NSF Future of Semiconductors and Beyond Workshop: Materials, Devices, and Integration, March 2021

本次研讨会聚集了电子材料、器件和系统领域的领导者，讨论半导体和相关材料的新兴机遇以及它们在电子和光子系统中的集成。半导体一直是电子系统的核心，并渗透到现代生活中。半导体材料和器件的多功能性为创新和技术发展带来了不断的机会。半导体构成了计算机、手机、激光、照明、太阳能电池、医疗诊断和互联网中广泛的设备。美国在半导体技术方面的持续领导地位对维护国家安全和国防以及促进经济增长至关重要。本次研讨会旨在为未来半导体及相关材料创新的定向研究发展愿景，以促进美国在这一关键领域的持续领导地位。半导体的未来和超越研讨会将围绕四个具有重大创新潜力和未来应用的主题领域进行讨论。这些是：(1)利用电子相和相变，(2)工程异构半导体结构，(3)扩展器件前沿，(4)推进有机/生物器件。主题(1)建立在我们对如何控制半导体中的“相变”的加深理解之上，这些相变赋予半导体新的功能，如超导体或铁电行为，从而实现新的应用，并提高速度和能源效率。主题(2)将探索以不受材料缺陷，界面和表面的传统挑战影响的方式形成异质半导体材料的新见解。主题(3)将讨论远红外和紫外光谱区域的信号转导和光电子器件尚未解决的问题。这是一个具有广泛应用的空间，从国防延伸到医疗诊断。最后，主题(4)将重点关注半导体器件与生物传感与控制的交叉。感兴趣的主题包括柔性半导体形状因子和生物相容性。专题会议将讨论未来的愿景和重大挑战，因为这些可以促进创新和合作，从而促进科学和工程的快速发展。虚拟讲习班的形式将使各种不同的社区能够广泛参与和激发各种想法，这些想法将在讲习班结果的最后报告中加以总结。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This workshop convenes leaders in electronic materials, devices, and systems to discuss emerging opportunities in semiconductors and related materials and their integration within electronic and photonic systems. Semiconductors have long been at the core of electronic systems and permeate modern life. The versatility of semiconductor materials and devices has led to continuous opportunities for innovation and technology development. Semiconductors constitute a broad range of devices in computers, cell phones, lasers, lighting, solar cells, medical diagnostics, and the internet. Continued American leadership in semiconductor technology is essential to maintain national security and defense, and foster economic growth. This workshop is aimed to develop a vision for directed research in future innovations in semiconductors and related materials to promote continued U.S. leadership in this critical sector.The Future of Semiconductors and Beyond Workshop will promote discussion around four topical areas with significant potential for innovation and future applications. These are: (1) Harnessing electronic phases and phase transitions, (2) Engineering heterogeneous semiconductor structures, (3) Extending device frontiers, and (4) Advancing organic/biodevices. Topic (1) builds on our increased understanding of how to control “phase transitions” in semiconductors that lend them new functionality such as superconductor or ferroelectric behavior, thus enabling new applications, and improvement in speed and energy efficiency. Topic (2) will explore new insights into forming heterogeneous semiconductor materials in ways that are not compromised by the traditional challenges of material defects, interfaces and surfaces. Topic (3) will address unsolved problems in signal transduction and optoelectronic devices in the far infrared and ultraviolet spectral regions. This is a space with broad applications extending from defense to medical diagnostics. Finally, Topic (4) will focus on the intersection of semiconductor devices and biological sensing and control. Themes of interest include flexible semiconductor form-factors and bio-compatibility. The topical sessions will address both future visions and grand challenges, as these can serve to generate innovation and collaborations leading to rapid advances in science and engineering. The virtual workshop format will enable wide participation and stimulation of ideas across a diverse community and these will be summarized in a final report of the workshop findings.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.