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The integration of through-substrate vias on 100 mum thick high-resistivity silicon (HRSi) wafers within the thin-film multi-chip module technology (MCM-D) is demonstrated in this paper. High quality integrated lumped elements such as thin-film resistors, capacitors and inductors are demonstrated on a microstrip configuration within an MCM-D technology. Microstrip lines integrated on the thin HRSi...Show More
The integration of through-substrate vias on 100 mum thick high-resistivity silicon (HRSi) wafers within the thin-film multi-chip module technology (MCM-D) is demonstrated in this paper. High quality integrated lumped elements such as thin-film resistors, capacitors and inductors are demonstrated on a microstrip configuration within an MCM-D technology. Microstrip lines integrated on the thin HRSi...Show More
China is rapidly emerging as an important player in the global photovoltaics market. By adopting a technology innovation systems framework of analysis, the paper identifies the technological and institutional actors and relations of the innovation systems for solar photovoltaics in China, and assesses the extent to which these are likely to encourage or constrain the technological development and ...Show More
Dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films are getting more and more attention for next generation mobile communication and medical systems. Thin film technologies based on dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films enable system-in-package (SiP) devices, resulting in optimal integration of various functions in one module with respect to high performance, small size and low...Show More
In order to fully exploit the potential of polymer electronics, large-area/low-cost processing technologies are necessary. In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of air atomizing spray technology for large-area/low-cost fabrication of organic electronic and optoelectronic thin-film devices based on solution-processable polythiophene derivatives. For this purpose an airbrush coating system w...Show More
This paper discusses the migration of crystalline space solar cell technology from silicon, to gallium arsenide then to the multiple junction devices in use today. Thin film technologies have migrated from the Cu2S/CdS and similar cells to the amorphous silicon multijunction devices to copper indium diselenide devices. Array technologies have moved from flat plate arrays with shingled cells to con...Show More
The novel multilayer thin-film substrate using BCB as a dielectric was suggested in the paper. 3-metals and 2-BCB layers were used in this technology for the evaluation of passive devices. The band pass filter for W-band application with unique circuit and structure was designed and implemented. The implemented filter has an insertion loss below 1.5 dB, and return loss over 20 dB in the passband o...Show More
We propose a planar V-band beam-steering antenna based on a millimeter-wave (mm-wave) system-on-package technology using advanced thin-film technology on a silicon mother board. The thin-film substrate has the capability of integrated passive elements and flip-chip interconnection. Space-consuming components such as a microstrip Rotman lens and patch antennas are implemented on a low-loss, low-cos...Show More
Basic film step coverage and gap-fill data has been consolidated and compared with the observed thin film CVD kinetics trends. Based on some assumptions regarding reaction kinetics, obtained correlations are believed to be applicable for an optimization of ultra small gap filling in deep submicron integrated circuit technology.Show More
Korea strategically selected PV as one of the major renewable energy technologies and thus rapidly expanded PV program both for R&D and dissemination since 2004. The Korean Government established Korean Photovoltaic Development Organization in 2004 and commissioned it with planning and managing R&D program. The R&D program focuses on manufacturing technologies necessary for reducing the system cos...Show More
Technology assessment is one aspect of the technology acquisition process. This process provides a framework that helps companies thoroughly understand their necessities and capabilities in order to select appropriate emerging technologies from the right sources for the companies at the right time. With rapid changes in technology and boundless customer needs in our globalization era, these implic...Show More

Thin film devices

2009 Device Research Conference
Year: 2009 | Conference Paper |
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Thin film devices

Year: 2009 | Conference Paper |
First on-orbit data from the forward technology solar cell experiment (FTSCE) are presented. FTSCE is housed within the 5th Materials on the International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-5), and currently resides on the exterior of the ISS. A range of solar cell technologies are included in the experiment including triple junction (3J) InGaP/GaAs/Ge solar cells from several vendors, thin film amo...Show More
San Jose State University is initiating a new undergraduate BS degree program in Microelectronics Process Engineering. The program is being developed by a team of faculty in chemical and materials engineering. The program is designed to provide the broad engineering fundamentals expected of any undergraduate engineering degree, as well as specific science, process design and process engineering of...Show More
Thin film technology is made of material ranging from nanometers to micrometer in thickness. Thin film technology was developed to cater the needs of the IC industry. High demand for thin films compatible with high speed devices has introduced us to updated fabrication technologies. Knowledge of properties of thin nano-films and electronic devices such as diodes, transistors, capacitors can be sha...Show More
A doubleface populated transmit/receive (TR) multichip module for radar applications has been implemented with multilayer integration technology. The multilayer is designed and fabricated in thin film technology on A1203 ceramic substrates and offers a high order of complexity for high frequency (hf/rf) circuits up to 20 GHz. 100 /spl mu/m striplines with integrated thin film resistors in combinat...
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Flexible thin film technologies find increased attention with device efficiencies approaching values comparable to rigid substrates. In particular the high power to weight ratio plus the superior radiation hardness of flexible thin film solar cells make them an attractive alternative to current technologies for space power generation. This contribution reports on latest advances in the development...Show More
Modern RF and wireless systems, in particular the portable and handheld consumer devices, are placing huge demands on component and assembly technologies. The integration of many different functions into one unit means that the component count has become very large. Since passive components form the majority of the devices mounted on the circuit board, there is considerable incentive to identify w...Show More
Single-active layer (SAL) and dual-active layer (DAL) oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) are fabricated using the same process conditions and compared side by side. The SAL channel consists of amorphous In-Ga-Zn-O (a-IGZO), and the DAL of ultrathin In-Sn-O and a-IGZO. The DAL TFT exhibits strongly improved performance compared to the SAL TFT such as higher mobility of 31 cm2·V-1·s-1, smaller subth...Show More
This paper addresses a novel technical patent map to effectively mining the patent information among assignee, patent classification, and filing date on thin-film photovoltaic. The proposed technical patent map provides an overall view of technological advancement that allows researchers to monitor competitor deployments, mine the techniques gap, and forecast technology trends. There are 164 paten...Show More
A radiation test plan for thin-film photovoltaic technologies focused on a MEO flight experiment is outlined. The radiation response of thin film, triple junction amorphous Si solar cells, with and without a space coating, is presented. The degradation of the photovoltaic output under 2 MeV proton irradiation is measured and analyzed. Irradiations performed both at room temperature, in the dark, a...Show More
The technological landscape appears ripe for an explosion of organic electronic applications. Devices with performance exceeding a-Si:H thin film transistors have been demonstrated and applications that use the particular strengths of organic devices are beginning to emerge. All-organic displays have been demonstrated and solution processed materials with device performance similar to vapor deposi...Show More
Thin film transistors for large-area and/or flexible electronics desire materials with the maximum carrier mobility while maintaining a reasonable deposition temperature. Semiconducting oxides including polycrystalline ZnO and amorphous IGZO have emerged as important candidates for thin film transistors due to their relatively high carrier mobility (~10cm2/Vs) in comparison to amorphous silicon an...Show More
Thin-film photovoltaics are emerging as a low cost alternative to the present crystalline silicon solar cell technology. The present status and future prospects of three thin-film technologies based on Amorphous Silicon, Copper-Indium-Selenide and Cadmium Telluride are reviewed.Show More