As the miniaturization of silicon-based semiconductor devices approaches fundamental physical limits, the electronics industry faces an urgent need for alternative materials that can deliver higher ...

Learn how to minimize connection changes, opportunities for user error, and frustration when performing comprehensive DC I-V and C-V testing of power semiconductor devices. Aug. 10, 2020 Measuring DC ...

Semiconductor aging refers to the slow loss of electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device as a result of continuous use or prolonged exposure to various environmental conditions like ...

The Semiconductor Device Research Laboratory (SDRL) is working on manufacturing semiconductors in space and using memory technology based on the mechanisms of the brain. The SDRL is researching how to ...

A RIKEN study shows that squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can turn it from a semiconductor into a metal, superconductor or insulator. The ...

Scientists have developed a computing chip that can learn, correct errors, and process AI tasks. Existing computer systems have separate data processing and storage devices, making them inefficient ...

Power electronics and semiconductor devices lie at the heart of modern energy conversion and control systems. Recent advances have focused on utilising wide‐bandgap materials such as silicon carbide ...

Modern technology computer-aided design (TCAD) technologies have been around now for years. Yet, many semiconductor engineers still run experiments directly on wafers to examine chip fabrication ...

Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

Semiconductor chips are critical components in electronic devices, medical equipment, and sensors. 2 Accordingly, the conventional Si complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology has been ...