Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit ...

Many displays found in smartphones and televisions rely on thin-film transistors (TFTs) made from indium gallium zinc oxide ...

TSMC's recent decision to phase out its gallium nitride (GaN) foundry business is sending ripples through the compound ...

Insights into atomic-scale defects may enable next-generation thin-film transistors for smartphones, televisions, and ...

Unusually large quantities of antimony - a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants - have poured into the United ...

Semiconductor processing is notoriously challenging. It is one of the most intricate feats of modern engineering due to the ...

Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for ultra-sensitive infrared detection at eye-safe wavelengths are built around compound ...

Individual defects in superconducting quantum circuits have been imaged for the first time, thanks to research by scientists ...

Defect detection requirements on the order of 10 defective parts per million (DPPM) are driving improvements in inspection ...

Utilizing IR PiFM, researchers can accurately analyze contaminants and defects under 20 nm, enhancing surface ...

Semiconductors are materials that have a small electronic bandgap. This bandgap prevents current from flowing at absolute zero, but thermally excited charge carriers can begin to flow at higher ...