Terahertz waves are effective probes for IC heat barriers
Friday, May 8, 2009 - 11:42
in Physics & Chemistry
By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an efficient new approach to measure key structural properties of nanoscale metal-oxide films used in high-speed integrated circuits.