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Suspended Graphene Energy Harvesting Solid State Structure

An energy harvesting device made possible by the oscillatory behavior of suspending graphene. Background: Even low power devices need consistent, reliable energy sources that in most cases must be powered indefinitely in order to accomplish the device’s objectives. Maintaining a secure and independent energy source for powering small, sometimes...

Published: 4/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Nicholas Pieniazek, Christopher Hobbs, Vincent LaBella

Keywords(s): battery systems, circuit design, energy storage devices, material science, microsystem, nanoengineering, nanofabrication, nanotechnology, semiconductors, Technologies

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Campus > NY CREATES

Semiconductor Annealing Monitoring

Provides real-time, in-situ monitoring of conductivity change in a doped semiconductor wafer that is being subjected to pulsed microwave annealing. Background: Certain semiconductor wafers are manufactured via a process called doping. During this process, a material (the dopant) is introduced into the semiconductor crystal to change its electrical...

Published: 4/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik, Vincent Meyers

Keywords(s): biomedical, chemistry, microsystem, semiconductors, TAF, Technologies

Category(s): Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Technology Classifications > Electronics, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals

Improved Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Slurry Composition and Method to Improve Polishing of Metals and Non-metals Using Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

Reducing manufacturing time, cost, and labor by employing chemistry to transform a two-step process into an easily controlled single-step. Background: Integrated circuits are built of many layers. Each layer must be perfectly flat so that connections line up between layers and electricity flows properly throughout. Conventional CMP systems consist...

Published: 4/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Christopher Netzband, Kathleen Dunn

Keywords(s): abrasive, cerium, cerium oxide, chemical activity, chemical mechanical polishing, CMP, CMP slurries, dielectrics, fiber optics, integrated circuit, lens, mechanical polish, metallic surface, optics, polish, polishing, semiconductor wafers, semiconductors, slurry, surface finishing, surface quality

Category(s): Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology

Deuterized Low-K Dielectric Materials for TDDB Mitigation

Simple, scalable and inexpensive process to replace the hydrogen in low-k dielectrics with deuterium to improve semiconductor performance. Background: Low-k dielectrics are a class of materials used in the manufacture of nanoscale semiconductor devices. The problem with low-k dielectrics is that they are susceptible to a phenomenon known as time dependent...

Published: 4/3/2025 | Inventor(s): James Lloyd, Niaz Mahmud

Keywords(s): nanotechnology, semiconductors

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Resist Enhancements for Sensitivity and Resolution

Photoresist layer manufacturing for use in a semiconductor component using a generated electric field. Background: Due to the unique properties of semiconductors, their use in modern computing/electronic technologies has found wide use in IC, diodes, LED, rectifiers, MOSFET, transistors, solar cells, and other computing materials. Semiconductor fabrication...

Published: 4/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Gregory Denbeaux

Keywords(s): material science, materials and chemicals, semiconductors, Technologies

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute

HgTe Quantum Dots With Near Untiy Photoluminescent Quantum Yields in the Near and Short-Wave Infrared (Case No. 2024-256)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed an innovative synthesis technique to create ultrasmall Mercury Telluride (HgTe) quantum dots, offering tunable optoelectronic properties and high photoluminescent quantum yields across the infrared spectrum. Background: HgTe quantum dots are gaining popularity...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Justin Caram, Belle Coffey

Keywords(s): Biochemistry, Chemical, Electronics & Semiconductors, Imaging, Infrared, infrared thermal imaging, Light-Emitting Diode, Materials, Microscale Chemistry, Nanomaterials, nanophotonics, near-infrared, Optoelectronic materials, Optoelectronics, photodetection, photoluminescence, photostability, Quantum Dot, Semiconductor, Semiconductors

Category(s): Electrical > Imaging, Chemical, Optics & Photonics, Materials > Nanotechnology, Chemical > Instrumentation & Analysis, Electrical > Sensors, Materials > Semiconducting Materials

Carrier Storage Frequency Divider Using Silicon PIN Diodes (Case No. 2025-023)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed and fabricated an innovative device capable of frequency division at the Terahertz range, featuring low power consumption, quadrature outputs, and high sensitivity. Background: Traditional electronic and optical devices struggle to operate at the...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Sidharth Thomas, Aydin Babakhani, Benyamin Fallahi Motlagh

