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February 06 2017

World-first: 300 mm CMOS qubits

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INAC and Leti recently achieved a world-first, successfully demonstrating that a quantum bit, or qubit, made using 300 mm CMOS FDSOI, works! The qubit—the basic building block for quantum computing—was measured at 10 mK. This groundbreaking lab experiment proved that, despite the fact that the lab qubit’s geometry is not compatible with the scales required […] >>

February 06 2017

RRAM memory emulates synaptic plasticity

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The human brain’s synapses—which send signals between neurons—can strengthen or weaken due to increases or decreases in activity. In the future, it may be possible to reproduce synaptic plasticity with RRAM memory run by specific coding schemes. A team of researchers from Leti, List, Clinatec, and INSERM investigated the topic, presenting a paper at IEDM […] >>

February 06 2017

Why are lithium battery losses so high on the first cycle?

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Mn-Ni lithium batteries lose around 40% of the high capacities for which they are known on the first charge-discharge cycle. Scientists have been trying to find out why for years. A team of researchers from INAC and Leti, in conjunction with a researcher from Russia, have made two major contributions to elucidating the mystery. They […] >>

February 06 2017

Bike pedal power sensor costs slashed tenfold

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The power sensors that professional cyclists use cost more than $1,000 per unit. Leti presented a demonstrator system at CES 2017 that costs less than $100! The power sensor does not require any calibration, making it easy to use. Plus, it is compatible with all types of bicycles and is accurate to within around 8%, […] >>

February 06 2017

Thin-layer nanocomposites deliver unrivalled properties

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Leti and LTM have developed a new class of thin-layer composites for microelectronics. The composites are made by dispersing a very high load—more than 50% of the total volume—of nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. The resulting composite delivers unrivalled properties: virtually loss-free magnetic materials up to 20 GHz, a frequency 20 times higher than the […] >>
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