The 10-nm process node appears to be the ideal point for the adoption of manufacturing on 450-mm diameter wafers, according Leonard Hobbs, head of research for Intel Ireland. Speaking at the Industry Strategy Symposium here (ISS Europe) he also indicated that the transition could not come sooner and could be pushed later, depending on the …
The Godson-3A chip was implemented in a 65 nanometer process and ran at 1 GHz to deliver 16 gigaflops of floating point oomph. The chip has 425 million transistors, an area of 174.5 square millimeters, and burned only 10 watts under load. The chip included two 16-bit HyperTransport ports (licensed from Advanced Micro Devices), 4 …
1. Taiwan is set to relax controls on investments from China in high-tech companies * Chinese companies will be allowed to own up to a 10 percent share in Taiwanese semiconductor and flat-panel manufacturers * Chinese firms will also be allowed to own up to a 20 percent share in the less-sensitive tech sectors such …
IAEA Power Reactor Information System lists dates for expected new reactors Kudankulam-1 PWR India 1000 MWe Gross 2011/02/28 BUSHEHR 1 PWR Iran 1000 MWE Gross 2011/05/15 Shin-Wolsong-1 PWR South Korea 1000 MWe Gross 2011/05/28 Chasnupp 2 PWR Pakistan 325 MWe Gross 2011/05/31 Shin-Kori-2 PWR South Korea 1000 MWe Gross 2011/08/01 Kusankulam-2 PWR India 1000 MWe …
The first day of the 14 Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference featured increasingly confident corporations describing their burgeoning space capabilities. Now that NASA is formally relinquishing the role of directly placing humans into orbit, the agency is focusing on general manned and unmanned space research and funding a variety of US established and startup …
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics is ruggedizing their dense plasma focus fusion machine. A thicker tungsten rod will now require a much bigger spark plug and the widening of the hole in the electrode plates. They are doing this to end mechanical and electrical breakdown of the insulators. They want to press on to 45 kilovolts. The …
NY Times reports that the King of Jordan has dismissed his cabinet Changing cabinets is not new for King Abdullah. In his 12 years on the throne, he has done so eight times. But this was the first time that he had done so in reaction to public pressure, seeking to undermine a growing protest …
As with Iran in ’79, Islamists could hijack pro-democracy movements; ex-IDF research chief: “We’re on thick ice, but even that melts eventually.” While no analysts here predict any immediate ramifications for Israel’s national security, some said mass protest movements that begin as pro-democracy uprisings could easily be hijacked by Islamists. Advice we have heard from …
The master template (grey) is fabricated using advanced lithographic techniques. A unique liquid fluoropolymer (green) is poured on the surface of the master template and photochemically cross linked (top row, left), then peeled away to generate a precise mold having micro- or nanoscale cavities (upper middle). The unique properties of the PRINT mold enable a …
Space Probe Application of IEC Thrusters A novel plasma jet thruster, based on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) technology, is under development for an ultra maneuverable – space thruster for satellite and small probe thrust operations. The IEC Jet design potential offers unique capability to cover a wide range of powers (few Watts to Kilowatts) with …
Continental Resources, an oil production company with 22 drilling rigs in North Dakota, has led the industry in developing the Sanish/Three Forks formation and concluded it is a separate oil formation, rather than one that siphons off the Bakken. Company owner Harold Hamm said he believes the Bakken and Sanish/Three Forks formations taken together could …