Semiconductors

Topological insulators are quantum materials, which, due to their exotic electronic structure, on surfaces and edges conduct electric current like metal, while acting as an insulator in bulk. Scientists from the Max-Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have demonstrated for the first time how to tell apart topological materials from their regular – trivial – counterparts within a millionth of a billionth of a second by probing it with ultra-fast laser light.

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Catherine Failliet’s appointment to its board of directors. Failliet brings more than 25 years of senior executive experience in business development and project management in water and energy systems and smart-city programs to Kerlink’s board.

Everspin Technologies, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Plasma-Therm, allowing Everspin to use the 8-inch Pinnacle Ion Beam Etch System for advanced STT-MRAM materials and etch development in conjunction with their Chandler 8-inch facility.

In two breakthroughs in the realm of photonics, City College of New York graduate researchers are reporting the successful demonstration of an LED (light-emitting diode) based on half-light half-matter quasiparticles in atomically thin materials. This is also the first successful test of an electrically driven light emitter using atomically thin semiconductors embedded in a light trapping structure (optical cavity).

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced it has achieved certification for dozens of new, innovative features to the Synopsys Digital and Custom Design Platforms on TSMC’s most advanced 5nm process technology, required for high-performance computing (HPC) and mobile chip designs. In addition to certification of HPC and mobile design flows, Synopsys has also achieved the certification for its design tools on TSMC’s industry-leading N5P and N6 process technologies, enabling early customer design work.