Technical Articles/Papers
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Optimising green LEDs for near-eye applications
April 9, 2025 — Courtesy of Compound Semiconductor
A common approach for producing commercial, high-current LEDs involves the inclusion of pre-well layers – these superlattices, featuring low-indium content layers, are inserted before the active region to aid strain engineering.
Production system for double-sided wafer probe test for silicon photonics
April 6, 2025 —Courtesy of Silicon Semiconductor
This innovative solution is designed to meet the growing demand for high-throughput electro-optical testing of silicon photonic wafers driven by co-packaged optics (CPO) applications.
How to Optimize MEMS IMU Data Coherence and Timing in Navigation Systems
April 3, 2025 — Courtesy of All4Chip (Korean Language)
For those evaluating inertial sensor solutions for the first time, existing compute and I/O resources can be limited in data rates and synchronization capabilities, making it difficult to properly field evaluate sensor capabilities.
Auto Sector Leads The Way In IC Security
April 3, 2025 — Courtesy of Semiconductor Engineering
Concerns about chip and system security are beginning to bear fruit in some markets, driven by the overlap in safety and security in automotive applications and the growing value of algorithms and complex systems in others. But how and when that security is implemented is still all over the map, and so is its effectiveness.
Asymmetric Transient Voltage Suppression Diodes for SiC Gate Protection
March 26, 2025 — Courtesy of Power Electronics News
This article highlights Littelfuse’s new family of asymmetric TVS diodes, designed for gate protection in SiC MOSFETs.
Scientific Notes on Power Electronics: Is It Possible to Make an Inverter with an RC Circuit?
March 24, 2025 — Courtesy of Power Electronics News
A simple RC circuit can’t function as an inverter, but a previous tutorial explored how an RC circuit’s output behaves when driven by an exponentially damped RLC circuit, offering insightful considerations.
The Great Debate at APEC 2025: GaN vs. SiC
March 24, 2025 —Courtesy of Power Electronics News
Wide-bandgap semiconductors—specifically gallium nitride and silicon carbide—are revolutionizing power electronics, enabling higher efficiency, smaller form factors, and greater performance in applications ranging from electric vehicles to data centers.
SiC MOSFETs, Global Battery Market, Power Solutions For Data Centers: Power Electronics Week Insights
March 21, 2025 — Courtesy of Power Electronics News
Here’s a RoundUp of this week’s must-read articles – we’ll delve into the latest developments on SiC MOSFETs, Global Battery Market, and Power Solutions For Data Centers!
Wafer-Level Test Infrastructure for Higher Parallel Wafer Level Testing of SoC
March 3, 2025 — Courtesy of Semiconductor Engineering
A new technical paper titled “Design and Implementation of Test Infrastructure for Higher Parallel Wafer Level Testing of System-on-Chip” was published by researchers at Inha University and Teradyne.
RISC-V High Performance Multicore and GPU SoC Platform For Safety Critical System
March 3, 2025 — Courtesy of Semiconductor Engineering
A new technical paper titled “A RISC-V Multicore and GPU SoC Platform with a Qualifiable Software Stack for Safety Critical Systems” published by researchers at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya and Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
Global IC Fabs And Facilities Report: 2024
January 21, 2025 — Courtesy of Semiconductor Engineering
The chip industry made significant capital investments this year to build new fabs and facilities or expand existing premises. A number of sites were dedicated to SiC, GaN, DRAM, HBM, along with packaging and assembly by OSATs, and essential gases, chemicals, and other components. More than a dozen R&D centers were also established for 8-inch wafers, EUV, and advanced packaging. Investments came from both companies and government sources, and many CHIPS Act awards have now been finalized.
Auto Chip Aging Accelerates In Hot Climates
December 9, 2024 — Courtesy of Semiconductor Engineering
Automotive chips are aging significantly faster than expected in hot climates with sustained high temperatures, raising concerns about the reliability of electrified vehicles over time and whether advanced-node chips are the right choice for safety-critical applications.