In the News
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N.C. State is giving IBM a hand in pushing what might be computing’s next revolutionMay 14, 2018 A new tie-in with IBM is helping N.C. State University get in on the ground floor of quantum computing by allowing professors and students access to a network of the new machines that IBM has set up at its research lab in New York. |
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IBM chooses NC State as partner for first IBM Quantum Computing Hub in North AmericaMay 10, 2018 North Carolina State University will be the first in North America to establish a university-based IBM Quantum Computing hub as part of the global IBM Q Network. The hub is expected to be operational on Raleigh’s Centennial Campus by October. |
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Light diffraction technique holds promise for more immersive augmented realityMay 9, 2018 “Meaning that the light source has to be directed into the grating within an arc of 20 degrees,” said Michael Escuti, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University (NC State) and corresponding author of a paper on the work. |
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AI Expands Role in DesignJanuary 31, 2018 Several academia also shared their research progress under the auspice of Center for Advanced Electronics Through Machine Learning (CAEML) since its formation in 2016. Prof. Paul Franzon discussed how ML could shorten IC physical design step through the use of surrogate model. |
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Raleigh’s economy ranks 2nd in nation, and NC State had a lot to do with it, report saysJanuary 12, 2018 Raleigh has climbed higher up a list of the nation’s top cities for creating and keeping quality jobs, and N.C. State University is given significant credit for the city’s economic success. The Raleigh Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked 2nd on the list of best-performing cities for 2017, according to the Milken Institute, a California think tank. The City of Oaks climbed four spots from the No. 6 ranking it held in both 2015 and 2016. |
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Musical Empowerment benefit to showcase young talent and NC State mentorshipJanuary 8, 2018 “We find passionate, dedicated NC State students who are proficient in a particular instrument or instruments,” said Shane Reagan, senior co-president of the NC State chapter of Musical Empowerment and a fourth-year studying electrical and computer engineering. “We’ve had students who are proficient in violin, piano, trumpet, flute, etc.” |
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Engineering America’s FutureOctober 20, 2017 Laura Bottomley, a teaching associate professor at NC State University in ECE, believes engineering is “a vehicle for the solution of every problem.” |
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New Techniques Boost Performance Of Non-Volatile Memory SystemsOctober 18, 2017 Computer engineering researchers at North Carolina State University have developed new software and hardware designs that should limit programming errors and improve system performance in devices that use non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies.
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New manufacturing process for SiC power devices opens market to more competitionOctober 16, 2017 Researchers from North Carolina State University are rolling out a new manufacturing process and chip design for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, which can be used to more efficiently regulate power in technologies that use electronics.
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NC State grads create app that makes finding a parking spot a cinchOctober 12, 2017 The “dropark” app aims to change all that with a smartphone and a sensor placed in a parking space that detects your automobile.
Mahdi Inaya, an NC State ECE alumnus is founder of dropark. He works with a group of engineers who got their start in the NCSU’s Product Innovation Lab.
“We want to let people know where they can park in real time and make sure by the time they get there the space is available to them,” Inaya said.
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North Carolina College Road Trip: NC StateSeptember 25, 2017 Shraddha Rathod, now a senior, really likes the university’s “think-and-do” mentality. “We don’t just talk about it, we actually do things and make things,” says Rathod, an electrical and computer engineering major from Charlotte. |
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Power SiC for EveryoneSeptember 22, 2017 North Carolina State University (NCSU) professor Jay Baliga argues that proprietary SiC processes have kept prices high and erected barriers to entry. |
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Data and power could run over the same wireless networkSeptember 21, 2017 Magnetic fields are being used to transmit power through the air, North Carolina State University researchers say in a press release. |
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Wireless system transmits both power and data simultaneouslySeptember 19, 2017 Now, researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a system that can combine the two, wirelessly transmitting both data and power simultaneously from a distance. |
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NCSU rolls out PRESiCE manufacturing process to open up SiC power device market to more companiesSeptember 14, 2017 North Carolina State University is rolling out a new manufacturing process and chip design for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices, which can be used to more efficiently regulate power in technologies that use electronics. |