News Archive
December 2017
29 December 2017
Millimeter-wave and microwave RF transceiver market growing at 11.56% CAGR to 2021
29 December 2017
UV LED market growing at 24.8% CAGR to $1311.7m in 2025
29 December 2017
Epileds reports flat revenue in second-half 2017 as it completes factory relocation
27 December 2017
Indium metal-catalysis of gallium oxide plasma molecular beam epitaxy
21 December 2017
IQE’s full-year revenue to exceed market expectations
21 December 2017
FBH presenting diode lasers and UV LEDs at Photonics West
21 December 2017
21 December 2017
CWDM8 MSA Group releases 400G 10km optical interface specification for data-center optical links
20 December 2017
JEDEC’s new committee for wide-bandgap power semiconductors invites industry participation
20 December 2017
Deep ultraviolet photonic crystal of aluminium gallium nitride nanowires
20 December 2017
20 December 2017
Solar Frontier raises thin-film solar cell efficiency record from 22.6% to 22.9%
20 December 2017
Solar Frontier Americas Development sells 66MW solar project to X-ELIO
20 December 2017
First Solar to power first utility-scale project in Pakistan
20 December 2017
Osram spotlights LED and laser solutions in Rinspeed’s Snap concept vehicle at CES
19 December 2017
SACHEM raises TMAH pricing by 5%
19 December 2017
MACOM closing Belfast center in Northern Ireland due to changing market conditions
19 December 2017
EPC launches 40V, 5mΩ GaN power transistor eight times smaller than equivalent MOSFETs
19 December 2017
EVG completes latest phase of production capacity expansion
19 December 2017
ProPhotonix’s Ireland subsidiary achieves ISO9001:2015 certification
18 December 2017
Mini-LED revenue to reach $1bn in 2023, driven by digital displays and large-size TV backlighting
18 December 2017
GaN Systems releases high-power Insulated Metal Substrate evaluation platform
18 December 2017
18 December 2017
Epistar to begin trial production of VCSELs and mini-LEDs in Q2/2018
18 December 2017
Sanan to establish LED production base in southeastern China
15 December 2017
AFRL uses boron nitride to demo growth and lift-off of GaN for strainable RF devices
15 December 2017
KAUST/Georgia Tech team determines band alignment at BAlN/AlGaN heterojunction
15 December 2017
CST Global receives £108,000 from UK government to lead 60GHz radio-over-fiber project
15 December 2017
14 December 2017
14 December 2017
CNBM begins production at China’s largest CIGS solar module factory, using technology from Avancis
14 December 2017
AES highlighting modular, space-saving design of VERSA-GAS vSource rack-mount systems
14 December 2017
Axus hires industry veteran Cerilli as general manager
13 December 2017
Automotive market showcasing progress in sensor technology, says Osram Opto
13 December 2017
EPC to demo GaN-enabled large-area wireless power and high-resolution LiDAR at CES
13 December 2017
Apple awards Finisar $390m to increase production of VCSELs
13 December 2017
Infrared laser projector market for mobile 3D sensing to grow from $246m in 2017 to $1.953bn in 2020
13 December 2017
Finisar’s sees lower quarterly telecom revenues from Chinese OEMs
13 December 2017
Monolithic III-nitride on silicon photonics for Internet of Things
13 December 2017
Lake Shore launches ultra-low-noise excitation source for material and scientific R&D
12 December 2017
12 December 2017
GaN Systems honors China Power Supply Society competition winners
12 December 2017
Delta joins BMW i Ventures as strategic investor in GaN Systems
11 December 2017
Veeco authorizes $100m share repurchase program
11 December 2017
Emcore’s quarterly revenue suppressed by vendor-managed-inventory deferral
11 December 2017
Disco’s KABRA!zen fully automates KABRA laser slicing technology
11 December 2017
Fins boost prototype vertical GaN transistor to 1200V, sufficient for electric vehicles
11 December 2017
Monocrystal rated ‘Integration Partner’ by Osram
8 December 2017
German-funded UV Power project working on LED replacements for conventional UV light sources
8 December 2017
8 December 2017
PHIX Photonics Assembly and Tyndall strengthen collaboration
8 December 2017
First Solar forecasts full-year 2018 net sales of $2.3-2.5bn
8 December 2017
Veeco gives update on patent litigation with SGL and AMEC
7 December 2017
Gallium nitride transistor on silicon with 250GHz cut-off frequency
7 December 2017
Leti integrates hybrid III-V silicon lasers on 200mm wafers using standard CMOS process
7 December 2017
CVD Equipment completes purchase of new facility
7 December 2017
6 December 2017
China’s Focus Lightings orders Veeco EPIK 868 MOCVD systems to boost high-volume LED production
6 December 2017
Imec achieves record low contact resistivity on Ga-doped Ge-rich source/drain contacts
6 December 2017
Cree launches first extreme density LED
6 December 2017
High yields and nutritional quality of leafy greens achievable using Lumileds’ LUXEON SunPlus LEDs
6 December 2017
Ushio to distribute Picosun’s ALD equipment in Japan
6 December 2017
Excelitas acquired by AEA Investors
6 December 2017
Lasertec launches GALOIS GaN wafer inspection and review system
6 December 2017
Riber receives order from Japanese university for Compact 21DZ research MBE system
6 December 2017
First Solar to supply 200MW of Series 6 CdTe PV modules to DESRI
6 December 2017
First Solar to supply 595MW of Series 4 and Series 6 CdTe PV modules to Origis over three years
6 December 2017
First Solar unveils first functional Series 6 CdTe PV module after Perrysburg factory retooling
5 December 2017
Removing sapphire substrate from light-emitting diodes without cracking
4 December 2017
Navitas demonstrating GaN power IC at CES
4 December 2017
MACOM showcasing GaN-on-Si portfolio and MMICs and diodes at International Radar Symposium India
4 December 2017
ROHM supplying full-SiC power modules to Venturi Formula E racing team
1 December 2017
CST Global’s parent firm Sivers listed on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm
1 December 2017
O-Net uses Semtech’s ClearEdge CDRs to develop first 400m-reach SFP28 AOC
1 December 2017
Reducing bow of indium gallium phosphide on silicon wafers
November 2017
30 November 2017
EPC’s 150A laser diode development board delivers 5ns pulses using eGaN technology
30 November 2017
Infineon’s 77GHz radar ICs used in first series production car with autonomous driving features
30 November 2017
AquiSense and Distform collaborate on food protection
30 November 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 November 2017
Lumentum receives 2017 Joint Innovation Partner award From Huawei
29 November 2017
Transphorm receives $15m investment from servo motor firm Yaskawa
29 November 2017
Changelight orders further Aixtron AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD systems to expand ROY LED capacity
29 November 2017
Ex-situ aluminium nitride on silicon templates for light-emitting diodes
28 November 2017
Custom MMIC launches two GaAs high-IP3 I/Q mixer MMICs
27 November 2017
Philips Lighting delivers billionth LED lamp
27 November 2017
Market for 405nm laser diodes growing at 8.5% CAGR to $1857.29m in 2025
27 November 2017
LG Innotek claims first 100mW UV-C LED, two years ahead of forecast
27 November 2017
27 November 2017
CST Global appoints principal device development engineer
27 November 2017
China LED lighting market to exceed $24bn by end 2024
24 November 2017
CSC wins Research and Collaboration title at 2017 TechWorks Awards
24 November 2017
Samsung acknowledges Infineon for outstanding quality in supplying LNAs
23 November 2017
Osram’s new LED chip plant in Malaysia enters operation
22 November 2017
University of Michigan predicts incorporating boron in InGaN increases LED efficiency at high power
22 November 2017
Solliance raises efficiency records for roll-to-roll perovskite solar cells and modules
22 November 2017
Lumileds opens new office and innovation center in Shanghai
22 November 2017
Monolithic indium arsenide quantum dots on silicon optoelectronics
22 November 2017
22 November 2017
22 November 2017
Singulus supplying several TENUIS II CIGS solar module production systems to Chinese customer
21 November 2017
ClassOne slashes via liner plating costs for compound semiconductors
21 November 2017
Aixtron receives German Energy Agency’s Energy Efficiency Award 2017
21 November 2017
Seoul Semiconductor first to receive low-risk eye-safety certification for natural-light LEDs
20 November 2017
20 November 2017
Aixtron completes sale of ALD/CVD memory product line to Eugene Technology
20 November 2017
InnovateUK awards project to CS MAGIC consortium
17 November 2017
17 November 2017
17 November 2017
Veeco’s preliminary court injunction upheld after challenge by SGL Carbon
17 November 2017
GaN device market to grow at 4.6% CAGR to $22.47bn in 2023
16 November 2017
Resonant signs fourth foundry partner agreement, adding to fabless filter model eco-system
16 November 2017
Anokiwave’s IC family now spans all major mmW 5G bands with addition of 24.25-27.5GHz quad core IC
16 November 2017
15 November 2017
15 November 2017
VTT combines micromechanical waveguides and MMICs to create terahertz devices
15 November 2017
Nanometrics announces $50m share repurchase program
15 November 2017
Improving efficiency of V-band indium gallium nitride transistors and MMICs
15 November 2017
AKHAN issued Japan patent covering fabrication of diamond semiconductor materials
14 November 2017
Lumileds boosts output of color LED portfolio
14 November 2017
NeoPhotonics’ Q3 revenue growth in North America and China offset by declines elsewhere
14 November 2017
POET’s Q3 revenue rebounds to $715,420
14 November 2017
Guerrilla RF awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification
14 November 2017
Nanometrics’ board names Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre as president & CEO
13 November 2017
13 November 2017
Oxford Instruments announces winner of 2017 Sir Martin Wood Prize for Japan
13 November 2017
Applied Optoelectronics announces 100Gbps per lambda PAM4 directly modulated lasers
13 November 2017
Skyworks’ front-ends optimize battery life and extend range of ‘nearable’ tracking devices
13 November 2017
Lumentum returns to sequential quarterly revenue growth
13 November 2017
10 November 2017
IQE places new shares to raise £95m
10 November 2017
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue grows 9% to record $985m
9 November 2017
Veeco’s Q3 revenue growth driven by continued recovery in MOCVD market
9 November 2017
Custom MMIC launches IP3 mixers with low conversion loss and high LO-to-RF isolation up to 26GHz
8 November 2017
Lumentum appoints technology and product marketing executive Julie Johnson to board
