News Archive
December 2020
30 December 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 December 2020
Alpine produces 400G PAM4 optical engine using Tower’s PH18 silicon photonics process
28 December 2020
Transphorm closes $15m private placement
23 December 2020
US DoE announces project funding via BIRD Energy partnership with Israel
23 December 2020
LED revenue to fall 10% in 2020 to $15.127bn
23 December 2020
Transphorm raising $15m in private placement
23 December 2020
Extreme-k and Ga2O3 power moves
22 December 2020
NREL and UNSW raise two-junction solar cell efficiency record to 32.9%
22 December 2020
Aixtron CVD system begins production of large-area graphene layers
22 December 2020
Aixtron appoints chief financial officer
18 December 2020
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds modules disinfect 99% of airborne viruses
18 December 2020
Leti highlights progress in GaN power electronics
18 December 2020
Toyoda Gosei’s GaN power devices chosen for Japan’s CO2 reduction project
18 December 2020
POET unveils first flip-chip DML lasers
18 December 2020
GaN Systems’ 650V E-mode power transistors used in Philips’ 65W charger
18 December 2020
NS Nanotech taking early production pre-orders for portable personal purifier
18 December 2020
EPC’s eGaN FETs used in BrightLoop’s DC-DC buck converters
17 December 2020
EPC launches 3mΩ, 40V eGaN FET for high-power-density solutions
17 December 2020
Boosting blue light emission with silica array substrates
17 December 2020
GlobalWafers to take over Siltronic
17 December 2020
Telia using Acacia’s OpenZR+ coherent modules plugged directly into Cisco routers
17 December 2020
GaN Systems launches IMS3 platform for use with GaN E-HEMTs
17 December 2020
Altum RF wins two-year ESA contract
16 December 2020
VisIC unveils 8mΩ power GaN switch for EV inverters
16 December 2020
EPC launches EPC9151 300W bidirectional 16th brick DC-DC voltage regulator power module
16 December 2020
EpiWorld qualifies Aixtron AIX G5 WW C system for production ramp-up
16 December 2020
Riber receives order from Asia for research MBE system
16 December 2020
Skyworks launches high-power 5GHz front-end module
15 December 2020
Aledia produces first micro-LED chips on 300mm silicon wafers
15 December 2020
Navitas wins Semiconductor Design Innovation Excellence Award
15 December 2020
Transphorm expands multi-year development agreement with Yaskawa
15 December 2020
Osram unveils its first UV-C LEDs
14 December 2020
ROHM and UAES open joint lab in Shanghai
10 December 2020
MRSI and Palomar settle litigation
10 December 2020
Vertical power trigate SiC MOSFET
10 December 2020
LayTec’s CEO & president Zettler stepping down at end of year
10 December 2020
DENSO adopts SDK’s 150mm SiC epiwafers
10 December 2020
Vector joins European Photonics Industry Consortium
10 December 2020
Dell adopts Navitas’ GaNFast ICs for laptop fast charger
9 December 2020
AXT’s first-tranche private equity investment in Tongmei raises $22.5m
9 December 2020
JePPIX opens up Pilot Line services for InP PIC production
9 December 2020
Sivers Photonics receives £325,000 Innovate UK funding for SPIDAR
9 December 2020
Phononic partners with Fabrinet to scale production of thermoelectrics
8 December 2020
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds technology used for handrail sterilization
8 December 2020
8 December 2020
OIF launches 800G Coherent and Co-Packaging Framework IA projects
8 December 2020
POET launches LightBar remote laser light sources
8 December 2020
Source Photonics launches 100G ZR4 QSFP28 transceiver
8 December 2020
MACOM showcasing high-data-rate products at ECOC
8 December 2020
Lumentum makes first 100G PAM4 DMLs available for sampling
8 December 2020
AquiSense and NS Nanotech partner
7 December 2020
POET appoints Glen Riley to board
7 December 2020
Vector Photonics unveils 1310nm/25G chip at ECOC
7 December 2020
Emcore’s revenue grows 23% in September quarter
4 December 2020
Vector Photonics appoints development engineer
4 December 2020
NUBURU completes $20m Series B funding round
4 December 2020
Plasma-Therm acquires OEM Group’s PVD, RTP & etch business
4 December 2020
AXT completes ramp of Osram shipments from Dingxing
4 December 2020
Picosun launches PicoOS unified control software
4 December 2020
Picosun’s Sprinter disrupts fast batch ALD on 300mm wafers
3 December 2020
POET releases multi-product mask set to production
3 December 2020
GaN Systems and ON Semi release 100V high-speed, half-bridge evaluation board
3 December 2020
CW quantum dash lasers on silicon
3 December 2020
Ayar demos ultra-dense optical interconnects on GlobalFoundries’ silicon photonics process
3 December 2020
Osram launches Ostune white LEDs for automotive ambient lighting
2 December 2020
Transphorm sampling first Gen V FET under SuperGaN brand
2 December 2020
NeoPhotonics launches Class 60 coherent modulator and receiver for 100+Gbaud symbol rates
2 December 2020
Infineon launches first 1200V transfer-molded silicon carbide IPM
2 December 2020
Inphi samples next-gen 400G DR4 silicon photonics platform for hyperscale data-center networks
2 December 2020
Canon launching FPA-3030i5a litho system for 50-200mm substrates
2 December 2020
Paragraf, Rolls-Royce, TT Electronics and CSA Catapult working together in High-T Hall project
2 December 2020
UnitedSiC launches first 750V silicon carbide FETs
1 December 2020
LCIF2 invests in Kubos as part of £760,000 round
1 December 2020
Transphorm selects Veeco MOCVD platform for GaN-based power & 5G RF devices
1 December 2020
k-Space’s BandiT used in qubit manufacturing
November 2020
30 November 2020
ROHM develops VCSEL module technology
30 November 2020
IGaN and A-PRO co-developing 650V GaN device on 200mm platform
30 November 2020
Power module market growing at 9.1% CAGR over 2019–2025
27 November 2020
Turning point in RF GaN patenting over last 2 years
27 November 2020
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue falls 12%
27 November 2020
AOI’s post-COVID rebound continues
26 November 2020
Improving p-GaN gate HEMT reliability
26 November 2020
Aixtron participating in European pilot line for graphene and 2D materials
26 November 2020
CEA-Leti to build quantum-photonics platform for secure data transmission
25 November 2020
POET more than halves loss in Q3
25 November 2020
CSC launches first quantum photonic component foundry
25 November 2020
Skyworks launching front-end module for smart city applications
24 November 2020
IQE expecting over 20% revenue growth for full-year 2020
24 November 2020
IQE’s Drew Nelson to relinquish CEO role
24 November 2020
Porotech launches first native red InGaN LED epiwafer for micro-LEDs
24 November 2020
Sivers Photonics appoints sales director at Glasgow HQ
24 November 2020
NeoPhotonics’ year-to-date non-Huawei 400G-and-above revenue up 91% year-on-year
23 November 2020
Blue phosphorus 2D semiconductor monolayer becomes metallic as a bilayer
23 November 2020
Horticultural LED revenue to grow nearly 40% in 2020
23 November 2020
Infineon’s CoolSiC used in Fronius’ solar inverter
23 November 2020
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue grows 22.9%, yielding record margins and EPS
20 November 2020
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 34.6%
20 November 2020
Industrial blue laser firm NUBURU appoints CEO and CFO
20 November 2020
Qorvo’s CEO Bob Bruggeworth elected chair of SIA
19 November 2020
GaN Systems Cup to be contested by 14 finalists
19 November 2020
InP QDs on silicon with high PL intensity
19 November 2020
Lumicore orders Aixtron AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD systems
19 November 2020
Imec’s Advanced RF program to develop scalable, energy-efficient 6G device technology
19 November 2020
Excelitas launches Generation 2 905nm high-volume pulsed laser diode
18 November 2020
Skyworks’ revenue grows a more-than-expected 30% in September quarter
18 November 2020
Lumentum acquires TriLumina assets
18 November 2020
PIRT announces Phase II Award from MDA to develop ToF camera for 3D imaging
17 November 2020
GaN Systems adds integrated power module evaluation kits
17 November 2020
Cree’s revenue rebounds in September quarter
17 November 2020
AXT to merge raw material companies BoYu and JinMei into Tongmei
17 November 2020
Seoul Semi obtains injunctions against Philips brand lighting affiliates
16 November 2020
AquiSense to provide tailored PearlAqua Micro to Mitsubishi Electric
16 November 2020
Compound Photonics opens Micro-LED Innovation Acceleration Center in Arizona
16 November 2020
16 November 2020
Aixtron’s Q3 up 21.9% year-on-year
16 November 2020
Silicon carbide device market growing at 30% CAGR to over $2.5bn in 2025
13 November 2020
BIOS and Lumileds partner on human-centric lighting
13 November 2020
Veeco’s revenue grows 14% in Q3
13 November 2020
Veeco retiring $125m of 2.70% convertible senior notes due 2023
13 November 2020
Ushio adding 400mW 404nm laser to violet range
13 November 2020
Skyworks launches mid- and high-band FEM for 3G/4G/5G mobile
12 November 2020
Kyocera acquiring Soraa spin-off SLD Laser
12 November 2020
MOCVD tunnel junctions for GaN LEDs
12 November 2020
5N Plus secures multi-year supply contracts with First Solar
12 November 2020
SweGaN’s chairman Andersson hands over to vice chair Franksson
12 November 2020
Hitachi High-Tech acquires VLC Photonics
12 November 2020
Transphorm’s Q3 revenue almost doubles year-on-year
12 November 2020
Mitsubishi launching 4-terminal 1200V SiC MOSFETs
11 November 2020
Micro-LED chip revenue to reach $2.3bn in 2024
11 November 2020
IQE develops IQepiMo template technology for RF filters
11 November 2020
Signify’s UV-C disinfection lighting installed at PSV to tackle COVID-19
10 November 2020
Luminus launches XFM-5050 UVC LEDs
10 November 2020
Emcore shipping Optiva Q/V-band fiber-optic links
10 November 2020
Micro-LEDs lighting way for display technologies?
