Technology

China has been making progress to lessen its dependence on foreign companies that manufacture semiconductors. According to our report titled “Mainland China’s Semiconductor and Equipment Markets: Analysis and Manufacturing Trends,” China imported 445.13 billion ICs in 2019, a 6.6% year-on-year increase. The amount of imports was $ 305.55 billion, a …

The world’s largest contract foundry is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The company makes chips for companies that design theirs but don’t have the facilities to produce them. The equipment used to make chips is very complex and very expensive. For example, TSMC plans to spend $ 15 billion this …

It was a great week for space science and technology, and Alabama is in the middle of many of the news. To begin, NASA closed a chapter in space history on Friday at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. The space agency placed the last piece of the first …

The experiment is the first to demonstrate a strong topological order for sound derived from time modulations, paving the way for improvements in ultrasound imaging, sonar, and electronic systems using surface acoustic wave technology. In a breakthrough for physics and engineering, researchers from the Photonics Initiative at The Advanced Science …

Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have been infected in …