News Archive
December 2021
29 December 2021
Qorvo expands suite of wideband PAs for EW and radar applications
29 December 2021
Effect of Auger electron–hole asymmetry on efficiency droop in InGaN QW LEDs
28 December 2021
InP market to grow at 11.9% CAGR to $13.4bn by 2030
23 December 2021
Navitas GaN ICs upgraded from 650V to 700V for continuous operation
23 December 2021
Seoul Semiconductor exhibiting light sources at CES
21 December 2021
21 December 2021
QEPrize awarded to Akasaki, Nakamura, Holonyak, Craford and Dupuis
21 December 2021
GaN Systems and partners tackle Net Zero Challenge
20 December 2021
ams OSRAM selling horticulture lighting systems business Fluence to Signify
20 December 2021
AmpliTech completes acquisition of Spectrum Semiconductor Materials
20 December 2021
GaN Systems showcases smallest GaN fast charger at CES
20 December 2021
Seoul Viosys debuting WICOP mc metaverse VR display technology at CES
20 December 2021
ams OSRAM launches smallest multi-zone dToF modules for precise distance measurement
17 December 2021
Oxford Instruments’ Atomfab ALD system production-qualified at GaN power electronics device maker
17 December 2021
Nitride Semiconductor verifies inactivating effect of UVC-LEDs on coronavirus
17 December 2021
SmartKem collaborating with UCSB’s Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center
17 December 2021
Veeco announces new $150m senior secured credit facility
17 December 2021
UTEP receives $917,000 US Air Force grant to develop gallium oxide materials
16 December 2021
Riber receives European order for MBE 412 cluster system
16 December 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
16 December 2021
Vector Photonics appoints Olek Kowalski as principal development engineer
16 December 2021
alpitronic uses Infineon’s EasyPACK CoolSiC modules in 50kW hypercharger
16 December 2021
Navitas samples GaN power ICs for data-center, solar and EV customers
16 December 2021
ST launches first PowerGaN products for more energy-efficient, slimmer power supplies
16 December 2021
VisIC and hofer powertrain develop 3-Level 800V GaN inverter in EVs
15 December 2021
15 December 2021
Winners announced for GaN Systems Cup 2021 China Power Supply Society design competition
15 December 2021
Hot performance from InGaN red μLED
15 December 2021
Teledyne e2v HiRel releases catalog radiation-tolerant 20GHz SPDT absorptive RF switch
15 December 2021
Bosch starting volume production of silicon carbide chips
15 December 2021
MICLEDI produces micro-LED arrays for AR glasses on 300mm CMOS wafers
14 December 2021
Aixtron partners in EU project YESvGaN
14 December 2021
onsemi Roznov wins Zlín Region manufacturing innovation award
14 December 2021
Automotive LED market growing 31.8% to $3.51bn in 2021
14 December 2021
ST launches third generation of STPOWER SiC MOSFETs
14 December 2021
k-Space launches kSA ACE metrology instrument
13 December 2021
EPC launches 100V, 65A ePower Chipset for 48V DC-DC conversion and motor drives
13 December 2021
Transphorm raises $12.9m from MCM Investment
13 December 2021
Imec demos monolithic integration of Schottky diodes and depletion-mode HEMTs with 200V GaN IC
13 December 2021
Transphorm co-founder & CTO Umesh Mishra awarded IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
13 December 2021
Sivers Photonics receives SEK5.3m in orders for custom photonics devices
13 December 2021
Wolfspeed hires Texas Instruments veteran as VP of backend operations
13 December 2021
II-VI Inc completes $990m offering of notes
9 December 2021
Qorvo announces proposed offering of senior notes
9 December 2021
Intel Research Center for Integrated Photonics for Data Center Interconnects opened
9 December 2021
GeSn-on-insulator platform for lasing
9 December 2021
Navitas opens design center in China focused on enabling GaN-based data-centers
9 December 2021
Innoscience inaugurates ASML lithography scanner
8 December 2021
Microchip providing SiC MOSFETs and digital gate drivers to Mersen
8 December 2021
EPC launches 100V, 23mΩ eGaN power transistor for high-power-density power conversion and LiDAR
8 December 2021
Altum RF announces sales rep agreement with HUTEC
8 December 2021
NTU Singapore launches Quantum Science and Engineering Centre
8 December 2021
Aixtron partnering in EU project TRANSFORM
7 December 2021
Infinitesima launches Metron3D in-line metrology platform
6 December 2021
Beneq unveils ALD systems for 300mm and compound semiconductor device fabrication
6 December 2021
Aixtron partners in EU doctoral program QUANTIMONY
3 December 2021
HG completes share placement to boost R&D
3 December 2021
3 December 2021
CSconnected sponsors Wales regional session at UK CBI Annual Conference
3 December 2021
Comtech awarded $1.2m follow-on order for Ka-band airborne SSPA/BUC
3 December 2021
Toyoda Gosei develops full-color LED vehicle interior lamps
3 December 2021
Nexperia using Aixtron equipment as it enters silicon carbide power electronics market
3 December 2021
Lumentum receives Best Comprehensive Performance Award from ZTE
3 December 2021
II-VI announces proposed $990m offering of notes
2 December 2021
2 December 2021
Vector Photonics a finalist at Scottish Business Insider ‘Deals & Dealmakers Awards’
1 December 2021
New MOCVD wafer carrier defect analysis feature added to kSA Emissometer
1 December 2021
Microchip expands GaN RF power portfolio
1 December 2021
Soitec and Mersen partner to develop poly-SiC substrates for EV market
1 December 2021
Transphorm releases second totem-pole evaluation board with Microchip’s DSP technology
1 December 2021
Annual 6-inch SiC wafer demand for EVs to reach 1.69 million units in 2025
1 December 2021
TRUMPF VCSEL heating system accelerates sustainable Li-battery production
1 December 2021
Soitec acquires NOVASiC to aid industrialization of SmartSiC for automotive and industrial markets
November 2021
30 November 2021
CSconnected appoints development manager
30 November 2021
Smartphone production grows just 5.7% in Q3 due to supply chain-related component shortages
30 November 2021
Navitas concludes $30m forward-purchase transaction
30 November 2021
Vector Photonics appoints principal design engineer
30 November 2021
UV LED market to grow to $2.466bn in 2026, driven by impact of COVID-19
30 November 2021
Navitas drives Xiaomi’s new ultrafast-charging Note 11 Pro+ smartphone
29 November 2021
ALD equipment market growing at 12% CAGR to $680m in 2026
29 November 2021
Tyndall’s Corbett awarded IOP Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal
29 November 2021
5N Plus’ president & CEO steps down
29 November 2021
SemiLEDs’ full-year revenue falls 23%
26 November 2021
ST and A*STAR’s IME team on silicon carbide R&D for automotive and industrial power electronics
25 November 2021
25 November 2021
Defect-tolerant type-II QW lasers on silicon
25 November 2021
HG makes strategic investment in GaN Systems
24 November 2021
GaN Systems and USI partner to co-develop power modules for EVs
24 November 2021
POET’s Q3 sample deliveries slowed by industry supply chain challenges
24 November 2021
IQE’s full-year 2021 constant-currency revenue to be down 8%
24 November 2021
MACOM promotes VP of Asia sales to new role of China president
24 November 2021
II-VI Inc’s Julie Eng and Chris Cole elected Optica Fellows
22 November 2021
Lightsource bp and bp order up to 5.4GW of First Solar modules
22 November 2021
SEI launches high-power GaN devices for X-band radar
22 November 2021
IQE appoints Americo Lemos as CEO
22 November 2021
AmpliTech acquiring Spectrum Semiconductor Materials
19 November 2021
Navitas honored at CES 2022 Innovation Awards
18 November 2021
Aehr Test Systems joins PowerAmerica Institute
18 November 2021
GaN Systems raises $150m in growth capital funding
18 November 2021
POET appoints board sub-committee to plan Nasdaq listing
18 November 2021
Automotive electronics maker UAES recognizes ROHM as preferred supplier of SiC power solutions
18 November 2021
InP-lithium niobate hybrid laser
18 November 2021
Comtech PST awarded $1.8m contract for high-power solid-state amplifiers
18 November 2021
Acorn and UCLouvain professor collaborate on RF FD-SOI project
18 November 2021
Guerrilla RF raises extra $4.4m in subsequent closings of private placement
18 November 2021
Navitas and Anker sign strategic partnership for next-gen mobile fast chargers
18 November 2021
II-VI reports record quarterly bookings of $939m and backlog of $1.4bn
17 November 2021
17 November 2021
pSemi files 1000th patent application
17 November 2021
