Selective metal plating of 3D printed plastic

3D printed plastic parts can be accurately nickel plated if the plastic is pre-doped with catalyst before printing, according to scientists from Waseda University, Japan. It is an alternative to a conventional technique, where a plain plastic object is dip-coated with catalyst after manufacture, and then immersed in an electroless metal-plating solution. To improve adhesion, ...

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Micron looking at ChangXin DRAM patent infringement

ChangXin Memory, China’s only DRAM company, could be the next Chinese chip company to be denied chip manufacturing equipment from firms controlled by the US. It is reported by Digitimes that Micron has indicated to DRAM module makers that ChangXin ICs infringe Micron patents. It was Micron’s lawsuit for stealing trade secrets against another Chinese ...

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Nokia joins Tampere University for 5G SoC development

Nokia has joined forces with Tampere University to establish a ‘Center of Excellence’ to enhance the development of SoC custom processors for its ReefShark chipset portfolio. The partnership, which will be based at the University campus, aims to accelerate the introduction of the technology into Nokia’s ReefShark chipset portfolio. It will also enhance Nokia’s silicon ...

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Renesas adds nine RA6M4 MCUs

Renesas has expanded its RA6 Series MCUs with nine new RA6M4 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 42 MCUs. These 32-bit MCUs boost operating performance up to 200 MHz using the Arm Cortex-M33 core based on Armv8-M architecture with Arm TrustZone The RA6M4 MCUs deliver optimized performance together with leading-edge security and connectivity supported ...

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August semi sales up 4.9% y-o-y

August semiconductor sales of $36.2 billion were 3.6% up on July and 4.9% up on the $34.5 billion of August 2019, says the SIA. “Global semiconductor sales increased year-to-year in August for the seventh consecutive month, demonstrating the global market so far has remained largely insulated from ongoing global macroeconomic headwinds, but there is still ...

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Imec reduces genome analysis to hours

Imec has announced elPrep5, the newest version of its software platform for DNA analysis, which is eight to 16 times faster than the standard reference genome analysis toolkit (GATK). The imec platform encompasses the full analysis pipeline from data preparation to variant calling on a similar hardware infrastructure, opening new opportunities and efficiency gains for ...

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New UK Space-Comm Expo event gets off the ground

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is supporting a new commercially-focused exhibition and conference in 2021, dubbed the Space-Comm Expo. Its aim is to help drive growth across UK space sector. The Space-Comm Expo 2021 – Covid-19 permitting, of course – is scheduled to take place on 25 and 26 May 2021 at the Farnborough International ...

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Infineon launches Traveo auto MCUs

Infineon is launching the Traveo II Body  MCU family which addresses automotive applications, including body control modules, door, window, sunroof and seat control units as well as in-cabin smartphone terminals and wireless charging units. The market launch follows Infineon’s acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, which developed the product family.. The multicore Traveo II family is ...

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Foremost signs Teknokol

Foremost Electronics of Essex has signed Teknokol of  Kayapa, Turkey to a distribution qgreement. Teknokol supplies control panels, control systems, support arms and coupling towers. The HMI enclosures are designed to incorporate support/suspension arm systems, kiosks and industry standard VESA mounts. All Teknokol  enclosures are customisable and support a range of automation products. Two enclosure ...

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Graphene bolometer detects microwaves best

A superconductor-graphene-superconductor Josephson junction has shown a noise-equivalent power of 7 x 10-19W/√Hz, which corresponds to an energy resolution of a single 32GHz photon, according to an international research team. The bolometer is embedded in a 7.9GHz microwave resonator with >99% coupling efficiency. “Our results establish that two-dimensional materials could enable the development of bolometers with the ...

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