From Photovoltaics Report

from Semiconductor International Sharp Breaks Record for Triple-Junction Compound Solar Cell By successfully forming a high-crystallinity bottom layer from InGaAs rather than the traditional germanium, Sharp has boosted conversion efficiency to 35.8% for its research-level triple-junction compound solar cell. more » » »  Ascent...

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MEMS Motion Sensors Stay in Motion

from Semiconductor International In the October issue of Semiconductor International, Laurent Robin of Yole Developpement writes that MEMS inertial sensors now represent a $1.85B market. While the majority comes from automotive applications, consumer should overtake automotive by 2012. "When it comes to very high volumes, big IC players are often...

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Solar's Changing Climate: Photovoltaics and the Legislative Effect

from Semiconductor International In this webcast, aired originally on Aug. 27, our global panel of experts -- Winfried Hoffmann of EPIA, Rhone Resch of SEIA and Paula Mints of Navigant Consulting -- explored the evolving legislative environment in key and emerging markets around the world, examining the effects governments are having on the viability...

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From Wefer processing report

News from Semiconductor International IEDM Confronts Logic Scaling Challenges The International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), set for Dec. 6-9 in Baltimore, includes presentations on new annealing techniques, finFETs, compound semiconductors and random telegraph noise. The conference, with 215 paper presentations, will be preceded by a Sunday short...

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Perspectives From the Leading Edge: 3-D IC in the City by the Bay

From Semiconductor International At the San Francisco IEEE 3-D conference, MIT's Lincoln Lab reported on their DARPA-sponsored 3-D integration process to combine Si readout circuits with InGaAs photodetectors for short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) imagers. They examined the MOSFET performance before and after integration and found no apparent degradation...

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Dow Unveils CIGS-Based Solar Shingles

from Semiconductor International Dow Chemical Co. unveiled its line of Powerhouse Solar Shingles, integrating thin-film CIGS solar cells with standard asphalt single materials for rooftop applications. more » » » ...

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News from Semiconductor International

Intel Ramping 32 nm Manufacturing in Oregon Intel is shipping "large numbers" of 32 nm samples of its Westmere processor to PC vendors for system testing, said Intel Senior Fellow Mark Bohr. "The 32 nm process is certified, and we are loading up our first factory in support of planned Q4 revenue production," he said.more » » »  Samsung...

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Fabrication of low-cost electronic biosensors

aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stauffer III, 381 North-South Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-5025, USAbCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA Available online 25 September 2009.  The fabrication of miniaturized, low-cost, flexible sensors based on organic electronics via high-throughput techniques (e.g. printing) is expected to provide important benefits for applications in chemical and biological detection. The...

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