Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

A study revealed that a simple thermal reaction of gallium nitride with metallic magnesium results in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure. This represents the first time researchers ...

Essential to these functionalities is a process called doping, in which the semiconductor’s chemical makeup is modified by adding a small amount of chemicals or impurities. By carefully choosing the ...

Doping in semiconductors is adding a small amount of impurities into a very pure semiconductor material. It might sound strange to add impurities on purpose, but this is a critical to make ...

A research team from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, led by Professor Jiwoong Yang, has developed a new technique to regulate ...

Sensors are used for detecting a range of phenomena, such as chemical, electrical, mechanical, radiant, magnetic or thermal changes or events. Today, most sensors are manufactured using semiconductor ...

Professor Jiwoong Yang and his research team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST; President Kunwoo Lee) successfully developed ...

Researchers are refining methods for studying next-generation organic semiconductors by using a combination of experiments and supercomputing resources. Semiconductors -- a class of materials that can ...

Recently, scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, have devised an innovative approach, leveraging air as a dopant to enhance the conductivity of organic semiconductors. Published in the journal ...

Semiconductors--a class of materials that can function as both electrical conductor and insulator, depending on the circumstances--are an essential technology for all modern electronic innovations.