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New ECellAs Arsenic Cracker Source for Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) from Oxford Instruments

The new ECellAs valved Arsenic effusion source or ‘cracker cell’ for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) from Oxford Instruments is designed for high performance MBE growth of Arsenic-containing III-V materials. Lar...

10 Nov 2006

New Composite Substrates Could Provide Cost Efficient Alternative to GaN for High RF Power Devices

Picogiga International, a division of the Soitec Group (Euronext, Paris) and the leader of the European HYPHEN project, today announced excellent initial material characterization results surrounding gallium nitride (GaN...

9 Nov 2006

Applied Materials to Acquire Brooks Software for $125 Million

Applied Materials has announced that it has agreed to purchase the assets of Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., for $125 million in cash. Brooks Software is a leading provider of factory management a...

7 Nov 2006

Physicists Observe New Property of Matter

Physicists at the University of California, San Diego have for the first time observed the spontaneous production of coherence within "excitons," the bound pairs of electrons and holes that enable semiconductor...

7 Nov 2006

Physicists Observe Mechanism That Allows Semiconductors to Function as Novel Electronic Materials

Physicists at the University of California, San Diego have for the first time observed the spontaneous production of coherence within “excitons,” the bound pairs of electrons and holes that enable semiconduct...

3 Nov 2006

Model for Determining Metal-Induced Reconstruction of Compound Semiconductor Surfaces

CAS physicists have proposed a generalized electron-counting model to serve as the guiding principle in understanding metal-induced surface reconstruction of compound semiconductors. The work was reported in Phys. Rev. L...

26 Oct 2006

Can Conventional Semiconductors Learn New Tricks?

Can conventional semiconductors learn new tricks? Igor Zutic is betting that they can. Zutic, a University at Buffalo theoretical physicist and the recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awar...

26 Oct 2006

Researchers Strep Towards Extreme Ultraviolet Light - Potential for Computer Chips

A University of Central Florida research team has made a substantial inroad toward establishing extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) as a primary power source for manufacturing the next generation of computer chips. The te...

17 Oct 2006

New Standard for the Chemical Composition of Thin-Film Semiconductor Alloys

A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of semiconductor, about the size of a button, coated with aluminum, gallium, an...

17 Oct 2006

Gallium Nitride Quantum Well Produced Using Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Technologies and Devices International, Inc., a privately held Maryland corporation (TDI), announced another major breakthrough in Gallium Nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor material technology by fabrication of GaN qu...

12 Oct 2006

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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New ECellAs Arsenic Cracker Source for Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) from Oxford Instruments

New Composite Substrates Could Provide Cost Efficient Alternative to GaN for High RF Power Devices

Applied Materials to Acquire Brooks Software for $125 Million

Physicists Observe New Property of Matter

Physicists Observe Mechanism That Allows Semiconductors to Function as Novel Electronic Materials

Model for Determining Metal-Induced Reconstruction of Compound Semiconductor Surfaces

Can Conventional Semiconductors Learn New Tricks?

Researchers Strep Towards Extreme Ultraviolet Light - Potential for Computer Chips

New Standard for the Chemical Composition of Thin-Film Semiconductor Alloys

Gallium Nitride Quantum Well Produced Using Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy

Ensuring Battery Material Quality at Every Step

Understanding Cryogenics and Vibration Isolation in Scientific Instruments

Eliminating Contaminants: How Advanced Analytics Improve Battery Quality

How the PDM3700 Helps You Stay Compliant with Real-Time Dust Monitoring

RXT Series: Reliance® Legacy Motors

SM-92100EUVC: Excimer UV Cleaner

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Semiconductor News

Ensuring Battery Material Quality at Every Step

Understanding Cryogenics and Vibration Isolation in Scientific Instruments

Eliminating Contaminants: How Advanced Analytics Improve Battery Quality

1Scientists Turn CO₂ Into High-Performance Fuels Using Nickel Catalyst

2Advanced Ion-Selective Membranes Boost Clean Energy Systems

3Water Heaters Could Revolutionize Thermal Energy Storage

4'Entropy Catastrophe' is Testing Theoretical Stability As Gold is Superheated

5Stronger, Cheaper Titanium a 'Leap Forward' for Industry

6Composite Tubes Enable Geothermal Energy Storage

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