Journal Of Microelectronics And Solid State Devices

About the Journal

Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices

Journal of Microelectronics and Solid-State Devices [2455-3336(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2014 focused on the rapid publication of fundamental research papers on all areas of Solid state, Electronics, and Devices.

Focus & Scope

Solid-State Semiconductor Devices: Diodes, transistors, thyristors, semiconductor switches, integrated devices, capacitors, resistive devices, and emerging solid-state components.
MOSFET and CMOS Devices: Conventional MOSFETs, nanoscale MOSFETs, CMOS devices, SOI CMOS, multi-gate devices, FinFETs, gate-all-around transistors, threshold-voltage engineering, and short-channel effects.
Bipolar and Heterojunction Devices: Bipolar junction transistors, heterojunction bipolar transistors, transistor characteristics, switching behavior, amplification, and high-frequency bipolar devices.
Semiconductor Device Physics: Carrier transport, drift and diffusion, generation-recombination, tunneling, mobility, scattering, electrostatics, band structure, carrier statistics, and quantum effects in semiconductor devices.
Electronic Band Structure and Materials Physics: Valence and conduction bands, energy gaps, density of states, conductivity, resistivity, optical absorption, carrier concentration, and electronic properties of solids.
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Structures: MOS capacitors, flat-band voltage, accumulation, depletion, inversion, C-V characteristics, threshold conditions, interface states, dielectric properties, and oxide reliability.
Nanoelectronic Devices: Nanoscale transistors, nanowires, nanostructures, quantum devices, tunnel FETs, single-electron devices, 2D-material devices, and next-generation nanoelectronic architectures.
Microelectronic Circuits: Diode and transistor circuits, analog and digital circuits, amplifiers, logic inverters, frequency-response circuits, circuit models, and semiconductor-device applications.
Analog and Mixed-Signal Devices: Amplifiers, data converters, phase-locked loops, voltage references, analog front ends, RF receivers, low-noise circuits, and mixed-signal microelectronic systems.
Optoelectronic Devices: Light-emitting diodes, photodiodes, laser diodes, photodetectors, electroluminescent devices, infrared emitters, optical sensors, and semiconductor light sources.
LED and Solid-State Lighting Technologies: RGB LEDs, phosphor-converted LEDs, white LEDs, OLEDs, fault-tolerant LED drivers, LED efficiency, thermal management, reliability, and advanced solid-state lighting.
Display Devices and Technologies: Liquid-crystal displays, active-matrix LCDs, TFT-LCDs, OLED displays, quantum-dot displays, flexible displays, micro-LEDs, electro-optic displays, and display-driver technologies.
Micro- and Nanophotonic Devices: Nanophotonics, micro-optics, photonic structures, optical resonators, nano-optoelectronics, integrated photonic devices, and optical properties of micro/nanostructures.
Semiconductor Materials: Silicon, silicon-on-insulator, germanium, III-V semiconductors, wide-bandgap materials, 2D materials, organic semiconductors, oxide semiconductors, and emerging functional materials.
Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices: Silicon carbide devices, gallium nitride devices, power transistors, high-voltage devices, high-temperature electronics, and high-frequency solid-state devices.
Device Modelling and Simulation: Compact models, physics-based device modelling, SPICE models, TCAD, finite-element simulation, carrier transport simulation, numerical analysis, and model validation.
Technology CAD and Design Automation: TCAD workflows, process simulation, device simulation, model extraction, parameter fitting, design-space exploration, and computational semiconductor engineering.
Semiconductor Fabrication and Processing: Lithography, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, thin-film deposition, etching, doping, epitaxy, metallization, passivation, and semiconductor process integration.
Thin-Film and Flexible Electronics: Thin-film transistors, flexible transistors, printed electronics, stretchable electronics, organic electronics, and wearable semiconductor devices.
Memory and Storage Devices: Flash memory, SRAM and DRAM devices, resistive RAM, phase-change memory, MRAM, ferroelectric memory, emerging nonvolatile memory, and device-level memory reliability.
Power Semiconductor Devices: Power MOSFETs, IGBTs, thyristors, power diodes, wide-bandgap power devices, switching losses, breakdown mechanisms, and thermal performance.
RF and Microwave Semiconductor Devices: Microwave amplifiers, RF receivers, high-frequency transistors, HEMTs, MESFETs, RF CMOS, GaN devices, and microwave semiconductor technologies.
Energy Harvesting Microdevices: CMOS energy harvesting, piezoelectric harvesting, thermoelectric devices, photovoltaic microdevices, RF energy harvesting, and low-power self-sustaining electronic systems.
Sensors and Solid-State Transducers: Semiconductor sensors, photodetectors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, gas sensors, biosensors, MEMS sensing devices, and integrated sensor technologies.
MEMS and Microsystems: MEMS devices, microsensors, microactuators, CMOS-MEMS integration, microfabrication, microsystems, and miniaturized electromechanical devices.
Reliability and Failure Physics: Bias-temperature instability, hot-carrier effects, electromigration, dielectric breakdown, aging, thermal degradation, radiation effects, device lifetime, and failure analysis.
Defects and Interface Engineering: Interface traps, lattice defects, surface states, oxide-semiconductor interfaces, contact resistance, defect passivation, and material-device interface optimization.
Device Characterization: Current-voltage measurements, capacitance-voltage analysis, impedance spectroscopy, noise measurements, optical characterization, thermal characterization, and reliability testing.
Low-Power and Energy-Efficient Devices: Ultra-low-power transistors, subthreshold operation, leakage reduction, low-voltage devices, energy-efficient electronics, and power-aware device technologies.
Neuromorphic and In-Memory Devices: Memristive devices, synaptic devices, neuromorphic hardware, in-memory computing, spiking devices, resistive switching, and brain-inspired solid-state systems.
Artificial Intelligence Hardware Devices: Devices for edge AI, AI accelerators, neuromorphic VLSI, energy-efficient machine-learning hardware, emerging compute devices, and device-level architectures for intelligent systems.
Emerging Solid-State Technologies: Quantum devices, spintronics, ferroelectric electronics, topological materials, nanoelectromechanical devices, flexible semiconductors, and beyond-CMOS technologies.

Keywords

Microelectronics, Solid-State Devices, Semiconductor Devices, CMOS Technology, Nanoelectronics, Device Modelling, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor Materials, MOSFET Devices, Micro/Nanophotonic Devices