Superconducting nanowires help in study of phase transistors
05 August, 2002By creating superconducting nanowires using carbon nanotube molecules, researchers at the University of Illinois are investigating just how small a wire can become and remain a superconductor
Nanospintronics
03 July, 2002Physicists at the Institute for Microstructural Sciences (Ottawa) have created a prototype of a single-spin transistor, that consists of a quantum dot connected to spin-polarised leads.
Charger MOSFETs
11 December, 2001Four PowerPAK 1212-8 MOSFET devices designed for battery charger switching and protection applications have been announced by Siliconix.
Intel transistor raises speed limit
29 November, 2001Intel has unveiled a design for transistors which it says will operate at speeds hundreds of times faster than today's production devices.
Bipolar Power Transistor
13 November, 2001STMicroelectronics has introduced the first in a family of high-gain bipolar power transistors that feature low saturation voltage, making it suitable for low-voltage switching applications.
Gate Oxide Fabrication Method for MOS Devices
13 December, 2000In an increasingly mobile world of go-anywhere, do-everything personal products, the semiconductor industry is locked into a search for technologies that support lower power consumption and enhanced reliability in highly integrated LSI.
