Category: Semiconductor
Semiconductor/IC
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Room-Temp Covalent Wafer Bonding
MEMS elements are delicate. They sit there in their little cavities, expecting to operate in some sort of controlled environment – perhaps a particular gas…
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3D Spintronics
I stumbled across a work by a team from Cambridge that takes spintronics into 3D. The idea reflects the obvious fact that 3D storage should…
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The Scribe and the Princess and the Pea
OK, perhaps “scribe line” is more accurate, but I do love a double entendre (even if not salacious). I had a discussion with KLA-Tencor at…
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3D-IC Planning
During Cadence’s recent CDNlive event, I had a discussion with Kevin Rinebold to talk about 3D-IC planning and design. Actually, it’s more than that, covering…
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An AC-Biased Microphone
I’ll round out the last of the things that caught my attention at this year’s ISSCC with a proposal and implementation of an AC-biased microphone.…
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Dry Etch Edges Wet
Two announcements have come out recently regarding dry etch systems. Now… dry etch is nothing new. Although it is newer than wet etch, which is…
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20 to 14: Less Bad Than You Thought?
Conventional wisdom should suggest the following points: Each new process node affects all layers Moving to FinFETs will be a big change for designers Turns…
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Teasing Apart FBAR Loading and Temperature Effects
We hear stories of a not-so-distant future when we can wave our tricorder-like devices around and detect all kinds of substances that might be in…