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Trevor Thornton

Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

Thornton's research interests include ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor devices, diamond electronics for high power RF integrated circuits, and silicon-on-insulator MESFETs.

Recent stories

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The ASU-led SWAP Hub, a U.S. Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons Hub, advances electronic technology and workforce development for national defense.

A student conducts research on a computer chip in Trevor Thornton's lab

ASU electrical engineering faculty members are working on Intel-funded grant programs to help diversify the semiconductor workforce.

An artificial diamond being grown in lab equipment

Professor Trevor Thornton leads research through ASU’s AMPED Science and Technology Center to create diamond and boron nitride transistors.

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TEDI-London makes engineering education more inviting, more inclusive and better able to generate more globally relevant solutions.

Additional stories

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Semiconductor certificate moves students from lab to fab

A new ASU engineering certificate program equips graduate students with the fundamentals of semiconductor manufacturing.
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Summer research sizzles at ASU

Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering hosted four National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer.