We’ve been eagerly following [ProjectsInFlight]’s stepwise journey toward DIY semiconductors, including all the ups and downs, false leads, and tedious optimizations needed to make it possible ...

used an etching process to form mirrors at the end ... process can install more than 300 functional laser devices across a silicon wafer. The compact volume of the laser diodes results in a ...

Eventually – not too far into the future – the quantum and thermodynamic effects of single silicon atoms (which have a diameter of 0.26 nanometers) will stop the etching from going any smaller.

Fab tools are being fine-tuned for TSV processes as demand ramps for everything from HBM to integrated RF, power, and MEMS in ...

Anisotropic wet etching is a common method for fabricating nanowires from various materials, such as silicon, germanium, or III-V semiconductors. By using etchants with high selectivity for specific ...

To obtain anisotropic profiles, the DSiE technique or the Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) repeatedly integrates isotropic silicon etching and passivation steps. With the help of a high-density plasma ...

Centimetre-sized flexible diamond films have been produced by researchers in China, who grew them and then exfoliated them ...

“This is followed by the step-by-step removal of the backside contact, the silver contacts, the anti-reflective layer and finally the emitter by wet chemical etching. The silicon cleaned in this ...

The bits left in shadow stay soft. When an etching chemical is applied those soft parts, and the silicon dioxide underneath them, are removed. The hard photoresist is then dissolved, leaving a ...