10 November 2020
EPC launches 170V, 6.8mΩ eGaN FET
9 November 2020
ITRI and UK’s CSA Catapult sign MoU
9 November 2020
GTAT to supply silicon carbide boules to Infineon
9 November 2020
Vector receives £280,000 Innovate UK grant
9 November 2020
TI launches first automotive GaN FET with integrated driver, protection and active power management
9 November 2020
9 November 2020
Ayar Labs raises $35m in Series B funding
6 November 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
6 November 2020
Multi-year supply deal from GlobalFoundries for Soitec’s 300mm RF-SOI wafers
5 November 2020
III-V photovoltaics for IoT dust
5 November 2020
Qorvo acquires UWB software provider 7Hugs Labs
5 November 2020
Qorvo to create US-funded Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging RF production and prototyping center
5 November 2020
EPC strengthens European sales team
4 November 2020
HRL targets first W-band N-polar GaN low-noise amplifier
3 November 2020
Umicore qualifying 6” germanium wafers for VCSEL applications
2 November 2020
IQE develops IQGeVCSEL 150 technology
2 November 2020
Lumileds boosts flux of key LUXEON C and CZ colors
2 November 2020
Lumileds prevails at ITC over LSG’s asserted LED chip patents
October 2020
30 October 2020
30 October 2020
Transphorm releases latest high-voltage GaN reliability data
29 October 2020
IQE founder, president & CEO awarded IOP Gold Medal
29 October 2020
Apple’s micro-LED supply chain to disrupt display industry?
29 October 2020
Optimizing SiC MOSFET performance
29 October 2020
POET readies Optical Interposer for production
29 October 2020
BluGlass to develop lasers for Yale in DARPA-funded LUMOS program
29 October 2020
Microchip launches automotive-qualified 700 and 1200V SiC Schottkys
28 October 2020
SDK splitting off optical semiconductor business
28 October 2020
Osram qualifies Veeco’s Lumina MOCVD system
28 October 2020
Aixtron participating in AdaptAR project
27 October 2020
UK’s CSA Catapult and Taiwan’s ITRI sign MoU
27 October 2020
II-VI wins Supplier Award for Optical Modules from Fujitsu
26 October 2020
STMicroelectronics acquires RF front-end module supplier SOMOS
26 October 2020
AquiSense’s PearlAqua Micro water disinfection range approved by NSF to new Standard 55
26 October 2020
IGaN achieves low conduction loss with 150mm GaN-on-Si epi for RF applications
26 October 2020
EPC signs Micross as global distributor of bare die
23 October 2020
Cree divesting LED business at low price, says TrendForce
23 October 2020
NS Nanotech’s new chip emits far-UVC light to neutralize coronavirus
23 October 2020
II-VI’s high-power laser range now available on 6” GaAs
22 October 2020
AlPN vapor phase epitaxy on GaN
22 October 2020
GeneSiC releases 6.5kV SiC MOSFET bare chips
22 October 2020
POET and Sanan IC to form Super Photonics Xiamen
22 October 2020
Modulight adds Aixtron AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD system
21 October 2020
First Solar to supply PV modules to Vistra
21 October 2020
21 October 2020
Transphorm appoints former Nexperia general manager as independent director
20 October 2020
Aledia chooses Veeco’s Propel 300 HVM MOCVD platform for micro-LED displays
20 October 2020
Seoul Semi’s SunLike Series LEDs chosen for kindergarten lighting
20 October 2020
GaN Systems launches family of AEC-Q101-qualified 650V, 60A transistors
20 October 2020
Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs used by EA
20 October 2020
Emcore’s September-quarter revenue to exceed guidance
20 October 2020
MediaTek invests in VisIC’s Series E funding round
19 October 2020
Toshiba shipping 1200V SiC MOSFET
19 October 2020
EVG demos end-to-end process flow for collective die-to-wafer bonding
19 October 2020
Cree selling LED business to SMART for up to $300m
19 October 2020
5G smartphone market growing at 122.7% CAGR over 2020-2027
16 October 2020
Veeco’s Propel HVM MOCVD platform chosen by Korea’s A-Pro
15 October 2020
UVC LED market growing at 61% CAGR to $2.5bn in 2025
15 October 2020
InGaN laser with n-type ridge on silicon
15 October 2020
Seoul Semi introduces next-gen WICOP ultra-high-luminance LEDs
15 October 2020
Luminus introduces online horticulture LED calculator
15 October 2020
Osram defeats Lighting Science Group patent infringement accusation at ITC
14 October 2020
Guerrilla launches second 1/4W InGaP HBT linear power amplifier
14 October 2020
Lumileds appoints Steve Barlow as president of its Automotive business unit
14 October 2020
First Solar’s Series 6 is first PV module to be EPEAT-rated
14 October 2020
EPC Space launches rad-hard eGaN power transistor die on ceramic adaptors
13 October 2020
BluGlass demos working 405, 420 and 450nm laser designs
13 October 2020
Seoul Semi obtains injunction in Germany against Leuchtstark
13 October 2020
II-VI’s CEO named Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 East Central Award winner
13 October 2020
EPC releases demo boards for 250W, 48V DC–DC conversion
13 October 2020
Midsummer and Rollgum team on solar roofs for the Iberian peninsula
12 October 2020
Midsummer’s solar cells trialed on side of hybrid truck trailer
12 October 2020
Germany’s ZSW, MLU and HZB pinpoint losses in CIGS solar cells
9 October 2020
IQE acquires outstanding stake in IQE Taiwan
9 October 2020
5G smartphone unit sales surging from 18 million in 2019 to 250 million in 2020
9 October 2020
100G Lambda MSA releases 400G spec for 10km of single-mode fiber
9 October 2020
VCSEL market to grow at 18.3% CAGR from $1bn in 2020 to $2.7bn in 2025
8 October 2020
Acacia sampling 100G coherent bi-directional CFP2-DCO pluggable modules
8 October 2020
Displaced misfits boost QD laser on silicon
8 October 2020
Acacia sampling 100G coherent DWDM pluggable module for edge and access networks
7 October 2020
NeoPhotonics consolidating InP production and cutting staffing by 4%
7 October 2020
Aledia closes €80m first tranche of €120m Series D funding round
7 October 2020
Picosun’s cluster ALD solutions enable next-generation power electronics
7 October 2020
EPC Space launches rad-hard eGaN drivers and power stages
7 October 2020
Skyworks launches high-linearity Sky5 switch for high-performance aperture tuning
6 October 2020
Lextar partners with X Display
6 October 2020
Rockley closes $50m growth funding round
6 October 2020
II-VI completes Ascatron and INNOViON acquisitions, and joins SIA
6 October 2020
Riber and Comptek partner to commercialize Kontrox technology
5 October 2020
Osram unveils smallest broadband infrared LED for handheld molecular spectroscopy
5 October 2020
ST launches first silicon-based driver and GaN transistors integrated in one package
2 October 2020
CSconnected supporting Royce’s materials roadmap for low-loss electronics
2 October 2020
Mitsubishi Chemical America completes acquisition of MO supplier Gelest
2 October 2020
Simultaneous emission-detection
2 October 2020
Riber’s net loss rises year-on-year in first-half 2020
1 October 2020
NXP opens new 6” RF GaN fab in Arizona
1 October 2020
Axus and CP to co-develop CMP for bonding micro-LED wafers to CMOS backplanes
1 October 2020
Bruker launches suite of benchtop 3D optical profiler systems
September 2020
30 September 2020
POET announces final extension of exercise period for 2018 warrants
30 September 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 September 2020
Qorvo closes $700m offering of senior notes due 2031
29 September 2020
Crystal IS and Boston Uni demo Klaran UVC LEDs’ effective wavelength for inactivating SARS-CoV-2
29 September 2020
EPC Space launches 40-300V rad-hard eGaN power transistors
28 September 2020
Small-wafer market growing at 1.8% CAGR to $5.4bn in 2025.
