Emerging Technologies and Applications for Semiconductor Industry
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 2
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Interests: artificial intelligence and related applications in intelligent manufacturing; industrial inspection; safety surveillance; biomedicine; and new energy
Interests: micro-electronic manufacturing technology and equipment; micro-nano manufacturing and equipment
Interests: advanced materials for flexible electronic technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Semiconductors are the backbone of modern electronics, driving advancements in fields such as computing, telecommunications, and energy storage. This Special Issue will focus on the technologies and applications for the semiconductor industry, especially on materials, design, processing, components, devices, equipment, systems, etc., to push the development of the semiconductor industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, new material developments, materials characterization techniques, processing technologies, semiconductor component and device design, data analysis, semiconductor testing and metrology, and advanced semiconductor equipment and systems. This Special Issue will serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals interested in semiconductor advancements.
We invite you to submit original research articles or reviews that explore semiconductor industrial technologies and applications in the following areas, but not limited to, the following:
- Semiconductor Materials for Emerging Technologies:
- Novel semiconductor materials such as wide bandgap semiconductors for power electronics and optoelectronics.
- Two-dimensional materials and their integration in nanoelectronics.
- Organic semiconductors for flexible and printed electronics.
- Advanced Semiconductor Processing and Fabrication Techniques:
- Material synthesis and deposition methods for high-performance semiconductors.
- Patterning techniques such as nanoimprint lithography and their impact on material properties.
- Advanced etching and doping technologies for fine-tuning material characteristics.
- Materials for Semiconductor Devices:
- High-k dielectrics, gate materials, and their impact on transistor performance.
- Three-dimensional integration and packaging materials for next-generation semiconductor devices.
- Materials for memory devices, including resistive switching materials, ferroelectrics, and phase-change materials.
- Characterization and Modeling of Semiconductor Materials:
- Advanced techniques for material characterization.
- Computational models for predicting material properties and device performance.
- In situ characterization for real-time material behavior monitoring during fabrication.
- Sustainability and Recycling of Semiconductor Materials:
- Materials for environmentally friendly semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Strategies for recycling and reusing semiconductor materials in the context of sustainability.
- Semiconductor Components and Equipment:
-Advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, including deposition, etching, lithography, and packaging systems.
-Materials and design of critical components for semiconductor equipment, such as chambers, electrodes, targets, and gas distribution systems.
-Innovations in thermal management, plasma sources, and power delivery systems for high-performance semiconductor fabrication.
-Reliability, lifetime improvement, and failure analysis of key equipment components under extreme operating conditions.
- Semiconductor Testing and Metrology:
-Advanced inspection and metrology techniques for nanoscale semiconductor devices.
-In-line and real-time monitoring methods for process control and defect detection.
-Development of non-destructive testing approaches for semiconductor materials, components, and integrated devices.
-Machine learning and AI-driven methods for data analysis in semiconductor testing and characterization.
Prof. Dr. Nian Cai
Prof. Dr. Han Wang
Prof. Dr. Zuyong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging semiconductor materials
- advanced processing and fabrication techniques
- materials for semiconductor devices
- semiconductor material characterization
- sustainability and recycling
- semiconductor components and equipment
- semiconductor testing and metrology
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