The performance of flexible large-area organic photodiodes has advanced to the point that they can now offer advantages over conventional silicon photodiode technology, particularly for applications such as biomedical imaging and biometric monitoring that require detecting low levels of light across large areas.
Semiconductors
Next-Generation Computer Chip With Two Heads
It’s a major breakthrough in the field of electronics. Engineers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) have developed a next-generation circuit that allows for smaller, faster and more energy-efficient devices – which would have major benefits for artificial-intelligence systems.
2020 Global Semiconductor Alliance Award Nominees Announced
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the 2020 award nominees for the GSA Awards Virtual Ceremony. This year’s event will be hosted virtually on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 and will feature virtual networking before the program begins.
Gigaphoton Launches Its Latest KrF Light Source Model ‘G60K’
Gigaphoton Inc., a manufacturer of lightsources used in semiconductor lithography, has announced that it began shipping its new KrF light source model ‘G60K’ on October 29.
Scientists Grow Carbon Nanotube Forest Much Longer Than Any Other
Today, a multitude of industries, including optics, electronics, water purification, and drug delivery, innovate at an unprecedented scale with nanometer-wide rolls of honeycomb-shaped graphite sheets called carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Charge Traps in Organic Semiconductors
Scientists at Swansea University have developed a very sensitive method to detect the tiny signatures of so called ‘charge traps’ in organic semiconductors.
Samco Supplies Konka Group Co., with ICP Etching and PECVD Systems for the Production of MicroLEDs
Samco, a manufacturer of plasma processing equipment for the compound semiconductor industry, announced that KONKA Group Co., Ltd. based in Shenzhen, China had installed multiple Samco systems for the production of MicroLEDs.
Q3 Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 11 Percent Compared to Q2
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $113.6 billion during the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 11.0 percent over the previous quarter and 5.8 percent more than the third quarter of 2019.
‘Transparent Solar Cells’ Can Take Us Towards a New Era of Personalized Energy
Today, the imminent climate change crisis demands a shift from conventionally used fossil fuels to efficient sources of green energy. This has led to researchers looking into the concept of “personalized energy,” which would make on-site energy generation possible.
300mm Fab Spending to Boom Through 2023 With Two Record Highs, SEMI Reports
300mm fab investments in 2020 will grow by 13% year-over-year (YoY) to eclipse the previous record high set in 2018 and log another banner year for the semiconductor industry in 2023, SEMI reported today in its 300mm Fab Outlook to 2024.
