MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research Links

• Links to nitride related companies can be found on the Sponsors Page.

University Research on Nitrides

• Boston University (Prof. T. D. Moustakas)

• Photonics Center (Boston University)

• University of California, Los Angeles - Optoelectronics Group (Prof. E. Yablonovitch)

• Cornell University (Web site for GaN research efforts at Cornell.)

• University of Illinois Epicenter

• University of Michigan

• Gallium Nitride Growth Modelling.

• University of Minnesota

• Stanford University (Prof. Jim Harris)

• PhysTech-WBG (Ioffe Institute in St.Petersburg.)

• Department of Optoelectronics (Growth of group-III nitrides by MOCVD and by MBE. Process technology for LEDs, optoelectronic and electronic devices based on GaN.)

• ANISET European Collaborative Project (This is a Brite-Euram collaborative European project between Academia and Industry to develop Active Nitrogen sources and new Nitride technologies for use in the fabrication of device quality Group III-Nitrides.)

• UC Santa Barbara MOCVD Lab

• University of Nottingham Nitride Research Group (UNOTT)

• University of Tokushima - Nitride Photonic Semiconductor Laboratory ( in japanese )

• UC NanoLab (Prof. Andrew Steckl)

• Science Univ. of Tokyo - Optoelec. Lab. (Dr. S.Chichibu in Japanese/English )

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nitride Research (Nitride parameters, nitride and SiC tutorial, resaerch results, and useful links)

• III-V Semiconductors (The ion irradiation and plasma processing of III-V semiconductor surfaces. The extensive work in this field has been carried out at Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Pune, India. For more info. contact Shiva. email: ssh@physics.unipune.ernet.in)

• School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nitride Group web page (GaN work at Electrical Engineering Department at Nottingham.)

• UK Nitrides Consortium (The UK Nitride Consortium was set up by industrial and academic researchers to give them the opportunity to discuss ideas and progress on nitrides in the UK.)

• http://www.annauniv.edu (GaN Bulk)

• Wayne State University (Smart Sensors and Integrated Devices (SSID) Program. Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Research)

• University of Cambridge GaN group (We specialise in the characterisation and growth of GaN and GaN related alloys. We are installing a state of the art MOCVD kit as well as commissioning a super new transmission electron microscope.)

• GaN Research group at SKKU in KOREA (GaN etching research home page...)

• University of Lecce- Italy (Prof. Cingolani) (A large scale facility for growth, characterization and nanotechnology of semiconductors including nitrides)

• EU ESPRIT Project on III-V Nitrides (Prof. Pierre Gibart) (Please remove, the project is terminated. New projects from the EU starting now will create home pages and therefore ask for new links.)

• Research Group of Profs. Goldberg and Ünlü (Time-resolved and spatially resolved spectroscpy. Please follow the links under research.)

• The Gallium Nitride Page

• University of Bristol (Optical Spectroscopy Group - Dr. M. Kuball) (University of Bristol (Optical Spectroscopy Group - Dr. M. Kuball))

• University of South Carolina Microelectronics and Photonics Laboratory

• Semiconductor Research Group at Kansas State University - Physics (Professors Hongxing Jiang & Jingyu Lin) (MOCVD Growth of III-nitride epitaxial films/heterostructures/quantum wells, heterojunction field effect transistor structures, and quantum well LED structures: fabrication of III-nitride micro- and submicro-size photonic structures and devices; picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence measurements in spectral region from 195 to 1500 nm, and transport characterization.)

• Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea(Prof. Seong-Ju Park) (We specialize in GaN research including the MOCVD and MOMBE growth of GaN MQWs and quantum dots, ICP etching, ohmic contacts, and fabrication of blue and white LEDs.)

• Low Temperature Nitride Semiconductor Growth, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Our laboratories have concentrated on the growth of nitride semiconductors at low temperatures. Laser induced CVD, remote plasma enhanced CVD, and Reactive Ion sputtering are researched within these hallowed walls.)

• Carnegie Mellon STM/MBE Group (The research activities of the research group of Prof. Randall Feenstra deal with structural and electronic properties of semiconductor materials and devices. Growth of GaN films is performed using molecular beam epitaxy. Surface studies of the films are performed by scanning tunneling microscopy, which allows one to image the atomic structure of the surface and to perform spectroscopic measurements of the electronic energy levels.)

• University of Cambridge (Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride) (We specialise in growth and characterisation of gallium nitride and its related alloys, taking advantage of MOCVD growth equipment, extensive advanced electron microscopy facilities, a state-of-the-art high-resolution x-ray diffractometer and photoluminescence and Hall effect characterisation equipment.)

• University of California, Riverside (Prof. A.A. Balandin) (Research on self-heating, thermal effects, electronic noise in GaN-based devices)

Semiconductor Related Links

• The High Temperature Electronics Network of Excellence

• University of Michigan III-V Links

• Yahoo Engineering Links

• Yahoo Condensed Matter Physics Links

• Semiconductor Subway

• US/Japanese Optoelectronics Report: February 1996 (A comprehensive overview of the relative optoelectronics industries in Japan versus the U.S. including some nitride information, especially in the Kodak site visit report.)

