Semiconductors

MicroLEDs Moving From Lab to Fab

Semiconductor Engineering: Every disruptive technology has its “aha” moment — the time when everyone from engineers to investors realizes that, yes, this technology is the real deal and it won’t be scrapped on the R&D floor. For many, it was Samsung’s recent announcement of a 110-inch microLED TV that irrevocably…

The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach

New York Times: President Biden and many lawmakers in Washington are worried these days about computer chips and China’s ambitions with the foundational technology. But a massive machine sold by a…

Trions get trapped in moiré superlattices

Materials Today: When two similar atomic layers with mismatching lattice constants – the constant distance between a layer’s unit cells – and/or orientation are stacked together, the resulting bilayer can exhibit a moiré pattern and form a moiré superlattice. Moiré patterns…

IBM Introduces the World’s First 2-nm Node Chip

IEEE Spectrum: IBM has become the first in the world to introduce a 2-nanometer (nm) node chip. IBM claims this new chip will improve performance by 45 percent using the same amount of power, or use 75 percent less energy while…