Innovations in Quantum Nanoelectronics, Terahertz Frequency, AI Chips, Quantum Photonics, and Silicon Photonic Transceiver Chips

This Microelectronics TOE profiles quantum nanoelectronics, terahertz frequency, AI chips, quantum photonics, and silicon photonic transceiver chips. Innovations include an AI chip that uses graph computing to speed up process-hogging, quantum chains of atoms of a single element that can create local quantum states, terahertz equipment that helps study of laser emissions, a quantum photonics-based semiconductor device that emits high purity photonic light, and silicon photonics-based transceiver that integrates electronics and optics.

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.