And inside today’s high-tech appliances, the electronic devices have become increasingly smaller, constantly pushing the envelope for the design engineer. To make sure a complex design works, it needs verification — the insurance that the design was implemented in a correct way that meets the specifications.
(October 28, 2004) Itaca, N.Y.—Cornell University researchers have demonstrated a device that allows one low-powered beam of light to switch another on and off on silicon, a key component for future “photonic” microchips in which light replaces electrons.