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Inspec the premier source for semiconductor research The Inspec Database has nearly 11 million records in total, containing abstracts and indexing to global literature covering physics, electrical and electronic engineering, computing and control, information technology, mechanical and production engineering. Its coverage of semiconductors includes everything from basic research on the physical properties of semiconductors, to the technologies being developed to process them, and the design and manufacture of semiconductor devices and ICs. In contrast to the size of semiconductor components which continue to shrink year on year, in line with Moore s law, the information output of the world s researchers grows ever larger, Inspec seeks to keep track of this information output and is currently growing by over 700,000 items a year. The screenshots shown in this brochure are from Inspec Direct, the IET s own innovative and highly functional online platform. Topics covered include: Carbon nanotubes Isolation technology Nanofabrication techniques Schottky barriers Clean rooms LEDs Ohmic contacts Semiconductor doping CMOS technology Lithography OLEDs Semiconductor lasers Conducting polymers MEMS devices Organic semiconductors Solar cells Diodes Masks Packaging techniques Spintronics Flexible electronics Metallization PN junctions Superlattices Graphene Molecular electronics Power semiconductor devices Thin films Gunn devices Monolithic integrated circuits Quantum dots Thyristors Hall effect devices MOSFETs Quantum wells Transistors Insulated gate field effect transistors Nanoelectronics Quantum wires Varactors 2 Semiconductor industry
What sources of information are included in the Inspec Database? We cover all the important journals, including: We cover all the important conferences, including: Applied Physics Letters Chinese Journal of Electron Devices Chinese Journal of Semiconductors IEEE Electron Device Letters IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems Integration, The VLSI Journal International Journal of Nanotechnology Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2 (Letters) Journal of Applied Physics Journal of Crystal Growth Journal of Electronic Materials Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication, Microsystems Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing Microelectronic Engineering Microelectronics Journal Microelectronics Reliability Nanotechnology Semiconductor International Semiconductor Science and Technology Semiconductor Technology Solid State Communications Solid State Technology Solid-State Electronics Thin Solid Films European Conference on Solid State Devices Research (ESSDERC) European Conference on Solid State Circuits Research (ESSCIRC) IEEE International Conference on Semiconductor Electronics IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium IEEE VLSI Test Symposium International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Process and Devices International Semiconductor Conference International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium International Semiconductor Laser Conference International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Symposium on VLSI design, Automation and Test International Conference on VLSI Design International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems and Applications MRS Spring Meeting MRS Fall meeting Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Workshop Symposium on VLSI circuits Semiconductor industry 3
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Semiconductor related classification codes A Section Physics A6855 Thin film growth, structure and epitaxy A7225 Spin polarized transport A6865 Low dimensional structures: growth, structure and nonelectronic properties A7280C Electrical conductivity of elemental semiconductors A7125L Electronic structure of liquid metals and semiconductors and their alloys A7125M Electronic structure of amorphous and glassy solids A7125R Electronic structure of crystalline elemental semiconductors A7125T Electronic structure of crystalline semiconductor compounds and insulators A7125V Electronic structure of organic compounds and polymers A7125W Electronic structure of solid clusters and nanoparticles A7125X Electronic structure of fullerenes and fullerene-related materials; intercalation compounds A7155E Impurity and defect levels in elemental semiconductors A7155G Impurity and defect levels in II-VI and III-V semiconductors A7155H Impurity and defect levels in other nonmetals A7220D General theory, carrier scattering mechanisms (semiconductors/insulators) A7220F ow-field transport and mobility; piezoresistance (semiconductors/insulators) A7220H High-field transport and nonlinear effects (semiconductors/insulators) A7220J Charge carriers: generation, recombination, lifetime, and trapping (semiconductors/insulators) A7220M Galvanomagnetic and other magnetotransport effects (semiconductors/insulators) A7220N Thermomagnetic effects (semiconductors/insulators) A7220P Thermoelectric effects (semiconductors/insulators) A7280E Electrical conductivity of II-VI and III-V semiconductors A7280J Electrical conductivity of crystalline inorganic semiconductors A7280L Electrical conductivity of organic compounds and polymers A7280N Electrical conductivity of amorphous and glassy semiconductors A7280P Electrical conductivity of liquid semiconductors A7280R Electrical conductivity of fullerenes and related materials A7330 Surface double layers, Schottky barriers, and work functions A7335A Ballistic transport A7335C Coulomb blockade; quantum tunnelling A7340C Contact resistance, contact potential, and work functions A7340E Rectification at interfaces A7340G Tunnelling: general (electronic transport) A7340H Quantum Hall effect A7340L Electrical properties of semiconductor-to-semiconductor contacts, p-n junctions, and heterojunctions A7340M Electrical properties of semiconductor-electrolyte contacts A7340N Electrical properties of metal-nonmetal contacts A7340Q Electrical properties of metal-insulator-semiconductor structures A7340S Electrical properties of metal-semiconductor-metal structures 12 Semiconductor industry