Altum RF announces sales rep agreement with HITECH
17 November 2021
Smartphone production to return to pre-pandemic level in 2022
17 November 2021
Transphorm turns profit as quarterly product revenue grows 30% year-on-year
17 November 2021
GaN power IC firm Navitas doubles sales volume year-on-year in Q3
17 November 2021
Lumentum launches multi-junction addressable VCSEL arrays for long-range LiDAR
16 November 2021
Vector Photonics appoints development engineer, responsible for active testing of PCSEL devices
15 November 2021
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue hit more than expected by semiconductor shortage
15 November 2021
Skyworks reports record quarterly and full-year revenue and earnings
12 November 2021
Qorvo reports record quarterly revenue and EPS
12 November 2021
UCSB’s Shuji Nakamura receives Goldstein Energy Lecture Award from ASME
12 November 2021
Metal modulated AlGaN superlattices
12 November 2021
SAS makes $15m investment in Transphorm as part of strategic partnership
11 November 2021
Aixtron’s revenue almost doubles in Q3/2021
11 November 2021
Lumileds launches first road-legal H4-LED headlight bulb for retrofitting halogen
10 November 2021
Lumileds launches LUXEON 5050 HE LED
10 November 2021
Vector Photonics completes LOCAL project
10 November 2021
Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV multi-kW-class power FET gains AEC-Q101 qualification
10 November 2021
Transphorm completes $23m private placement with KKR and US institutional investors
10 November 2021
Gallium Semi chooses Nijmegen for European R&D center
9 November 2021
Veeco’s Q3 revenue up 34% year-on-year to $150m
9 November 2021
Diodes Inc and Transphorm introduce 130W ACF SuperGaN USB-C PD adapter evaluation kit
9 November 2021
Chinese epi firm Tianyu chooses II-VI as primary SiC substrate supplier
9 November 2021
EPC adds 1kW, 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter for eBikes, eMotion, drones and robots
8 November 2021
5N Plus completes acquisition of AZUR SPACE for €74.6m
8 November 2021
Veeco repurchasing $111.5m of 2.70% convertible senior notes due 2023
8 November 2021
Sundiode achieves full-color micro-displays based on stacked 3-color micro-LEDs
8 November 2021
Nexperia expands wide-bandgap range by entering high-power silicon carbide diode market
8 November 2021
AXT’s year-to-date InP revenue grows 46% year-on-year
8 November 2021
Navitas launches third-generation GaN power IC with GaNSense technology
8 November 2021
SFP-DD MSA Group announces new SFP112 and SFP-DD112 specs
5 November 2021
III-V Epi participating in Innovate UK-funded SHARK-VECSEL atomic-clock project
5 November 2021
GaN epi startup IVWorks raises $17.4m in Series C round
5 November 2021
Lumentum acquiring NeoPhotonics for $918m
4 November 2021
Riber’s revenue grows 10% in Q3 to €6.6m
4 November 2021
Navitas’ co-founder & COO/CTO giving keynote at IEEE WiPDA
4 November 2021
AlN passivation for InGaN micro-LEDs
4 November 2021
Orchard Audio uses GaN Systems’ transistors in Class-D audio products
4 November 2021
Qorvo acquires silicon carbide power semiconductor supplier UnitedSiC
4 November 2021
Qorvo appoints Philip Chesley as president of IDP to succeed James Klein
4 November 2021
Wolfspeed quarterly revenue up 35.6% year-on-year
3 November 2021
Ganvix and ITRI form JV to commercialize GaN VCSELs
3 November 2021
POET raises US$14m from 2016 warrants
3 November 2021
Veeco releases Sustainability Report
2 November 2021
SemiQ launches second-generation silicon carbide power switch
2 November 2021
EPC launches 2kW two-phase 48V/12V DC-DC bidirectional converter demo board
2 November 2021
POET agrees first phase of laser supply deal for Optical Interposer platform
2 November 2021
Seoul Semi’s SunLike natural spectrum LEDs chosen by LEDVANCE
2 November 2021
Navitas presents at 2021 Xiaomi Portfolio Demo Day
2 November 2021
II-VI participating at ECOC 2021 Exhibition Virtual Catch Up
2 November 2021
onsemi completes acquisition of GTAT
1 November 2021
FBH exhibiting at Space Tech Expo Europe
1 November 2021
National SiC facility at University of Arkansas gains $5m more in grants from US Army
1 November 2021
Skorpios presents co-packaged optics at ACP 2021
1 November 2021
Midsummer receives €38m in Italian grants to set up solar roof production plant in Bari
October 2021
31 October 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 October 2021
Riber receives €1m order for MBE upgrade in Europe
28 October 2021
GaN Systems’ driver built into higher-power Philips SON-T LED bulbs
28 October 2021
28 October 2021
ams OSRAM unveils first batwing optic LEDs for horticulture applications
28 October 2021
ams OSRAM expands VCSEL portfolio for ToF 3D sensing
28 October 2021
Guerrilla RF goes public in reverse merger and raises over $7m in private placement
27 October 2021
BluGlass’ optical facet and metallization laser diode design iterations now in post-epi production
27 October 2021
5N Plus’ acquisition of AZUR SPACE receives regulatory approval
27 October 2021
Shipment of notebooks with mini-LED backlighting to reach 5 million in 2022
27 October 2021
EPC adds 40V, 1.3mΩ eGaN FET for high-power-density telecom, netcom and computing solutions
27 October 2021
Lumileds boosts LUXEON HL2X lumen maintenance, longevity and color stability
27 October 2021
NCSU uses semi-bulk growth of InGaN templates to push emission wavelength into green gap
27 October 2021
RF GaN firm Gallium Semi appoints VP of networks
26 October 2021
Naprotek acquires RF/microwave assembly & test firm SemiGen
26 October 2021
SMART uses intrinsic defects to form indium-rich quantum dots yielding long-wavelength InGaN LEDs
26 October 2021
Wolfspeed and Biophysical Economics Institute demonstrate SiC’s superiority for energy efficiency
26 October 2021
GaN to surpass 50% penetration in fast-charge market in 2025
26 October 2021
Kaadas leverages ams OSRAM dToF sensor to deliver intelligent e-locks
26 October 2021
Skyworks launches low-profile, multi-band massive IoT front-end module
25 October 2021
ROHM and Zhenghai to establish China-based SiC power module JV
25 October 2021
Marktech launches first SWIR emitters in chip-scale package
22 October 2021
22 October 2021
III-V Epi exhibiting at UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase
22 October 2021
22 October 2021
Silicon nanocrystal white LED progress
21 October 2021
Lumentum launches first 10W flood illuminator modules for next-gen 3D sensing
21 October 2021
Apple Airpods shipments to reach 85 million in 2022
21 October 2021
GaN Systems’ transistors used in 240W AC charger in Dell’s new 15” gaming laptop
21 October 2021
Ascent Solar’s custom-designed CIGS PV retains 92% of original power during space flight experiment
21 October 2021
Navitas begins trading on Nasdaq as NVTS debuts after seven years as start-up
21 October 2021
Transphorm appoints experienced general counsel to board
21 October 2021
IQE forms strategic partnership with GlobalFoundries
20 October 2021
Phononic announces full customer and manufacturing qualification at Fabrinet
20 October 2021
Windstream partners with II-VI Inc
20 October 2021
Navitas completes Live Oak II business combination; rings Nasdaq opening bell
19 October 2021
Imec and EUROPRACTICE announce winners of 2021 GaN-IC technology design contest
19 October 2021
Vector Photonics wins Royal Academy of Engineering award for outstanding contribution to engineering
19 October 2021
EPC launches 50W, 12V to 60V eGaN FET-based synchronous boost converter
19 October 2021
II-VI Inc powers all European sites with 100% renewable electricity
19 October 2021
19 October 2021
Wolfspeed’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs to be adopted by Shanghai’s ZINSIGHT
19 October 2021
Porotech creates first native-red InGaN micro-display
15 October 2021
Relaxed InGaN for green/red light emission
15 October 2021
Lumentum awards 16 scholarships in first annual Diversity Scholarship program
15 October 2021
Veeco receives multi-system order for new dual-technology platform
15 October 2021
Sivers Semiconductors to acquire 5G mmWave firm MixComm for $135-155m
14 October 2021
Picosun reports batch process results from Morpher ALD system acceptance runs
13 October 2021
Transphorm wins $1.4m DARPA contract to build on work with ONR
13 October 2021
Epitaxy equipment market growing at 8% CAGR to $1.1bn in 2026
12 October 2021
Vector Photonics demonstrates four wavelengths on monolithic 1.3μm data-center PCSEL chip
12 October 2021
