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.
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.
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.
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)
Achieving Optical Transparency in Live Tissues with Absorbing Molecules
Mark Brongersma
Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
3D Integration of 2D Devices for Advanced Memory, Logic, and Bio-inspired Computing
Saptarshi Das
Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University
Quantum Error Correction Below the Surface Code Threshold
Julian Kelly
Quantum Hardware, Google Quantum AI