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Researchers Build Compact Energy Converters Using Gallium Nitride Semiconductors

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory incorporated gallium nitride semiconductors to create a high-efficiency power converter that is more compact, affordable and efficient.

21 May 2026

Forge Nano Delivers Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment to Leading Fortune Global 500 Communications Company for Commercial Photonics Applications

Forge Nano, Inc., a leading U.S. based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition ("ALD") technology for artificial intelligence ("AI")-era chip manufacturing and defense battery applications, which has signed an agreement to merge with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. ("Archimedes II"), today announced the delivery of its TEPHRA™ semiconductor wafer fabrication tool to a leading Fortune Global 500 communications infrastructure company for advanced photonics applications.

From Forge Nano 15 May 2026

New Method Enables Ferroelectric Switching in Aluminum Nitride Semiconductors

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory showed they can "write" ferroelectric regions into aluminum nitride by using a helium ion beam to create precise defects while keeping the crystal intact.

11 May 2026

Keeping it Cool at the Nano Level

Semiconductor manufacturing operates at extraordinary precision. In advanced fabrication processes, temperature stability within fractions of a degree can influence wafer alignment and process consistency.

From Precision Micro Limited 27 Apr 2026

Forge Nano, U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Leader for AI-Era Chips and Defense Batteries, to List on NASDAQ through Merger with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co.

Forge Nano, Inc. ("Forge Nano"), a leading U.S. based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition ("ALD") technology for artificial intelligence ("AI")-era chip manufacturing and defense battery applications, and Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. ("Archimedes II"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement ("Transaction") that would result in Forge Nano becoming a publicly listed company.

From Forge Nano 24 Apr 2026

All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Achieve Record-Breaking Charge Cycles

All-solid-state batteries promise to be lighter and safer than today’s batteries for transportation. Argonne scientists have discovered a way to boost their performance, bringing them one step closer to commercialization.

17 Apr 2026

Bruker Invests in Photothermal AFM-IR to Advance Semiconductor Research

Bruker Corporation today announced accelerated development of its photothermal AFM-IR spectroscopy capabilities to address research challenges facing the semiconductor industry as device architectures continue to shrink and systems become increasingly more complex.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 8 Apr 2026

Advanced Microscopy Visualizes Hidden Atomic Motifs in Semiconductors

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics. Many semiconductors are made primarily of one element with a few other atoms added to the mix.

1 Apr 2026

New Studies for Manufacturing Advanced Materials in Orbit

Life-saving medicines, optical fibers and semiconductors could be made in space to benefit people and businesses across the UK.

10 Feb 2026

Forge Nano Transforms Advanced Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing with High-Speed 1000:1 Aspect Ratio Atomic Layer Deposition Coatings

Forge Nano, Inc., a technology company pioneering domestic battery and semiconductor innovations, today announced a breakthrough that fundamentally redefines the economics and architecture of advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

8 Feb 2026

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