Microsystems Technology Laboratories

Sharon Jung-Han Hsia recently sat down with @RLEatMIT to discuss how optically controlled vertical GaN devices could simplify power electronics, reduce circuit complexity, and help manage electrical noise in high-voltage systems.

Read the full interview: rle.mit.edu/switching-powe…

Join us 10/7 for our next MTL Seminar, a joint seminar with MIT.nano.

We are welcoming Paul Weiss from UCLA from 12-1PM in Grier A.

Learn more: mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

Discovery could lead to brighter, more energy-efficient digital displays: @MIT researchers found a simple solution for extending the lifespans of LEDs made from glowing microscopic particles called quantum dots

news.mit.edu/2026/discovery…

Congratulations, Eunseok Lee - the 2026 Spring MTL Doctoral Dissertation Award winner!

Eunseok will present on Wednesday, May 13th at 12pm - we hope to see you there!

mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

A new breakthrough from @MIT could enable compact, high-performance #LiDAR sensors with no moving parts. Using advanced #siliconphotonics design, researchers reduced signal interference & improved beam steering for wider field-of-view sensing.

news.mit.edu/2026/photonics…

Join us at our next MTL Seminar Series on Wednesday, 3/4!

Milan Pešić from @Applied4Tech will be speaking on "Material & Device Innovations and Solutions Enabling AI Architectures fueling the AI Era"

mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

Join us for our first MTL Seminar Series of the fall semester! Jean Anne Incorvia is speaking on "Harnessing Magnetic Material Nanotextures for AI."

Wednesday, 9/17 at 12PM in Grier A

Learn more: mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

New laser “comb” can enable rapid identification of chemicals with extreme precision

The ultrabroadband infrared frequency comb could be used for chemical detection in portable spectrometers or high-resolution remote sensors.

news.mit.edu/2025/new-laser…

As part of EECS Visit Days, MTL, @mit_nano & @MITEECS, hosted accepted PhD Students to a Material, Devices & Everything Microelectronics Dinner. The event offered students the opportunity to connect with our faculty & research groups, as well as explore the MIT.nano facilities!

From all of us at MTL, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a bright, prosperous New Year!

MIT engineers create a chip-based tractor beam for biological particles. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, the device uses a beam of light emitted by a silicon-photonics chip to manipulate particles millimeters away from the chip surface.

news.mit.edu/2024/mit-engin…

Nanostructures enable on-chip lightwave-electronic frequency mixer - Lightwave electronics aim to integrate optical and electronic systems at incredibly high speeds, leveraging the ultrafast oscillations of light fields.

news.mit.edu/2024/nanostruc…

TODAY at 12pm!

Join us this Wednesday with speaker Shimeng Yu from Georgia Tech for his presentation on "Ferroelectric Devices, Circuits & Architectures for AI Hardware Design"

mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

Looking for a job? Interested in a summer internship? Come meet potential employers in the electronics, quantum, computing, materials & other deep-tech industries.

Register here: mitnano.mit.edu/events/2024-mi…

We're excited to start our Fall MTL Seminar Series next week!

Join us on 9/11 as we kickoff the semester with Fadi Alsaleem. See details below.

mtl.mit.edu/events-seminar…

New transistor’s superlative properties could have broad electronics applications.

Ultrathin material whose properties “already meet or exceed industry standards” enables superfast switching, extreme durability.

news.mit.edu/2024/new-trans…

AI method radically speeds predictions of materials’ thermal properties. The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster #microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.

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Researchers developed a modular #fabrication process to produce a quantum-system-on-chip which integrates an array of artificial atom qubits onto a #semiconductor chip.

news.mit.edu/2024/modular-s…

Prof. Notaros and her group's paper on "integrated polarization devices for atomic quantum systems" was recently published on @OpticaPubsGroup

Read more: opg.optica.org/viewmedia.cfm?…