News Archive
DECEMBER 2014
31 December 2014
Gallium nitride transistors fabricated on cubic silicon carbide on silicon
30 December 2014
First silicon integrated graphene 10Gb/s optical electro-absorption modulator
29 December 2014
Riber receives two orders for Compact 21 MBE systems
29 December 2014
More absorbent 2D stacks through layer transfer rather than epitaxy
26 December 2014
Hanergy to build 300MW flexible CIGS PV module production line in Hunan, China
24 December 2014
Koch Industries completes purchase of Oplink
24 December 2014
UK's EPSRC grants £20m to projects on functional materials
24 December 2014
Double heterostructure with InGaN channel demonstrates high mobility
24 December 2014
SemiLEDs sells 15% stake to XiaoQing Environmental Protection Group's chairman for $5m
23 December 2014
MIT's Jesús del Alamo named an American Physical Society Fellow
23 December 2014
Evatec acquires Oerlikon's Advanced Technologies Segment
23 December 2014
LED makers to raise technology entry level and find new applications to boost profitability in 2015
22 December 2014
GigOptix amends and restates stockholder rights plan
19 December 2014
Solar Frontier supplies CIS PV modules to Zero Energy Nano building at SUNY Poly
19 December 2014
19 December 2014
LED modules to grow at 23.9% while packaged LEDs lighting market grows at 11%
18 December 2014
Calyxo's new-generation CdTe PV module reaches aperture-area efficiency of 14.3%
18 December 2014
Anadigics expands WiFi infrastructure portfolio with 4900-5900MHz power amplifier
18 December 2014
Invenergy closes financing and starts of operation of Soitec-powered Desert Green Solar Farm
18 December 2014
Soraa completes its line of PAR30 and AR111 LED lamps with 12.5W range
18 December 2014
Diamond-like carbon used to improve performance of GaN HEMTs
17 December 2014
Emcore's quarterly revenue growth in Fiber Optics offset by drop in Photovoltaics
17 December 2014
Raytheon's GaN MMIC technology validated for space applications
17 December 2014
Cree launches first XHP LED, using SC5 platform to double output of single LED
17 December 2014
Sumitomo Electric ships samples of all-in-one RF modules for small-cell LTE base-stations
17 December 2014
17 December 2014
Custom MMIC launches 4-8GHz GaN LNA
16 December 2014
NREL demonstrates 45.7% efficiency for CPV solar cell
16 December 2014
GaN Systems releases Application Note on designing with E-mode power switching transistors
16 December 2014
MACOM completes $230m acquisition of BinOptics
16 December 2014
Magnolia receives US patent on high-efficiency flexible multi-junction solar cells
16 December 2014
ALLOS offers AZZURRO patents and technology transfer and licencing
16 December 2014
Ascent Solar's EnerPlex brand launches on BestBuy.com
15 December 2014
Rubicon's interim president & CEO made permanent; VP - financial operations becomes CFO
15 December 2014
15 December 2014
USC professor Dapkus wins John Tyndall Award for contributions to MOCVD and QW lasers
15 December 2014
Murata completes acquisition of Peregrine
15 December 2014
Veeco receives largest purchase order since 2009
12 December 2014
Emcore announces new CEO to replace Hou
12 December 2014
Australia's University of New South Wales and RayGen set record solar system efficiency of over 40%
11 December 2014
Osram launches its first 810nm IR LED, targeting iris-based biometric unlocking
11 December 2014
Thermco Systems adds Taiwan sales manager
11 December 2014
Organic LED market to grow almost tenfold from $2.7m to $26m in 2020
11 December 2014
11 December 2014
UK’s Anvil and Cambridge grow cubic GaN-on-Si wafers by MOCVD
11 December 2014
Terahertz radiation from mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
10 December 2014
Emcore closes sale of Space Photovoltaics business to Veritas Capital affiliate for $150m
10 December 2014
DILAS appoints business development director
10 December 2014
Osram's new Ostar Stage LED boosts brightness by up to 2.6x from component surface just 30% larger
10 December 2014
GlobeNet deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network
10 December 2014
First Solar enters residential market with strategic investment in Clean Energy Collective
10 December 2014
Resistance memory with all-nitride structure
10 December 2014
Daylight Solutions achieves over 1 million hours of QCL operation
10 December 2014
TriQuint's business development VP receives Distinguished Engineering Award
10 December 2014
Modelithics releases latest TriQuint GaN RF simulation model library
9 December 2014
TriQuint's DoD Trusted Source accreditation extended to 2016
9 December 2014
Sofradir HgCdTe-based hyperspectral detector launched aboard Japanese space probe to asteroid
9 December 2014
LED market to grow at 17.9% from $46.4bn in 2014 to $105.5bn in 2019
9 December 2014
University of Alberta nanoFAB adds Oxford Instruments plasma etch systems
9 December 2014
Hittite products now available through Analog Devices’ global distribution network
8 December 2014
EpiGaN wins Global Cleantech Cluster Association's Later Stage Award
8 December 2014
Finisar sees first quarterly revenue drop in two years
8 December 2014
Emcore’s shareholder approve sale of Space Photovoltaics business to affiliate of Veritas Capital
5 December 2014
Custom MMIC launches 5-9GHz GaN LNA
5 December 2014
Network Rail deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network across UK
5 December 2014
First 250nm-wavelength nanowire LEDs claimed
5 December 2014
Pasternack expands lines of off-the-shelf connectorized RF amplifiers
5 December 2014
4 December 2014
Lamp market to peak at $21.2bn in 2018 then decline as LED lamp lifetime reduces replacement market
4 December 2014
Cree's 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET named one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014
4 December 2014
AUREA launches InGaAs-based fast NIR single-photon-counting OEM module
3 December 2014
GaN Systems appoints Daito Electron as Japan and Korea distributor
3 December 2014
Assembly & test service provider Unisem receives Supplier Performance Award from Triquint
3 December 2014
Fraunhofer ISE's director elected as president of EUREC
3 December 2014
Huawei partners with Imec on high-bandwidth optical data link technology research
3 December 2014
Boron nitride releases GaN transistors from self-heating degradation
3 December 2014
Nanometrics launches NanoSpec II film metrology system for advanced material characterization
2 December 2014
2 December 2014
Spectrolab manufactures record 4 millionth space solar cell
2 December 2014
LTE handset shipments to grow from 204 million in 2014 to 676 million in 2015
2 December 2014
Riber elects new chairman of Supervisory Board
2 December 2014
Nanometrics launches Imperia PL system for compound semiconductor manufacturing
1 December 2014
Fraunhofer ISE, Soitec and Leti raise solar cell efficiency record from 44.7% to 46%
1 December 2014
1 December 2014
EVG establishes NILPhotonics Competence Center
1 December 2014
Plessey's dotLED named as one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014
1 December 2014
Solar Frontier’s CIS PV modules powering brewery
NOVEMBER 2014
30 November 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 November 2014
28 November 2014
Raytheon UK to develop 650V/60A SiC MOSFET for auto maker
27 November 2014
SemiLEDs' quarterly revenue halved as fabs consolidated
27 November 2014
Aixtron hosts seminar at SSL CHINA 2014 on developments in MOCVD technology
26 November 2014
Midsummer halves its CIGS layer thickness, reducing manufacturing cost
26 November 2014
SEMI-GAS customizes Centurion Fully Automatic Gas Cabinet for gas production analysis
26 November 2014
Laser diode market growing at CAGR of 12.6%
26 November 2014
Eyelit's MES software supporting BinOptics' production ramp
26 November 2014
Millimeter-wave performance of gallium nitride transistors on silicon
25 November 2014
Toshiba extends series of compact SiC hybrid power modules to 3300V and 1500A
25 November 2014
Magnolia receives US patent for roll-to-roll flexible CIGS solar cell production
25 November 2014
Soraa boosts full-visible-spectrum GU10 LED lamps to 500 lumens
25 November 2014
Ascent Solar's EnerPlex products distributed by Navarre, expanding retail channel in North America
24 November 2014
Anadigics' front-end IC enabling WiFi connectivity in Huawei's new Ascend Mate 7 smartphone
24 November 2014
Merger between RFMD and TriQuint expected to close on 31 December
24 November 2014
UCLA develops hybrid perovskite photodectector with high detectivity
21 November 2014
NanoFlex extends research agreement with universities of Southern California and Michigan
21 November 2014
GeneSiC releases gate driver evaluation board and SPICE models for SiC junction transistors
21 November 2014
Ascent Solar closes on $35m financing
20 November 2014
Advantech launches 100W Ku-band GaN-based airborne-grade SSPB/BUC
20 November 2014
Veeco launches MOCVD platform for development of GaN power electronic devices
20 November 2014
Plessey demos large GaN-on-Si die with Litecool's heat management module
20 November 2014
Mitsubishi Electric launching large hybrid SiC DIPIPM power modules for PV power conditioning
20 November 2014
Plessey presents LED lighting products in collaboration with Zeta
19 November 2014
Power electronics discrete component market to grow 77% to $23bn in 2024
19 November 2014
Plessey's GaN-on-Si LEDs powering 8point3's linear lighting products
19 November 2014
Silvaco joins Japan project on gallium oxide power devices
19 November 2014
MACOM acquiring BinOptics for $230m to complement opto IC portfolio
18 November 2014
MwT launches GaAs MMICs compatible with both epoxy and AuSn eutectic die attach
18 November 2014
Plessey's GaN-on-Si LEDs achieve 120lm/W
18 November 2014
Mellanox samples 100Gb/s direct attach copper and active optical cables
18 November 2014
GigOptix appoints chief financial officer
18 November 2014
Staircase quantum barriers to improve LED efficiency at high current
18 November 2014
18 November 2014
Ascent Solar secures $35m financing from institutional investor
18 November 2014
Rudolph receives multi-system metrology orders from mobile device makers
17 November 2014
5N Plus receives approval for share repurchase plan
17 November 2014
POET appoints Ajit Manocha as co-chairman and seeks permanent CEO
17 November 2014
SENTECH presents Real Time Monitor at ALD China Conference
17 November 2014
CenturyLink and Infinera delivering terabit capacity at Super Computing 2014
17 November 2014
LayTec's in-situ metrology used in Aixtron's new AIX R6 HB-LED reactor
17 November 2014
EpiGaN named in Global Cleantech 100's inaugural Ones to Watch list
17 November 2014
17 November 2014
Mellanox's EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand solutions chosen for CORAL supercomputer project
17 November 2014
GigOptix withdraws proposal to acquire GSI
17 November 2014
North Carolina researchers transfer atomic-scale thin films to arbitrary substrates
14 November 2014
Ascent Solar's Q3 reaffirms full-year guidance of four-fold growth over 2013
14 November 2014
TriQuint's new NoDrift and LowDrift RF filter technologies target LTE coexistence challenges
14 November 2014
Plessey partners with Syscom Electronique for France and Tunisia distribution
14 November 2014
5N Plus ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list for fifth year
14 November 2014
EPC launches monolithic GaN half-bridge enabling 48V to 12V system efficiency at 20A output over 97%
13 November 2014
NeoPhotonics' record $81.6m Q3 revenue driven by 22.9% growth in 40/100G
13 November 2014
Plessey presents large-die GaN-on-Si LED technology demonstrator
13 November 2014
Noise in a microwave amplifier is limited by quantum particles of heat
12 November 2014
Aachen-based research develops first nanoscale optical analysis of GaN
12 November 2014
Cavendish Kinetics raises $7m to support RF MEMS tuner design wins for LTE smartphones
12 November 2014
Taiyo Nippon Sanso to install GaN MOCVD system at Epistar
12 November 2014
Rubicon's revenue dips in Q3 due to oversupply in 2-inch sapphire
12 November 2014
Thicker InGaN wells enabled by semi-polar (30-3-1) substrate
12 November 2014
Ascent Solar's largest shareholder completes second tranche of stock investment
12 November 2014
Firecomms demos expanded range of RedLink optical transmitters and receivers
12 November 2014
Soraa launches constant-current MR16 LED lamp to solve compatibility issues
11 November 2014
Skyworks announces new $300m stock repurchase program
11 November 2014
AKHAN announces exclusive patent licensing agreement with Argonne
11 November 2014
Osram extends Soleriq P series of LEDs with compact, high-flux P 13
11 November 2014
GaN Systems showcasing product range at Electronica
11 November 2014
Ascent Solar signs Hitfar Concepts as preferred EnerPlex distributor in Canada
11 November 2014
Advanced Photonix's Telecom revenues dip due to pause in demand for 100G transmission products
11 November 2014
Reducing threshold current in 3μm laser diodes
10 November 2014
Plessey advances to chip-scale and wafer-level packaging, targeting application-specific LEDs
10 November 2014
Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows 22% to record $718m
10 November 2014
Oxford Instruments plasma etch system for nanofabrication research at Vanderbilt
10 November 2014
Oclaro's quarterly revenue dips while China digests CFP/CFP2 100G shipments
7 November 2014
JDSU's quarterly revenue falls 3% to $433.6m
7 November 2014
JDSU earns Huawei’s Excellent Core Partner Award for fourth time in five years
7 November 2014
7 November 2014
First Solar's revenue grows 63% in Q3 to $889m
7 November 2014
Solar Frontier installing enhanced CIS production lines in new Tohoku Plant
7 November 2014
5N Plus reports Q3 revenue up 5% year-on-year
6 November 2014
First Solar and BELECTRIC break ground on 4th UK project, to supply 45 million kWh
6 November 2014
RFMD earns Huawei’s Supplier of the Year Award for second consecutive year
6 November 2014
Germany's Osram-led Hi-Q-LED project achieves record 147lm/W for 530nm all-InGaN green LED
6 November 2014
Aixtron launches AIX R6 next-generation MOCVD system
6 November 2014
GaAs/InP wafer bonding with low electrical resistance
6 November 2014
LED lighting to grow to $25.7bn in 2015 as penetration of lighting market reaches 31%
6 November 2014
Keithley’s touchscreen SourceMeter with higher-current sourcing and measurement
6 November 2014
Veeco cuts losses, but growth in MOCVD revenue offset by MBE and Data Storage
5 November 2014
Anadigics expands infrastructure product line with VCOs for point-to-point wireless backhaul
5 November 2014
RFMD quarterly revenue grows 14.7% to $362.7m
5 November 2014
Hot holes for improved injection into nitride LEDs
5 November 2014
International Rectifier’s stockholder approve merger with Infineon
4 November 2014
3 November 2014
Keysight begins trading as independent company
3 November 2014
Anadigics' revenue falls 19% in Q3 due to decline in legacy Mobile
3 November 2014
Everlight unveils 855nm high-power IR LED for CCD cameras and surveillance systems
3 November 2014
Aixtron's losses worsen in Q3, driven by product launch, sales mix and upfront investments
3 November 2014
Osram’s Oslon Compact LEDs used for adaptive headlights on new Mercedes Benz CLS Class
3 November 2014
Osram launches first surface-mountable LED with oval light-radiating characteristics
3 November 2014
SEMI-GAS Systems launches mini gas enclosure model for sub-atmospheric gas delivery
OCTOBER 2014
31 October 2014
AXT's revenue grows a more-than-expected 8% in Q3 as new applications emerge
31 October 2014
Northrop Grumman sets record with terahertz IC amplifier
31 October 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 October 2014
AXT announces $5m stock repurchase program
31 October 2014
Finisar's note holders convert outstanding $40m of notes into shares prior to redemption date
30 October 2014
Riber receives research MBE system orders from Romania and New Zealand
30 October 2014
Showa Denko qualifies Aixtron's next-generation 8x150mm SiC production system
30 October 2014
IQE's Infrared Division wins its largest single purchase order for InSb products, worth $1.1m
30 October 2014
Soitec to sell 150MW of PPAs with SDG&E to large North America solar services provider
30 October 2014
Soitec and China's Focusic begin second phase of 20MW Hami CPV project
29 October 2014
Non-polar aluminium nitride growth for enhancing deep UV optoelectronics
29 October 2014
Ascent Solar gains China JV business license, allowing $32.5m cash injection by Suqian
29 October 2014
Bridgelux launches chip-on-board LED arrays using full Class A Color specification
28 October 2014
GigOptix’s revenue rises 6% in Q3, driven by telecoms growth of 49%
28 October 2014
Daylight and Thorlabs partner to develop QCLs for defense & security markets
28 October 2014
RF performance of junctionless trigate GaN FETs
28 October 2014
SPTS wins Green Manufacturer prize at Made in Wales Awards
28 October 2014
28 October 2014
GeneSiC launches improved, lower on-resistance 1700V and 1200V SiC junction transistors
28 October 2014
IQE wins ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at Made in Wales Awards
28 October 2014
Cree increases stock repurchase program to $550m for fiscal 2015
28 October 2014
HSR waiting period expires for Infineon's acquisition of International Rectifier
27 October 2014
Luminus launches 1W SMD LED with 170° emission angle for illumination applications
27 October 2014
Envelope tracking market to exceed 4 billion units by 2018
27 October 2014
27 October 2014
Diamond transistor achieves 1530V breakdown voltage
27 October 2014
First Solar sells 150MW Solar Gen 2 project to Southern Power
24 October 2014
Nakamura to receive Japan's Order of Culture Award
24 October 2014
Infinera appoints general counsel
24 October 2014
Mid-infrared quantum cascade laser with 24.μm wavelength
24 October 2014
Advantech Wireless increases production capacity of GaN-based SSPAs and BUCs
24 October 2014
24 October 2014
Cree introduces new SC5 Technology Platform with launch of Extreme High Power LEDs
24 October 2014
Riber sees 44% revenue growth in Q3, driven by research MBE systems
23 October 2014
23 October 2014
23 October 2014
Stion launches improved CIGS solar modules
23 October 2014
23 October 2014
VDE and Fraunhofer ISE awards First Solar thin-film PV industry's first Quality Tested certification
23 October 2014
Emcore selling tunable laser and transceiver product lines to NeoPhotonics for $17.5m
23 October 2014
Houston wins $1.5m SunShot grant for GaAs thin-film PV on metal foil
23 October 2014
RASIRC technology used to clean and prepare germanium surfaces
23 October 2014
First application of low-cost deposition of titanium dioxide for GaN MOS-HEMT
22 October 2014
HepcoMotion’s vacuum-grade bearings and vee slides used for Riber’s latest MBE systems
22 October 2014
Shimadzu adds 10W blue direct diode laser for materials processing and measuring applications
22 October 2014
JDSU and Amada launch 2kW direct diode laser for sheet metal cutting
22 October 2014
Skyworks ramps diversity receive modules for LTE smartphones
22 October 2014
LED product maker PRP Opto announces long-term strategic investment partnership with Veruth
22 October 2014
Analog Devices launches Ka-band HPA and block upconverter for single-carrier SatCom equipment
21 October 2014
GaN LEDs in automotive to exceed $1bn for first time
21 October 2014
Chalmers sets 40Gb/s data transmission speed record for 140GHz chip
21 October 2014
EVG introduces SmartNIL large-area nanoimprint lithography process
21 October 2014
Lumileds adds smaller, 6.5mm 1202s to LUXEON CoB arrays for spotlights and directional lamps
21 October 2014
EPC introduces wide-input, 20A GaN-based buck converter demo board
21 October 2014
Class action lawsuit filed against GT Advanced executives
21 October 2014
CVD Equipment adds chief operating officer
20 October 2014
Versatilis awarded US patent for processing semiconductor fines/ powders
20 October 2014
20 October 2014
US DOE announces $10m funding opportunity for solid-state lighting R&D
17 October 2014
Fujitsu develops lower-cost CMOS-based automotive millimeter-wave radar
17 October 2014
16 October 2014
XsunX bundles commercial power management package with its CIGS solar systems
16 October 2014
Trading in GT’s common stock switched from NASDAQ to OTC Pink Marketplace
16 October 2014
Element Six launches thermal grade of CVD diamond for heat management
16 October 2014
Osram triples luminance of car headlight LED to 1400lm, enabling single-LED low beam
16 October 2014
MACOM launches high-power SP3T 100W reflective switch
16 October 2014
Alta Devices cooperating with Airware to integrate solar power into small UAVs
16 October 2014
Military GaAs device market to grow at CAGR of 13% to over $0.5bn by 2018
16 October 2014
Nanoco signs follow-on agreement with Osram to use Cd-free quantum dots in LED lighting
15 October 2014
15 October 2014
Soitec and partners inaugurate 1.29MWp CPV power plant in Portugal
15 October 2014
Skyworks launches single-control SOI SP2T switch for WLAN
15 October 2014
Skyworks raises guidance for quarterly revenue growth to 51% year-on-year and 22% sequentially
14 October 2014
Second edition of "GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion" published
14 October 2014
Japan Fair Trade Commission grants clearance for proposed Murata acquisition of Peregrine
14 October 2014
MACOM introduces fully monolithic broadband surface-mount bias network
13 October 2014
Presto introduces wafer-level RF testing service for E-band products
13 October 2014
Cree introduces all-SiC 1.2kV six-pack power module
13 October 2014
Color tuning from defect engineering
13 October 2014
Riber to distribute Intercovamex PVD systems
13 October 2014
Intermolecular appoints president and chief executive officer
13 October 2014
10 October 2014
Soitec receives Sony's Best Partnership award
10 October 2014
Finisar announces redemption of 5.0% convertible senior notes due 2029
10 October 2014
Pasternack introduces coaxial GaAs MMIC-based high power amplifiers
10 October 2014
Cool-white quantum dot light-emitting diode
9 October 2014
Seoul Semiconductor announces mass production of Acrich MJT 3030
9 October 2014
MACOM introduces 4 stage E-band driver amplifier and low noise active mixer
9 October 2014
Bendy blue LEDs on polymer without thermal budget restrictions
8 October 2014
Anadigics’ InGaP-based ProEficient-Plus powers Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4
8 October 2014
8 October 2014
Luminus introduces 5-year warranty on XNOVA chip-on-board LED arrays
8 October 2014
Osram and Toyoda Gosei extend 2007 patent agreement
8 October 2014
Peregrine expands integrated product portfolio into both ends of frequency spectrum
8 October 2014
Cantilever bridge to higher bandwidth from VCSELs
7 October 2014
Cree’s 100-mm RF GaN facility awarded Category 1A Trusted Foundry status
7 October 2014
GT Advanced Technologies files for bankruptcy court protection under chapter 11
7 October 2014
Sandia National Laboratories orders Matheson/Taiyo Nippon Sanso commercial grade GaN MOCVD system
7 October 2014
Professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura awarded Nobel Prize for physics
7 October 2014
Diagonal quantum casacade transition improves photodetector performance
7 October 2014
PFC, PV inverter and now rail applications fueling SiC market
7 October 2014
Cardiff University planning Research Institute for Compound Semiconductor Technology
6 October 2014
6 October 2014
6 October 2014
Soraa launches MR16 lamps with third-generation GaN-on-GaN LED, boosting efficiency by 30%
6 October 2014
Chinese LED maker Nanojoin chooses Veeco MaxBright M MOCVD systems for production ramp
6 October 2014
EVG unveils covalent bonder for engineered substrate and power device production
6 October 2014
Lake Shore exhibiting probe stations and THz materials characterization system at EuMW
6 October 2014
OEM Group signs Scientech as exclusive distributor in China
3 October 2014
Ascent Solar signs TodoSolar as EnerPlex distributor in Mexico
3 October 2014
Anadigics launches TD-LTE small-cell power amplifiers
2 October 2014
Wide-bandgap power semiconductor market to grow at 63% CAGR to $500m in 2017
2 October 2014
Intelligent LED Solutions launches range of industrial UV LEDs
2 October 2014
Cree lowers quarterly revenue forecast from $440-465m to $428m
2 October 2014
Ascent Solar signs Peak Development as UK EnerPlex distributor
2 October 2014
LED lamp retail pricing falls 19.2% year-on-year in September, as lumens-per-dollar rises by 27%
2 October 2014
Van der Waals epitaxy of GaN and blue LEDs
2 October 2014
Cree earns US DoD MRL8 designation after completing Title III GaN-on-SiC Production Capacity Program
2 October 2014
IES recognizes Lattice Power for first high-output GaN-On-Si LED PAR38 lamp
1 October 2014
Airlight and IBM partner to commercialize HCPVT solar system by 2017
1 October 2014
Ascent Solar launches EnerPlex products in Australia and South Pacific
SEPTEMBER 2014
30 September 2014
XsunX to deliver 117kW commercial solar system
30 September 2014
Cree launches 150lm/W LED troffer
30 September 2014
Microsanj launches 800ps-resolution thermal analyzer for high-speed devices
30 September 2014
EPC launches 300V GaN power transistors for high-frequency applications
30 September 2014
MACOM adds S-band high-power pallet and hybrid amplifiers to GaN portfolio
30 September 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 September 2014
Thermco recruits industry veteran as sales & marketing director
30 September 2014
Pasternack receives 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
29 September 2014
Cree launches first 1.7kV, all-SiC power module
29 September 2014
IntelliEPI acquires Soitec's GaAs epi business
29 September 2014
29 September 2014
Anadigics launches high-output GaN line amplifier family optimized for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV
26 September 2014
Epistar qualifies Veeco’s new EPIK700 MOCVD system for high-volume LED production
25 September 2014
ON Semiconductor and Transphorm to co-develop and co-market GaN-based power systems
25 September 2014
China’s San’an expands by ordering 50 Aixtron MOCVD systems
25 September 2014
Pulsed RF power semiconductor device markets to exceed $300m by 2019
25 September 2014
MACOM launches up-converter for 28-34GHz point-to-point radio
25 September 2014
GaN micro-rods grown on graphene yield flexible LEDs
24 September 2014
NeoPhotonics announces general availability of dual-rate 100G CFP2 LR4 transceiver
24 September 2014
24 September 2014
EPC launches first commercially available monolithic eGaN transistor half-bridge
