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Silicon Valley Bank Provides $3.5 Million to RELM Wireless

RELM Wireless Corporation announced the closing of a $3.5 million revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The revolving line of credit has a two-year term and is secured by substantially all of the company's assets, principally trade receivables and inventory. The revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank replaced the company's revolving line of credit with RBC Centura Bank, which RELM terminated prior to the closing.

Moth eyes inspire anti-reflective solar cell coatings

Antireflection coatings have become one of the key issues for mass production of silicon solar cells. Silicon solar cells are the most common solar cells on the market today. They are constructed with layers of n-type silicon having many electrons and p-type silicon having many electron holes (portions with missing electrons). When hit by sunlight, an equal number of electrons and electron holes are generated at the interface between the two silicon layers and, as the electrons migrate from the n-type silicon to the p-type silicon, an electric flow is generated.

Moth eyes inspire self-cleaning antireflection nanotechnology coatings

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Antireflection coatings have become one of the key issues for mass production of silicon solar cells. Silicon solar cells are the most common solar cells on the market today. They are constructed with layers of n-type silicon having many electrons and p-type silicon having many electron holes (portions with missing electrons). When hit by sunlight, an equal number of electrons and electron holes are generated at the interface between the two silicon layers and, as the electrons migrate from the n-type silicon to the p-type silicon, an electric flow is generated.

Black Silicon Discovery Could Change Digital Photography, Night Vision Forever

With the accidental discovery of "black silicon," Harvard physicists may have very well changed the digital photography, solar power and night vision industries forever. What is black silicon, you say? Well, it's just as it sounds. Black silicon. It's what this revolutionary new material does that's important, starting with light sensitivity. Early indications show black silicon is 100 to 500 times more sensitive to light than a traditional silicon wafer.

"Black Silicon" Advances Imaging, Solar Energy

waderoush writes "Forcing sulfur atoms into silicon using femtosecond laser pulses creates a material called 'black silicon' that is 100 to 500 times more sensitive to light than conventional silicon, in both the visible and infrared spectrums, according to SiOnyx, a venture-funded Massachusetts start-up that just emerged from stealth mode. Today's New York Times has a piece about the serendipitous discovery of black silicon inside the laboratory of Harvard physicist Eric Mazur. Meanwhile, a report in Xconomy explains how black silicon works and how SiOnyx and manufacturing partners hope to use it to build far more efficient photovoltaic cells and more sensitive detectors for medical imaging devices, surveillance satellites, and consumer digital cameras.

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PRSA Silicon Valley and Computer History Museum to Host Annual "Tech Media Predicts '09"

Silicon Valley's Must-Attend Event to Feature Top Media Influencers Predicting What's Hot -- and What's Not -- in 2009

Silicon Valley Plagued by Mobile Woes

Civic leaders in Silicon Valley are considering their options in light of a new report exposing myriad technical problems plaguing mobile phone users in the region, while analysts point out local governments are a big part of the problem.

Silicon Valley Bank unscathed by credit crisis

America's economy suddenly seemed built on quicksand. As shocking news spread about Lehman Brothers, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual and other institutions, some Silicon Valley executives wondered about the stability of their bank, a technology industry specialist.

Silicon Valley Politicians Warn Against Google-Yahoo Lawsuit

A group of House Democrats from California hopes the Department of Justice goes easy on Google and Yahoo. Eleven California Democrats, many of whom represent regions around the Silicon Valley area, sent a letter late last week to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, urging his department to steer clear of a "preemptive lawsuit" blocking Yahoo's search advertising deal with Google.

Google Sponsors Silicon Valley Tech Conference on Africa

Google is sponsoring a conference in Silicon Valley, dubbed BarCamp Africa, aimed at familiarizing participants with the continent's technological developments.

Valleywag's demise shows Silicon Valley ain't Hollywood

It's more than a rumor: The great Silicon Valley gossip-rag experiment has come to a humbling conclusion.

Valleywag's closing shows Silicon Valley ain't Hollywood

It's more than a rumor: The great Silicon Valley gossip-rag experiment has come to a humbling conclusion.