8 November 2017
Mitsubishi Electric US Inc to take over power device sales business from Powerex
8 November 2017
Reverse-blocking gallium nitride on silicon high-electron-mobility transistor
8 November 2017
8 November 2017
BluGlass presents latest RPCVD data at wide-bandgap workshop; files new patent application
8 November 2017
Cree launches KBL LED High-Bay Series
8 November 2017
Oclaro reports quarterly revenue up 4% sequentially and 15% year-on-year
7 November 2017
Advantech Wireless presenting second-generation GaN SSPAs at AfricaCom and Global MilSatcom
7 November 2017
ProPhotonix extends laser module range via distribution agreement with Integrated Optics
7 November 2017
Princeton Lightwave acquired by Argo AI
7 November 2017
Osram and Continental planning JV for intelligent lighting solutions in the automotive sector
6 November 2017
Kyma demos 200mm GaN HVPE on QROMIS’ MOCVD GaN-on-QST wafers
6 November 2017
CRAIC adds deep UV laser sources to 20/30 PV UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometers
6 November 2017
IQE and Cardiff University win Economic Impact title at Business and Education Partnerships Awards
6 November 2017
Finisar releases 100G SWDM4 QSFP28 transceiver to full production
6 November 2017
Veeco wins preliminary injunction in patent infringement lawsuit against SGL
2 November 2017
Qorvo revenue grows a more-than-expected 28% quarter-to-quarter
2 November 2017
MACOM showcasing GaN-on-Si portfolio and high-performance MMICs and diodes at COMCAS
1 November 2017
III-nitride on silicon optoelectronics transfer to plastic and glass
1 November 2017
Riber receives order for MBE research system from Germany’s Fraunhofer IAF
1 November 2017
Veeco and ALLOS demo 200mm GaN-on-Si wafers for blue/green micro-LED adoption
1 November 2017
Alpes Lasers launches frequency comb quantum cascade lasers
October 2017
31 October 2017
SMI recruits scientists to expand MOCVD, ALD and HVPE product development
31 October 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 October 2017
ProPhotonix adds high-power Ushio red laser diodes to product range
30 October 2017
Skyworks unveils new SkyOne WiFi family of front-end modules
30 October 2017
MACOM divests AppliedMicro’s Compute business to Carlyle Group affiliate
27 October 2017
Niacet begins supplying high-purity anhydrous hydrogen chloride
27 October 2017
Aixtron enters net profit in Q3, aided by increased MOCVD demand for laser applications
26 October 2017
AXT’s revenue grows 19.5% in Q3, driven by record InP sales
25 October 2017
Seoul Semiconductor’s quarterly revenue rises 14% to new record
25 October 2017
Vertical gallium nitride p-n diode with 5.0kV breakdown performance
25 October 2017
CFIUS approves sale of Aixtron’s ALD/CVD memory product line to South Korea’s Eugene Technology
24 October 2017
MicroLink signs exclusive license agreement to manufacture NREL IMM solar cell technology
24 October 2017
Chinese LED chip suppliers to comprise 54% of global production capacity in 2017
24 October 2017
AMEC ships 100th Prismo A7 MOCVD tool chamber
24 October 2017
Samsung partners with TÜV SÜD on collaborative testing program for automotive LED components
24 October 2017
RF GaAs device revenue growth slowed to 0.9% in 2016, but will rise from $7.5bn to $9.2bn in 2021
24 October 2017
Riber grows revenue 87% year-on-year for first nine months of 2017
24 October 2017
23 October 2017
Seoul Semiconductor’s Horticultural Series LEDs deliver entire spectrum from UV-C to far-red
23 October 2017
23 October 2017
Toshiba adds second-generation 650V SiC Schottky barrier diodes in DPAK surface-mount package
23 October 2017
20 October 2017
Infinera claims two industry-first milestones for optical transport technologies
20 October 2017
PowerAmerica gains Dr Jon Zhang as director of Power Device Technology
20 October 2017
LayTec ships ILMetro in-line metrology station to China’s CTIEC for CdTe-based thin-film PV
20 October 2017
Vertical gallium nitride Schottky diodes with single and double drift layers
20 October 2017
20 October 2017
Comptek raises €450,000 for Kontrox technology to passivate oxidized III-V surfaces
19 October 2017
19 October 2017
PHIX Photonics Assembly raises first round of investment
19 October 2017
Navitas announces TSMC and Amkor manufacturing partnerships
19 October 2017
19 October 2017
MACOM opens Optoelectronics Innovation Lab in China
19 October 2017
18 October 2017
Thermal curing of SU-8 for bonding gallium arsenide to silicon
18 October 2017
Finisar launches Flextune feature for wavelength-tunable optical transceivers
17 October 2017
17 October 2017
Peregrine’s new PE29102 FET driver brings fastest switching speeds to GaN class-D audio
17 October 2017
17 October 2017
Emcore begins customer sampling of OBI-mitigated RFoG ONU transceiver
16 October 2017
Sofradir’s Tropomi detector lifts off on Sentinel-5P satellite
16 October 2017
Veeco receives first order for new GENxcel MBE system
16 October 2017
StratEdge’s molded ceramic packages meet GaN Mil-Std packaging requirements up to 18 GHz
16 October 2017
IQE wins Best Technology title at 2017 AIM Awards
16 October 2017
GlobalFoundries unveils roadmap for next-generation 5G mmWave applications
13 October 2017
13 October 2017
13 October 2017
Low-threshold indium arsenide quantum dot laser diodes on silicon
12 October 2017
HB-LED market growing at 10% CAGR to 2023
12 October 2017
EPC appoints MIGVAN as sales, marketing and technical support partner for Israel
12 October 2017
Sumitomo Electric launches EpiEra SiC epiwafer, achieving 99% defect-free area
12 October 2017
HB-LED chip production to grow 2.8% to $13.179bn in 2017, then 2-5% annually during 2018-2022
11 October 2017
Reedholm signs joint marketing and support agreement with Taiwan’s STAr Technologies
11 October 2017
Nitride epiwafer firm SweGaN raises $750,000 in new share issue
11 October 2017
KDPOF shipping samples of first automotive-grade Gigabit Ethernet POF transceiver
11 October 2017
Indium gallium nitride quantum dot microcavity light emission
11 October 2017
Synopsys enhances photonic and optoelectronic modeling with release 2017.09 of RSoft
11 October 2017
Oxford Instruments installs new plasma etch equipment at its applications lab in Taiwan’s ITRI
10 October 2017
Lithuania’s Brolis establishes R&D division for silicon photonics in Belgium
10 October 2017
LayTec ships further EpiTT VCSEL systems to leading VCSEL maker in USA
10 October 2017
Qorvo expands 802.11ax portfolio for broader, faster, lower-cost Wi-Fi
10 October 2017
MACOM launches 500W GaN-on-Si power transistor for L-band airport surveillance radar
10 October 2017
MACOM’s RF Energy Toolkit now available for commercial OEMs designing GaN-on-Si-based RF systems
10 October 2017
Riber wins production MBE system order for photonic component manufacturing in Europe
10 October 2017
Automotive lighting market growing at 5.7% CAGR from $27.7bn in 2017 to $35.9bn in 2022
9 October 2017
WIN enhances 0.25µm GaN power process
9 October 2017
9 October 2017
FBH develops 1178nm InGaAs QW DBR laser diode yielding frequency-doubled yellow 589nm laser module
9 October 2017
FBH demos III-V electronics capability at Productronica, including InP and Si heterointegration
9 October 2017
Northumbria University partnering in EU’s VisIoN project on visible light communications
6 October 2017
6 October 2017
Navitas’ co-founder delivering keynote on GaN power ICs at WiPDA 2017
6 October 2017
LayTec ships in-situ metrology system to GaN-on-SiC customer
6 October 2017
Step-flow growth of green-emitting indium gallium nitride quantum wells
6 October 2017
Fraunhofer ISE lays cornerstone for Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells
5 October 2017
5 October 2017
RF GaN market growing at CAAGR of 14.1% to $733m in 2021, maintained by defense applications
5 October 2017
Custom MMIC launches GaAs MMIC mixers to increase dynamic range of radar and RF communications
5 October 2017
EpiGaN to supply OMMIC with GaN/Si material for new 150mm RF power product line
5 October 2017
5 October 2017
5 October 2017
Wolfspeed highlighting GaN RF technology and GaN-on-SiC foundry services at CSICS
4 October 2017
Cree expands chip-on-board LED portfolio with high-current XLamp LED arrays
4 October 2017
Fabless silicon photonics firm Skorpios acquires manufacturer Novati
4 October 2017
Reducing costs for gallium arsenide Schottky diode fabrication
4 October 2017
4 October 2017
3 October 2017
Littelfuse’s first SiC MOSFET provides ultra-fast switching for power electronics
3 October 2017
3 October 2017
China’s Nationstar enters top 10 ranking of packaged LED firms in Q2/2017, as MLS rises to 4th
3 October 2017
3 October 2017
AES’ SEMI-GAS Xturion Blixer enables on-site blending of forming gas mixtures
3 October 2017
EPC launches wireless power demonstration kits
3 October 2017
3 October 2017
MACOM showcasing GaN-on-Si portfolio and high-performance MMICs and diodes at EuMW
3 October 2017
Custom MMIC discussing latest in RF MMICs at EuMW
3 October 2017
LG Innotek exhibits UV LEDs at LED Japan
3 October 2017
AWR Design Forum 2017 visiting Russia
2 October 2017
WIN enables fully integrated single-chip GaAs solutions for 5G RF front-end modules
September 2017
28 September 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 September 2017
Riber’s 80% year-on-year revenue growth for first-half 2017 drives return to profitability
27 September 2017
Deep-ultraviolet gallium nitride quantum dots in aluminium nitride
27 September 2017
Philips Photonics-led European consortium completes VIDaP VCSEL project
27 September 2017
27 September 2017
27 September 2017
Infineon launches sixth generation of CoolSiC Schottky diodes for fast switching
26 September 2017
Aixtron provides deposition system to EPFL for 2D materials research
26 September 2017
25 September 2017
Veeco ships new-generation EPIK 868 MOCVD systems to China for high-volume LED production
25 September 2017
Kyoto University professor Hiroyuki Matsunami awarded Honda Prize for research on SiC power devices
25 September 2017
25 September 2017
25 September 2017
Osram unveils Eviyos LED prototype for smart headlights; market launch planned for 2020
25 September 2017
Nitride Semiconductor files UV-LED patent infringement lawsuit in USA against Digi-Key
25 September 2017
25 September 2017
Solar Frontier Americas sells 28MW of solar project sites to Capital Dynamics
25 September 2017
ProPhotonix adds optical options to UV LED curing range, configurable to specific applications
22 September 2017
Mitsubishi Electric develops SiC MOSFET with record power efficiency for 1200V-class power device
22 September 2017
Automotive LIDAR semiconductor revenue growing from $103m in 2016 to $1.8bn in 2026
