Chip Industry Week In Review


Infineon rolled out the world's first 300mm gallium nitride (GaN) wafer, opening the door for high-volume manufacturing of GaN-based power semiconductors. A 300mm wafer contains 2.3 times as many chips per wafer as a 200mm wafer. Fig.1: Infineon's 300mm GaN wafer. Source: Infineon The Semiconductor Industry Association released its 2024 State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry report th... » read more

Chip Industry’s Technical Paper Roundup: July 18


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=118 /] (more…) » read more

Overview Of The State Of Semiconducting TMDC Research


A technical paper titled "Potential of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Transistors for Flexible Electronics Applications" was published by researchers at Advanced Microelectronic Center Aachen (AMICA), RWTH Aachen University, and Bergische Universität Wuppertal. Abstract: "Semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) are 2D materials, combining good charge carrier mobility, ultimat... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Dec. 21


Compact optical amplifier Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology propose a new optical amplifier design that is compact, high-performance, and doesn't generate excess noise. “We have developed the world's first optical amplifier that significantly enhances the range, sensitivity and performance of optical communication, that does not generate any excess noise – and is also com... » read more