Power and compound fab capacity to top record 10 million wafers per month in 2023
12 October 2021
IQE selects Critical Manufacturing MES to integrate processes across global production sites
12 October 2021
EPC announces new textbook ‘GaN Power Devices and Applications’
12 October 2021
Airbus Zephyr Solar sets HAPS altitude record of 76,100ft
11 October 2021
NREL’s thermal management design boosts power density of SiC inverters for heavy-duty vehicles
11 October 2021
University of Oklahoma challenges Shockley-Queisser limit to solar cell efficiency
8 October 2021
Navitas China opens new office in Shenzhen
8 October 2021
University of New Mexico creates first monolayer silicon carbide
8 October 2021
Infineon module and chip technology used in most powerful 1500V PV string inverter
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
ROHM launches 75W high-optical-output laser diode for LiDAR, AGVs, robots
7 October 2021
Navitas and Live Oak II add $18m to PIPE, raising total proceeds to $173m
7 October 2021
AmpliTech to open MMIC chip design center in Texas by year-end
7 October 2021
Transphorm’s strategic partner Yaskawa converts $15.6m of debt into common stock
7 October 2021
Ruthenium gate for InP MOSFETs
7 October 2021
NSF grants $18m to build national SiC research and fabrication facility at University of Arkansas
7 October 2021
NSF awards Michigan $1.8m to develop room-temperature, controllable quantum nanomaterials
7 October 2021
Nitride Semiconductors granted micro-UV-LED related patents in Europe and USA
6 October 2021
Guerrilla RF and X-Microwave partner on modular RF designs, reducing prototyping and simulation time
6 October 2021
Precision OT’s Advanced Engineering Group gains nine US patents
6 October 2021
GaN Systems’ transistors used in HARMAN’s InfinityLab 65W wall charger
6 October 2021
TRUMPF Photonic Components ships two billionth VCSEL/photodiode product
6 October 2021
POET announces design win and purchase order for 100G CWDM4 and 100G LR4 optical engines
6 October 2021
Wolfspeed to develop and supply silicon carbide power devices for GM’s future EV programs
6 October 2021
II-VI wins ECOC’s Most Innovative Product/Optical Integration award
5 October 2021
HKUST demonstrates high-performance photodetector grown on SOI for silicon photonics
4 October 2021
Cree becomes Wolfspeed, trading on NYSE under new ticker ‘WOLF’
4 October 2021
Meister Abrasives introduces Ultra-Fine 6 grinding wheel for silicon carbide
4 October 2021
Montpellier’s NanoMIR group orders Riber MBE system for antimonide research
4 October 2021
Pre-Switch moves to new headquarters
4 October 2021
Cambridge GaN Devices named Tech Scale-Up of the Year
4 October 2021
Oxford Instruments and ITRI cooperating on compound semiconductor research
1 October 2021
GaN power device market to grow 73% to $83m in 2021
1 October 2021
EPC’s eGaN FETs used by innosonix in high-end audio amplifier
1 October 2021
GaN Systems’ 100V E-mode transistors used by EPowerlabs
1 October 2021
Princeton Infrared announces Phase II SBIR award to develop high-res SWIR electro-optical seeker
September 2021
30 September 2021
Sivers to develop CW-WDM MSA-compliant DFB laser arrays supporting Ayar’s optical I/Os
30 September 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 September 2021
POET launches products and Optical Interposer platform in China
29 September 2021
Navitas and Compuware partner to upgrade data-center power supplies
29 September 2021
Direct-epi InP QD micro-disk lasers on silicon
28 September 2021
Freedom launches aura product line with 2.5W diffraction-limited 1550nm lasers and SOAs
28 September 2021
II-VI Inc wins Excellent Partner Awards from Sumitomo
28 September 2021
Vector’s CEO to be guest ‘Opening up Photonics’ panellist at Photonex 2021
28 September 2021
III-V Epi supplying epitaxial structures to Vector Photonics’
28 September 2021
Showa Denko agrees long-term SiC epi supply contract with Toshiba
28 September 2021
27 September 2021
FBH presents new diode laser and UV LED developments at Photonics Days 2021
27 September 2021
Axcelis ships full family of Purion SiC Power Series implanters to power device makers
27 September 2021
24 September 2021
Navitas and BRUSA announce technology development partnership
24 September 2021
GaN Systems launches 3kW bridgeless totem pole PFC + LLC resonant converter power supply unit
22 September 2021
Skyworks launches switches & LNA front-end modules
22 September 2021
CSC participating in €1.7m PowerElec project on metrology tools for wide-bandgap quality control
22 September 2021
Indium arsenide quantum dot laser for E-band dry fiber
22 September 2021
Enkris demonstrates CMOS-compatible high-voltage GaN-on-Si HEMT epi reaching 300mm
22 September 2021
Intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4 found to have large bandgap in QAH state
21 September 2021
Live Oak II’s registration statement for business combination with Navitas declared effective by SEC
21 September 2021
BluGlass appoints US-based ex-Soraa/nLIGHT/Coherent/JDSU veteran as president
21 September 2021
EPC adds 40V, 1.6mΩ eGaN FET for high-power-density telecom, netcom and computing solutions
20 September 2021
TI’s GaN used in Delta’s enterprise server power supplies for data centers
20 September 2021
PIRT wins $1m, one-year Air Force Armament Directorate award
20 September 2021
17 September 2021
Odyssey announces CEO transition and appointment of John Edmunds as chairman
17 September 2021
pSemi opens Taiwan branch office
16 September 2021
Increased current for red InGaN μLEDs
16 September 2021
Cree | Wolfspeed to transfer from Nasdaq to NYSE
16 September 2021
NSF grants $25m to fund new Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand
16 September 2021
AKHAN appoints chairman Tom Lacey as interim CEO
16 September 2021
IQE’s first-half 2021 GaAs revenue grows 30%, offsetting drops for GaN-on-SiC and Photonics
15 September 2021
TRUMPF launches ViBO VCSEL laser platform
15 September 2021
Vector appoints business development director for North America
15 September 2021
MACOM demos latest products for 5G and data-center applications at CIOE
14 September 2021
Tagore launches 10-100W second-generation RF switches
14 September 2021
Seoul Semi launching WICOP TE for headlamps with thermal management effect for EVs
14 September 2021
14 September 2021
POET ships first optical engine samples to customers
14 September 2021
Vector’s 1310nm PCSEL demonstrate 40dB SMSR
14 September 2021
UnitedSiC expands 750V SiC FET range, including 6mΩ option
14 September 2021
GaN Systems signs capacity agreement with BMW
13 September 2021
II-VI joins SmartTunable MSA Group for wavelength-tunable transceivers as founding member
13 September 2021
TRUMPF and MACOM give live demo of 200G and 400G datacom solutions at ECOC 2021
13 September 2021
ams OSRAM showcasing sensor portfolio at Sensors Converge 2021
10 September 2021
Sivers Semiconductors recruits new CFO
9 September 2021
9 September 2021
9 September 2021
POET teams with Silux to demo 400G optical engine during CIOE
9 September 2021
Vector receives £600k for TITAN project
9 September 2021
CSC joins with ICS, VTEC and Aircision in FrOLik
9 September 2021
AKHAN gains former DOD chief strategy officer as strategic board advisor
9 September 2021
8 September 2021
Increased demands on food safety to propel horticultural lighting LED revenue to $399m in 2021
8 September 2021
Seoul Semiconductor launches Z5M4 high-power LED package with WICOP technology
8 September 2021
8 September 2021
8 September 2021
ROHM and Geely partner on silicon carbide power devices
7 September 2021
Cree’s quarterly revenue up 34.5% year-on-year
6 September 2021
Infineon introduces 22kW reference design for industrial general-purpose motor drive
6 September 2021
Engis launches high-precision vertical grinding machines
3 September 2021
GaN power device market to grow at 78% CAGR to $850m in 2025
3 September 2021
Linton uses AI to detect crystal structure loss, notify operator
3 September 2021
indie to acquire TeraXion for $159m
3 September 2021
SunLike LED patent and business rights transferred from Toshiba Materials to Seoul Semi
2 September 2021
Stacking three III-nitride LEDs
2 September 2021
2 September 2021
Infineon and Panasonic agree to develop and produce Gen2 GaN technology
2 September 2021
SK Siltron CSS announces $300m Michigan expansion, adding second facility and up to 150 jobs
1 September 2021
AlScN project for energy-saving mobile radio base stations wins funding
1 September 2021
Arizona State and Michigan State diamond spin-offs sign MoU