21 September 2017
Flisom launches lightweight flexible CIGS solar panels
21 September 2017
Infineon selling IR Newport manufacturing site to new firm Neptune 6
21 September 2017
ams further expands Singapore manufacturing capacity to address demand for optical sensors
21 September 2017
O-Net launches 980nm uncooled pump laser in small-form-factor TO-can package
21 September 2017
21 September 2017
GlobalFoundries launches 8SW RF SOI process for next-gen mobile and 5G applications
21 September 2017
Transphorm partner Yaskawa Electric’s new servo motor first to use GaN
21 September 2017
EPC presenting GaN-based large-surface-area wireless power solution at Wireless Power Summit
20 September 2017
20 September 2017
Navitas’ GaN power ICs enable smallest 65W USB-PD laptop adapter
20 September 2017
20 September 2017
Cree launches high-lumen directional LED bulbs for high ceilings
20 September 2017
GlobalFoundries announces enhanced RF SOI PDK for use with CWS’ SiPEX simulation tool
20 September 2017
Oclaro enters volume production of 100G ER4-Lite QSFP28 transceivers supporting up to 40km reach
20 September 2017
Oclaro enters high-volume production of single-carrier 400G/lambda lithium niobate modulator
20 September 2017
Saab using GaN-based AESA in new Arexis electronic warfare jammer pod for Gripen fighter aircraft
19 September 2017
Samsung launches fillet-enhanced chip-scale LED packages for spotlights and high-bay applications
19 September 2017
Seoul Semiconductor sues Archipelago Lighting for infringement of 12 Acrich patents
19 September 2017
Lumentum highlighting latest optical communications products at ECOC
19 September 2017
glō orders Aixtron G5+ 8x150mm MOCVD system for micro-LED production
19 September 2017
QSFP-DD MSA Group releases 3.0 Hardware specification
19 September 2017
Oclaro unveils integrated coherent receiver and transmitter for 400G and 600G networks up to 64Gbaud
19 September 2017
19 September 2017
II-VI Inc announces Optical Line Subsystem platform for data-center interconnects
19 September 2017
19 September 2017
Source Photonics expands 100G QSFP28 transceiver portfolio
19 September 2017
19 September 2017
19 September 2017
18 September 2017
18 September 2017
18 September 2017
CWDM8 MSA Group formed to support deployment of 400G 2km and 10km optical links in data centers
18 September 2017
4WDM MSA for 100G optical networks extended from 10km with specs for 20km and 40km reach
18 September 2017
Kaiam shipping LightScale2 platform in volume for 100G CWDM4
18 September 2017
18 September 2017
18 September 2017
SFP-DD MSA releases spec for high-speed, high-density interface
18 September 2017
Ascatron launches its first SiC power device products
18 September 2017
MACOM exhibiting portfolio enabling optical network connectivity at 100G, 400G and beyond at ECOC
15 September 2017
DOE achieves SunShot’s 2020 utility-scale solar cost target of $0.06/kWh
15 September 2017
Aluminium gallium nitride transistors on silicon-on-insulator substrate
15 September 2017
CORIAL opens Asia sales & support office
14 September 2017
SDK expanding high-grade SiC epi production capacity from 3000 to 5000 wafers per month
14 September 2017
IQE extends production of VCSEL epiwafers with Aixtron AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD systems
14 September 2017
NCSU rolls out PRESiCE manufacturing process to open up SiC power device market to more companies
14 September 2017
Future Electronics to distribute Lumentum’s optical transceiver products in Americas
13 September 2017
Energous launches GaN-based wireless solution for charging electronic devices with up to 10W
13 September 2017
13 September 2017
Thinning p-type III-nitride layers to enhance effects of surface plasmons
13 September 2017
Osram launches compact CSP-based Ceramos C LED for mobile devices
13 September 2017
Norstel completes 150mm SiC n-type wafer development
13 September 2017
100G Lambda MSA to define specification for next-generation optical links
13 September 2017
CST and University of Glasgow MOCVD system to be commissioned in time for 2017/2018 academic year
13 September 2017
Evatec expanding Greater China operations to support rapid business growth
12 September 2017
12 September 2017
12 September 2017
12 September 2017
AXT completes purchase of new manufacturing facility in Dingxing, China
12 September 2017
NeoPhotonics agrees new five-year $50m credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank
12 September 2017
Transphorm previewing GaN 3.3kW bridgeless totem-pole PFC reference design at EPE’17 ECCE Europe
12 September 2017
JEDEC forms committee to set standards for wide-bandgap power semiconductors
11 September 2017
11 September 2017
8 September 2017
8 September 2017
LED market growing at 18% CAGR, boosted by demand for energy-efficient lighting
8 September 2017
Peregrine’s patent portfolio surpasses 450 issued and pending patents
8 September 2017
Taiwan’s STC becomes distribution partner for AP&S’ single-wafer and wet bench products
7 September 2017
University of Arkansas awarded $3.2m by ARPA-E for two projects as part of CIRCUITS program
7 September 2017
City College of New York professor Maria Tamargo to receive 2017 MBE Innovator Award
7 September 2017
Mellanox and Accelink partner to provide 100Gb/s PSM4 Ethernet transceivers
7 September 2017
Osram launches Osconiq LED product family for professional applications
7 September 2017
CST Global signs master purchase agreement with large North American network system supplier
6 September 2017
MACOM launches first complete portfolio for 10G PON OLT & ONU infrastructure
6 September 2017
Aluminium nitride nanocolumns on gallium nitride templates
6 September 2017
MACOM launches first end-to-end 100G single-lambda solution scalable to 400G for cloud datacenters
6 September 2017
Finisar co-founder & CEO Jerry Rawls to retire
6 September 2017
Test firm Integra acquires die prep, assembly and test firm CORWIL
6 September 2017
POET appoints Jean-Louis Malinge to board
6 September 2017
POET’s DenseLight subsidiary launches high-power 1310nm DFB lasers for 100G silicon photonics
6 September 2017
IQE’s first-half wafer revenue up 17% year-on-year, driven by Photonics growth of 48%
5 September 2017
Firecomms partners with distributor TECNOMIC to expand India and South East Asia sales
5 September 2017
Anokiwave completes Series C financing round
5 September 2017
GaInP/GaAs/Si triple-junction solar cell by NREL/ISFH achieves 35.4% efficiency
4 September 2017
Lightwave Logic CEO Michael Lebby to present at PIC 2017 conference
4 September 2017
University of Glasgow’s professor John Marsh to speak at Photonic Integration Conference
4 September 2017
Everlight introduces 810nm IR LED for iris recognition
4 September 2017
CST Global appoints China country manager to grow OEM, distribution and contract manufacturing sales
4 September 2017
SPTS wins fifth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for occupational health & safety
1 September 2017
BluGlass, Griffith University and IMCRC to co-develop normally-off GaN HEMTs on SiC-on-Si wafers
1 September 2017
LiGenTec and VLC Photonics offer silicon nitride photonic integration circuit foundry
1 September 2017
Picosun reports repeat sales of P-300BV vacuum batch production tools for 200mm applications
1 September 2017
1 September 2017
Navitas showcasing new GaN power IC technology at China’s Power 2017 conference
1 September 2017
Navitas chosen by PowerAmerica to enable high-efficiency, high-density mobile fast chargers
1 September 2017
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult appoints CEO
1 September 2017
Skyworks launches ZigBee/Thread/Bluetooth front-end module
1 September 2017
Silicon implantation for gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
August 2017
31 August 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 August 2017
EpiGaN gains FPIM as fifth investor
30 August 2017
Gallium nitride on silicon in-plane gate field-effect transistors
29 August 2017
Littelfuse to buy IXYS for $750m
29 August 2017
CSEM, NREL and EPFL raise silicon-based multi-junction solar cell efficiency record
29 August 2017
Ferrotec introduces FerroVac vacuum controller to automate legacy manual-control deposition systems
29 August 2017
29 August 2017
MRSI to demo new MRSI-HVM3 and sponsor 1st Laser Executive Forum at CIOE
28 August 2017
Cree’s quarterly revenue down 8% year-on-year
25 August 2017
ROHM shrinks two-color chip LED by 35% into 1608-size form factor
25 August 2017
Wolfspeed extends 50V GaN HEMT family to high-efficiency 3.0GHz 250W
25 August 2017
Skyworks launches voltage-controlled variable attenuator for broad market applications
24 August 2017
ARPA-E awards $30m for 21 projects as part of CIRCUITS program
24 August 2017
AquiSense achieves ISO 9001 certification
23 August 2017
High-breakdown slanted tri-gate gallium nitride power transistors
23 August 2017
Audi and Alta Devices to co-develop solar cells integrated into car roofs
23 August 2017
Alta Devices’ GaAs solar cells being used by Twiggs Space Lab, Nearspace Launch and Virginia Space
23 August 2017
Showa Denko expands IR LED range for high-output applications
22 August 2017
22 August 2017
Riber receives €1m order for evaporators
22 August 2017
First Solar sells California Flats project to Capital Dynamics
22 August 2017
First Solar sells 40MW Cuyama Solar Project to DESRI
22 August 2017
AXT appoints Wilson Lin as chief operating officer
22 August 2017
FOVE using Osram Opto’s IR LEDs to make eye-tracking virtual reality headset
22 August 2017
Midsummer receives order for two DUO CIGS solar cell manufacturing systems
21 August 2017
NIMS develops logic circuit with both D- and E-mode diamond-based MOSFETs
21 August 2017
Germany’s RWTH Aachen University and AMO launch joint Aachen Graphene & 2D-Materials Center
21 August 2017
Cree grants royalty-bearing, non-exclusive patent license to Light Polymers
21 August 2017
Microsemi awarded contract to speed adoption of SiC technology as new member of PowerAmerica
21 August 2017
MRSI launches high-speed die bonder for photonics high-volume manufacturing
18 August 2017
Monolithic red-green-blue InGaN pixels from strain engineered nanopillars
18 August 2017
University of Glasgow photonics professor leads MOCVD partnership with CST Global
17 August 2017
Pallidus launches M-SiC silicon carbide source material and technology platform
17 August 2017
16 August 2017
OIPT announces Woowon as Korea rep
16 August 2017
GaN Systems’ enhanced LTSpice model simulation tool simplifies GaN design
16 August 2017
Plasma-Therm to distribute Trymax’s resist ashing products in North America
16 August 2017
Indium gallium arsenide phosphide quantum wells on silicon on insulator
15 August 2017
DENSO uses TowerJazz’s 0.18µm SiGe to develop 24GHz rear and side radar sensor
15 August 2017
Qorvo expands online tool suite with RF matching calculator to simplify RF design
14 August 2017
Oxford Instruments boosting Asia-Pacific R&D center at Taiwan’s ITRI
14 August 2017
First Solar awarded 241MW module supply contract for Edify Energy solar projects in Australia
14 August 2017
Controlled spalling of bulk and free-standing gallium nitride substrates
11 August 2017
NeoPhotonics’ revenue grows in Q2 despite sale of Low-Speed Transceiver product assets
11 August 2017
CST Global and University of Glasgow join forces to install and operate MOCVD system
11 August 2017
POET’s Q2 product revenue up 39% year-on-year
11 August 2017
TowerJazz offers RF and high-performance analog manufacturing processes for automotive devices
11 August 2017
Power Electronics Industry Collaborative adds new executive board member
11 August 2017
10 August 2017
Luna selling High-Speed Optical Receivers business to MACOM for $33.5m
10 August 2017
10 August 2017
EPC launches Class 4 AirFuel-compliant wireless power demonstration kit transmitting up to 33W
10 August 2017
LED lamp shipments to reach nearly 2 billion in 2026, led by commercial segment
10 August 2017
DENSO develops 24GHz-band submillimeter-wave vehicle radar sensor
10 August 2017
9 August 2017
CST Global increases production of silicon photonic lasers by 500%
9 August 2017
Near-ultraviolet laser diodes powering visible (white) light communication
9 August 2017
Emcore’s quarterly revenue up 38% year-on-year to $31m as DOCSIS 3.1 growth continues
8 August 2017
Applied Optoelectronics unveils 50Gbps PAM-4 directly modulated lasers
8 August 2017
Imec boosts efficiency of 4cm2 perovskite/Si solar module to record 23.9%
8 August 2017
Lumileds launches LUXEON IR Family of high-radiant-intensity emitters for imaging applications
8 August 2017
Photonic integrated circuit market growing at 27.5% CAGR from $539m in 2017 to $1.8bn in 2022
8 August 2017
8 August 2017
Veeco’s Q2 revenue up 21% year-on-year organically
7 August 2017
Showa Denko acquiring SiC sublimation-recrystallization assets from Nippon Steel
7 August 2017
Compound semiconductor market to grow at 11.24% CAGR from $40.452bn in 2017 to $68.915bn by 2022
7 August 2017
II-VI Inc buys Kaiam’s 6” fab in UK for $80m
7 August 2017
CST Global leading Innovate UK’s DiLaN project
7 August 2017
7 August 2017
Comtech wins $7.5m solid-state power amplifier order for in-flight connectivity
7 August 2017
Oclaro’s quarterly revenue up 28% year-on-year, despite 10G softness in China
7 August 2017
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue down 8.3% year-on-year, but exceeding lowered guidance by $10m
4 August 2017
CST Global’s sales of lasers into PON and GPON markets exceed 25 million
4 August 2017
Applied Optoelectronics’ sales up 22% in Q2, driven by ninth quarter of record data-center revenue
4 August 2017
Applied Optoelectronics announces 100G PIN photodiode array
3 August 2017
Bridgelux files patent infringement lawsuit countering Everlight’s claims
3 August 2017
Oclaro appoints global communications services executive to board
3 August 2017
Pasternack launches E- and W-band PIN diode waveguide switches
3 August 2017
AXT’s revenue rises 14.6% in Q2
2 August 2017
Peregrine appoints new VP of engineering and VP of product marketing
2 August 2017
Cree and Emson settle patent dispute and reach supply agreement
2 August 2017
Aluminium nitride Schottky barrier diodes with breakdown more than 1kV
2 August 2017
LioniX and Heinrich Hertz Institute intensify collaboration
1 August 2017
ALLOS challenges conventional beliefs of GaN-on-Si
1 August 2017
Lumileds launches 1700lm single-die LED
1 August 2017
San’an first to qualify new Aixtron Showerhead 19x2”-wafer MOCVD reactor for DUV LED production
1 August 2017
EDF acquires 179MW Switch Station 1 & 2 projects from First Solar
1 August 2017
AES showcases SEMI-GAS fully automatic valve manifold box for dichlorosilane
July 2017
31 July 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 July 2017
Monolithic electrically injected microdisk lasers on silicon
28 July 2017
27 July 2017
Osram takes 25% stake in LiDAR technology firm LeddarTech
27 July 2017
Aixtron’s first-half revenue doubles year-on-year
26 July 2017
Towards gallium nitride integration with silicon CMOS
26 July 2017
Monocrystal delivers 150-millionth two-inch-equivalent sapphire product
25 July 2017
Riber reports first-half 2017 revenue up 80% year-on-year
25 July 2017
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue grows by a more-than-expected 20% year-on-year to $900.8m
25 July 2017
BluGlass appoints non-executive director
24 July 2017
CST Global introduces real-time electronic barcode tracking of all work in progress
24 July 2017
UV-C LED research firm CrayoNano orders Veeco MOCVD system for nanowire on graphene growth
24 July 2017
Fujitsu achieves record output density with power amplifier for W-band GaN transmitters
21 July 2017
US DOE awards Stion $1m for CIGSSe PV module efficiency R&D
21 July 2017
Micro-LED-like displays and projection modules to be available in 2018
21 July 2017
20 July 2017
Custom MMIC launches packaged version of ultrawideband 2-22GHz distributed LNA
20 July 2017
20 July 2017
20 July 2017
Cree expands architectural lighting range with new 1-Watt RGBW LEDs plus PC Amber option
19 July 2017
Five-junction solar cell yields module efficiency of 41.2%
19 July 2017
High-voltage regrown vertical gallium nitride p-n diodes on bulk substrate
19 July 2017
GaN Systems completes investment round led by BMW i Ventures
18 July 2017
Veeco CNT ships 500th ALD system to NCSU
18 July 2017
Plessey extends LED portfolio with MIDION mid-power LEDs, targeting general lighting applications
18 July 2017
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult appoints chief operations officer
18 July 2017
IQE’s founder & CEO receives Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University
18 July 2017
POET focuses on proprietary Dielectric Hybrid Platform to accelerate revenue growth
18 July 2017
Akoustis names John Kurtzweil as CFO
17 July 2017
Polish Academy of Sciences’ Institute of High Pressure Physics now Ammono leaseholder
17 July 2017
Infineon receives Bosch Global Supplier Award for sixth time
17 July 2017
PLAT4M matures three silicon photonic platforms
17 July 2017
Oxford Instruments unveils ALD plasma processing system for 2D materials
14 July 2017
CST Global appoints University of Glasgow’s Tony Kelly as consultant on high-speed opto technology
14 July 2017
14 July 2017
GTAT launches SiC boule growth furnace addressing emerging demand for 6” wafers
14 July 2017
Custom MMIC launches broadband frequency doubler spanning 7-11GHz
14 July 2017
Skyworks launches high-power Bluetooth power amplifier for mobile applications
13 July 2017
13 July 2017
Manz orders sputtering systems from centrotherm’s FHR for CIGS solar module factories in China
13 July 2017
Amber quantum wells on indium gallium nitride pseudo-substrate
13 July 2017
Toyoda Gosei develops automotive headlamp LEDs
12 July 2017
US-backed consortium AIM Photonics gains Mentor as newest tier-1 member
12 July 2017
IQE hosts Raytheon Supplier Excellence Program EPIC Award recognition ceremony
11 July 2017
RF power semiconductor market growing at 9.8% CAGR from $1.5bn in 2016 to $2.5bn in 2022
11 July 2017
ZEISS enters process control market
11 July 2017
Henning and Bett take over as directors of Fraunhofer ISE
10 July 2017
Indian Institute of Science gets government approval to establish commercial GaN foundry
7 July 2017
7 July 2017
University of Twente develops record 290Hz-linewidth narrowband laser
6 July 2017
Anokiwave signs Cain-Forlaw as central US rep
6 July 2017
NRL demonstrates growth of thin-film niobium nitride
6 July 2017
Sol Voltaics raises $21.3m to commercialize 50% efficiency-boosting GaAs nanowire PV technology
6 July 2017
Picosun collaborating with Taiwan’s NCTU and Atom Semicon on ALD
6 July 2017
Lumileds becomes independent company as Apollo funds and Philips complete transaction
5 July 2017
AES launches PLC-based GSM-V Controller to replace microprocessor-based GSM-5 Gas Safety Monitor
5 July 2017
Smart stacking III-V on crystal silicon solar cells to boost conversion
5 July 2017
Mitsubishi Electric unveils first high-power 638nm red laser diode with built-in meniscus lens
5 July 2017
Compound Semiconductor Cluster in South Wales strengthened by R&D program wins
4 July 2017
First compound semiconductor cluster branded CS Connected
4 July 2017
AP&S triples size of in-house application laboratory, forming Demo Center
June 2017
30 June 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 June 2017
High-quality nitrogen-polar gallium nitride vertical p-n diodes
30 June 2017
Daylight Solutions’ acquisition by Leonardo DRS completed
29 June 2017
Tyndall’s Peter O’Brien receives Horizon 2020 ‘Ireland’s Champions of EU Research’ award for PIXAPP
29 June 2017
Upgrades and enhancements to NI AWR Design Environment now available in V13.02
29 June 2017
VisIC’s board gains NXP’s EVP of business development David French
29 June 2017
Single-crystal BAW RF filter firm Akoustis acquires MEMS wafer fab in New York
28 June 2017
EVG earns fifth consecutive triple win in VLSIresearch annual Customer Satisfaction Survey
28 June 2017
28 June 2017
Navitas partners with Asian distributors to accelerate GaN power IC adoption
28 June 2017
Solar Frontier’s CIS solar panels installed on factory in Thailand
28 June 2017
Dowa readies mass production of highest-output 280nm deep UV LEDs
28 June 2017
Indium tin oxide metal-organic chemical vapor deposition for UV LEDs
27 June 2017
27 June 2017
Lumileds extends LUXEON CoB Core Range to 30,000 lumens
27 June 2017
Qorvo’s Beijing manufacturing facility earns automotive ISO/TS 16949 quality certification
27 June 2017
27 June 2017
Compound semiconductor market to grow at 8.47% CAGR to 2021
26 June 2017
Lumentum showcases new technologies and products at Laser World of Photonics
23 June 2017
Umicore inaugurates metal-organic precursor production plant in Germany
22 June 2017
II-VI showcasing laser portfolio at LASER World of PHOTONICS
22 June 2017
Northrop Grumman’s MMICs meet FCC’s 5G system requirements
21 June 2017
21 June 2017
Vishay launches true green LEDs in 1.6mm x 0.8mm SMD 0603 ChipLED package
21 June 2017
MOCVD market growing at 14% CAGR to 2021
21 June 2017
CST Global leading Quantum Ring Single Photon LED project
21 June 2017
Finding the root of nanopipes in aluminium nitride on sapphire
20 June 2017
Custom MMIC expands partnership with X-Microwave
20 June 2017
