Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. released the industry’s first series of high-intensity yellow, amber, and white power SMD LEDs in the CLCC6 ceramic package. The VLMx61 series offers a very low thermal resistance and high optical power for thermal-sensitive applications.

Building on its commitment to provide innovative semiconductor solutions to fast growing markets, Texas Instruments (TI) announced that it has opened a new Customer Support Center and representative office in Prague (Czech Republic), adding to existing recently established offices in Warsaw, Moscow and Istanbul and providing new levels of support to Eastern European markets by extending its local customer service.

Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin.

Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, will present at the Pacific Crest Securities 9th Annual Technology Leadership Forum on Monday, August 6, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Time).

Silicon Image, Inc. a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today reported financial results for its fiscal year 2007 second quarter.

Silicon Image, Inc. a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced that Silicon Image will webcast its presentation at the following three events:

QUALCOMM Incorporated announced that its first chip leveraging 45 nanometer process technology has taped out. The next milestone in CMOS semiconductor manufacturing, 45 nm technology enables chips that feature higher speeds, lower power consumption and enhanced integration with reduced die cost by providing more die per wafer.

Often, things can be improved by a little 'contamination.' Steel, for example is iron with a bit of carbon mixed in. To produce materials for modern electronics, small amounts of impurities are introduced into silicon – a process called doping. It is these impurities that enable electricity to flow through the semiconductor and allow designers to control the electronic properties of the material.

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness.

An international collaboration at the Michigan State University National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) has demonstrated a new technique for studying particles traveling at one-third the speed of light. The result, which will be published in Physical Review Letters, opens up new doors to investigating rare isotopes.

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have efficiently injected a current of spin-polarized electrons from a ferromagnetic metal contact into silicon, producing a large electron spin polarization in the silicon. Silicon is by far the most widely used semiconductor in the device industry, and is the basis for modern electronics.

Optical semiconductors made of magnetic particles change their color depending on magnetic field strength