a) Schematic of the temperature/wavelength-dependent spatial mode steerable SFG device; (b) in the temperature steering scheme, the detected up-conversion lights with (i) TM01, (ii) TM10, and (iii) TM00 modes at 30°C, 40°C, and 60°C, respectively, on a white broad; (c) in the wavelength steering scheme, the detected SFG lights with (i) TM00, (ii) TM01, and […]
A record-breaking heat wave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning. A record-breaking heat wave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning. AC exhaust units are a common feature of urban landscapes in many parts of Asia, clinging like limpets to […]
Apple’s increased focus on selling services and digital goods to iPhone users comes as regulators and app makers seek to loosen the tech giant’s grip on the App Store. Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback. The iPhone maker reported a […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Israel’s Iron Dome defense system has long shielded it from incoming rockets. Now it is building a “cyber dome” to defend against online attacks, especially from arch foe Iran. “It is a silent war, one which is not visible,” said Aviram Atzaba, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate’s head of international cooperation. […]
SK Hynix is one of the world’s biggest semiconductor companies. South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix said Friday its entire 2024 production of high-end memory chips was sold out and most of next year’s line was gone too, reflecting the huge demand for cutting-edge AI hardware. SK Hynix is the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, […]
May 3, 2024 — According to Bloomberg analysts, Intel and Nvidia’s chip upgrades are expected to drive sales of TSMC’s 3nm chip process starting in the second half of the year. Shipments are expected to triple in 2024 and double again in 2025. Analysts pointed out that TSMC’s N3 process is the most advanced node currently […]
May 3, 2024 — According to NXP Semiconductors’ first quarter 2024 financial report, its revenue for the quarter was US$3.13 billion, with a gross profit margin of 58.2% and an operating profit margin of 34.5%. In the first quarter, NXP’s industrial and Internet revenue was US$574 million, a year-on-year increase of 14%; mobile business revenue was […]
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a common ingredient in sunscreen lotions. Less well-known is the fact that it’s also a wide band gap (WBG) semiconductor (3.4 eV). As a nanomaterial, ZnO is being used to develop a wide variety of sensor technologies. Sensor applications for ZnO include health monitoring, chemical sensing, biomedical, and environmental sensors. Some […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Broadband internet was disrupted in many parts of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults. Private internet service providers in Nepal issued notices saying their services were either disrupted or connections were slow. The state-run […]