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Microelectronics Research Areas

Explore Microelectronics' principal areas of research.

Information Processing

Information processing, communication models, and computing abstractions.

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Computing Architecture

New domain specific architecture with programmable processing units.

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Computing Systems

Systems, including circuits for hardware integration.

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Interconnect Performance

New approaches to shift interconnect performance onto a growth curve.

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Molecules & Materials

Exploring foundational chemistry in computing.

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Algorithms & Software

Programming hardware using abstractions.

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Prototyping & Manufacturing

Integrated approaches for design development and material validation.

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Microelectronics Updates

Latest News

Here's the latest news from SLAC Microelectronics and our collaborating organizations.

Researchers Take A Step Towards Novel Quantum Simulators

January 20, 2023

If scaled up successfully, the team's new system could help answer questions about certain kinds of superconductors and other unusual states of matter.

By Nathan Collins

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Exploring Quantum Electron Highways with Laser Light

August 20, 2022

Spiraling laser light reveals how topological insulators lose their ability to conduct electric current on their surfaces.

By Glennda Chui

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A New Leap in Understanding Nickel Oxide Superconductors

July 25, 2022

Researchers discover they contain a phase of quantum matter, known as charge density waves, that’s common in other unconventional superconductors. In other ways, though, they’re surprisingly unique.

By Glennda Chui

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