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New SWIR Technology May Be a Catalyst for Machine Vision

New SWIR Technology May Be a Catalyst for Machine Vision

This week, Belgian-company Imec introduced a prototype of a new SWIR sensor offering record small pixel pitch. How is this announcement representative of SWIR's growing place in machine learning?


News Dec 16, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Introduction to Photodiodes: The Nature of Light and pn Junctions

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.


Light-Activated Hydrogen Sensor Inspired by Butterfly Wings

Light-Activated Hydrogen Sensor Inspired by Butterfly Wings

Once again, researchers have turned to natural phenomena to drive advances in electronics—this time, in hydrogen sensors.


News Dec 07, 2020 by Luke James
New Chip Modularizes Both Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser and MOSFET

New Chip Modularizes Both Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser and MOSFET

VCSEL usually requires an external MOSFET driver, which causes parasitic impedances. Now, ROHM has announced new R&D that puts VCSEL and MOSFET elements on the same chip.


News Dec 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Quantum-Dot Transistors: A Potential Alternative to Flexible Electronics?

Quantum-Dot Transistors: A Potential Alternative to Flexible Electronics?

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of California Irvine have created transistors out of quantum dots to create functional logic circuits.


News Nov 11, 2020 by Luke James
Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

Integrated Photonics May Solve Power and Speed Issues of Massive Data

With data increasing 70% each year, designers are increasingly faced with power and speed bottlenecks. Researchers and startups are looking to integrated photonics as the answer.


News Nov 09, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
World’s First Solid-State Far-UVC Light Emitter Shows How “Light Can Be Part of the Solution to COVID-19”

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.


News Nov 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz
QFLN Packages and Automated Optical Inspections are Incompatible. Side-Wettable Flanks Bridge the Gap

QFLN Packages and Automated Optical Inspections are Incompatible. Side-Wettable Flanks Bridge the Gap

Automated optical inspections can only be so thorough with QFLN packages. Pairing QFLN packages with side-wettable flanks facilitate the PCB assembly process.


News Oct 15, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Why Comparing Low-Power MCUs Can Be So Difficult

Why Comparing Low-Power MCUs Can Be So Difficult

When vendors have different names for power modes of low-power MCUs, it can be confusing to compare options for battery-powered IoT designs.


News Oct 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz
ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR SMLD12x LEDs | Featured Product Spotlight

ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR SMLD12x LEDs | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Electronic Face Masks are a Fashionable High-Tech Trend

Electronic Face Masks are a Fashionable High-Tech Trend

Engineers are finding ways to innovate face masks with electronics—whether for air filtration, an LED smile, or language translation.


News Sep 26, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
How to Implement Digit Recognition with TensorFlow Lite using an i.MX RT1060 Crossover MCU

How to Implement Digit Recognition with TensorFlow Lite using an i.MX RT1060 Crossover MCU

This article looks at digit detection and recognition using MNIST eIQ as an example, which consists of several parts — the digit recognition is performed by a TensorFlow Lite model, and a GUI is used to increase the usability of the i.MX RT1060 device.


Smart Contact Lens With Embedded Microelectronics Promises Bright Future for Vision Correction

Smart Contact Lens With Embedded Microelectronics Promises Bright Future for Vision Correction

Researchers at Imec and Ghent University have embedded microelectronics into a biocompatible "smart contact lens" to remedy a host of vision problems, from keratoconus to general light sensitivity.


News Sep 15, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
The Roadmap Ahead for Micro-LEDs is Anything But Small

The Roadmap Ahead for Micro-LEDs is Anything But Small

Micro-LEDs open doors for display technology to be twisted and folded—all while providing higher resolutions than existing LCDs or OLEDs.


News Sep 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Engineers Create Low-Power Collision Detector Inspired by Locusts

Engineers Create Low-Power Collision Detector Inspired by Locusts

Engineers say they’re creating a low-power collision detector that mimics the way locusts avoid one another when flying in swarms.


News Sep 09, 2020 by Luke James
New Nanoscale LED Topples the “Efficiency Droop”—And Turns Into a Laser, Too

New Nanoscale LED Topples the “Efficiency Droop”—And Turns Into a Laser, Too

Although the researchers intended to create an LED for a lab-on-a-chip, they coincidentally overcame the "efficiency droop" and turned the LED into a laser.


News Aug 28, 2020 by Luke James
CREE, INC. XLamp® XM-L3 White LEDs | New Product Brief

CREE, INC. XLamp® XM-L3 White LEDs | 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.


Ultrasound Receiver Architecture Undergoes a Seismic Shift

Ultrasound Receiver Architecture Undergoes a Seismic Shift

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.


News Aug 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
First Electrically-Injected Laser Bumps Speed and Efficiency in Optoelectronics

First Electrically-Injected Laser Bumps Speed and Efficiency in Optoelectronics

When used as a semiconductor, the newfound diode laser made of germanium and tin significantly improves on-chip photonics and nano-electronics.


Swapping Thin-Film Transistors for Source-Gated Transistors Yields Simpler Display Circuits

Swapping Thin-Film Transistors for Source-Gated Transistors Yields Simpler Display Circuits

By using source-gated transistors in place of TFTs, researchers have created a new circuit design that promises great improvements in large-area electronics.


News Aug 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz