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Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)

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Research works
32
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
307
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)

Not ranked overall: Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) work in?

In all years, 96% of research at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (85%), Materials Science (5%), Computer Science (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 95.7% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 84.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 76.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAlpha and OmegaSemiconductor…32fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2784.6%
    2. Materials Science14.6%
    3. Computer Science13.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy13.2%
    1. Social Sciences13.1%
    1. Medicine00.4%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 5.61× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering5.61×7 works
  2. Computer Science1.13×1 works
  3. Materials Science0.58×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.26×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.26×0 works
  7. Medicine0.09×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)?

The most cited paper from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) is "A review of boron carbon nitride thin films and progress in nanomaterials" (Shraddha Dhanraj Nehate, Ashwin Kumar Saikumar, Adithya Prakash et al., 2020), with 126 citations. Next come "Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown of Commercial 1.2 kV 4H-SiC Power MOSFETs" (77) and "The Effect of Gate Oxide Processes on the Performance of 4H-SiC MOSFETs and Gate-Controlled Diodes" (55).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of boron carbon nitride thin films and progress in nanomaterials Shraddha Dhanraj Nehate, Ashwin Kumar Saikumar, Adithya Prakash et al. · Materials Today Advances Open access 19 Sep 2020 126
2 Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown of Commercial 1.2 kV 4H-SiC Power MOSFETs Tianshi Liu, Shengnan Zhu, Marvin H. White et al. · IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society Open access 2021 77
3 The Effect of Gate Oxide Processes on the Performance of 4H-SiC MOSFETs and Gate-Controlled Diodes Yiping Wang, Ke Tang, Tahir Saeed Khan et al. · IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices Aug 2008 55
4 Investigation of Gate Leakage Current Behavior for Commercial 1.2 kV 4H-SiC Power MOSFETs Shengnan Zhu, Tianshi Liu, Marvin H. White et al. Conference paper Mar 2021 44
5 Silicon Nanocrystal Field-Effect Light-Emitting Devices Robert J. Walters, Josep Carreras, Tao Feng et al. · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 2006 39
All 55 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Temperature Electronics, Thermal Management, Power Devices, Reliability, Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Power Electronics, Atomic Layer Deposition and High-k Dielectrics.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. High-Temperature Electronics8▲ 338×2 topics
  2. Thermal Management8▲ 84×2 topics
  3. Power Devices7▲ 303×2 topics
  4. Reliability7▲ 237×1 topic
  5. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors7▲ 489×1 topic
  6. Power Electronics6▲ 74×6 topics
  7. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 78×1 topic
  8. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Nanowire Transistors3▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 139×1 topic
  12. EMI3▲ 272×1 topic
  13. Electromagnetic Compatibility3▲ 272×1 topic
  14. CMOS Technology2▲ 58×2 topics
  15. ESD Protection2▲ 317×1 topic
  16. Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 88×2 topics
  17. SCR Devices2▲ 317×1 topic
  18. DC-DC Converters2▲ 114×1 topic
  19. High-Frequency Power Conversion2▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Electromigration1▲ 68×2 topics
  21. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  22. Solar Cells1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Fault Tolerance1▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Interfacial Reactions1▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Lead-free Solders1▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Model Predictive Control1▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Multilevel Converters1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Silicon Carbide Semicond…2Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…1Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatib…1Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksElectrostatic Discharge in Electronics: 0 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…0Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 0 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 0 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 0 fractional worksInduction Heating and Inverter Technology: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Induction Heating and Inverter Technology Mechanical Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States)0.0000085% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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