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Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging: Materials and Technologies, 3rd Edition
edited by and Peng Zhao
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor packaging; advanced pakaging; chip and wire bonding technology; mixed-assembly technology; multichip modules (MCM); package-on-package (PoP); system-in-package (SiP); heterogeneous integration; chiplet interconnection; hybrid bonding; 2.5D (interposer); 3D (TSV/TGV); packaging materials; materials qualification
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Novel Micromechanical Resonators, Filters, and MEMS/NEMS Transducers
edited by , Nelson Sepúlveda, and Guoan Wang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: RF MEMS; micromechanical resonators; filters; oscillators; resonant sensors; MEMS resonator readout circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Advanced Applications in Microrobots, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic microrobots; micro-scale robotics; biomimetic robotics; microfluidics; microassembly; targeted drug delivery; micro-manipulation; soft robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Microfluidics in Biomedical Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1987 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; artificial intelligence; point-of-care testing devices or instruments; biomedical research; emerging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Piezoelectric Sensors, Actuators, Transducers, and Energy Harvesters
edited by , Wenjuan Liu and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric materials; MEMS; flexible sensors; transducers
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Recent Advancements in Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
edited by and Jie Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs); PMUTs; CMUTs; low-power consumption; high performance; micro- and nano-manufacturing; applications of MUTs
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Acoustic Microfluidics: Design, Fabrication, and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: acoustofluidics; microfluidics; bulk acoustic wave; surface acoustic wave; acoustic streaming; acoustic radiation force
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Emerging Trends in Optoelectronic Device Engineering, 2nd Edition
edited by Indu Sharma and Vasudeva Reddy Minnam Reddy
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronics; 2D materials; thin films; semiconducting materials; quantum dots; photoluminescence; bandgap engineering; photovoltaics; optical sensors; light emitting diodes (LEDs); solar cells; photodetectors; photoelectrochemical; water splitting
Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, 4th Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical waveguide devices; photonic sensors; photodiodes; solar cells; lasers; optical switches; logic gates; light-emitting diodes; plasmonics; metamaterials; photonic crystals; wearables; non-linear photonics; photonics for AI and neuromorphic computing; qauntum photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
RF and Power Electronic Devices and Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by and Yuqi Wei
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: gallium nitride HEMT; power electronics; RF and mmWave device; power converter
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Micro Sensors and Devices for Ocean Engineering
edited by Chenyang Xue
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced ocean sensing; marine microsensors; micro-nano fabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Integrated Photonics and Optoelectronics, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: active and passive photonic devices  ; nanoscale optical modulators and photodetectors  ; chip-integrated single-photon generation and detection  ; photonic interfaced hybrid quantum system  ; photonic computing and photonic quantum computing  ; advanced nanomaterial for photonic structure  ; on-chip mid-IR photonics  ; micro- and nanofabrication techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Micro- and Nano-Engineered Biomaterials and Devices for Regenerative Medicine and Therapeutics
edited by and Yu Song
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials for regenerative medicine; hydrogels and microneedle devices; smart and responsive therapeutic materials; microfluidic and 3D-bioprinted constructs; bioinspired therapeutic devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section B2: Biofabrication and Tissue Engineering)
Current and Emerging Microfabrication Techniques for Lab-on-a-Chip and Biomedical Microdevices: From Photolithography to 3D Printing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel fabrication materials; fabrication techniques (molding; 3D printing; photolithography; nanofabrication; hot embossing; etc.); integration; sensor integration; three-dimensional microfluidics; hybrid devices; membrane-based microfluidic devices; paper-based microfluidic devices; fluid handling and automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Hydrodynamics of Micro Blood Vessels
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro/nano-fluidics; microvascular blood flow; micro/nanochannel flow; micro blood vessels; micro- and nano-channels; non-newtonian flow
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Advanced Magnetoelastic Immunosensors and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetoelastic sensors; magnetostrictive materials; magnetoelastic coupling; immunosensors; smart sensing
Smart Robots for Industrial Inspection: Integrating Micro-Technologies and Intelligent Systems
edited by , and Xiaoling Li
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robot; micro robots; industrial robot; control strategy; measurement and inspection; intelligent operation and maintenance; advanced sensors and micro-sensors integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
MEMS Gas Sensors and Electronic Nose
edited by Wenfeng Shen and Jun Yu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS semiconductor gas sensors; MEMS optical gas sensors; electronic nose and its applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Neuromorphic Memory and Computing-in-Memory Architectures: From Devices to Systems
edited by and Jing Liu
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuromorphic devices; memory devices; computing-in-memory; memristor; synaptic electronics; analog neural computing; crossbar arrays; von Neumann bottleneck; edge intelligence; optoelectronic memory; photonic– electronic hybrid computing; hardware AI accelerators; intelligent sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Advanced Packaging for Microsystem Applications, 4th Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced packaging technology; MEMSs; reliability; NEMSs; packaging materials; modeling and simulation; design and manufacturing process; microsystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Fabrication, Reliability, Simulation, and Protection of Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits: Enabled by Emerging Semiconductor Materials
edited by Xiyuan Feng and Yunlei Zhong
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging semiconductor materials; advanced semiconductor devices; integrated circuits (ICs); fabrication processes; reliability engineering; multi-physics simulation; device protection strategies; wide-bandgap semiconductors (WBG); two-dimensional materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Advances in Micro/Nano-Fabricated GaN-Based Semiconductor Devices: Materials, Processing, and Applications
edited by Lei Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic devices; electronic devices; material characterizations; device physics; device reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
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