Scientists grow lead-free solar material with a built-in switch
Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity.
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Enhancing solar efficiency with upconversion
Solar cell technologies have been improving incrementally over the decades, but energy conversion has remained less than optimal.
Aug 3, 2022
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Fermi-level tuning to improve the stability of 2D graphene-based FETs
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are a class of semiconducting materials with thicknesses on the atomic scale. These materials have numerous advantageous properties, including good mobilities at thicknesses below 1 nm, ...
Jun 28, 2022 feature
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New ultra-thin electrode material gets us a step closer to next-generation semiconductors
To realize artificial intelligence systems and autonomous driving systems, processors must be able to handle more data. However, silicon-based logic devices have limitations in that processing costs and power consumption ...
May 30, 2022
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Neuromorphic memory device simulates neurons and synapses
Researchers have reported a nano-sized neuromorphic memory device that emulates neurons and synapses simultaneously in a unit cell, another step toward completing the goal of neuromorphic computing designed to rigorously ...
May 20, 2022
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Republicans split on adding semiconductor tax breaks to competition bill
An effort to add bipartisan tax incentives for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing to a larger economic competitiveness package is running into divisions among House Republicans.
May 17, 2022
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Addressing the microchip shortage
The U.S. semiconductor chip shortage is likely to continue well into 2022, and a Georgia Tech expert predicts that the U.S. will need to make major changes to the manufacturing and supply chain of these all-important chips ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $6 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 16.4% over a year earlier to $6 billion amid surging demand for chips for smartphones ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Novel memory technology based on compound semiconductors
A pioneering type of patented computer memory known as ULTRARAM has been demonstrated on silicon wafers in what is a major step towards its large-scale manufacture.
Jan 7, 2022
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Soft semiconductors that stretch like human skin can detect ultra-low light levels
Semiconductors are moving away from rigid substrates, which are cut or formed into thin discs or wafers, to more flexible plastic material and even paper thanks to new material and fabrication discoveries. The trend toward ...
Dec 15, 2021
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