This site from Parallax, Inc. gives some information about basic stamp microcontrollers. A Basic-Stamp microcontroller is a single-board computer. Parallax makes a variety of controllers; the BASIC Stamp II uses a...

The team from University College London used low-temperature, ultraviolet lamps to make silicon dioxide, a vital component of almost all modern chips. This article, published by the BBC, addresses all of these areas and...

This weekly online newsletter provides information for people interested in investing in microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and microsystems devices and industries. This site offers the top MEMS...

This Quicktime animation shows the first step in the silicon wafer manufacturing process. Under 15 seconds in length, the animation shows the melting of polysilicon and the addition of minute amounts of electrically...

This Quicktime animation shows an optional process for creating silicon epitaxial wafers. The animations shows a trichlorosilane gas being injected which creates a monocrystaline film atop the preexisting wafer. This is...