24 September 2014
24 September 2014
Plessey adds in-house GaN-on-Si LED assembly line
24 September 2014
Single-crystal gallium arsenide on metal foil
24 September 2014
OIF-hosted physical and link layer demos feature Molex high-speed multi-channel solutions
23 September 2014
Sofradir launches ready-to-deploy large-format 1024x1024 visible-to-SWIR detector for space missions
23 September 2014
Lumileds launch Matrix Platform, delivering configurable LED boards, linear flex and modules
23 September 2014
TI launches its first 100G TIA
23 September 2014
Iridium qualifies Spectrolab-powered solar panel system for NEXT satellites
23 September 2014
23 September 2014
Source Photonics demos 100G-LR4 interoperability between QSFP28 module and new CFP4 module
23 September 2014
Anadigics' small-cell power amplifiers selected for Nextivity's new smart signal boosters
23 September 2014
Ruckus chooses TriQuint's two new high-power WLAN modules for fifth-generation 802.11ac applications
23 September 2014
CIVCOM releases 2nd-generation 100G coherent transponders based on ClariPhy DSP
23 September 2014
Oclaro expanding manufacturing capacity for 100G client-side pluggable optics
23 September 2014
Finisar demos complete end-to-end 50Gb/s optical interface using silicon photonics
23 September 2014
Finisar demos next-gen ROADM technology
22 September 2014
Oclaro demos first 200G coherent CFP2 pluggable transceiver
22 September 2014
Emcore launches Dual micro-ITLA tunable laser for coherent optical networking
22 September 2014
ZSW raises thin-film PV efficiency record from 21% to 21.7%
22 September 2014
SDK boosts 6” SiC epi production capacity for power devices from 400 to 1100 wafers per month
22 September 2014
RFMD expands GaN portfolio to support DOCSIS 3.1 cable networking
22 September 2014
Emcore demonstrating end-to-end DOCSIS 3.1 CATV transmission link at Cable-Tec
22 September 2014
Solar Frontier supplies 21.3MW project in Ube, Japan
22 September 2014
First Solar completes Phase 1 of Barilla Solar Project
22 September 2014
Construction begins on 250MW Silver State South Solar Project in Nevada
19 September 2014
Cree participating in roundtable on SiC-based power converters at Darnell Power Forum
19 September 2014
19 September 2014
II-VI Inc showcasing new compact optical amplifier array product platform at ECOC
19 September 2014
RFMD and TriQuint unveil new company name Qorvo
19 September 2014
Oxford Instruments launches third annual Indian nanotech seminars
18 September 2014
18 September 2014
Anadigics’ front-end ICs enable WiFi connectivity in LG G3 Beat smartphone
18 September 2014
Dow Corning expands Prime Grade SiC wafer portfolio from 100mm to 150mm diameter
18 September 2014
GigOptix to showcase 100G live demos with partners at ECOC
18 September 2014
TriQuint’s TQP9059 MMPA wins China ACE Award
18 September 2014
NRL team receives Outstanding Paper Award for large-area GaN-on-graphene
18 September 2014
Emcore’s CEO to step down on sale of Photovoltaics business
18 September 2014
Emcore selling space solar business to Veritas Capital
17 September 2014
Peregrine launches 18GHz UltraCMOS SP4T RF switches
17 September 2014
Cree wins Lighting for Tomorrow Award in Solid-State Lighting
17 September 2014
Rubicon appoints CFO as interim CEO after Parvez steps down; initiates search for new CEO
17 September 2014
5N Plus gains US$17.5m in financing from EDC
17 September 2014
Riber launches Compact 21 Discover 3” substrate MBE research system
17 September 2014
BinOptics unveils 4x25G lasers for 100G data-center applications
17 September 2014
Cree files lawsuits to protect LED component IP
17 September 2014
17 September 2014
One-dimensional heterojunctions in metal dichalcogenide monolayers
17 September 2014
Microsemi completes acquisition of Centellax
16 September 2014
IQE increases underlying profit in first-half 2014 despite 17% year-on-year drop in revenue
16 September 2014
Cree launches MH-B high-power LEDs to boost performance and lower system cost
16 September 2014
Skyworks’ David Aldrich named CEO of the Year by Mass Technology Leadership Council
16 September 2014
Ultrafast charge separation in metal dichalcogenide heterostructure
16 September 2014
Norstel and Ascatron ally to provide complete SiC epi offering
16 September 2014
Luceda Photonics receives growth finance for development and marketing of PIC design framework
15 September 2014
Advanced Photonix awarded $1.6m contract for US Navy Missile Weapons program
15 September 2014
Raytheon UK and Newcastle University team to investigate SiC interface defects
15 September 2014
TowerJazz's SiGe BiCMOS chosen for Global Invacom's satellite TV chipset
15 September 2014
Ascent Solar regains compliance with NASDAQ minimum bid price rule
15 September 2014
IQE agrees MOU with WIN and Nanyang for Singapore centre of excellence
12 September 2014
GaN Systems to show new gallium nitride high-power transistors at Energy Conversion Congress & Expo
12 September 2014
11 September 2014
LED market to grow at 13.5% CAGR to $42.7bn in 2020
11 September 2014
11 September 2014
Toshiba launches ultra-compact 1W GaN-on-Si white LEDs in 3535 lens type package
11 September 2014
TeraXion launching its first generation of packaged InP I-Q modulator
10 September 2014
Microsemi acquiring Centellax; announces $100m stock repurchase program
10 September 2014
Precision launches GaN-ready LLC transformer and PFC inductor magnetics for power switching
10 September 2014
Taiwan GaAs foundry WIN reports highest monthly revenue in a year
10 September 2014
Aixtron partners with Fraunhofer IISB to enhance SiC production technology
10 September 2014
Gallium arsenide on graphene/silicon substrate
9 September 2014
GSI rejects proposed acquisition by GigOptix
9 September 2014
Sweden’s Epiluvac launches as manufacturer of SiC CVD equipment
9 September 2014
GaN driving microwave RF power semiconductor markets to over $300m by 2019
9 September 2014
Visible laser light lift-off for UV-A LEDs on free-standing GaN
9 September 2014
MACOM showcasing CATV and broadband devices for high-speed cable networks
9 September 2014
9 September 2014
Custom MMIC launches 28-32GHz GaN power amplifier for Ka-band communications
8 September 2014
Japan's Sanix chooses Cree’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs for 9.9kW solar inverters
8 September 2014
Tufts University orders Veeco GENxplor R&D MBE systems for solar and electronics device research
8 September 2014
TriQuint shareholders approve merger with RFMD
8 September 2014
Finisar's September quarter to see first revenue decline in two years
5 September 2014
5 September 2014
AIT develops temporary bonding wax for precision wafer and substrate back-grinding and thinning
5 September 2014
Anvil transfers its 3C-SiC on silicon wafer production to Norstel
5 September 2014
RFMD shareholders approve TriQuint merger
5 September 2014
Changelight raising $130m to expand InGaN LED epiwafer production
5 September 2014
DILAS launches 2.5kW fiber-coupled diode laser system for materials processing
4 September 2014
GaN Systems signs exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Mouser Electronics
4 September 2014
MACOM showcasing GaN portfolio and live GaN-on-Si demo at European Microwave Week
4 September 2014
First high-frequency noise report of InAlN barrier HEMTs on silicon
4 September 2014
Veeco launches 31x4"/12x6"/6x8"-wafer EPIK700 GaN MOCVD system
4 September 2014
LED lamp retail pricing falls 10.49% year-on-year in August, as lumens per dollar rises over 24%
3 September 2014
Transphorm awarded patents for GaN power conversion
3 September 2014
EPC presenting seminar and technical presentations on GaN at Darnell’s Energy Summit
3 September 2014
OIF to demo 100G multi-vendor interoperability at ECOC
3 September 2014
Ascent Solar announces new investment of $8m led by largest shareholder TFG Radiant
3 September 2014
Finisar receives Technology Achievement Award from Brocade
3 September 2014
POET collaborating with foundry to reproduce and enhance repeatability at 100nm
3 September 2014
Epistar’s acquisition of Formosa Epitaxy approved by shareholders
3 September 2014
LED luminaire market for outdoor and parking applications to peak at $1.4bn in 2021
2 September 2014
Presto expands capacity for RF test
2 September 2014
2 September 2014
MACOM launches most integrated 10G SFP+ optical module chipset
2 September 2014
MEI reports uniformity results for Cu & TiW metal etch in compound semiconductor production
2 September 2014
Synopsys to develop advanced model and first PDK of POET’s planar electronic technology
2 September 2014
China’s CNBM completes acquisition of Germany’s Avancis
2 September 2014
New slant on field plates for gallium nitride HEMTs
2 September 2014
Efficient tunable spin-charge converter made of GaAs
1 September 2014
CRAIC adds Raman to flagship UV-visible-NIR and fluorescence microspectroscopy system
1 September 2014
MACOM showcasing optical portfolio for PON, 10G and 100G at CIOE
AUGUST 2014
29 August 2014
Registration opens for China and Taiwan locations of 2014 AWR Design Forum
29 August 2014
Skyworks receives Diamond Supplier Award from Lenovo for outstanding service and support
29 August 2014
Cree launches TrueWhite LED replacement for halogen MR16 lamps
28 August 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 August 2014
WDM market grows 10% year-on-year to record $2.6bn in Q2
28 August 2014
28 August 2014
MELCO begins using Aixtron MOCVD system for GaN-on-Si power amplifier production
28 August 2014
Seoul Semiconductor launches 30W Acrich LED Light Engine with efficiency of up to 100lm/W
28 August 2014
RFaxis offers bare die versions of entire portfolio of pure-CMOS single-chip, single-die RFeICs
27 August 2014
TowerJazz qualifies additional factory to support demand for RF front-end modules
27 August 2014
Graded electron blocking improves III-nitride VCSEL performance
27 August 2014
27 August 2014
Cree to invest $83m in 13% stake in Taiwanese LED maker Lextar
27 August 2014
KLA-Tencor launches systems for 5D patterning control solution
26 August 2014
Transphorm partners with Tata on GaN-based solar inverters for India
26 August 2014
Ascent Solar announces reverse stock split
26 August 2014
26 August 2014
25 August 2014
MACOM adds 15W GaN-on-SiC 3.5GHz pulsed power transistor
25 August 2014
First Solar to develop its first PV project in India; 45MW utility-scale plant in state of Telangana
25 August 2014
First Solar to build, operate and maintain 52.5MW PV plant in Jordan
25 August 2014
Scaling III-V integration to 300mm-diameter silicon and beyond
22 August 2014
Murata to acquire Peregrine for $465m
22 August 2014
SemiLEDs launches Enhanced FlipChip LED series to maximize lumen density and simplify integration
21 August 2014
COB LED market to reach $9180m by 2020
21 August 2014
21 August 2014
Fukuda Crystal Lab grows 2-inch scandium aluminium magnesium oxide crystal rivalling sapphire
21 August 2014
High-electron-mobility light-emitting devices for optoelectronics
21 August 2014
Cree and APC Novacom extend partnership for GaN HEMT distribution in Europe
20 August 2014
Infineon to acquire International Rectifier for $3bn
20 August 2014
Ammono launches p-type AMMONO-GaN substrates
20 August 2014
Oclaro’s 100G growth compensating for legacy 10G decline
20 August 2014
SETi’s UV LEDs used in decontamination system on International Space Station
19 August 2014
GigOptix proposes to acquire memory product firm GSI for $161m
19 August 2014
Custom MMIC launches 14-18GHz GaN PA for Ku-band communications
19 August 2014
GaAs IC market to grow to $8bn in 2017
18 August 2014
Skyworks' analog and RF solutions enabling wireless automotive platforms
18 August 2014
JDSU’s quarterly revenue grows 7.3% to $448.6m
18 August 2014
Mid-power LEDs to account for 48% of market in 2014
18 August 2014
Photo-electro-chemical etch and vertical-cavity laser diodes
18 August 2014
Plessey partners with Solid State Supplies for UK and Ireland distribution
18 August 2014
POET announces results of annual meeting
15 August 2014
Osram launches 940nm high-flux IRED with 150° beam angle
15 August 2014
API launches high-reliability customizable 2-20GHz broadband amplifier
15 August 2014
OIF adds long-reach to CEI-56G roadmap
15 August 2014
EPC presenting latest-generation eGaN FET performance at power industry conferences in China
15 August 2014
Grading InGaN wells to increase LED light output power and efficiency
14 August 2014
PVMC to provide technical support services to CIGS firm SoloPower
14 August 2014
GaN Systems to showcase 100V and 650V power semiconductors at EPE ’14 ECCE Europe
14 August 2014
SemiLEDs releases family of 80mil EV LED chips
14 August 2014
Hanergy completes acquisition of GaAs thin-film PV firm Alta Devices
14 August 2014
Cree's quarterly revenue up 8% to record $436m, driven by 18% growth in lighting products
13 August 2014
LED materials market to grow from $5bn in 2013 to $11.7bn in 2018
13 August 2014
LED lighting module revenue to grow 500% by 2019, overtaking backlighting applications
13 August 2014
ProPhotonix releases compact green laser modules for machine vision systems
13 August 2014
Skyworks powers NETGEAR’s 802.11ac router
13 August 2014
USTC orders additional OIPT plasma etching system
12 August 2014
SiC to displace silicon in electric vehicle power electronics by 2020
