Research Bits: July 21


Thin TMD transistors Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and Stanford University fabricated transistors from three different atomically thin 2D semiconductors with channel widths as small as 25nm. “These are some of the slimmest high-performance transistors demonstrated in two-dimensional semiconductors,” said Anton Persson, assistant professor at Chalmers University of T... » read more

Chip Industry Week In Review


Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retired on Dec. 1, according to the company. He will be replaced by two interim co-CEOs, David Zinsner, who also continues to serve as CFO  and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, who has been named CEO of Intel Products. In addition, Frank Yeary was named interim executive chairman. Intel has been under pressure investors as non-traditional rivals, including Arm and NVIDIA, co... » read more

Research Bits: July 11


Modeling ALE Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), in coordination with Lam Research, modeled atomic layer etching (ALE) for semiconductor fabrication. “This would be one little piece in the whole process,” said David Graves, associate laboratory director for low-temperature plasma surface interactions at PPPL and a professor in th... » read more