Feb 7, 2016

Simulating the World’s Smallest Integrated Switch

This visualization from CSCS in Switzerland shows the world’s smallest integrated switch.

The switch is based on the voltage-induced displacement of one or more silver atoms in the narrow gap between a silver and a platinum plate.

Researchers working under Juerg Leuthold, Professor of Photonics and Communications at ETH Zurich, have created the world’s smallest integrated optical switch. Applying a small voltage causes an atom to relocate, turning the switch on or off. ETH Professor Mathieu Luisier, who participated in this study, simulated the system using Piz Daint Supercomputer. The component operates at the level of individual atoms. The team’s latest development was recently presented in the journal Nano Letters.

Feb 5, 2016

gEDA Edinburgh meetup - Saturday 6th February 2016

gEDA Edinburgh Meetup
Saturday 6th February 2016

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From: "Peter TB Brett"
Date: 3 Feb 2016 13:57
Subject: gEDA Edinburgh meetup - Saturday 6th February 2016 

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Hi all,
There will be a UK meet-up and hack day this weekend.
  • Edinburgh, UK
    Saturday 6th of February
It'll be at my place, so if you want to come, send me a direct e-mail and I'll send details by private e-mail.

Sorry for the short notice. It's on Saturday so as not to conflict with the PCB hack day on Sunday.

Peter Clifton and I will both be there, and everybody else who can attend for all or some of the day will be welcome. We'll also be using the #geda channel on irc.oftc.net

If you use or develop free and open source system (FOSS) design and simulation software, you'd be welcome to attend!

Peter
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Free Computational Electromagnetic Modeling Codes

The software in this list is either free or available at a nominal charge and can be downloaded over the internet. Some of the codes require the user to register with the distributor's web site. If you are familiar with other free EM modeling software that that should be added to this list, please send the name of the software, a hypertext link, and a brief description to CVEL-L@clemson.edu.

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Feb 4, 2016

Funding the Costs of Open Access Publishing

The EC FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot:
Funding the Costs of Open Access Publishing

This blogpost was aimed to provide a background to the discussion on Open Access held at the now cancelled Nov 26-27th Euraxess-Voice of the Researchers conference in Brussels. The barbarians may have succeeded in sabotaging a unique opportunity for civilized discussion on how to achieve progress through research, but they will not stop our building the absolute opposite to what they represent.
A new funding initiative has been launched by the European Commission earlier this year in order to fund the Open Access publishing fees for publications arising from post-grant FP7 projects. This 2-year initiative, called the FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot and being implemented under the OpenAIRE project, has a 4m euro budget to cover Article Processing Charges (APCs) for journal articles (and BPCs for books) stemming from FP7 projects finished no longer than two years ago at the time a manuscript is accepted for publication. This means that over 8,000 FP7 projects are eligible for funding at the moment, and currently running ones will become eligible as they reach their end-date [read more...]

Posted by diamartin| November 26, 2015
Guest post by Pablo de Castro, LIBEROpen Access Project Officer

Feb 3, 2016

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Feb 2, 2016

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Feb 1, 2016

MNF2016 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

MNF2016 
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 
(Extended Deadline to 8 April 2016)

Following numerous requests, we [MNF TPC] have decided to base the proceedings on extended abstracts (of 1-2 pages length) instead of longer proceedings papers. You are not requested to submit a 6-8 pages proceedings paper now.

Those of you who have already submitted your abstracts have the opportunity to extend them to 2 pages to include 1 or 2 figures or tables, if you so wish.

We will keep the abstract submissions open now until the 8 April 2016. Again, submissions need to be pdfs. The extended abstracts should follow the formatting guidelines given in the proceedings paper template given on the webpage.

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Jan 29, 2016

postdoctoral positions in Compact Modeling in Tarragona (Spain)

As Professor in the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain), I am going to apply for two  postdoctoral positions (funded by the Spanish Ministry and the Catalan Government) related to our research projects about Compact Modeling of semiconductor devices: in particular, the European Union -funded "DOMINO" project (of which I am the coordinator, and which targets modeling of organic and oxide TFTs), and our national projects addressing the modeling of GaN HEMTs and nanowire MOSFETs.

The candidate for one of the position should be a person who holds a PhD as awarded between January 1 2014 and December 31 2015. The candidate for the other 
position should be a person who holds a PhD as awarded between January 1 2011 and December 31 2013. The duration of both fellowships will be 24 months.

The candidate should have enough research experience in the field of semiconductor devices, and must have a very good knowledge of the physics of electron devices. The research project to be carried out can be adapted to the candidate's profile. In any case, it will be related to the research projects in which we participate. Our contribution in these projects is the physics and modeling (in particular compact modeling) of the novel devices addressed by our projects: organic and oxide Thin Film Transistors (TFTs), GaN HEMTs, nanowire FETs, multi-gate MOSFETs (FinFETs, DG MOSFETs,...), ...

The postdoc positions, which will be a contract, will have a duration of 2-3 years. The net salary will be around 1900 Euro/months.

The postdoctoral researcher will work in the compact device team, led by Prof Benjamin Iñiguez, belonging to the Nanoelectronics and Photonics Systems Group (NEPHOS) in the Department of Electronic, Electrical and Automatic Control Engineering of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). This team is a worldwide well recognized pioneering group in the development of compact models for advanced and emerging semiconductor devices. The team has participated in a number of European Union funded projects aout this topic and has led some of them.

Interested applicants should send me their CV by e-mail.
DEADLINE TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS: February 2 2016

MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: benjamin.iniguez@gmail.com

Address:
Benjamin Iñiguez
Nanoelectronics and Photonics Systrems Group (NEPHOS)
Department of Electronic Engineering
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
Avinguda dels Paisos Catalans 26
43007 Tarragona
SPAIN.

About Tarragona:
Tarragona is located on the Mediterranean, in the heart of the Costa Daurada, in the south of Catalonia, about 100 Km south from Barcelona. Tarragona is well connected to Barcelona by highway, and frequent trains and buses. It has also a direct bus connection with Barcelona Airport. Besides, it has high-speed rail connection with Madrid and Barcelona.

Tarraco (the Roman name for Tarragona) was one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. F On 30 November 2000, the UNESCO committee officially declared the Roman archaeological complex of Tàrraco a World Heritage Site. This recognition is intended to help ensure the conservation of the monuments, as well as to introduce them to the broader international public. Among the citizens of Tarragona, it has moreover fomented knowledge of, pride in and respect for the city.
Speaking about Tarraco’s climate, the famous Roman poet Virgil wrote: “The climate blends and confuses the seasons singularly, so that all the year seems an eternal spring.” Thanks to its temperate climate, with an average yearly temperature of 23ºC, its clean beaches with fine and gloden sand, and its singular artistic and architectural heritage, Tarragona is one of the most important tourism hubs in EuropeThe city has a population of 120,202 inhabitants

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