1 September 2021
1 September 2021
Lumileds adds PC Red-Orange to LUXEON 2835 Color Line
1 September 2021
Porotech appoints former Arm executive as chief commercial officer
August 2021
31 August 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 August 2021
Sivers Semiconductors establishes US office
30 August 2021
Navitas and SHARGE shrink 100W fast charger by a further 12%, now 60% smaller than silicon solution
27 August 2021
Toyoda Gosei launches UV-C high-speed surface disinfector
27 August 2021
ACM launches tool for wafer-level packaging and plating in compound semiconductor manufacturing
26 August 2021
onsemi to acquire silicon carbide materials manufacturer GTAT for $415m
26 August 2021
More evidence for Auger causing GaN LED efficiency droop
26 August 2021
VisIC raises $35m in funding round led by GoldenSand
26 August 2021
ST introduces 45W and 150W MasterGaN devices for high-efficiency power conversion
25 August 2021
VisIC introduces 7.2kW bidirectional totem-pole PFC reference design
25 August 2021
TRUMPF presenting new generation of datacom VCSELs and photodiodes at ECOC
24 August 2021
Transphorm’s revenue grows 33% in June quarter, driven by GaN demand for fast chargers
24 August 2021
Navitas and Live Oak II announce extra $10m PIPE investment, raising total expected to $155m
23 August 2021
5G smartphone’s market share to rise from 19% to 43% this year
23 August 2021
Emcore’s quarterly revenue grows 56% year-on-year, driven by Broadband more than doubling
20 August 2021
Seoul Viosys and UCSB’s SSLEEC tackle micro-LED efficiency challenges for display applications
20 August 2021
Gallium oxide white LED prospects
20 August 2021
POET cuts losses year-on-year in Q2, despite rise in R&D spending
19 August 2021
Veeco appoints Rockwell Automation CTO to board
18 August 2021
Cree | Wolfspeed and ST expand 150mm SiC wafer supply agreement to over $800m
18 August 2021
First Solar breaks ground on $680m, 3.3GW Ohio manufacturing facility
16 August 2021
II-VI’s chair Kramer to become Chair Emeritus
16 August 2021
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue grows as infrastructure recovers despite supply constraints
16 August 2021
Qorvo launches 125W GaN power amplifier module for S-band radar
13 August 2021
AXT’s founder & CEO Morris Young returns to chairman role prior to Tongmei IPO
13 August 2021
Comtech awarded $3.6m in contracts for military X-band SSPAs and BUCs
13 August 2021
NeoPhotonics’ revenue returns to growth in Q2
13 August 2021
Seoul Semi’s record revenue in Q2 up 25.6% year-on-year
12 August 2021
MOCVD tunnel junctions beat ITO for blue μLEDs
12 August 2021
First Solar commits to science-based emissions targets, net-zero emissions by 2050
12 August 2021
Emcore transferring production equipment and overseas manufacturing from Hytera to Fastrain
11 August 2021
UnitedSiC launches FET-Jet Calculator v2
11 August 2021
Mission’s 200W Ka-band GaN solid-state BUC orders for 2021 delivery exceed $8m
11 August 2021
Comtech PST awarded $1m contract for high-power solid-state amplifiers
11 August 2021
Wales highlights new research and education opportunities in semiconductor technologies
11 August 2021
Porotech teams with micro-LED panel firm Jade Bird Display
10 August 2021
GaN Systems adds 8mm x 8mm PDFN-packaged 650V GaN power transistors
10 August 2021
10 August 2021
Transphorm collaborates with Salom to deliver Quick Charge 5-compliant 100W USB-C PD PPS charger
10 August 2021
Vector Photonics appoints process development engineer
9 August 2021
Veeco’s Q2 revenue up a more-than-expected 48% year-on-year to $146.3m
9 August 2021
BluGlass demos first RPCVD tunnel-junction laser diodes
9 August 2021
Aixtron doubles EBIT in first-half 2021 as revenue grows 21% year-on-year
6 August 2021
Skyworks reports record fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.116bn, up 52% year-on-year
6 August 2021
SemiNex hires VP of marketing & business development
6 August 2021
Navitas and Lenovo partner on fifth GaNFast charger
6 August 2021
Riber’s first-half revenue down 20% year-on-year due to pandemic-driven pause in system sales
5 August 2021
GaN complementary logic platform
5 August 2021
SETi’s Violeds technology helps to suppress spread of Delta variant of COVID-19
5 August 2021
GaN Systems and ON Semi partner to release first bridgeless totem pole PFC evaluation board
5 August 2021
Seoul Viosys’ record revenue in Q2 up 27% year-on-year
5 August 2021
Littelfuse extends SiC Schottkys range to 1700V
4 August 2021
AXT’s Q2 revenue of $33.7m up 52% year-on-year
4 August 2021
Keysight launches Scienlab battery pack test system with high-voltage SiC technology
4 August 2021
Cree expands operations leadership team
4 August 2021
Micro-LED chip revenue for TVs to grow at 250% CAGR to $3.4bn in 2025
2 August 2021
2 August 2021
July 2021
30 July 2021
VCSEL market growing at 13.6% CAGR, doubling from $1.2bn in 2021 to $2.4bn in 2026
30 July 2021
First Solar expanding manufacturing footprint with 3.3GW plant in India
30 July 2021
Lumileds boosts LUXEON 3030 2D Round performance further
29 July 2021
Annealed Ni/Al DUV LED p-electrodes
29 July 2021
OIF announces Implementation Agreement for HB-CDM 2.0, enabling coherent solutions to 800G and above
28 July 2021
LiDAR receiver maker Luminar acquiring InGaAs photodetector chip partner OptoGration
28 July 2021
ST manufactures its first 200mm silicon carbide wafers
28 July 2021
EPC Space launches cost-effective 60V rad-hard GaN power device
28 July 2021
Brooks Instrument opens manufacturing, service and applications support center in Korea
28 July 2021
Picosun delivers ALD technology to ams OSRAM
27 July 2021
BluGlass now funded through to first commercial orders
27 July 2021
AKHAN fabricates first 300mm diamond wafer
27 July 2021
SkyWater investing $56m in capacity expansion and 200mm GaN foundry
26 July 2021
Skyworks completes acquisition of Silicon Labs’ Infrastructure & Automotive business
26 July 2021
Optical transceiver market growing at 14% CAGR to $20.9bn in 2026
23 July 2021
Silicon carbide device market to exceed $4bn by 2026
23 July 2021
NeoPhotonics appoints Brad Wright as senior VP of global sales
23 July 2021
Despite pandemic, GaAs device market bounces back
23 July 2021
ams OSRAM unveils first quantum dot LED in 2835 package
22 July 2021
Tunnel-junction blue/green μLED stacks
22 July 2021
Rohinni names semiconductor veteran Ryan Cameron as CEO
22 July 2021
SiTune and MixComm collaborating to develop 5G mmWave solutions
22 July 2021
Lumileds introduces EU Ecodesign Tool
22 July 2021
GaN Systems and FTEX partner to increase E-mobility range and power by 30%
21 July 2021
20 July 2021
PhotonicLEAP awarded over €5m in EU funding
20 July 2021
First Solar appoints finance & investment expert to board
20 July 2021
ROHM launches hybrid IGBTs with built-in 650V SiC diode
19 July 2021
Asian optoelectronic device maker orders Riber MBE 412 system
19 July 2021
Aehr receives $10.8m order from lead SiC customer
16 July 2021
Xiaomi launches third fast-charger based on Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs
16 July 2021
Skyworks and Qualcomm gain RF front-end market share despite challenges in 2020
16 July 2021
Micro-LED display development unhindered by COVID-19
16 July 2021
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds technology provides 99% surface disinfection of COVID-19 delta variant in 1s
16 July 2021
Renesas launches plastic-packaged rad-hard ICs for medium/geosynchronous orbit satellites
15 July 2021
Teledyne partners with Integra to launch first 100V GaN/SiC RF power technology for avionic
15 July 2021
14 July 2021
Lumileds launches LUXEON 2835 Commercial LEDs for indoor lighting
14 July 2021
HexaTech further expands AlN substrate product line
13 July 2021
Hamamatsu develops system for quantitatively evaluating GaN crystal quality
12 July 2021
3D imaging and sensing market growing at 14.5% CAGR to $15bn in 2026
12 July 2021
Argonne uses AI to optimize ALD in real time
9 July 2021
BluGlass closes oversubscribed entitlement rights issue of AUS$5.92m
9 July 2021
Aehr receives $2.9m follow-on order from lead SiC customer
9 July 2021
Meaglow’s ALD gas plasma technology granted European patent
8 July 2021
First Solar invests $11m in underserved American communities
8 July 2021
Nichia launches high-power 1800K LED as alternative to HPS
7 July 2021
SemiLEDs’ revenue grows 20% quarter-to-quarter
7 July 2021
LEDs now dominant as light sources in automotive lighting
7 July 2021
