A genetic algorithm is used for design of infrared filters and in the understanding of the material structure of a resonant tunneling diode. These two components are examples of microdevices and nonodevices that can be numerically simulated using fundamental mathematical and physical models. Because the number of parameters that can be used in the design of one of these devices is large, and be...

With the further innovation of chip technology, semiconductor integrated circuits have made irreplaceable contributions to development microelectronic systems [...]

As the dimension of the microelectronic devices keep shrinking there is a pressing need to increase the dielectric constant of the gate oxide. Fabrication of the gate oxide out of ferroelectric nanostructure provides a possible solution. However, new approaches to the fabrication of ferroelectric nanostructures onto substrates are needed before nanoscale ferroelectrics can be successfully integ...

− This paper introduces an alternative method to traditional certified reference material (CRM) preparation technique for microelectronic digital circuits. Instead of selfmanufacturing chips, a novel preparation technique is introduced which selects matured samples as the CRMs, these samples are also called certified reference samples (CRSs). The use of CRS not only greatly reduces the difficul...

Nucleon induced nuclear reactions in microelectronic devices is a real concern for the radiation community. These nuclear reactions can provoke failures in critical applications in planes and satellites. Nuclear codes are very powerful tools which are required to calculate the number of failures of a given device in a given environment. We present the MC-RED code which is dedicated to the Monte...

Further advances in molecular medicine and cell biology also require new electrochemical systems to detect disease biomarkers and therapeutic compounds. Microelectronic technology offers powerful circuits and systems to develop innovative and miniaturized biochips for sensing at the molecular level. However, microelectronic biochips proposed in the literature often do not show the right specifi...

US Patent 6,284,563 (Joseph Fjelstad) describes a method of making compliant microelectronic assemblies. This technique introduces a compliant layer (140) with a number of concave areas on top of a microelectronic element. Conductive flexible bond ribbons (175) are plated in these concave areas and extend to the periphery of the device. Electrical contacts can be formed with precision by placin...

We report the formation of silicide by annealing a SiOx surface, with low coverage Eu doped Gd2O3 nanoparticles. The temperature required for removal native oxide from Si substrate decreases close to 200 °C in presence X-ray photoemission electron microscopy, low-energy microscopy and mirror are used monitor removal. Fragmentation nanoparticles is observed, layer gradually removed. migrates cle...