25 September 2020
Lite-on uses Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs for SMPS achieving 80 PLUS Titanium certificate
25 September 2020
Picosun’s ALD boosts UVC LED reliability and lifetime
25 September 2020
Toyoda Gosei develops DUV LED water purification module
24 September 2020
Inseto supplies SemiProbe system for Warwick’s SiC power device development
24 September 2020
CompoundTek’s wafer edge coupling targets SiPh commercialization from Q1/2021
24 September 2020
InAs quantum dot laser diodes on SOI
23 September 2020
Verizon completes 400ZR trial using Inphi COLORZ II DWDM QSFP-DD optics
23 September 2020
Emcore launches 1550nm high-power laser module for LiDAR and optical sensing
23 September 2020
First Solar modules chosen for largest urban PV plant in Europe
23 September 2020
Scintil appoints Soitec’s R&D director as board observer
23 September 2020
Teledyne e2v HiRel launches 25GHz frequency doubler
22 September 2020
Seoul Semi’s WICOP Bi-color LEDs used in headlamp of latest Audi A4
22 September 2020
Lumileds names Matt Roney as CEO
22 September 2020
EPC launches latest 100V eGaN FET family
21 September 2020
Smartphone market to fall 7.9% from $458.5bn in 2019 to $422.4bn in 2020
21 September 2020
BiTeSe optoelectronic functional device
18 September 2020
First proof that safer, 222nm UV-C effectively kills SARS-CoV-2
18 September 2020
Richardson RFPD to distribute Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ products
17 September 2020
First Solar pricing secondary offering of stock at $69 per share
17 September 2020
SMI develops low-temp, high-rate homogeneous epi of 4H-SiC
17 September 2020
EPC Space appoints Spirit as distribution partner for defense & aerospace market
17 September 2020
First Solar announces secondary offering of common stock
16 September 2020
Record 25.9% efficiency for III-V multi-junction solar cells on silicon
16 September 2020
GaN Systems’ whitepaper outlines lifetime and reliability testing processes and results
16 September 2020
Qorvo prices offering of $700m of senior notes maturing in April 2031
16 September 2020
AquiSense launches first UV-C LED point-of-entry system for water treatment
15 September 2020
Mitsubishi to launch second-generation full-SiC power modules for industrial use
15 September 2020
Qorvo proposes $700m offering of senior notes due 2031
15 September 2020
Power Integrations launches GaN-powered LED driver for compact smart lighting
15 September 2020
Seoul Semi wins lawsuit against Factory Depot
15 September 2020
Aledia benefits from strong patent portfolio in GaN-on-Si nanowire LEDs
15 September 2020
Nixon Peabody expands patent enforcement campaign for UCSB
14 September 2020
US AFRL invests in NREL solar cell project
14 September 2020
AMF and DenseLight sign MoU to co-develop SiPho optical engine with integrated InP lasers
11 September 2020
IQE reports record first-half revenue of £89.9m
11 September 2020
Navitas gains Lip-Bu Tan as advisor and investor
11 September 2020
Green and orange LEDs on porous GaN
10 September 2020
Rockley listed among top 10 British tech companies to watch
10 September 2020
Lumileds issues 2019 Sustainability Report
10 September 2020
SweGaN selected for second year on list of Sweden’s hottest tech startups
10 September 2020
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3030 HE Plus Deep Dimming mid-power LEDs
10 September 2020
AegiQ secures £1.4m UK funding to develop III-V-based quantum photonics
9 September 2020
HRL’s ultra-linear GaN HEMTs exceed 30GHz targets in DARPA’s DREaM project
9 September 2020
SMI to co-develop III-N photocathodes with Cornell and SUNY Albany
9 September 2020
9 September 2020
MACOM demos latest products at CIOE
9 September 2020
Bridgelux recognized twice in 2020 IES Progress Report
9 September 2020
Qorvo raises quarterly revenue guidance
8 September 2020
Fukushima SiC Applied Engineering raises $30m in Series C funding
8 September 2020
Wafer-scale micro-LEDs transferred onto adhesive film for planar and flexible displays
8 September 2020
Kier appointed for CISM building project at Swansea University
7 September 2020
Osram launches new generation of Oslon Compact PL and Oslon Black Flat S LEDs
7 September 2020
Mitsubishi to ship samples of 1310nm 100Gbps EML CAN for 5G mobile base stations
7 September 2020
DOE STTR contract for SMI and SUNY Poly to co-develop 600V/20A GaN for EVs
7 September 2020
Seoul Viosys mass producing Violeds module to sterilize Coronavirus
7 September 2020
VLC designs transmitter PIC for CiViQ quantum communications project
7 September 2020
CSC involved in UK National Quantum Technologies Programme projects
4 September 2020
II-VI’s CEO chosen as Entrepreneur Of The Year East Central finalist
4 September 2020
CompoundTek and NTU to co-develop tunable laser source for silicon photonics
4 September 2020
Riber receives €1m-plus order for MBE services in USA
4 September 2020
Everlight convicted in Korea for misappropriating Seoul Semi’s trade secrets
3 September 2020
Ushio adds new 600mW 405nm violet lasers
3 September 2020
Panasonic completes transfer of semiconductor business to Winbond subsidiary Nuvoton
3 September 2020
NeoPhotonics assessing impact of US tightening of Huawei restrictions beyond Q3
3 September 2020
Sheaumann Laser expands to new HQ
3 September 2020
Large-area liquid-phase indium-V growth on SiO2
3 September 2020
VCSEL revenue to grow 53% to US$1.8bn in 2021, driven by integration of 3D sensing and 5G
3 September 2020
IGaN establishing $73m GaN Epi Centre by mid-2021
2 September 2020
AZUR orders 3D-Micromac microPRO XS for processing GaAs solar cells
2 September 2020
Transphorm releases 4kW analog-controlled bridgeless totem-pole GaN evaluation board
2 September 2020
pSemi appoints new VP of sales & marketing
2 September 2020
SemiNex launches multi-junction 1310-1550nm laser for LiDAR
August 2020
31 August 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 August 2020
Lumileds launches LUXEON Rubix color LEDs
27 August 2020
ams and Ibeo make progress in bringing solid-state LiDAR to automotive market
27 August 2020
Halogen-free vapor phase epitaxy for GaN
26 August 2020
Smartphone production falls a record 16.7% year-on-year in Q2
26 August 2020
26 August 2020
Guerrilla launches InGaP HBT power amplifier in expansion into cellular market
25 August 2020
Siltronic orders Aixtron system to ramp GaN-on-Si epi production
25 August 2020
CST Global employee wins IET Postgraduate prize
24 August 2020
Scientech to distribute Trymax’s resist ashing and UV products in Taiwan
24 August 2020
Cree’s revenue down a less-than-expected 5% in June quarter
21 August 2020
IVWorks and IntelliEPI partner on MBE-grown GaN epi
20 August 2020
First Solar plant first utility-scale facility to deliver grid services
20 August 2020
Nitride files amended complaint in US against Digi-Key
20 August 2020
EPC doubles performance of 200V eGaN FET family
20 August 2020
Boron strain therapy for high-indium-content InGaAs layers
19 August 2020
Lumentum’s revenue falls a less-than-expected 9% in June quarter
19 August 2020
Macnica to distribute UnitedSiC’s products in Japan
19 August 2020
Avoiding mobility collapse in high-voltage gallium nitride power devices
18 August 2020
CompoundTek and STAr collaborating on high-volume silicon photonics wafer test
18 August 2020
Transphorm’s second 900V GaN FET enters high-volume production
14 August 2020
Qorvo extends exchange offer for 4.375% senior notes due 2029
14 August 2020
Gallium nitride VCSEL with electrically conductive bottom mirror and contact
14 August 2020
Emcore grows revenue 14% in June quarter, despite COVID-19-related constraints
13 August 2020
II-VI acquiring Ascatron and INNOViON to form vertically integrated SiC power electronics platform
13 August 2020
AOI’s revenue rebounds by 61% in Q2 post-COVID
12 August 2020
Acacia sampling 100G QSFP-DD coherent pluggable module
12 August 2020
Transphorm’s Q2 revenue boosted by licensing to Nexperia
12 August 2020
