever-increasing cooling demands of high-performance 3D chips and systems. Present powerful electronic systems have high cooling demands for integrated semiconductor chips. Conventional solutions operate with various passive (or occasionally active) […]