A technique relates to a semiconductor device. First metal contacts are formed on top of a substrate. The first metal contacts are arranged in a first direction, and the first metal contacts are arranged such that areas of the substrate remain exposed. Insulator pads are positioned at predefined locations on top of the first metal contacts, such that the insulator pads are spaced from one another. Second metal contacts are formed on top of the insulator pads, such that the second metal contacts are arranged in a second direction different from the first direction. The first and second metal contacts sandwich the insulator pads at the predefined locations. Surface-sensitive conductive channels are formed to contact the first metal contacts and the second metal contacts. Four-terminal devices are defined by the surface-sensitive conductive channels contacting a pair of the first metal contacts and contacting a pair of the metal contacts.

Subject matter herein disclosed relates to a method for the manufacture of a switching device comprising a correlated electron material. In embodiments, processes are described which may be useful for avoiding a resistive layer which tends to form between the correlated electron material and a conductive substrate and/or overlay.

The inventive concept provides MIT devices molded by clear compound epoxy and fire detecting devices including the MIT device. The fire detecting device is supplied with a power source from a power control device. The fire detecting device includes a MIT device including a MIT chip molded by a clear compound epoxy, a diode bridge circuit supplied with the power source from the power control device for providing a non-polar power source, a notice circuit supplied with the non-polar power source from the diode bridge circuit for warning of a fire alarm in response to a detecting signal from the MIT device, and a stabilization circuit for maintaining the detecting signal for a certain period.

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to fabrication of layered correlated electron materials (CEMs) in which a first group of one or more layers may comprise a first concentration of a dopant species, and wherein a second group of one or more layers may comprise a second concentration of a dopant species. In other embodiments, a CEM may comprise one or more regions of graded concentration of a dopant species.

A method and system for determining market estimates with market based measures. Market estimates for a set of time periods are received from plural qualified institutions that have agreed to a pre-determined set of regulations to participate in establishing, conducting business and processing transactions based on calculated market term estimates. A set of market term estimates (e.g., LIBOR, interest rates, etc.) is calculated in real-time for each time period in the set of time periods. The calculated set of market term estimates is sent to qualified institutions. The qualified institutions are required to conduct business and make transactions based on the calculated set of market term estimates. The calculated set of market term estimates is created and used on both cloud communication networks and non-cloud communications networks.

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable current for correlated electron switches.

The generation of photocurrent in an ideal two-dimensional Dirac spectrum is symmetry forbidden. In sharp contrast, a three-dimensional Weyl semimetal can generically support significant photocurrent due to the combination of inversion symmetry breaking and finite tilts of the Weyl spectrum. To realize this photocurrent, a noncentrosymmetric Weyl semimetal is coupled to a pair of electrodes and illuminated with circularly polarized light without any voltage applied to the Weyl semimetal. The wavelength of the incident light can range over tens of microns and can be adjusted by doping the Weyl semimetal to change its chemical potential.

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to fabrication of correlated electron materials used, for example, to perform a switching function. In embodiments, processes are described, which may be useful in avoiding formation of a potentially resistive oxide layer at an interfacial surface between a conductive substrate, for example, and a correlated electron material.

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to correlated electron switches that are capable of asymmetric set or reset operations.

Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to programmable fabrics including correlated electron switch devices.