Power transistors made of carbon?

[Jan Panteltje]

Translated:
Infineon: Breakthrough in Nano technology.
Researchers at semiconductor manufacturer
Infineon have succeeded in making an important
step forward in making semiconductors on
carbon basis.
For the first time the scientists
succeeded to use carbon nano tubes for
the manufacturing of power semiconductors,
according to the company in Villach/Austria.
The new invention is a breakthrough
Infineon says, because until now it
was assumed that nano tubes were not
suitable for the high voltages and
currents in semiconductors.

Original in German from ARD tetetext:

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Infineonurchbruch bei Nanotechnologie
Forschern des Halbleiter-Herstellers
Infineon ist ein wichtiger Schritt
fuer die Entwicklung kuenftiger Chips auf der
Basis von Kohlenstoff gelungen.
Erstmals haetten die Wissenschaftler es
geschafft, Kohlenstoff-Nanoroehrchen fuer
die Herstellung von leistungsfaehigen
Halbleitern zu nutzen, teilte das Un-
ternehmen in Villach/Oesterreich mit.
Die neue Erfindung gilt laut Infineon
als "Durchbruch" fuer die Nanotechnik,
da man bislang davon ausgegangen ist,
dass die Nanoroehrchen sich nicht fuer
die hohen Spannungen und Stromstaerken
in Leistungshalbleitern eignen.

 

[SioL]

Translated:
Infineon: Breakthrough in Nano technology.
Researchers at semiconductor manufacturer
Infineon have succeeded in making an important
step forward in making semiconductors on
carbon basis.
For the first time the scientists
succeeded to use carbon nano tubes for
the manufacturing of power semiconductors,
according to the company in Villach/Austria.
The new invention is a breakthrough
Infineon says, because until now it
was assumed that nano tubes were not
suitable for the high voltages and
currents in semiconductors.

Original in German from ARD tetetext:

Hey, that's just 30 miles from where I live. Perhaps I should
go and check them out

Believe it or not, lots of nanotube research is going on
here in this tiny country (Slovenia) also.

Siol

 

[Paul Burridge]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:26:36 GMT, Jan Panteltje

[snip]

They're not the first. All the power transistors I've ever biased have
ended up made of carbon.

 

[Ian Stirling]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:26:36 GMT, Jan Panteltje

[snip]

They're not the first. All the power transistors I've ever biased have
ended up made of carbon.

Burn him! He's a wizard!

 

[Paul Burridge]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:26:36 GMT, Jan Panteltje

[snip]

They're not the first. All the power transistors I've ever biased have
ended up made of carbon.

Burn him! He's a wizard!

Well they strongly *resembled* carbon, anyway.

 

[David Wood]

But does he float? Let me consult my sheep bladder*

*For a primer on this obscure reference see Python, Monty & The Holy
Grail, which should be available in any good electronic reference
library on tape or DVD.

 

[Jamie]

LOL!!!

 

[Boris Mohar]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:26:36 GMT, Jan Panteltje

[snip]

They're not the first. All the power transistors I've ever biased have
ended up made of carbon.

Traditionally that is called "Letting out the magic smoke" Once the magic
smoke escapes the device the device cannot work any more. Sometimes the
magic smoke is accompanied by magic light.