In the News 2008

 

• Dr. Jenshan Lin and other researchers have built and successfully tested a pad that can charge cell phones, PDAs, laptops and other electronic devices via wireless technology. Rather than plug in the electronics to different cords and outlets, users simply place them anywhere atop the flat, thin pad, where they begin charging automatically. For more on this story, click here.
• Dr. Ken O and the engineers of Texas Instruments have crafted the world's highest frequency circuit made with a common type of semiconductor transistor, a step that could slash the price of detectors useful in medicine, environmental monitoring and military applications.  The breakthrough was presented at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, February 5, 2008. For more on this story, click here.
• Dr. Scott Thompson, Unexpected nFET Gains for 110 Silicon, Semiconductor International, January 14, 2008