Microelectronics

Microelectronics is a broad and diverse field that focuses, among other things, on the improvement and innovation of integrated circuits (ICs) and their applications. Key areas of microelectronics research include:

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Architecture and design: researchers are developing new microchip architectures and design techniques to improve the performance, energy efficiency and functionality of chips. This includes finding the optimal placement and interconnection of circuit elements, optimizing algorithms, and developing new tools for automated design.
New materials: Research focuses on the development and exploration of new materials for microchip manufacturing. This includes materials that offer better electrical properties, higher data transfer rates, lower power consumption or the possibility of integrating additional features. Examples include 2D materials (graphene, molybdenum sulphide and others), organic semiconductors or nanomaterials.
Advanced fabrication technologies: Research focuses on improving existing microchip fabrication techniques such as lithography, layer deposition, etching and doping. The search is on for ways to achieve ever smaller sizes, higher precision and increased performance of manufacturing processes. This includes, for example, extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), 3D-integration, nano-printing or self-organising structures.
Nanotechnology and nanoelectronics: The use of nanotechnology in microelectronics is the subject of research. Nanoelectronics deals with the development and fabrication of ultra-small devices such as single-electron transistors or quantum dots, which can have a significant impact on the performance and functionality of microchips.
Reliability and testing: Research focuses on ensuring the reliability and quality of microchips. This includes testing chips during manufacture, testing the resulting chips for their functionality and reliability under different operating conditions, and developing new methods for diagnosing and repairing defective chips.
Applications and specific areas: Microchip research also includes the development of specific applications for various industries such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things, biomedicine, energy and many others. In these areas, researchers are working to create specialised chips with higher computational capabilities, energy efficiency and functionality.

For the design of new microchip architectures, an optical micro-recorder is a suitable tool.

For comprehensive exploration of new materials, we recommend the Cypher and Jupiter series AFMs.

For the investigation of thin films and multilayers, including their micro-mapping, we recommend our mapping spectroscopic ellipsometers.

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