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We are the High Speed Integrated Circuits Group, a research group with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We design and build cutting edge devices and circuits for the next generation of high-frequency applications.

HSIC Group Breaks High Speed Light Modulation Record — Twice

“Scientists break high speed light modulation record — Twice” : Science Daily

“Han Wui Thenworks to create faster, cheaper network technology”: Illinois ECE Headline News

Publication download link: Applied Physics Letters

“4.3 GHz optical bandwidth light emitting transistor”
G. Walter, C. H. Wu, H. W. Then, M. Feng, and N. Holonyak, Jr., Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 241101  (2009)

“Holy Grail” of a Terahertz Transistor Finally Within Reach

World’s fastest transistor operates at blinding speed: New Scientist

World’s fastest transistor approaches goal of terahertz device: ECE News Bureau

Applied Physics Letters Names Transistor Laser Top 5 Paper of Past 43 Years

Illinois research team fabricates transistor laser: compoundsemiconductor.net

UI building a better transistor: News-Gazette November 2004

New transistor laser could lead to faster signal processing: UIUC News Bureau November 2004

America Institute of Physics selected “Room Temperature CW Operation of Transistor Laser” as top 5 paper published in the 43 years history of [...]

Light Emitting Transistor

New light-emitting transistor could revolutionize electronics industry: UIUC News Bureau November 2003
Light Emitting Transistor: Physics News Graphics

509 GHz HBT

Illinois researchers create world’s fastest transistor: UIUC News Bureau November 2003
Forbes Magazine Lists HSIC’s high speed InP transistor as a nanotech breakthrough of 2003!

382 GHz HBT

Professor, students set transistor speed mark: Chicago Sun-Times January 2003
Fastest transistor made at UI: The News-Gazette January 2003

Low-Voltage High Speed MEMS Switch

Low-voltage MEMS switch developed for high-speed electronics: UIUC News Bureau April 2002