'Google phone' hits Silicon Valley

It is thicker than an iPhone. It is an unassuming flat, grayish-black hunk of plastic. The fabled 'Google phone' officially launches in October, but it has already hit Silicon Valley.

China Mobile plans research center in Silicon Valley

China Mobile plans to establish a research and development center in Silicon Valley in the United States in 2009, according to the company's senior executive.

Unemployment Hits New High In Silicon Valley

Though there may be some degree of cushion for IT workers in the US generally, Slatterz writes "The steadily climbing unemployment rate in Silicon Valley has reached a shocking four-year high of 6.6 per cent. Recent statistics indicate that the percentage of unemployed workers in the sunny state of California has increased to 7.7 in August — up from 7.4 per cent in July. Jeffrey Lindsay of Bernstein Research explained that a number of Internet firms were chronically overstaffed."

China Mobile Opening Research And Development Facility In Silicon Valley

China Mobile is planning to open a new research and development center in Silicon Valley sometime next year, ChinaTechNews reports. It will be the first overseas facility for the carrier, which is hoping to find innovative ideas that will help the company drive data usage among customers. China Mobile is a member of the Open Handset Alliance and many believe it will be releasing an Android phone in China soon. There’s also been speculation that China Mobile will be the first Chinese operator to sell Apple’s iPhone, but that deal might fall through after the carrier asked Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to remove the device’s 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities.

China Mobile plans R&D facility in Silicon Valley

China Mobile, China's largest cell phone operator, plans to establish a research and development facility in Silicon Valley in 2009, according to a report from ChinaTechNews.com.

With EBay layoffs possibly looming, is Silicon Valley slowing down like it's 2000?

EBay CEO John DonahoeIf the Wall Street meltdown wasn't depressing enough, Google chairman Eric Schmidt and founder Sergey Brin fielded questions about the state of the Silicon Valley economy Wednesday. Their conclusion: Not so good.

Arrow Shares Expertise in ARM Solutions at 2008 ARM Developers' Conference, Oct. 7-9, Silicon Valley

TMCNet: Arrow Shares Expertise in ARM Solutions at 2008 ARM Developers' Conference, Oct. 7-9, Silicon Valley

NetLogic Microsystems Selected as a Winner of Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500 and Deloitte's 2008 Fast 50 Silicon Valley for the Fourth Consecutive Year

NetLogic Microsystems Selected as a Winner of Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500 and Deloitte's 2008 Fast 50 Silicon Valley for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Black Silicon Could Usher in Huge Improvements in Solar Cells, Consumer Electronics

Silicon is the foundation of our digital lives. Without silicon, we wouldn't have CPUs, digital cameras, video cameras, and many of the other items we take for granted in today's technologically advanced society. As such an important part of our lives, an advance in the basic silicon technology electrical products today are based on can have huge benefits and broad implications.

Silicon Valley start-up sued over privacy invasion

Valley start-up NebuAd sucked up personal information 'like a vacuum cleaner' says a lawsuit against the company.

Optical Fiber With a Silicon Core

Roland Piquepaille writes "According to the Optical Society of America, U.S. researchers have been able to create a practical optical fiber with a silicon core. As they were able to use the same commercial methods that are used to develop all-glass fibers, this might pave the way for future silicon fibers as viable alternatives to glass fibers. The scientists note that this should help increase efficiency and decrease power consumption in computers and other systems that integrate photonic and electronic devices. Here is a good summary by the lead researcher: 'In the past, we've needed one structure to process light and another to carry it. With a silicon fiber, for the first time, we have the ability to greatly enhance the functionality in one fiber.

Abaca Founder and Chairman Steve Kirsch Wins 2008 Inventor of the Year Award

Abaca Technology Corporation, an innovator in email protection and messaging security, today announced that its founder and chairman Steve Kirsch has been named inventor of the year by the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA). The award honors Kirsch's numerous technological achievements as a Silicon Valley inventor and entrepreneur over the past 25 years.

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