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Technology breakthroughs at the 2022 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, where transistors remain centre stage, 75 years after their invention.
The development of microelectromechanical systems that decompose after use expands the toolbox of transient electronics, a technology that could help reduce electronic waste.
Thermal management technology is essential in the development of electronic systems, and techniques that can deliver efficient cooling continue to evolve.
Methods to create van der Waals contacts between two-dimensional semiconductors and three-dimensional metals are helping to unleash the potential of two-dimensional devices.
Driven by their achievements in solar cells, metal halide perovskites are being used in a range of other devices — from light-emitting diodes to photodetectors to field-effect transistors — with increasing success.
Quantum computers based on silicon could exploit the manufacturing techniques used to create conventional computer chips — providing a potential route to scaled-up quantum processors.
Sales of electric vehicles are surging, but the technology faces challenges in terms of the development of an appropriate charging infrastructure and the ongoing global chip shortage.