Cambridge Nanotherm partners with Japan’s Inabata for global sales and distribution
20 June 2017
Gallium nitride implanted current-aperture vertical electron transistor
19 June 2017
A*STAR develops manufacturing of hybrid silicon lasers for mass-produced photonic devices
19 June 2017
FBH showcasing diode laser and UV LED developments
19 June 2017
Oxford Instruments and CalTech hosting nanoscale processing workshop
19 June 2017
Bridgelux refutes Everlight lawsuit alleging patent infringement by 2835 SMD LEDs
19 June 2017
Diamond materials market to grow at 19.26% CAGR to 2021
19 June 2017
GaN to drive its share of RF high-power semiconductor revenue to more than double by 2022
19 June 2017
16 June 2017
Sofradir developing 2048x2048 15µm-pitch SWIR detector for space observation
16 June 2017
IXYS’ MwT launches GaAs/AlGaAs pHEMT MMIC high-power amplifier for wireless 4G/5G infrastructure
16 June 2017
Samsung achieves 220lm/W luminous efficacy with new mid-power LED package
16 June 2017
16 June 2017
II-VI Inc launches 600W direct-diode laser engine
16 June 2017
Guerrilla RF launches broadband, low-noise, linear, single control amplifier with low-loss bypass
16 June 2017
Guerrilla RF launches broadband, high-gain, linear driver/low-noise amplifier
15 June 2017
Imec demos first sub-10nm germanium gate-all-around FETs
15 June 2017
II-VI Inc ramps production of 18W pump laser diodes for fiber lasers
15 June 2017
Imec achieves record-low source/drain contact resistivity for PMOS transistors
15 June 2017
EPC appoints VP of sales for Greater China and Southeast Asia
15 June 2017
Thales UK designs GaN MMIC/packaging for Europe’s MAGNUS program using NI AWR software
15 June 2017
UV LED market growing at 34% CAGR from $288m in 2017 to $526m in 2020
15 June 2017
MIRPHAB pilot line to provide tailor-made spectroscopy solutions
14 June 2017
Crystal IS supplements Klaran disinfection product line with UVC LEDs for healthcare industry
14 June 2017
WIN develops GaAs PIN diode MMIC process on 150mm wafers
14 June 2017
Imec develops 200V and 650V dispersion-free normally-off/E-mode power devices on 200mm silicon
13 June 2017
12 June 2017
ADI and X-Microwave collaborate to simplify RF, microwave and millimeter-wave design and evaluation
12 June 2017
Osram acquiring California-based LED supplier LED Engin
12 June 2017
Peregrine launches high-power receiver protection RF switch
12 June 2017
First Solar appoints Molly Joseph to board
12 June 2017
First Solar secures loan for utility-scale solar projects in Japan
12 June 2017
EPC appoints Wolfram Krueger as VP of European Sales
9 June 2017
Aixtron appoints Felix Grawert as new executive board member
8 June 2017
Seoul Semiconductor settles LED filament bulb lawsuit against Kmart
8 June 2017
Custom MMIC introduces DC-20GHz wideband GaAs MMIC distributed power amplifier to its portfolio
8 June 2017
Custom MMIC introduces two new broadband GaAs MMIC mixers
7 June 2017
Qorvo launches first high-power BAW filter for migration to 5G
7 June 2017
Skyworks unveils first high-efficiency LAA/LTE-U solution for small cells
7 June 2017
EPC introduces EPC2111 GaN half bridge
7 June 2017
Diamond Microwave streamlines GaN SSPA range
7 June 2017
CST Global presents paper on high-speed 850nm VCSELs
7 June 2017
7 June 2017
Improving isolation of gallium nitride transistors on silicon-on-insulator
6 June 2017
Lumileds adds Advanced Technologies to Matrix Platform
6 June 2017
Analog Devices introduces wideband GaN MMIC amplifier
6 June 2017
Osram launches its smallest sidelooking IR LED for eye-tracking systems in VR/AR headsets
6 June 2017
AES introduces updated heater blanket
6 June 2017
Qorvo’s new Wi-Fi BAW filters triple range for smart home and enterprise applications
5 June 2017
5 June 2017
Microsemi expands MMIC portfolio with DC-27GHz wideband plastic-packaged and bare die GaAs MMICs
5 June 2017
2 June 2017
Manz receives initial €64.3m downpayment as part of €263m CIGS PV order from Chinese partners
1 June 2017
Flisom unveils light, rollable and customizable flexible CIGS PV module technology
1 June 2017
Navitas issues 150W AC-DC GaN power IC reference design
1 June 2017
Qorvo launches first dual-channel GaN front-end module for 39GHz 5G wireless
1 June 2017
LayTec’s in-line process inspection system chosen by CTF Solar for CdS/CdTe PV fab in China
1 June 2017
EPC launches GaN half-bridge enabling 12V to 1.8V system efficiency over 85% at 5MHz at 14A output
1 June 2017
IQE wins 2017 Raytheon Supplier Excellence Program EPIC Award
1 June 2017
RayVio demonstrates UV-C dosing for water sterilization in consumer applications
1 June 2017
Monolithic gallium antimonide-based laser diodes on silicon substrate
May 2017
31 May 2017
EVG expanding production & test capacity at corporate HQ
31 May 2017
Qorvo makes available 28GHz RF products for 5G base stations
31 May 2017
Custom MMIC receives 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon
31 May 2017
Anokiwave showcasing latest products for 5G, radar and SatComs at IMS
30 May 2017
30 May 2017
ProPhotonix delivers 100,000th laser module for robotic guidance application
30 May 2017
Nitride Semiconductor files patent infringement lawsuit against Rayvio’s UV-LED products
29 May 2017
26 May 2017
Aixtron to sell ALD/CVD memory product line to US subsidiary of South Korea’s Eugene Technology
26 May 2017
Veeco completes acquisition of Ultratech for $862m
26 May 2017
Optimizing trench profiles for power gallium nitride electronic devices
25 May 2017
Method developed for electrically tuning refractive index in metal dichalcogenide monolayers by 60%
25 May 2017
StratEdge expands CMC base laminate packages to high-power GaN transistors & MMIC devices
25 May 2017
EPC launches 200V, 25mΩ GaN power transistor 12 times smaller than equivalent MOSFETs
25 May 2017
Advantech Wireless launches second-generation GaN-based 100/125W Ka-band BUCs
25 May 2017
Seoul Semiconductor files German patent lawsuit against Mouser concerning Everlight’s mid-power LEDs
24 May 2017
Alta Devices and PowerOasis to develop power system reference design for small UAVs
24 May 2017
Sol Voltaics completes manufacture of PV nanowires using Aerotaxy process
24 May 2017
Emcore launching OBI-mitigated RF-over-glass ONU transceiver at ANGACOM
24 May 2017
Siva Power completes $25m funding round
24 May 2017
Toward visible and ultraviolet III-nitride lasers on silicon
24 May 2017
Raytheon’s GaN-based AESA upgrade to Patriot radar surpasses 1000 hours of operation
24 May 2017
Skyworks launches Bluetooth Low Energy/802.15.4/Thread/ZigBee front-end module
24 May 2017
Cree launches ZR-RK LED troffer retrofit kit
24 May 2017
23 May 2017
Pasternack expands dynamic range of broadband limiting amplifier line
23 May 2017
Lumileds adds 3V version to LUXEON 2835E mid-power LED range, raising efficacy to 170lm/W
23 May 2017
Steve Barlow rejoins Lumileds as senior VP of Illumination
23 May 2017
23 May 2017
Analog Devices launches small isolated gate drivers for SiC and GaN power switch technology
23 May 2017
Leti demos first WVGA 10µm-pitch GaN microdisplays for augmented reality video
22 May 2017
POET grows revenue in Q1 after shipping backlog for DenseLight photonic sensors
22 May 2017
ROHM expands full-SiC power module lineup
22 May 2017
NI AWR Design Environment version 13 being highlighted at IMS
19 May 2017
Cree’s chairman & CEO Chuck Swoboda to step down upon appointment of successor
19 May 2017
Indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes on thin industry-spec silicon
19 May 2017
19 May 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
19 May 2017
18 May 2017
Plasma-Therm wins two ‘RANKED 1st’ awards in VLSIresearch’s Customer Satisfaction Survey
18 May 2017
Emcore to exhibit and present talk on linear fiber optics in HFC networks at ANGACOM
18 May 2017
Navitas’ CTO presenting GaN Power IC developments at ISPSD 2017
17 May 2017
Microsemi and Analog Devices collaborate on scalable SiC MOSFET drivers
17 May 2017
GaN Systems exhibits customer-built systems using its GaN transistors
17 May 2017
Littelfuse launches its first GEN2 1200V SiC Schottkys
17 May 2017
Indium gallium arsenide quantum well transistors on 300mm silicon
17 May 2017
EVG wafer bonding chambers surpass 1100 installed worldwide
17 May 2017
Lumileds Solid State Lighting Fellow George Craford awarded IEEE Edison Medal
17 May 2017
AKHAN gains ex-Motorola veteran as sales advisor to the board
16 May 2017
CIGS PV firm Midsummer doubles annual revenue
16 May 2017
Infineon begins volume production of first full-SiC-module, and adds to CoolSiC family
16 May 2017
Wolfspeed achieves first all-SiC 1.2kV power module harsh environment qualification
16 May 2017
Bel Power launches first AC-DC power supply using Transphorm GaN FETs
16 May 2017
EpiGaN showcasing 200mm GaN-on-Si epiwafers for 650V power switching and RF power
12 May 2017
Luminus selects Artec Lantec as Israel rep
12 May 2017
Gallium oxide transistor radio-frequency measurements
11 May 2017
WIN increases GaAs wafer manufacturing capacity by over 20%
11 May 2017
11 May 2017
UNIQUE project to develop mass-market UV-C LEDs for industrial disinfection applications
11 May 2017
Fraunhofer IAF develops first monolithically integrated half-bridge for 600V-class
11 May 2017
Emcore’s quarterly revenue grows by 8% to $32.6m, driven by greater-than-seasonal CATV sales
11 May 2017
Soraa Sky wins LightFair International Innovation Award
11 May 2017
AP&S tailors metal lift-off process for LED manufacturing
11 May 2017
11 May 2017
Skyworks launches ultra-low-loss DPDT antenna swap switch
10 May 2017
Indium gallium nitride solar cells on non-polar and semi-polar substrates
10 May 2017
X-FAB and Exagan produce GaN-on-Si devices on 200mm wafers
10 May 2017
GaN Systems releases first E-HEMT bridgeless-totem-pole PFC reference design
10 May 2017
Cree extends range of OSQ Series outdoor area and flood LED luminaires, doubling lumen output
9 May 2017
Lumileds doubles flux of LUXEON CoB Core Range with new High Density option
9 May 2017
Solar Frontier’s CIS solar panels installed at Shell HQ buildings in Thailand
9 May 2017
9 May 2017
Kaiam completes acquisition of Compound Photonics fab in UK
9 May 2017
Exagan’s GaN-on-Si technology Revolutionizes Energy Usage
9 May 2017
Councils in Cardiff Capital Region investing £37.9m to establish compound semiconductor foundry
8 May 2017
Ammono enters insolvency as court-appointed liquidator invites auction bids
8 May 2017
Epistar files US patent infringement lawsuit against Lowe’s
8 May 2017
Soraa expands into directional luminaires
8 May 2017
Osram Opto qualifies Aixtron AIX G5 C MOCVD system for GaN LED production
8 May 2017
Lumileds appoints chief financial officer
8 May 2017
