UC Berkeley

The Berkeley Emerging Technologies Research (BETR) Center is a hub of physical electronics research at the University of California, Berkeley.

Through research in materials, processes, devices and integrated systems, the BETR Center drives innovation toward a vision of global ambient intelligence.

BETR Membership

BETR membership provides a range of exclusive benefits, including access to pre-publication research, newly developed technologies, seminars, students and postdocs, and much more. 

2D Semiconductor Symposium

April 9, 2024

The prime event for 2D materials research hosted by the BETR Center.

News & Highlights

Berkeley Symposium on 2D Semiconductors

The 2024 Berkeley Symposium on 2D Semiconductors, hosted by the BETR Center, brought together experts from industry, UC Berkeley, and LBNL to explore opportunities and challenges for 2D materials to transition from research into future technologies.

Sophia Shao

Sloan Research Fellowship

BETR co-Director Prof. Sophia Shao has been named 2024 Sloan Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for her research on improving the performance of computing platforms through hardware acceleration.

Tsu-Jae King Liu

EDGE Consortium

BETR co-Director Prof. Tsu-Jae King Liu is part of the new Education group for Diversification and Growth in Engineering (EDGE) Consortium, which aims to improve training and increase diversity in the semiconductor workforce. (Story in Science)

Upcoming Events

Mark Brongersma

Achieving Optical Transparency in Live Tissues with Absorbing Molecules

Mark Brongersma

Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

September 20, 2024
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Saptarshi Das

3D Integration of 2D Devices for Advanced Memory, Logic, and Bio-inspired Computing

Saptarshi Das

Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University

September 27, 2024
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

Quantum Error Correction Below the Surface Code Threshold

Julian Kelly

Quantum Hardware, Google Quantum AI

October 11, 2024
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm