Electronics
In the realm of electrons and light, NIST provides the standards, develops the instruments and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely.
Next-Generation Chips Require Multiple Measurement Approaches
Measurement science—or metrology—is critically important in computer chips, from design to manufacturing and quality control.
The metrology requirements for next-generation computer chips are stringent and specialized. No single instrument has the speed and sensitivity that’s needed to characterize a host of complex material parameters and measure all of a chip’s dimensions—the tiny sizes and distances between its various features.
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Energy efficient single flux quantum based neuromorphic computing
Michael L. Schneider, Christine A. Donnelly, Stephen E. Russek, Burm Baek, Matthew R. Pufall, Peter F. Hopkins, William H. Rippard
Jitter Sensitivity Analysis for Pulsed-Output RF Superconducting Digital to Analog Converters
Christine A. Donnelly, Justus A. Brevik, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Peter F. Hopkins, Samuel P. Benz
Ultrafast, deep-dopant diffusion in crystalline silicon by laser-induced full area surface melting
Zibo Zhou, Ivan Perez-Wurfl, Brian J. Simonds