12 August 2014
Ascent receives $2.64m second tranche of funds from Asian investor in $3.96m stock issuance
12 August 2014
Increasing light output from InGaN LEDs on silicon wafer
12 August 2014
Rubicon grows for fifth quarter, with 4-6-inch wafers compensating for decline in 2" cores
11 August 2014
AXT appoints chief financial officer
11 August 2014
UC Riverside-led team granted $1.7m to study van der Waals ultra-thin-film materials
11 August 2014
Mitsubishi launches bonding services using proprietary room-temperature wafer bonding systems
11 August 2014
Emcore quarterly revenue up 33% year-on-year to $44.6m
11 August 2014
5N Plus' Q2 revenue up 21% year-on-year
11 August 2014
NeoPhotonics grows 13.6% in Q2 to record revenue of $77.5m
11 August 2014
8 August 2014
Passivating nitride transistors without vacuum processing
7 August 2014
5N Plus announces new US$125m credit facility
7 August 2014
Infinera forms cloud networks group
7 August 2014
High-brightness LEDs made from perovskite material
6 August 2014
Osram launches 48%-efficient infrared LED, boosting output by 30% for security applications
6 August 2014
Ushio acquires Oclaro Japan’s industrial & consumer laser diode and LED business
6 August 2014
Novati gains Trusted Foundry accreditation from DoD
6 August 2014
First Solar fabricates record 21.0%-efficient thin-film PV cell
6 August 2014
First Solar’s Q2 sales up 4.6% year-on-year, despite 43% dip from Q1
6 August 2014
MACOM names ex-Hittite veteran as senior VP of global sales
6 August 2014
MACOM launches 650W GaN-on-SiC L-band radar transistor
6 August 2014
TU Wien creates ultra-thin solar cells from tungsten diselenide/molybdenum disulphide
5 August 2014
4 August 2014
Cambridge Nanotherm appoints CEO and business development director; receives ISO 9000 accreditation
4 August 2014
Veeco’s first-half 2014 MOCVD orders up 80% year-on-year
4 August 2014
RFaxis to unveil family of RF front-ends for IEEE 802.11ac in nanometer-scale CMOS
4 August 2014
1 August 2014
RFMD and TriQuint schedule shareholder meetings concerning merger
1 August 2014
Silicon carbide bipolar opamp performance at 500°C
1 August 2014
1 August 2014
Ascent Solar’s Q2 revenue driven by EnerPlex sales of $1m
1 August 2014
Skyworks receives Mexico’s Technology and Innovation Award
1 August 2014
AXT returns to quarterly profitability ahead of plan
JULY 2014
31 July 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 July 2014
31 July 2014
Vishay orders Aixtron MOCVD system to expand IR LED production capacity
30 July 2014
Analog Devices completes acquisition of Hittite
30 July 2014
RFMD's revenue grows 23% quarter-to-quarter to record $316.3m
30 July 2014
Emcore awarded long-term supply contract for solar cell assemblies by Lockheed Martin
30 July 2014
Raytheon to provide power systems for More Electric Aircraft
30 July 2014
Ascent’s PV modules selected by Vanguard for NASA SBIR program
30 July 2014
Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich-based module for omnidirectional lamps
29 July 2014
29 July 2014
TriQuint first manufacturer to reach Manufacturing Readiness Level 9 for GaN
29 July 2014
Aixtron's orders rise for fifth consecutive quarter
29 July 2014
Aspect ratio trapping to improve InGaAs quality on silicon
29 July 2014
28 July 2014
Automotive industry playing increasing role in opto component market
28 July 2014
First Solar establishes Japan supply agreement with XSOL
25 July 2014
Toyoda Gosei grants silicate-based white LED device license to Harvatek
25 July 2014
VI Systems awarded US patent for 40G VCSEL technology
25 July 2014
VI Systems, UCSB and Technical University of Denmark demo 1060nm VCSEL link at 30Gb
25 July 2014
TriQuint’s revenue rebounds from customer inventory adjustment by more-than-expected 30% in Q2
24 July 2014
Anadigics' GaN power doubler chosen by European manufacturer for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV equipment
24 July 2014
Riber's first-half revenue down 39% year-on-year to €4.8m
24 July 2014
Toshiba red InGaN LED achieves 1.1mW at 20mA injection
24 July 2014
EPC supporting Google/IEEE ‘Little Box Challenge’ to build smaller power inverter
24 July 2014
Google and IEEE launch $1m Little Box Challenge to create smaller power inverter
24 July 2014
Infinera's revenue grows 16% in Q2 to a record $165.4m, driven by 100G
24 July 2014
XO deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for 100G
23 July 2014
MACOM launches 15W X-band MMIC amplifier for radar
23 July 2014
TeraDiode ships 4kW direct-diode laser with beam quality sufficient for cutting steel
23 July 2014
Imec demos 28Gb/s silicon photonics platform for high-density, low-power WDM optical interconnects
22 July 2014
Peregrine and RFMD settle litigation over RF SOI technology
22 July 2014
Working toward lasers for on-chip global interconnects
22 July 2014
Ascent Solar announces $32m secured convertible debt agreement
22 July 2014
IQE’s first-half revenue down 17% year-on-year to £52m, but profitability up
22 July 2014
Riber signs distribution agreement with CVD & ALD firm AnnealSys
22 July 2014
Skyworks exceeds raised quarterly earnings and revenue guidance, up 35% year-on-year to $587m
21 July 2014
GaAs bulk substrate market revenue shrank 8% in 2013
21 July 2014
21 July 2014
Solar Frontier to co-develop 8.1MWp UK solar plant
18 July 2014
Custom MMIC launches 50GHz distributed LNA
18 July 2014
Soitec seeing widespread adoption of eSI substrates
18 July 2014
Silicon photonics market to grow at CAGR of 38% from $25m in 2013 to $700m in 2024
17 July 2014
BeRex adds family of MESFET chips
17 July 2014
MACOM optical components recognized by Lightwave Innovation Awards
17 July 2014
Advantech’s SapphireBlu GaN-based HPAs power 4K Ultra HDTV transmission of World Cup
16 July 2014
MACOM launches 200W cw power-handling L-band SMT limiter
16 July 2014
GE to lead $500m five-year State-funded New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium
16 July 2014
Mitsubishi Electric launches super-mini full-SiC DIPPFC module
16 July 2014
EnerPlex to exhibit new product lines at Outdoor Retailer Show
15 July 2014
Riber sells third Compact 21 DZ research MBE system
15 July 2014
15 July 2014
Low-cost non-toxic process for cadmium telluride solar cells
15 July 2014
Lumileds’ LUXEON CoB with CrispWhite wins LFI Innovation Award
15 July 2014
Daylight Defense selected by US Army to develop UV laser for aircraft survivability equipment
15 July 2014
Raytheon demonstrates prototyping of AESA/GaN technologies into Patriot radar
15 July 2014
EPC introduces A4WP-compliant wireless power transfer demonstration kit delivering 35W at 6.78MHz
15 July 2014
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue rises 11%
14 July 2014
SPTS' president & COO elected to SEMI's board
14 July 2014
Fraunhofer ISE sets PV module efficiency record of 36.7%
14 July 2014
Band engineering for improved photo-electro-chemical etch
14 July 2014
Agnitron to ship 1500°C reactor upgrade for Veeco D180 MOCVD system
14 July 2014
CPV market growing at a CAGR of 34% to 2018
14 July 2014
CyberOptics extends airborne particle sensor line to 150mm
11 July 2014
FinScale launches 3D MOSFET architecture and process for licensing and technology transfer
11 July 2014
ClassOne opens wet-process applications lab
11 July 2014
Veeco expands R&D portfolio by partnering with Agnitron
11 July 2014
ClassOne launches electroplating tool for smaller-substrate users
11 July 2014
IBM announces $3bn research initiative to tackle chip challenges for cloud and big-data systems
11 July 2014
KLA-Tencor launches inspection and review portfolio for leading IC technologies
10 July 2014
10 July 2014
VCSEL market growing at CAGR of 33.1% to over $2bn in 2018
10 July 2014
Compound semiconductor market to grow at CAGR of 12.63% to $104.55bn in 2020
10 July 2014
Nichia to release blue and green laser diodes for automotive head-up displays
10 July 2014
9 July 2014
9 July 2014
Stion completes 255kW single-axis tracking project for Kern Sanitation Authority
9 July 2014
Plessey adds CODICO for distribution in Central & East Europe, Italy and Denmark
9 July 2014
Lumileds launches CrispWhite Technology for retail settings
9 July 2014
Gallium nitride thin-film transistors produced at less than 250°C
8 July 2014
Retiring SPTS CEO to remain non-executive director of BluGlass
8 July 2014
BluGlass demos 10-fold improvement in RPCVD p-GaN light output
8 July 2014
VCSEL quasi-array of four devices outputs 210W at 110A
8 July 2014
POET announces technology and regulatory updates
8 July 2014
EPC launches ‘off-the-shelf’ high-performance GaN power transistors
8 July 2014
Veeco launches brokerage website for pre-owned MOCVD, PVD and IBE equipment
8 July 2014
Veeco partners with software provider Rudolph
8 July 2014
Jordan Valley's metrology tools selected for in-line GaN-on-Si process control
8 July 2014
Grünwald buys controlling stake in SEMSYSCO
8 July 2014
Ascent’s EnerPlex partners with WYNIT to expand North American distribution & retail presence
7 July 2014
POET appoints Ajit Manocha as executive vice chairman
7 July 2014
Orbotech to acquire SPTS for $370m
7 July 2014
CNSE/SUNYIT presenting R&D plans for III-V and beyond-III-V materials for sub-10nm transistors
4 July 2014
4 July 2014
QD Laser wins IEEE Photonics Society’s Aron Kressel Award
3 July 2014
LayTec signs Jsun as sales and service partner for PV metrology in China
3 July 2014
Chinese GaN-on-Si LED maker LatticePower raises $80m
3 July 2014
Enkris uses Aixtron system to demo high-voltage GaN HEMT structures on 200mm silicon
3 July 2014
2 July 2014
Epistar to jump from 11% to 15% of global GaN epi capacity after FOREPI merger
2 July 2014
LED lighting to comprise nearly 94% of street lighting sales by 2023
2 July 2014
DARPA's ELASTx program demos 94GHz fully integrated all-silicon system-on-a-chip transmitter
2 July 2014
Pushing deep ultraviolet diodes to higher efficiency
1 July 2014
Epistar to acquire Formosa Epitaxy to expand capacity
1 July 2014
Avantor highlighting new cleaning chemistries at SEMICON West
1 July 2014
1 July 2014
MANGA project helps to establish independent European supply chain for GaN technologies
1 July 2014
SiC semiconductor market to grow at 42% to $3182.9m by 2020
JUNE 2014
30 June 2014
Morgan Advanced Materials announces improved CVD SiC and pBN ceramic materials
30 June 2014
Anadigics lowers revenue guidance and cuts costs, including 30% of staff
30 June 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
27 June 2014
Germany’s NeuLand project cuts energy losses by 35% in power electronics
27 June 2014
First Solar to build 141MW project in Chile, largest PV plant in Latin America
27 June 2014
EPC launches wireless power transfer demo system operating at 6.78MHz
27 June 2014
EPC’s eGaN power transistors receive EDN China Innovation Award for Leading Technology
26 June 2014
5N Plus closes over-allotment option for additional $6m of debentures
26 June 2014
Developing boron nitride toward deep ultraviolet optoelectronic apps
25 June 2014
IQE wins new multi-million pound volume supply deal for photonics epiwafers
25 June 2014
Analog Devices commences tender offer for Hittite shares
25 June 2014
Singulus wins €15m contract to supply CIGS PV production system
25 June 2014
Ascent reaches milestone for proposed JV with China’s Suqian City
25 June 2014
XsunX sees accelerating sales in Southern California solar market
25 June 2014
Techniques for high-efficiency nitride LEDs on lithium gallate substrate
24 June 2014
Advanced Photonix amends lending agreements
24 June 2014
GaN Systems expands into new HQ and R&D facility
24 June 2014
Finisar buys Aixtron system for capacity expansion and development of new InP-based products
24 June 2014
DILAS extends COMPACT-EVOLUTION diode laser system range to 1.2kW
24 June 2014
First Solar and BELECTRIC connect three utility-scale power plants to UK grid
23 June 2014
23 June 2014
Finisar showcasing optical interconnects for HPC; demos 100G Quadwire EDR AOC
23 June 2014
23 June 2014
Bridgelux expanding China operations
23 June 2014
Cree and Musco complete LED lighting overhaul of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
20 June 2014
NeoPhotonics' revenue grows 22% year-on-year to $68.2m in Q1
19 June 2014
First Chinese supplier enters top 10 ranking of packaged LED makers
19 June 2014
19 June 2014
Stress bumps improve nitride semiconductor packaged transistor performance
19 June 2014
Agilent announces modeling software for 3D FinFETs and GaN HEMTs
19 June 2014
MACOM launches high-gain LNA for applications up to 6GHz
18 June 2014
5N Plus completes $60m bought-deal offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
18 June 2014
Emcore awarded new long-term solar cell supply contract by SSL
18 June 2014
Stion adds two executives to support growth
18 June 2014
Jiuce Gas installs SAES palladium hydrogen purifier at Fujian Fushun Microelectronics
17 June 2014
Osram introduces 50W compact multi-chip laser module for projectors
17 June 2014
HSR waiting period expires for RFMD-TriQuint merger with no action by FTC or Department of Justice
17 June 2014
Mitsubishi Electric develops record 1.8W 9.0mm TO-packaged 638nm red laser for projectors
17 June 2014
EPC appoints Applications Engineering director
17 June 2014
Finisar reports 7th quarter of revenue growth to record $306m
16 June 2014
First Solar to build 150MW Tenaska Imperial West plant in Southern California