Veeco’s Q1 revenue up 21% year-on-year to $94.4m, driven by LED demand
8 May 2017
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue hit by delayed smartphone launches in China and Korea
5 May 2017
Ultraviolet photodetection with gallium nitride nanoflowers on silicon
5 May 2017
Brewer Science sells wafer-processing equipment business unit
4 May 2017
CST Global confirms acquisition by Sivers IMA following shareholders’ vote
4 May 2017
CST Global’s new automatic visual inspection machine trebles laser test throughput
4 May 2017
Rubicon announces reverse stock split
4 May 2017
Emcore selected by Raytheon for Premier Supplier Excellence Award
4 May 2017
Oclaro quarterly revenue up 60% year-on-year, yielding record gross margin and operating income
3 May 2017
C-Lite LED Lighting by Cree launched, targeting electrical contractors and distributors
3 May 2017
Epitaxial lift-off and wafer bonding for III-V photodetectors on silicon
3 May 2017
SoraaLaser demonstrating new dynamic laser light source technology for specialty lighting
2 May 2017
2 May 2017
Transphorm showcasing GaN FETs at PCIM Europe
2 May 2017
1 May 2017
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue of $851.7m up a more-than-expected 10% year-on-year
1 May 2017
AXT’s Q1 revenue exceeds original guidance after faster-than-expected recovery from fire
1 May 2017
CST Global appoints VP operations; attains ISO 9001:2015 accreditation
1 May 2017
Cree’s quarterly revenue drop 15% as US commercial lighting sales fall 12% short of expectation
April 2017
28 April 2017
Monolithic gallium nitride vertical transistor and light-emitting diode
27 April 2017
27 April 2017
Aixtron’s Q1 revenue and order intake rise strongly year-on-year
26 April 2017
26 April 2017
Custom MMIC boosts passive mixer linearity by using GaN rather than GaAs
26 April 2017
GaN Systems’ transistors used in SolPad’s FlexGrid solar power inverter
26 April 2017
Monocrystal launches Ultra-Clean sapphire wafers for microLED development
26 April 2017
Buffer and drift layer effects on vertical gallium nitride diodes
26 April 2017
Cree and San’an forming Hong Kong-based JV to produce mid-power lighting-class packaged LEDs
26 April 2017
ALD tool maker Picosun extends services portfolio to delivery of precursors
25 April 2017
Anokiwave signs representative agreement with M-RF for Japan
25 April 2017
Riber’s revenue booms in Q1/2017, driven by Cells & Sources for PV and screen applications
25 April 2017
25 April 2017
25 April 2017
Vishay launches compact super red, red, amber and yellow ultrabright LEDs with dome lens
25 April 2017
SPTS wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
25 April 2017
Graphene phototransistor promises high-performance optoelectronics
24 April 2017
Nitride Solutions closes $2.75m funding round
24 April 2017
24 April 2017
Osram Opto launches Oslon Black Flat S LEDs for adaptive automotive lighting
24 April 2017
Conax acquires Quartz Engineering
24 April 2017
Alcohol-based digital etch on arsenide and antimonide III-V semiconductors
21 April 2017
LEDs rising from 60% of overall lighting market in 2016 then 80% in 2020 and 98% by 2025
20 April 2017
LED materials market growing at 9.9% CAGR to $12.55bn by 2021
20 April 2017
20 April 2017
AIM Photonics strikes IP licensing deal with new consortium member IBM
19 April 2017
PowerAmerica funding speeds Transphorm’s development of 900V GaN HEMT product
19 April 2017
CST Global leads CoolBlue research project to develop next-generation GaN laser technology
19 April 2017
Midsummer launches CIGS-based BIPV metal roof systems
19 April 2017
Sivers IMA acquiring CST Global
19 April 2017
Improving vertical gallium nitride Schottky barrier diodes
19 April 2017
Keysight completes acquisition of Ixia
19 April 2017
Toyoda Gosei to begin sales of glass-encapsulated UV LEDs
18 April 2017
LED lamp unit shipments to rise from 441.7 million to 783.9 million in 2026
18 April 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
17 April 2017
GaN Systems’ investors receive venture capital awards
17 April 2017
Cree introduces NX technology platform for next generation of lighting-class LEDs
17 April 2017
Cree launches next generation of RSW LED street-light portfolio
13 April 2017
Pasternack launches 1.5-18GHz GaAs HBT low-phase-noise amplifiers
13 April 2017
SemiLEDs reduces cash burn, despite revenue falling by a third
13 April 2017
Qorvo’s Wi-Fi front-end modules and BAW filters implemented for 802.11ax transition
12 April 2017
EPC issues ninth reliability report
12 April 2017
Seoul Semiconductor files LED patent infringement lawsuit in Germany against Mouser
12 April 2017
Solar Frontier Americas completes sale of 40MW Midway II project to Dominion
12 April 2017
Lumileds’ LED lumen maintenance exceeds DLC Premium testing specs in four main product families
11 April 2017
Imec and Solliance boost efficiency for 4cm x 4cm perovskite PV module to 12.4%
10 April 2017
Fluorinated graphene passivation for aluminium gallium nitride transistors
10 April 2017
LG Innotek launches UV LED module for sterilizing water purifier faucets
7 April 2017
Cree expands ZR series LED troffer family to higher efficiencies
7 April 2017
Analog Devices expands GaN power amplifier portfolio with two broadband 6GHz modules
7 April 2017
Raytheon awarded $10m MDA contract to upgrade X-band ballistic missile defense radar to GaN
7 April 2017
7 April 2017
Enablence to raise $6m in additional financing
7 April 2017
Gallium nitride fin transistor with high linearity and output power
6 April 2017
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult launches non-executive board
6 April 2017
ColorChip raises an extra $17m, boosting latest financing round to $37m
6 April 2017
First Solar considering sale of stake in 8point3 Energy Partners
6 April 2017
MACOM adds SPDT, SP3T and SP4T integrated AlGaAs PIN diode switches
6 April 2017
Skyworks launches low-power LNA for GNSS IoT applications
6 April 2017
Advantech Wireless receives follow-on order for X-band line of SATCOM GaN-based SSPAs and BUCs
6 April 2017
Direct growth of III-V material on silicon for 1.55μm quantum dot lasers
5 April 2017
ST and Autoroad showcase 77GHz and 79GHz automotive radar based on SiGe front-end ICs
5 April 2017
Direct hole injection plugs for indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
5 April 2017
EVG receives 2017 Austrian Innovation Award
5 April 2017
Riber receives research system order for first pure-play MBE-based manufacturing initiative in India
4 April 2017
IXYS launches dual 1200V SiC Schottky diodes in SOT-227 packages for higher-power applications
4 April 2017
POET’s losses rise after lower-than-expected revenue in second-half 2016
4 April 2017
Pasternack launches IQ mixers with 4-38GHz RF & LO frequency bands
3 April 2017
Ushio America and Necsel IP announce integration
3 April 2017
Skyworks devices used in Sierra Wireless’ modules for IoT applications
3 April 2017
Synopsys releases RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite version 2017.03 for opto device analysis
3 April 2017
3 April 2017
SiGen and Soitec terminate ITC patent lawsuit
March 2017
31 March 2017
Monolithic amber-green-blue nanopillar light-emitting diodes
30 March 2017
Riber more than doubles gross margin as losses slashed in full-year 2016
30 March 2017
Non-polar gallium nitride ultraviolet photodetector on sapphire
30 March 2017
Cree launches XLamp XP-G3 Royal Blue LED, optimized for horticulture applications
30 March 2017
NCSU converting p-type reduced graphene oxide to n-type
30 March 2017
Hamamatsu completes new building to increase opto production capacity
30 March 2017
Analog Devices acquires broadband GaAs and GaN amplifier firm OneTree
30 March 2017
First Solar sells Moapa Solar Project to Capital Dynamics
30 March 2017
Solar-Tectic granted US patent for tin perovskite/c-Si thin-film tandem solar cell
29 March 2017
29 March 2017
Monolithic III-V transistors and laser diodes integrated on germanium
28 March 2017
Tyndall to lead €15.5m EU-funded consortium PIXAPP
28 March 2017
Finisar appoints former Coherent CFO as new director
28 March 2017
Transphorm announces first automotive-qualified GaN FETs
27 March 2017
Everlight opens $300m automotive LED factory
27 March 2017
First Solar to deliver 48.5MW Manildra Solar Farm in Australia
27 March 2017
IQE continues double-digit annual revenue growth, at 16% in 2016
27 March 2017
AquiSense launches smallest UV water treatment system
24 March 2017
24 March 2017
Monolith and Littelfuse to demo SiC power semiconductors at APEC
24 March 2017
Osram launches 810nm IR LED to increase image contrast in license plate recognition
24 March 2017
24 March 2017
24 March 2017
Semi-polar indium gallium nitride laser diode/waveguide photodiode combo
24 March 2017
TowerJazz announces silicon photonic foundry process targeting optical transceiver electronics
23 March 2017
23 March 2017
23 March 2017
MACOM launches PAM-4 chipset for single-lambda 100G, 200G and 400G data-center optical connectivity
23 March 2017
23 March 2017
Transphorm introduces Silicon Valley Center of Excellence
23 March 2017
23 March 2017
Cree signs patent cross-license agreement with Ledvance
23 March 2017
Lumentum expands 100G QSFP28 portfolio with short-reach datacom transceiver
23 March 2017
Lumentum highlights new products and technologies at OFC
22 March 2017
Luxtera debuts duplex 100G-CWDM2 silicon photonics QSFP transceiver module
22 March 2017
NeoPhotonics showcasing 400G coherent product suite
22 March 2017
22 March 2017
Mellanox doubles silicon photonics Ethernet transceiver speeds to 200Gb/s
22 March 2017
II-VI Inc showcasing new products at OFC
22 March 2017
VCSEL firm Princeton Optronics to be acquired by Austria’s ams
22 March 2017
Aixtron receives repeat order from Sumitomo for GaN-on-SiC production technology
22 March 2017
Gallium nitride vertical junction barrier Schottky diodes
22 March 2017
Inphi launches first 32GBaud quad linear TIA and driver chipset for CFP2 digital coherent optics
22 March 2017
Inphi announces production availability for first 64GBaud linear coherent TIA
22 March 2017
MACOM launches 100G CWDM4 transmitter L-PIC chipset for 400G for cloud data centers
22 March 2017
Kaiam expanding UK manufacturing capacity by acquiring Compound Photonics’ facility
21 March 2017
Imec demonstrates 896Gb/s silicon photonics transceiver
21 March 2017
Emcore launches 6.5GHz-bandwidth laser modules for next-gen wireless and DAS networks
21 March 2017
Source Photonics demos first XGS-PON N2 OLT transceiver module
21 March 2017
Oclaro gives first live 40km interoperability demo between 100G extended-reach QSFP28 and CFP2
21 March 2017
MACOM launches integrated laser drivers for 28G SFP28 optical modules
