Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) 1, 2 have attracted significant interest because of their potential for a variety of different applications, including logic and memory circuitry, photonics devices, and chemical and biomolecular sensors. 3–6 Although many different types of semiconductor NW have been investigated, silicon NWs have become prototypical nanowires because they can be readily prepared,...

We present a novel scheme for performing a conditional phase gate between two spin qubits in adjacent semiconductor quantum dots through delocalized single exciton states, formed through the interdot Förster interaction. We consider two resonant quantum dots, each containing a single excess conduction band electron whose spin embodies the qubit. We demonstrate that both the two-qubit gate and a...

We propose an experiment to test Bell’s inequality violation in condensed-matter physics. We show how to generate, manipulate and detect entangled states using ballistic electrons in Coulomb-coupled semiconductor quantum wires. Due to its simplicity (only five gates are required to prepare entangled states and to test Bell’s inequality), the proposed semiconductor-based scheme can be implemente...

A design methodology for the edge termination is proposed to achieve the same breakdown voltage of the non-uniform super-junction (SJ) trench metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (TMOSFET) cell structure. A simple analytical solution for the effect of charge imbalance on the termination region is suggested, and it is satisfied with the simulation of potential distribution. The dopi...

Article history: Received 27 July 2009 Received in revised form 24 March 2010 Accepted 25 March 2010 Patent information provides an objective and public source to understand core technologies of companies. In this paper, a method is proposed for identifying core technology capabilities for a company in the semiconductor industry. The method is built on the patent similarity and Kmeans clusterin...

With advances in information technology, service activities for expensive equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing can be performed from a remote location. This capability is called remote diagnostics (RD). Currently, there are intense development efforts in the semiconductor industry for implementing RD in wafer fabrication facilities to reduce maintenance and capital costs and improve pr...

The upcoming trend in VLSI technology has led to the miniaturization of semiconductor devices which in turn is strongly dependent on the advancement in the CMOS technology. The present technology is below sub-100 nm in channel length which is the minimum dimension of single device. As CMOS technology dimensions are being intrusively scaled down to the fundamental limits such as reduction in car...

Recent development advances have allowed silicon (Si) semiconductor technology to approach the theoretical limits of the Si material; however, power device requirements for many utility applications of power electronics are at a point that the present Si-based power devices cannot handle. The requirements include higher blocking voltages, switching frequencies, efficiency, and reliability. To o...