68 The PCB Magazine • May 2016
A Flexible Camera: A Radically Different
Approach to Imaging
A team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Profes-
sor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineer-
ing, has developed a novel sheet camera that can
be wrapped around everyday objects to capture
images that cannot be taken with one or more
conventional cameras.
Researchers Use Single Molecule of DNA
to Create World's Smallest Diode
Researchers at the university of Georgia and Ben-
Gurion university in Israel have demonstrated for
the first time that nanoscale electronic compo-
nents can be made from single DNA molecules.
Manufacturing Overcapacity Constrains
Industrial Robot Market Growth in China
The Chinese market for industrial robots reached
an estimated $1.3 billion in 2015. This market is
expected to grow at a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 20%, reaching $3.3 billion in 2020,
according to IhS Inc.
Collaboration to Build New
Brain-Inspired Supercomputer
Chip-architecture breakthrough accelerates path
to exascale computing and helps computers tackle
complex, cognitive tasks such as pattern-recogni-
tion sensory processing.
Hannover Messe: New Hybrid Inks
Permit Printed, Flexible Electronics
without Sintering
Research scientists at INm have combined the
benefits of organic and inorganic electronic mate-
rials in a new type of hybrid ink. In one example,
electronic circuits may be applied to paper directly
from a pen.
Producing Electronics without
Semiconductor is a Reality
A new study by an international team of research-
ers, affiliated with uNIST, has found a new way to
produce electronic devices, such as diodes, logic
gates and sensors without the need for semicon-
ductors.
3D Printing: The Next Industrial
Revolution, 2016 Update
3D printing is an additive manufacturing process.
In recent years, 3D printer prices have dropped
substantially, and a wide variety of printable mate-
rials is available.
Enterprise Adoption of Wearable Devices
is Expanding into Larger Deployments
Enterprise adoption of wearable technology is be-
ginning to move beyond pilot projects and tech-
nology trials and into full-scale deployments, ac-
cording to a new white paper published by market
intelligence firm Tractica.
Researchers Develop New
Semiconducting Polymer for
Flexible Electronics
Polymer semiconductors, which can be processed
on large-area and mechanically flexible substrates
with low cost, are considered as one of the main
components for future plastic electronics.
PC Shipment Decline Continued in
First Quarter as Expected
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.6 million units
in the first quarter of 2016, a year-on-year decline
of 11.5%, according to the International Data Cor-
poration (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
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