A7340T Electrical properties of semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor structures A7340V Electrical properties of semiconductor-metal-semiconductor structures A7360J Electrical properties of elemental semiconductors (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7360L Electrical properties of II-VI and III-V semiconductors (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7360N Electrical properties of amorphous and glassy semiconductors (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7360P Electrical properties of inorganic semiconductors (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7360R Electrical properties of organic compounds and polymers (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7360T Electrical properties of fullerenes and related materials (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7550P Magnetic semiconductors A7830C Infrared and Raman spectra in liquids A7830G Infrared and Raman spectra in inorganic crystals A7830J Infrared and Raman spectra in organic crystals A7830L Infrared and Raman spectra in disordered solids A7840D Visible and ultraviolet spectra of liquids A7840E Visible and ultraviolet spectra of elemental semiconductors A7840G Visible and ultraviolet spectra of II-VI and III-V semiconductors A7840H Visible and ultraviolet spectra of other nonmetals A7850G Impurity and defect absorption in semiconductors A7855C Photoluminescence in elemental semiconductors A7855E Photoluminescence in II-VI and III-V semiconductors A7855H Photoluminescence in other inorganic materials A7855K Photoluminescence in organic materials A7865K Optical properties of II-VI and III-V semiconductors (thin films/low dimensional structures) A7865H Optical properties of elemental semiconductors (thin films/low-dimensional structures) A7865M Optical properties of amorphous and glassy semiconductors and insulators (thin films/low-dimensional structures) A7865P Optical properties of other inorganic semiconductors and insulators (thin films/low-dimensional structures) A7865T Optical properties of organic compounds and polymers (thin films/low-dimensional structures) A7865V Optical properties of fullerenes and related materials (thin films/low-dimensional structures) A7960E Photoelectron spectra of semiconductors and insulators A8110B Crystal growth from vapour A8110D Crystal growth from solution A8110F Crystal growth from melt A8110H Zone melting and zone refining A8110J Growth from solid phases Semiconductor industry 13
A8115C Deposition by sputtering A8115G Vacuum deposition A8115H Chemical vapour deposition A8115I Pulsed laser deposition A8115J Ion plating and other vapour deposition A8115L Deposition from liquid phases (melts and solutions) A8115N Thin film growth from solid phases A8115R Spray coating techniques A8116D Self-assembly in nanofabrication A8116N Nanolithography A8116R Nanopatterning A8116T Nanopositioning and atom manipulation A8160C Surface treatment and degradation in semiconductor technology B Section Electronics B0510 Crystal growth B0520B Sputter deposition B0520D Vacuum deposition B0520F Chemical vapour deposition B0520H Pulsed laser deposition B0520J Deposition from liquid phases B0520X Other thin film deposition techniques B2520C Elemental semiconductors B2520D II-VI and III-V semiconductors B2520E Oxide and ferrite semiconductors B2520F Amorphous and glassy semiconductors B2520M Other semiconductor materials B2530B Semiconductor junctions B2530C Semiconductor superlattices, quantum wells and related structures B2530D Semiconductor-metal interfaces B2530F Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures B2530G Metal-insulator-metal and metal-semiconductor-metal structures B2530N Other semiconductor interfaces and junctions B2550A Annealing processes in semiconductor technology B2550B Semiconductor doping B2550E Surface treatment (semiconductor technology) B2550F Metallisation and interconnection technology B2550G Lithography (semiconductor technology) B2550N Nanometre-scale semiconductor fabrication technology B2550R Radiation effects on semiconductor devices B2550X Semiconductor process modelling and simulation B2560B Semiconductor device modelling and equivalent circuits 14 Semiconductor industry
B2560F Bulk effect devices B2560H Junction and barrier diodes B2560J Bipolar transistors B2560L Thyristors and silicon controlled rectifiers B2560P Power semiconductor devices B2560R Insulated gate field effect transistors B2560S Other field effect devices B2560X Quantum interference devices B2560Z Other semiconductor devices B2570A Semiconductor integrated circuit design, layout, modelling and testing B2570B Bipolar integrated circuits B2570D CMOS integrated circuits B2570F Other MOS integrated circuits B2570H Other field effect integrated circuits B2570K Mixed technology integrated circuits B2570P Power integrated circuits E Section Mechanical and production engineering E3644A Semiconductor industry Semiconductor industry 15
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