Germany’s IHP Microelectronics chooses Veeco TurboDisc MOCVD platform
12 August 2020
LED smart street-light revenue growing at 8.2% CAGR to over $1bn by 2024
12 August 2020
Skyworks launches LNAs for small-cell, massive MIMO and base-station applications
11 August 2020
SFP-DD MSA releases updated 4.1 hardware spec
11 August 2020
AOI’s laser production hits record 1.1 million units in July
11 August 2020
NeoPhotonics’ Q2 revenue rises a more-than-expected 26% year-on-year
10 August 2020
Fraunhofer ISE sets efficiency record of 25.9% for III-V/Si tandem cell grown directly on silicon
10 August 2020
Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs used in Spigen’s ArcStation Pro
10 August 2020
Sino-American Silicon Products partners with AWSC in private placement
7 August 2020
First Solar selling North American O&M business to NovaSource
7 August 2020
ams’ VCSELs used in Ibeo’s solid-state LiDAR for Great Wall Motor
6 August 2020
MACOM launches connectorized switch product line
6 August 2020
First Solar joins RE100 and pledges to power 100% of global operations renewably by 2028
6 August 2020
Veeco returns to positive operating cash flow as it completes restructuring
6 August 2020
CW operation of semi-polar GaN-on-sapphire laser
6 August 2020
MACOM launches GaN-on-SiC PA product line MACOM PURE CARBIDE
6 August 2020
MACOM expands GaAs MMIC portfolio with two wideband power amplifiers
6 August 2020
Infinera’s chief operating officer Heard to succeed Fallon as CEO
5 August 2020
MACOM adds three 80–100GHz wideband control products
5 August 2020
MACOM launches 4W power amplifier for Ku-band VSAT and SatCom applications
5 August 2020
Thermo Scientific nProber IV delivers faster, easier failure analysis process for semiconductor labs
4 August 2020
Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs adopted for OPPO’s 110W Mini
4 August 2020
GaN Systems announces 65W QR charger reference design
4 August 2020
Compound Photonics unveils IntelliPix all-in-one micro-display technology platform
4 August 2020
Azur orders Aixtron MOCVD system for entry into GaN high-power electronics & RF epi market
4 August 2020
Smartphone shipments fall 15.7% year-on-year to 279.7 million in Q2
3 August 2020
Altum RF showcasing new products at IMS Virtual Conference
3 August 2020
Transphorm trading on OTC market under symbol TGAN
3 August 2020
Tower launches RF switch technology with record figure of merit of under 10fs
3 August 2020
Smartphone shipments fall a record 16% year-on-year in Q2 to 278.4 million
3 August 2020
Qorvo’s COVID-19-impacted June quarter aided by 5G adoption
July 2020
31 July 2020
Riber’s first-half revenue down 17% year-on-year
31 July 2020
Ushio begins mass production of new single-mode 670nm red lasers
31 July 2020
Lumileds boosts LUXEON 5050 LED’s flux and efficacy
30 July 2020
Skyworks’ June-quarter revenue falls less than expected 4% to $736.8m, aided by 5G launch in China
30 July 2020
Micro/mini-LED revenue to reach $4.2bn in 2024
30 July 2020
AMEC launches Prismo HiT3 MOCVD system for DUV LED mass production
30 July 2020
First Solar’s COO Tymen deJong to retire
30 July 2020
First claim of nitrogen-polar III-nitride tunnel-junction light-emitting diodes
29 July 2020
Mini-LED market to expand by 7.5x, at 22% CAGR, by 2030
29 July 2020
Aixtron’s revenue rebounds by 37% in Q2
28 July 2020
NeoPhotonics and Inphi complete first interoperability demonstration of 400ZR over 120km
28 July 2020
GaN Systems issues 12V Class-D audio amplifier reference designs
28 July 2020
Seoul Semi’s SunLike LEDs adopted for children’s room lighting
28 July 2020
II-VI Inc wins Strategic Supplier Award from Xinghan
27 July 2020
Navitas and Lenovo partner on first GaNFast 90W fast charger for e-sports mobile phones
27 July 2020
Eulitha launches PhableX lithography systems for volume production of photonic products
27 July 2020
AXT’s Q2 sees stronger-than-expected growth in InP
27 July 2020
Silicon carbide transistors improve efficiency in home storage systems
24 July 2020
CIGS surpasses 2% of PV market
24 July 2020
Effectively releasing tensile stress in AlN thick film for low-defect-density AlN/sapphire template
24 July 2020
OPPO adopts Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs
23 July 2020
Transfer printing and self-aligned etching for E-mode GaN transistors
23 July 2020
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power acquires 123MW project from First Solar
23 July 2020
ALLOS transferring RF & power electronics patents & know-how to new GaN-on-Si entrant Azur Space
23 July 2020
5G handsets to comprise 18.9% of smartphone production in 2020
23 July 2020
Ushio’s new D-Series SWIR LEDs 2-4 times more powerful than S-Series
22 July 2020
Skyworks ships 150 millionth BAW filter-enabled modules
22 July 2020
Toyoda Gosei develops DUV LED light module for sterilization
22 July 2020
Monocrystal receives ‘Outstanding’ performance rating from Osram
22 July 2020
GaN Systems and BrightLoop partner on power converters
21 July 2020
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market evolving
21 July 2020
ALLOS and KAUST co-developing high-efficiency nitride-based red LEDs on silicon
21 July 2020
ON Semi’s full-SiC power modules supporting Delta’s solar PV inverters
20 July 2020
EVG completes construction of Cleanroom V building
20 July 2020
BluGlass commissions largest commercial-scale RPCVD system
20 July 2020
Qorvo boosts 2.9-3.5GHz GaN power amplifier by 50% to 150W
20 July 2020
FBH delivers laser diode benches for MERLIN climate satellite
17 July 2020
Compound semiconductor market to grow at 6.3% CAGR from $32bn to $43.4bn in 2025
17 July 2020
ROHM launches blue-green LEDs for Color Universal Design applications
16 July 2020
Instrument Systems offers comprehensive optical wafer testing for μLEDs at single test station
16 July 2020
Improving MOCVD tunnel junctions for gallium nitride μ-light emitting diodes
16 July 2020
Micro-LED display shipments to reach 16.7 million units in 2027
16 July 2020
EKOLAS project yields high-efficiency, high-performance laser bars
15 July 2020
MEI Wet Process Systems renamed RENA Technologies North America
15 July 2020
Mini/micro-LED market to reach US$4.2bn in 2024
15 July 2020
GaAs RF revenue to fall 3.8% in 2020 due to US-China trade war and COVID-19
15 July 2020
Lumileds boosts LUXEON 2835 Color Line performance
15 July 2020
CompoundTek adds 106Gbps PAM4 MZI Si modulator to enhanced PDK
14 July 2020
Mitsubishi Electric develops GaN PA module for 5G base-stations
14 July 2020
Lumileds’ new LUXEON HL2X LED boosts field-usable lumens
14 July 2020
Lumileds unveils complete LUXEON 3030 HE LED range
14 July 2020
EPC and Microchip co-develop 300W 16th brick 48V–12V DC-DC converter demonstration board
13 July 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
9 July 2020
Mitsubishi Electric unveils SiC MOSFET circuit simulation model
9 July 2020
9 July 2020
GaN-on-Si firm ALLOS sells high-power electronics and RF business to AZUR
9 July 2020
Room-temperature continuous-wave 1.55μm quantum dash laser diodes on silicon
8 July 2020
ROHM and LEADRIVE open joint lab in Shanghai
8 July 2020
Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs used in Ingeteam’s 400kW converter
8 July 2020
BluGlass wins AMGC grant to develop large-scale plasma deposition source
8 July 2020
SMART Photonics’ Series C round raises €35m
7 July 2020
II-VI relying on GE’s IP to conquer power SiC markets
6 July 2020
Fraunhofer IAF embeds GaN power ICs as half-bridge in PCBs
6 July 2020
Seoul Semi’s SunLike LEDs adopted by Turkey’s Fiberli
3 July 2020
Emerging photovoltaics market to grow to $38bn in 2040
3 July 2020
Improving aluminium nitride nucleation and regrowth on sapphire
2 July 2020
II-VI prices public offerings, upscaled from $750m to $800m
2 July 2020
FBH and UVphotonics develop LED irradiation system – from disinfection to medical treatments
1 July 2020
GaN Systems participating in online PCIM Europe 2020
1 July 2020
GaN and SiC power semiconductor markets to surpass $1bn in 2021