Advantech delivers new 8.5kW ultra-high-power SSPA system
7 July 2021
NeoPhotonics appoints UCT CFO to board
7 July 2021
Seoul Semiconductor reports record revenue in Q2
7 July 2021
Seoul Viosys reports record revenue in Q2
6 July 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
5 July 2021
Nexperia buys Newport Wafer Fab
5 July 2021
SMART Photonics gains €13m loan from Rabobank
5 July 2021
Midsummer’s Q2 solar roof order intake up 380% year-on-year
2 July 2021
Boron arsenide thermal management
2 July 2021
Luminus launches MP-3030-120H high-efficacy mid-power LEDs
1 July 2021
Soitec creates VP role for Silicon Carbide Program
1 July 2021
5N Plus announces planned organizational change
1 July 2021
Transphorm appoints Kelly Smales to board
June 2021
30 June 2021
LED video wall revenue to rebound by 13.5% from $5.53bn in 2020 to $6.27bn in 2021
30 June 2021
Nitride wins patent license settlement from QT-Brightek
30 June 2021
UCSB’s DenBaars to receive AAFM-Nakamura Award
29 June 2021
Riber and LAAS-CNRS creating joint lab EPICENTRE
29 June 2021
AKHAN gains former Intel Americas president as chairman
29 June 2021
Emcore added to Russell 2000 Index
29 June 2021
Fraunhofer ISE reports record 68.9% efficiency for GaAs thin-film PV cell under laser light
28 June 2021
Alter setting up photonics design center in Scotland
28 June 2021
NXP incorporates GaN in MCMs to boost efficiency in 5G mobile infrastructure
25 June 2021
Transphorm’s revenue grows 20% in March quarter
25 June 2021
C- and L-band microdisk lasers on silicon
25 June 2021
ST to design, develop and make SiC- and GaN-based transistors, packages and modules for Renault
25 June 2021
II-VI’s shareholder and Coherent’s stockholders approve merger
24 June 2021
ST brings Tower into 300mm analog and power fab under construction in Italy
24 June 2021
Skyworks and Xilinx enable 5G across newly available C-band spectrum
24 June 2021
MaxLinear linearization and Cree GaN-on-SiC PAs combine to efficiently power new ultra-wideband 5G
24 June 2021
Porotech raises £3m to fund development of micro-LED production technique
24 June 2021
OEM Group and Rite Track unite as Shellback
24 June 2021
Cadence launches AWR Design Environment Version 16
23 June 2021
AMEC launches Prismo UniMax MOCVD system for mini-LED production
23 June 2021
pSemi kicks off portfolio expansion in Wi-Fi 6E and ultra-wideband
23 June 2021
pSemi launches high-linearity SPDT switch for DOCSIS 3.1 and beyond
22 June 2021
Transition from mini-LED to micro-LED displays to be a game-changer
22 June 2021
Qorvo ships first commercially available reconfigurable dual-band GaN power amplifiers
21 June 2021
Microchip adds first MMIC to GaN RF portfolio
21 June 2021
II-VI introduces heated ion implantation foundry for 150mm SiC wafers
21 June 2021
ROHM launches first surface-mount AC/DC converter ICs with built-in 1700V SiC MOSFET
18 June 2021
Italy’s Istituto Nanoscienze CNR orders Riber research MBE system
18 June 2021
Fairview launches GaN high-power PIN diode switches
18 June 2021
Increasing mobility of n--GaN on silicon
16 June 2021
Fraunhofer IAF presents GaN low-voltage designs enabling compact 3-phase motor inverter IC
16 June 2021
IEEE Best Paper Award recognizes Rockley’s work on co-packaged optics
15 June 2021
EPC adds CSP-packaged 80V and 200V devices to high-performance eGaN FET family
15 June 2021
Fairview launches GaN-based input-protected LNAs
15 June 2021
Odyssey’s advisory board gains Cornell professor Khurram Afridi
15 June 2021
Asahi Kasei and Nara Medical University confirm 226nm UVC LED efficacy against SARS-CoV-2
14 June 2021
Navitas showcasing GaN power ICs at APEC
14 June 2021
BluGlass private placement to raise A$2m and rights issue to raise A$6m
11 June 2021
GaN RF device market growing at 18% CAGR from $891m in 2020 to $2.4bn in 2026
11 June 2021
Vector appoints principal device engineer
11 June 2021
GaN Systems presenting power electronics solutions at APEC
11 June 2021
Live Oak II files SEC registration statement for business combination with Navitas
11 June 2021
Skyworks launches FEM for Wi-SUN, IoT and industrial applications
11 June 2021
Telcordia qualification for Skorpios’ Heterogeneous Photonic Integrated Circuit platform
10 June 2021
Monolithic InGaAs photodetectors on 300mm silicon
10 June 2021
MACOM and MaxLinear collaborate on 100G, 400G and 800G solutions for data-center applications
10 June 2021
Sivers Photonics receives SEK14m follow-up order from Fortune 100 customer
10 June 2021
Guerrilla RF launches InGaP HBT power amplifiers with 23dBm output
10 June 2021
Aixtron raises guidance for full-year order intake, revenue and EBIT margin
10 June 2021
MACOM launches two-chip analog solution for 200G and 400G short-reach modules and AOC applications
10 June 2021
Guerrilla RF surpasses 100 million RFIC/MMIC deployments
10 June 2021
Gospower uses Cree’s Wolfspeed 650V SiC MOSFETs for common redundant power supply
9 June 2021
First Solar to invest $680m in expanding US PV manufacturing capacity by 3.3GW to 6GW
9 June 2021
EPC launches family of rad-hard eGaN FETs and ICs
9 June 2021
POET sampling O-band LightBar product in September
9 June 2021
II-VI Inc receives extra $350m equity commitment from Bain
8 June 2021
NeoPhotonics announces general availability of QSFP-DD and OSFP 400ZR coherent modules
8 June 2021
CW-WDM MSA releases spec for multi-wavelength optical laser sources
8 June 2021
POET sampling 100G and 200G CWDM4 Optical Interposer-based engines from early July
8 June 2021
Imec.IC-link and EUROPRACTICE launch design contest for first-time users of GaN-IC 650V technology
8 June 2021
8 June 2021
GlobalFoundries and GlobalWafers partner to expand SOI wafer supply
8 June 2021
ON Semiconductor launches 1200V full-SiC MOSFET modules for EV charging
8 June 2021
MACOM releases GaN Product Model Library to speed customer design cycle time
8 June 2021
MACOM releases new 25G & 50G DFB laser portfolio
7 June 2021
7 June 2021
BluGlass’ prototype lasers meet commercial power and wavelength specs
7 June 2021
II-VI demos 400/800G transceivers at OFC
7 June 2021
Source Photonics launches suite of 800G optical transceivers at OFC
7 June 2021
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds technology adopted by South Korea’s largest household appliance company
7 June 2021
UnitedSiC launches six new 650V/1200V D2PAK-7L SiC FETs
7 June 2021
Lumentum presents lasers capable of transmitting at 224Gbps for 800 Gigabit Ethernet
7 June 2021
Altum RF showcasing new products at IMS
7 June 2021
MACOM participating in IMS 2021
4 June 2021
4 June 2021
MixComm launches 37-41GHz 5G front-end IC
3 June 2021
PhotonDelta, TNO, Eindhoven and Twente collaborating on Photonic Integration Technology Center
3 June 2021
Sivers Semiconductors approved for listing on Nasdaq Stockholm
3 June 2021
Sivers Photonics, Imec and ASM AMICRA achieve wafer-scale integration of InP DFB lasers
3 June 2021
Dislocations in InAs QD lasers on silicon
3 June 2021
Advanced Energy acquires TEGAM for $18m
3 June 2021
GeneSiC launches Gen5 650V SiC Schottky MPS rectifiers
3 June 2021
EPC participating at APEC 2021
3 June 2021
II-VI particpiating at OFC 2021
2 June 2021
Picosun’s PicoArmour corrosion protection increases tool up-time
2 June 2021
5N Plus invests $8.5m to support demand for II-VI materials
2 June 2021
Aehr receives $2.3m follow-on order for FOX-XP
2 June 2021
ams Osram adds space-saving IREDs with primary optics for facial recognition
2 June 2021
LEEDARSON and Bridgelux partner to develop lighting products
2 June 2021
Inova implements DR YIELD’s YieldWatchDog
2 June 2021
II-VI Inc unveils 100Gbps InP directly modulated lasers
1 June 2021
ROHM’s develops 150V GaN HEMT with 8V gate breakdown voltage
1 June 2021
Samsung launches mid-power LED for indoor and industrial lighting
1 June 2021
OIF unveils three new projects at Q2/2021 Virtual Meeting
1 June 2021
Altum RF announces Digi-Key marketplace storefront
May 2021
31 May 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 May 2021
Sandia orders second Nippon Sanso SR4000HT
28 May 2021
Osram and Infineon jointly boost NFC programming
27 May 2021
GaN breakdown reaches beyond 10kV
27 May 2021
Lumileds boosts LUXEON 5050 Round LED performance
27 May 2021
EPC and uPI partner on GaN half-bridge driver for Americas and Europe
27 May 2021
Aixtron’s Q1 revenue up 21% year-on-year, driven by optoelectronics
27 May 2021
Comtech PST awarded $1.6m contract for high-power solid-state amplifiers
27 May 2021
MACOM giving live-streamed video presentations at OFC
26 May 2021
