But although about 75% of the Earth is made from silica — or silicon dioxide (SiO 2), the main ... have found extensive applications as greases, resins, rubbers and sealants; silica, in the ...

As great as silicon is for semiconductor applications, it has one weakness ... the resulting flaws through a layer of silicon dioxide on top of the wafer. In this layer trenches are created ...

It involves the application of a liquid material onto a rotating substrate ... It is employed for depositing photoresists, dielectric layers (e.g., silicon dioxide, silicon nitride), and conductive ...

Researchers from EPFL and IBM have developed a groundbreaking photonic-chip-based traveling-wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) ...