June 2020
30 June 2020
POET and Sanan IC to form $50m JV
30 June 2020
II-VI announces public offerings to raise $750m
30 June 2020
Mini-LED supply chain to benefit from Q1/21 release of Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro
30 June 2020
Infineon adds 62mm package to CoolSiC MOSFET 1200V module family
30 June 2020
II-VI licenses GE’s SiC power electronics technology
30 June 2020
POET extends exercise period for warrants from 2018 public offering
30 June 2020
VIGO develops its first VCSEL epiwafers
29 June 2020
Kyoto’s new KP-H photodiode achieves 40GHz bandwidth
29 June 2020
Advantech to supply SSPAs to SatCom system integrator
29 June 2020
Raytheon awarded $2.3bn US MDA contract
26 June 2020
CSconnected funded through UK Research and Innovation’s Strength in Places Fund
26 June 2020
Verticle develops chemical dicing for low-cost, high-performance mini-LEDs
26 June 2020
Carrier-localization engineering for deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
25 June 2020
Signify increasing UV-C light source production capacity eight-fold
25 June 2020
MixComm names James Martin VP of business development
25 June 2020
AOI elects new director and Audit Committee member
25 June 2020
CW-WDM MSA Group forms to drive industry standard for laser sources
25 June 2020
EPC presenting at ‘virtual’ PCIM Europe 2020
25 June 2020
Navitas presenting at ‘virtual’ PCIM Europe
25 June 2020
Semiconductor Today launches revamped website
24 June 2020
EU’s COSMICC project demos full-data-transfer silicon photonics module delivering 100Gb/s
24 June 2020
k-Space receives multi-tool metrology order from Veeco
24 June 2020
EVG earns eighth consecutive triple win in VLSIresearch’s annual Customer Satisfaction Survey
24 June 2020
Custom MMIC receives BAE Systems’ Gold Tier Supplier Excellence Award for second consecutive year
24 June 2020
24 June 2020
Infrared LED market to double from $500m to $1bn by 2026
24 June 2020
Asahi Kasei & Crystal IS launch UV Accelerator funding initiative
23 June 2020
BAE collaboration with AFRL speeds development of next-gen radar, EW and communications technology
22 June 2020
EasyGaN, Riber and CRHEA grow first 200mm AlN-on-Si template using ammonia-based MBE
22 June 2020
Silicon photonics market to grow at 23.4% CAGR from $1bn to $3bn in 2025
19 June 2020
Boosting mobility in indium aluminium gallium nitride barrier heterostructure
19 June 2020
Epistar and Lextar partnering to seize commercial opportunities in micro- and mini-LEDs
19 June 2020
RENA launches single-wafer processing system for wet clean, etch and strip
18 June 2020
Epistar and Lextar to jointly establish new holding company
18 June 2020
18 June 2020
Dow signs 15-year PPA with First Solar for 75% of capacity of 200MW Horizon Solar project
18 June 2020
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds UV LED technology adopted by Chinese air-conditioner manufacturer Gree
18 June 2020
BluGlass commissions US laser diode test facility
18 June 2020
CGD leading €10.3m European-funded GaNext project
18 June 2020
Fuji Electric Corp of America celebrates 50th anniversary
17 June 2020
ROHM unveils fourth-generation SiC MOSFETs
17 June 2020
Boston University validates effectiveness of Signify’s UV-C light sources in inactivating SARS-CoV-2
17 June 2020
17 June 2020
Mitsubishi Electric launching 1200V SiC MOSFET
16 June 2020
Anokiwave adds ex-Broadcom and ex-MACOM wireless industry leaders to board
16 June 2020
Siltronic acquiring further GaN-on-Si epi reactor
16 June 2020
Leti demos seven-level stacked gate-all-around nanosheet transistor architecture for HPC
16 June 2020
EPC and VPT form joint venture targeting rad-hard power electronics
15 June 2020
GaN Systems sponsoring sixth annual China Power Supply Society ‘GaN Systems Cup’ design competition
12 June 2020
12 June 2020
Qorvo completes offering of additional $300m of 2029 senior notes
12 June 2020
Western Europe smartphone revenue dips 10% to $10bn in Q1
12 June 2020
Skyworks launches front-end modules for Wi-Fi 6 applications
12 June 2020
Baking and plasma-enhanced low-temperature gallium nitride atomic layer deposition
11 June 2020
CEA-Leti breaks throughput record for LiFi using single GaN blue micro-LED
11 June 2020
Phosphor-free white light-emitting diodes for efficient displays and comms
11 June 2020
Huawei sanctions bad for US semiconductor competiveness, says Strategy Analytics
10 June 2020
10 June 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
10 June 2020
Skyworks achieves AS9100D certification for defense & space programs
9 June 2020
9 June 2020
9 June 2020
Yutong to deliver its first electric bus in China to use SiC in the powertrain
8 June 2020
Atom Power raises $17.75m in Series B round
8 June 2020
Nelson von Ebbe to be general manager of Freiberger USA as Russ Kremer retires
5 June 2020
GTAT appoints ST veteran to board to accelerate growth in SiC market
5 June 2020
Infinera appoints two directors, increasing board size to 11
5 June 2020
Final payment to POET for DenseLight subsidiary delayed
4 June 2020
ROHM chosen by Vitesco as preferred partner for silicon carbide power devices
4 June 2020
3 June 2020
Buffalo reports gallium oxide transistor with breakdown exceeding 8kV
3 June 2020
Navitas launches 650V, 6mm x 8mm PQFN-packaged GaNFast power ICs with integrated cooling pad
3 June 2020
SweGaN named finalist in Nordic region’s Techarena Challenge 2020
2 June 2020
GaAs wafer market growing at 10% CAGR to over $348m by 2025
2 June 2020
1 June 2020
1 June 2020
Kyoto launches compact surface-mounted two-tone photodiode with 400-1700nm wavelength range
May 2020
29 May 2020
Qorvo prices offering of additional $300m of senior notes, upsized from $250m
28 May 2020
Gallium nitride complementary logic on silicon using normally-off transistors
28 May 2020
Qorvo announced proposed offering of additional $250m of senior notes
28 May 2020
Continuous-wave lasing from InGaN microdisk laser diodes on silicon
28 May 2020
Nitride Semiconductors launches 365nm UV-LED chip for semiconductor manufacturing exposure systems
28 May 2020
Nexperia launches AEC-Q101-approved SiGe rectifiers with 120V, 150V and 200V reverse voltages
28 May 2020
27 May 2020
SETi releasing Violeds-based portable air purifiers for coronavirus disinfection
27 May 2020
NeoPhotonics reaffirms Q2 guidance despite US export restrictions
27 May 2020
Infinera leverages Tower’s SiGe BiCMOS in 800Gbs optical engine
27 May 2020
SPTS wins second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
27 May 2020
KLA launches Electronics, Packaging and Components Group
25 May 2020
II-VI Inc reports record quarterly bookings of $840m, 22% above forecast
22 May 2020
GaAs wafer market to grow by 2.27 million tonnes at 14% CAGR through 2024
22 May 2020
Infineon launches modular evaluation platform to test driving options for discrete CoolSiC MOSFETs
22 May 2020
Lower thresholds for indium arsenide quantum dash lasers on silicon
21 May 2020
Phosphorus-free S-band indium arsenide quantum dot lasers on SOI
21 May 2020
University of Tokyo makes record-mobility tin oxide thin films with transparent properties
21 May 2020
Excitonic complexes in 2D semiconductors exploited to achieve optical gain
20 May 2020
LayTec’s EpiTT Band Edge tool used for ZnO substrate temperature and growth rate control in MBE
20 May 2020
LayTec’s reports use of EpiTT FaceT for process control of laser facet passivation in MBE
19 May 2020
Seoul Semiconductor files patent litigation against automotive LED light distributor Onyx
19 May 2020
19 May 2020
18 May 2020
NRL develops GaN-based resonant tunneling diode with beyond-5G performance
18 May 2020
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 12% as COVID-19 exacerbates supply constraints
15 May 2020
Increasing wet etch rate in gallium nitride by thermal enhancement
15 May 2020
Seeking lower-cost non- and semi-polar gallium nitride light-emitters
15 May 2020
Osram launches compact Oslon Piccolo infrared LED for automotive interiors
