Osaka University-led researchers make ultra-thin nanowires of Fe3O4, with a remarkable ‘Verwey transition’ from metal to insulator at low temperature — a highly sought-after property for nanoelectronics.
Semiconductors
SiC and GaN-based Power Electronics to Boost Automotive Semiconductor Efficiencies and Profitability
Strategy Analytics predicts that as HEV/EV (hybrid electric vehicle/electric vehicle) platforms become a greater proportion of the global vehicle manufacturing mix, the demand for power electronic components will account for over 55% of the total semiconductor demand from HEV/EV powertrain by 2026. The Strategy Analytics Powertrain Body Chassis & Safety (PBCS) service report, “HEV-EV Semiconductor Technology Outlook: What Role will SiC and GaN Play?,” finds the emphasis on improving system efficiencies…
Limitation Exposed in Promising Quantum Computing Material
Metallic surfaces no longer protected as topological insulators become thinner.
Breakthrough Material Could Lead to Cheaper, More Widespread Solar Panels and Electronics
Two physics research groups at the University of Kansas have generated free electrons from organic semiconductors when combined with a single atomic layer of molybdenum disulfide, a recently discovered two-dimensional semiconductor.
Rice Device Channels Heat into Light
Carbon nanotube films created at Rice University enable method to recycle waste heat.
China’s Leading Photonics Exhibition to Present Solutions to Semiconductor Industry
As a world’s leading photonics event, the coming CIOE will present the most completed semiconductor solutions on manufacturing from materials, to devices and applications.
Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 1.5 Percent in Second Quarter of 2019
After two quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Shipments totaled 63 million units in the second quarter of 2019, up from 62 million units in the second quarter of 2018.
Study Contributes to the Production of Flexible Electronic Devices
Research conducted by Brazilian and Italian scientists ordered the structure of polythiophene to enhance the optical and electronic properties of this organic conductive polymer.
Physicists’ Finding Could Revolutionize Information Transmission
A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside, has observed, characterized, and controlled dark trions in a semiconductor — ultraclean single-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) — a feat that could increase the capacity and alter the form of information transmission.
How to Catch More “Disappearing” Latent Defects
By 2020 electronic devices will account for over 35% of the manufacturing cost of an automobile, and by 2030, that number is expected to rise to 50%.
