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

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?


News Jul 28, 2020 by Rushi Patel
Combining Photonic Integrated Chips and Metasurfaces Brightens the Future of Light Control

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.


News Jul 27, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Diodes Incorporated Unveils Two Dual PNP Transistors for Shunting Automotive LED Clusters

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.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Synaptics Acquires DisplayLink in a Move to Enhance Video Interface Market Capabilities

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.


News Jul 21, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Silicon Photo Multipliers Take the Mechanical Bulk Out of Automotive LiDAR

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.


News Jul 13, 2020 by Maya Jeyendran
Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

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.


News Jul 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz