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Just in Time for the Holidays, Reds and Greens Glow Bright With New InGaN LED Research

InGaN may be a forerunning substrate for up-and-coming LED technology. Now, researchers are devising native red LEDs and bridging the "green gap."

November 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

New Sensor Claims an “Industry First” for Detecting Harmful UV-A Radiation

Built for wearable devices, the new UV-detection chip can help users monitor their exposure to the most harmful type of radiation: UV-A.

October 14, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski

Huawei and Infineon Tackle Automotive AR Heads-up Display Challenges

Augmented reality technology has been a focus for all sorts of technology, but what about its use in heads-up displays for vehicles? What are the challenges and who are innovating in this space?

September 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Keeping Foldable Phones Flexible: 2021 Trends, Challenges, and Solutions

Foldable phones are becoming the next "big" thing; but, what is this trend in flexible electronics? What are the challenges? How are Samsung and LG, along with researchers, pushing this trend to reality?

September 25, 2021 by Ikimi .O

Turning LED Output to Audio: Glowworm Attack Sheds Light on Hardware Security

As the world becomes more and more connected, hardware security is essential. Recently, the "Glowworm" attack shows a new and simple crack in security.

August 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Samsung Takes On LED Flickering with its First Automotive ISOCELL Image Sensor

Today, Samsung announced its first ISOCELL image sensor designed for the automotive space.

July 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Rice University Charges Into the Future with Magnetics and Bioimplants

Rice University is tackling bioimplants by using magnetics. With DARPA's support on two out of three projects, what could the future of bioimplants look like?

May 26, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Micro-LEDs vs. OLEDs: What’s the Future for Foldable Displays?

AMOLED foldable displays are at the forefront of mobile development; however, designers are asking, what’s new in µLEDs technology?

May 07, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

A Billion Dollar Bidding War for Coherent Illuminates the Need for Photonics

Coherent is stirring up a major bidding war reaching over $6.4 billion as companies clamor for the photonics leader.

February 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

New Eval Tools May Simplify E-Paper Design, the Low-Power Cousin of LCDs

As more engineering teams look to incorporate e-paper displays into their products, proper evaluation tools can help designers cut power and boost memory.

February 17, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Are AR Smart Glasses Making a Comeback? Lenovo and Vuzix Think So

Since the initial hype of Google Glass has died down in recent years, many AR companies have used the CES stage to resurge excitement in AR smart glasses. Here are the latest advancements from CES 2021.

January 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Remembering Narinder Kapany, the “Father of Fiber Optics”

Coining the term "fiber optics" in 1955, physicist Narinder S. Kapany conducted research that had resounding effects across multiple disciplines, including electrical engineering. 

January 11, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

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.

November 04, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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.

October 15, 2020 by Jake Hertz

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

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

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

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