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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.

4 days ago by Jake Hertz

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.

October 05, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

September 26, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

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.

September 15, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

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.

September 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

September 09, 2020 by Luke James

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.

August 28, 2020 by Luke James

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.

August 20, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

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.

August 11, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

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.

August 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Newly-Discovered Phase-Change Materials May Be a Boon to Photonics

New research has unveiled new phase-change materials, touted as having ultra-low losses and little power consumption. How might this finding affect telecommunications?

July 28, 2020 by Rushi Patel

Combining Photonic Integrated Chips and Metasurfaces Brightens the Future of Light Control

Some duos just work: peanut butter and jam, iron and carbon—and now, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and metasurfaces.

July 27, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Diodes Incorporated Unveils Two Dual PNP Transistors for Shunting Automotive LED Clusters

The 60 volt ZXTP56060FDBQ and the 20 volt ZXTP56020FDBQ are automotive-grade dual bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), each rated at 2 amps.

July 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Synaptics Acquires DisplayLink in a Move to Enhance Video Interface Market Capabilities

Synaptics embraces a strategy of growth through acquisition in pursuit of DisplayLink's video compression expertise.

July 21, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Silicon Photo Multipliers Take the Mechanical Bulk Out of Automotive LiDAR

Automotive LiDAR faces the challenge of combining long-distance ranging with low-reflectivity targets in harsh environments. SiPMs may be the answer.

July 13, 2020 by Maya Jeyendran

Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.

July 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Spin-Gapless Semiconductors Show Promise in Spintronic Devices

The relatively new semiconductor—spin-gapless semiconductors—bridges zero‐gap materials and half‐metals while having spin-polarized electrons and holes.

July 08, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Beyond 2D Touchscreens: Researchers Develop Interactive Displays That Adapt to Any Shape

A team of researchers at Bristol University has developed an interactive display that can be sprayed in any shape.

July 06, 2020 by Luke James

Engineers Can Develop Fever-Sensing Technology. But Should We?

Thermal imaging technology has become ubiquitous in industrial and commercial applications. Now, governments and health regulators are recommending temperature checks as a method to combat the spread of COVID-19.

July 06, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Expanding Our Understanding of Optical Nonlinearity for Information Processing and Electronics Applications

German researchers claim to have revealed a previously overlooked nonlinear mechanism that emerges from the light-induced tunneling of electrons inside dielectrics.

July 04, 2020 by Luke James