FUTURE TRENDS IN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES

FUTURE TRENDS IN SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES

INTRODUCTION• What is Semiconductor ? A semiconductor is a material that

behaves in between a conductor and an insulator.

At ambient temperature, it conducts electricity more easily than an insulator, but less readily than a conductor. 

At very low temperatures, pure or intrinsic semiconductors behave like insulators.

The addition of impurities to a pure semiconductor can also increase  its conductivity.

Current Semiconductors:

•Traditional Si, Ge, GaAs etc…•Impurities: Phosphorous, Boron etc...

•Application:•All electronics devices•Microprocessors•Various gadgets etc…

Current Semiconductors:

• SOI( silicon on Insulator)• Improved version of fabrication

process for Si • Addition of SiO2 or sapphire

• Improves Performance• Radiative sensitive application

• Reduces parasatic capacitance• Drastic increase in substrate cost

Future TrendsCarbon Semiconductors:

Why carbon semiconductors ?

Electricity can conduct through carbon Carbon is not used as semiconductor Size of carbon is very small Speedy operation Strong and rugged in construction

FUTURE Trends• Carbon Semiconductors:

Substrate form:1. Graphene2. Carbon nanotubes3. Plastic4. Organic Plastic

Impurities:Nitrogen, Boron

Carbon Semiconductor Advantages:• Ultra High speed of Operation• High Speed Frequency processing• Long durability• Eco friendly• Very small in size

Carbon Semiconductor

Application:• Image Processing• Robotics and Artificial

Intelligence• Telecommunication• Processors and

computer• Industrial Automation

system• Automobiles, space

crafts etc…

Research Scope• Contribution in reducing global warming• Fabrication Process• Building High Speed Processors and other devices• Advancing Carbon semiconductors• Building Eco-Friendly and easily Recyclable• Building new High Speed Devices• Advancement in Artificial Intelligence

Bibliography www.google.com www.howstuffwork.com www.wikipedia.org www.ibmresearchnews.blogspot.com www.freepatentsonline.com www.eng.cam.ac.uk

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