The latest electronics research news from within the industry and universities from around the world.
Since the early 2000s, UWB technology has gradually found its way into a variety of commercial applications that require secure and fine ranging capabilities. Well-known examples are hands-free entry solutions for cars and buildings, locating assets in warehouses, hospitals, and factories, and navigation support in large spaces like airports and shopping malls. A characteristic of UWB wireless signal transmission is ...
Murata has opened its RFID Innovation & Experience Hub in Parma, Italy. The laboratory is dedicated to IoT and RFID technology. The company describes it as a cutting-edge environment for housing demonstrations, testing, workshops and research. RFID Innovation For example, there will be detailed RFID demonstrations tailored to specific sectors, such as fashion and apparel, automotive, and healthcare. As well ...
Swansea University will lead a major national initiative to address the UK’s semiconductor skills gap with the launch of a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in semiconductor skills. The UK Semiconductor Industry Future Skills (UK-SIFS) CDT will be led by Swansea University’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM) in close collaboration with the University of Leeds, and is backed ...
Ferroelectric capacitors can be made as thin as 30nm to add memory between the metallisation layers of ICs, according to Institute of Science Tokyo. It “demonstrates strong electric polarisation despite being just 30nm thick including top and bottom electrodes, making it suitable for high-density electronics,” according to the Institute. “This demonstrates good compatibility with semiconductor devices combining logic circuits and ...
The CEO and CEO-elect of imec have talked about their priorities and strategies for 2026. “The pace at which AI has permeated virtually every aspect of society has been nothing short of mind-blowing,” says CEO Van den hove, adding that it is far less predictable than transistor scaling. “Let’s take large language models (LLMs) as an example,” he adds. “While ...
Now in its eighth year of awards, EW BrightSparks sees Electronics Weekly highlight and celebrate some of the brightest and most talented young engineers in the UK today. In the second in our series on the latest EW BrightSparks of 2025, we profile Nikolas Bruce, a PhD Research Student at University of Glasgow. Achievements Nikolas was nominated by his supervisor ...
Space Forge is reporting successfully generating plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite. The Cardiff-based company is an advanced materials startup focusing on semiconductor manufacturing in space. It highlights the latest development as a world-first for such commercial in-space manufacturing. Specifically, it describes ForgeStar-1 “as the first free-flying commercial semiconductor manufacturing tool ever operated in space”. Crystal growth A demonstration confirmed the ...
A competition launched by the IEEE offers six student teams the chance to attend next year’s Electronic Components and Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. There are three challenges, each dealing with a critical aspect of simulation and reliability in electronic packaging. The first is for BSc and MSc students: to define a low-cost robust thermal solution for a high power ...
The North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) has awarded its first round of innovation funding to seven projects. The organisation has distributed £340,000 across seven space communications and technology projects. Being developed in the North East, the projects range from tracking space debris to developing ultra-reliable communications systems. North East Space projects The seven North East Space projects include three ...
At IEDM today, Belgian semiconductor lab Imec revealed nano-pores in a silicon nitride membrane across 300mm wafers, created by EUV lithography – holes that can be used for biological sensing. “When immersed in fluid and connected to electrodes, solid-state nanopores allow individual molecules to pass through, generating electrical signals that can be analysed in real time,” explained Imec. “Because the ...
