This paper presents a new generalized design methodology based on simplified gain estimations for multi-stage Cherry–Hooper amplifiers. With the proposed approach, a limiting amplifier with 14.6 THz gain-bandwidth-product and 0.5 ps maximum group delay variation is designed.

A flexible Hybrid System-in-Foil (HySiF) is designed to be used as an electronic skin for robotic applications. At IMS CHIPS, we believe that the future of flexible electronics relies on the integration of multiple electronic components on a single substrate. Our system comprises of an array of printed strain gauges and ultrathin flexible silicon chips, which demonstrates the complementary benefits of combining the low-cost printed electronics and the high performance silicon technologies.

Recent advances in Josephson junction based parametric amplifiers (JPA) have reached quantum limited amplification. In the quantum regime, dissipation and thermal fluctuations play a significant role. We outline the classical treatment of the Josephson parametric amplifier and derive a quantum mechanical formalism of the lossy JPA. We investigate the influence of dissipation and fluctuations on the dynamics of the amplification mode and show limitations of the applied quantum Langevin approach.

We present a novel silicon-organic hybrid modulator based on an single waveguide interferometer, which can be used for optical communications. A prototype modulator showing a voltage dependent transmission spectrum is obtained by cladding a dual-mode waveguide in a 250 nm silicon-on-insulator technology with a customized organic electro-optic layer. The presented prototype is to the best of the authors’ knowledge the first integrated single waveguide silicon-organic hybrid modulator.