Description:
- Semiconductors
- Circuit Design
Abstract
USC researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to design semiconductor elements with linear and other power-law characteristics at a very small scale. Transmission of electrons through nanoscale semiconductor devices will be optimized with this technology at large benefit to the $591 billion global market.
Benefit
- Produce more efficient semiconductors
- Minimize loss of energy
Market Application
The scaling of semiconductor devices, such as transistors, will eventually be limited by quantum effects. The resulting electric fields may be large enough to give rise to tunneling and non-equilibrium behavior that includes ballistic electron transport. This may make it difficult to fabricate nanoscale and other semiconductor devices that provide a desired transfer characteristic. Solutions exist on the market but have their limitations. Analog devices and lower power circuits require a stable electron transport and require other power law responses, such as a linear response – critical to signal processing.
Publications
Synthesis of Electron Transmission in Nanoscale Semiconductor Devices, Applied Physics Letters 2006. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2159102
Stage of Development
- Experimentally validated
- Available for exclusive and non-exclusive licensing