An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or chip, is a miniaturized electronic circuit consisting of transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other components fabricated onto a single ...

In this section, the manufacturing requirements associated with advanced semiconductor lithography are discussed. This is followed by a discussion of lithographic approaches being used or being ...

The process of designing, manufacturing, and testing ICs is complex and exhaustive. The main contributors are the design and verification teams, IP vendors, and IC manufacturers. The process of ...

Founded in 1976 in Aichi Prefecture, Toyohashi University of Technology has been a home for research on integrated circuits, the foundational component for semiconductors, since 1979. According to the ...

RIT’s microelectronic engineering BS program combines an EE curriculum with semiconductor courses to master the materials, processes and devices in microchips. A Reputation for Excellence: RIT is a ...

With the never ending march of technological progress, arguably the most complex technologies become so close to magic as to be impenetrable to those outside the industry in which they operate. We’ve ...

Forming circuits involves the use of cylindrical pieces of semiconductor material. These cylinders are sliced into thin, circular pieces known as bare wafers. The bare wafers are then oxidized before ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is upgrading its Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory (SMFL) to further advance the university’s research in integrated photonics, quantum ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The technology for nanomaterial-based device fabrication is still at its infancy, despite the surge in research publications over the past decade. As a matter of fact, the ...