Infineon showcases power management solutions at APEC
26 May 2021
25 May 2021
OIPT’s ALE technology chosen by tier-1 automotive supplier for GaN power electronic program
25 May 2021
EPC’s 1kW, 48V-to-12V LLC power conversion demo board delivers
25 May 2021
QSFP-DD MSA announces HW Spec 6.0, CMIS 5.0 and thermal design whitepaper
25 May 2021
Power Integrations launches InnoSwitch4-CZ flyback switcher ICs for mobile chargers
25 May 2021
Lighting LED price hike in Q2 to drive market to $6.709bn in 2021
24 May 2021
First Solar joins Responsible Business Alliance
24 May 2021
Veeco’s Q1 revenue up 27.9% year-on-year to $133.7m
24 May 2021
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue up 36% year-on-year
21 May 2021
Cellular radio component market growing 8% annually through 2025
21 May 2021
Nanosys acquires micro-LED firm glō
21 May 2021
Linear power of graded AlGaN-channel HEMTs
20 May 2021
IQE expands VCSEL portfolio with turnkey IQVCSEL product line
20 May 2021
GaN Systems’ transistors used in Syng’s Cell Alpha wireless speaker
20 May 2021
NeoPhotonics’ Q1 revenue for 400G-and-above products up 134% year-on-year
20 May 2021
Navitas powers Baseus GaN2 100W charger
20 May 2021
Mini-LED backlight TV shipments to reach 2.6-3 million in 2021
20 May 2021
Lumileds issues 2020 Sustainability Report
19 May 2021
19 May 2021
RF GaN device market surpasses $1bn in 2020
19 May 2021
GaN Systems Cup 2021 China Power Supply Society design competition underway
19 May 2021
Comtech awarded $1m follow-on contract for Ka-band airborne SSPA/BUC
19 May 2021
Transphorm to begin trading on OTCQX Best Market
18 May 2021
GaN & SiC power semiconductor market to exceed $4.5bn by 2027
18 May 2021
LED market to grow 8.1% to $16.53bn in 2021
18 May 2021
Skyworks reports record March-quarter revenue of $1.172bn, up 53% year-on-year
18 May 2021
Pasternack unveils high-power RF & microwave PIN diode coaxial packaged switches
17 May 2021
Silanna and Transphorm develop 65W USB-C PD GaN adapter reference design
17 May 2021
Ascent Solar delivers contract to supply new HyperLight PV modules for high-altitude airships
17 May 2021
Cree’s quarterly revenue growth of 21% year-on-year driven by 50% growth for devices
17 May 2021
BluGlass to begin reliability testing of packaged lasers in next two months
14 May 2021
Ushio’s improved Spectro raises broadband LED output power record from 160mW to 180mW
14 May 2021
AXT’s revenue surpasses $30m per quarter in Q1
13 May 2021
MasterGaN reference design from ST demonstrates heatsink-free 250W resonant converter
13 May 2021
Luminus adds RGBW modules to dynamic tunable COB portfolio
13 May 2021
13 May 2021
Skyworks’ president & CEO Griffin adds chairman role
13 May 2021
Skyworks prices offering of senior notes to raise $1.5bn
13 May 2021
Towards continuous-wave UV-B laser diodes
13 May 2021
II-VI and Coherent schedule shareholder votes on merger
13 May 2021
Innovate UK grant for LUSS consortium to develop LED-based UV exposure for safe surfaces
13 May 2021
Qorvo appoints Judy Bruner to board
12 May 2021
Solliance partners achieves record tandem solar cell efficiencies
12 May 2021
GaN Systems expands automotive product line
12 May 2021
NeoPhotonics ships 2 millionth ultra-narrow-linewidth laser for coherent transmission systems
11 May 2021
Pasternack debuts GaN-based input-protected LNAs
11 May 2021
EPC launches scalable 1.5kW two-phase 48V/12V DC-DC demo board
11 May 2021
KAUST fabricates red InGaN-based micro-LEDs
11 May 2021
Edge-emitting laser market growing at 15% to $6.6bn in 2026, driven by historical applications
10 May 2021
GaN power market to reach $1.1bn in 2026, after doubling in 2020
10 May 2021
Nitride Semiconductors develops 12μm x 24μm micro UV-LED chips for displays
10 May 2021
Linton opens research, design and manufacturing facility in Wuxi
10 May 2021
OIPT breaks ground on new manufacturing facility
10 May 2021
Navitas to go public via Live Oak II
7 May 2021
II-VI gains extra $410m from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund
7 May 2021
Transphorm’s revenue grows 20% in Q1 to record $2.4m, driven by increased GaN adoption
7 May 2021
ST introduces GaN product family for automotive applications
7 May 2021
Qorvo acquires MEMS-based sensor solution provider NextInput
6 May 2021
Broadex launches 200G modules for intra-data-center interconnects
6 May 2021
Fujitsu demonstrates X-band GaN HEMT on AlN
6 May 2021
Insight SiP appoints Philippe Genin as general manager
6 May 2021
Infineon agrees SiC material supply and development contract with SDK
6 May 2021
NUBURU bolsters 3D printing IP
6 May 2021
Seoul Semiconductor’s Q1 net income quadruples year-on-year
5 May 2021
Smartphone shipments grow 28.1% YoY to 353 million in Q1
5 May 2021
imec and Soitec CEOs appointed chair and vice-chair of SEMI Europe Advisory Board
5 May 2021
ON Semi launches new-generation 1200V SiC diodes at PCIM
5 May 2021
Lextar showcases micro/mini-LED display technology at Touch Taiwan
5 May 2021
Axus improves process performance for single-wafer SiC CMP
4 May 2021
Epiluvac appoints VP sales & marketing
4 May 2021
4 May 2021
Infineon launches CoolGaN IPS family for 30-500W power range
4 May 2021
GaN Systems releases highest-power-density 3kW LLC reference design for power applications
4 May 2021
GaN Systems showcasing GaN transistors and applications at PCIM
4 May 2021
Riber grows margin and makes profit in 2020 despite 10% drop in revenue
4 May 2021
Bridgelux launches F90 Series LEDs for commercial lighting
4 May 2021
EPC9146 400W motor drive demonstration board launched
3 May 2021
k-Space launches spectral reflectance metrology tool for complex thin-film structures
3 May 2021
Infineon launches first automotive-qualified SiC six-pack power module for EV traction inverters
3 May 2021
Nuburu co-founder Pelaprat joins BluGlass’ board
3 May 2021
JEDEC publishes document for bias temperature instability of SiC MOS devices
April 2021
30 April 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 April 2021
Navitas GaNFast power ICs used in fast charger for Lenovo’s new Xiaoxin and YOGA laptops
30 April 2021
Global 5G smartphone shipments soar 458% YoY to 134 million in Q1
29 April 2021
Picosun appoints vice president of sales
29 April 2021
Imec and Aixtron demo 200mm GaN epi on AIX G5+ C for 1200V applications with breakdown over 1800V
29 April 2021
Cambridge GaN Devices appoints Alain Charles as non-executive board member
29 April 2021
Infineon upgrades EasyDUAL CoolSiC MOSFET power modules
29 April 2021
US Manufacturing of Advanced Cadmium Telluride consortium formed
29 April 2021
AXT supplies first 8-inch GaAs wafers
28 April 2021
Sundiode develops stacked RGB micro-LED pixel devices on a single wafer
28 April 2021
GlobalFoundries moving HQ to New York State as it expands fab capacity
28 April 2021
Infineon launches EasyPACK CoolSiC MOSFET module supporting 1500V DC-link solar applications
27 April 2021
Fraunhofer ISE inaugurates Center for High Efficiency Solar Cells
27 April 2021
CISSOID adds new liquid-cooled modules for E-mobility to SiC MOSFET intelligent power module range
27 April 2021
Nexperia makes available second-generation 650V power GaN FET device family
26 April 2021
Vector Photonics appoints PCSEL co-inventor as director of product development
26 April 2021
Navitas’ GaN power ICs debut in industrial applications at Electronica China
23 April 2021
Fraunhofer ISE raises tandem PV efficiency record to 35.9% using monolithic III-V//Si solar cell
23 April 2021
II-VI inaugurates Technology and R&D Center in Shanghai
23 April 2021
ROHM launches 2.0cd white LEDs in compact 1608 size
23 April 2021
Skyworks acquiring Silicon Labs’ Infrastructure & Automotive business for $2.75bn
22 April 2021
POET enters telecom market with 100G LR4 optical engines
22 April 2021
Diamond for Ga2O3 thermal management
22 April 2021
Cardiff University report highlights resilience of compound semiconductor cluster during pandemic
21 April 2021
Apple mini-LED iPad Pro shipments to reach 5 million in 2021
21 April 2021
Marvell completes acquisition of Inphi
20 April 2021
Pre-Switch reports 99.3% efficiency for 200kW inverter at 100kHz
20 April 2021
Smartphone shipments surge by 24% YoY to 340 million in Q1
19 April 2021
Emcore expecting quarterly revenue of $38.4m, above $34-36m guidance
19 April 2021
UK’s SOCRATES project aims to establish supply chain for high-power SiC and GaN trench devices
19 April 2021
Samsung launches PixCell LED for intelligent headlights
16 April 2021
Micro-LEDs to challenge OLED displays?
