Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Apr. 22


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=421 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Scalable Approach For Fabricating Sub-10nm Nanogaps


A new technical paper titled "A progressive wafer scale approach for Sub-10 nm nanogap structures" was published by researchers at Seoul National University, Chung-Ang University, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology. "We have advanced the atomic layer lithography method into an efficient, scalable approach for fabricating sub-10 nm nanoga... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power


The UK government published its National Quantum Strategy, which outlines the plan to invest £2.5 billion (~$3.0 billion) over the next 10 years into quantum technology, including computing, sensing, timing, imaging, and networking. "We will develop UK strengths across different hardware platforms, software, and components, and reinforce our capabilities throughout the supply chains. Although ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: April 27


Energy-harvesting shirt Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a 'wearable microgrid' that harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small electronics. The microgrid consists of three main parts: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are flexible, washable and can be screen pri... » read more