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A Library of Layered Hybrid Superlattices and Artificial Quantum Solids (Case No. 2024-098)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel approach for the generation of hybrid superlattices with tunable properties. Background: Heterostructures are composed of two or more semiconductor crystals with interfaces across which chemical makeup changes, and superlattices are simply composed of nanoscale layers that allow quantum confinement...

Published: 3/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Jingyuan Zhou

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials

Prineha Narang Quantum Computing Portfolio

Lab Interview: Quantum Trailblazers: NarangLab’s Pursuit Technology Portfolio: Contracted Quantum Eigensolver for Excited States (Quantum Algorithm) (Case No. 2023-180) Prineha Narang and her team have developed a new quantum algorithm for calculating the excited states using a contracted quantum eigensolver (ES-CQE). ES-CQE uses a contraction...

Published: 3/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Prineha Narang

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Category(s): Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Electrical, Electrical > Quantum Computing

A Chemical-Dedoping Strategy to Tailor Electron Density in Molecular-Intercalated Bulk Monolayer MOS2 (Case No. 2024-022)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed a novel strategy to decouple the interlayer interactions in bulk MoS2 to produce a bulk material with desirable monolayer properties. Background: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a popular and well-studied 2D semiconducting layered material. A single layer, or...

Published: 3/13/2024 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Boxuan Zhou

Keywords(s): bulk material, bulk monolayer, chemical dedoping, direct bandgap, Doping (Semiconductor), Electronics & Semiconductors, exciton, indirect bandgap, intercalated materials, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, molybdenum disulfide (MOS2), monolayer, Optoelectronic materials, Organic Semiconductor, photoluminescence, photon absorption, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductor Ohmic Contact, Semiconductor Risk Assessment, Semiconductor Sapphire, Semiconductors, spin polarization, valley polarization, zzsemiconducting materials

Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors

Optoelectronic Neuron Array for Nonlinear Optical Modulation and AI Cameras (Case No. 2023-208)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Materials Science & Engineering have developed a novel optoelectronic neuron array for computational imaging and sensing applications that can work under weak broadband incoherent light. Background: Nonlinear optical processing of ambient light is desirable for...

Published: 4/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Aydogan Ozcan, Dehui Zhang

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Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing

A High Throughput Thermal Compression Bonding Scheme for Interposer and Wafer-Scale Advanced Packaging Constructs (Case No. 2023-144)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer and Engineering have introduced a scalable and rapid bonding method for dielet assembly on advanced packaging constructs, achieving a remarkable throughput of over 1100 units-per-hour, or 10-fold higher than the conventional assembly method. Background: In semiconductor packaging,...

Published: 2/16/2024 | Inventor(s): Subramanian Iyer, Krutikesh Sahoo, Haoxiang Ren

Keywords(s): advanced packaging, advanced packaging constructs, dielet assembly, dielet bonding, Electronic Packaging, electronics packaging, Fabrication Technologies, face-to-face heterogeneous dielet bonding, heterogeneous integration, heterogenous electronic systems, high throughput, Instrumentation, Interposers, Microelectronics Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Organic Semiconductor, package scaling, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Semiconductors, thermal compression bonding, wafer-scale, wafer-scale computing, Waferscale Processors

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Waferscale Computing, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Electrical > Instrumentation

Quantum Cross-Resonator Spectrometer (Case No. 2023-181)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering have developed a novel method of characterizing the complex dielectric function of a material. Background: The complex dielectric function is a measure of a material’s response to static or alternating electromagnetic fields and describes the microscopic behavior...

Published: 3/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Prineha Narang, Ioannis Petrides, Jonathan Curtis, Amir Yacoby, Marie Wesson

Keywords(s): Quantum Computer, quantum processing, quantum processor

Category(s): Electrical, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Electrical > Quantum Computing

Synaptic Circuits Made From Transistors and Memory Capacitors (UCLA Case No. 2023-092)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel circuit architecture that emulates neural synapses for concurrent parallel computing. Background: Almost all modern computer chips consist of computing and learning processes that are implemented sequentially. To improve computing power,...

Published: 12/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yong Chen, Zixuan Rong

Keywords(s): Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), artificial electromagnetic materials, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence augmentation, Artificial Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network Artificial Neuron, artificial-intelligent materials, autonomous control, computational efficiency, edge computing, Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy Efficiency, energy management, Integrated Circuit, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Neuromorphic circuits, parallel processing, parallel signal processing, processor design, Semiconductor, semiconductor chip foundries, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, synaptic resistor (synstor)

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Materials, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Electrocatalysts With Tailored Local Chemical Environment for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis and Renewable Fuel Generation (Case No. 2023-212)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel catalytic system that improves reaction kinetics, durability, and resistance to impurities, making it a promising candidate for water electrolyzers and renewable chemical fuel production. Background: Hydrogen, boasting a remarkable energy density of 140 MJ/kg (nearly triple that of typical solid fuels...

Published: 12/13/2023 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan

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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Water Treatment, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

Ion-Solvent-Polymer Interactions for Preparing Polymer Networks and Composites of Tunable Structures and Properties (UCLA Case No. 2023-147)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA's Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a solution-based synthesis platform capable of generating micro and nanostructured gels, polymers, and composites with simultaneously improved safety, mechanical and ionic conductivity/transport properties. Background: Pore structure engineering holds...

Published: 11/20/2023 | Inventor(s): Ximin He

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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Polymers, Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Composite Materials

Ultrafine Platinum Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Case No. 2023-026)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a novel method to synthesize platinum-based catalysts with ultralow base transition metal-oxide content. Background: Ultrafine platinum (Pt)-based catalysts present a promising avenue for achieving exceptional fuel cell activity while minimizing base transition...

Published: 3/11/2024 | Inventor(s): Yu Huang

Keywords(s): Catalysts, Fuel Cell, Metals, Nanoparticle, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Platinum, transition metal catalysts

Category(s): Materials, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials > Nanotechnology

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