Innovative applications of nanomaterials in semiconductor manufacturing: Advancing efficiency and performance for next-generation technologies
Authors: Ifeoluwa Sarah Fesojaye  , Favour Dada  , Florence Acha  
Published: December 2024

There has been a complete alternation in how the creation of semiconductor systems is philosophically, architecturally, and physically conceived with the advent of nanomaterials. These materials, by containing the dimensions in the range between 1 and 100 nanometers, have brought many revolutionary opportunities in developing improved semiconductor characteristics and performance. Micro and nano electronics have played a pivotal role in introducing new methodologies in transistor technology, chip layout and manufacturing methods, enlargement in speed, consuming power, and miniaturization of electronic devices. This has become important especially as conventional silicon-based semiconductor technology is looming towards physical barriers of microfabrication where new approaches are being sought to satisfy the increasing requirements of future generation computing, communication, and electronic applications. The research employed a comprehensive literature review of scientific, academic, technical, and industrial articles regarding nanomaterials in use in semiconductor production. The subject matter incorporated data derived from numerous experimental investigations, industrial applications, and theoretical embodiment analyses of divergent forms of nanomaterials, their characteristics, and synthesis methods. The due review concerned the examination of the results of research pertaining to carbon nanotubes in semiconductor applications as well as graphene, quantum dots, and metallic nanoparticles. The assessment comprised manufacturing processes, relative performance measures, and comparisons of various nanomaterial applications and their effect on the efficiency and functionality of semiconductor devices. The findings confirm that nanomaterial integration results in the enhancement of semiconductor performance by large. Scientific research show that new achieved nanomaterials allow to amplify processing rate by 40% and reduce electrical power consumption by 35%. The application of two-dimensional materials such as graphene has demonstrated a 60% improvement in electron mobility over silicon-semiconductor references. Some of the quantum dot applications are now realizing at least 45 % of opto-electrical efficiency in the devices. New methods of nanofabrication production have led to decreased cost of manufacturing by thirty percent whereby the accuracy and reliability of devices being manufactured were improved. The research from outcomes demonstrates how nanomaterials could revolutionize current trends in semiconductor manufacturing. These improvements in the performance of the devices, energy consumption and in manufacturing prove the feasibility of applications of nanomaterials for future generation semiconductor devices. The major issues that were mentioned, such as scalability integration and process control, must be discussed further and researched in detail. The implications of this study point to the prospect for nanomaterials to make further improvements that can provide advanced marginal improvements to semiconductor technology depending on future breakthroughs in application, presumably reshaping the capabilities and production methods of electronic devices. This review provides comprehensive review to lay the foundation on how nanomaterials contribute towards improvement of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. The lessons learned on improved small device performance, reducing power consumption, and refining manufacturing methods support the nanomaterial’s imperative in semiconductor production. This view shows that despite a number of barriers to scale and implementation, the risks associated with the opportunities are much higher. The present research confirms the necessity of investment opportunities and further studies in nanomaterial uses for semiconductor manufacturing and heads toward a better future with Nanomaterial-based solutions to satisfy the requirements of higher performance and multifunctional electronic devices.