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Samsung Begins Chip Production Using 3nm Process Technology With GAA Architecture
Samsung today announced that it has started initial production of its 3-nanometer (nm) process node applying Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture. Multi-Bridge-Channel FET (MBCFET), Samsung’s GAA technology implemented for the first time ever, defies the performance limitations of FinFET, improving power efficiency by reducing the supply voltage level, while also enhancing performance by increasing drive current…
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Nissan Achieves Breakthrough in Carbon Fiber Parts Production
Carbon fiber, a material used in airplanes, rockets and sports cars may find its way into more mass-market cars thanks to a new production process developed by Nissan. The new process speeds up the development of car parts made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics, or CFRP. Lightweight yet extremely strong, the material can be used…
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Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 Research Slide Scanner Offers Easy-to-Operate High-Resolution Data Acquisition
Olympus announced today the launch of the SLIDEVIEW VS200 solution, a research slide scanner that captures high-quality virtual slide images and enables advanced quantitative image analysis for brain, cancer and stem cell research, as well as drug discovery. Reliable virtual slide data can be acquired with as few as two clicks. The SLIDEVIEW VS200 slide…
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BP opens world’s largest super computer powered by 10,864 Intel Xeon processors for commercial research
BP has opened a new facility in Houston to house the world’s largest supercomputer for commercial research, highlighting its commitment to leading-edge technology in support of its core oil and gas business around the globe. 2.2 Petaflops of computing power is delivered by 10,864 Intel Xeon processors (5432 nodes, 96,992 cores) and is aimed to…
