OmniVision Vice President of Process Engineering Dr. Howard E. Rhodes to Present at 2009 International Image Sensor Workshop Jun 25, 2009
OmniVision introduced the industry's first commercial availability of CMOS devices based on backside illumination technology in May 2008. OmniBSI(TM) delivers a number of performance improvements over front-side illumination technology, including increased sensitivity per unit area, improved quantum efficiency, reduced cross talk and photo response non-uniformity, which all lead to significant improvements in image quality. (PR Newswire)
Video: The road to energy efficient electronics Jun 16, 2009
At the chip level, "it's time to consider a new quantum jump beyond CMOS, said Michael Fritze, a program director at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Fritze detailed a handful of DARPA projects using materials such as carbon nanotubes and MEMS techniques to create chips that consume less power than today's CMOS devices. For instance, researchers such as Chenming Hu at Berkeley are developing band-to-band that hold the promise of 25 times less active power and 100 times less standby... (EETimes)
Infineon, Indian researchers claim ESD advance May 22, 2009
Based on their findings, the researchers said high-voltage ranging from USB interfaces to high-voltage line drivers could be integrated into system-on-silicon CMOS devices at 45 nm and below. "The collaboration has been very helpful to us in understanding the complex nature of some of the existing device reliability issues, and the solutions proposed significantly improve our products," said Harald Gossner, senior principal engineer for ESD research at Infineon. (EETimes)
Researcher describes 77-GHz transceiver Feb 12, 2009
Researchers at ISSCC reported on work developing single-chip CMOS devices that could handle automotive short- and long-range radar standards at 24 and 77 GHz. However, the devices were only working prototypes and researchers said many challenges are ahead to get to the ideal $20 CMOS modules that might bring the anti-collision systems to the average car. (EETimes)
Organic RFID breakthroughs detailed Feb 11, 2009
Organic CMOS devices, made using carbon-based materials like common plastic, are seen as a promising technology because unlike silicon-based devices they can be printed on thin, large and flexible films ... Organic CMOS devices are seen as particularly promising for RFID applications because they can be bent and could be printed on product packaging, eventually replacing the ubiquitous barcodes but carrying much more information. (EETimes)
