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Sensors for LiDAR, Phones, and Even the Brain Push the Limits of Size

Sensors for LiDAR, Phones, and Even the Brain Push the Limits of Size

Sony, Omnivision, and Georgia Tech have each developed compact sensors that deliver high-end performance in tight spaces.


News Apr 18, 2025 by Luke James
Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Smaller, Smarter, Sooner: 3 Prototypes Shaping Medical Diagnostics

Researchers at Northwestern, Cambridge, and UCLA have developed diagnostic devices that push the boundaries of size, usability, and real-time data capture.


News Apr 15, 2025 by Luke James
Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Research Shorts: 6 Studies Target Semiconductors, Clean Water, and More

Whether it’s streaming speech directly from the brain or turning sunlight into clean water, these new studies aim to solve problems across healthcare, clean energy, materials science, and beyond.


News Apr 14, 2025 by Aaron Carman
New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

New Automotive Sensors Drill Down on Control, Precision, and Heat

Allegro Microsystems, TDK, and Diodes Incorporated have released new magnetic sensors to tackle motor control accuracy and thermal management in next-gen vehicles.


News Apr 11, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

Melexis Introduces Low-Field Current Sensors for Smart Power Designs

The new MLX91218-LF sensor fits into applications below 200 A for home and light industrial smart energy monitoring.


News Apr 03, 2025 by Duane Benson
TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

TI Unwraps Industry’s First Functionally Isolated Modulators for Robots

The new modulators bring high-resolution and galvanic isolation into a compact package.


News Apr 01, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Researchers Devise More Washable, Flexible, and Connected Electronics

Researchers Devise More Washable, Flexible, and Connected Electronics

Researchers are rethinking how electronics interact with the world, from fabrics that respond to gestures without touch to chips that generate terahertz waves without bulky components.


News Mar 20, 2025 by Luke James
IDTechEx Forecasts 8.6x Boom in the Photonic Integrated Circuit Market

IDTechEx Forecasts 8.6x Boom in the Photonic Integrated Circuit Market

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) may be the way to expand beyond Moore’s law over the next decade.


News Mar 18, 2025 by Seth Price
ST Intros ‘All-in-One’ MEMS Sensor Targeting Wearable Impact Sensing

ST Intros ‘All-in-One’ MEMS Sensor Targeting Wearable Impact Sensing

ST claims the new two-in-one MEMS accelerometer can measure events ranging from minor movements to intense impacts with equal accuracy.


News Feb 28, 2025 by Duane Benson
What’s New in Medtech? 5 Prototypes Bolster Rehab, Diagnosis, and More

What’s New in Medtech? 5 Prototypes Bolster Rehab, Diagnosis, and More

New research prototypes are pushing the envelope in medical technology, from AI-powered sensors for heart attack detection to smart pajamas for sleep monitoring.


News Feb 25, 2025 by Luke James
ISSCC: Sony Pushes Global Shutter to Commercial Cameras With Image Sensor

ISSCC: Sony Pushes Global Shutter to Commercial Cameras With Image Sensor

Thanks to pixel-parallel ADCs, Sony’s new sensor could make global shutter technology commonplace. The company shared details in its ISSCC paper this week.


News Feb 20, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Breakthroughs in AI Vision and Power Silicon Move Automotive Tech Forward

Breakthroughs in AI Vision and Power Silicon Move Automotive Tech Forward

From AI vision collaborations to MOSFETs and TVS diodes, innovations in the automotive electronics space continue to race ahead.


News Feb 17, 2025 by Duane Benson
Skywater Unwraps CMOS Platform Aimed at Thermal Imaging Designs

Skywater Unwraps CMOS Platform Aimed at Thermal Imaging Designs

The new ThermaView suite supports hybridized focal plane arrays (FPAs) and monolithically fabricated microbolometer FPAs for uncooled imaging.


News Feb 11, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
USC Revolutionizes Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in One-Chip Solution

USC Revolutionizes Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in One-Chip Solution

USC researchers have developed the first fully integrated chip-based sensor that performs pulse-mode electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.


News Feb 07, 2025 by Duane Benson
Research Shorts: 5 Studies Make Headway in Lasers, Antennas, and Beyond

Research Shorts: 5 Studies Make Headway in Lasers, Antennas, and Beyond

From tunable metamaterials inspired by chameleons to radiation-resistant organic solar cells, these discoveries address critical challenges in fields like defense, space exploration, communication, and manufacturing.


News Feb 03, 2025 by Luke James
January Tech Shorts: Stacked Analog ICs, SPAD Image Sensors, and More

January Tech Shorts: Stacked Analog ICs, SPAD Image Sensors, and More

In this Tech Shorts, we highlight six products, certifications, and collaborations, setting a fast pace for innovation in 2025.


News Jan 31, 2025 by Luke James
MIT’s Tiny Wireless Antennas Use Light to Monitor How Cells Talk

MIT’s Tiny Wireless Antennas Use Light to Monitor How Cells Talk

The wireless antennas use light to detect minute electrical signals in liquid environments, showing promise for biosensing in medical diagnoses and treatments.


News Jan 30, 2025 by Luke James
Rohm Claims ‘Smallest’ Terahertz Wave Oscillation and Detection Devices

Rohm Claims ‘Smallest’ Terahertz Wave Oscillation and Detection Devices

You thought mmWave was high frequency? Rohm's new devices bring Terahertz into the realm of practicality.


News Jan 24, 2025 by Aaron Carman
Nordic Uses CES 2025 to Springboard Into End-to-End IoT Connectivity

Nordic Uses CES 2025 to Springboard Into End-to-End IoT Connectivity

In this CES exclusive, All About Circuits met with Nordic Semiconductor team to learn how the company plans to expand beyond its Bluetooth roots.


News Jan 20, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Ceva Talks AI Products and Partnerships at CES 2025

Ceva Talks AI Products and Partnerships at CES 2025

From its updated neural processing units to partnerships with Oritek Semiconductor, MediaTek, and Bestechnic, Ceva is expanding the footprint of its silicon IP.


News Jan 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz