Research Overview

The Microelectronics Technology Opportunity Engine for April 2022 covers innovations pertaining to AI chipsets, wearables, holographic displays and Li-Fi. Some of the interesting profiles in the TOE include wearables that track oxygen levels, fitness parameters, human brain's electrical signals, laser based Li-Fi communication technology, analog neuromorphic chip for processing neural network algorithms, and solution for eliminating application-specific integrated circuits (ASICS) for test and measurement systems.

The Microelectronics Technology Opportunity Engine captures global electronics-related innovations and developments on a weekly basis. Developments are centered 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).