Scaling Down To 2nm: Using Microwaves For Efficient & Stable Doping


A new technical paper titled "Efficient and stable activation by microwave annealing of nanosheet silicon doped with phosphorus above its solubility limit" was just published by researchers at National Taiwan University, Cornell University, TSMC, University of Valladolid, DSG Technologies, National Central University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. A modified microwave was used... » read more

Modeling Effects Of Fluctuation Sources On Electrical Characteristics Of GAA Si NS MOSFETs Using ANN-Based ML


Researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) published a technical paper titled "A Machine Learning Approach to Modeling Intrinsic Parameter Fluctuation of Gate-All-Around Si Nanosheet MOSFETs." "This study has comprehensively analyzed the potential of the ANN-based ML strategy in modeling the effect of fluctuation sources on electrical characteristics of GAA Si NS MOSF... » read more

Technical Paper Round-Up: May 24


New technical papers added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library this week.   [table id=29 /] Semiconductor Engineering is in the process of building this library of research papers. Please send suggestions (via comments section below) for what else you’d like us to incorporate. If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a ... » read more

Nanosheet GeSn pTFTs: High Performance, Low Thermal Budget


New technical paper titled "Remarkably High-Performance Nanosheet GeSn Thin-Film Transistor" from researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and others. Abstract "High-performance p-type thin-film transistors (pTFTs) are crucial for realizing low-power display-on-panel and monolithic three-dimensional integrated circuits. Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve a high hole ... » read more

Study Of Bondable Laser Release Material Using 355nm Energy To Facilitate RDL-First And Die-First Fan-Out Wafer-Level Packaging (FOWLP)


A thorough evaluation on selecting a bondable laser release material for redistribution layer (RDL)-first and die-first fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) is presented in this article. Four laser release materials were identified based on their absorption coefficient at 355 nm. In addition, all four of these materials possess thermal stability above 350 °C and pull-off adhesion on a Ti/Cu l... » read more

Technical Paper Round-up: April 26


Find all technical papers in Semiconductor Engineering’s library. [table id=23 /]   Semiconductor Engineering is in the process of building this library of research papers.  Please send suggestions for what else you’d like us to incorporate. If you have research papers you are trying to promote, we will review them to see if they are a good fit for our global audience. At a ... » read more

Artificial intelligence deep learning for 3D IC reliability prediction


New research from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Center for High-Performance Computing (Taiwan), Tunghai University, MA-Tek Inc, and UCLA. Abstract "Three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) technologies have been receiving much attention recently due to the near-ending of Moore’s law of minimization in 2D IC. However, the reliability of 3D IC, which is greatly infl... » read more

A Novel Power-Saving Reversing Camera System with Artificial Intelligence Object Detection


Abstract "According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the driving collision rate of using only the reversing camera system is lower than that of using both the reversing camera system and the reversing radar. In this article, we implemented a reversing camera system with artificial intelligence object detection to increase the information of the reversing image... » read more

Progress On General-Purpose Quantum Computers


The race is on to scale up quantum computing, transforming it from an esoteric research tool into a commercially viable, general-purpose machine. Special-purpose quantum computers have been available for several years now. Systems like D-Wave’s Advantage focus on specific classes of problems that are amenable to modeling as quantum systems. Still, the ultimate goal of having a general purp... » read more

Nudging 2D semiconductors forward


The buzz about 2D materials replacing silicon appears to be premature. While 2D semiconductors have emerged as potential successors, it's not clear when or even if that will happen. As Iuliana Radu, Imec's director of quantum and exploratory computing observed, the “end” of silicon has been predicted many times before. It is not clear when 2D semiconductors will need to be ready. In fac... » read more

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