Modified microwave oven cooks up next-gen semiconductors

Nanowerk  September 9, 2022
The doped semiconductor material must be sufficiently stable for the fabrication and operation of electronic devices. An international team of researchers (USA – Cornell University, industry, Taiwan, Spain) theorized that microwaves could be used to activate the excess dopants, but the previous microwave annealers produced “standing waves” that prevented consistent dopant activation. According to the researchers this discovery could be used to produce semiconductor materials and electronics appearing around the year 2025. It can potentially enable leading manufacturers to scale down to just 2 nanometers…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE