# New Developments Could Make Optical CMOS Chips More Efficient

Published 2017-11-10 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Engineering & Construction on MarketScale
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> Up until this point, most electronics ran off of an actual electronic signal inside the circuitry of your device. But lately, some companies have been trying to make those circuits optical-based CMOS chips, not electrical based. Follow us on Twitter @SElectronicsNow for daily news updates!

Up until this point, most electronics ran off of an actual electronic signal inside the circuitry of your device. But lately, some companies have been trying to make those circuits optical-based CMOS chips, not electrical based.

Follow us on Twitter [@SElectronicsNow](http://twitter.com/SElectronicsNow) for daily news updates!

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