23 August 2017

Audi and Alta Devices to co-develop solar cells integrated into car roofs

First joint prototype to be completed by end 2017

23 August 2017

Showa Denko expands IR LED range for high-output applications

SDK strengthens infrared LED business, targeting growing IoT-related markets

21 August 2017

NIMS develops logic circuit with both D- and E-mode diamond-based MOSFETs

Step toward development of diamond ICs for extreme environments

21 August 2017

Germany’s RWTH Aachen University and AMO launch joint Aachen Graphene & 2D-Materials Center

Members of EU-funded Graphene Flagship project aim to bridge gap between fundamental science and applications in electronics and photonics

21 August 2017

Microsemi awarded contract to speed adoption of SiC technology as new member of PowerAmerica

Microsemi to develop 1.7kV and 3.3kV SiC MOSFETs and diodes as part of PowerAmerica’s $70m backing from DoE over five years

18 August 2017

Monolithic red-green-blue InGaN pixels from strain engineered nanopillars

16 August 2017

Indium gallium arsenide phosphide quantum wells on silicon on insulator

14 August 2017

Oxford Instruments boosting Asia-Pacific R&D center at Taiwan’s ITRI

MOU signed to expand cooperation to micro-LEDs and silicon photonics

14 August 2017

Controlled spalling of bulk and free-standing gallium nitride substrates

11 August 2017

NeoPhotonics’ revenue grows in Q2 despite sale of Low-Speed Transceiver product assets

China revenue stabilizing despite continuing inventory overhand at Huawei

11 August 2017

POET’s Q2 product revenue up 39% year-on-year

Focus on developing InP-based hybrid dielectric photonics platform and securing partner for developing and commercializing monolithic GaAs optical engine,

11 August 2017

TowerJazz offers RF and high-performance analog manufacturing processes for automotive devices

SiGe Terabit Platform targeted at ADAS and autonomous driving

10 August 2017

Luna selling High-Speed Optical Receivers business to MACOM for $33.5m

Terahertz operations retained, while Luna to expand fiber-optic sensing product range

10 August 2017

AIM Photonics selects University of Arizona for industrial demo of integrated photonic cryogenic datalink for focal plane arrays

Consortium includes Sandia, Raytheon and aerospace firms working with FPAs

9 August 2017

Near-ultraviolet laser diodes powering visible (white) light communication

9 August 2017

Emcore’s quarterly revenue up 38% year-on-year to $31m as DOCSIS 3.1 growth continues

China plant relocation and shift of satcom manufacturing to US EMS partner to cut quarterly revenue breakeven point by $1-1.5m by start of fiscal 2018

8 August 2017

Imec boosts efficiency of 4cm2 perovskite/Si solar module to record 23.9%

Different perovskite material plus anti-reflection surface and refractive-index-matching liquid yield improvement

8 August 2017

Veeco’s Q2 revenue up 21% year-on-year organically

Targets increased for revenue synergies from $10m to $15m and cost reductions from $10m to $23m, following Ultratech acquisition

7 August 2017

Showa Denko acquiring SiC sublimation-recrystallization assets from Nippon Steel

Quality improvement targets power device applications

7 August 2017

II-VI Inc buys Kaiam’s 6” fab in UK for $80m

Newton Aycliffe fab expands capacity for VCSELs plus other GaAs-, SiC- and InP-based devices

7 August 2017

CST Global leading Innovate UK’s DiLaN project

‘Diode Laser manufacturing process using Nano-imprint lithography’ project targets low-cost, high-volume 25G DFB laser production