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Optimizing Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors to Enhance Transistor Performance

The future generation of solid-state lighting, high-frequency communication systems, and energy-efficient power electronics is dependent on materials called wide-bandgap semiconductors.

25 Apr 2018

Researchers Get One Step Closer to Using Lead-Free Perovskites to Make Solar Cells

Researchers have taken a step ahead on the path toward using lead-free perovskites to manufacture solar cells.

9 Apr 2018

Changes to Composition of Kesterites in Solar Cells Improve Energy Efficiency

The suitability of kesterite-type semiconductors as absorber layers in solar cells can be improved by making specific modifications to their composition.

2 Apr 2018

Device Incorporates Memristor Effect of Semiconductors with Spin-Based Phenomenon

A niobium doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3) semiconductor was incorporated with ferromagnetic cobalt, developing a spin-memristor with storage abilities.

24 Jan 2018

Scientists Quantify Factors for Reducing Resistance of SiC Power Semiconductor Devices

A team of scientists from Japan has declared the first ever quantification of the effects of three electron-scattering mechanisms for ascertaining the resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices used in power semiconductor modules.

5 Dec 2017

Novel Technology to Create Eco-Friendly Water-Borne Semiconductor Inks Using Surfactant

A research team of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has come up with a technology to create environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant which is additives that combine substances of diverse properties and a component of soap.

28 Nov 2017

Collaborative Research Effort Could Take Organic Semiconductors Beyond Cell Phone Screens

A finding by an intercontinental group of researchers from Princeton University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Humboldt University in Berlin directs the way to more extensive application of an advanced technology commonly known as organic electronics.

20 Nov 2017

New Microscopic Mechanism Allows Beryllium Atoms to be Used in Gallium Nitride

A breakthrough in reviewing methods largely discarded 15 years ago has been achieved by physicists at Aalto University.

10 Nov 2017

Researchers Achieve Major Step Towards Lightning Fast Communications

In the 1830s, a mineral called perovskite was discovered in Russia and it is said to hold the key to the next stage in ultra-high-speed communications and computing.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers Create 'Few Atoms Thick' Semiconductors for Solar Cells and Circuits

During the past half-century, researchers have shaved silicon films down to merely a strand of atoms in the quest of smaller, faster electronics. For the next set of innovations, though, they will need unique ways to construct even tinier and more robust devices.

21 Sep 2017

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Semiconductor News

Optimizing Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors to Enhance Transistor Performance

Researchers Get One Step Closer to Using Lead-Free Perovskites to Make Solar Cells

Changes to Composition of Kesterites in Solar Cells Improve Energy Efficiency

Device Incorporates Memristor Effect of Semiconductors with Spin-Based Phenomenon

Scientists Quantify Factors for Reducing Resistance of SiC Power Semiconductor Devices

Novel Technology to Create Eco-Friendly Water-Borne Semiconductor Inks Using Surfactant

Collaborative Research Effort Could Take Organic Semiconductors Beyond Cell Phone Screens

New Microscopic Mechanism Allows Beryllium Atoms to be Used in Gallium Nitride

Researchers Achieve Major Step Towards Lightning Fast Communications

Researchers Create 'Few Atoms Thick' Semiconductors for Solar Cells and Circuits

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

SteraPak: A Portable Decontamination System

Monitoring Polymerization Reactions with ACOMP

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Understanding Quality Testing for Automotive Chain Drive Components

Emerging Applications Highlight the Power of Chalcogenide Glasses in Technology

Advanced Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy

The Advantages of Using PTR-TOF Analyzers for CSS Applications

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

1AI Identifies Heat-Resistant Polymers for Energy Applications

2The Potential of Methane as a Feedstock for Polymer Production

3High-Resolution Spectroscopy Identifies Key Factors in Iron-Based Superconductivity

4Enhanced Thermal Storage Performance of Copper Foam-Phase Change Material Composites

5Novel Approach to Safer and More Efficient Lithium-Ion Batteries

6Breakthrough for Durable and Efficient Fuel Cells

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