14 May 2020
Emcore’s cost cutting limits quarterly loss
14 May 2020
GaN Systems releases Class-D audio amplifier and companion SMPS evaluation kit
14 May 2020
Veeco prices private offering of $125m of 3.75% convertible senior notes
14 May 2020
VisIC partners with ZF to develop EV inverters
13 May 2020
Riber revises order book following refusal of export license
13 May 2020
Riber’s Q1 revenue down 19% year-on-year
13 May 2020
CompoundTek joins JEDEC Silicon Photonics Qualification and Reliability Standards Task Group
13 May 2020
Veeco announces proposed private offering of $150m of convertible senior notes
13 May 2020
Teledyne e2v HiRel launches line of 10GHz InGaP gain blocks for X-band
13 May 2020
Anokiwave adds investment and strategy industry veteran to board
13 May 2020
Osram launches Synios S 2222 family of compact LEDs for low- and mid-power applications
12 May 2020
11 May 2020
NeoPhotonics’ Q1 revenue up a greater-than-expected 23% year-on-year to $97.4m
11 May 2020
Aixtron changes composition of Executive Board
11 May 2020
Veeco’s Q1 revenue at high end of revised guidance range
8 May 2020
Skyworks’ March-quarter revenue falls 5% year-on-year to $766.1m
7 May 2020
Veeco announces governance and diversity improvements to board
7 May 2020
Green vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser enabled by curved mirror process
6 May 2020
First Solar to supply 415MW of Series 6 PV modules to Geronimo Energy
6 May 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
6 May 2020
COVID-19 to reduce GaAs revenue in 2020, but recovery could be swift
6 May 2020
4 May 2020
COVID-19 drives smartphone market’s largest year-on-year quarterly revenue drop, to 275.8 million
4 May 2020
Smartphone shipments fall 17% year-on-year in Q1/2020 to 275 million
4 May 2020
Cree’s quarterly revenue falls 10%
1 May 2020
Aixtron’s Q1 revenue falls 40% year-on-year to €41m
1 May 2020
High-index-contrast gratings for III-nitride vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes
April 2020
30 April 2020
Smartphone production falls 10% year-on-year in Q1 and to fall a record 16.5% in Q2
30 April 2020
NREL co-founds US-MAP consortium to speed commercialization of perovskite solar cells
29 April 2020
Samsung and Huawei capture 68% share of global 5G smartphone shipments in Q1
29 April 2020
OIF publishes Implementation Agreement for 400ZR coherent optical interface
29 April 2020
29 April 2020
28 April 2020
Demand for disease prevention products causes shortage across UV-C LED supply chain
28 April 2020
Eta demos GaN-on-GaN epitaxy of vertical power device structures
27 April 2020
AXT’s revenue grows 12.5% in Q1
23 April 2020
EPC adds modules to ‘How to GaN’ video podcast series
23 April 2020
23 April 2020
Dual-layer silicon nitride for threshold engineering gallium nitride transistors
23 April 2020
Riber’s annual revenue grows 7% in 2019
23 April 2020
HexaTech launches DUV-transparent 2-inch AlN substrates
22 April 2020
Nichia wins LED patent infringement lawsuit against HTC Nippon and its distributor
22 April 2020
Sanan IC enhances foundry platform for wide-bandgap power semiconductors
22 April 2020
21 April 2020
21 April 2020
BluGlass raises $4.76m in rights issue
20 April 2020
Rockley appoints Cavendish Laboratory head Andy Parker to board
17 April 2020
Cree prices offering of $500m convertible senior notes
17 April 2020
LayTec’s EpiCurve TT used in AlInN composition control for III-nitride VCSELs
16 April 2020
Magnesium thermal diffusion for normally-on gallium nitride transistors
16 April 2020
Cree offers $500m of convertible senior notes
16 April 2020
16 April 2020
NREL alumna Sarah Kurtz honored by National Academy of Engineering
16 April 2020
16 April 2020
Skyworks launches 5GHz front-end module supporting simultaneous Wi-Fi and LAA protocols
15 April 2020
Source Photonics raises $40m in equity funding
14 April 2020
Skyworks’ March-quarter revenue slightly above midpoint of revised guidance range
14 April 2020
Transphorm introduces SuperGaN power FETs with launch of Gen IV GaN platform
14 April 2020
Infinera enters into agreement with Oaktree; appoints Amy Rice to board
14 April 2020
14 April 2020
Veeco appoints senior VP of global sales and service
13 April 2020
COVID-19 drives recession damaging automotive, consumer electronics and semiconductors globally
10 April 2020
SemiLEDs enters profit as quarterly revenue returns to growth
10 April 2020
RF front-end component market to remain flat in 2020
10 April 2020
Direct-bandgap emission achieved from hexagonal Ge and SiGe alloys
9 April 2020
Anokiwave appoints VP/general manager of Aerospace & Defense portfolio
9 April 2020
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds technology adopted for automotive indoor sterilization
9 April 2020
Boosting output power in aluminium gallium nitride channel transistors
8 April 2020
8 April 2020
Porous GaN firm Porotech completes £1.5m seed round
7 April 2020
China: one in three consumers delay or cancel planned 5G and smartphone purchases
7 April 2020
Firecomms wins German court appeal regarding alleged infringement of Broadcom patent
6 April 2020
Transphorm and Microchip combine GaN and DSP technology
6 April 2020
Smartphone sales fall 14% in February
3 April 2020
COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global high-tech industries
3 April 2020
Cree cuts March-quarter guidance due to greater-than-expected impact from COVID-19
3 April 2020
Skyworks launches front-end module featuring 4x range extension for ultra-low-power IoT applications
2 April 2020
Micro-LED display developer Plessey to work with Facebook
2 April 2020
Fraunhofer ISE director Andreas Bett accepts professorship at University of Freiburg
2 April 2020
Ozone precursor for hafnium dioxide dielectric in gallium nitride transistors
2 April 2020
EPC issues 11th reliability report
2 April 2020
Over 50 smartphone and laptop chargers now enabled by Navitas’ GaNFast technology
2 April 2020
SETi’s Violeds technology provides sterilization of Coronavirus in 30s
2 April 2020
RF GaAs revenue falls nearly 6% in 2019, due to declining smartphone shipments
1 April 2020
Infineon’s SiC module and chip technology powering 250kW PV inverter from Sungrow
1 April 2020
Veeco revises Q1 revenue guidance from $95-120m to $100-105m due to COVID-19
March 2020
31 March 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 March 2020
AXT GaAs substrate customer qualifies new wafer processing facilities
31 March 2020
ALLOS reports wavelength uniformity and reproducibility of 200mm GaN-on-Si epiwafers for micro-LEDs
31 March 2020
NeoPhotonics appoints Barbara Rogan as senior VP & general counsel
31 March 2020
POET receives Tranche 2b payment of US$8.25m from DenseLight buyer
31 March 2020
Cree’s Wolfspeed portfolio adds 650V SiC MOSFETs for broader range of industrial power applications
30 March 2020
Emcore receives 2019 Raytheon IDS 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award
30 March 2020
AOI launches narrow-linewidth 1550nm eye-safe laser for automotive LiDAR
30 March 2020
IQE pre-announces 2019 financial performance in line with November trading update
27 March 2020
Analog Devices withdraws fiscal Q2/2020 guidance in response to COVID-19
27 March 2020
Raytheon recognizes Teledyne e2v HiRel with Supplier Excellence Award
27 March 2020
BluGlass announces rights issue to provide capital to expedite laser diode opportunity
26 March 2020
IQE continuing production at all sites despite COVID-19
26 March 2020
Micro-scaling of indium gallium nitride blue and green light-emitting diodes
26 March 2020
First Solar manufacturing operations continuing at Ohio, Malaysia and Vietnam facilities
26 March 2020
Infineon adds D2PAK real 2-pin packages to CoolSiC Schottky diode family
25 March 2020
Smartphones production may fall up to 30% in first-half 2020
24 March 2020
24 March 2020
Plasma-Therm adds systems engineering expertise with acquisition of UK-based JLS Designs
24 March 2020
24 March 2020
