Photoresist, a light-sensitive material, is essential in photolithography for transferring intricate circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers. This article explores positive vs. negative photoresists, detailing their chemical mechanisms, processing parameters, and performance traits.
PhotonVentures explains how venture capital investors assess photonic chip startups, focusing on scalability, ecosystem alignment, and market readiness. They highlight key signals of investment readiness and the role of early validation opportunities like the Global Photonics Engineering Contest.
Indium phosphide (InP) enables fully integrated photonic chips with high performance and efficiency. As an InP foundry, SMART Photonics supports the transition from design to scalable production through mature platforms and proven design flows.
How can photonic integrated circuits push the limits of sensing systems? Join PhotonDelta's Global Photonics Engineering Contest and develop sensing technologies of the future.
PhotonVentures explains how venture capital investors assess photonic chip startups, focusing on scalability, ecosystem alignment, and market readiness. They highlight key signals of investment readiness and the role of early validation opportunities like the Global Photonics Engineering Contest.
Indium phosphide (InP) enables fully integrated photonic chips with high performance and efficiency. As an InP foundry, SMART Photonics supports the transition from design to scalable production through mature platforms and proven design flows.
How can photonic integrated circuits push the limits of sensing systems? Join PhotonDelta's Global Photonics Engineering Contest and develop sensing technologies of the future.
Researchers at ITMO University have developed a new photoluminescence amplification method for silicon. The metasurface designed by the physicists can enhance silicon's ability to absorb and emit light by 10,000 times – at a record-low volume of the material.
A team of researchers from ITMO University, Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy), and the University of Brescia (Italy) have developed a new approach to control the properties of metasurfaces using laser radiation.
This article examines the application of MFX source technology in inspecting cylindrical, pouch, and prismatic battery cells, highlighting its technical advantages, integration capabilities, and the increasing need for such inspections in modern manufacturing environments.
Engineers have harnessed quantum physics to detect the presence of biomolecules without the need for an external light source, overcoming a significant obstacle to the use of optical biosensors in healthcare and environmental monitoring settings.
PhD candidate Sabrina Corsetti builds photonic devices that manipulate light to enable previously unimaginable applications, like pocket-sized 3D printers.
Scientists at ITMO have come up with a new way to protect microelectronics devices from counterfeit. The new technology is based on gold and silicon nanoparticles with unique optical properties that make it possible to create unclonable functions with a record information density.