A simple surface coating could make it easier to reliably make parts of next-generation computer chips using silicon and a ...

Plasma -- the electrically charged fourth state of matter -- is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials. Simulating those ...

A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials.

Putting the silicon membranes on the receiving wafer. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) In recent years, computer ...