HoribaHoriba
18 March 2024

GaAs Labs sells Mission Microwave

GaN-based solid-state power amplifier and block upconverter firm bought by J.F. Lehman

15 March 2024

UK becomes participating state in EU’s Chips Joint Undertaking, accessing €1.3bn Horizon Europe collaborative research funding

Semiconductor researchers and businesses to gain up to £35m in UK Government backing

15 March 2024

Sivers signs product development agreement for next-gen AI laser arrays

Initial $1.3m prototype contract in 2024, targeting production at several million units per annum beyond 2026

15 March 2024

Infinera launches 1.6Tb/s optics to reduce power per bit by up to 75% for AI-driven intra-data-center connectivity

ICE-D monolithic InP PIC technology being showcased at OFC 2024

14 March 2024

University of Jena and TU Braunschweig collaborating on GaN-based photonic devices

Three-year OptoGaN project awarded €600,000 by Germany’s BMBF

14 March 2024
Cascading VCSELs to boost power efficiency
Room-temperature performance comparable with edge-emitting devices.
14 March 2024

Infineon files lawsuit in USA against Innoscience

Permanent injunction sought for infringement of GaN-related US patent

12 March 2024

MICLEDI raises Series A funding to expand team, design and build active backplane ASIC, and create micro-LED display module for AR glasses

Cumulative funding rises to nearly $30m to commercialize micro-LED displays for consumer AR

12 March 2024

onsemi realigns business groups to expand product portfolio and accelerate growth

Analog and Mixed-Signal Group formed for automotive, industrial and cloud end-markets Simon Keeton promoted to group president of Power Solutions Group

12 March 2024

Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFETs 2000V product family

First discrete silicon carbide devices with breakdown voltage of 2000V offers increased power density without compromising system reliability

11 March 2024

Navitas unveils plans for 8–10kW power platform supporting 2025 AI power requirements

GaN and SiC technology roadmap addresses 3x increase in power demands of AI data centers in next 12–18 months

11 March 2024

Quarterly smartphone production jumps 12.1% in Q4/2023

Annual total falls 2.1% to 1.166 billion units in 2023

Bruker
AFC Industries
Vistec
Pfeiffer Vacuum
ETA Research
News Features
8 March 2024
Recycling GaN for vertical power device performance
Researchers see potential cost savings for key electric vehicle markets.
1 March 2024
First true ternary near-IR III–V nanowire-lasers
Silicon transparent wavelengths achieved at near to room temperature.
23 February 2024
Triple-lattice photonic crystal laser
Surface-emitting device achieves low threshold and high output power.
15 February 2024
Probing InGaN RGB micro-LEDs on silicon
Researchers seek to guide future improvements.
9 February 2024
Fully vertical GaN-on-SiC Schottky barrier diodes with low on-resistance
Replacing complex buffer with ultrathin AlGaN significantly enhances performance.
1 February 2024
Green photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers
Hopes for improved single-mode, low-divergent beam quality at higher power.
Feature Downloads
1 March 2024

Lateral polarity structure GaN Schottky barrier diodes
Selective wet etching of N-polar material reduces reverse leakage through mesa sidewalls.

1 March 2024

Dynamic performance of vertical GaN JFETs
First study shows no shift in RON or VTH, according to researchers.

1 March 2024

Virtual body concept for 650V GaN-on-silicon ICs
A new technique suppresses dynamic on-resistance and substrate-induced cross-talk between transistors.

1 March 2024

V-defects for improved red InGaN LED performance
UCSB reports 6.5% peak external quantum efficiency on patterned sapphire.

1 March 2024

Red InGaN micro-LEDs on freestanding substrates
Researchers claim the first reports for such devices below 5μm.

1 March 2024

Compound semiconductor substrate market growing at 17% CAGR to $3.3bn in 2029
Markets fueled by strong growth in power electronics and photonics, says Yole Développement.

1 February 2024

Stacking p-down green LEDs using tunnel junctions
Reducing injection current is shown to enhance wall-plug efficiency.

1 February 2024

Nickel nanoparticle lift to p-GaN-free deep-UV LEDs
Lower contact resistance and higher light extraction give cooler-running chips and longer-life performance.