A research team affiliated with UNIST has made a significant breakthrough in overcoming one of the most persistent challenges ...

This video explains the fundamental concepts of semiconductors and how they enable modern electronics. It covers the essential physics behind semiconductors, including energy band gaps and the process ...

Semiconductors’ extremely energy- and resource-intensive manufacturing process makes them a prime target for climate-conscious finger wagging. Carbon emissions from electronic waste are massive and ...

Nitride semiconductors have emerged as pivotal materials in solar energy conversion due to their versatile electronic properties and the opportunity they offer to exploit earth‐abundant elements.

Techniques for Band Gap Engineering vary, including doping, the introduction of impurities into a semiconductor to alter its electrical properties; strain engineering, where stress is applied to ...

Several semiconductor companies in Taiwan are among the world's top-ranking companies in various ESG ratings, but they are not immune to a potential carbon lock-in effect due to the fact that the ...

TSMC has high power usage, and Taiwan's tight electricity supply will test its chip production. Taiwan's sluggish electricity growth challenges the semiconductor industry's expansion. TSMC aims for ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be moulded into various structures using nano containers, without altering its composition, the ...

US chipmaker Onsemi has unveiled vertical gallium nitride (vGaN) semiconductors that support energy-intensive applications, such as AI data centers and electric vehicles. According to the company, the ...

An international research team has developed a new intermediate band solar cell (IBSC) design that includes a quantum ratchet (QR) semiconductor nanostructure. This new element reportedly enables ...