New low-temperature process extracts battery-grade lithium with far less waste and energy

Lithium sits at the center of the battery economy. Yet getting it out of rock still looks surprisingly crude. Spodumene, the ...
pv magazine International

Low-temperature processes to reduce silver use in tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells

Researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE developed new techniques to reduce silver consumption in tandem perovskite silicon solar cells and heterojunction silicon PV devices. The new processes relate ...
EDN

TSMC reworks low-k process

AUSTIN, Texas — On the way to adopting low-k dielectrics, the world's largest foundry has run smack into a problem that is proving difficult to solve. Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Semiconductor Engineering

Pricey Processes For Low Power

Recently Samsung gave an update on the status and availability of its advanced 32/28nm process technology for use in foundry. The process is targeted for shipping designs to customers at the end of ...