The Race To Replace Silicon


For over 75 years, silicon has been the dominant material in the evolution of modern electronics, powering everything from smartphones to satellites. But as chipmakers push toward smaller nodes, higher power efficiency, and quantum-scale precision, a pressing question is echoing across fabs and R&D labs worldwide: Is it time to move beyond silicon? In this blog post, we explore the growi... » read more

Ferroelectric Polarization in an Elementary Substance or Single-Element Compound


A technical paper titled "Two-dimensional ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer" was published by researchers at National University of Singapore, Zhejiang University, Tianjin University, and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Abstract "Ferroelectric materials are fascinating for their non-volatile switchable electric polarizations induced by the spontaneous inversi... » read more

New Materials Open Door To New Devices


Integrating 2D materials into conventional semiconductor manufacturing processes may be one of the more radical changes in the chip industry’s history. While there is pain and suffering associated with the introduction of any new materials in semiconductor manufacturing, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) support a variety of new device concepts, including BEOL transistors and single-... » read more