21 March 2017
Mellanox launches 100Gb/s silicon photonics optical engine product line
21 March 2017
NeoPhotonics demos pluggable coherent CFP2-ACO transceiver for 400/600Gbps
21 March 2017
NeoPhotonics giving live demos of new products for 100G to 600G telecom and datacenter networks
21 March 2017
21 March 2017
TowerJazz announces 300GHz SiGe technology optimized for 400GbE
21 March 2017
Oclaro gains access to Ciena’s high-baud-rate DSP to develop 400G coherent transponders
21 March 2017
Inphi announces commercial availability and production ramp for ColorZ
21 March 2017
MRSI delivers 3μm die bonder to AIM Photonics Academy’s Education and Practice Factory at MIT
21 March 2017
Akash Systems formed to apply GaN-on-diamond technology to SatComs
20 March 2017
Peregrine acquires MIT spin-off Arctic Sand
20 March 2017
Source Photonics and MACOM demo 53Gbaud PAM-4 optical link with compact TOSA and ROSA
20 March 2017
Source Photonics demos 53GBaud PAM4 100G single-lambda capability
20 March 2017
Emcore launches 10G laser and photodiode chips for next-gen PON
20 March 2017
GigPeak showcasing 100G PSM4, CWDM4 and LR4 for datacom connectivity with live demo at OFC
20 March 2017
Oclaro unveils first I-temp tunable SFP+ and starts volume production of I-temp SFP28 LR
20 March 2017
Oclaro samples 400G CFP8 PAM4-enabled transceiver; showcases live demo at OFC
20 March 2017
Source Photonics demos fully integrated 400GBASE-FR8 OSFP module based on 25Gbaud PAM4 technology
20 March 2017
AXT resumes substrate production at Beijing manufacturing facility
20 March 2017
Finisar reports another quarterly revenue record, but up only 2.9%
20 March 2017
UVC LED maker Crystal IS celebrates 20th anniversary
20 March 2017
First Solar begins operation of 250MW Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project
17 March 2017
Oclaro showcasing 100G, 200G and 400G products at OFC
17 March 2017
AIM Photonics gains process modeling firm Coventor as new member
17 March 2017
Mellanox ships 200,000th optical transceiver module for next-gen 100Gb/s networks
17 March 2017
Rubicon names director Timothy E. Brog as CEO
17 March 2017
16 March 2017
MSA formed for shortwave WDM optical standards operating over duplex MMF
16 March 2017
AXT’s Beijing plant suffers fire damage in GaAs and Ge crystal growth production area
16 March 2017
16 March 2017
GaN Systems demonstrating wireless power transfer and commercial power systems at APEC
16 March 2017
Cree’s second-generation Extreme High Power LED boosts lumen output by 9% and efficacy by 18%
15 March 2017
Imec’s 200mm GaN-on-Si e-mode power devices withstand heavy ion and neutron irradiation
15 March 2017
Atlas Copco forms new Vacuum Technique business, incorporating Edwards
15 March 2017
15 March 2017
GigPeak launches 64Gbaud SMT quad linear modulator driver for 400G/600G coherent systems
15 March 2017
EPC launches eGaN FETs that halve size while improving performance and cost
15 March 2017
15 March 2017
Growing quantum dot lasers on microelectronics-compatible silicon
15 March 2017
15 March 2017
GigPeak showcasing live demos addressing growth in cloud and networking services
15 March 2017
Transphorm displaying customer solutions at APEC
14 March 2017
EPC showcasing applications using eGaN FETs and ICs at APEC
14 March 2017
Soitec ramping production of 200mm SOI wafers at China manufacturing partner Simgui’s fab
14 March 2017
Pasternack debuts mm-wave transmitter module covering 60GHz global unlicensed frequency spectrum
14 March 2017
14 March 2017
13 March 2017
13 March 2017
II‐VI Inc launches miniature tunable optical filter for high-bit-rate DWDM transmission
13 March 2017
RFHIC launches GaN transistors & power amplifiers for ISM bands
13 March 2017
SUSS MicroTec launches XBS200 automated permanent wafer bonding system
13 March 2017
Daylight Solutions to be acquired by Leonardo DRS for $150m
13 March 2017
13 March 2017
Monocrystal introduces first 350kg KY sapphire crystal
13 March 2017
Peregrine unveils high-throw-count RF switches for 4G and 4.5G wireless infrastructure
13 March 2017
Peregrine launches SP6T, SP8T and SP12T RF switches for test & measurement equipment
13 March 2017
Seoul Semiconductor presents new Acrich COB product line-up at Japan Lighting Fair
13 March 2017
Guerrilla RF completes $2.8m Series D funding round
10 March 2017
Gallium nitride vertical fin power field-effect transistors with 800V breakdown
10 March 2017
NeoPhotonics to demo new 64 GBaud micro-modulator at upcoming OFC
9 March 2017
US Army awards GE Aviation $4.1m contract to develop SiC power electronics
9 March 2017
ClassOne signs Scientech as rep for China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia
9 March 2017
Mitsubishi Electric develops smallest SiC inverter for HEVs
9 March 2017
Custom MMIC’s portfolio surpasses 100 standard products
9 March 2017
Custom MMIC highlights space-qualified GaAs MMICs
8 March 2017
RFHIC signs deal to acquire Element Six’s GaN on Diamond epiwafer technology
8 March 2017
8 March 2017
Finisar launches 100GHz C-band balanced photodetector enabling coherent detection up to 160 Gbaud
8 March 2017
Riber receives order for MBE49 system
8 March 2017
Towards polarized white light with tunnel junctions and hybrid growth
7 March 2017
Osram launches Oslux IRED yielding high-quality images for facial recognition
7 March 2017
7 March 2017
Stion’s CIGS PV modules outperform crystalline silicon by 5-6%
6 March 2017
MACOM increasing bandwidth density in optical networks for 100G, 400G-and-beyond
6 March 2017
Wolfspeed launching 12.7–13.25GHz 60W three-stage GaN-on-SiC power amplifier at SATELLITE 2017
6 March 2017
Qorvo adds new Spatium amplifiers for electronic warfare systems
3 March 2017
Aixtron’s returns profit in Q4, helping full-year 2016 revenue recover to 2015 level
3 March 2017
Qorvo powering multiple smartphones with full suite of RF Fusion front-ends
3 March 2017
II-VI Inc launches 25Gb/s detector chip arrays for active optical cables deployed in datacenters
3 March 2017
Qorvo powering multiple smartphones with full suite of RF Fusion front-ends
3 March 2017
RF compound semiconductor revenue to grow to $11bn by 2021
2 March 2017
Power Electronics Industry Collaborative completes technology roadmap
2 March 2017
Improving indium arsenide antimonide nanowire optical quality on silicon
2 March 2017
Littelfuse invests a further $15m in Monolith, taking a majority stake
2 March 2017
Seoul Semiconductor introduces reference modules for WICOP LEDs
2 March 2017
AXT prices public offering to raise $27.7m
2 March 2017
2 March 2017
Qorvo wins smartphone designs with new mobile Wi-Fi solutions
2 March 2017
AXT announces proposed public offering
1 March 2017
Mitsubishi Electric launches SiC Schottky barrier diode incorporating junction-barrier Schottky
1 March 2017
NeoPhotonics samples 8x16 multi-cast switch modules for contentionless networks
1 March 2017
Qorvo launches multiplexers supporting carrier aggregation for 4G LTE smartphones
1 March 2017
Qorvo launches first 5G RF front end
1 March 2017
Phoseon boosts power and performance of FireJet FJ100
1 March 2017
Skyworks launches family of amplifiers for small-cell market
1 March 2017
Anokiwave expands to new headquarters in San Diego
February 2017
28 February 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2017
Qorvo expands RF Flex portfolio to Gen-5, to accelerate mid-tier smartphone deployment
28 February 2017
Qorvo RF Fusion front ends chosen for new gigabit phone
28 February 2017
Cree boosts XLamp CXA2 LED output by 10% and adds premium color options
27 February 2017
Skyworks unveils SkyOne Ultra 3.0 front-end module
27 February 2017
MACOM launches SMT-packaged millimeter-wave switch for 5G wireless demo systems
24 February 2017
Osram launches more evenly illuminating Oslux IR LED for iris scanners
24 February 2017
Infrared LED market to grow at 13% CAGR through 2021
24 February 2017
SoraaLaser presenting expanded LaserLight source technology at Strategies in Light
24 February 2017
Wolfspeed expands third-generation MOSFET platform to 1200V
23 February 2017
AXT's Q4 revenue up 12% year-on-year to a higher-than-expected $20.3m
23 February 2017
LG Innotek unveils first 70mW UV-C LED
23 February 2017
22 February 2017
Samsung launches second-generation COB LED packages for spotlights and other directional lighting
22 February 2017
ClassOne to reduce CoO for copper plating on 75-200mm wafers
22 February 2017
Silicon and III-nitride high-voltage monolithic cascode diode
22 February 2017
22 February 2017
First Solar secures loan for utility-scale solar project in Ishikawa, Japan
21 February 2017
Qualcomm launches RF front-end platform for next-generation global mobile devices
21 February 2017
Noel expands facility and adds new wafer-processing capabilities
21 February 2017
Navitas launches first integrated half-bridge GaN power IC
21 February 2017
ACCO launches CMOS RF front-end module for IoT applications
21 February 2017
MIT optimizes QCL epitaxy using LayTec's EpiCurve TT
21 February 2017
GlobalFoundries makes available 45nm RF SOI process for 5G mobile communications
21 February 2017
Veeco and Ultratech announce early termination of HSR waiting period
20 February 2017
Bulk aluminium nitride platform for gallium nitride high voltage and power
20 February 2017
5N Plus makes changes to executive management structure
20 February 2017
Thales to supply GaN-based CWI transmitters to Danish navy for fire control systems
20 February 2017
OSI Laser Diode launches 1550nm InGaAs APD module
20 February 2017
Flip Chip Opto releases 4800W 3-Pad flip-chip COB LED
20 February 2017
Veeco's Q4 revenue grows 9% to $93.6m
17 February 2017
Firecomms appoints field applications manager to support Americas market
17 February 2017
Cree terminates sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon following CFIUS' national security concerns
17 February 2017
Room-temperature single-photon emission demonstrated from defects in GaN films
16 February 2017
Peregrine opens Austin development center
16 February 2017
First Solar modules to power 106.5MW of Photosol's utility-scale PV plants in France
16 February 2017
Saab offers GaN-based AESA radar for India's Tejas LCA fighter aircraft
16 February 2017
Skyworks unveils SkyOne Ultra 2.5 generation of front-end modules, targeting China LTE market
16 February 2017
ALLOS' doping-free 600V HEMT epi technology running on both Aixtron G5 and Veeco K465i at customer
16 February 2017
NeoPhotonics samples PAM4-based 400G pluggable CFP8 transceiver module for links up to 10km
16 February 2017
HexaTech signs long-term AlN supply and IP licensing agreements with Osram
16 February 2017
15 February 2017
