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Exagan introduces unique intelligent GaN power solution

06/05/2018  Company showcases G-FET and G-DRIVE products for easy-to-design electrical converters and a small, highly efficient 65-watt USB PD 3.0 charger demonstration.

MIT researchers devise new way to make light interact with matter

06/04/2018  Reducing the wavelength of light could allow it to be absorbed or emitted by a semiconductor, study suggests.

Imec extends damascene metallization towards the 3nm technology node

06/04/2018  At this week’s 2018 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC 2018), imec will present 11 papers on advanced interconnects, ranging from extending Cu and Co damascene metallization, all the way to evaluating new alternatives such as Ru and graphene.

Graphene layered with magnetic materials could drive ultrathin spintronics

05/30/2018  Measurements at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry reveal exotic spin properties that could drive new form of data storage.

Building nanomaterials for next-generation computing

05/30/2018  Scientists recently developed a blueprint to fabricate new nanoheterostructures using 2-D materials.

Polymer crystals hold key to record-breaking energy transport

05/25/2018  Scientists from the universities of Bristol and Cambridge have found a way to create polymeric semiconductor nanostructures that absorb light and transport its energy further than previously observed.

Rare element to provide better material for high-speed electronics

05/25/2018  Purdue researchers have discovered a new two-dimensional material, derived from the rare element tellurium, to make transistors that carry a current better throughout a computer chip.

Silicon breakthrough could make key microwave technology much cheaper and better

05/24/2018  Researchers using powerful supercomputers have found a way to generate microwaves with inexpensive silicon, a breakthrough that could dramatically cut costs and improve devices such as sensors in self-driving vehicles.

Next generation dopant gas delivery system for ion implant applications

05/24/2018  A new class of adsorbent materials offer high capacity storage and safe delivery of dopant gases.

Gases: Essential materials for display manufacturing

05/21/2018  Technology trends in backplane technology are driving higher gas demand in display manufacturing. Specific gas requirements of process blocks are discussed, and various supply modes are reviewed.

Global semiconductor glass wafer market to witness growth through 2022 owing to the proliferation of IoT

05/18/2018  Technavio projects the global semiconductor glass wafer market to post a CAGR of more than 6% during the forecast period. The emergence of advanced and compact consumer electronic devices is a key driver, which is expected to impact market growth.

Advanced materials: processing glass like a polymer

05/17/2018  KIT materials scientists develop new forming technology -- publication in advanced materials.

Researchers control the properties of graphene transistors using pressure

05/16/2018  A Columbia University-led international team of researchers has developed a technique to manipulate the electrical conductivity of graphene with compression, bringing the material one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today's electronic devices.

Analysis of causality principle for the conductivity of graphene

05/15/2018  A paper by Kazan University and Russian Academy of Sciences appeared in Physical Review D.

Scientists discover how a pinch of salt can improve battery performance

05/14/2018  Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have discovered how a pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of batteries.

Waterloo chemists create faster and more efficient way to process information

05/11/2018  Moore's Law extended with the use of light.

Air Liquide Advanced Materials, Inc. receives Association for Corporate Growth Award

05/09/2018  Air Liquide Advanced Materials, Inc. (ALAM) has been chosen by the New Jersey chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth as an honoree for the 2018 Corporate Growth Awards.

Hematene joins parade of new 2D materials

05/07/2018  Hematene joins parade of new 2D materials Rice University-led team extracts 3-atom-thick sheets from common iron oxide.

2018 CMC Conference highlights materials solutions

05/04/2018  The 2018 Critical Materials Council (CMC) Conference -- held April 26-27 at the Hilton Chandler in Arizona -- was a great gathering with presentations from Everspin, Intel, GlobalFoundries, and NXP discussing current fab challenges, and the relationships to near-term materials solutions.

Custom silicon microparticles dynamically reconfigure on demand

05/03/2018  First demonstration of self-assembling and self-disassembling silicon microparticles could form the basis for designing artificial muscles and reconfigurable computer systems.




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