Silicon based microelectronics technology

The existence of today s silicon based microelectronics technology is evidence for the low surface recombination velocity of oxidized Si. The velocity is less than 103 cm/sec.5,6,7... 

Microelectronic technology is based on imearated circuits (IC s). These are assemblies containing thousaiuls or millions of microscopic-size electronic components—resistors, capiieilors, diodes, transistors -and their interconnections Imilt into a chip of semicomliiitoi (in most cases, silicon) called the... 

Barillaro, G, Bruschi, E, Lazzerini, G. M. and Strambini, L. M. Validation of the compatibility between a porous silicon-based gas sensor technology and standard microelectronic process , (2010) IEEE Sens. J. 10,893-9. 

Owing to participation of Latvian and Swedish scientists in the field of chemically sensitive FET and MOS structures it was possible to utilize the technological facilities of the Microelectronics enterprise in Latvia in making an integrated smart sensor as a matrix of chemically sensitive FETs by using silicon based microtechnology Thereby the first steps of pTAS in Latvia are made in the direction of integration of solid state ionic materials with FET and MOS structures to develop new chemically sensitive structures and systems... 

Silicon shows a rich variety of chemical properties and it lies at the heart of much modern technology/ Indeed, it ranges from such bulk commodities as concrete, clays and ceramics, through more chemically modified systems such as soluble silicates, glasses and glazes to the recent industries based on silicone polymers and solid-state electronics devices. The refined technology of ultrapure silicon itself is perhaps the most elegant example of the close relation between chemistry and solid-state physics and has led to numerous developments such as the transistor, printed circuits and microelectronics (p. 332). 

While over the last 40 years microelectronic integrated circuits based predominantly on silicon technology have made possible our current capabilities in everything from computers and phones to appliances and toys, even greater opportunities would exist if the circuits could be made more lightweight,... 

Wafer-based crystalline silicon has been the dominant technology since the birth of photovoltaics. It is abundant, reliable and scientifically well understood, as it has enjoyed the knowledge and technology originally developed for the microelectronics... 

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