STM completes 20nm chip tapeout with MENT design tools
November 7, 2011
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT) completed a 20nm test chip tapeout with STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), overcoming low-power and double-patterning challenges. |
Creating phase-change memory devices with GeTe thin films
November 1, 2011
GeTe deposition can be a productive process in applications such as PCM devices where the ability to fill small structures is mandatory. |
The era of fully-depleted devices
November 1, 2011
Planar FDSOI devices can be used to improve the short channel effect when scaling down to 11nm and have a much simpler integration scheme compared to alternatives. |
LEDs get efficiency boost from ZnO microwires
October 31, 2011
Georgia Tech researchers have found that GaN LEDs get a significant efficiency boost from zinc oxide microwires. The piezo-phototronic effect charges LEDs' ability to convert electricity to UV ligh...
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EUV Symposium report card: EUV's past, present, and future
October 28, 2011
Two Wall Street analysts report their impressions from last week's EUV Symposium (Oct. 17-19 in Miami), where companies in the EUV supply chain reported their latest results and planned progress th...
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PVD Solutions for Next Generation MEMS and Sensors
As the industry is incorporating more MEMS devices with integrated magnetic sensors, they are encountering challenges that cannot be overcome with ...
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