Advancements in Silicon Photonics, Wireless Charging, System-on-chips, and Power Semiconductors

This Microelectronics TOE profiles developments in silicon photonics, wireless charging, system-on-chips, and power semiconductors. Innovations include silicon nitride-based optical phased arrays, advanced wafering technology for power semiconductors, quantum dot laser for photonics applications, vision intelligence platform-enabled system-on-chips for IoT applications, and laser-based wireless charging technology.

The Microelectronics TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global electronics-related innovations and developments on a weekly basis. Developments are centred on electronics attributed by low power and cost, smaller size, better viewing, display and interface facilities, wireless connectivity, higher memory capacity, flexibility and wearables. Research focus themes include small footprint lightweight devices (CNTs, graphene), smart monitoring and control (touch and haptics), energy efficiency (LEDs, OLEDs, power and thermal management, energy harvesting), and high speed and improved conductivity devices (SiC, GaN, GaAs).

Miniaturization, a move toward lower power consumption, and the need for enhanced features are driving innovations in the electronics sector. Technology focus areas include semiconductor manufacturing and design, flexible electronics, 3D integration/IC, MEMS and NEMS, solid state lighting, advanced displays, nanoelectronics, wearable electronics, brain computer interface, advanced displays, near field communication, and next generation data storage or memory.