"I quickly grasped that the silicon chip would remain opaque in my imagination unless I first learned solid state electronics, " Gilder told me.
With the invention of complex control systems, and especially with the invention of solid state electronics and the computers, we have been loosing our mental jobs to the machines.
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The winner of the 2003 Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists is Professor Ravi Silva of Sri Lanka, a professor of Solid State Electronics, at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
They looked for ways that miniaturized, solid-state electronics might help a population of less skilled and less affluent people to accomplish, more conveniently and at less expense, the jobs they were already trying to get done through awkward, unsatisfactory means.
"Excellence" is achieved by those devices that represent the nirvana state of electronics that simply work together without any fussing by the consumer.
It stands foremost for innovative multimedia technology for which the BRABUS electronics specialists integrate state-of-the-art Apple components into the vehicle electronics of a Mercedes for the very first time.
That might be about to change, though, as South Korea's state-owned Korea Electronics Technology Institute has announced a new image sensor chip that promises to take "vibrant photos" in extreme low-light conditions -- all the way down to 1 lux, which is the equivalent light output of a candle shining one meter away.
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Renovated in 1989, it features state-of-the-art electronics, plus an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, heliport and vaulted wine cellar.
Saving energy and reducing emissions are important goals for the consumer electronics industry as well as the state.
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) that runs the facility has for a decade been fitting it with state-of-the-art digital electronics, a new central computer, and high-speed transmission lines to carry the data that the 25m, 200-tonne dishes gather.
Not every state has a mandatory land fill ban on their electronics, meaning that in some states it is legal to throw stuff out without any regard for environmental or health damage.
Electronics should be recycled responsibly no matter the state or political jurisdiction in which the recycling is done.
Everything, all of the electronics on the vehicle itself, every component had its own solid-state circuit breaker so that we could turn things on and off, and control what was happening.
You may owe use tax if you purchased books, clothing, electronics, artwork, jewelry, or other items from an out-of-state business (for example, through a catalog or Internet retailer) that did not collect California tax.
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce said on Thursday that it would tighten oversight of Apple and other specified electronics companies.
Power electronics modify the voltage, current or frequency of electricity in applications as diverse as solid-state lighting, intelligent motors and electric vehicles.
"When you slide that door open, all of the electronics are exposed to the near-vacuum, so we had to develop a solid-state breaker that was monitoring actual loads across that circuit, " Thompson said.
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