Tin dioxide could increase perovskite solar cell life

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are efficient, rapidly getting more efficient, and are likely to be cheap to mass-produce, but have a lemming-like tendency for self-destruction. Now scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) think that have found one of the causes of early demise – the use of titanium dioxide ...

This story continues at Tin dioxide could increase perovskite solar cell life

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Europeans are increasingly sceptical about robots

It seems that Europeans are relatively positive about robots as long as they have a more or less theoretical concept in mind, but are increasingly critically when the robot is specified and personal interactions appear imminent – robots were evaluated more negatively in 2017 than five years before. This has been extracted from a survey ...

This story continues at Europeans are increasingly sceptical about robots

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

ST revenues up 15.8%; profit up 11.5%

ST had Q4 revenues of $2.65 billion, gross margin of 40.0%, operating margin of 16.8%, and net income of $418 million. ST CEO Jean-Marc Chery (pictured) commented: “ST delivered a solid performance in the fourth quarter, with net revenues and operating income increasing sequentially 5.0% and 11.5%, respectively. “Net revenues in 2018 increased by 15.8% year-over-year ...

This story continues at ST revenues up 15.8%; profit up 11.5%

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Imec on AI

This is the second of a series of essays by Imec scientists on the future of electronics technology. This one is called: ‘AI systems will become our workmates. Workmates we understand and trust.’ It is by Pieter Ballon, director of SMIT – an Imec research group. Artificial intelligence, or AI is all the rage again. ...

This story continues at Imec on AI

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

TI revenues flat

TI’s Q1 revenues were 1% down on Q4. Q1 revenue was $3.72 billion down from Q4’s $3.75 billion. Q1 net income was $1.24 billion up from Q4’s $344 million due to income taz. Rich Templeton, TI’s chairman, president and CEO, made the following comments: “Revenue decreased 1 percent from the same quarter a year ago ...

This story continues at TI revenues flat

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

China chip growth slowing

The growth of China’s semiconductor industry will slow to 16.2%  this year – the lowest in five years, says TrendForce. TrendForce says the China IC industry was worth $88.4 billion in 2018 and will be worth $107 billion this year. Challenges for China’s semiconductor industry include the global economic slowdown, the overall weak demand, the negative ...

This story continues at China chip growth slowing

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Mouser signs Pyreos

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Pyreos, a U.K.-based passive infrared sensor developer and manufacturer. Through the agreement, Mouser is now stocking a variety of Pyreos’ mid-infrared detectors for applications in air quality, breath measurement for medical applications, gas and flame detection, motion, and gesture. The Pyreos product line includes ezPyro digital SMD pyroelectric ...

This story continues at Mouser signs Pyreos

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

UFS Ver. 3.0 embedded flash

Toshiba is sampling what it claims to be the industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 3.0 embedded flash memory devices. The new lineup utilizes the company’s  96-layer BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and is available in three capacities: 128 gigabytes, 256GB and 512GB. With high-speed read/write performance and low power consumption, the new devices are suitable  for ...

This story continues at UFS Ver. 3.0 embedded flash

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly