To the rescue of those 1950s designers came the humble diode. They were cheaper and far more reliable than a point-contact transistor, and capable of forming AND and OR gates with only resistors ...

Ga2O3 heterojunction pn diodes based on ultrawide bandgap semiconductors, achieving breakdown voltages exceeding 3 kV. This ...

The four-layer diode was the key to William Shockley's plan to revolutionize AT&T's phone system. It was a great device in theory, but not in practice -- at least not at the time when Shockley ...

Groundbreaking cerium oxide-based thermal switches achieve remarkable performance, transforming heat flow control with ...

Heat management at the nanoscale has long been a cornerstone of advanced technological applications, ranging from ...

Most modern electronic devices consist of several key components: transistors, capacitors, resistors, inductors and diodes. Often, they are supplemented by additional components like crystals and ...

Transistors find extensive applications in electronic circuits ... Vacuum tubes were widely used as diodes and triodes in the electronics industry of the time. The first computer that would use vacuum ...

The semiconductor p–n junction is the most fundamental part of many electronic devices including diodes and transistors, and it is a basic element for understanding the working of other semiconductor ...

Graduate level courses in physical optics, lasers, and completion of semiconductor devices specialization (ECEA 5630 Semiconductor Physics, ECEA 5631 Diode: Junction and Metal Semiconductor Contact, ...

This self-assembly technique could significantly reduce production costs and improve efficiency, offering a sustainable ...