Surface mount technology holds many benefits but there is no room for sloppy practices; SMT assemblies need the control that semiconductor processing uses. Extreme care must be taken at the start of a design to identify all stress zones and orient components to minimize damage. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

In this work, real-time ultraviolet photodetectors are realized through metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM) structures. Amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide (a-IGZO) is used as semiconductor material and gold metal electrodes. The readout of an individual sensor implemented by a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) consisting all-enhancement a-IGZO thin-film transistor (TFT) operational switched capacitor...

The companynow a wholly owned subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp.has combined expertise in MEMS process technology, MEMS design and test, optics design and optical network engineering. Currently, Silicon Light Machines’ customers are using GLV technology in optical attenuators and switches, direct-to-plate printers, HDTV monitors, electronic cinema projectors and commercial flight simul...

Technology computer aided design ~TCAD! promises predictive calculations of both structural and electrical parameters of advanced semiconductor devices. How realistic is this promise for shallow junction technology? What are the models used for predicting shallow junctions? What kind of verification and experimental support is required? Does TCAD place additional requirements on the characteriz...