16 June 2014
Arkansas researchers design SiC-based ICs operable at over 350°C
16 June 2014
DOE selects projects for 2014 SSL R&D funding opportunity
16 June 2014
Magnolia agrees to acquire Solar Silicon Resources Group
13 June 2014
Chloride-based chemical doping yields low-contact-resistance MoS2 FETs
13 June 2014
EPC presenting GaN technology for wireless energy transfer at PCIM Asia
13 June 2014
MicroSense ships LED sapphire wafer measurement tools for process control
12 June 2014
GaN power device market to grow at 80% during 2016-2020 to almost $600m
12 June 2014
Stion to accelerate second-half 2014 and 2015 solar panel capacity ramp
12 June 2014
Avago showcases new small-cell PAs and LTE/WiFi coexistence filters
11 June 2014
LED market growing 9% in 2014 to $16.6bn
11 June 2014
Focus of mobile RF industry shifting from PAs to filters
11 June 2014
Nano-scale gallium oxide high-voltage transistor demonstration
10 June 2014
10 June 2014
UCSB reports highest-performing III-V MOSFETs
10 June 2014
Daylight wins CLEO 2014 Innovation Award Grand Prize
9 June 2014
Optimizing ammonia-based MBE for gallium nitride electron mobility
9 June 2014
9 June 2014
MACOM launches broadband LNA for 22-38GHz PtP applications
9 June 2014
QinetiQ acquires Redfern Integrated Optics
6 June 2014
ABB funds new power semiconductor professorship at ETH Zurich
6 June 2014
Skyworks introduces suite of LNAs targeting 4G LTE wireless infrastructure
6 June 2014
QD Laser and NanoQuine develop wearable see-through display laser eyewear based on retina imaging
6 June 2014
Ichor tripling capacity in Scotland following regional funding
5 June 2014
Wireless infrastructure drives RF power semiconductor market over $1bn in 2013
5 June 2014
Temescal's first UEFC-4900 e-beam metalization system ordered by Plessey for MaGIC LED production
5 June 2014
OEM Group and SEMSYSCO settle lawsuit
5 June 2014
Diamond Microwave launches 2–6GHz GaN SSPA
5 June 2014
Stion receives ISO 9001 certification for mass-production facility
5 June 2014
Cree introduces three-way LED bulb
5 June 2014
Soitec appoints Infineon/Intel veteran to lead microelectronics business in North America
5 June 2014
Peregrine ships first monolithic power limiters
5 June 2014
Raytheon selected to demo next-gen modular radar system
4 June 2014
MACOM accredited as Trusted Foundry by US Department of Defense
4 June 2014
Sumitomo Electric launches GaN HEMTs for space applications
4 June 2014
Fraunhofer ISE implements 10kV SiC devices in DC-DC converter
4 June 2014
Comprel to distribute Plessey’s GaN-on-Si LEDs in Italy
4 June 2014
Agilent and Cascade ally to streamline wafer-level RF measurements
4 June 2014
Northrop Grumman launches high-power GaN amplifiers for Ka-band SatCom terminals
4 June 2014
API debuts broadband GaN power amplifier drivers
4 June 2014
LatticePower commercializes GaN-on-Si LED, launching high-performance light fixtures
4 June 2014
Samsung launches LED modules for flat lighting applications
4 June 2014
MPI acquires fellow Taiwanese firm Allstron
3 June 2014
Skyworks raises June-quarter revenue guidance from $535m to $570m
3 June 2014
Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich3, interfacing with smart-lighting control technologies
3 June 2014
Peregrine unveils new UltraCMOS challenge against GaAs
3 June 2014
TriQuint showcases high-performance GaN solutions at IMS
3 June 2014
Monolith and X-FAB partner on SiC power diode and MOSFET production
3 June 2014
Avancis receives general building approval for PowerMax SMART frameless thin-film CIS PV module
3 June 2014
TowerJazz releases enhanced RF SOI CMOS and SiGe PDKs for Agilent's ADS software
3 June 2014
3 June 2014
ANSYS and TowerJazz deliver power noise and reliability sign-off design kit
3 June 2014
Electrically pumped light emission in germanium on silicon substrates
3 June 2014
First Solar to acquire technology provider skytron-energy from AEG
3 June 2014
Ferrotec launches mid-sized Auratus enhanced e-beam metallization system
2 June 2014
AWR and ANSYS partner to bring HFSS into Microwave Office
2 June 2014
Peregrine adds six sales channel partners in EMEA and Asia Pacific
2 June 2014
GigOptix showcasing RF MMICs and E-band products at IMS
2 June 2014
Luminus launches XNOVA Sensus LED series color-targeted COB LED arrays
2 June 2014
Improving single photon counting at high temperature with silicon carbide
2 June 2014
Samsung boosts its LED components to 90 CRI
2 June 2014
Progress on EU project SPEED being presented at CWIEME Berlin
2 June 2014
Advanced Photonix prices public offering of common stock to raise $2.5m
2 June 2014
API launches 500-1000W, 18GHz GaN-based pulsed power amplifiers for TWT replacement
MAY 2014
30 May 2014
MKS completes acquisition of Granville-Phillips
30 May 2014
Lumileds’ CoB LED arrays hit 10,000lm at 100lm/W, targeting CDM 70-100W luminaire equivalents
30 May 2014
Toshiba expands line-up of 650V SiC Schottky barrier diodes
30 May 2014
Glo selected as a European Cleantech Company of the Decade
30 May 2014
TSMC Solar engages ex-NREL CIGS expert Rommel Noufi
30 May 2014
Cree launches low-cost, high-power GaN RF transistors to enable higher-data-rate telecom systems
30 May 2014
30 May 2014
Cree launches OSQ Series outdoor area luminaire
30 May 2014
Innovations in Optics introduces UV-LED illuminators for DLP applications emitting over 15W
30 May 2014
Soraa’s SNAP accessory now available on PAR30, PAR38 and AR111 LED lamps
29 May 2014
High-performance tunnel junctions for ultra-high-concentration multi-junction solar cells
29 May 2014
Hittite and Xilinx demo complete radio solutions
29 May 2014
29 May 2014
JDSU announces $100m stock repurchase program
29 May 2014
Cree’s XM-L2 EasyWhite LED boosts performance by 38% over XM-L
29 May 2014
Bridgelux expands V Series line of LED chip-on-board light sources
29 May 2014
5N Plus announces $60m bought-deal offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
28 May 2014
Northrop Grumman samples E- and W-band InP HEMT LNAs for commercial as well as military applications
28 May 2014
28 May 2014
Tyndall and Cork Institute of Technology renew photonics and process analysis based MoU
28 May 2014
Midsummer raises CIGS PV cell efficiency from 15% to 16.2%
28 May 2014
Seoul Semiconductor launches high-power Acrich MJT 5050 LEDs for outdoor lighting
28 May 2014
POET provides update on 100nm initiative, process equipment upgrade, and technology design kits
28 May 2014
SPTS gifts £600,000 worth of BluGlass shares to Swansea University
28 May 2014
GaN to grow at 9% CAGR to over 18% of RF device market by 2020
28 May 2014
Lake Shore's IMS exhibit to feature high-frequency probing and characterization technology
28 May 2014
Simplifying zinc oxide/gallium nitride nano-rod LED fabrication
27 May 2014
5N Plus renews First Solar CdTe supply & recycling deal until end-March 2019
27 May 2014
SEMI-GAS adds MGE-XS to mini gas enclosure line
27 May 2014
First Solar completes sale of 250MW Silver State South project to NextEra
27 May 2014
Osram adds 90-CRI models to Duris S 5-LED range
27 May 2014
Aixtron's chief financial officer leaves firm
27 May 2014
Plessey further expands GaN-on-Si LED production with another Aixtron CRIUS II-XL MOCVD system
27 May 2014
EPC holds webinar on GaN transistors for wireless power transfer systems
27 May 2014
MACOM to showcase GaN portfolio at IMS
27 May 2014
Xenics releases smallest SWIR low-noise CL/GigE camera to full-qualification production
26 May 2014
DelfMEMS raises €5.4m in round-C funding
26 May 2014
Emcore settles Nichia’s patent infringement lawsuit with license agreement
26 May 2014
Daylight delivers first laser-based infrared microscopy platform
26 May 2014
Ascent Solar's CIGS PV modules take flight on Silent Falcon UAV
26 May 2014
26 May 2014
Osram adds online LED Information Base for downloading technical specs
26 May 2014
XsunX grows revenue; sees increased sales of new solar systems and meets gross margin target
26 May 2014
26 May 2014
Toyota develops SiC power semiconductor for automotive power control units
26 May 2014
Cree launches 200lm/W XP-L LED, boosting performance by 50% as drop-in upgrade for XP-G
23 May 2014
Anadigics expands WiFi infrastructure portfolio and secures design wins at key OEM
23 May 2014
First Solar sells 50MW Macho Springs Solar Project
22 May 2014
EPC introduces plug & play half-bridge converter evaluation board
22 May 2014
Plasma-Therm wins Customer Satisfaction Awards
22 May 2014
21 May 2014
Microsemi launches 1200V SiC MOSFETs for high-voltage industrial applications
21 May 2014
GCS offers P3 InGaP HBT and 0.25μm E-mode pHEMT foundry processes
21 May 2014
Brewer Science commercializes megasonic developer for MEMS and compound semiconductor applications
21 May 2014
Osram opens LED assembly plant in China
21 May 2014
Transphorm appoints HY-LINE as Central Europe distributor of 600V GaN HEMTs
21 May 2014
Infinera and BICS and Win Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award
21 May 2014
21 May 2014
Indium gallium phosphide as top-cell for 4+ junction solar energy conversion
20 May 2014
TriQuint appoints new distributor in China for mobile RF solutions
20 May 2014
20 May 2014
Shanghai University orders Aixtron BM R&D reactor for graphene and Nanotube research
20 May 2014
Crystal IS adds VP of operations and expands plant as it readies commercial manufacturing
20 May 2014
GaN Systems launches 650V normally-off GaN transistor family
20 May 2014
Emcore expands DOCSIS 3.1 laser family with 1310nm laser module for CATV
20 May 2014
TriQuint wins chipset reference design to deliver Gigabit Wi-Fi
20 May 2014
Advanced Photonix announces sample availability of 10G APD ROSA products
19 May 2014
Brewer Science unveils Apogee temporary wafer bonder at ManTech
19 May 2014
MEI displays enhanced metal lift-off and advanced etch systems at ManTech
19 May 2014
Polarization-engineered high mobility of two-dimensional hole gas in GaN
19 May 2014
Alcom to distribute Plessey’s GaN-on-Si LEDs in Benelux
19 May 2014
MACOM launches first DC-40GHz, 6-bit digital attenuator
19 May 2014
Emcore quarterly revenue falls 4.5% to $42.2m as Solar drops 11%
16 May 2014
SAMCO relocates US East Coast regional office from North Carolina to New York
16 May 2014
Cree launches discrete 20A and 50A 650V SiC Schottky diode rectifiers for power supplies
15 May 2014
Oclaro's quarterly revenue falls 7% as drop in 10G and pause in 100G outweighs 40G growth
15 May 2014
EVG wafer bonding and bond alignment systems installed at Penn
15 May 2014
Soraa launching full-visible-spectrum large LED lamp portfolio at LightFair
15 May 2014
15 May 2014
Mitsubishi shipping sample 1200V hybrid SiC power semiconductor modules for high-frequency switching
15 May 2014
Cree introduces first 1200V/25mΩ MOSFET in TO-247 package
15 May 2014
Pasternack launches family of 14 broadband, high-gain LNAs
14 May 2014
14 May 2014
Huawei’s Ascend P7 smartphone powered by Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs
14 May 2014
14 May 2014
Transphorm obtains exclusive licensing rights to Furukawa's GaN patent portfolio
14 May 2014
Infinera appoints another former Juniper executive to board
13 May 2014
GaN Systems presenting lateral transistors for HEVs; launching high-current devices
13 May 2014
Firecomms to showcase 530nm long-reach RedLink transmitter and vertical packages
13 May 2014
TriQuint captures 18 reference design wins with all six major chipset providers in Greater China
13 May 2014
Tailored last quantum barrier achieves more efficient, powerful GaN LEDs
13 May 2014
Dow Corning launches SiC wafer grading structure for power electronics applications
13 May 2014
IQE joins €23m VIDaP program to establish Europe-based high-volume supply chain for VCSELs
13 May 2014
Gallium market to grow 40% by 2020 as general lighting rises from 18% to 33% of demand
12 May 2014
Veeco launches Apex Gas Mixing System to improve process control and cut costs at 20nm and below
12 May 2014
MACOM completes sale of Mindspeed CPE communications processor business to Freescale
12 May 2014
SEACOM deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network in Africa
9 May 2014
Rubicon's revenue up 24% in Q1
9 May 2014
GT to make larger-capacity 165kg-boule sapphire furnace available from Q3/2014
9 May 2014
Beryllium oxide interlayer reduces interface trapping in InGaAs MOSFETs
9 May 2014
9 May 2014
NALCO sourcing technology for 10 tonne per annum gallium extraction plant
9 May 2014
Anadigics announces multiple design wins at Chinese smartphone OEMs
8 May 2014
Skyworks' CEO elected chairman; general manager promoted to president
8 May 2014
Agilent's ADS software chosen by GIT Japan for front-to-back MMIC and silicon RFIC implementation
8 May 2014
Soraa’s SNAP System wins Red Dot Design Award
8 May 2014
Cree increases stock repurchase program to $300m
8 May 2014
Cree launches low-cost extended-bandwidth GaN HEMTs to support small-cell networks
8 May 2014
Production ramps up on AEHF satellite payloads containing 36,000 MMICs from Northrop Grumman
7 May 2014
Cree's TW Series LED bulb now available US-wide
7 May 2014
Artesyn launches 48V-output DC-DC converter module supporting GaN power amplifier systems
7 May 2014
First Solar's sales rise 24% in Q1 to $950m
7 May 2014
Osram’s low-profile, compact, rectangular mid-power LEDs increases design freedom via light guides
7 May 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
