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Hybrid instrument combines photonic-nanomechanical force microscopy and nanospectroscopy
Published: August 14, 2015
A microscope being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee will allow scientists studying biological and synthetic materials to simultaneously observe chemical and physical properties on and beneath the surface.
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Oxford Instruments launches silicon drift detector with ultrahigh resolution at low kV
Published: August 14, 2015
Oxford Instruments, U.K., has launched X-Max Extreme, a silicon drift detector for ultrahigh resolution FEG and FIB-SEM applications.
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University of Arkansas to develop circuit simulation model for GaN devices
Published: August 14, 2015
Researchers at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, have received a $200,000 grant to study the modeling of gallium nitride devices.
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Applied Materials introduces high-performance ALD technology for 3D thin film devices
Published: August 11, 2015
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, introduces the Applied Olympia ALD (atomic layer deposition) system featuring a unique, modular architecture that delivers high-performance ALD technology to manufacturers of leading-edge 3D memory and logic chips.
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Materion doubles capacity for ToughMet CuNiSn alloys
Published: August 11, 2015
Materion Performance Alloys, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has more than doubled its capacity to produce foil gauge ToughMet alloys that are used to make the company's BrushForm 158 copper-nickel-tin alloy strip product line.
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Black phosphorus may replace silicon in future devices
Published: August 11, 2015
Researchers at the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, report that they have developed a high-performance transistor made of black phosphorus (BP).
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Chinese company to bid for Micron Technology
Published: August 11, 2015
China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd. is preparing a $23 billion bid for chipmaker Micron Technology, San Diego, in what some say would be the biggest Chinese takeover of a U.S. company.
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Rohm acquires Powervation for its Intelligent Digital Power platform
Published: August 11, 2015
Rohm Co. Ltd., Japan, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Powervation Ltd., Cork, Ireland.
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Aluminum could boost lithium-ion battery power
Published: August 06, 2015
One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging and discharging, is that they must expand and shrink during each cycle—sometimes doubling in volume then shrinking back.
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Technical program announced for ISTFA 2015
Published: August 06, 2015
ISTFA 2015, November 1-5 in Portland, Ore., features over 22 technical sessions, 106 presentations, four user groups, and 18 tutorials on the latest research and developments in the field of electronic device failure analysis
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