In chipmakers, electric car, electric vehicle, electronic components, EV, graphite and cobalt, microelectronics Lithium, nickel, semiconductor shortage

Chip shortage impact on electric car sales

Many renowned car companies have, by this point, tested the waters of the electric vehicle (EV) market. However, thanks to the roaring success of electric car sales last year, and […]

In Angstrom, atoms, Moore’s Law, nanometres, semiconductors, silicon

The Angstrom Era of Electronics

Angstrom is a unit of measurement that is most commonly used for extremely small particles or atoms in the fields of physics and chemistry. However, nanometres are almost too big […]

In battery chargers, Compound semiconductors, converters, Gallium Nitride, GaN, inverters, MOSFET transistors, motor control systems., power supplies, raw material, Schottky diodes, semiconductors, SiC, silicon, Silicon Carbide, wafers

What are GaN and SiC?

Silicon will eventually go out of fashion, and companies are currently heavily investing in finding its protégé. Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) are two semiconductors that are marked […]

In chips, Gallium Nitride, Graphene, NASA, National Aeronautics, satellites, semiconductors, Space Administration, space travel

Semiconductors in space

Blast off A post about semiconductors being used in space travel would be the perfect place to make dozens of space-themed puns, but let’s stay down to earth on this […]

In cellular internet, LiFi, Mesh Networking, radio, radio waves, Satellite WiFi, satellites, The fibre-optic future, WiFi, Wireless Fidelity

What alternatives to WiFi are available?

WiFi has been an integral part of our life since the 90s when it first came into being. Originally created for wireless connections in cashier systems under the name WaveLAN, […]

In amplifiers, anode, cathode, electronic component, electronics, transistors, vacuum tube

How transistors replaced vacuum tubes

Electronics has come on leaps and bounds in the last 100 years and one of the most notable changes is the size of components. At the turn of the last […]

In carbon nanotubes, CNTs, nanoscience, Smart Clothes

Carbon nanotubes being used to develop ‘Smart Clothes’

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in 1991, the material has been utilised for commercial purposes in several areas, including anti-corrosion paints, hydrophobic coatings and engineering plastics. CNTs were […]

In capacitive, copper, electrical charge, infrared LED AI, resistive, smartphones, tablets, Touchscreen

The tech behind the touch screen

Ever wondered how the touchscreen on your phone actually works? It’s such an integral part of our lives and, despite the fast advancements, the technology is still relatively new. The […]

In chips, Layering, Photolithography, semiconductors, Shortage, Silicon Ingots, Slicing and Cleaning

The process of making silicon semiconductors

As the global shortage of semiconductors (also called chips) continues, what better time is there to read up on how these intricate, tiny components are made? One of the reasons […]

In AC-DC, conductors, electronic component, semiconductors, Texas Instruments, transistors

The History of Transistors

Transistors are a vital, ubiquitous electronic component. Their main function is to switch or amplify the electrical current in a circuit, and a modern device like a smartphone can contain […]

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