Semiconductor Engineering

Impact of CMOS Image Sensors Fabrication Processes On The Quality Of Smartphone Pictures

A technical paper titled “A Review of the Recent Developments in the Fabrication Processes of CMOS Image Sensors for Smartphones” was published by researchers at Texas A&M University. “CMOS Image ...
ExtremeTech

IBM builds graphene chip that's 10,000 times faster, using standard CMOS processes

Engineers at IBM Research are claiming to have built the world's most advanced graphene-based computer chip, with performance that's 10,000 times better than previous graphene ICs. The key to the ...
AZOM

Semiconductor Integration with MEMS: Fabrication and Applications

MEMS are primarily transducer systems that can control or sense chemical, optical, or physical quantities, such as fluids, acceleration, or radiation. A MEMS device/transducer possesses an electrical ...
Electronic Design

Advanced 0.13-μm CMOS Process Is Ready To Produce 2-GHz Processors

Two major semiconductor players have unwrapped plans to ramp up production in the 0.13-µm (130-nm) CMOS process. Combining innovations in copper wiring, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistors, and ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Flexible-Wafer Platform And CMOS-Compatible 300mm Wafer-Scale Integrated-Photonics Fabrication

A new technical paper titled “Mechanically-flexible wafer-scale integrated-photonics fabrication platform” was published by researchers at MIT and New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, ...