16 April 2021
Smartphone revenues to rebound by 13% in 2021 after 5% drop in 2020
16 April 2021
MixComm joins OpenRF Association
16 April 2021
SEL and Silvaco co-develop SPICE model of oxide semiconductor FETs
15 April 2021
Quantum dot powering up p-AlGaN
15 April 2021
Keysight’s power device testing solution selected by Semipower
15 April 2021
II-VI expands conductive SiC wafer finishing capacity in China
14 April 2021
Vector’s £1.6m equity investment takes seed funding round to £4m
14 April 2021
Picosun increases LED and OLED production efficiency
13 April 2021
ST launches MasterGaN4 for high-efficiency power conversion up to 200W
13 April 2021
EPC showcasing high-power-density eGaN FETs and ICs in volume customer applications
13 April 2021
First Solar launches Series 6 CuRe PV modules
13 April 2021
Kyoto signs supply and reseller agreement with CEL
12 April 2021
Navitas driving Spigen’s ArcStation Pro 45W GaN-based fast charger
12 April 2021
Over $5bn spent on micro-LED development
12 April 2021
New method observes compositional fluctuations in high-indium-content InGaN LEDs
9 April 2021
NoMIS to provide SiC power semiconductor devices and modules
9 April 2021
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue rebounds, despite Chinese New Year shut-down
8 April 2021
Routes to stacked III-V RF on silicon logic
8 April 2021
IQE’s revenue grows 27% to a record £178m in 2020
8 April 2021
Lynred to develop SWIR detector for European LSTM mission
8 April 2021
Purchaser of MACOM notes executes option for extra $50m
7 April 2021
Luminus expands portfolio of IR LEDs
7 April 2021
Seoul Semiconductor achieves record Q1 revenue, up 28.3% year-on-year
7 April 2021
OIPT and LayTec collaborate on high-volume front-end processing
6 April 2021
Riber delivers first MBE 8000 system
6 April 2021
CML launches SµRF RFICs and MMICs
2 April 2021
POET’s losses rise in Q4 due to increased R&D spending
2 April 2021
Midsummer’s solar panel orders grow by 550% year-on-year in Q1
2 April 2021
ATLAS laser project gains SMART Expertise Welsh Government support
2 April 2021
Odyssey raises $5m to produce vertically conducting GaN devices
1 April 2021
III-V resonant tunneling for ULTRARAM
1 April 2021
First Solar completes sale of US development platform to Leeward
1 April 2021
Camtek receives $20m of orders for advanced packaging and compound semiconductor applications
1 April 2021
Lumileds adds Lime to LUXEON Rubix LED family
1 April 2021
Lumileds upgrades performance of LUXEON 5050 Square LES LEDs
1 April 2021
Excelitas launches Point Source LEDs for red dot sights
1 April 2021
First Solar completes sale of North American O&M business to NovaSource
March 2021
31 March 2021
Altum RF gains GLOBES Elektronik as sales rep
31 March 2021
Wolfspeed launches multi-stage GaN-on-SiC MMICs for X-band phased-array radar
31 March 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 March 2021
NUBURU awarded patent for copper welding with blue light
30 March 2021
5N Plus acquiring AZUR SPACE for €73-79m
30 March 2021
Aixtron’s AIX G5+ C MOCVD system selected for micro-LED production
29 March 2021
FBH presenting UV LEDs developments at ICULTA
29 March 2021
KAIROS delivers commercial-grade single-mode 894nm VCSELs
26 March 2021
Swansea University gains £4.8m UK funding for 6” and 8” SiC power device pilot line
25 March 2021
Coherent accepts II-VI acquisition proposal
25 March 2021
Ultraviolet shines for AlN conductivity
25 March 2021
Automotive LED revenue to grow 13.7% to nearly $3bn in 2021
25 March 2021
SweGaN brings QuanFINE GaN-on-SiC epi to ESA project Kassiopeia
25 March 2021
II-VI maintains current offer for Coherent superior to Lumentum’s
25 March 2021
Qorvo shipping RF Fusion20 front-ends to all major 5G smartphone makers
25 March 2021
Intevac awarded $1.8m directed-energy weapons contract
25 March 2021
Lumileds launches LUXEON SkyBlue for human-centric lighting
24 March 2021
5N Plus renews $79m syndicated credit facility
24 March 2021
Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs adopted by LG for lightest laptop
24 March 2021
MACOM prices offering $400m of convertible senior notes
24 March 2021
Lumentum raises Coherent acquisition offer again
23 March 2021
LayTec extends PearL to t-PearL for time-resolved PL of thin films
23 March 2021
EPC adds eToF laser driver IC optimized for AR
23 March 2021
MACOM proposes offering of $400m of convertible senior notes
23 March 2021
Comtech awarded $1m follow-on order for military X-band SSPAs
22 March 2021
NeoPhotonics’ 400ZR+ QSFP-DD transceiver demos 400Gbps transmission over 800km in 75GHz-spaced DWDM
22 March 2021
FBH, SweGaN and University of Bristol partner in ESA’s Kassiopeia project
19 March 2021
Rockley to go public via SC Health
19 March 2021
First Solar appoints former Deloitte financial expert to board
19 March 2021
II-VI raises Coherent acquisition offer to $287.18 per share
18 March 2021
GaN Systems launches smallest 100W charger reference design
18 March 2021
Cool thermoelectric/LED assembly
18 March 2021
Siemens Mobility using Infineon’s 1200V CoolSiC MOSFETs for trains
18 March 2021
Power semiconductor device market for xEVs growing at 25.7% CAGR to $5.6bn in 2026
17 March 2021
POET reports progress on Super Photonics Xiamen JV
17 March 2021
Lumentum raises Coherent acquisition offer to $6.9bn
17 March 2021
Tower introduces galvanic isolation technology
17 March 2021
X-FAB and IHP collaborate on SiGe BiCMOS and RF-SOI technology
17 March 2021
II-VI details proposed equity investment from Bain Capital
17 March 2021
Skyworks launches high-gain LNA for small-cell, cellular 5G NR and base-station applications
16 March 2021
EPC launches 200V, high-current pulsed laser diode driver demo board for LiDAR
16 March 2021
UnitedSiC launches FET-Jet Calculator
16 March 2021
Nexperia and China’s UAES partner on GaN power devices
16 March 2021
Effectiveness of Signify’s UV-C lighting validated for disinfecting air
16 March 2021
Transphorm grows revenue in Q4
16 March 2021
Rockley selects Synopsys for silicon photonics design and verification
15 March 2021
Navitas’ GaNFast power IC used in Xiaomi’s 55W fast charger
15 March 2021
Storm-hit Qualcomm RFIC shipments to reduce 5G smartphone production by 30% in Q2
15 March 2021
Lumentum responds to Coherent favoring II-VI’s acquisition proposal
12 March 2021
Coherent declares new II-VI acquisition proposal superior to amended Lumentum merger agreement
12 March 2021
VCSEL market to reach $5bn by 2027
11 March 2021
Epiluvac supplies CVD reactors to Polish institute
11 March 2021
Monolithic UV LED/photodetector on silicon
11 March 2021
GaN Systems and Silanna release 65W ACF GaN charger reference design
11 March 2021
Smartphone shipments to grow 5.5% in 2021, driven by strong 5G push and pent-up demand
11 March 2021
GaN power device market to grow 90.6% to $61m in 2021
11 March 2021
Midsummer appoints new Solar Panels sales manager
10 March 2021
Bosch using GF’s 22FDX RF solution for mmWave automotive radar SoC
10 March 2021
CP partners with GF to manufacture first monolithic micro-display for real-time AR
10 March 2021
GaN Systems’ power transistor prices drop below $1
9 March 2021
VLC Photonics receives new wafer-level test system from ficonTEC
9 March 2021
IQE reaches milestones with IQDN-VCSELs for long-wavelength sensing on 150mm GaAs
9 March 2021
BluGlass presents RPCVD laser diode paper at Photonics West
9 March 2021
Electroluminescence from Ge/SiGe quantum cascade structures
8 March 2021
Vector Photonics to work with QD Laser in BLOODLINE project
8 March 2021
Toshiba launches 3300V, 800A SiC MOSFET module for industrial applications
8 March 2021
Infineon’s CoolGaN used in Delta’s rectifiers
8 March 2021
II-VI presents new product and technology capabilities at Photonics West
8 March 2021
NeoPhotonics’ non-Huawei revenue grows 18% in Q4
5 March 2021
Infineon launches 650V CoolSiC Hybrid Discrete for Automotive
5 March 2021
nLIGHT prices public offering to raise $75m
5 March 2021
pSemi opens design center in India
5 March 2021
Lynred invests €2.8m to develop next-gen small-pixel-pitch near-IR detectors
4 March 2021
Inseto supplies K&S Asterion wedge bonder to CIL
4 March 2021
HfO2 gate insulator for N-polar GaN
4 March 2021
Aixtron’s growth accelerates in Q4
4 March 2021
ALLOS’ GaN-on-Si epi used by Toyohashi University for in-vivo neural applications
4 March 2021
nLIGHT announces proposed public offering
4 March 2021
Fraunhofer IAF researches compact on-chip photon pair sources for quantum technologies
4 March 2021
Lumentum launches five-and six-junction 940nm and 905nm VCSEL arrays
3 March 2021
Teledyne e2v HiRel and Integra partner on high-voltage GaN devices
3 March 2021
AquiSense’s PearlAqua Deca awarded ‘Solar Impulse Efficient Solution’ label
3 March 2021
Skyworks’ chairman David Aldrich joins Mobix’s board
2 March 2021
ams establishing imaging center of excellence in Rochester
2 March 2021
Gelest’s founder & CEO elected to US NAE
2 March 2021
EPC adds automotive-qualified 65V eGaN FET for higher-res LiDAR
2 March 2021
Eta unveils GaN wafers for laser diode manufacturing
2 March 2021
Nitride Semiconductors files complaint against Lite-On
1 March 2021
Cree completes sale of LED business to SMART Global Holdings
February 2021
28 February 2021
New Issue of Semiconductor Today Out Now
26 February 2021
First Solar wins 2.4GW order from Intersect Power
26 February 2021
Nitride continues enforcement against infringement of UV-LED patent
26 February 2021
II-VI Inc unveils VCSEL flood illuminator modules for driver and occupancy monitoring systems
26 February 2021
NeoPhotonics launches extended-case-temperature QSFP-DD 400G ZR modules
25 February 2021
SiC-based power electronics & inverter market to reach $3888.2m by 2027
25 February 2021
Flexible indium phosphide DHBT frequency boost
25 February 2021
RF GaN market growing at 30.58% CAGR to $3057.4m by 2026
25 February 2021
Detecting and Classifying Defects in Semiconductor Manufacturing via Atomic Force Microscopy
25 February 2021
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3030 HE Plus Horticulture
24 February 2021
NUBURU establishes advisory board
24 February 2021
Transphorm appoints defense procurement expert to board
24 February 2021
Comtech PST wins $2.8m contract for GaN-based high-power amplifier systems
23 February 2021
POET’s LightBar-C targets new markets for co-packaged optics and optical sensing
23 February 2021
EPC launches eToF laser driver IC family for LiDAR
23 February 2021
SEMI opens ballot on 200mm silicon carbide wafer spec
23 February 2021
POET’s shareholders authorize board to consolidate shares
22 February 2021
AXT’s Q4 revenue grows 47% year-on-year, driven by InP for 5G
22 February 2021
Kubos demos first commercially compatible cubic GaN LEDs
19 February 2021
Infinitesima ships first RPM 3D system
19 February 2021
Cree completes $500m at-the-market equity offering
19 February 2021
Osram acquires 20% stake in UV-C LED firm Bolb
18 February 2021
Hybrid III–V TFETs and MOSFETs on silicon
18 February 2021
Seoul Viosys and SETi’s Violeds used by Illumipure in enclosed air disinfection chamber
18 February 2021
Mitsubishi Electric adds Ku-band GaN HEMTs to product range
18 February 2021
Cambridge GaN Devices raises $9.5m Series A funding
18 February 2021
POET reports on financing activities ahead of special meeting
18 February 2021
ON Semi launches 650V SiC MOSFETs
17 February 2021
Park Systems showcases NX-TSH high-resolution, automated tip scanning head
17 February 2021
IQE's IQepiMo delivers improved BAW filter performance for 5G
17 February 2021
Midsummer ships first DUO system to Russia
17 February 2021
II-VI launches 1060nm seed laser for fiber lasers in materials processing
17 February 2021
Emcore closes $35.9m public offering
16 February 2021
NeuroSys funded by BMBF initiative Clusters4Future
16 February 2021
WDS launches GaN pulsed power amplifier
16 February 2021
Crystal IS joins LightingEurope
15 February 2021
GeneSiC launches third-generation 1200V SiC MOSFETs
15 February 2021
UV LEDs and coronavirus: how effective are the latest sanitizer systems?
