Strategy to reduce power consumption of semiconductor devices
12 October, 2022A research team has reduced the power consumption and maximised the switching efficiency of semiconductor devices by embedding platinum nanoparticles.
NIST, Google partner to produce open-source chips for researchers
15 September, 2022The National Institute of Standards and Technology and Google have partnered to make industry-standard chips available to universities, to boost semiconductor manufacturing.
Biden signs US CHIPS and Science Act into law
11 August, 2022 by Lauren DavisThe legislation provides US$52 billion for semiconductor manufacturing incentives and research investments, as well as a tax credit for facilities that produce semiconductors or chip-making equipment.
Automating semiconductor research with machine learning
24 June, 2022Scientists have identified machine learning techniques that could help automate RHEED data analysis, accelerating semiconductor research in the process.
Insights into the dielectric properties of strontium titanate
20 June, 2022Researchers have solved a longstanding mystery surrounding strontium titanate — an unusual metal oxide that can be an insulator, a semiconductor or a metal.
Nanopaper semiconductors promising for sustainable electronics
02 May, 2022Japanese researchers have developed wood-derived semiconductors that can be tuned for use in a range of sustainable electronic devices.
Microchip Technology 3.3 kV SiC power devices
20 April, 2022Microchip Technology has expanded its SiC portfolio with the release of the 3.3 kV SiC MOSFETs and SiC SBDs, enabling designers to take advantage of their ruggedness and performance.
Found: the speed limit of optoelectronics
12 April, 2022Semiconductor electronics is getting faster and faster — but at some point, physics no longer permits any increase. So exactly how fast can electronics be?
New technique increases chip yield from semiconductor wafer
01 April, 2022Researchers have developed a technique to create a highly uniform and scalable semiconductor wafer, paving the way to higher chip yield and more cost-efficient semiconductors.
Scientists improve polymer films for organic electronics
24 March, 2022The new film is promising for increasing the capacity in lithium polymer batteries, solar cells and the modernisation of organic field-effect transistors.
2D semiconductors could have built-in memory functions
16 March, 2022Researchers have demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature ferroelectricity.
How WBG switching devices are starting to redefine power system development
17 February, 2022 by Mike Green, Technical Contributing Editor for TMEThe merits of wide-bandgap semiconductor technology have been talked about extensively for much of the last decade.
Semiconductor 'flipped' to insulator above room temperature
03 February, 2022The exotic electronic structure that supported the quantum flip was previously only stable at ultra-cold temperatures of ‑73°C.
Würth Elektronik optocouplers
21 January, 2022Würth Elektronik has expanded its optoelectronic portfolio with optocouplers in all common packages and CTR (current transfer ratio) values.
Toshiba TLP5705H and TLP5702H photocouplers
02 December, 2021Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage has introduced two photocouplers, the TLP5705H and TLP5702H, for use as insulated gate drivers for small- to medium-capacity IGBTs/MOSFETs.
