Scientist in Australia have used a custom perovskite solar cell to increase the efficiency of solar hydrogen production close to the point thought to be commercially viable. Solar-to-hydrogen production from water and light was 17.6% efficient, despite the relatively humble solar materials involved – silicon and perovskite – compared to a 20% target set by ...
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Nexperia has announced a range of automotive-qualified discrete semiconductors in DFN packages, claiming it to be industry’s widest portfolio. Included are bipolar transistors, n-channel mosfets, p-channel mosfets, Schottkys, Zeners, switching diodes and protection diodes, as well as resistor-equipped transistors and LED drivers. “Automotive qualified discrete leadless packages range from the very small DFN1006BD-2 [1 x 0.6 ...
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Macs will start the transition to ‘Apple Silicon’ away from Intel silicon in Q4, Tim Cook announced at WWDC yesterday. The transition is expected to take two years in which time more Intel-powered Macs will be introduced. Intel-based Macs will get software updates for “years to come”, said Cook. Apple Silicon is called ‘A12Z Bionic’. ...
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES has secured a purchase option for approximately 66 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to its most advanced manufacturing facility, Fab 8, in Malta, N.Y., near the Luther Forest Technology Campus (LFTC). The land parcel is located at the southeast end of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Saratoga Technology + Energy ...
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Fugaku, an Arm-based supercomputer jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has been was ranked No. 1 in the 58th TOP500 list of the world’s supercomputers. Fugaku also took the No.1 position in the international ranking HPCG (High Performance Conjugate Gradient), which measure the processing speed of the conjugate gradient method. The Fugaku system ranked first ...
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Virgin Galactic Holdings has announced the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, encouraging “commercial participation in orbital human spaceflight” to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the agreement, Virgin Galactic will develop a private orbital astronaut readiness programme. The company states that the program will include identifying candidates interested in ...
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The NOR Flash ASP climbed by around 5% QoQ in 1Q20 and by about another 10% to 20% QoQ in 2Q20, as buyers re-stocked, says DRAMeXchange. However now, with inventories replenished, DRAMeXchange expects a drop of around 3% in Q3. As uncertainties in 5G demand grow, the SLC NAND Flash ASP, which is highly correlated ...
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