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Substrate: The base layer of a structure such as a chip, multichip module MCM, printed circuit board or disk platter. Silicon is the most widely used substrate for chips. ...; Full Substrate Definition >>

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A pharmacy in a nanotechnology-based thin film: MIT researchers have developed a new implantable device to improve our health. This nanoscale thin-film coating can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets, acting as a 'micro pharmacy' inside our bodies. It could be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. This film, which is...; Tags: Film, Researcher, Substrate, Voltage, Drug, Nanotechnology, Real Estate, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Ways to improve device backlighting described in new BlackBerry patent app: Technology described in a newly published BlackBerry Patent application would improve the quality of BlackBerry device backlighting by using "hot spot filters" to better managing overly "bright spots." The Patent app, 0070291507, is entitled, Method and Device To Improve Backlit Uniformity. ...; Tags: Method, Colour, Compensation, Hot Spot, Substrate, RIM BlackBerry, Image, LCD, Hot Spot Filter, Abstract, Monitors & Displays, Benefits, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Apple Patent app describes "force detection" technology for iPhone touchscreens: A newly published Apple Patent application seems to describe how touchscreens in use in iPhones interpret touches from users into commands. The Patent app is entitled, Force and Location Sensitive Display. I have to be frank with you. Those of...; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Substrate, Trace, Apple Inc., Patent App, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-11
Will nanogenerators replace batteries?: Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built prototypes of a nanogenerator providing continuous electrical power by "harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow." According to the scientists, the prototype could produce as much as 4 watts per cubic centimeter. This...; Tags: Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment; Blog posts 2007-04-09
Wired Geometric Routing: Routing substrates for overlay networks are an important building block for large distributed applications. Many existing substrates are based on a random identifier space and therefore do not respect node locality when routing data. This can lead to lower performance for locality-sensitive applications, such as web caching, distributed gaming, and...; Tags: Harvard College, Wired Inc., Network, Substrate, Locality, Networking; White papers 2007-01-26

3-D flexible computer chips: Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated a single-crystal film of semiconductor from the substrate on which it is built. Then they transferred this very thin film -- 200 nanometers thick -- on plastic. Both sides of the film can host active components and several layers can be stacked,...; Tags: semiconductor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Blog posts 2006-07-23
Photo: Samsung's flexible LCD screen: An LCD screen that uses a plastic substrate instead of glass won't break when you bend it.; Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD screen, LCD, substrate, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., photograph; Image galleries 2005-11-28
Photo: Samsung's flexible LCD screen: An LCD screen that uses a plastic substrate instead of glass won't break when you bend it.; Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD screen, LCD, substrate, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., photograph; Image galleries 2005-11-28
The Evolution of Build-Up Package Technology and Its Design Challenges: This paper reviews Sequential Build-Up SBU laminate substrate development from its beginning in 1988. These laminated substrates are nonuniform structures composed of three elements: a core, build-up layers, and finishing layers. Each element has evolved to meet the demands of packaging applications. Thin-film processing has greatly enhanced the wiring capability...; Tags: Substrate, IBM Corp., ASICs, Leadership, Semiconductors, Hardware, Management; White papers 2005-09-09
Lowry Labeling - It All Starts With a Smart Label: The process of building smart labels begins with an inlay, made up of an RFID Radio Frequency IDentification microchip attached to an antenna then mounted to a substrate. The inlay is combined with blank or preprinted label stock and adhesive layers, and is then typically converted to rolls for encoding...; Tags: Substrate, Pallet, Inlay, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2005-09-08
A nanolithography tool named SOUVENIR: The semiconductor industry has invested huge amounts of money in future lithographic techniques leading to pattern generation with a resolution of only several nanometers. But now, with a few talented researchers and an investment of only 2.3 million euros, a European team has developed a new nanolithography tool, according to...; Tags: technique, Next Generation Lithography, SOUVENIR; Blog posts 2005-09-01
Nano memory gets big chip backer: Nano memory gets big chip backerNanTero using brittle Carbon as RubberbandCarbon molecules used as a memory bit by mechaical elongation impedance is a poor idea doomed to failure.It is a slow device using high power with low reliability and MTTF of weeks instead of years.Here's another more pratical idea for...; Tags: Nanotechnology, chip, nanotube, nanotube fabric, substrate; Discussion threads 2004-07-01

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Red Dog: Yet another unannounced Microsoft cloud service: In the Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie regime of "announce no service before it's done," there have been precious few cloud-computing announcements from Microsoft. That doesn't mean Microsoft is sitting on its software laurels, just waiting for the clouds to pass, however. There are a bunch of...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Sony XEL-1 OLED TV: One of the most-common questions we get as CNET HDTV reviewers, after the overwhelming favorite "What HDTV should I buy?," is "What's the next big thing in HDTV?" Granted, we don't hear that question as often as we used to, perhaps because LCD, plasma and microdisplay sets have become more...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, surface-conduction electron emitter display, Sony XEL-1, organic light-emitting diode, Sony Corp., HDTV, TV; Product reviews 2008-02-21
3D printers...coming soon to geek homes?: Plane rides from Europe are long, so I usually pack a small library of things to read. Among that group was "The World in 2008" by The Economist, a special edition of the magazine where writers put on their pointed hats and try to predict what will happen in the...; Tags: 3D, Printer, Printing, Timmy, Dad, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, John Carroll; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Graphene-based transistors on the way?: The idea of replacing silicon with carbon to make computer chips is not new. However, using graphene -- a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice -- wasn't feasible because it is not possible today to make wafers as big as ones made from silicon. But two...; Tags: Technique, Researcher, Stamp, Transistor, Semiconductors, Productivity, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Ozone revisited: Ozone revisitedOn Our EnvironmentI believe that some of the reasons why we are now experiencing this so called global warming is the improper usage of our favorite engine's exhaust system. Like our vw exhaust, mufflers and the like. Being a responsible car owner also means monitoring our car's impact not...; Tags: ozone; Discussion threads 2007-11-23
Trade you some CO2 for a little O2: Trade you some CO2 for a little O2Minimize PollutionI believe that some of the reasons why we are now experiencing this so called global warming is the improper usage of our favorite engine's exhaust system. Like our vw exhaust, mufflers and the like. Being a responsible car owner also means...; Tags: carbon dioxide, O2 Plc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-23
Programming with molecules: It has been tried before, but researchers are now fully realizing the potential of DNA and want to create a programmable way of combining computers with chemistry. As said one the leading researchers at CalTech, 'Programming chemical systems needs to be thought about. The meeting of computer science and chemistry...; Tags: Life, DNA, Scientist, Chemistry, Computing, Programming, Biotechnology, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-21
Remotely controlled nanoparticles fight tumors: Many researchers around the world have tried to use nanoparticles to battle cancer. Now, researchers from the MIT have gone a step further. They found a way to 'talk' with the nanoparticles. In other words, they can control the nanoparticles and ask them to deliver drugs directly into tumors. Strands...; Tags: Tether, Nanoparticle, Particle, Biotechnology, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-17