About SED
Since 1955, the Semiconductor Electronics Division has had a strong history of improving manufacturing productivity and aiding in development, transfer, and application of semiconductor technology. To accomplish its mission, the Division works closely with industry, other government agencies, standards organizations, and universities.
The Division, with a staff of about 80 including full-time and part-time employees as well as guest researchers, post-doctoral associates, and contractors, is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Division is one of four divisions within the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory at NIST. The Division's technical activities are organized into three groups: the Enabling Devices and ICs Group, the CMOS and Novel Devices Group, and the Electronic Information Group. The Division assists industry by providing tools such as SRMs, test chips, standard reference data, and software that support the needed measurement infrastructure. Division personnel visit industrial sites, host a variety of visitors, and make available tutorial material on an as-needed basis. We also are active in conference and workshop activities that directly benefit the industry.
A broad array of activities that serve the semiconductor industry is currently underway in the Division. The staff of the SED addresses projects ranging from materials qualification to test structures for integrated circuits. Some of these projects are supported by the NIST National Semiconductor Metrology Program (NSMP), which is managed by the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory's Office of Microelectronics Programs. For more information on the NSMP, please visit their Web site.
The Division, in cooperation with the National Research Council (NRC), offers competitive awards for post-doctoral research for U.S. citizens in a variety of technical fields related to the semiconductor electronics industry.