Browsing School of Microelectronic Engineering (Articles) by Title

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    • Silica microchannel fabrication using fluorine based rie with alas a mask 

      Wan Mokhzani, Wan Norhaimi; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Zaliman, Sauli, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Taniselass, Steven; Ahmad Husni, Mohd Shapri; Norazeani, Abdul Rahman; Abdul Halis, Abdul Aziz (INSInet Publications, 2012-09)
      The silica microchannel fabrication process has been executed with Al thin films as the sacrificial layer during Reactive Ion Etching Process (RIE). CF4/Ar and SF6/Ar plasmas has been used to investigate etch rate of Al ...

    • A simple oxidation technique for quantum dot dimension shrinkage and tunnel barriers generation 

      Madnarski Sutikno; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Zul Azhar, Zahid Jamal, Prof. Dr. (Elsevier B.V., 2007-05)
      The tunnel barriers generation and the quantum dot size shrinkage play a significant role in single-electron transistor (SET) fabrication. Because the numerically etch indicators were not found, the technical indicators, ...

    • Simulation of 1GHz center frequency SAW using CST software for biosensor application 

      Mohd Rosydi, Zakaria; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; M. H. I., Mohd Amin; Tijjani Adam, Shuwa; M. Wesam, Al-Mufti (IDOSI Publications, 2013)
      Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) is a one of the essential components that used for sensor application to detect in various fields. The high center frequencywill improve the sensitivity of SAW biosensor. Therefore, it's very ...

    • Simulation of Brillouin and Rayleigh scattering in distributed fibre optic for temperature and strain sensing application 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Mukhzeer, Mohamad Shahimin, Dr.; Sohiful Anuar, Zainol Murad, Dr.; S., Azizan (Elsevier B.V., 2013)
      This paper presents simulations of a distributed fibre optic sensor for temperature and strain sensing. The behaviours of Brillouin and Rayleigh scattering in optical fibres are studied through the backscatter signals. The ...

    • Smart Rash Driver System via Internet of Things (IoT) 

      Kong, Sheau Tong; Mohd Natashah, Norizan; Ili Salwani, Mohamad (EDP Sciences, 2017)
      Nearly half a million accidents on Malaysians road occur in 2015. The aim of this research is to detect car speed, capture the photo of the speeding car and then transfer the data like car speed, date and time, location ...

    • Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of Ba1-xGdxTiO3+δ thin films on SiO2/Si substrates using spin-coating technique 

      Teh, Yen Chin; Ala’eddin, A. Saif; Prabakaran, Poopalan (Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania), 2017)
      Ba1-xGdxTiO3+δ, at x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, (BGT) thin films have been fabricated on SiO2/Si substrate using sol-gel method. The microstructure and surface morphology of the fabricated films have been investigated ...

    • Structural and electronic properties of bulk GaP and AlP and their (GaP)n / (AlP)n superlattices 

      M., Merabet; S., Benalia; D., Rached; A., Bouhemadou; S., Omran; Ali H., Reshak; M., Rabah (Elsevier Ltd., 2011-02)
      The structural and the electronic properties of binary GaP and AlP compounds and their superlattices are investigated using the recent version of the first-principles full potential linear muffin-tin orbitals method ...

    • Structural and impedance spectroscopy study of Al-doped ZnO nanorods grown by sol-gel method 

      Muhammad, Kashif; Uda, Hashim, Prof. Dr.; Md. Eaqub, Ali; Ala'eddin Ahmad Jaber, Saif, Dr.; Syed Muhammad Usman, Ali; Willander, Magnus, Prof (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the electrical transport mechanism of the Al-doped ZnO nanorods at different temperatures by employing impedance spectroscopy. Design/methodology/approach – Al-doped ...

    • Structural, elastic, electronic, optical and thermal properties of c-SiGe2N4 

      Bouhemadou, A.; Yarub K.A, Al-Douri; Khenata, R.; Haddadi, K. (Springer Verlag, 2009-09)
      We have investigated the structural, elastic, electronic, optical and thermal properties of c-SiGe2N4 by using the ultrasoft pseudopotential density functional method within the generalized gradient approximation. The ...

