Editorials

Technology breakthroughs at the 2020 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, which this year takes place online.

Could halide perovskites be of use in electronic devices beyond solar cells and LEDs?

Ferroelectric field-effect transistors could play a key role in the development of data-centric computing hardware.

Negative capacitance field-effect transistors have been proposed as a route to low-power electronics, but a lack of fundamental understanding limits progress.

Two-dimensional materials could first find widespread commercial application in analogue electronics, rather than as a replacement for silicon in digital devices.

Neuromorphic computing might be the answer to AI’s hardware problem.

Driverless cars are improving, but is the public ready to accept them?

Advanced semiconductor technologies are helping to find new ways to create components capable of one-way transmission.

Does smartphone surveillance have a role to play in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic?

In a world of mobile devices and electric vehicles, wireless energy delivery is of ever-increasing value.

The layered two-dimensional materials known as van der Waals heterostructures offer a versatile platform for the creation of novel devices.

5G is our 2020 technology of the year.

Technology breakthroughs at the 2019 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting.

Quantum computing requires time and sustained investment to deliver practical applications — a lesson the development of carbon nanotube electronics illustrates.

Computer supply chain attacks are a growing concern and approaches that can detect and defend against them are required.

Work on two-dimensional materials continues to yield both surprises and new devices.

The ethical challenges created by a new digital technology need to be considered at the earliest stages of the development process.

Compatibility with established complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) processes could be a key factor in the success of an emerging device technology.

As electronic devices continue to evolve, the metrology methods required to characterize them also need to evolve.

Research in both academia and industry is required to develop new and innovative technologies — though the differing goals of the two arenas can cause conflict.