Microelectronics News

In an Advanced Functional Materials paper, researchers highlight the benefits of a robotic system designed to automate the creation and testing of electronic devices made from specialized polymers.

The team manipulated the chemical composition of materials to make the polymers more recyclable.

MCS postdoc shares microelectronics work

Breakthrough could help lead to the development of new low-power semiconductors or quantum devices.

Increasingly, scientists are turning to the human brain as a model for solving computing challenges related to artificial intelligence and nanodevices. But doing so requires materials that can mimic our neural circuits at the very smallest scale.

Microelectronics are consuming growing amounts of energy. Argonne scientists are developing new materials to create microchips that could cut electricity use by 50 times.

Developers must overcome strict limits to size, power and model flexibility to enable on-device learning in real time, but new research and new design guidelines may help.

Tiny but powerful, microelectronics are essential to daily life today. Scientists are working to make them even smaller and more energy efficient.