7 May 2014
Peregrine ships first UltraCMOS 10 production units
6 May 2014
6 May 2014
Veeco's revenue rises 24% in Q1, driven by MOCVD recovery
6 May 2014
Cree introduces LED T8 replacement tube
6 May 2014
First Solar selected by EDF to build two PV projects in California totaling 42.76MW
6 May 2014
Infinera appoints former Juniper executive to board
6 May 2014
MIT demonstrates first vertical gallium nitride power diodes on silicon
6 May 2014
Anadigics' revenue falls a more-than-seasonal 36% in Q1 due to inventory overhang
5 May 2014
Agilent acquires Gradient Design Automation's electrothermal analysis technology
2 May 2014
GigOptix grows more-than-expected 7% year-on-year to $7.4m in Q1 as E-band sales triple
2 May 2014
2 May 2014
Hittite acquires assets of Keragis
2 May 2014
RFMD's quarterly revenue falls 11% to $256m
1 May 2014
Ascent Solar delivers single EnerPlex shipment worth over $750,000 to Fry’s Electronics
1 May 2014
Cree adds 27°- and 47°-beam-angle PAR38 replacement bulbs for consumer spot and flood lighting
1 May 2014
AXT reports higher-than-expected GaAs and InP revenue in Q1
1 May 2014
Wider-band modulation of blue-green light-emitting diode
1 May 2014
Aixtron's quarterly orders the highest in over two years
APRIL 2014
30 April 2014
MACOM adds 17 GaN-on-Si RF power transistors and amplifiers to its portfolio
30 April 2014
Soraa’s full-visible-spectrum LED MR16 lamps receive ENERGY STAR label
30 April 2014
Substrates shaping trends in LED front-end manufacturing
30 April 2014
MACOM showcases CATV and broadband devices for high-speed cable networks at ANGA COM
30 April 2014
30 April 2014
Mouser receives Top Catalog Distributor award from Lumileds
29 April 2014
German CIS PV module maker Avancis acquired by China’s CNBM
29 April 2014
Soitec and Exosun combine expertise to launch new CPV tracker system
29 April 2014
Anvil awarded TSB grant to grow high-quality GaN on 3C-SiC on large-diameter silicon
29 April 2014
29 April 2014
MACOM launches 55W GaN-on-SiC pulsed power transistor with 55% PAE up to 3.5GHz
28 April 2014
MACOM launches high-power MMIC amplifiers for X-band communications and commercial radar
28 April 2014
Skyworks and Panasonic form 66:34 joint venture for high-performance filters
28 April 2014
Anadigics begins production shipments of AWT6530 quad-band ProVantage 3G/4G PA
28 April 2014
Calyxo gains financing from IBG
28 April 2014
Strain and light emission in gallium arsenide nanowires
25 April 2014
Hittite's margins rebound as revenue grows 2.7% to record $70.6m in Q1
25 April 2014
International Rectifier presenting GaN-based power management solutions at PCIM Europe
25 April 2014
EPC launches 11-part educational video podcast series on GaN power transistors
25 April 2014
Skyworks releases positive annual Sustainability Report; extends programs to supply chain
24 April 2014
TriQuint’s Q1 revenue hit by inventory correction at mobile customer
24 April 2014
24 April 2014
24 April 2014
Everlight introduces ultra-thin 940nm IR LED in small MIDLED package
24 April 2014
Skyworks' reports above-target 13% year-on-year growth to $481m quarterly revenue
23 April 2014
San Luis Obispo's Cree LED street light upgrade cuts energy use by 65%
23 April 2014
Peregrine launches pin-compatible PE4312 50Ω RF digital step attenuator upgrade from PE4302
23 April 2014
Epistar extends LED collaborative development program and IP licensing agreement with Intermolecular
23 April 2014
Cree's quarterly revenue grows 16% year-on-year to $405m, driven by 35% growth in lighting products
23 April 2014
ITC rules Mellanox does not infringe Avago’s laser driver patent
22 April 2014
Solar Frontier explores building R&D and manufacturing plant outside Japan with CNSE
22 April 2014
IP battle expected in next three years as GaN-on-Si enters production
22 April 2014
Avago's QSFP+ MMF optical transceiver shipments surpass 500,000 modules
22 April 2014
MOCVD equipment market growing at 14.13% CAGR over 2013-2018
22 April 2014
EVG leading in permanent bonding market, but merged Applied/Tokyo Electron to challenge
22 April 2014
LG Innotek mass producing 560mW UV LEDs
22 April 2014
Pasternack launches L- and S-band high-gain amplifiers for 1.2-1.4GHz and 3.1-3.5GHz radar
22 April 2014
21 April 2014
New technique enables low-energy light detection, extending range from 4μm to at least 55μm
21 April 2014
5N Plus appoints chief operating officer
21 April 2014
Growing InGaAs MOSCAPs directly on (100) silicon substrates
21 April 2014
Emcore and Lake Shore receive joint award for terahertz systems technology
18 April 2014
Top-down InGaAs nanowire fabrication enabled by novel etch processing
17 April 2014
Soitec-based CPV project completed at Moapa Travel Plaza on tribal land
17 April 2014
EPC introduces development board for high-current, high-stepdown buck converter applications
17 April 2014
Tenaska decides against using Soitec CPV modules for CSOLAR IV West project
16 April 2014
GigOptix delivers $1.5m order for E-band radio chipsets
16 April 2014
Peregrine names VP of marketing
16 April 2014
IQE’s Infrared Division wins its first $1m order for InSb substrates
16 April 2014
Riber sells two MBE systems to Asian lab for arsenide and antimonide R&D
16 April 2014
Osram provides headlamp technology for first pickup truck with full LED forward lighting
16 April 2014
MACOM demonstrating optical solutions at Fiber Optics Expo in Tokyo
16 April 2014
15 April 2014
Lumileds unveils chip-on-board LED arrays for PAR38-equivalent lamps and spotlights
15 April 2014
SemiLEDs' quarterly revenue rebounds by 22%, but losses still rising
15 April 2014
Growing cubic and hexagonal GaN on standard (100) silicon substrates
15 April 2014
Cree launches LS Series linear LED luminaire
15 April 2014
Lake Shore showcasing cryogenic probe stations at MRS Spring
15 April 2014
POET's chief scientist to speak at Empire Club's Spirit of a Pioneer meeting
15 April 2014
Packaged HB-LED market to grow at 12.9% to over $26bn in 2018
14 April 2014
Pasternack launches 1W and 2W medium-power broadband amplifiers up to 18GHz
14 April 2014
Altatech’s Orion LedMax wafer inspection and metrology system chosen by LED maker Osram
14 April 2014
The Optoelectronics Company launches direct-emission 520nm green laser diode modules
11 April 2014
Improving LED efficiency through InN nanostructures
11 April 2014
NeoPhotonics reducing losses as it confirms Q3/2013's record revenue
11 April 2014
Ascent Solar announces availability of EnerPlex Jumpr Slate 10,000mAh portable battery
11 April 2014
Michigan-based Thorlabs Ultrafast Optoelectronics business unit formed to enter high-speed opto
11 April 2014
Marktech launches multichip emitters and LEDs
10 April 2014
Lake Shore launches integrated system for THz materials characterization
10 April 2014
Lake Shore adds 7-inch magnet version of AC/DC Hall measurement system
10 April 2014
Next investment cycle already begun in LED front-end equipment
10 April 2014
Developing phosphor-free white light from nanopyramid LEDs
10 April 2014
Tyndall to lead EU project to design next-generation devices
10 April 2014
University of Toronto’s Center for Nanotechnology orders second SemiTEq R&D MBE system
10 April 2014
TowerJazz receives Supplier Excellence Award from MACOM
10 April 2014
Henniker’s TMC13 deposition rate controller now supports multi-crystal sensors
10 April 2014
Obducat launches 2nd-generation mass-production nanoimprint lithography system
10 April 2014
UK’s PPE breaks ground on new O-ring manufacturing plant in USA
9 April 2014
DARPA's Mobile Hotspots phase 1 makes progress toward providing 1Gb/s backbone to remote troops
9 April 2014
Peregrine’s Global 1 reconfigurable RF front-end debuted in Greater China market
9 April 2014
Gallium nitride device and substrate market to rise to $15.6bn by 2022
8 April 2014
8 April 2014
Picodeon appoints Applied Materials veteran Fergus Clarke as CEO
8 April 2014
Peregrine launches monolithic alternative to discrete PIN-diode limiters
8 April 2014
Bridgelux selected by Bloomberg New Energy Finance as 2014 New Energy Pioneer
8 April 2014
Trifortune orders Aixtron MOCVD system for GaN LEDs on alternative substrates
8 April 2014
Soitec’s CPV modules selected in over 10 new solar projects in France
8 April 2014
Improving electrically pumped external-cavity mode-locking
7 April 2014
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum exhibits new TURBOVAC i line of turbo pumps for analytics market and R&D
7 April 2014
Solar Frontier and Chopro to build and operate Nagasaki Prefecture’s largest solar power plant
7 April 2014
Solar Frontier's CIS cell sets thin-film PV efficiency record of 20.9%
7 April 2014
LEDs in signage & professional displays to grow at 11.9% annually to $3.56bn in 2019
4 April 2014
Riber makes profit in 2013 despite revenue falling 14%
4 April 2014
Custom MMIC launches 20dB-gain 20GHz distributed power amplifier
4 April 2014
Pushing high-power, high-frequency performance of GaN HEMTs on silicon
4 April 2014
SemiTEq launches new generation of PVD & PECVD systems for R&D
3 April 2014
UVOTECH launches HELIOS-500 UV-ozone cleaning system
3 April 2014
Skorpios joins 100G CLR4 Alliance
3 April 2014
5N Plus acquires remaining stake in Sylarus
3 April 2014
SPTS named Company of the Year and Best Exporter by ESTnet
3 April 2014
Edwards opening US service center
2 April 2014
Infinera Intelligent Transport Network provides first 500G super-channels in South Africa
2 April 2014
Infonetics names Infinera as top optical transport vendor
2 April 2014
Ammono and Unipress devise fast, low-cost production of ammonothermal GaN
2 April 2014
Avago's latest 100G MicroPOD and MiniPOD optical modules extend beyond 500m
2 April 2014
SAMCO to distribute Valence Process Equipment’s MOCVD systems
2 April 2014
Simplifying indium gallium arsenide growth on gallium arsenide substrate
1 April 2014
Lumileds boosts LUXEON Z ES LED flux by 18%; adds 4000K and 5700K 90-CRI options
1 April 2014
Midsummer launches versatile R&D platform for CIGS PV deposition
1 April 2014
Luminus launches XNOVA mid-power LED product line for replacement lamps and luminaires
1 April 2014
1 April 2014
Raytheon demonstrates GaN-on-diamond HEMT with 3x increase in power density over GaN-on-SiC
1 April 2014
University of Washington selects Altatech’s CVD system to develop new process materials
1 April 2014
Bridgelux announces first 10-year warranty for chip-on-board LED light sources
1 April 2014
MACOM announces IP licensing program and supply deal with IQE for GaN-on-Si
1 April 2014
Lextar debuts packaging-free White Chip LED
MARCH 2014
31 March 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 March 2014
Pasternack launches X-band high-gain power amplifiers with high linearity performance
31 March 2014
POET adds VP of product development and files strategic patent applications for quantum computing
31 March 2014
IQE delivers 200mm GaN-on-Si HEMT wafers to Singapore-MIT LEES next-generation CMOS program
28 March 2014
Distributed Bragg reflectors for InGaN LEDs on silicon
28 March 2014
Custom MMIC launches 20GHz GaAs distributed driver amp offering positive gain slope and low noise
28 March 2014
Samsung selects Anadigics’ front-end ICs for WiFi connectivity in GALAXY Tab Pro
28 March 2014
28 March 2014
Infinera super-channel transmission capacity deployments reach 1 petabit per second
28 March 2014
Lumileds boosts flux and efficacy of LUXEON 3535 2D mid-power LED by 10%
28 March 2014
Huawei’s Ascend P6S smartphone powered by Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs
27 March 2014
IQE’s revenue and profits rise strongly, driven by robust wireless business and diversification
27 March 2014
Soraa unveils LED AR111, PAR30 and PAR38 lamps
27 March 2014
Cree launches first 8000lm LED module, enabling replacement of 150W CMH lamps
27 March 2014
Samsung launches flip-chip LED packages and modules for size-sensitive lighting applications
27 March 2014
Toshiba launches CSP white LEDs for lighting, cutting mounting area by 90%
27 March 2014
Rubicon closes public offering of common stock
26 March 2014
Quantum Semiconductor and Silvaco collaborate on modeling Si-Ge-C superlattices
26 March 2014
Cree breaks 300lm/W efficacy barrier for white LEDs
26 March 2014
Plessey launches 1005-size SMT-packaged LEDs for wearable electronics
26 March 2014
Bridgelux unveils exterior and industrial LED sub-system as high-pressure sodium lamp replacement
26 March 2014
Sierra Nevada awards Emcore solar panel contract for NASA's CYGNSS Mission
25 March 2014
Soitec announces full commissioning of first 22MWp half of 44MWp South African CPV plant
25 March 2014
Emcore launches 1550nm DOCSIS 3.1 DWDM DFB laser module for CATV
25 March 2014
Lumileds’ hot-color-targeted LUXEON 3020 LED exceeds 1000lm/$ threshold
25 March 2014
RFMD awarded $9.7m Air Force contract to produce first 6" mm-wave GaN-on-SiC ICs
25 March 2014
Toshiba launches 1W and 0.6W white LEDs for lighting applications
25 March 2014
Improving as-grown indium gallium nitride solar cells
25 March 2014
Emcore introduces second-generation 2804 fiber-optic transmitter and Medallion Series EDFAs for CATV
25 March 2014
Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich MJT 2525 series of compact high-voltage mid-power LEDs
25 March 2014
Emcore introduces EDFAs to extend reach of Optiva Platform
25 March 2014
Emcore introduces simultaneous 10MHz and L-band fiber-optic links for Optiva Platform
