(Nanowerk News) The latest generations of computer chips are only a few nanometres in size and are becoming ever more energy-saving and powerful as a result of progressive miniaturisation. Since the ...

Germanium quantum dots (QDs) on silicon substrates represent a cutting‐edge research field that bridges the disciplines of semiconductor physics and nanotechnology. The self‐assembled formation of ...

Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals ...

Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of elements from the fourth group of the periodic table -- the 'silicon group'. Built ...

The integration of silicon‐germanium technology in photonic devices has transformed optoelectronics, enabling the realisation of high‐speed, high‐sensitivity detectors that are central to modern ...

Belgian research lab IMEC is developing a 0.18µm BiCMOS silicon germanium process to make the manufacture of radio devices easier, with a full chip ready by the end of next year. It has also teamed up ...

(Nanowerk News) CEA-Leti research scientists have demonstrated that electrons and other charge carriers can move faster in germanium tin than in silicon or germanium, enabling lower operation voltages ...

Georgia Tech scientists and engineers are pursuing the dictum that “smaller is better” to develop a new breed of highly-integrated silicon-based microchips capable of operating in ultra-sophisticated ...

Austin, Texas – Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. process engineers are opening up about how they have strained-literally-to boost the performance of 90-nanometer silicon at only a marginal ...