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Google officially lays claim to quantum supremacy
A quantum computer reportedly beat the most powerful supercomputers at one type of calculation. Google researchers report that their quantum computer, Sycamore, has performed a calculation that can’t be achieved with any classical computer. The quantum chip (shown) must be cooled to...
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Samsung unveils 12-layer 3D-TSV chip packaging technology
An industry’s first, the 12-layer 3D-TSV (Through Silicon Via) technology developed by Samsung Electronics enables the stacking of 12 DRAM chips using more than 60,000 TSV holes, while maintaining the same thickness as current 8-layer chips. By Julien Happich @...
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Wi-Fi 6 milestone reached
Wi-Fi 6, the newest generation of Wi-Fi connectivity, reached a significant milestone a few days ago with official certification. The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is the not-for-profit industry body for the Wi-Fi ecosystem whose members include BT, AT&T and Google. The...
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Shaping light electronically with a Smartlens
A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function. Camera performance on mobile devices has proven to be one of the features that most end-users aim for. The importance of optical image quality improvement, and the...
Continue Reading![A Carbon Nanotube Microprocessor Mature Enough to Say Hello A Carbon Nanotube Microprocessor Mature Enough to Say Hello](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wafer-2-1024x768.jpeg)
A Carbon Nanotube Microprocessor Mature Enough to Say Hello
Did you know that researchers are looking for an alternative to silicon? Did you know in principle that Carbon Nanotubes processor could run three times faster while consuming about one-third of the energy of their silicon predecessor? The Engineers at MIT and Analog Devices have created...
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MIT engineers build advanced microprocessor out of carbon nanotubes
New approach harnesses the same fabrication processes used for silicon chips, offers key advance toward next-generation computers. by Rob Matheson | MIT News Office After years of tackling numerous design and manufacturing challenges, MIT researchers have built a modern microprocessor...
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3D memory die boasts 100+ layer design
Samsung Electronics announced it has begun mass producing 250-gigabyte (GB) SATA solid state drive (SSD) that integrates the company’s sixth-generation (1xx-layer) 256-gigabit (Gb) three-bit V-NAND for global PC OEMs. by Julien Happich @ eenewseurope.com Utilizing...
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Beyond 5G: Wireless Transceiver With Ultra-Fast Data Processing
A new wireless transceiver invented by electrical engineers at the University of California, Irvine boosts radio frequencies into 100-gigahertz territory, quadrupling the speed of the upcoming 5G wireless communications standard. by Jens Nickel @ elektormagazine.com Labeled an...
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