24 March 2014
Martini Tech offering GaN MOCVD on sapphire substrates
24 March 2014
Moapa Paiute Tribe, LADWP and First Solar break ground on 250MW project
24 March 2014
24 March 2014
IQE’s equity stake in Solar Junction acquired by strategic investor
21 March 2014
MACOM launches USB receiver integrating LNA, image reject mixer and LO doubler
21 March 2014
Monolithic integration of nitride semiconductor HEMTs and LEDs
20 March 2014
GaN-on-Si enabling GaN power electronics, but to capture less than 5% of LED making by 2020
20 March 2014
TowerJazz issues bonds to reduce debt through June 2015 by $55m
20 March 2014
TowerJazz’s Asia Pacific VP presents at SEMICON China’s ‘More than Moore Technology Forum’
20 March 2014
RFMD’s GaN amplifiers for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV win CableFAX Tech Award for Green Technology
20 March 2014
First Solar expects 2014 sales to rise to $3.7-4bn, with operating cash flow of $250-450m
20 March 2014
Daylight launches first laser-based IR microscopy platform for rapid, high-res spectral imaging
20 March 2014
MEI launches batch wet processing metal lift-off system
19 March 2014
EpiWorks expanding MOCVD production capacity
19 March 2014
Glo completes $30m Series D financing round
19 March 2014
Keithley launches high-voltage power supplies for safe breakdown testing up to 10kV
19 March 2014
First Solar and Shams Ma’an secure 20-year PPA for Jordan’s largest PV project
19 March 2014
19 March 2014
First Solar optimizes CdTe PV modules for GE’s new 4MW ProSolar 1500V inverter/transformer system
19 March 2014
Rubicon announces proposed public offering of common stock
19 March 2014
Osram launches CoB LED offering twice the light from half the surface, targeting compact spotlights
19 March 2014
IQE delivers first 150mm VCSEL epiwafers for high-volume, low-cost applications
19 March 2014
Hittite to buy assets of Keragis
18 March 2014
Lumileds debuts first hot-color-targeted low-power emitter with 1/9th micro color binning
18 March 2014
SemiLEDs’ EV-W ReadyWhite-phosphor LED chips deliver high CCT uniformity to low-profile packages
18 March 2014
Lumileds delivers first hot-color-targeted mid-power LED, plus new 1/9th micro color binning
18 March 2014
CPV installed capacity to rise from 358MW in 2014 to over 1GW by 2020
18 March 2014
18 March 2014
Thin-film material market to reach $10.25bn by 2018
18 March 2014
MKS to acquire Granville-Phillips vacuum gauge division of Brooks Automation
18 March 2014
InP/GaAsSb DHBT with record more than 700GHz power-gain cut-off
18 March 2014
Combined TriQuint-RFMD to command 36% of GaAs and GaN supply into defense sector
18 March 2014
EVG establishes China subsidiary in Shanghai
17 March 2014
Transphorm adds first 600V GaN PQFN-packaged products to JEDEC-qualified GaN-on-Si family
17 March 2014
Plessey signs Matrix to expand distribution network into Iberia
17 March 2014
Ramp up of GaN on-Si LEDs over coming year to drive shift from sapphire to silicon wafers
17 March 2014
MACOM launches highest-power, full E-band MMIC power amplifier
17 March 2014
GaN Systems appoints power electronics exec Jim Witham as CEO
17 March 2014
First Solar completes 1.3MW PV plant at Kitakyushu-shi in Japan
17 March 2014
Meaglow’s hollow cathode plasma source reduces oxygen contamination by orders of magnitude
14 March 2014
UCL and Chalmers report widest-band amplifier
14 March 2014
14 March 2014
Bipolar diffusion injection into indium gallium nitride quantum wells
13 March 2014
Cree cuts LED Bulb prices by up to 23% and adds 100W replacement
13 March 2014
Custom MMIC launches 1-24GHz GaAs driver amplifier delivering +20dBm output
13 March 2014
13 March 2014
Molex’s zCD AOC interface chosen for CDFP MSA's 400G hot-pluggable module
13 March 2014
MACOM launches low-power quad-channel 28Gbps laser drivers for 100GbE CFP2, CFP4 and QSFP28 modules
13 March 2014
ST unveils 1200V SiC power MOSFETs with 200°C temperature rating
13 March 2014
Cree presenting at APEC on SiC MOSFETs
13 March 2014
IQE’s VCSEL epiwafers enable IBM/Chalmers to achieve record 64Gb/s over multimode fiber
13 March 2014
EPC to demonstrate how eGaN FETs boost efficiency by 20% in wireless power applications
13 March 2014
12 March 2014
NeoPhotonics launches modular multicast switches for CDC ROADMs in 100G coherent networks
12 March 2014
CDFP MSA releases mechanical specifications for 400G interface
12 March 2014
MACOM launches first monolithically integrated EML driver and CDR
12 March 2014
MACOM launches low-power 4x28G TIAs for high-density, small-form-factor 100G modules
12 March 2014
MACOM adds linear quad-channel 32G modulator drivers for metro 100G coherent CFP and CFP2 modules
12 March 2014
TriQuint launches 130W Spatium GaN-based solid-state power amplifier for Ka-band SatComs
12 March 2014
CIVCOM launches DSP-based coherent 100G CFP and single carrier 200G pluggable transponders
12 March 2014
Tsinghua University purchases Oxford Instruments plasma systems for quantum computing
12 March 2014
Zeta hires senior executive from KLA-Tencor as chief operating officer
12 March 2014
Direct growth of graphene on aluminium nitride on silicon
11 March 2014
Finisar demos CFP4 modules for high-port-count 100G systems
11 March 2014
11 March 2014
11 March 2014
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3535 HV mid-power LED, compatible with less costly high-voltage drivers
11 March 2014
Mellanox showcasing 100G QSFP solutions
11 March 2014
Mellanox launches LinkX family of cables and transceivers for data-center infrastructure
11 March 2014
11 March 2014
NeoPhotonics samples dual-rate 100G LR4 CFP2 for client-side applications
11 March 2014
MACOM launches quad-channel surface-mount modulator drivers for 100, 200 and 400G coherent long-haul
11 March 2014
MACOM and Avago to demo optoelectronic switching for 10 Gigabit Ethernet
11 March 2014
UCSB uses IQE’s large-scale MBE to develop 1.3μm QD lasers on silicon substrates
10 March 2014
EPC introduces development boards for EPC8000 family of eGaN FETs
10 March 2014
Skorpios demos 100G QSFP28 transceiver; launches micro-ITLA tunable laser
10 March 2014
IPG expands laser production with extra Veeco GEN2000 MBE system
10 March 2014
Ascent Solar appoints VP & general manager of EnerPlex Division
10 March 2014
10 March 2014
NeoPhotonics names Broadcom executive Rajiv Ramaswami to board
10 March 2014
China's LED die revenue to grow 36.6% in 2014 to $1475m
10 March 2014
Finisar reports sixth quarter of revenue growth to record $294m
10 March 2014
Windstream deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for 100G long-haul express network
7 March 2014
Sapphire core prices to resume rise in Q2-Q3/2014; wafer prices to rise slightly in Q2
7 March 2014
HCPV cell efficiency to rise from 40-42% to 45% by 2017, driving system efficiency towards 40%
7 March 2014
Furukawa develops 1060nm VCSEL operating at 25G over 500m of multimode fiber from OFS and Corning
7 March 2014
Selective III-V re-growth multi-gate transistor boosts performance
7 March 2014
MACOM adds 10W GaN in Plastic power transistor for radar and communications system
7 March 2014
Advanced Photonix extends line of credit with lenders
6 March 2014
6 March 2014
CST to supply GaAs wafers to Optelian’s Versawave Division for optical modulators
6 March 2014
6 March 2014
EpiGaN appoints Siemens/Infineon power semiconductor veteran as chairman
6 March 2014
Cree selects Plextek RFI as preferred European design resource
6 March 2014
Daylight Solutions awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification
6 March 2014
LED usage in NVIS-compatible lighting to grow from $62.6m to $170.5m in 2020
6 March 2014
IQE launches OpenIQE initiative to boost regional supply chains
5 March 2014
5 March 2014
Cree launches first 50A SiC rectifiers
5 March 2014
Oclaro ramps production of dual-rate 100G CFP2 LR4 client-side pluggable transceiver
5 March 2014
5 March 2014
5 March 2014
Source Photonics introduces first 100G LR4 transceiver in QSFP28 form factor
5 March 2014
CATV infrastructure amplifier market to reach $225m
5 March 2014
Indium gallium nitride LEDs produced at 480°C
4 March 2014
POET achieves new milestone and reports progress
4 March 2014
Transphorm giving presentations on GaN in APEC's Industry Sessions
4 March 2014
MACOM launches wideband, high-dynamic-range frequency doubler
4 March 2014
Electric vehicle to be largest application of wide-bandgap power semiconductors by 2020
3 March 2014
Oclaro to demo 100G coherent CFP2 pluggable module at OFC
3 March 2014
GaN Systems appoints senior director of technical marketing, Asia
3 March 2014
Skyworks to initiate quarterly dividend program following strong cash flow generation
3 March 2014
Aixtron's quarterly revenue rises 10% in Q4/2013, but demand remains subdued
3 March 2014
Finisar launches first wavelength-tunable RF-over-fiber transmitter in small-form-factor module
3 March 2014
MACOM to showcase expanded portfolio of 100G products at OFC
3 March 2014
MACOM showcasing portfolio of S- and L-band power devices for radar
3 March 2014
Peregrine demos UltraCMOS Global 1 PA at Mobile World Congress
FEBRUARY 2014
28 February 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2014
Stion demonstrates 23.2% CIGS PV efficiency using tandem technology
28 February 2014
SETi unveiling SMD-based 10mW UVC LEDs at Pittcon
27 February 2014
Centrosolar to distribute TSMC Solar modules in North America
27 February 2014
CRAIC launches FilmPro software for microspot film thickness measurement
27 February 2014
27 February 2014
26 February 2014
Emcore awarded solar panel manufacturing contract by ATK for NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Mission
26 February 2014
IBM sets record speed of 64Gb/s for data transmission over multimode optical fiber
26 February 2014
Raytheon outlines continuing maturing of GaN technology DARPA’s WBGS program
26 February 2014
5N Plus appoints CFO to aid growth strategy
26 February 2014
Plessey appoints chief commercial officer
26 February 2014
RFMD adds antenna control solutions for 4G LTE smartphones and tablets
26 February 2014
RFMD's envelope tracking solutions to feature in leading 4G reference designs and 4G smartphones
26 February 2014
Skyworks launches scalable antenna switch solutions supporting LTE and carrier aggregation
26 February 2014
26 February 2014
First Solar's sales fall 28% year-on-year to $768m in Q4
26 February 2014
AXT’s revenue falls 9% in Q4 to $18.6m, but decline in GaAs levels out
26 February 2014
25 February 2014
Anadigics' revenue grows 19% year-on-year to $134.2m, driven by Wi-Fi
25 February 2014
Lumileds’ new LUXEON MZ doubles lumen density and center-beam candle power
25 February 2014
Lake Shore discussing new 8500 Series THz system for material characterization at APS
25 February 2014
Combining low on-resistance with high breakdown voltage
25 February 2014
25 February 2014
HelioVolt seeks strategic investment alternatives as partner SK withdraws
24 February 2014
Soraa's third-generation GaN-on-GaN LED boosts efficiency by 30%
24 February 2014
Skyworks launches family of front-ends for low-cost smartphones in emerging TD-LTE markets
24 February 2014
RFMD and TriQuint to merge, creating $2bn-turnover firm
24 February 2014
24 February 2014
24 February 2014
21 February 2014
Veeco’s Q4 revenue falls by a third year-on-year
21 February 2014
Caltech develops high-coherence laser based on hybrid Si/III-V platform
21 February 2014
RFaxis honored with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership
21 February 2014
Agilent launches ADS 2014, including simulation support for DynaFET model for III-V FETs
20 February 2014
Soitec’s Altatech subsidiary partners with Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and installs new CVD system
20 February 2014
First Solar appoints general counsel
20 February 2014
Cree extends XSP Series street-light performance to outdoor area lighting
20 February 2014
Cree named to MIT Technology Review’s 2014 50 Smartest Companies list
20 February 2014
Vertical GaN transistor with 1.6kV blocking voltage
20 February 2014
ALSI becomes ASM Laser Separation International
20 February 2014
EPC adds 100V eGaN FET, with positive gain into 3GHz range
20 February 2014
Bridgelux names former Cree and Micron technologist Cem Basceri as CTO
19 February 2014
NRL-Technion-Ioffe team outlines roadmap to efficient green-blue-ultraviolet LEDs
19 February 2014
Leeds University demos first THz laser chip with pulsed peak power exceeding 1W
19 February 2014
GaN device market to grow at 24.6% to $2.2bn in 2019
19 February 2014
Samsung introduces LED components for advanced mobile devices
19 February 2014
IHP and Georgia Tech demo record-speed silicon-based device
18 February 2014
Raytheon enters 15th year of GaN technology development and system integration
18 February 2014
Osram launches yellow Oslon Compact LED for vehicle front turn indicators
18 February 2014
Soitec launches higher-capacity version of off-grid CPV system
18 February 2014
GaN Systems hires director European operations prior to launching commercial products in 2014
18 February 2014
GT licenses Kyma’s PVDNC technology for low-cost, epi-ready LED wafer production
18 February 2014
Lumileds launches LUXEON Rebel ES Lime emitters with 200lm/W efficacy for tunable white light
18 February 2014
18 February 2014
