Accelerating Development of Materials for Industrial and High-Tech Applications with Data-Driven Analysis and Simulations

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (29-30) ◽  
pp. 1497-1511
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Barabash
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Phase Identification ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
High Throughput Experimentation ◽  
Reasonable Cost

ABSTRACTWe describe how the development of advanced materials via high-throughput experimentation at Intermolecular® is accelerated using guidance from modelling, machine learning (ML) and other data-driven approaches. Focusing on rapid development of materials for the semiconductor industry at a reasonable cost, we review the strengths and the limitations of data-driven methods. ML applied to the experimental data accelerates the development of record-breaking materials, but needs a supply of physically meaningful descriptors to succeed in a practical setting. Theoretical materials design greatly benefits from the external modelling ecosystems that have arisen over the last decade, enabling a rapid theoretical screening of materials, including additional material layers introduced to improve the performance of the material stack as a whole, “dopants” to stabilize a given phase of a polymorphic material, etc. We discuss the relative importance of different approaches, and note that the success rates for seemingly similar problems can be drastically different. We then discuss the methods that assist experimentation by providing better phase identification. Finally, we compare the strengths of different approaches, using as an example the problem of identifying regions of thermodynamic stability in multicomponent systems.

The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Ai Ethics ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Control Complex

This book explores the intertwining domains of artificial intelligence (AI) and ethics—two highly divergent fields which at first seem to have nothing to do with one another. AI is a collection of computational methods for studying human knowledge, learning, and behavior, including by building agents able to know, learn, and behave. Ethics is a body of human knowledge—far from completely understood—that helps agents (humans today, but perhaps eventually robots and other AIs) decide how they and others should behave. Despite these differences, however, the rapid development in AI technology today has led to a growing number of ethical issues in a multitude of fields, ranging from disciplines as far-reaching as international human rights law to issues as intimate as personal identity and sexuality. In fact, the number and variety of topics in this volume illustrate the width, diversity of content, and at times exasperating vagueness of the boundaries of “AI Ethics” as a domain of inquiry. Within this discourse, the book points to the capacity of sociotechnical systems that utilize data-driven algorithms to classify, to make decisions, and to control complex systems. Given the wide-reaching and often intimate impact these AI systems have on daily human lives, this volume attempts to address the increasingly complicated relations between humanity and artificial intelligence. It considers not only how humanity must conduct themselves toward AI but also how AI must behave toward humanity.

scholarly journals The Influence of R&D Intensity on Financial Performance: The Mediating Role of Human Capital in the Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5128
Author(s):  
Tsung-Chun Chen ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The Relationship

Knowledge transfer is a strategy used by high-tech companies to acquire new knowledge and skills. Knowledge can be internally generated or externally sourced. The access to external knowledge is a quick fix, but the risks associated with reliance on external sources are often overlooked. However, not acquiring such knowledge is even riskier. There have been a slew of litigations in the semiconductor industry in recent years. The acquisition and assurance of intangible assets is an important issue. This paper posits that internal R&D should take into consideration the knowledge intensity and capital investment in the industry. This study focuses on the relationship between intangible assets and financial performance. It sourced the 2004 to 2016 financial data of semiconductor companies in Taiwan for panel data modeling and examined case studies for empirical validation. This study found that the higher the R&D intensity (RDI) in the value-added component of human capital, the better the financial performance of the company. RDI has a positive influence on the accumulation of human capital and financial performance metrics, and such influence is deferred. Meanwhile, human capital is a mediating factor in the relationship between RDI and financial performance. RDI is integral to the semiconductor industry’s pursuit of business sustainability.

A data-driven XRD analysis protocol for phase identification and phase-fraction prediction of multiphase inorganic compounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Woong Lee ◽  
Woon Bae Park ◽  
Minseuk Kim ◽  
Satendra Pal Singh ◽  
Myoungho Pyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Inorganic Compounds ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Phase Fraction ◽  
Phase Identification ◽  
Constituent Phase ◽  
Analysis Protocol

Deep learning (DL) models trained with synthetic XRD data have never accomplished a satisfactory quantitative XRD analysis for the exact prediction of a constituent-phase fraction in unknown multiphase inorganic compounds,...

