Resonetics has introduced the RapidX250 laser micromachining system, developed for universities and corporate research to fabricate microfluidic MEMS and medical devices in a rapid prototype fashion.
Traditionally MEMS devices are fabricated by semiconductor lithography. The Rapidx250 uses a multiwavelength excimer laser (193 nm and 248 nm) to directly fabricate the structures in a single step.
The laser [...]
JK Lasers has introduced a high-powered 1kW fibre laser for a wide range of industrial cutting, welding and drilling applications. The high power enables the laser to be used for large medical devices with thick materials. It is especially suitable for the welding of medical devices such as pacemakers to provide a hermetic seal and [...]
Design And Reuse Search IP IP Based SoC News Industry Articles Blogs IP-SOC 2011 D R Products Login Join Bluetooth H.264 Serdes PCIe Browse Silicon IPs by Category Silicon IP Vendors Browse Verification IPs by Category Verification IPs Vendors Wanted IPs IP Analytics Industry Expert Blogs Global semiconductor sales expectation for 2011 and 2012 Pradeep's Point Pradeep Chakraborty Sep . 26, 2011 This is a continuation of my coverage of the fortunes of the global semiconductor industry . I would like to acknowledge and thank Mike Cowan , an independent semiconductor analyst and developer of the Cowan LRA model , who has provided me the latest . numbers Various industry watchers most recent 2011 sales growth forecast updates are dropping : from low positive single digits to even lowerSemiconductor manufacturing equipment shipments have leveled off after a strong rebound from the 2008-2009 downturn. August 2011 three-month-average shipments based on combined data from SEMI (North American and European companies) and SEAJ (Japanese companies) were $2.9 billion, down from a peak of $3.2 billion in May 2011. Three-month-average bookings have dropped significantly to $2.2 billion in August, down 31% from the peak of $3.3 billion in August 2010. The book-to-bill ratio dropped to 0.78 in August, indicating continuing declines in billings.View the full article HERE
By now its safe to say that complex, high-speed design is no longer a riddle
.at least in theory. We all know the end game. In its most fundamental form, isnt it really a designers negotiation and compromise with the end user that comes down to action and reaction? We know users demand more and more applications to run simultaneously on their smart devices. We know that the underlying SoC in every device must sufficiently accommodate multiple data streams for each unique application. This is driving key architectural decisions for multi-core, multi-processor SoCs. Given that, how do we limit the amount of compromise by the designer and give the customer more of that they want?View the full article HERE
Cadence Connections partner Methodics is a company on the move. The company got its start with VersIC, a product that brings design data management into the Cadence Virtuoso cockpit. While VersIC continues to gain users today, Methodics has recently expanded its focus with ProjectIC, a system-on-chip (SoC) development and IP management tool that tracks closely with the EDA360 vision of SoC Realization. In this interview Simon Butler, CEO and co-founder of Methodics, discusses the company, its products, and the need for IC data management and SoC development tools.View the full article HERE
Imec, Plextronics and Solvay teamed together on an organic polymer-based single junction solar cell with 6.9% performance in an innovative inverted device stack. New levels of cell efficiency were achieved by combining imec’s scalable inverted device architecture and Plextronics’ polymers. The polymer was also integrated into a module resulting in excellent module level efficiencies of [...]