Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Nov. 11


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=381 /] More Reading Technical Paper Library » read more

Energy Storage: Properties of Barium Titanate (Harvey Mudd)


A technical paper titled "Understanding surfaces and interfaces in nanocomposites of silicone and barium titanate through experiments and modeling" was published by researchers at Harvey Mudd College, Sandia National Lab and Air Force Research Laboratory. Abstract "Barium titanate (BTO) is a ferroelectric perovskite used in electronics and energy storage systems because of its high dielectr... » read more

Reconfigurable eFPGA For Aerospace Applications


Market research reports indicate about 10% of all dollar revenue of FPGA chips is for use in aerospace applications, and DARPA/DoD reports indicate about one-third of all dollar volume of ICs purchased by U.S. aerospace are FPGAs. FPGAs clearly are very important for aerospace applications because of a combination of short development time and the long mission life of many aerospace applica... » read more

System Bits: Jan. 28


Collaborative software for linking performance, cost Researchers from Georgia Tech have created a web-based tool that lets physically-separated participants collaborate on model-based systems engineering projects. Referred to as the Framework for Assessing Cost and Technology (FACT), the program utilizes open-source software components to allow users to visualize a system's potential expens... » read more