Fifteen papers from Taiwan are published in the 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), a top-tier IC design conference in San Francisco, the USA, from 20th to 24th February 2022. IEEE ISSCC is the foremost global forum for presentation of advances in semiconductor technology, promoting numerous research and developments in advanced semiconductor and solid-state circuits. Being the leading indicator of semiconductor technology, ISSCC plays an irreplaceable role in both industry and academia.
In the press conference held by IEEE SSSC Taipei Chapter on 11/15/2022, the 15 papers published in 2022 ISSCC are introduced, as are the conference''''''''''''''''s yearly selected papers. Moreover, several experts, including Dr. Nicky Lu (the Chairman of Etron Technology, Inc.), are invited to provide overviews of development trends in the global semiconductor industry and the development focus of key technologies in Taiwan.
Fifteen research papers from Taiwan are accepted and published in ISSCC, including one paper from National Taiwan University (NTU), five papers from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), two papers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), two papers from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), one paper from MediaTek. Inc., three papers from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), and one paper from Macronix International Co., Ltd (Macronix). The two papers from NYCU include one from Prof. Ke-Horng Chen''''''''''''''''s research team and one from Prof. Yu-Te Liao''''''''''''''''s research team.
Prof. Ke-Horng Chen and his team apply gallium-nitride (GaN) elements of the third-generation semiconductor fabrication and propose a novel structure with a meta-stable fast (MSF) comparator to implement an extremely-efficient Driver with a peak efficiency of 95.4%. The high-efficient microminiaturization technique brings a revolutionary breakthrough in the power systems of electric cars.
Prof Yu-Te Liao, Prof. Po-Hung Chen, and their team developeddevelop a self-powering wireless environment monitoring IC with hybrid microbial electrochemical and photovoltaic energy harvesting. The technique helps reuse energies, enabling the information collection and transmission of long-distance soil-pH and electrical conductance. The proposed monitoring IC can facilitate the smart agriculture and environment monitoring.