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Flawed chip reliability tests may misjudge insulators' lifetimes, new method suggests

Microelectronics is currently undergoing major changes: The industry is working on promising new materials and chip architectures. But this also means that novel electronic materials must be tested ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Impact of the Gate and Fin Space Variation on Stress Modulation and FinFET Transistor Performance

Device scaling in advanced CMOS nodes is becoming more difficult due to patterning limitations and complex 3-D transistor integration schemes. This also makes the devices more sensitive to patterning ...
IEEE

Layout experiments and test structures to characterize Local Layout Effects due to mechanical stress in FinFET transistors

Abstract: This paper presents a characterization approach to study Local Layout Effects (LLEs) in FinFET devices. Since mechanical stress is commonly used as a mobility booster in modern transistors, ...
IEEE

Bias and Temperature Stress Effects in IGZO TFTs and the Application of Step-Stress Testing to Increase Reliability Test Throughput

Abstract: Indium-gallium–zinc-oxide thin-film transistors (IGZO TFTs) are widely used in numerous applications including displays and are emerging as a promising alternative for flexible IC production ...
AZoNano

Using Graphene Field Effect Transistors in Biosensors

A field effect transistor (FET) is a carrier device with three terminals: source, drain, and gate. In FETs, an electric field can be applied at the terminal of the gate, modifying the conductive ...
C&EN

Ultraprecise Antigen 10-in-1 Pool Testing by Multiantibodies Transistor Assay

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Fudan University ...
C&EN

Flexible and Transparent Thin-Film Transistors Based on Two-Dimensional Materials for Active-Matrix Display

The Supporting Information is available free of charge at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.9b18945. Electrical characteristics of graphene FETs after work ...
Business Wire

Cerebras Systems Unveils the Industry’s First Trillion Transistor Chip

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerebras Systems, a startup dedicated to accelerating Artificial intelligence (AI) compute, today unveiled the largest chip ever built. Optimized for AI work, the ...
Hackaday

Review: Transistor Tester

Amazon has been getting creepier and creepier lately with their recommendations. Every time I log in, I’m presented with a list of new Blinky LEDs, Raspberry Pi accessories, Arduino shields, and the ...
PNAS

Label-free detection of DNA hybridization using carbon nanotube network field-effect transistors

We report carbon nanotube network field-effect transistors (NTNFETs) that function as selective detectors of DNA immobilization and hybridization. NTNFETs with immobilized synthetic oligonucleotides ...