Ecosense acquires Soraa’s assets
24 March 2020
RF semiconductor market growing at 8.5% CAGR from $17.4bn in 2020 to $26.2bn by 2025
23 March 2020
Power GaN device market grows 16% in Q4/2019
23 March 2020
23 March 2020
23 March 2020
LED video display market revenue soars by 34.7% in 2019
20 March 2020
PiTrans project results in AlScN-based SAW resonators for smartphones
20 March 2020
19 March 2020
LayTec’s new InspiRe in-situ tool used for monitoring perovskite formation
19 March 2020
Indium tin oxide as cladding for more efficient green laser diodes
19 March 2020
X-FAB further expands SiC capacity and adds new in-house epi capabilities
19 March 2020
First bufferless 1.5μm III-V lasers grown directly on silicon wafers in Si-photonics
18 March 2020
18 March 2020
Room-temperature bonded GaN/diamond interface improves cooling of HEMTs
18 March 2020
18 March 2020
GTAT and ON Semiconductor sign five-year, $50m deal for production and supply of SiC material
18 March 2020
VisIC launches 100kW motor inverter reference design for 800V power-bus based on D3GaN
18 March 2020
Transphorm’s GaN FETs used in HZZH’s 98%-efficient power module
17 March 2020
KONKA enters micro-LED pilot production with Aixtron AIX G5+ C and AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD systems
17 March 2020
NeoPhotonics unveils complete L-band coherent optics solution to double optical fiber capacity
17 March 2020
Infinera breaks record with 800G transmission over 950km in live network trial
17 March 2020
ClassOne’s Solstice S4 chosen by FBH for electroplating and wafer surface processing
17 March 2020
Eta develops 4” semi-insulating GaN wafers
17 March 2020
EPC launches first product in new ePower Stage IC family
16 March 2020
Microchip expands SiC family of 700, 1200 and 1700V SBD-based power modules
16 March 2020
Keysight adds radiated EMI pre-compliance to PathWave Advanced Design System
16 March 2020
Skyworks and Qorvo reduce March-quarter guidance by about 6% due to impact of COVID-19
16 March 2020
Q1/2020 smartphone production forecast cut again, from 12% down to 13.3% down year-on-year
16 March 2020
Qorvo wins GTI Award for RF Fusion 5G chipset
13 March 2020
C-band InP DFB lasers from CST Global incorporated into imec’s iSiPP platform
13 March 2020
Bridgelux launches eighth generation of COB LEDs, deliver 185lm/W efficacy at 3000K 80 CRI
13 March 2020
13 March 2020
Odyssey names former MACOM executive Alex Behfar as executive chairman & acting CEO
12 March 2020
Broadex sampling 400G QSFP-DD DR4 transceiver based on silicon photonics
12 March 2020
Riber’s Michel Picault to resign as member of Executive Board
12 March 2020
12 March 2020
Aluminium gallium nitride on silicon carbide for ultraviolet diodes
12 March 2020
Rockley Photonics gains investment from Ahren Innovation Capital
12 March 2020
12 March 2020
MACOM launches 25G APD photodiode and 25G Fabry-Perot laser for next-gen 5G and data-center networks
12 March 2020
12 March 2020
12 March 2020
Mission Microwave’s GaN-based BUCs support Envistacom’s SatCom terminal upgrade program
11 March 2020
Power Integrations expands range of InnoSwitch3 ICs incorporating robust 750V GaN transistors
11 March 2020
MACOM extends TIA portfolio spanning 100-800G
11 March 2020
ON Semiconductor launches 900V and 1200V SiC MOSFETs for demanding applications
11 March 2020
Everlight launches UVC LED series for medical treatment, water and air purification/sterilization
11 March 2020
Inphi launches first 800Gbps PAM4 electro-optics platform for megascale data centers and AI networks
11 March 2020
Tower’s SiGe technology adopted by Renesas for production of SatCom RFICs
11 March 2020
Lumentum launches high-power pump lasers for undersea optical applications
11 March 2020
11 March 2020
Furukawa develops pump source for forward Raman amplifiers, boosting speed and extending reach
11 March 2020
Osram’s new Synios P2720 Converted Red LED improves visibility in dense fog
10 March 2020
Sanan IC expands foundry manufacturing services for global optical market
10 March 2020
Plessey extends Data-Vµ micro-LED product family with passive-matrix micro-display
10 March 2020
10 March 2020
10 March 2020
10 March 2020
Emcore introduces Optiva Q/V-Band and Next-Gen Extended L-Band fiber-optic links
10 March 2020
Emcore launches Model 1997 6GHz uncooled coaxial laser module for 5G wireless
10 March 2020
MACOM live streaming product demos in lieu of attending OFC
9 March 2020
Marelli partners with Transphorm
9 March 2020
9 March 2020
9 March 2020
QSFP-DD800 MSA group announces initial hardware spec
9 March 2020
9 March 2020
Four California projects sold by First Solar go to Longroad Energy
6 March 2020
SK Siltron completes acquisition of DuPont’s SiC wafer division
6 March 2020
ST to acquire majority stake in Exagan
5 March 2020
Barium titanate and aluminium gallium nitride power electronics
4 March 2020
Growing ε polytype gallium oxide with gallium nitride
4 March 2020
Transphorm raises $21m and completes reverse merger
4 March 2020
Indium phosphide buffers on silicon for III-V laser diodes and data photonics
3 March 2020
EVG establishes Heterogeneous Integration Competence Center
2 March 2020
2 March 2020
February 2020
28 February 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
27 February 2020
Fairview unveils Class AB high-power amplifiers with optional heatsinks
27 February 2020
Optical Society names Kei May Lau as recipient of 2020 Nick Holonyak Jr Award
27 February 2020
27 February 2020
III-V photodetectors integrated with silicon-on-insulator transistors
27 February 2020
27 February 2020
Skyworks unveils high-power front-end modules for Wi-Fi 6 applications
27 February 2020
Monolithic indium arsenide quantum dot avalanche photodiode on silicon
26 February 2020
Picosun delivers production ALD systems to Asia for solid-state lighting device manufacturing
26 February 2020
SweGaN selected as one of Nordic Cleantech Open top 25 most innovative start-ups
26 February 2020
Nexperia partners with Ricardo to produce technology demonstrator for GaN-based EV inverter
26 February 2020
STAr acquires Accel-RF to expand scope of reliability test
26 February 2020
Astrum LT chooses LayTec’s EpiX wafer mapper for VCSEL manufacturing
26 February 2020
GaN Systems showcasing new products at APEC 2020
26 February 2020
25 February 2020
Anokiwave announces full commercial release of third-generation 5G mmW IC family
25 February 2020
25 February 2020
25 February 2020
CST Global develops QKD emitter and detector technologies for unhackable network communications
25 February 2020
Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult becomes Competence Centre for ECPE Network
25 February 2020
SweGaN grows revenue 300% year-on-year in 2019
25 February 2020
Qorvo completes acquisition of Decawave
24 February 2020
Global 5G smartphone shipments to grow tenfold to 199 million in 2020
21 February 2020
AXT’s Q4 revenue down 17% year-on-year, driven by drop in GaAs and Ge substrate sales
20 February 2020
Monolithic indium gallium nitride white light-emitting diode
20 February 2020
ST and TSMC collaborate to accelerate market adoption of GaN-based products
20 February 2020
Teledyne e2v HiRel and GaN Systems unveil high-reliability 100V GaN power HEMT
20 February 2020
Vixar unveils 10W VCSEL chip for 3D sensing
19 February 2020
POET receives Tranche 2a payment of US$4.75m from DenseLight buyer
19 February 2020
Qorvo completes acquisition of Custom MMIC
19 February 2020
Comtech receives $8.8m contract for Ka-band in-flight connectivity solid-state amplifiers
18 February 2020
18 February 2020
Navitas’ 65W GaNFast charger power ICs chosen by Xiaomi for Mi 10 Pro smartphone
17 February 2020
Veeco’s revenue rebounds in Q4, as cost cutting yields a second quarter of profit
17 February 2020
3D imaging and sensing market growing at 20% CAGR to $15bn in 2025
17 February 2020
Meaglow receives order for 50th hollow-cathode gas plasma source
17 February 2020
Palomar moves to new global HQ, expanding to 110,000ft2 of manufacturing and contract assembly labs
