Revolutionary Light-Emitting Silicon – “Holy Grail” Breakthrough After 50 Years of Work
Breakthrough after 50 years of work paves the way for photonic chips. Emitting light from silicon has been the ‘Holy Grail’ in the microelectronics industry…
Semiconductors News
New Double-Helical MOF Is Potential Next-Gen Semiconductor
Clemson professor’s research on electrically conducting metal organic frameworks featured on cover of American Chemical Society journal. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging multi-functional materials that…
Light Trapped in Nanoresonators for Record Time – Could Enable Night Vision Devices
The reference particle captured light for a time exceeding 200 periods of one wave oscillation, 20-40 times longer than usual; this opens new perspectives in…
Fundamental Property of Halide Perovskites May Open Up a Whole New World of Applications
Study shows all halide perovskites inherently unstable, requiring great attention to environment. University of California, Berkeley, scientists have created a blue light-emitting diode (LED) from…
Chance Discovery Results in New Type of Transistor for High-Power Electronic Devices
Transmorphic epitaxial growth of AlN nucleation layers on SiC substrates for high-breakdown thin GaN transistors. A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as…
Cyclone on a Silicon Chip Advances “Oldest Unsolved Problem in Physics”
University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies…
Beyond Moore’s Law: 3D Silicon Circuits Take Transistor Arrays Into the Third Dimension
Silicon integrated circuits, which are used in computer processors, are approaching the maximum feasible density of transistors on a single chip—at least, in two-dimensional arrays….
Aligned “Metallic” Carbon Nanotubes Convert Heat to Electrical Energy With Higher Power Output
Solving the thermoelectric ‘trade-off’ conundrum in metallic carbon nanotubes with strategy to bypass trade-off between thermoelectric voltage and conductivity. Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have…
Record-Setting Transistor for Cheaper, Faster Wireless Communications
Engineering professor designs transistor that could enable cheaper, faster wireless communications. Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more,…
Kick-Starting Moore’s Law With Breakthrough ‘Synthetic’ Method for Making Microchips
Breakthrough method for processing nanomaterials heralds advances in quantum computing, nanotechnology. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically-thin semiconducting…
Large Scale Integrated Circuits Produced in Printing Press Based on Organic Electrochemical Transistors
Researchers at Linköping University and RISE, Campus Norrköping, have shown for the first time that it is possible to print complete integrated circuits with more…
Scientists Spy Unstable Compound Semiconductors – “Could Have Profound Consequences”
New observations using state-of-the-art techniques could help to build better electronics in smartphones, GPS and satellites. Scientists from Cardiff University have, for the first time,…
Surprise From Ring-Shaped Nanoparticle Leads to Improved Quantum Information Technology
Breaking of rotational symmetry in ring-shaped nanoparticle leads to surprising quantum property when illuminated with laser. Particles that are mere nanometers in size are at…
Using Quantum Wells to Cool Electronics With No Moving Parts
University of Tokyo researchers have announced a new approach for electrical cooling without the need for moving parts. By applying a bias voltage to quantum…
Roadmap: Silicon Technology Boost With Graphene and 2D Materials
Silicon semiconductor technology has done marvels for the advancement of our society, which has benefited tremendously from its versatile use and amazing capabilities. The…
Innovative Process for ‘Extremely’ Energy-Efficient Logic Circuits
Data centers are processing data and dispensing the results at astonishing rates and such robust systems require a significant amount of energy — so much…
Powerful New Electronics Could Be Created at the Edge of Chaos
Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics. A phenomenon that is well known from chaos theory was observed in…
New Technique Could Improve Electronics’ Energy Efficiency
New technique could improve electronics’ energy efficiency by removing the microscopic flaws usually formed during manufacturing. UCLA scientists and engineers have developed a new process…