Semiconductors
3 reportsSemiconductors is evaluated through system design, measured performance, failure modes, reproducibility, and comparison with alternatives. Claims about capability are tested through semiconductor physics, lithography, and chip fabrication, with attention to scale, failure modes, comparability, and operating conditions.
Evidence used to assess how transistors are fabricated comes from band structure and compound semiconductors. The same sources help examine which materials improve performance, comparing technical gains with tradeoffs that a single metric can conceal.
Evidence used to assess how transistors are fabricated comes from band structure and compound semiconductors. The same sources help examine which materials improve performance, comparing technical gains with tradeoffs that a single metric can conceal.
Zilog Z80 Microprocessor Ends Production After Nearly 50 Years
The Zilog Z80, a foundational 8-bit microprocessor for early computing and embedded systems, has reached end-of-life status after decades of use, raising questions about legacy hardware support and the persistence of retrocomputing communities
High Bandwidth Flash Targets AI Inference Memory Bottlenecks
A new memory technology called High Bandwidth Flash is being developed to address the growing memory demands of large language models during inference, using stacked NAND flash to increase read speeds and capacity while reducing costs
UCLA Team Integrates Terahertz Generation and Detection on One Chip
A UCLA research group has demonstrated a semiconductor chip that combines terahertz signal generation and detection, using quantum-well photodiodes and standard fabrication methods, potentially enabling scalable terahertz systems for communications and sensing