scholarly journals Catalytic Activity of Ni3Al Foils in Methanol Reforming

2010 ◽  
Vol 636-637 ◽  
pp. 895-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jozwik ◽  
R. Grabowski ◽  
Z. Bojar
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Methanol Conversion ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Catalytic Coating ◽  
Thin Foils

Intermetallic Ni3Al–based alloys (doped with zirconium and boron) represent a group of advanced materials with potential outstanding physical and chemical properties (such as high catalytic activity and structural stability in corrosive environments) that make them a considerable candidate for many high-tech applications. In this paper, the catalytic activity of fully dense Ni3Al-based thin foils (as thin as 50 m) possessing structures with micrometer or nanometer grain sizes is discussed. The examined material, without any additional catalytic coating, was successfully produced from as-cast coarse-grained sheets by heavy cold rolling and recrystallisation with an appropriately chosen set of parameters. The examination focuses on methanol and methanol/water mixture decomposition into H2 and CO at temperatures up to 530OC in a quartz reactor. Except for these products, a small amount (below 1%) of CO2 and dimethyl ether was observed. The catalyzed reaction began effectively at about 400OC, with a methanol conversion of about 90% or higher.

Comparative Experiment of Color Reproduction Methods

2014 ◽  
Vol 1051 ◽  
pp. 967-970
Author(s):  
Qi Jia ◽  
Xu Liang Lv ◽  
Wei Dong Xu ◽  
Jiang Hua Hu ◽  
Xian Hui Rong
Keyword(s):  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Color Difference ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Comparative Experiment ◽  
Color Reproduction ◽  
Different Color ◽  
Time Image

Digital camera which has the advantage of real-time image transferring and easily processing is more and more widely used in the packaging and printing industry with the rapid development of high-tech electronics industry. However, the color in digital camera is not accurate which affect the application. To minimize the color difference between the color in the digital camera and the real color, the color reproduction methods is developing. The field comparative experiment is carried out to compare the performance of color reproduction methods, such as polynomial regression algorithm in different color space, and color checker passport. The results show that fourth order polynomial regression color reproduction in XYZ color space has the best performance.

THE USE OF CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR CRIMINAL PURPOSES: ISSUES OF COUNTERACTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
В.И. Ерохов ◽  
В.Ф. Васюков
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Basic Understanding ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Methods Of Operation ◽  
The Ideal

Стремительное развитие технологии блокчейн сделало криптовалюты широко распространенными по всему миру платежными средствами, используемыми в качестве альтернативной онлайн-валюты. Одновременно с этим криптовалюты также зарекомендовали себя как идеальная валюта для киберпреступников из-за их нерегулируемого и псевдоанонимного характера. Такое положение дел привело к возникновению возможности использования криптовалют в качестве инструмента содействия преступлениям, совершаемым как в киберпространстве, так и в реальном мире, включая легализацию (отмывание) денежных средств, кибер-вымогательство, фишинг, взлом, кибермошенничество и иные преступления в финансовой сфере. Учитывая высокотехнологичный, децентрализованный и, следовательно, сложный характер криптовалют, криминологам важно иметь базовое представление о методах работы, используемых в криптовалютных преступлениях. Таким образом, в представленных тезисах проанализированы проблемы, связанные с использованием криптовалюты для содействия преступной деятельности, и рассмотрены методы противодействия им. The rapid development of blockchain technology has made cryptocurrencies widespread around the world, used as an alternative online currency. At the same time, cryptocurrencies have also established themselves as the ideal currency for cybercriminals due to their unregulated and pseudo-anonymous nature. This state of affairs has led to the emergence of the possibility of using cryptocurrencies as a tool to facilitate crimes committed both in cyberspace and in the real world, including money laundering, cyber extortion, phishing, hacking, cyber fraud and other crimes in the financial sector. Given the high-tech, decentralized and therefore complex nature of cryptocurrencies, it is important for criminologists to have a basic understanding of the methods of operation used in "cryptocurrency crimes." Thus, this article analyzes the issues of using cryptocurrency to promote criminal activity, as well as countering issues.

