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Exploring the Frontier of Semiconductor Technologies: Innovations, Sustainability and Future Opportunities—A Review

Luckman Yeboah
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Peter Agyemang
,
Ayinawu Abdul Malik
,
Prince Acheampong
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Joseph Morgan
,
Rose Addo
,
Boris Williams Henyo
Version 1 : Received: 16 September 2024 / Approved: 17 September 2024 / Online: 17 September 2024 (10:49:22 CEST)

How to cite: Yeboah, L.; Agyemang, P.; Abdul Malik, A.; Acheampong, P.; Morgan, J.; Addo, R.; Williams Henyo, B. Exploring the Frontier of Semiconductor Technologies: Innovations, Sustainability and Future Opportunities—A Review. Preprints 2024, 2024091307. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1307.v1 Yeboah, L.; Agyemang, P.; Abdul Malik, A.; Acheampong, P.; Morgan, J.; Addo, R.; Williams Henyo, B. Exploring the Frontier of Semiconductor Technologies: Innovations, Sustainability and Future Opportunities—A Review. Preprints 2024, 2024091307. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1307.v1

Abstract

Semiconductor technology is the backbone of modern innovations, propelling technological advancements in industries such as electronics, renewable energy, telecommunications, and health-related fields. This review expatiates the fundamental properties and working principles of semiconductor materials that determine device performances, while also tracing the historical trajectory of these technologies from the inception of the transistor to pioneering developments, such as tunnel gate transistors and 2D materials like graphene. Specific challenges such as material constraints, manufacturing complexities, and environmental impacts are highlighted. In response to such challenges, measures for the improvement of sustainability, energy saving, and waste minimization in production are discussed. The research also responds to the extended effects of globalization, including the disruptions like COVID-19 pandemic, on supply chain and emphasizes on the importance of developing resilient production frameworks for future growth. Additionally, this work highlights emerging technologies, including quantum computing, artificial intelligence integration, and nanotechnology, which are poised to redefine data processing and storage. The research vindicates the necessity of innovation and sustainability as the key motivators for enhancing the capabilities of semiconductors and global technology.

Keywords

semiconductor; microchip; hardware; sustainability; transistors; manufacturing

Subject

Engineering, Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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