Electronics and Sensors

This issue covers recent advancements in 3D stacked memory technology. Innovations profiled include a vertically stacked memory for high bandwidth by AMD, an architecture to elude channel contention by Carnegie Mellon University, an interconnect test by the Delft University of Technology, and a bidirectional interconnect for 3D stacked memory integ...

This Sensor TOE profiles key innovations and opportunities in energy harvesting solutions for smart homes and related applications, such as micro energy generators, harvesting of waste radio signals, and harvesting energy from human motion. Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a...

This issue of Microelectronics TOE covers advancements in transistor technology. Innovations profiled include a carbon nanotube transistor by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a paper-based transistor by the New University of Lisbon, a bilayer graphene device by the Pennsylvania State University, and a transparent oxide thin-film transistor by t...

This Sensor TOE highlights developments and advancements in commercial drones including drones for logistics, surveying, fixed wing drones; and sensors used in drones for enhanced navigation and collision avoidance. Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly basis. Innovation...

This issue of Microelectronics TOE covers developments in wireless connected smart bulbs and provides insights on growth factors, key applications, IP, adoption barriers, and market landscape. Innovations profiled include Cree's connected bulb, bluetooth enabled Avea bulb by Elgato Systems, C by GE range of connected lights, and BeOn's smart lighti...

This Sensor Tech TOE profiles developments in optical or light-based sensing, including optical microphones. Sensor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) captures global sensor-related innovations and developments on a weekly basis. Innovations are directed toward developing smart and intelligent sensors with functionalities beyond sensing. Researc...

Banking is fast becoming an emerging application for biometric technologies. Banks are increasingly focused on offering solutions that offer security coupled with convenience. In this research, market trends are analyzed and the impact they will have on the market over time. With Internet of Things (IoT) gaining prominence, biometrics in banking is...

Graphene has been employed for a variety of applications in the flexible electronics industry mainly because of its unique structure and properties. It has conductivity of 25000 S/m and is competitive in terms of other metallic nano-inks specially silver. Many new materials such as giant graphene oxide and nanopletelets are being tried for conducti...

This issue of Microelectronics TOE profiles recent advancements in system-on-chip (SoC) technology and provides strategic insights on IP, growth factors, challenges, and application scope. Innovations profiled include Mediatek's 10 nm fabricated SoC, NVIDIA's SoCs for autonomous vehicles, a semiconductor IP platform for performance enhancement by U...