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Light-emitting transistor sets record
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Jun 15, 2009 U.S. scientists have constructed a light-emitting transistor that has set a record for a signal-processing modulation speed. University of Illinois researchers said they achieved a speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 gigahertz held by a light-emitting diode. Then by internally connecting the base and collector of a light-emitting transistor, they also created a new form of light-emitting diode, which modulates up to 7 gigahertz -- breaking the speed record once again. The university and licensee Quantum Electro Opto Systems in Melaka, Malaysia, reported the fabrication and testing of the new high-speed light-emitting transistor and the new "tilted-charge" light-emitting diode. "Simple in design and construction, the tilted-charge light-emitting diode offers an attractive alternative for use in high-speed signal processing, optical communication systems and integrated optoelectronics," said Professor Nick Holonyak Jr., who invented the first practical visible light-emitting diode more than 40 years ago. Quantum Electro Opto Systems is a company formed by Gabriel Walter, CEO of the company, Professor Milton Feng and Holonyak to commercialize the light-emitting transistor and tilted-charge light-emitting diode technology. The research that included graduate students Chao-Hsin Wu and Han Wui Then appears in the journal Applied Physics Letters. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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