Welcome to the group of Semiconductor Components. Microchips are great, but we want them better still. We study new materials, new device concepts, and new characterization techniques, to contribute to the advancement of silicon circuit technology. Focal points of our research are:
IC processing, covering topics including: ·         CMOS wafer post-processing – can we fabricate new components on top of a microchip? See our position paper on this subject. ·          Novel devices – can we incorporate light emitting diodes, high-quality passives, gas sensors etc. into a CMOS process? ·          Nanotechnology, such as novel thin films, nanocrystal memories, ultrathin silicon, and silicon nanowires   Device characterization and reliability: ·         Novel characterization methods to measure the capacitance-voltage relation ·         Improving characterization methods to measure contact resistances ·         Reliability of MOS devices, interconnect, and novel devices   Device physics and modeling, covering topics including: ·         Ultra-thin silicon – can we understand and model silicon, when it is hardly three-dimensional anymore? ·         How is a bulk-acoustic-wave resonator modeled? ·         How are silicon LED’s modeled?	Quick links Publications SC Graduated PhD students SC Gallery/Photos News archive  Student awards   NEWS This March, Joost Melai has presented a UV photon sensitive detector at the renowned VCI conference in Vienna.  The detector, essentially a very sensitive camera, is built directly on top of a CMOS chip, the so-called TimePix.  Full story>
For more information on our full research program, see our research projects. You may browse through our scientific publications here. Our contributions to the education at the University of Twente are listed here. Our website also has an overview of the personnel and the vacancies. For other information, you may contact the group leader, Prof. Dr. Jurriaan Schmitz.