Semiconductors are the building blocks of modern electronics, powering everything from smartphones to satellites. This in-depth guide provides a comprehensive understanding of semiconductors' engineering principles and applications, delving into their fundamental concepts, materials, devices, manufacturing processes, and their impact on today's technology landscape.
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Flexible electronics have enabled the design of sensors, actuators, microfluidics and electronics on flexible, conformal and/or stretchable sublayers for wearable, implantable or ingestible applications.
Article #4 Electronics Innovation Series. Alternative SBC’s and customer-orientated manufacturing will ease supply chain conditions.
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Article #3 of the Enabling IoT Series. This article looks at how Time of Flight (ToF) sensors are used for this purpose and are changing the way we can interact with VR, and other video technologies.
Canadian researchers have discovered that they can stick hydrogel plasters to the skin very effectively using ultrasound. Outi Supponen has now explained the underlying mechanism: imploding bubbles that form within the adhesive located between the plaster and the skin anchor the one on the other.
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Open and honest communication is crucial to a successful design. Product and engineering decision-makers need to work in sync.
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Phosphors or QDs for color conversion in LCD and microLED ? Which will win? This is an evolving technology space to watch. Here, it is shown that phosphor technology is evolving, enabling not just red but also green narrowband color conversation with small particle sizes compatible with microLEDs
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Molecular particle free inks can offer extreme formability and stretchability, allowing the design and production of 3D shaped and/or in-mold electronics parts with extreme curvatures and complex shapes.
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon to live and explore, capabilities for space-based manufacturing of sensors, circuits, and other electronics will become increasingly critical. Recent microgravity flights have helped to advance cutting-edge methods for 3D printing of electronics
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This article delves into the specifics of NPN and PNP transistors, their working principles, applications, comparisons, and factors to consider when choosing between them.
The rigid, flex and rigid-flex PCBs are all types of printed circuit boards. The rigid PCB is the traditional board and the base from which the other two variations came about, in response to industry and market needs. Flex PCBs introduced versatility to PCB fabrication and rigid-flex combines both for increased performance. Learn more about these board types, their benefits, disadvantages, and applications in this article.
How to overcome the traditional limits of LDS (laser direct structuring) to metallize 2D and 3D objects made from all kinds of surfaces?
A student article explaining how quasioptical framework is advantageous for developing radiative wireless power transfer systems with high efficiency.
Digital imaging giant Teledyne DALSA is one of the most senior residents at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Using state-of-the-art X-ray detectors for medical, dental and industrial applications their ambition is to be both world and innovation leader in their field.
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Article #3 Electronics Innovation Series. As offices re-open the must embrace the use of data at a smart home scale.
It is incredible to see the progress that organic semiconductors (OSC) have made over the past 15-20 years. Ian Jenks explains in this short 5-min presentation how they are removing the long-existing barriers to adoption of OTFT technology.