Engineering Innovations
Engineering Innovations
Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Future of 6G, Built on a Chip
27 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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What does it take to turn a big research idea into a real device and a paper in Nature?

In this episode of Engineering Innovations, we talk with Purdue ECE PhD student Connor Devitt about research that could help shape the future of 5G and 6G wireless communication. The conversation explores how tunable chip-scale filters work, why they matter for future mobile networks, and what it was like to push this project from concept to fabrication to publication. Along the way, we also get a look at the day-to-day life of a Purdue ECE PhD student, from lab work and device testing to setbacks, breakthroughs and the long road of research.

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