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The Degradation of Li-ion Batteries: A Review


A technical paper titled "Battery Degradation in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A Survey Study" was published by researchers at Clemson University and Operation Technology Inc. Abstract (partial) "This paper explains the detailed degradation mechanism inside the battery first. Then, the major factors responsible for the degradation and their effects on the battery during the operati... » read more

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Memristors With Nickel Electrodes: Current Conduction Mechanisms & Resistive Switching Behavior (RWTH Aachen)


A new technical paper titled "Resistive Switching and Current Conduction Mechanisms in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Threshold Memristors with Nickel Electrodes" was published by researchers at RWTH Aachen University and Peter Gruenberg Institute. Abstract: "The 2D insulating material hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has attracted much attention as the active medium in memristive devices due to i... » read more

NIST Releases “Vision And Strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center”


A paper titled "A Vision and Strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center" was published by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The paper describes how the NSTC (National Semiconductor Technology Center) will develop and safeguard chips and technologies of the future. “The NSTC will be an ambitious public-private consortiu... » read more

Gate Drive Circuit Without A Speed-Up Capacitor for a GaN Gate Injection Transistor


A technical paper titled "Gate Drive Circuit Suitable for a GaN Gate Injection Transistor" was published by researchers at Nagoya University. Abstract "A GaN gate injection transistor (GIT) has great potential as a power semiconductor device. However, a GaN GIT has a diode characteristic at the gate-source, and a corresponding gate drive circuit is thus required. Several studies in the lite... » read more

Ethernet-Based In-Car Networking and Trends in Automotive Communications


A technical paper titled "A Perspective on Ethernet in Automotive Communications—Current Status and Future Trends" was published by researchers at University of Catania. Abstract "Automated driving requires correct perception of the surrounding environment in any driving condition. To achieve this result, not only are many more sensors than in current Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (AD... » read more

New Low-Temp Growth & Fabrication Technology Allowing Integration of 2D Materials Directly Onto A Silicon Circuit (MIT)


A new technical paper titled "Low-thermal-budget synthesis of monolayer molybdenum disulfide for silicon back-end-of-line integration on a 200 mm platform" was published by researchers at MIT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Ericsson Research. According to this MIT news article: "Growing 2D materials directly onto a silicon CMOS wafer has posed a major challenge because the process u... » read more

Split Additive Manufacturing for Printed Neuromorphic Circuits (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)


A new technical paper titled "Split Additive Manufacturing for Printed Neuromorphic Circuits" was published by researchers at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). Abstract: "Printed and flexible electronics promises smart devices for application domains, such as smart fast moving consumer goods and medical wearables, which are generally untouchable by conventional rigid silicon tech... » read more

Attestation Scheme Monitoring The Prover Using Hardware Security Module Connected To Its System Bus (Oxford)


A technical paper titled "Hardware-assisted remote attestation design for critical embedded systems" was published by researchers at University of Oxford. Abstract (excerpt) "To reveal attack scenarios exploiting the memory regions and time windows left unattested, we propose an attestation scheme that can continuously monitor both static and dynamic memory regions with better spatial and t... » read more

ML-Based Third-Party IP Trust Verification Framework (U. of Florida, U. of Kansas)


A technical paper titled "Hardware IP Assurance against Trojan Attacks with Machine Learning and Post-processing" was published by researchers at University of Florida and University of Kansas. Abstract: "System-on-chip (SoC) developers increasingly rely on pre-verified hardware intellectual property (IP) blocks often acquired from untrusted third-party vendors. These IPs might contain hidd... » read more

GaN Power Devices: Stability, Reliability and Robustness Issues


A technical paper titled "Stability, Reliability, and Robustness of GaN Power Devices: A Review" was published by researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Kyushu University. "Gallium nitride (GaN) devices are revolutionarily advancing the efficiency, frequency, and form factor of power electronics. However, t... » read more

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