The Interdisciplinary Research Opportunities for Undergraduates in Semiconductor Technology is a new program to bring undergraduate students from across the US to conduct research at the University of Michigan (UM) during Summer 2023. With Prof. Zetian Mi, Colin will be developing ferroelectric field effect transistors for next-generation computer memory. He will study the fabrication and […]
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Senior Thesis published
Hydrogen-terminated Diamond MOSFETs for Power Electronics, Alkesh Sumant (May 2022).
Higher Educational Initiative in Semiconductors (HIVE) funded by INTEL
Higher Educational Initiative in Semiconductors (HIVE), led by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and co-led by Stanford University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), will prepare a diverse, next-generation workforce via experiential learning (online and hands-on) for the US semiconductor industry and microelectronics industry to help maintain its technological leadership. The HIVE is founded […]
Quashing (Efficiency) droop with cubic GaN
In an Invited Article titled “Quashing (Efficiency) Droop With Cubic GaN”, Prof. Bayram discusses the next generation light emitting diodes and provides insights on how to overcome the efficiency barriers for the ultimate lamp. Y. Tsai, J.P. Leburton, and Can Bayram, “Quashing droop with cubic GaN,” Compound Semiconductor Magazine, Issue VII, Pages 48-53, (2022).
Thank you, Prof. Holonyak
Prof. Nick Holonyak – inventor of the light-emitting diode (LED) and a contributor to the first practical quantum well laser, which enabled modern fiber optics communication. Your bright light will be with us forever.
Prof. Bayram gave a Plenary Award talk
titled “Cubic-phase III-nitrides for Next Generation Quantum Devices” at the The World General Congress for Optics and Photonics of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and the international society on Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS), Dresden, Germany.
Zhuoran awarded the Andrew T. Yang Research and Entrepreneurship Award
for proposal titled “Diamond Power Semiconductor Devices for Next Generation Electric Grid”.
Samuel selected as a STEM Student of the Year
ONR ALERT Program Alumnus, Samuel, mentored by Yu-Chieh, is selected as a STEM Student of the Year by the Association of Old Crows (AOC). Each year, AOC awards a $12,500 scholarship each to one male and one female student studying engineering or engineering technology and interested in working in the aerospace and defense industry. A […]
Journal paper published
“Structural and Optical Properties of Cubic GaN on U-grooved Si (100),” Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 032101 (2022). Select Highlights by – Editor’s Pick – Compound Semiconductor – Semiconductor Today
Yi-Chia’s PhD thesis recognized
Yi-Chia’s dissertation, “Theoretical Exploration of Efficiency Droop Mechanisms in III-Nitride Visible Light-Emitting Diodes,” is selected as the campus nominee for the 2022 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award. Select Highlights by – HMNTL