14 February 2020
Veeco launches Lumina As/P MOCVD platform
13 February 2020
13 February 2020
Probing vertical conduction in indium selenide field-effect transistors
13 February 2020
TMD takes stake in GaN power amplifier maker Diamond Microwave
13 February 2020
Transphorm showcasing market adoption of high-voltage GaN power at APEC
13 February 2020
12 February 2020
12 February 2020
Emcore completes sale and leaseback of Concord facility, generating $12.8m
12 February 2020
Emcore hits adjusted EBITDA break-even two quarters ahead of schedule, aided by OpEx cuts
11 February 2020
Anokiwave expands in San Diego to larger offices and new mmW lab
11 February 2020
Skyworks working with Wi-Fi Alliance to develop Wi-Fi 6E products for 5.925-7.125GHz range
10 February 2020
SemiQ launches 650V, 1200V and 1700V SiC Schottky diode family
10 February 2020
10 February 2020
AOI launches 25Gbps LWDM cooled TO-packaged lasers for 5G front-haul
10 February 2020
7 February 2020
6 February 2020
Plessey partners with Axus to process GaN-on-Si monolithic micro-LED displays
6 February 2020
Osram adds 65W single-channel pulsed infrared laser for short-range LiDAR in autonomous driving
6 February 2020
Developing complementary p-channel transistors for GaN-on-silicon power
6 February 2020
US Marine Corps orders additional Northrop Grumman AN/TPS-80 radar systems
6 February 2020
VPIphotonics and Infinera cooperate to streamline design process for InP PICs
6 February 2020
Vixar launches multi-junction VCSEL technology for 3D sensing
6 February 2020
Osram launches 3W blue laser for stage lighting applications
5 February 2020
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 8% sequentially to $896m
5 February 2020
Plessey and WaveOptics partner on micro-LED display technology for smart glasses
5 February 2020
Comtech PST receives $3.1m contract for GaN-based high-power amplifier systems
4 February 2020
POET completes Optical Interposer development project
4 February 2020
4 February 2020
3 February 2020
University of Sheffield spins off EpiPix to develop and commercialize micro-LED technology
3 February 2020
NeoPhotonics samples high-power SOAs and narrow-linewidth lasers for coherent LiDAR transceivers
3 February 2020
BluGlass presenting paper at Photonics West on manufacturing high-performance lasers using RPCVD
3 February 2020
3 February 2020
UVphotonics showcasing custom UV LEDs and modules at Photonics West
3 February 2020
II-VI showcasing portfolio of product and technology innovations at Photonics West and BiOS Expo
3 February 2020
Altum RF certified to ISO 9001 for evaluation of quality management system
January 2020
31 January 2020
AKHAN issued US patent for fabricating monolithically integrated diamond semiconductors
31 January 2020
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 January 2020
30 January 2020
Patterned sapphire silica substrate for ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
29 January 2020
Riber grows annual revenue by 7% to another record of €33.4m in 2019, driven by 31% growth in Q4
29 January 2020
Cree appoints Glenda Dorchak to board
28 January 2020
CompoundTek launches Southeast Asia’s first silicon photonics testing services hub in Singapore
28 January 2020
Flisom chooses LayTec mapping inspection tool for CIGS PV module quality control
27 January 2020
Singulus receives €50m order from CNBM subsidiary for CIGS solar module production systems
27 January 2020
27 January 2020
Nitride Semiconductor wins UV LED patent lawsuits in USA against RayVio
24 January 2020
23 January 2020
Enhancing AlGaN hole injection with germanium-doped tunnel junctions
23 January 2020
Shin-Etsu licenses Qromis’ GaN substrate technology
23 January 2020
Nakamura to receive National Academy of Sciences 2020 Award for Industrial Application of Science
22 January 2020
TDK Ventures invests in GaN laser light firm SLD Laser
21 January 2020
UMS’ GaN & GaAs PDKs for Pathwave ADS support enhanced thermal capability
21 January 2020
21 January 2020
GaN Systems’ power transistors used in Siemens’ new low-voltage Simatic Micro-Drive product line
20 January 2020
Fraunhofer IAF reports record 640GHz InGaAs MOSHEMT transistors
20 January 2020
Osram launches new generation of Oslon Square Hyper Red LEDs for horticulture lighting
20 January 2020
Lumileds appoints auto industry veteran Matt Roney to lead Automotive business unit
17 January 2020
17 January 2020
LayTec EpiTT used to optimize MBE growth of InP-based quantum cascade lasers
17 January 2020
LayTec’s EpiTT FaceT chosen by high-power laser maker for yield improvement
16 January 2020
Pasternack launches Class AB high-power amplifiers up to 200W for bands from 20MHz to 18GHz
16 January 2020
GaN Systems named in 2020 Global Cleantech 100 list
16 January 2020
Indium selenide expands potential of 2D optoelectronic structures
16 January 2020
ON Semiconductor signs LiDAR collaboration MOU with SOS LAB
15 January 2020
Midsummer announces completion of first installation of Bender SunWave solar roof panels
15 January 2020
Littelfuse launches Gate Drive Evaluation Platform to speed design of SiC-based power converters
15 January 2020
ROHM’s SiCrystal wins $120m multi-year deal to supply 150mm silicon carbide wafers to ST
15 January 2020
Osram’s new Oslon Boost HM LED enables ultra-slim designs for headlights
15 January 2020
Palomar presenting low-latency manufacturing for LiDAR at Photonics West
14 January 2020
14 January 2020
NeoPhotonics samples 400ZR ClearLight OSFP coherent transceivers for Cloud data-center interconnects
13 January 2020
10 January 2020
Imec demos scalable III-V and III-N devices on silicon, targeting beyond-5G RF front-end modules
10 January 2020
10 January 2020
Entegris acquires CMP slurry manufacturer Sinmat
10 January 2020
10 January 2020
Inphi surpasses milestone of 100,000 COLORZ units shipped
9 January 2020
MICLEDI raises €4.5m from imec.xpand, PMV and FIDIMEC
9 January 2020
9 January 2020
Thermal droop in indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
9 January 2020
9 January 2020
Source Photonics appoints Weiming Li as president & CEO
9 January 2020
JinkoSolar partners with Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources
8 January 2020
Seoul Semiconductor and Viosys showcase first 1-pixel µLED enabling 42-220” 4K-resolution TV
8 January 2020
Qorvo launches complete V2X front-end, including first Band 47/Wi-Fi BAW coexistence filter
8 January 2020
AXT adds finance executive to board
8 January 2020
Qorvo launches first solution that seamlessly integrates Wi-Fi 6 and IoT
8 January 2020
Qorvo expands cellular IoT portfolio
8 January 2020
II-VI wins Excellent Core Partner Award from FiberHome
8 January 2020
Griffin unveils compact, fast USB-C wall chargers enhanced with power delivery and GaN technology
8 January 2020
Skyworks’ wireless engines powering smart home security systems
7 January 2020
Qorvo supports Wi-Fi Alliance expansion into 6GHz spectrum with Wi-Fi 6E
7 January 2020
Qorvo launches first Wi-Fi 6 iFEM with BAW filter to deliver whole-home coverage
7 January 2020
Qorvo’s IoT transceiver chip enables simultaneous operation of all open, smart home protocols
7 January 2020
Emcore agrees sale and leaseback deal for Concord MEMS facility
7 January 2020
AUKEY debuts GaN-based power chargers at CES
7 January 2020
First Solar reaches agreement to settle pending class action lawsuit
6 January 2020
Sanan IC appoints Plextek RFI as GaAs MMIC design services partner for 5G
6 January 2020
Skyworks powering 5G Massive IoT applications
6 January 2020
6 January 2020
Osram and Rinspeed unveil mobility technologies at CES in MetroSnap concept vehicle
3 January 2020
pSemi’s former CEO Jim Cable retires as chairman & chief technology officer
2 January 2020
Veeco promotes chief accounting officer & treasurer to CFO
2 January 2020
Navitas wins Innovation Star award from Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, as well as investment-intent agreement