Sivers IMA launching SiGe-based 16+16 beam-forming transceiver RFIC chip for 60GHz WiGig
15 February 2017
SPTS president Kevin Crofton appointed chairman of UK's Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
15 February 2017
Gallium nitride on silicon on insulator metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy
15 February 2017
Phoseon boosts power and performance of most powerful LED curing solution
15 February 2017
Monocrystal increases sapphire shipments by 18% in 2016
15 February 2017
Seoul Semiconductor begins mass production of filament LEDs
14 February 2017
Custom MMIC launches distributed amplifier with positive gain slope up to 24GHz
14 February 2017
Ascent Solar secures $20m in funding from strategic investor Hong Kong Boone Group
14 February 2017
FBH's new CV measurement method offers more specific approach to UV LED device optimization
14 February 2017
Aluminium indium gallium nitride electron-blocking layers
14 February 2017
First Solar selected for 63MW solar project in Australia
14 February 2017
IDT to acquire GigPeak for $250m
13 February 2017
BluGlass reports half-year financial results and development milestones
10 February 2017
Lumentum's revenue grows 21% year-on-year to record $265m, driven by 100G datacom growth of 537%
10 February 2017
10 February 2017
Desert Silicon appoints former AXT CEO & chairman Phil Yin as general manager & board director
10 February 2017
Qorvo's Cees Links receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Wi-Fi innovation
10 February 2017
Korea's UNIST fabricates thinnest oxide semiconductor
10 February 2017
FLINGO EU project to develop new materials and processes to improve LED efficiency and durability
10 February 2017
New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium produces its first SiC-based patterned wafers
9 February 2017
9 February 2017
9 February 2017
Cree's sale of Wolfspeed to Infineon unlikely to be approved by CFIUS
9 February 2017
First Solar awarded 140MW module supply contract for Australia's largest solar project
9 February 2017
UK's EPSRC awards University of Bristol £4.3m grant to develop GaN-on-diamond microwave technology
8 February 2017
Emcore's quarterly revenue grows 18% to $30.2m, driven by CATV
8 February 2017
Gallium nitride quantum dot emission at 232nm deep ultraviolet
8 February 2017
CVD Equipment addsVP of sales & marketing
8 February 2017
8 February 2017
First Solar and Prime Road Group complete 18MW of solar farms in Thailand
8 February 2017
Navitas delivers first GaN power ICs
8 February 2017
Cree launches C1010 three-in-one RGB surface-mount LED for HD indoor video screens
8 February 2017
Entegris launches higher-purity gas purification system platform as it expands manufacturing in Asia
7 February 2017
US DoE awards new SBIR and STTR phase I grants for SSL technology
6 February 2017
InResonance to represent Anokiwave in Sweden
6 February 2017
6 February 2017
Leti presents 873x500-resolution, 10μm-pixel-pitch micro-LED displays at Photonics West
6 February 2017
Qorvo's quarterly revenue up 33% year-on-year, driven by RF handset content growth
3 February 2017
Qualcomm and TDK launch joint venture RF360 Holdings
3 February 2017
Skyworks promotes VP of external manufacturing & operations engineering to VP, worldwide operations
3 February 2017
N-polar gallium nitride gives record power density and efficiency at 94GHz
3 February 2017
AKHAN issued with patent covering fabrication of diamond semiconductor materials
2 February 2017
Veeco to acquire Ultratech for $815m
2 February 2017
Oclaro's quarterly revenue rise of 14% drives further records in gross margin and operating income
2 February 2017
1 February 2017
Lumileds appoints former Micron Technology president Mark Adams as CEO
1 February 2017
EU project CHALLENGE kicks off
1 February 2017
DenseLight expands narrow-linewidth laser range for test & measurement applications
1 February 2017
POET streamlines organization and makes key new appointments
1 February 2017
Gold-free vertical gallium nitride Schottky barrier diodes
1 February 2017
LED lighting market to grow at 13% CAGR to $54.28bn in 2022
JANUARY 2017
31 January 2017
31 January 2017
31 January 2017
Cambridge Nanotherm addresses thermal management challenge of CSP LEDs
30 January 2017
Skyworks' front-end module for ISM and connected home applications
30 January 2017
Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors receives £13m EU funding
30 January 2017
Hitachi High-Tech and Picosun collaborating on plasma-enhanced ALD
30 January 2017
Midsummer receives another order from Asian customer for CIGS solar cell manufacturing system
30 January 2017
II-VI Inc exhibiting at Photonics West
30 January 2017
Cree reports higher-than-expected quarterly revenue growth of 8% and doubles profits
27 January 2017
DISCO establishes center for staff and customer equipment operation training in Taiwan branch
27 January 2017
Source Photonics expands investment in next-gen FTTx product technologies and operations
27 January 2017
Increasing light output power from gallium nitride LEDs with p-trenches
27 January 2017
MACOM completes acquisition of AppliedMicro
27 January 2017
Qorvo joins China Mobile 5G Innovation Center
26 January 2017
Nikkiso and Formosa Plastic to form UV-LED joint venture
26 January 2017
Midsummer's Asian client manufacturing CIGS solar modules with 14% efficiency
26 January 2017
Synopsys and PhoeniX presenting PIC design using OptSim Circuit and OptoDesigner
26 January 2017
EPC opens eGaN FET and IC Applications Center and appoints senior applications engineer
25 January 2017
Peregrine introduces UltraCMOS 12 RF SOI platform
25 January 2017
Manz receives €263m order for turnkey CIGS PV production lines with capacity of 350MW
25 January 2017
Automotive LiDAR sensor shipments to exceed 69 million in 2026
25 January 2017
Excelitas launches 1x4 pulsed laser diode array for LiDAR in autonomous vehicles
25 January 2017
Crystal IS showcasing UVC LEDs for disinfection and spectroscopic instrumentation at Photonics West
24 January 2017
Lumileds launches record-efficiency multi-die emitter LUXEON MX for outdoor fixtures
24 January 2017
Solar-Tectic granted US patent for perovskite/ crystalline germanium thin-film tandem solar cells
24 January 2017
Phoseon partners with LED Specialists on integration of UV LED technology into systems
24 January 2017
EpiGaN named to 2017 Global Cleantech 100
23 January 2017
Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 9.4% to $914.3m
23 January 2017
Interface engineering for green indium gallium nitride laser diodes
23 January 2017
Aixtron's supervisory board chairman to become interim CEO
23 January 2017
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
20 January 2017
Ultra-thin-barrier III-nitride metal-insulator-semiconductor transistors
20 January 2017
20 January 2017
Skyworks announces new $500m stock repurchase program
19 January 2017
Oclaro expecting quarterly revenue at high end of $146-154m guidance
19 January 2017
19 January 2017
19 January 2017
Riber receives order for research MBE system from Ohio State University
19 January 2017
Custom MMIC adds family of GaAs MMIC wideband low-phase noise amplifiers
18 January 2017
NeoPhotonics completes sale of Low Speed transceiver business to APAT Optoelectronics
18 January 2017
Opto Diode launches 685nm deep red surface-mount LED
18 January 2017
Mouser signs global distribution agreement with United Silicon Carbide
18 January 2017
Kaiam recruits former PLM director at Lumentum/JDSU as VP of sales
17 January 2017
Peregrine announces volume production of 60GHz RF SOI switches
17 January 2017
17 January 2017
DoD extends Qorvo's Trusted Source accreditation through 2018, adding design services
16 January 2017
Fully vertical and quasi-vertical gallium nitride pn diodes on silicon
16 January 2017
Epistar expanding capacity for both AlGaInP LED chips and flip-chip CSP blue LEDs
16 January 2017
GaN Systems joins AirFuel Alliance
13 January 2017
GaAs component market to grow at over 4% to $9.13bn in 2021
13 January 2017
12 January 2017
SemiLEDs shrinks losses as quarterly revenue rebounds and R&D expenses cut further
12 January 2017
Mitsubishi Electric develops first GaN Doherty power amplifier with 600MHz bandwidth above 3GHz
12 January 2017
12 January 2017
VisIC raises $11.6m in Series C round of financing
12 January 2017
Veeco increases public offering of notes from $200m to $300m
12 January 2017
Carbonics introduces carbon-on-silicon wafers for RF components in 5G wireless
11 January 2017
11 January 2017
Panasonic acquires US-based industrial direct-diode laser start-up TeraDiode
11 January 2017
TRUMPF orders second Riber MBE system for high-power bar laser production
11 January 2017
Veeco to report Q4/2016 revenue of $91-95m, up from Q3's $85.5m
11 January 2017
Back-reflector for gallium indium nitride arsenide solar cells
11 January 2017
Veeco announces public offering of $200m convertible senior notes
10 January 2017
AquiSense collaborating with International Light Technologies
10 January 2017
Wolfspeed launches 900V, 10mΩ SiC MOSFET for electric vehicle drive-trains
10 January 2017
University of Illinois-led team develops GaN-on-Si HEMT technology scalable to 200mm substrates
10 January 2017
Custom MMIC adds DC-22GHz GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier with high dynamic range at low power
9 January 2017
IQE honoured at the European Business Awards
9 January 2017
VerLASE awarded further patents in US and Japan for use of 2D materials in light sources
9 January 2017
Light transmission from co-integrated laser and modulator on silicon
6 January 2017
Osram provides LED-based lighting for Rinspeed's Oasis concept car
6 January 2017
Multi-level metalization for high-density gallium nitride transistors on silicon
5 January 2017
Skyworks adds multi-band LTE front-end modules for IoT applications
5 January 2017
CATV/broadband market boosted by DOCSIS 3.1 deployments, but RF revenue to remain flat
5 January 2017
RayVio launches 60mW UV LED for disinfection and sterilization
5 January 2017
TriLumina and Analog Devices collaborate on illuminator module for automotive Flash LiDAR
4 January 2017
Osram showcases smart LED- and laser-based automotive lighting technologies at CES
4 January 2017
Understanding graphene-semiconductor Schottky contacts
4 January 2017
Soraa launches Helia smart LED lighting to provide healthy environment replicating natural sunlight
3 January 2017
Avalanche photodiode with photomultiplier-like performance
3 January 2017
Taiwan's Genesis Photonics transitioning to CSP LEDs for automotive lighting
3 January 2017
2 January 2017
Picosun wins over 20 new ALD system customers in China since December 2015
