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What's next for the semiconductor industry?

07 July, 2025

For decades, the development of semiconductors has followed Moore’s Law, but with signs of it slowing down, the electronics industry must look for new innovations to maintain progress.


Electron–phonon interactions boost 2D semiconductor activity

26 June, 2025 by Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara

Researchers have found that electron–phonon interactions can enhance electrical conductivity in 2D semiconductors by enabling hydrodynamic energy flow.


Quantum material reveals ultra-thin semiconductor junction

30 May, 2025

Researchers have discovered an ultra-thin semiconductor junction within a quantum material. This junction could lead to advancements in miniaturised electronics.


Researchers develop semiconductor with tuneable electronic properties

29 May, 2025 by University of Nottingham

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


Novel design for flexible thermoelectric semiconductor

23 April, 2025 by Queensland University of Technology

Researchers have identified a new material which could be used as a flexible semiconductor in wearable devices.


3D semiconductor chip alignment boosts performance

31 October, 2024 by University of Massachusetts Amherst

Researchers have developed an ultra-precise method to align 3D semiconductor chips using lasers and holograms.


Researchers illuminate inner workings of new-age soft semiconductors

03 October, 2024 by Andrew Myers, Stanford University

Using a specialised electron microscope designed for delicate materials, materials scientists are exploring the microstructure of promising soft semiconductors that could lead to new-generation electronics.


The next leap in semiconductors

18 September, 2024

With companies like Intel investing in cutting-edge EUV lithography and advanced packaging technologies, the global semiconductor industry is destined for a transformation.


Eco-friendly tungsten recovered from semiconductor waste

14 August, 2024

Researchers have developed an economically viable bioleaching process to extract rare metals from semiconductor waste.


Novel semiconductor tech paves the way for next-gen AI

09 August, 2024

Researchers have demonstrated that analog hardware using ECRAM devices can maximise the computational performance of artificial intelligence.


Eco-friendly GaN semiconductor production boosts crystal quality

02 August, 2024

Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors can now be grown without ammonia, a toxic chemical that needs to be detoxified before it can be released into the atmosphere.


Researchers observe 2D-magnesium-intercalated GaN superlattices

18 June, 2024

Researchers have observed a thermal reaction of gallium nitride with magnesium, which resulted in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure.


Hidden semiconductor activity spotted by researchers

18 April, 2024 by Jamie Oberdick, Penn State News

Researchers have discovered that the material that a semiconductor chip device is built on, called the substrate, responds to changes in electricity.


Fully coupled annealing processor for enhanced problem solving

03 April, 2024

Researchers have designed a scalable, fully-coupled annealing processor with 4096 spins, and parallelised capabilities for accelerated problem-solving.


3D reflectors help boost data rate in wireless communications

14 March, 2024 by David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have developed a semiconductor chip that will enable smaller devices to operate at the higher frequencies needed for future 6G communications.


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