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Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

Special Feature: Connectors Eye High Density and Performance

To meet demands for higher densities, faster performance, and compliance to open standards, connector manufacturers are racing to keep pace.


News Mar 31, 2024 by Jeff Child
4 Fiber Optic Networking Spotlights From the Optical Fiber Conference

4 Fiber Optic Networking Spotlights From the Optical Fiber Conference

Some of the leaders of the networking industry showed up to the Optical Fiber Conference, including Broadcom, MediaTek, Semtech, and MaxLinear.


News Mar 28, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Develop Compact Chips That Convert Light Into Microwaves

Researchers Develop Compact Chips That Convert Light Into Microwaves

Leveraging the higher quality of optical electronics, researchers have created a low-noise microwave oscillator using photonics.


News Mar 21, 2024 by Aaron Carman
How the Bluetooth ESL Standard Aims to Replace Billions of Retail Paper Labels

How the Bluetooth ESL Standard Aims to Replace Billions of Retail Paper Labels

In this news analysis piece, Nathatisi examines the details of the Bluetooth SIG’s Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) standard and explores its significance.


News Feb 20, 2024 by Nthatisi Hlapisi
New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

New Avalanche Photodiode IR Sensors Reported as 12X More Sensitive

Designers can now see more with less light thanks to new optical sensors from a University of Sheffield spinout company.


News Jan 31, 2024 by Aaron Carman
A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

A 10 Million Mile Message: Behind NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comms Laser

The optical communication system has successfully received "first light" after sending data by laser to and from far beyond the Moon.


News Dec 04, 2023 by Duane Benson
Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

Researchers Rethink Computer Vision With All-Analog Photoelectronic Chip

An all-analog photoelectric chip promises to be three orders of magnitude faster and six orders of magnitude more energy efficient than existing processors.


News Nov 13, 2023 by Duane Benson
New Event-Based Vision Sensor Deemed ‘Smallest and Most Power-Efficient’

New Event-Based Vision Sensor Deemed ‘Smallest and Most Power-Efficient’

The event-based sensor mimics how the eyes and brain process images to overcome the barriers of conventional frame-based machine vision.


News Oct 20, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Quantum Dot Researchers Win Nobel Prize For Bringing Color to Nanotech

Quantum Dot Researchers Win Nobel Prize For Bringing Color to Nanotech

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three scientists whose quantum dot research has made display and lighting technology more colorful.


News Oct 16, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Aimed at Smart Homes and Offices, this new image sensor family promises to blend high performance with ultra-low power draw while moving key functionality from the image processor on to the sensor.


News Oct 10, 2023 by Duane Benson
DustPhotonics Claims First to Develop 800G Silicon Photonics Chip

DustPhotonics Claims First to Develop 800G Silicon Photonics Chip

Leveraging silicon photonics for the data center, designers now have a single-chip solution for 800 Gb/s transmission.


News Oct 09, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

Lumotive Releases First Commercial Optical Beam-Steering Chip for LiDAR

All About Circuits received exclusive details about Lumotive’s new LM10 chip, the first commercial optical beam-steering chip designed to make optical 3D sensing as mainstream as cameras.


News Aug 31, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Saphlux Brightens AR/VR Micro-LED Displays With Nanoporous Quantum Dots

Saphlux Brightens AR/VR Micro-LED Displays With Nanoporous Quantum Dots

Using modified quantum dot technology, Saphlux says its new display prototype offers the best red micro-LED engine in the industry.


News Aug 23, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay's new optical sensor packs a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a 1.85 mm x 1.2 mm x 0.6 mm package.


News Aug 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman
Teledyne FLIR’s New Radiometric Thermal Camera Offers Widest FOV Yet

Teledyne FLIR’s New Radiometric Thermal Camera Offers Widest FOV Yet

With a wider FOV and radiometric abilities, the newest thermal camera module allows designers to see more in the same package size as previous Lepton cameras.


News Aug 15, 2023 by Aaron Carman
CU Boulder Team Builds Shape-shifting Display With Actuator Technology

CU Boulder Team Builds Shape-shifting Display With Actuator Technology

The 3D display table can dynamically respond to touch, sort items, and create pop-up displays—and it can perform multiple functions at once.


News Aug 09, 2023 by Aaron Carman
IEEE Certifies Li-Fi, the Light-based Communications Standard

IEEE Certifies Li-Fi, the Light-based Communications Standard

The IEEE has certified the first standard for Li-Fi, a high-speed digital communication standard in the infrared (IR), visual light, and ultraviolet (UV) spectrums.


News Jul 21, 2023 by Duane Benson
From Vegas’ Newest Attraction to Vehicle Displays, LEDs Make a Bright Impact

From Vegas’ Newest Attraction to Vehicle Displays, LEDs Make a Bright Impact

LEDs have come a long way from their first commercial form in the 60s. Now, this lighting technology is illuminating the driving experience and enabling stunning attractions in the world's flashiest city.


News Jul 14, 2023 by Jake Hertz
The Story of the (Very Expensive) E-Newspaper Display That Updates Daily

The Story of the (Very Expensive) E-Newspaper Display That Updates Daily

A hobby e-paper project turned commercial product will display the front page of your favorite newspaper as functional wall art with the simplest user interface ever: none.


News Jul 13, 2023 by Duane Benson
Lightelligence Reports ‘World’s First’ Optical Network-on-Chip Processor

Lightelligence Reports ‘World’s First’ Optical Network-on-Chip Processor

The new processor is said to use optical networking to overcome scaling challenges in conventional computing architecture.


News Jul 11, 2023 by Jake Hertz