Category: News

A student team from the Florida Institute of National Security (FINS) took top honors late last month at Gator Hack, the University of Florida’s 2025 AI Days hackathon. 

Described in a new study published in Photonics Research and selected for inclusion in Spotlight on Optics, researchers at the University of Florida and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have built a chip-sized device that uses forces exerted by photons to “strum” a single-crystal 4H silicon carbide (SiC) microdisk, inducing it to vibrate at frequencies that can be detected with the right techniques and equipment.  

With a string of rocket launches nearly 60 miles to the north, hundreds of industry leaders, scientists and educators gathered on Florida’s Space Coast last week to assess the state’s foothold in semiconductor production. Hosted by the Florida Semiconductor Institute and tech giant/defense contractor L3Harris, the 2025 Florida Semiconductor Summit analyzed a boundless industry that […]

2024 was nothing short of transformative for UF ECE, with groundbreaking new research initiatives, an amazing new building, incredible support for faculty, and many prestigious awards.

Join ECE for a unique fireside chat with world-renowned innovator and entrepreneur Dr. Sachio Semmoto. Students will have the chance to ask Dr. Semmoto about his life, his career path, and anything else on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:00am at the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall.

Monolithic Power Systems (MPS)will present a technical talk providing background and tech details about the company and employment opportunities on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11:00am in MALA 5050.

With the beginning of the fall semester, ECE Florida’s faculty has grown by five. The department extends a hearty welcome to (L-R) Dr. Mingyue Ji, Dr. Jie Xu, Dr. Rickard Ewetz, Dr. Dennis Kim, and Dr. Laura Kim.

Florida Semiconductor Week, Jan. 23–25 in Gainesville, brought together nearly 300 luminaries in the world of semiconductor manufacturing and research to discuss the state-of-the-art in advanced packaging, advanced semiconductor design, and fabrication. Though many of the presentations did get quite technical, there was another straightforward thread that made its way through many of the talks—workforce development. […]

The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering celebrates Black History Month with a final spotlight on several excellent ECE Florida faculty, staff, and students.

ECE EAB member Dr. Rahul Razdan is the founder and CEO of NextGenEdu, an education research and technology company focused on career discovery for students and building products to help facilitate this process.