Taiwan startup taps CMOS infrared chips to give robots an electronic 'nose'

Digitimes
By Scarlett YuSep 10, 2026, 6:07 pm106 ptsTrending
Breaking from the industry's mainstream reliance on III-V compound semiconductors, Taiwanese startup Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics (N&M) is using complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) processes to develop a single chip capable of emitting more than four wavelengths of mid- to far-infrared light.

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