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Aerosol jet printing creates durable, low-power transistors for next-generation tech

Tiny electronic devices, called microelectronics, may one day be printed as easily as words on a page, thanks to new research from scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National ...
Purdue University

New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit – but not if the transistor “type” is undetectable. Purdue University ...
EDN

Not All Design Limits Should Be Equal Especially For MOS Transistor Design

If you have designed blocks in submicron technologies you realize that supply voltages make circuit designs difficult. In the newer technologies, the supply voltage continues to shrink. So how does an ...
Duke Pratt School of Engineering

Study Finds Next-Generation Transistor Performance Inflated in Most Lab Testing

Duke engineers show how a common device architecture used to test 2D transistors overstates their performance prospects in real-world devices.
CRN

Intel Bets On ‘Transistor-Resilient Design’ To Avoid Past Mistakes

The semiconductor giant wants to avoid past mistakes that have resulted in product delays by taking a new approach to the way it designs chips, which has already resulted with what the company says is ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Scientists create molecular transistor

The world's smallest transistor, made from only six atoms of carbon suspended between two gold electrodes, has been created by scientists from the US and South Korea. Transistors amplify or switch ...
Electronic Design

How SiC Transistors Can Improve Power-Conversion Efficiency

Properties of wide-bandgap materials, with a focus on SiC. How a bridgeless totem-pole topology can help cut losses. A breakdown of the half-bridge inverter topology The efficiency of power-conversion ...
Nanowerk

Vertical transistor design enables stretchy bioelectronic devices to better interface with human tissue

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The seamless integration of electronic devices with living tissue remains one of the most significant challenges in bioelectronics. Traditional electronic components are rigid and ...
TechSpot

Scientists create wood transistor that runs at about 1Hz

WTF?! Silicon has been the material of choice for the semiconductors that power our electronics for decades. Manufacturers and designers are looking for alternatives as they begin to question how much ...
Nanowerk

Common lab design inflates 2D transistor performance by up to six times

Lab architecture used to test 2D semiconductors artificially boosts performance metrics, making it harder to assess whether these materials can truly replace silicon.
Electronic Design

Could This “2D” Transistor Process Transform Logic and Power Device Production?

CDimension’s technology, which enables semiconductor makers to manufacture arrays of extremely small, fast, and efficient “2D” transistors, has the potential to change what’s possible for both digital ...