Industrial PCs
New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have demonstrated how the future of quantum computing may depend on the further development and understanding of semiconductor materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs).
Perovskite superfluoresces could benefit quantum computing
A commonly-studied perovskite can superfluoresce at temperatures practical to achieve and at timescales long enough to make it potentially useful in quantum computing applications.
Reducing quantum computing errors
MIT researchers demonstrate a way to sharply reduce errors in two-qubit gates, a significant advance toward fully realizing quantum computation.
Odd angles make for strong spin-spin coupling for quantum technology
Rice University researchers have found an orthoferrite material showing uniquely tunable interactions that could have a major impact on quantum technology and sensing.
Computer developed to act more in tune with nature
Purdue University engineers are building a probabilistic computer designed to act more like quantum computers rather than traditional computers.
Global silicon revenues rise in 2020
In spite of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the semiconductor history had a strong finish to 2020, almost reaching the sales high achieved in 2018.
Semiconductor group urges support for manufacturing, research funding
SEMI, along with 16 other organizations, are pushing the Biden administration to bolster semiconductor manufacturing and research in the U.S., which accounts for an eighth of global production.
LED developed for direct integration into computer chips
Researchers have fabricated a silicon chip with fully integrated LEDs, bright enough to enable sensor and communication technologies, which could streamline manufacturing and also provide better performance for nanoscale electronics.
Optimizing materials design with minimal data
A computational approach to accelerate the design of materials exhibiting metal-insulator transitions (MIT) has been developed and it could lead to faster microelectronics and quantum information systems
PC control redefines intralogistics distribution center efficiency
How to move 67,000 garment shuttles, boost efficiency and communicate through EtherCAT