    • Structure refinement strategy of Li-based complex oxides using GSAS-EXPGUI software package 

      Mohd Sobri, Idris, Dr.; Rozana Aina, Maulat Osman, Dr.  (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper discussed refinement strategy that been used to reveal crystallographic properties of lithium-based complex oxides with layered rock salt structure. Rietveld analysis using XRD data was used to determine the ...

    • The surface characteristics of under bump metallurgy (UBM) in electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) deposition 

      Mohd Khairuddin, Md Arshad; Ibrahim, Ahmad; Azman, Jalar; Ghazali, Omar (Elsevier Science, 2006)
      This paper discusses on the surface characteristics of each of the seven set-up process steps prior completion of under bump metallurgy (UBM) deposition. The Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy ...

    • Surface modification via wet chemical etching of single-crystalline silicon for photovoltaic application 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Mukhzeer, Mohamad Shahimin, Dr.; Safizan, Shaari; N., Johan (Elsevier Ltd., 2013-11)
      The potential of solar cells have not been fully tapped due to the lack of energy conversion efficiency. There are three important mechanisms in producing high efficiency cells to harvest solar energy; reduction of light ...

    • The surface morphology characterization of electroless nickel immersion gold under bump metallurgy (UBM) using SEM 

      Mohd Khairuddin, Md Arshad; Mohd Nazrin, Md Isa; Sohiful Anuar, Zainol Murad (American Institute of Physics, 2007-05-09)
      This paper presents the surface morphology characterization at each process step in electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) deposition using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The characterization start at initial bond ...

    • Surface roughness analysis on reactive ion etched aluminium deposited wafer 

      Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Aaron, Koay Terr Yeow (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      This paper investigates the factors that affect the surface roughness on an Aluminium deposited wafer after reactive ion etching (RIE) using a combination of Tetrafluoromethane (CF₄) and Oxygen (O₂) gaseous. A total of ...

    • Surface roughness and wettability correlation on etched platinum using reactive ion ecthing 

      Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Aaron, Koay Terr Yeow; Goh, Siew Chui; Khairul Anwar, Mohamad Khazali; Nooraihan, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)
      As the world of semiconductor is moving towards smaller and high-end applications, the quality of the bonding adhesion for wire bonding is very critical. Although aluminium has been the metallization of choice in integrated ...

    • Surface roughness scrutinizaton with RIE CF₄+Argon gaseous on platinum deposited wafer 

      Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Retnasamy, Vithyacharan; Aaron, Koay Terr Yeow; Siew Chui, Goh; Khairul Anwar, Mohamad Khazali; Nooraihan, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Aluminium metallization has a disadvantage when it comes to high-end applications as it cannot withstand the high temperature and pressure. This paper studies the factors that affect the surface roughness on a Platinum ...

    • Surface state on first-order ferroelectrics 

      Junaidah, Osman; Tilley, David Reginald; Rosy, Teh; Ishibashi, Y.; Mohamad Nazri, Abdul Halif; Khian, Hooi Chew (Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2006)
      In the presence of a surface the Landau-Devonshire equations of ferroelectricity must be extended to include a boundary condition. For a ferroelectric with a second-order transition in the case when the polarization p(z) ...

    • Symmetry energy of nuclear matter at low densities and clustering at the nuclear surface 

      Zaliman, Sauli, Dr.; Nooraihan, Abdullah; Khairul Anwar, Mohamad Khazali; Qamar Nasir, Usmani, Prof. Dr. (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2012)
      We present a density functional theory which connects nuclear matter equation of state, which incorporates clustering at low densities, with clustering in medium and heavy nuclei at the nuclear surface. This explains the ...

    • Temperature cycling analysis for ball grid array package using finite element analysis 

      Muhammad Nubli, Zulkifli; Zul Azhar, Zahid Jamal, Prof. Dr.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011)
      Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the capability of finite element analysis (FEA) in performing the virtual thermal cycling reliability test to evaluate the reliability of solder joints in a ball grid array ...

    • Terahertz detection using nanorectifiers 

      Shahrir Rizal, Kasjoo, Dr.; Aimin, Song, Prof. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013-12)
      We report on the low-temperature detection of free-space radiation at 1.5 THz using a unipolar nanodiode, known as the self-switching diode (SSD), coupled with a spiral microantenna. The SSD, based on an asymmetric ...