Author: Ayo Ayibiowu
Imec and Cadence Tape Out Industry’s First 3nm Processor Chip
Nanoelectronics research institute IMEC and Cadence Design Systems have worked together to produce a tape-out for the industry’s first 64bit processor core as a test chip to be built in a nominal 3nm node. The tape-out project, geared toward advancing 3nm chip design, was completed...
Continue ReadingLaser Beam Wireless Smartphone Chargers: The Next Big Thing
Cellphone chargers have been in existence for years and have grown from one stage to another. It started with the mobile phone traditional charger which had a USB interface, a DC converter, and a charging plug and now has expanded to a close-range inductive wireless charging. The commonly...
Continue ReadingPowering Batteries With Protons – A Potential Disruption in the Energy Industry
Climate Change have been a crucial factor taken into consideration by the Australian researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before creating the first rechargeable proton battery. After considering all available options about cost and availability of the materials needed,...
Continue ReadingProgram Pi, BeagleBone and Other Linux SBCs On The Arduino Create Platform
We have seen the massive ecosystem the Arduino has built and established over the last few years and this has made developing with Arduino quite leisurely. It is way easier to solve a programming issue or hardware issue with Arduino unlike other hardware boards mostly due to its...
Continue Reading3D Printed Clip-On Turns Any Smartphone To A Household Microscope.
Smartphone microscope as the name implies is basically a microscope which is compatible with a user's smartphone. They mostly made up of a soft pliable lens and uses the smartphone's camera. Smartphone microscopes have been in existence before, they are based on the use of external LEDs...
Continue ReadingThe New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Offers More Power, More Speed and Faster Ethernet
Two years ago, we saw the announcement of the ever lovely Raspberry Pi 3 which packed a lot of improvements to the Raspberry Pi 2. But what about making it even better? Welcome the Raspberry Pi 3 big brother - The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ or just called the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and guess...
Continue ReadingIQ Motor Module – An Integrated Motor With A Closed Loop Controller And Position Sensor
The drone industry is booming, and the technology is just… cool, to put it plainly. Flying robots, many of which are completely autonomous delivering our goods and also spying on us. Makers and hobbyist are getting on the bandwagon, making their customized drones with available parts....
Continue ReadingA Heat Switch for Controlling Heat Flow Path in Electronic Systems
A switch is a fundamental part of most electrical and mechanical devices; mechanical switches can be used to select gears in a car's transmission or used to unlock a door; electrical switches can turn the lights in a room on and off; semiconductor uses to route logic signals within a...
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