Skyworks FEMs, LNAs and analog solutions powering leading gaming platforms
18 February 2014
Imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel report first 79GHz radar transmitter in 28nm CMOS
18 February 2014
First Solar recognizes top suppliers with 2013 achievement awards
18 February 2014
Power discrete device market to grow at 8.43% over 2013-2018
18 February 2014
Direct growth of III-V quantum dot lasers on silicon
17 February 2014
Seoul Semiconductor reports record revenue of 1 trillion Korean Won in 2013, driven by LED lighting
17 February 2014
Increasing fMAX for InP/GaInAsSb transistors
17 February 2014
Oerlikon Leybold launches TURBOVAC i range of pumps with integrated drive electronics
17 February 2014
UC Irvine and TowerJazz present 9-element fully integrated W-band direct-detection-based receiver
17 February 2014
14 February 2014
GigOptix's Q4 revenue grows more-than-expected 7% sequentially to $7.8m
14 February 2014
Evatec enhances GaAs PVD processing capabilities in US fab
14 February 2014
The Optoelectronics Company distributing Oclaro's HL63163DG 100mW 633nm red laser diode
14 February 2014
SAMCO to buy 90% of plasma cleaning system maker UCP
14 February 2014
Dutch consortium develops solar testing system, for commercial availability in first-half 2015
14 February 2014
Surrey University's Alfred Adams awarded Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
14 February 2014
Fraunhofer ISE and Fukushima prefecture sign MoU
13 February 2014
GaN LED revenue rises 10.6% in 2013, but era of fast growth is ending
13 February 2014
Mitsubishi Electric develops EV motor drive system with built-in SiC inverter
13 February 2014
MACOM acquires Nitronex for $26m
13 February 2014
EPSRC awards £2m for PVTEAM project on Earth-abundant materials
13 February 2014
Avancis achieves 16.6% efficiency record for encapsulated CIS thin-film PV modules
13 February 2014
Rubicon to showcase large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates at LED Korea
13 February 2014
Soraa unveils first full-visible-spectrum LED AR111 lamps
13 February 2014
13 February 2014
DILAS appoints Special Systems as distributor in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
13 February 2014
TriQuint launches high-performance filters for LTE
12 February 2014
TriQuint launches three MMPAs with envelope tracking, capturing design wins in LTE smartphones
12 February 2014
CIGS PV firm Siva Power achieves 18.8% efficiency in 10 months
12 February 2014
Cree launches XLamp CXA LED arrays with increased lumen density
12 February 2014
POET announces executive changes plus restructured University of Connecticut license agreement
12 February 2014
Custom MMIC adds two DC-18GHz SPDT non-reflective switches
12 February 2014
GigOptix and CPqD form joint venture BrPhotonics in Brazil
12 February 2014
Ascent Solar completes $10m Ironridge financing
11 February 2014
Momentive expands manufacturing capacity for tantalum carbide coatings
11 February 2014
Agilent’s simulation and modeling software selected by Nitronex for high-power GaN design
11 February 2014
Enabling high-voltage InGaN LED operation with ceramic substrate
11 February 2014
Emcore’s record quarter for Photovoltaics drives revenue to $44.2m
11 February 2014
Distributor ProPhotonix adds four Oclaro visible laser diodes to its range
11 February 2014
10 February 2014
Advanced Photonix's growth pauses while silicon photodiode production shut down
10 February 2014
Advanced Photonix announces 100G design win in China
10 February 2014
Eoin O’Reilly of Ireland’s Tyndall National Institute awarded Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
10 February 2014
Soraa launches high color temperature, full-visible-spectrum Vivid 2 MR16 LED lamps
10 February 2014
RFMD earns Samsung's Quality Grand Award as best quality supplier
10 February 2014
Gallium nitride quantum dots and deep UV light emission
10 February 2014
TriQuint grows 7% in Q4, led by 21% rebound in Networks infrastructure
10 February 2014
Seoul Semiconductor and LEDLab team with CLTC, UC Davis for 10th Annual Luminaire Design Competition
10 February 2014
EpiGaN honored as Trends Gazelle ‘Starter’ 2014 in Limburg
7 February 2014
SPTS promotes chief operating officer Kevin Crofton to president
7 February 2014
Hittite's profits fall more than expected in Q4 due to low-margin military development contracts
7 February 2014
LEDs usage in medical & biophotonic devices grows 19.8% to $77.3m in 2013
6 February 2014
6 February 2014
Oclaro’s 40 and 100G transmission product revenue grew 20% for second quarter
5 February 2014
South Africa’s PTiP opens CIGS PV module pilot-production line
5 February 2014
Firecomms' RedLink transmitters and receivers available in vertical package options
5 February 2014
5 February 2014
Improving nanowire transistor linearity with regrowth
5 February 2014
IQE’s VCSEL epiwafers used by TU-Berlin for record power efficiencies in optical interconnects
5 February 2014
JDSU's quarterly revenue grows 4% to more-than-expected $447.6m
5 February 2014
5 February 2014
Cree launches self-programming wireless lighting control system
4 February 2014
Peregrine challenging GaAs PA market with UltraCMOS Global 1
4 February 2014
4 February 2014
ProPhotonix adds four new laser diodes from QSI
3 February 2014
Excelitas unveils enhanced APDs for ultra-low-light applications
3 February 2014
3 February 2014
IQE announces first commercial 150mm indium antimonide substrates
3 February 2014
Vishay releases 850nm IR emitter in top-view SMD package with integrated lens
3 February 2014
Anvil appoints Martin Lamb as chairman
3 February 2014
Oxford Instruments and IEMN co-hosting workshop on MEMS and NEMS processing
3 February 2014
Service Electric deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network in northeastern USA
JANUARY 2014
31 January 2014
II-VI expands laser stack product portfolio to 14xx and 10xx nm
31 January 2014
II-VI expands seed laser portfolio for pulsed fiber lasers
31 January 2014
Showa Denko doubles high-purity ammonia production capacity in China
31 January 2014
Modulight broadens OEM laser system family to single-mode and multi-wavelength laser modules
31 January 2014
GaN Systems presents paper on SPICE models for high-power GaN devices in automotive applications
30 January 2014
Infinera’s annual revenue rises 24%, driving return to profit
30 January 2014
30 January 2014
Cree appoints John Replogle to board
30 January 2014
RFMD’s revenue hit by weakening at two largest customers
30 January 2014
Osram claimed to be first chip maker to switch red and yellow LED fabrication to 6" wafers
30 January 2014
DILAS highlights technology at Photonics West as it celebrates 20th anniversary
29 January 2014
Lehigh University crosses threshold for laser cooling by III-V semiconductor
29 January 2014
Cree launches brightest high-CRI LED module, delivering 6000 lumens
29 January 2014
Samsung boosts efficacy of chip-on-board LED packages; adds 3500K version to LC series
29 January 2014
Oclaro launches 700mW 638nm red laser diode in 5.6mm package for laser TV and projection
28 January 2014
Block Engineering launches ultra-miniaturized QCL products
28 January 2014
Cree’s launches 90CRI ZR Series LED troffer for under $100
28 January 2014
LED lighting market to grow from $2bn to $25bn in 2023
28 January 2014
PLD/MBE m-plane gallium nitride on lithium gallate
28 January 2014
EPC appoints VP of sales for the Americas
28 January 2014
First Solar breaks ground on AGL’s 102MW Nyngan Solar Project in New South Wales
27 January 2014
Riber’s full-year revenue falls 14% to €23.5m in 2013
27 January 2014
Skyworks secures hi-rel designs with aerospace and defense manufacturers
27 January 2014
27 January 2014
Enhancing silicon carbide epitaxy with high-speed rotation
24 January 2014
McGill orders Veeco GENxplor R&D MBE system for nitride light-emitting and power electronic devices
24 January 2014
Nikkiso setting up deep UV LED production plant
24 January 2014
Cree demonstrates first 200 lumen-per-watt LED luminaire
23 January 2014
Silicon photonics market to grow at 24.5% from $88.6m in 2013 to $410m by 2020
23 January 2014
Osram launches small mid-power IR LED for industrial and machine vision applications
23 January 2014
Ammono participating in two ARPA-E SWITCHES projects
22 January 2014
Cree’s quarterly revenue grows 20% year-on-year to record $415m
22 January 2014
ST launches first 650V SiC diodes with dual common-cathode or series configuration
22 January 2014
First Solar starts construction on Phase I of 22MW project in West Texas
22 January 2014
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology appoints VP of sales & service in USA
21 January 2014
Everlight’s lab obtains EPA recognition and ILAC-MRA qualification for LED testing
21 January 2014
New ‘universal’ method for transparent conduction on nitride semiconductors
21 January 2014
IQE expects revenue growth of 43% for 2013 to record £126m
21 January 2014
VPEC places repeat order for Aixtron systems to meet growing demand for microwave epiwafers
21 January 2014
Hanergy secures $3.3bn in financing for renewable energy projects
20 January 2014
Marktech launches InGaAs/InP-based 800-1750nm PIN photodiodes
20 January 2014
IQE to be key partner in Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute
20 January 2014
Soraa launches first high-color rendering, line voltage GU10 230V LED lamps
20 January 2014
Telstra partners with Infinera to upgrade submarine routes in Asia Pacific
20 January 2014
Skyworks quarterly revenue grows more-than-expected 6% to $505m
20 January 2014
Imec celebrates 30th anniversary
17 January 2014
Custom MMIC launches ultra-low-noise GaAs amplifiers operating at 10-17GHz
17 January 2014
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
16 January 2014
3D-Micromac acquires Jenoptik’s thermal laser separation dicing technology
16 January 2014
Firecomms launches 530nm long-reach RedLink transmitter for 1Mb applications over 200m of POF
16 January 2014
Plessey orders ALSI laser dicing system for GaN-on-Si LED production
15 January 2014
US DOE selects NCSU to lead $140m Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute
15 January 2014
Embedded Schottky diode for unidirection GaN HFET
15 January 2014
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue levels out; rebound expected next quarter
15 January 2014
Cree launches 23,000 lumen high-bay LED luminaire to replace 400W metal halides
15 January 2014
Innolume launches diode laser family for pulse operation at 1030-1130nm
14 January 2014
Australia Japan Cable deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for submarine routes
14 January 2014
Samsung selects Anadigics’ ProVantage power amplifiers for GALAXY Trend 3
14 January 2014
GigOptix raises Q4/2013 revenue guidance from 5% to 7% growth
14 January 2014
Infinera appoints Brad Feller as senior VP of finance; then CFO from March
13 January 2014
RFMD adds two ISO/TS 16949-certified Wi-Fi front-end modules for automotive Wi-Fi
10 January 2014
AKHAN founder named to 2014 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in Energy & Industry category
9 January 2014
Packaging equipment firm TOWA establishes TOWA Europe BV as Packaging Development Center
9 January 2014
SAMCO’s stock transferred from Second Section to First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
9 January 2014
Finisar to acquire Berlin-based u2t Photonics
8 January 2014
Vishay launches AllnGaP power MiniLEDs with luminous intensity of 4900mcd at 70mA
8 January 2014
Skyworks appoints industry veteran Christine King to board
8 January 2014
MACOM launches low-power quad-channel modulator driver for 100G coherent CFP and CFP2 modules
8 January 2014
Rubicon selling $28.2m of common stock to fund new-product R&D and capacity expansion
8 January 2014
Golden path to improved contact between graphene and gallium nitride
8 January 2014
Japan’s Solar Frontier to build its fourth CIS PV module manufacturing plant
8 January 2014
Epistar launches high-efficiency 850nm IR LED
7 January 2014
Solar Frontier forms EPC alliance with BELECTRIC and Shoseki
7 January 2014
Chip-on-board LED market to grow at CAGR of over 40% to 2018
7 January 2014
XsunX ends 2013 with cash deposit and system lender purchase order
7 January 2014
Oxford Instruments completes second series of nanotech seminars in India
7 January 2014
InP nanowire solar cells with improved short-wavelength response
7 January 2014
POET dissolves Special Strategic Committee as firm transitions from research to development
7 January 2014
Agilent’s newest GoldenGate software release brings wireless standard-compliant RFIC design
3 January 2014
3 January 2014
XsunX aims to grow monthly systems sales and installations to 1MW in Southern California in 2014
3 January 2014
China’s Suqian City to provide $32.5m via JV with Ascent to build 25MW CIGS PV manufacturing plant
3 January 2014
Hittite launches SMT I/Q upconverter & 2W power amplifier covering 5.5-8.6GHz
2 January 2014
Thinning nitride LED substrate for increased green emission efficiency
2 January 2014
AFRL’s Defense Production Act Title III program for X-band GaN MMICs completed
2 January 2014
DOE awards clean-energy manufacturing tax credits to SSL manufacturers
2 January 2014
High-power laser diode maker SemiNex certified as ISO 9001:2008 compliant
1 January 2014
P+E names Labcare and AccuDEVICE as Asia distributors for HEMS hydrogen analyzers