Keywords(s): Analogue Electronics, Antennas/Wireless, artificial electromagnetic materials, Bandwidth (Signal Processing), Bioelectromagnetics, bioelectronics, bistable electroactive polymer, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Consumer Electronics, Continuous-Wave Radar, Digital Electronics, Digital Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering, Electroactive Polymers, Electrocatalyst, electrochemical sensors, Electrode, Electrode 3D Printing, electrodeposition, electrodes, Electroencephalography, Electroencephalography (EEG), Electroencephalography Microsecond Neurofeedback, Electrolyte, electromagnetic, Electromagnetism, Electron, electron emittance, Electron Gun, Electronics & Semiconductors, energy-efficient wireless communication, Extremely High Frequency, high-frequency signals, image signal processing, Imaging, Integrated Circuit, low-power device, Optical networks, PIN Diode, power conversion efficiency, Radar, Radar / Antennae, Remote Sensing, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, signal decoding, Signal Processing, Silicon, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Wireless, wireless communication, wireless connectivity, Wireless Sensor Network, wireless spectrum

Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Electrical, Electrical > Wireless, Electrical > Signal Processing

Chip-Scale Monolithic Led-Photovoltaic Voltage Boost Conversion (Case No. 2025-033)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a non-switching optoelectronic voltage conversion platform capable of voltage boost conversion at low input voltages on a miniature scale. Background: Voltage conversion is crucial for powering industrial systems, home appliances, electric vehicles, and...

Published: 2/18/2025 | Inventor(s): Aaswath Raman, Parthiban Santhanam

Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Audio Power Amplifier, Autonomous Energy, clean energy, clean energy consumption, Compressed Air Energy Storage, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, conversion efficiency photoelectric, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Energy Balance (Biology), energy conversion, energy conversion applications, Energy Density, Energy Density Boiling Point, Energy Density Silicide, Energy Density Strong Interaction, Energy Efficiency, energy efficient IoT, Energy Generation & Storage, Energy Generation, Transmission, or Storage, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting Evaporation, energy management, Energy Management System, Energy positive, energy recycle, Energy Recycling, Energy Security , high-powered laser systems, Integrated Circuit, Integrated Circuit Standing Wave, Integrated Circuit Via (Electronics), interaction-powered, low-power device, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, nanophotonic, nanophotonic structures, nanophotonics, Network Analysis (Electrical Circuits), Neuromorphic circuits, OLED, Optoelectronics, Optoelectronics Waveguide (Electromagnetism), Organic Semiconductor, people-as-power, photonic, Photonic Integrated Circuit, photonic materials, Photonic structures, Photonics, power amplifier, Power Amplifier Circuit, power conversion efficiency, Power distribution & grids, Power Electronics, Power Transmission, Printed Circuit Board, self-powered wireless sensor solutions, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, Short Circuit, soft electrical circuits, thermal circuit, Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit, wearable electronics, zero-carbon emission power, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Optics & Photonics

Electrically Gated Solid-State Molecular Thermal Transistor (Case No. 2024-099)

Summary: UCLA researchers have introduced a solid-state thermal transistor that achieves groundbreaking performance and facilitates improved heat flow manipulation. Background: The forefront of thermal management is marked by the exploration of molecular thermal transistors, driven by the quest for more efficient electronic devices. Researchers are...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Yongjie Hu, Paul Weiss, Man Li

Keywords(s): ; self-assembled molecule, Composite Material, Doping (Semiconductor), Elastic Modulus Thermal Grease, Electronics & Semiconductors, field-effect transistors (FETs), Functional Materials, heat control, heat controlling devices, infrared thermal imaging, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, molecular design, molecular engineering, molecular junction, Nanomaterials, Optoelectronic materials, Optomechanical Thermal Imaging Transducer, organic field effect transistors, Organic Semiconductor, phase change materials, Rechargeable Battery Thermal Conductivity, self-assembled molecule, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, solid-state thermal transistor, strength-thermal stability, switching reversibility, thermal circuit, thermal compression bonding, thermal conductance, Thermal Energy Storage, thermal fusion, thermal imaging, thermal management systems, thermal stability, thermal switching speed, thermal switching speeds, thermal transistor, Thin-Film Transistor, Transistor, transistors, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Transmission, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Electrical > Instrumentation, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology

Crystalline Fullerene-Based Semiconductors

Advantages: Higher Efficiency: C60-2NH3 interlayers increase PCE to 21.64% in mixed Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells. Improved Stability: (C60-2NH3)Pb2I6 reduces traps and defects, maintaining 90% of its initial efficiency after 2400h. Diverse Applications: Extends beyond photovoltaics to catalysis, transistors, and supercapacitors. Summary: This...

Published: 11/5/2024 | Inventor(s): Ioannis Spanopoulos, Ali Azmy, Zois Syrgiannis, Anamika Mishra

Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy, Semiconductors

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Electronics > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical Engineering

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