Semiconductors, also known as integrated circuits (ICs) or microchips, are typically made from pure elements like silicon or germanium or compounds like gallium arsenide. In a process called doping, a small amount of impurities is added to these pure elements, causing significant changes in the material's conductivity. By utilizing these changes with an appropriate micro/nano architecture, many systems based on high-value chip technology can be developed. Semiconductors are a crucial component of electronic devices that drive advancements in communication, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation, clean energy, and countless other applications.
Modern industrial applications, known as Industry 4.0, have emerged with sensor technologies and continue to rapidly evolve. In smart systems and robotic applications, sensors are the sensory organs of automatic control systems. Therefore, sensor technologies are a concept that initiates the development of many projects and is becoming increasingly important each day. Nearly all sensor devices used in today's modern technology are products of semiconductor chip processing processes. Considering the current developments, advanced technology product production and R&D studies are carried out within the infrastructure of NÜRDAM. Significant advancements have been recorded in processing silicon-based chip technologies and producing micro/nano structures. In this context, images of NürFET* chips and Silicon PIN** photodiodes produced within NÜRDAM from various studies, including those where our group coordinator is among the project personnel, are provided below. Besides silicon-based technologies, research on Silicon Carbide (SiC) and different types of semiconductor heterojunctions is also ongoing.
