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3 Companies Capitalize on Dimming and Simplicity with New LED Drivers

Recent LED drivers from Maxim Integrated, STMicroelectronics, and ON Semiconductor promise improved performance in LED lighting applications. This article covers these releases and their specifications.

July 17, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Samsung Takes On LED Flickering with its First Automotive ISOCELL Image Sensor

Today, Samsung announced its first ISOCELL image sensor designed for the automotive space.

July 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Micro-LEDs vs. OLEDs: What’s the Future for Foldable Displays?

AMOLED foldable displays are at the forefront of mobile development; however, designers are asking, what’s new in µLEDs technology?

May 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Banned ADAS Headlight Technology Could Prevent Millions of Accidents

While adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights could prevent millions of nighttime car accidents, this technology is currently banned in the U.S. What advancements are U.S. drivers missing out on?

April 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Silicon Photonics May Remedy the Interconnect Bottlenecks of Moore’s Law

As interconnects become an increasingly challenging system bottleneck, some researchers—and even larger corporations like Intel—believe silicon photonics to be a light at the end of the tunnel.

April 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Micro Mirrors Expand Field of View in Intel’s New MEMs LiDAR Camera

LiDAR is cropping up in manifold variants, and for scanning LiDAR, MEMs micro-mirrors are a key factor in determining the field of vision.

March 10, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Developing Robust Motion Detectors Does Not Have to Be a Moving Target

This article discusses some concepts for ensuring motion detector designs will be robust to external disturbances by presenting an infrared detector assembly that can significantly reduce the parts count and improve product performance and reliability. 

February 23, 2021 by Ryan Sheahen, Littelfuse

Ep. 18 | Seth Coe-Sullivan and NS Nanotech Are Revolutionizing Display Technology

This episode, Dave dives into the extraordinary world of light with Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan to learn about nanotech display technologies and how nano-LEDs are the key to the future of healthcare.

February 18, 2021 by Dave Finch

A Billion Dollar Bidding War for Coherent Illuminates the Need for Photonics

Coherent is stirring up a major bidding war reaching over $6.4 billion as companies clamor for the photonics leader.

February 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

All About Seeing Your Projects: Optical and Digital Magnification

Smaller electronics call for more powerful inspection equipment. If you're building a collection of at-home lab equipment, these visual tools may help you see where you're going on minuscule boards.

February 14, 2021 by Mark Hughes

How Chip Researchers Have Led the Charge in COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Electrical engineers have been hard at work contributing to the fight against coronavirus—through medical and diagnostic devices alike. Here’s a look at a few "lab-on-a-chip" highlights.

February 13, 2021 by Luke James

How Far Can a Diamond Be Stretched? Enough to Express Optoelectronic Properties

In semiconductor research, diamonds are much more than jewelry. A new study suggests that strain engineering may be the key to unlocking the optoelectronic merits of this material.

January 16, 2021 by Luke James

Worth Over $20 Billion by 2041, Transparent Electronics Have a Clear Trajectory

A recent report from IDTechEx predicts that the transparent electronics industry will be worth over $20 billion by 2041. What is this technology and why does it have such a great potential upside?

January 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz

A New Manufacturing Method May Pull Nanowires From the Research Realm to Market

Nanowires are seeing drastic advances in academia, emphasizing the promise that they offer the optoelectronics industry.

December 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz

The Physical Operation of Light-Sensitive pn Junctions

In this article, we’ll delve into semiconductor physics to better understand the operation of photodiodes.

December 18, 2020 by Robert Keim

Introduction to Photodiodes: The Nature of Light and pn Junctions

Learn about how semiconductor devices interact with electromagnetic radiation to enable electronic detection of light, UV, and infrared.

December 16, 2020 by Robert Keim

Super Junction MOSFETs Up the Power Efficiency and Cut the Size of MOSFET Sibling

From EV charging stations to OLEDs in TV screens, Super Junction MOSFETs can be a useful design option when power efficiency is paramount.

December 09, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR nRF52820 Bluetooth® 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC) | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

November 29, 2020 by Mouser Electronics

World’s First Solid-State Far-UVC Light Emitter Shows How “Light Can Be Part of the Solution to COVID-19”

On the heels of new academic research showing the safety and efficacy of far-UVC light as a germicide, NS Nanotech has created a product to bring this technology to market. We interviewed CEO Seth Coe-Sullivan to hear the details.

November 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) Swerve Breakdown Voltage and Buoy Photonics

SPADs, a branch of photodetectors, are leading the way in photonics innovation.

November 02, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.