Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Feb. 16


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=523 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Optimal Surface Condition For Improved Cu-to-Cu Direct Bonding (NCHU, Osaka Univ.)


A new technical paper titled "Hybrid surface pre-treatments for enhancing copper-to-copper direct bonding" was published by researchers at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) and Osaka University. Abstract excerpt "Three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D IC) require low-temperature, high-reliability Cu–Cu direct bonding to support fine-pitch vertical interconnects and heterogeneous... » read more

Consumer And Med Tech Mushroom As Quantum Closes In


Key Takeaways: Universities and companies are making devices inspired by biology and the human senses to help with health monitoring, semiconductor materials development, human-computer interfaces, and more. When this nascent technology becomes a viable product, government regulations will be needed to ensure consumer safety in tracking or treating their body and the environment. Qua... » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 29


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=458 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Mar. 4


New technical papers recently added to Semiconductor Engineering’s library: [table id=410 /] Find more semiconductor research papers here. » read more

Synthesis Of An Ultrathin Vanadium Dioxide Film On A Flexible Substrate, Preserving Film’s Electrical Properties


A new technical paper titled "Strain-free thin film growth of vanadium dioxide deposited on 2D atomic layered material of hexagonal boron nitride investigated by their thickness dependence of insulator–metal transition behavior" was published by researchers at Osaka University and National Institute for Materials Science. Abstract "We report on the preparation of vanadium dioxide (VO2) ul... » read more

Research Bits: Sept. 9


All-silicon polarization multiplexer Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Osaka University propose an ultra-wideband integrated terahertz polarization (de)multiplexer implemented on a substrateless silicon base, which they tested in the sub-terahertz J-band (220-330 GHz) for 6G communications. “Our proposed polarization multiplexer will allow multiple data streams to be transmi... » read more

Chip Industry Week in Review


The Biden-Harris Administration announced preliminary terms with HP for $50 million in direct funding under the CHIPs and Science Act to support the expansion and modernization of HP’s existing microfluidics and microelectromechanical systems (“MEMS”) facility in Corvallis, Oregon. CHIPS for America launched the CHIPS Metrology Community, a collaborative initiative designed to advance ... » read more

Research Bits: Aug. 5


Measuring temperature with neutrons Researchers from Osaka University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, and Tokamak Energy developed a way to rapidly measure the temperature of electronic components inside a device using neutrons. The technique, called ‘neutron resonance absorption’ (NRA), examines neutrons being ab... » read more

Research Bits: Feb. 19


DNA assembly of 3D nanomaterials Scientists from Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University, and Stony Brook University developed a method that uses DNA to instruct molecules to organize themselves into targeted 3D patterns and produce a wide variety of designed metallic and semiconductor 3D nanostructures. “We have been using DNA to program nanoscale materials for more than a de... » read more

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