Dr. Chandrasekaran succeeds retiring Keyvan Esfarjani as chief global operations officer.
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Pusan National University Researchers Explore the Interplay Between High-Affinity DNA and Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers demonstrate the intricate interactions between single-stranded DNA sequences and carbon nanotubes.
KIOXIA Honored by FMS With Lifetime Achievement Award for 3D NAND Flash Invention
KIOXIA, the inventor of NAND flash memory, is the recipient of the FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024.

Foam Fluidics Showcase Rice Lab’s Creative Approach to Circuit Design
Next-generation soft robotics and wearable technologies could sport foam-based fluidic circuits.
Quantum Transistors Awarded Up to €17.5M by European Innovation Council for Pioneering Solution Enabling Quantum Computing on a Chip
Quantum Transistors has been awarded up to €17.5 million by the European Innovation Council (EIC). Quantum Transistors received an initial grant from the EIC Accelerator of €2.5 million combined with a future equity investment of €15 million through the EIC Fund.

Imec Achieves Record-Low Charge Noise for Si MOS Quantum Dots Fabricated on a 300mm CMOS Platform
The results highlight the maturity of 300mm fab-based qubit processes ultimately enabling large-scale quantum computers.
Pragmatic Semiconductor Appoints Murthy Renduchintala to Board of Directors
Semiconductor veteran joins the FlexIC technology pioneer enabling sustainable item-level intelligence in trillions of devices over the next decade.
Micron Introduces the World’s Fastest Data Center SSD
Micron Technology, Inc. today announced availability of the Micron 9550 NVMe SSD – the world’s fastest data center SSD and industry leader in AI workload performance and power efficiency.
Researchers Develop ‘Organ on a Chip’ for Better Drug Testing
Testing drugs is challenged by ethical and biological concerns. A group of academic researchers across institutions have joined forces with Virginia Tech’s Jeff Schultz to find a solution that could give human-oriented results with synthetic tools.
Lam Research Appoints Ava Harter as Chief Legal Officer
Lam Research Corp. today announced that Ava Harter has joined its executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief legal officer.