Research Firm Claims Optical Silicon Progress

by John Walko EE Times, 28 Nov 2005 Translucent Inc. has demonstrated electroluminescence at telecommunications wavelengths and at room temperature. The company claims this is a ‘major breakthrough’ since it shows advanced photonic devices can be made to work at room temperature in a form of silicon that is compatible with today's mass-produced chips, and more importantly, future silicon electronics technology nodes. Read more