Fag End of Silicon Age

While the very first version used germanium, the industry quickly pivoted to silicon because it handled heat far better. By ...
Tech Xplore

Tiny memory switches could shrink 5G and 6G radio-frequency chips

Mobile phones today handle far more wireless signals and services than earlier generations. The same is true of the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Untangling Chip Traffic Jams

Scaling NoCs across chiplets requires earlier validation of coherency, congestion, thermal effects, and fault behavior.
Electronic Design

MEMS-Based Circuit-Breaker Modules Flourish in Navy Trials

Successful U.S. Navy field trials of Menlo’s MEMS-based 1,000-V, 125-A smart circuit-breaker modules validate how they can ...

Convert an ATX Power Supply Into a 3.3V, 5V and 12V Bench Tool

Repurposing an old ATX power supply into a bench power supply is a cost-effective and sustainable project, offering multiple ...
Electronic Design

Stacked Power MOSFETs Bring Half-Bridge Inside the Package

Using its AmpStack vertical die-stacking technology, AOS can integrate high- and low-side MOSFETs into a single package.
IEEE

MOSFET Compact Model Recalibration Based on Product-Related Layouts Using Bayesian Optimization

Abstract: There is often a discrepancy between chip level hardware performance and the predictions from SPICE simulation using MOSFET compact models. With the scaling of advanced semiconductor ...
IEEE

Proposal of a phase-change optical switch using a low-loss MnTe thin film

Abstract: We propose a novel low-loss phase-change optical switch using MnTe thin film, which has a smaller absorption coefficient than conventional phase-change materials. The designed phase-change ...