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Articles tagged with: Ibm and Semiconductor
Self-assembled DNA scaffolding builds tiny circuit boards
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and ibm's Almaden Research Center have developed a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and patterns - or "DNA origami" - on surfaces that are compatible with today's semiconductor manufacturing equipment. These precisely positioned DNA nanostructures, each no more than one one-thousandth the width of a human hair, can serve as scaffolds or miniature circuit boards for the precise assembly of computer-chip components. more
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Qualcomm, Broadcom Leap Up Top-20 Semiconductor Rankings
IC InsightsÃ' May update to The McClean Report describes the big shakeup in the 1Q08 top 20 semiconductor supplier ranking. There are eight U.S. companies in the top 20 (including three fabless semiconductor suppliers), six Japanese, three European, two South Korean, and one Taiwanese company (IC foundry supplier TSMC) in the ranking. more
Related Tags: broadcom, amd, flash-memory, samsung, qualcomm, toshiba, panasonic, nxp, memory, hynix, foundry, flash, dram
Nanotech Transistors Could Lower Power Consumption in Mobile Phones
Transistors are an indispensable building block in electric appliances, where they amplify weak electric currents. Now researchers have developed a new type of transistor that is 50 times more energy efficient than todayÃ's models. It is also the first to be developed using nanotechnology. The new transistor is described in the latest issue of Electron Device Letters. more
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IBM and MediaTek to Develop High Speed Short-Range Wireless Chips
ibm and the Taiwan based fabless semiconductor firm, MediaTek have announced plans for a joint initiative to develop ultra fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC, hand-held device, retail kiosk or television set nearly as fast as a viewer can push their remote control. more
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