Semiconductors now underpin many aspects of modern life, be it the mobile phones in our pockets, to the LED lighting in our homes. It is difficult to overstate the prevelance of these types of materials in our lives, yet few of us actually know what they actually are, and why they are so important. This talk will go into the three main branches of semiconductor engineering: CMOS, Radio Frequency and Photonics, detailing the specialised application of each and where we might find them. We’ll go into some quantum physics (no maths don’t worry), advanced manufacturing techniques, and then by touching on some of the research done at the University, we’ll have a look at how the importance of these materials will only increase in the future.
Bio: Postgraduate Researcher specialising in Semiconductor Engineering at the Photon Science Institute, at the University of Manchester.