• Blue LED FAQ (Where to get LED's etc.)

• Microelectronics Review (Roy Szweda, former Editor of III-Vs review, now publishes a free WWW newsletter covering the entire semiconductor industry, including GaN.)

• Legacy's Compound Semiconductor Review (CSR) Newsletter (Jo Ann McDonald's novel "Legacy Ranch" site includes a (free) library of her CSR newsletter summaries, distributed online by SEMI, plus her recent nitride-related articles. Always current and unpredictible, this off-the-wall site is primarily a hangout where her press and PR buddies stay current on the compounds.)

• ATC-Semiconductor Devices Ltd. (Russian company manufacturing high-power laser diodes and carrying out Research and Development program on III-Nitrides.)

• (Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology is a manufacturer of plasma and ion beam processing equipment. OIPT is a member of the UKNC and is currently researching plasma etching, using both RIE and ICP, of GaN and related materials, with particular interest in etch related damage and subsequent device performance.)

• Thermal conductivity group (Measurements of the absolute thermal conductivity can be performed in a nondestructive manner, with a spatial resolution of about 1 micron, using a scanning thermal microscope.)

• Compound Semiconductor Magazine (Compound Semiconductor is the leading publication in the field, and it offers the industry's best coverage of new developments in wide bandgap semiconductors.)

• National Compound Semiconductor Roadmap (Reference database and Roadmap on Compound Semiconductors, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research)

• Semiconductor Links (Providing semiconductor related resources for the semiconductor industry.)

• Boin's Semiconductor Links (Links to semiconductor related companies, universities and organizations.)

• Capovani Brothers Inc. (Capovani Brothers Inc. specializes in the purchase, refurbishment and resale of high technology equipment associated with the semiconductor and MEMS industries. Our web-site is updated daily and represents our current inventory. Included are many photos and detailed specifications with an easy-to-use search feature, that also allows the customer to inquire, comment and even provide counter-offers on the equipment.)

• Boin's Semiconductor Links (Links to semiconductor, silicon wafer and semiconductor processing equipment manufacturers, organizations and universities involved in semiconductor research and development.)

• JSC "Proton" (One of the leading manufacturers of optoelectronic components in Russia. It can offer a new developed device - ultra bright LEDs and chips for super bright LEDs.)

• Electronics engineering (Free Electronics engineering resource library and community.)

• Electro-optics (Free optics, electro-optics engineering resource library and community.)

• Semiconductor-Manufacturing.net (Comprehensive Guide to Semiconductor Manufacturing on the Web.)

• TEM Analysis (A US based company specializing in high quality TEM analysis services for the semiconductor industry and academia.)

Nitride Related Presentations

• The Blue Laser Diode - Homepage (This site provides information on a recent book by Nakamura and Fasol as well as slide presentation on GaN blue light emitters.)

• Gain measurements and physics of stimulated emission from nitride films (Presentation from MRS'96 by Igal Brener)

• MRS related publications (Proceedings of International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, November 30, 2000. This publication contains many GaN related articles, online version is available free of charge.)

Newsgroups and Other Interesting Places

• sci.materials

• sci.engr.semiconductors

• sci.engr.metallurgy

• Patent Page of GE Corp's Gary Doll (Boron Nitride films and devices.)

• International GaN Workshop at Schloss Ringberg (Germany) (January 20 - 24 1998: "Surface Morphology, Interfaces and Growth of the III-Nitrides")

• AZoM - The A to Z of Materials (A totally free access materials knowledge base and news service for the engineering, design and materials community worldwide. Content includes the whole materials spectrum of Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites. AZoM.com is supported by major international materials institutes, research organisations and trade bodies such as The Institite of Materials, CERAM Research Ltd. RAPRA Technology and the Institute of Nanotechnolgy.)

• Advances in Electronics Manufacturing Technology (An open access peer-reviewed technical journal covering manufacturing technologies for semiconductors, MEMs and other microelectronic devices.)

Articles in the Popular Press

• Wired Magazine (A popular account of the Nichia blue LED)

• Byte Magazine (An article describing the possible impact of blue lasers.)

• Scientific American ("Technology and Business" Article on GaN Blue Lasers)

• Fortune Magazine (Review of new materials coming out of the lab.)

• Semiconductor.Net (A joint venture between SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL magazine and the FABLINK CORPORATION, this is an Internet search engine that focuses on the Semiconductor Industry.)

• Cover Story in IEEE SPECTRUM (The Toughest Transistor Yet. By Lester F. Eastman & Umesh K. Mishra. It's made of gallium nitride, withstands a lot of heat, and handles frequencies and power levels well beyond what any other transistor can handle.)

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