Electronic devices and materials

Focusing on the physical properties of diamond and sapphire, this monograph provides readers with essential details on crystal structure and growth, mechanical properties, thermal properties, optical properties, light scattering of diamond and sapphire crystals, and sapphire lasers.

The expanding market share of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), driven by the secondary battery and electric vehicle markets, has consequently led to the accumulation of spent LIBs.

Robust Design of Microelectronics Assemblies Against Mechanical Shock, Temperature and Moisture discusses how the reliability of packaging components is a prime concern to electronics manufacturers.

Small molecules and conjugated polymers, the two main types of organic materials used for optoelectronic and photonic devices, can be used in a number of applications including organic light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, photorefractive devices and waveguides.

Integrated circuits, and devices fabricated using the techniques developed for integrated circuits, have steadily gotten smaller, more complex, and more powerful.

Semiconductor gas sensors have a wide range of applications in safety, process control, environmental monitoring, indoor or cabin air quality and medical diagnosis.

Recent advances in array-based detectors and imaging technologies have provided high throughput systems that can operate within a substantially reduced timeframe and other techniques that can detect multiple contaminants at one time.

High Performance Silicon Imaging covers the fundamentals of silicon image sensors, with a focus on existing performance issues and potential solutions.

High temperature superconductors have received a great deal of attention in recent years, due to their potential in device and power applications.

Ultrasonic transducers are key components in sensors for distance, flow and level measurement as well as in power, biomedical and other applications of ultrasound.

Metallic films play an important role in modern technologies such as integrated circuits, information storage, displays, sensors, and coatings.

The right clothing and equipment is of vital importance to the survival and effectiveness of military personnel.

Advanced techniques for characterizing thin film growth in situ help to develop improved understanding and faster diagnosis of issues with the process.

The unique properties and functionalities of chalcogenide glasses make them promising materials for photonic applications.

This book provides an overview of the fabrication methods for anti-abrasive nanocoatings.

This book provides an introduction to the physics of nanoelectronics, with a focus on the theoretical aspects of nanoscale devices.

The unique properties and functionalities of chalcogenide glasses make them promising materials for photonic applications.

This book discusses the development and use of sustainable materials in electronics, such as biodegradable and renewable materials.

Nanotechnology is a technology on the verge of commercialization.

Wide bandgap semiconductors, made from such materials as GaN, SiC, diamond, and ZnSe, are undergoing a strong resurgence in recent years, principally because of their direct bandgaps, which give them a huge advantage over the indirect gap Sic As an example, more than 10 million blue LEDs using this technology are sold each month, and new, high brightness (15 lumens per watt), long-life white LEDs are under development with the potential to replace incandescent bulbs in many situations.

Advanced techniques for characterizing thin film growth in situ help to develop improved understanding and faster diagnosis of issues with the process.

Turn to this multipurpose reference for a practical understanding of electronics in the factory or laboratory.

This handbook gives readers a close look at the entire technology of printing very high resolution and high density integrated circuit (IC) patterns into thin resist process transfer coatingsuincluding optical lithography, electron beam, ion beam, and x-ray lithography.

The second Edition of the Handbook of Silicon Wafer Cleaning Technology is intended to provide knowledge of wet, plasma, and other surface conditioning techniques used to manufacture integrated circuits.

This book is a collection of papers by individuals in industry and academia on research and application development of conductive polymers and plastics.

Crystals are the unacknowledged pillars of modern technology.

A survey of electrotechnologies and their status is presented here.

Large scale manufacturing of liquid crystal flat panel displays (LCDs) by Japan brought the world's attention to the existence of an enormous market potential exists when there are alternatives to the cathode ray tube (CRT).

This book reviews the recent advances and current technologies used to produce microelectronic and optoelectronic devices from compound semiconductors.

This handbook brings together in a single volume expert contributions on the many aspects of MO data recording, including the materials in use, techniques for achieving recording function, and storage device subsystems.

This book is unique in its comprehensive coverage of all aspects of adhesive technology for microelectronic devices and packaging, from theory to bonding to test procedures.

Toxic Waste Minimization in Print.

A comprehensive guide to MEMS materials, technologies and manufacturing, examining the state of the art with a particular emphasis on current and future applications.

Micromanufacturing Engineering and Technology presents applicable knowledge of technology, equipment and applications, and the core economic issues of micromanufacturing for anyone with a basic understanding of manufacturing, material, or product engineering.

Nanotechnology is a technology on the verge of commercialization.

An important resource for students, engineers and researchers working in the area of thin film deposition using physical vapor deposition (e.

This book discusses the main issues of fabrication and design, and applications of micromachined resonant devices, including techniques commonly used for processing the output signal of resonant micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).

A comprehensive guide to MEMS materials, technologies and manufacturing, examining the state of the art with a particular emphasis on current and future applications.

The second Edition of the Handbook of Silicon Wafer Cleaning Technology is intended to provide knowledge of wet, plasma, and other surface conditioning techniques used to manufacture integrated circuits.

Integrated circuits, and devices fabricated using the techniques developed for integrated circuits, have steadily gotten smaller, more complex, and more powerful.

Ultrasonic transducers are key components in sensors for distance, flow and level measurement as well as in power, biomedical and other applications of ultrasound.

Small molecules and conjugated polymers, the two main types of organic materials used for optoelectronic and photonic devices, can be used in a number of applications including organic light-emitting diodes, photovoltaic devices, photorefractive devices and waveguides.

This book provides an introduction to the physics of nanoelectronics, with a focus on the theoretical aspects of nanoscale devices.

Electronics for Scientists provides a practical and concise introduction to electrical circuits, signals, and instrumentation for undergraduate students in the physical sciences.

Pulsed Laser Induced Nanostructures in Liquids for Energy and Environmental Applications covers fundamental insights on the mechanism of pulsed laser techniques by considering various experimental conditions to accelerate hypotheses that are appropriate for the production of efficient nanomaterials.

The field of industrial engineering has undergone a transformation in recent years, driven by emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

This book discusses the development and use of sustainable materials in electronics, such as biodegradable and renewable materials.

Hailed by the Washington Post as "e;a sure-footed and witty guide to slippery ethical terrain,"e; a philosophical exploration of AI and the future of the mind that Astronomer Royal Martin Rees calls "e;profound and entertaining"e;Humans may not be Earth's most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy!

A practical and systematic overview of the design, fabrication and test of MEMS-based inertial sensors.

Provides the theoretical background and the physical insight needed to understand new and future developments in nanoscale CMOS technologies.