Highly reproducible manufacturing of organic optical crystals with well-defined geometry and dimension is important to realize industrially relevant all-organic microelectronic nanophotonic components photonic integrated circuits. Here, programmed shape size alteration square-shaped perylene crystal resonators into circular disk rectangular geometries demonstrated using the focused-ion-beam mil...

This paper reviews present day test structures and illustrates how they hav e ev olved to a continuously changing technology. Structures for measuring resistivity, contact resistance, feature dimensions and overlay errors are presented. Test structures for helping to predict yield and Wafer Reliability Measurements (WLR) are also discussed.

We consider the approximation of a microelectronic device corresponding to a n − n − n diode consisting in a channel flanked on both sides by two highly doped regions. This is modelled through a system of equations: ballistic for the channel and drift-diffusion elsewhere. The overall coupling stems from the Poisson equation for the self-consistent potential. We propose an original numerical met...

A modern microelectronic systems undergraduate program which incorporates electronic design automation software throughout the curriculum faces many challenges at an urban non-residential campus. This paper describes both the challenges facing small non-residential departments offering microelectronic systems education and the approach used at the University of Colorado at Denver to begin to ov...

This paper describes the microelectronic design education initiatives sponsored by the Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse. These programs were created to support a growing regional cluster of microelectronic system design companies. Both resident instruction and continuing education initiatives are described, and progress to date is highlighted.

In the United States, a variety of microelectronic systems courses have been developed during the past two decades. Government and industry actions have played a signi cant role in shaping these developments inspite of the fact that no coordinated policy existed. These events are chronicled and additional measures are proposed to enhance microelectronic systems education not only in the U.S. bu...

Tensile strain is a widely discussed method to improve electron mobility and luminescence of Ge has been applied in infrared photodetectors. By combining thin film crimping technology with microelectronic processing technology, uniaxial or biaxial tensile achieved suspended micro-bridge structure. The state can be manipulated by adjusting the sizes patterns, 3.46% 0.31% have demonstrated this w...

In this dissertation I propose the concept of tamper protection grids formicroelectronic security devices made from organic electronic materials. As security devices have become ubiquitous in recent years, they are becoming targets for criminal activity. One general attack route to breach the security is to carry out physical attack after depackaging a device. Commercial security devices use a ...