SILICON QUANTUM DOTS FOR ELECTRONIC MEMORIES

SILICON QUANTUM DOTS FOR ELECTRONIC MEMORIES

+EFFICIENT +SMALL +INTEGRATED Memory cards and other USB keys are an integral part of our daily lives. Professor Drouin’s approach could revolutionize their design. Arrays of holes infinitely small in a layer of silicon nitride were obtained by combining e-beam...
THE CHALLENGES OF FABRICATING INFINITELY SMALL STRUCTURES

THE CHALLENGES OF FABRICATING INFINITELY SMALL STRUCTURES

+PRECISE +SMALL +EFFICIENT Since the invention of the first microprocessor in 1971, the relentless reduction of the limits of device fabrication, from 3 microns in 1980 to 32 nanometres today, has given rise to a constant evolution of microelectronics, which should...
BASIC DATA FOR THE FABRICATION OF RESONATORS

BASIC DATA FOR THE FABRICATION OF RESONATORS

+PRECISE +EFFICIENT +INTEGRATED To fabricate a high-quality MEMS resonator, it is essential to know the damping properties of its components, notably those related to internal friction in thin films (50 to 500 nm thick). For the first time, professors Vengallatore and...