Electronic devices have become an indispensable part of our lives in our technology-driven world. These devices owe their existence to a crucial component known as the semiconductor wafer. In this ...

Power consumption is a crucial consideration for all types of electronics. As critical power components used in a wide range of electronic products, power MOSFET and other types of power semiconductor ...

China's top silicon wafer maker, National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG), has unveiled a major restructuring, taking full control of three loss-making 12-inch wafer subsidiaries. The buyout, valued at ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a system for manipulating and precisely positioning individual nanowires Researchers at the National Institute of ...

Solar start-up 1366 Technologies is working on a technology that promises to dramatically cut the cost of solar cell manufacturing. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

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One of the main challenges in developing semiconductor chip technology is making electronic components smaller and more effective. This difficulty is most noticeable in lithography, which is the ...

The ability to create materials with well-defined characteristics at the micro-and sub-micrometer dimensions is critical in a broad range of research fields and enterprises, from microelectronic chips ...

New Monolithic Lens Molding (MLM) capability enables up to eight-megapixel-and-higher-resolution devices. CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMICON JAPAN -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier ...

Solar start-up 1366 Technologies is developing a technology to convert raw silicon ingots directly into solar cells, a process that could slash solar manufacturing costs. The Lexington, Mass.-based ...