15 February 2021
Strathclyde’s Martin Dawson wins OSA’s Nick Holonyak Jr Award
12 February 2021
11 February 2021
HEMTs from AlScN-barrier MOCVD
11 February 2021
Keysight and Transphorm create power supply reference design
11 February 2021
Navitas launches high-power 650V/800V-rated GaNFast power IC
11 February 2021
Comtech awarded $1.6m follow-on order for Ka-band amplifiers
11 February 2021
Emcore prices public offering to raise $31.2m
11 February 2021
Emcore announces proposed public offering
10 February 2021
OIPT to relocate to new manufacturing facility
10 February 2021
Lumileds fills 2835 mid-power LED performance gap
10 February 2021
Nexperia to expand production and increase R&D spend
10 February 2021
NewEnergy launches linear module using Luminus LEDs
10 February 2021
Skyworks launches FEMs for ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6E
9 February 2021
Emcore’s quarterly Broadband revenue up 68% year-on-year
9 February 2021
EPC introduces 300W 1/16th-brick 48V-to-12V demo board
9 February 2021
II-VI launches double-junction 940nm VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing
8 February 2021
Qorvo revenue grows a more-than-expected 11% in December quarter
8 February 2021
SETi and Seoul Viosys develop portable surface disinfection unit
8 February 2021
GaN Systems ships 20 millionth GaN transistor
8 February 2021
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue grows 58% to record $1.51bn
5 February 2021
Infineon launches 650V CoolSiC Hybrid IGBT discrete family
5 February 2021
Zincblende GaN promises fourfold higher hole concentrations than in wurtzite GaN
4 February 2021
Transistor cut-off frequency at 738GHz
4 February 2021
Osram’s new edge-emitting laser chip design matches wavelength stability of VCSELs
4 February 2021
ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs used by MidNite Solar
4 February 2021
CSC and NWF to develop 200mm GaN HEMT foundry process
4 February 2021
II-VI Inc wins Fujitsu Supply Chain Excellence Award
3 February 2021
Cree’s Wolfspeed quarterly revenue grows by 5%
3 February 2021
EVs/HEVs drive power-module-related patent applications
3 February 2021
JEDEC WBG Power Semiconductor Committee publishes first guideline for SiC-based devices
2 February 2021
Skyworks launches front-end module for LPWAN, LoRa, IoT and industrial applications
2 February 2021
2 February 2021
LED lighting development wins 2021 QEPrize
2 February 2021
Navitas wins ‘Power Product of the Year’ award
January 2021
31 January 2021
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 January 2021
Rockley closes additional $65m to accelerate growth
29 January 2021
Skyworks announces new $2bn stock repurchase program
28 January 2021
ROHM expands PICOLED range with side-emitting IR LED for VR/MR/AR
28 January 2021
On-chip III-N LED/photodetector integration
28 January 2021
Seoul Viosys begins mass production of 25G VCSELs for 5G
28 January 2021
Osram’s launches Osconiq C 2424 high-power LED for outdoor lighting
28 January 2021
Nichia’s new 280nm deep-UV LEDs eliminates up to 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2
27 January 2021
Nichia unveils dual-function LED for general lighting and bacteria disinfection
27 January 2021
AKHAN hires chief marketing officer from Forbes
27 January 2021
SUNY Poly students receive Cree | Wolfspeed Scholarships
27 January 2021
27 January 2021
Skyworks launches high-efficiency power amplifiers for 4G LTE and 5G NR applications
26 January 2021
Cree appoints former GM executive to board
26 January 2021
Navitas ships 13 millionth GaNFast Power ICs with zero failures
26 January 2021
CRADA to transfer AFRL’s 0.14μm GaN-on-SiC process to MACOM
25 January 2021
Vector leading £1.5m BLOODLINE project to develop chips for 3D metal laser printers
25 January 2021
First Solar to sell US development platform to Leeward
25 January 2021
Mini-LED chip revenue to reach $270m in 2021 amid battle over backlight TV specs
25 January 2021
Fraunhofer ISE develops compact inverter for direct connection to medium-voltage grid
22 January 2021
Ushio Deutschland and BLV merge to form Ushio Germany
21 January 2021
CMOS-compatible III-V photodetector
21 January 2021
EPC issues 12th reliability report
21 January 2021
KAUST contributes to development of perovskite-based MQWs for opto devices
20 January 2021
Bel Power and Transphorm announce family of Titanium efficiency AC-to-DC power supplies
20 January 2021
IQE’s revenue grows 25% in 2020, exceeding guidance of 20%
20 January 2021
Lumentum’s preliminary quarterly revenue up 4.6% year-on-year
20 January 2021
EVG Academy established for customer training
19 January 2021
Lumentum to acquire Coherent for $5.7bn
19 January 2021
Altum RF announces ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit
19 January 2021
POET opens product design and development center in Shenzhen
19 January 2021
LED chip prices raised by 5-10%
18 January 2021
ROHM completes new building at Apollo plant in Chikugo
15 January 2021
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue halves
15 January 2021
AKHAN awarded additional patents in Taiwan and South Korea
15 January 2021
II-VI Inc ranked in industry awards at ODC 2020
15 January 2021
EPC’s eGaN FETs used in MPS’ 48V–6V digital DC-DC power conversion modules
14 January 2021
Deep UV tunnel-junction LED efficiency
14 January 2021
Ushio achieves record 19W output for single-chip 850nm IR LED
14 January 2021
Guerrilla RF launches ¼W InGaP HBT power amplifiers
13 January 2021
BluGlass completes optical coating manufacturing step for 405nm lasers
13 January 2021
Riber receives order from Asia for research MBE system
13 January 2021
Skyworks ships over 1 million units of first small-cell base-station 5G PA
13 January 2021
Asahi Kasei & Crystal IS launch second round of UV Accelerator funding initiative
13 January 2021
ams introduces VCSEL IR emitters for industrial mass-market 2D/3D sensing
12 January 2021
POET announces special meeting of shareholders
12 January 2021
Skyworks partners with ASUS on first ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6E extended-band router
12 January 2021
12 January 2021
Kyocera completes acquisition of SLD Laser
12 January 2021
NCTU using Veeco’s Propel MOCVD platform for GaN power and 5G device production
12 January 2021
ams introduces first AEC-Q102- and ISO 26262-compliant VCSEL flood illuminator
11 January 2021
Rohinni doubles mini-LED placement speed with 100Hz placement technology
11 January 2021
Cree has launches Wolfspeed WolfPACK SiC-based power module family
11 January 2021
NS Nanotech showcases portable far-UVC ShortWaveLight Purifier at CES
11 January 2021
MinDCet releases GaN-based half-bridge evaluation kit for 48V applications
8 January 2021
SETi and Seoul Viosys’ Violeds technology kills 99% of coronavirus within a second
8 January 2021
Epistar and Lextar form JV Ennostar, targeting mini/micro-LEDs
8 January 2021
8 January 2021
SLD launches first dual-emission white/IR LaserLight source for automotive and consumer applications
7 January 2021
NUBURU strengthens IP portfolio with patents spanning 3D printing and material processing
7 January 2021
Teledyne e2v HiRel adds high-power GaN HEMTs to 650V family
7 January 2021
LiDAR market growing at 34% CAGR from $682m in 2020 to $2.9bn in 2025
7 January 2021
GaInAsSb 1.55μm telecom device
7 January 2021
GaN Systems Cup winners announced at China Power Supply Society awards ceremony
7 January 2021
POET enters into development and supply agreements with photonic neural network systems firm
6 January 2021
AXT’s second-tranche private equity investment in China largely complete
6 January 2021
Emcore shipping Optiva next-gen L-band fiber-optic links
6 January 2021
EPC showcasing GaN-enabled consumer applications at CES
6 January 2021
Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD equipment division wins industry award
5 January 2021
Smartphone production falls a record 11% to 1.25bn units in 2020 as Huawei exits top-six ranking
5 January 2021
k-Space offers new accessory for in-situ metrology tools
5 January 2021
Tower to develop integrated-laser-on-silicon photonics foundry process
4 January 2021
GaN for fast chargers joining SiC in power electronics market, as 5G infrastructure drives GaN RF
