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Seeing Machines Snags Numerous Partnerships to Advance ADAS

Seeing Machines Snags Numerous Partnerships to Advance ADAS

Seeing Machines is partnering with Analog Devices, Ambarella, Autobrains, and Omnivision to build vehicle monitoring systems for drivers, occupants, and pedestrians.


News Jan 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Chip-scale Laser Isolator Paves New Ground in Integrated Photonics

Chip-scale Laser Isolator Paves New Ground in Integrated Photonics

Researchers at Stanford built an effective, passive ultra-thin laser isolator using silicon, a well-known material for chip manufacturing.


News Dec 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Microsoft Acquires Lumenisity, Maker of Hollow Fiber Optic Cables

Microsoft Acquires Lumenisity, Maker of Hollow Fiber Optic Cables

To achieve the peak velocity for next-gen communications, Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity, a pioneer in high-speed, low-loss optical fibers.


News Dec 15, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Ambarella Disrupts 4D Imaging Automotive Radar with Centralized Approach

Ambarella Disrupts 4D Imaging Automotive Radar with Centralized Approach

Pushing an alternative to edge-based radar processing, Ambarella is rolling out a centralized processed solution for 4D automotive imaging radar.


News Dec 06, 2022 by Jeff Child
Image Sensors Suit up For AR/VR, Face Recognition, and More

Image Sensors Suit up For AR/VR, Face Recognition, and More

To serve the demands of a fast growing image sensor market, technology suppliers have rolled out innovative image sensor solutions, targeting AR/VR, face recognition, and autonomous cars.


News Dec 05, 2022 by Ikimi .O
From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

LEDs have come a long way since their inception in the 1960s at General Electric. Here is a roundup of three innovations in lighting technology.


News Dec 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O
“World’s Smallest” GaN Laser Chip to be Mass Produced on Silicon Substrate

“World’s Smallest” GaN Laser Chip to be Mass Produced on Silicon Substrate

A new GaN laser chip from Kyocera may shine a path forward for low-cost, high-yield optoelectronics chips on silicon substrates.


News Dec 01, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Startup Validates its MEMS Scanning Mirror Process for LiDARs

Startup Validates its MEMS Scanning Mirror Process for LiDARs

Setting out to overcome the drawbacks of today’s LiDAR mirror alternatives, Omnitron Sensors has crafted a 3D MEMS technology fit for low-cost, high-volume markets.


News Nov 30, 2022 by Jeff Child
Rotary Position Sensor from onsemi Puts a New Spin on Inductive Sensing

Rotary Position Sensor from onsemi Puts a New Spin on Inductive Sensing

Using its patented technology, onsemi has brought inductive position sensing into the high-speed, high-accuracy realm. The device enables easy-to-implement PCB sensor designs.


News Nov 16, 2022 by Jeff Child
NASA’s EMIT Mission Taps FPGA Processing to Measure Surface Minerals

NASA’s EMIT Mission Taps FPGA Processing to Measure Surface Minerals

Representing a joint effort to accurately characterize the minerals present on the Earth’s surface, NASA’s JPL leverages optical and FPGA-based advances to help in modeling the Earth’s climate.


News Nov 08, 2022 by Aaron Carman
On-chip Laser Pushes Photonics Milestones in LiDAR, AR/VR, and Beyond

On-chip Laser Pushes Photonics Milestones in LiDAR, AR/VR, and Beyond

Shrinking a room-sized laser to the scale of a fingernail, the researchers believe their on-chip laser will “reshape the landscape of integrated photonics.”


News Oct 31, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Meta, Apple, and Lenovo to Bring New Mixed Reality Devices to Market

Meta, Apple, and Lenovo to Bring New Mixed Reality Devices to Market

The trio of Meta, Apple, and Lenovo are advancing immersive technology by producing new mixed-reality headsets.


News Oct 27, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Researchers Trap Light and Sound on a Chip, Adding to Photonic Toolbox

Researchers Trap Light and Sound on a Chip, Adding to Photonic Toolbox

Researchers have developed a new technique to trap light and sound in waveguides to manipulate light in large-scale circuits.


News Oct 18, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Intel Joins DARPA’s Program to Build LEO Satellite Network

Intel Joins DARPA’s Program to Build LEO Satellite Network

DARPA has tapped Intel to develop a low-cost link between current and future satellite constellations—effectively creating a "universal translator."


News Oct 13, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Shining an LED Light on Historical Engineer Nick Holonyak Jr.

Shining an LED Light on Historical Engineer Nick Holonyak Jr.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) paved the way for the full-spectrum lights and lasers used in a variety of today’s devices, and we have inventor Nick Holonyak to thank.


News Oct 05, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
IMEC Aims to Strengthen Next-gen Optical Networks With TIA Chip

IMEC Aims to Strengthen Next-gen Optical Networks With TIA Chip

With their transimpedance amplifier (TIA) chip, IMEC researchers offer a key technology for ensuring high reliability in 100G passive optical networks (PONs).


News Sep 29, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Apple Event Highlights: iPhone 14 Lineup and Apple Watches Galore

Apple Event Highlights: iPhone 14 Lineup and Apple Watches Galore

In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other Apple Watches.


News Sep 12, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Digi-Key Electronics opened its new distribution center this week at its headquarters. The new facility triples the location’s shipping rate to 81,000 boxes per day of electronic parts.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED developer MICLEDI is getting even more granular with microLEDs—now, with integrated microlenses.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz