• Doctoral research performed at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in collaboration with chemistry students in Dr. Gregory S. Girolami’s research group Amount of assumed background knowledge and information: Assumed knowledge areas: Basic chemistry and physics Doctoral Research Overview Teresa S. Spicer, PhD, PMP [email protected]http://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaspicer
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• Doctoral research performed at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in collaboration with chemistry students in Dr. Gregory S. Girolami’s research group
Amount of assumed background knowledge and information:
Assumed knowledge areas: Basic chemistry and physics
Doctoral Research Overview
Teresa S. Spicer, PhD, [email protected]://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaspicer
Materials and thin film processing are key to miniaturization
In order to continue making smaller chips, thin films of new materials are required.
2007: 30 new materials introduced into 45-nm node1
1 A Thorough Examination of the Electronic Chemicals and Materials Markets, Businesswire, August 15, 2007 Image from http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/45nm/photos.htm
❝The implementation of high-k and metal materials marks the biggest change in transistor technology
since the introduction of polysilicon gate MOS transistors in the late
1960s.❞Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, regarding two of the 30