FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Geanie Umberger, Associate Vice President for Research; Director, Office of Industrial Partnerships, Penn State Sudhir Gopalswamy, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Solutions Group, onsemi Daniel…
By Jamie Oberdick
Two-dimensional materials are vital for the type of semiconductors that will push the future of electronic devices and energy-efficient lighting, but they are a challenge to make. They must have very few defects,…
The big news around semiconductors, the factor that drove the CHIPS for America Act, was and is the supply chain. Many in the media focused on the shortages and disruption in the chips supply chain that was caused by the pandemic, and in…
Silicon has been king for a long time in computer technology. It is the namesake for America’s technology hub, Silicon Valley. However, silicon is nearing its limit as an effective semiconductor material.
While a lot of the focus on fighting climate change lands on things like gasoline vehicles and factory emissions, computers gobble up plenty of carbon-based energy on their own.
“If we could reduce the energy cost of computation, we…