Researchers from EPFL's Integrated Systems Laboratory, working together with the organisation's Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit group, have developed a biosensor chip featuring six sensors, a control unit and a radio transmission module.According to EPFL, the biosensor chip – which would be implanted just beneath the skin &ndas...

According to Qualcomm's president Derek Aberle, the company is now looking to grow its presence in the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) market significantly.Speaking at an event held by Qualcomm in San Francisco, Aberle said the industry needed technology leaders with the right scale and resources if the Internet of Everything, as the co...

Researchers at Columbia University in New York say they have developed a technique that allows the creation of a single molecule diode. The team adds that its molecular diodes perform 50 times better than all prior designs. Researchers at Columbia University in New York say they have developed a technique that allows the creation of a sing...

IDT and EPC have announced that they are collaborating to develop technology based on gallium nitride (GaN). Under the agreement, the partners will explore how EPC's eGaN technology can be integrated with IDT's products."GaN offers exciting opportunities to develop higher performance, differentiated products for our customers,"...

The Carrefour hypermarket in Lille, France has replaced its fluorescent lighting with 2.5km of LED lighting from Philips that can also transmit location signals to a shopper's smartphone, triggering an app to provide location based services.The system in operation at the hypermarket comprises 800 linear LED fixtures that use Visible Light C...

Risk is the biggest issue facing semiconductor manufacturers, according to Professor Asen Asenov, the Glasgow University academic who is also chief executive of Gold Standard Simulations (GSS), which specialises in predictive simulation of nano CMOS devices.Risk is the biggest issue facing semiconductor manufacturers, according to Professor Ase...

Demand for semiconductors through European distributors grew strongly in the first quarter of 2015, continuing the positive trend shown in the last half of 2014, according to DMASS – the Distributors' and Manufacturers' Association of Semiconductor Specialists. Sales of semiconductors through distribution channels in Q1 grew by 13.3%...

University of Illinois researchers have developed heat-triggered self-destructing electronic devices, a step toward reducing electronic waste and boosting sustainability in device manufacturing.The researchers, led by aerospace engineering professor Scott White, published their work in the journal Advanced Materials. "We have demo...

Regensburg based Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has acquired all of Amantys' industrial property rights, including patents and brands, as well as most of its technical facilities and equipment.MR is a leading developer of power transformers, employs about 3000 people and has revenues of €650million. It says the deal represents another...

Ophthalmic technology group and eye care retailer VSP Global has announced the development of 'Project Genesis', a wearable prototype pair of optical frames that integrates health-tracking technology.Sensors, including an accelerometer and gyros, integrated into the temples of the glasses track health metrics such as steps, calories bur...