Research Bits: July 16


Kirigami-inspired mechanical computer Researchers from North Carolina State University developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve, and erase data without relying on electronic components. The system uses 1-centimeter plastic cubes, grouped into functional units consisting of 64 interconnected cubes. ... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 8


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=238 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Research Bits: July 8


2D TFETS for neuromorphic computing Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara and Intel Labs used 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based tunnel-field-effect transistors (TFETs) in a neuromorphic computing platform, bringing the energy requirements to within two orders of magnitude (about 100 times) the amount used by the human brain. The 2D TFETs have lower off-sta... » read more

Research Bits: June 25


Quantum on silicon Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) developed a platform to probe and control qubits in silicon for quantum networks, after an earlier discovery that defects in silicon could be used to send and store quantum information over widely used telecommunications wavelengths. The device uses an electric diode to manipulate... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: June 25


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=236 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Research Bits: June 18


Gallium nitride can take the heat Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the UAE's Technology Innovation Institute, Ohio State University, Rice University, and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology investigated the performance of ohmic contacts in a gallium nitride (GaN) device at extremely high temperatures, such as those that would be required for devices... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: June 18


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=234 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: June 10


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week. [table id=232 /] More ReadingTechnical Paper Library home » read more

Research Bits: June 4


Ultra-pure silicon Researchers from the University of Manchester and University of Melbourne developed a technique to engineer ultra-pure silicon that could be used in the construction of high-performance qubit devices that extend quantum coherence times. The highly purified silicon chips house and protect the qubits so they can sustain quantum coherence much longer, enabling complex calcul... » read more

Research Bits: May 28


Nanofluidic memristive neural networks Engineers from EPFL developed a functional nanofluidic memristive device that relies on ions, rather than electrons and holes, to compute and store data. “Memristors have already been used to build electronic neural networks, but our goal is to build a nanofluidic neural network that takes advantage of changes in ion concentrations, similar to living... » read more

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