2010

  • NRL member Hamed Dadgour Wins a UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) Frenkel Fellowship
    Monday, May 10, 2010
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    Dadgour, a PhD student in Nanoelectronics Research Lab (NRL), has been declared a winner of an Institute of Energy Efficiency Peter J. Frankel Foundation Fellowship for the academic year 2010-2011. The award, which recognizes excellence in research related to new energy-efficient technologies, comes with a cash prize of $2500 and invitations to various Institute events, including the Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency. Dadgour’s doctoral research has been primarily...
  • NRL Acquires New PECVD System from AIXTRON for Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
    Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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    The new system is a 6” Black Magic Plasma Enhanced CVD (PECVD) system for graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT) growth. This combined thermal CVD and plasma enhanced CVD tool is planned to be delivered in first quarter 2010 to Nanoelectronics Research Lab at UCSB.

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2009

  • NRL Collaborates with Institute of Microelectronics (Singapore) to Develop Green Electronics
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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    Singapore and Santa Barbara, California, October 12/13, 2009 - UC Santa Barbara and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) of Singapore have entered into a “green electronics” research collaboration agreement focused on developing ultra-efficient nanoscale transistors and exploring their circuit-level functionality. The collaboration will be led by Dr. Kaustav Banerjee, professor of electrical and computer engineering and an affiliated faculty member of...
  • Hong Li's energy storage research on cover of "IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices"
    Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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    Hong Li's energy storage research is highlighted on cover of "IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices" of 2009 September issue. The journal cover image shows two possible high-density vertical carbon nanotube based capacitors for next-generation integrated circuits, adapted from the paper titled ‘‘Carbon Nanomaterials for Next-Generation Interconnects and Passives: Physics, Status, and Prospects’’ by H. Li, C. Xu, N. Srivastava and K. Banerjee, published in...
  • Hamed Dadgour receives a UCSB Award of Distinction
    Monday, June 1, 2009

    ECE Ph.D. student, Hamed Dadgour, receives a UCSB Award of Distinction: Dadgour, a graduate student in the ECE department, received the award from UCSB for his outstanding scholastic record as well as exemplary service to the university, the student body, and the community. Mr. Dadgour is working towards a Ph.D. degree with Professor Kaustav Banerjee.
  • Professor Banerjee Named Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE-EDS
    Monday, January 5, 2009

    Professor Kaustav Banerjee invited to serve as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE's Electron Devices Society (EDS) - Banerjees lectures will cover the role of nanoelectronics in energy management, physics and applications of carbon nanomaterials in integrated circuits, thermal-aware IC design and emerging interconnect issues in 2-D and 3-D integrated circuits. The Distinguished Lecturer appointment is bestowed on a small number of...

2008