Digitalization of the social services system in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Tetiana Yehorova-Lutsenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Main Body ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
To Receive

Problem setting. The rapid development of public relations determines the use of information technology in all spheres of life, including in the field of public administration. There is no doubt about the need to introduce elements of e-government into everyday life, as it improves the lives of ordinary citizens, increases trust in public authorities and local governments, reduces the time spent on businesses and individuals needed to receive services. Analysis of recent research. The issue of providing digital social services was paid attention to by, V.P Kohan, M.M. Petrova, N.M. Terletska, D.I. Rusnak, V.L. Polar, V.V. Ripples. The formation of an appropriate mechanism for the digital provision of social administrative services in Ukraine remains unresolved. Target of research. The article is to define the tasks for the formation of the administrative and legal mechanism and the use of digitalization in the provision of social administrative services. Article’s main body. New online services are being introduced on the territory of Ukraine, which enable consumers to receive it remotely. In our opinion, in the future, these services should simplify the procedure for accessing them, given the subjects who are primarily interested in using them, and expand the scope of their provision: from informing the consumer to receiving the result. But these tasks can be accomplished only with the proper financial and material support of local governments, including the poorest financially united territorial communities. In addition, local governments should be required to retain technical specialists and consultants who will provide software and hardware for the provision of administrative social services and eliminate the inability of certain segments of the population to use high-tech digital services. These tasks should be attributed to those that require constant monitoring of their implementation and improvement of their mechanism. Features of the regime of social services are that: 1) their list is not defined by law, so it is more determined by the subjects – recipients of services; 2) socialization of services involves the organization of simplified access of citizens to administrative services; 3) the mechanism for providing accessible social services must ensure the protection of personal data of service recipients. Conclusions and prospects for the development. The unification of types of social administrative services and mechanisms of their provision with similar services provided in the countries of the European Union may be key to Ukraine’s progress towards a single digital space with the European Union.

Journey Toward Process Convergence in TSV Technology

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (DPC) ◽  
pp. 001282-001321
Author(s):  
Sesh Ramaswami ◽  
John Dukovic
Keyword(s):  
Process Integration ◽  
Semiconductor Industry ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Chemical Mechanical Planarization ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Wafer Level ◽  
Unit Process ◽  
Integration Schemes ◽  
Process Convergence

Continuous demand for more advanced electronic devices with higher functionality and superior performance in smaller packages is driving the semiconductor industry to develop new and more advanced 3D wafer-level interconnect technologies involving TSVs (through-silicon vias). The TSVs are created either on full-thickness wafer from the wafer front-side ¡V as part of wafer-fab processing during Middle-Of-Line (¡§via middle¡¨) or Back-End-Of-Line (¡§via last BEOL¡¨) ¡V or from the wafer backside after wafer thinning (¡§via last backside¡¨). Independent of the specific approach, the main steps include via etching, lining with insulator, copper barrier/seed deposition, via fill, and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). Over the past year, the industry has been converging toward some primary unit processes and integration schemes for creating the TSVs. A common cost-of-ownership framework has also begun to emerge. Active collaboration underway among equipment suppliers, materials providers and end users is bringing about rapid development and validation of cost-effective TSV technology in end products. This presentation will address unit-process and integration challenges of TSV fabrication in the context of 20x100ƒÝm and 5x50ƒÝm baseline process flows at Applied Materials. Highlights of wafer-backside process integration involving wafers bonded to silicon or glass carriers will also be discussed.

General Method of Research of Electrophysical Properties of Nanostructured Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 822 ◽  
pp. 264-269
Author(s):  
Gennady Konstantinovich Baryshev ◽  
Aleksandr Vasilievich Berestov ◽  
Anton Nikolaevich Tokarev ◽  
Anastasia S. Kondrateva ◽  
Polina Olegovna Chernykh
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Measurement ◽  
Information Model ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Electrophysical Properties ◽  
Nanostructured Composites ◽  
Safety Certification ◽  
Methodological Guidelines ◽  
General Method

The paper presents an information model and a general methodology for studying the electrophysical properties of materials and products from nanostructured composites. The information model of the original methodology for the standard process of experimental measurement and study of the electrophysical properties of composites comprehensively takes into account the characteristics associated with their industrial production (quality assurance systems, safety, certification, etc.) in order to develop experimental measurement methods and new standards, including standards of enterprises, methodological guidelines, work programs for the development of high-tech production advanced materials and products.

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