FEBRUARY 2012
3 February 2012
Osram Oslon SSL LEDs in Arquiled’s luminaires illuminate Portuguese supermarkets
3 February 2012
Javelin first fully qualified CMOS PA supplier shipping in 3G smartphones
3 February 2012
M/A-COM Tech launches high-linearity 1.2W GaAs PA for point-to-point applications
3 February 2012
Palomar develops wire-bond-free direct attach for LEDs
2 February 2012
CIGS PV firm MiaSolé hits 17.3% efficiency with champion module; 14% now in production
2 February 2012
RFMD launches 3.3–4.0V 433–470MHz and 470–510MHz transmit/receive front-end modules
2 February 2012
Inphi appoints Ford Tamer as CEO as president & CEO Sohn retires
2 February 2012
Ascent appoints TFG executive director as CEO as it focuses on Asia
2 February 2012
Skyworks ramps GPS/GNSS receive-only front-end for Samsung
2 February 2012
EPC publishes first application-focused GaN transistors textbook
2 February 2012
TI extends family of GaN FET driver ICs with low-side gate driver
2 February 2012
SSEC adds semiconductor industry veteran David Lam to board
1 February 2012
CPV firm Semprius sets record 33.9% solar module efficiency
1 February 2012
Inphi and NeoPhotonics collaborate on 100G optical modules
1 February 2012
Cree launches packaged 1700V SiC Schottky diodes
1 February 2012
MidAmerican completes acquisition of 550MW Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar
1 February 2012
Soitec completes acquisition of Altatech
JANUARY 2012
31 January 2012
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 January 2012
North Carolina Water Reclamation Facility chooses Cree LED Lighting
31 January 2012
Lumileds launches LUXEON K arrays for retrofit and downlight LED lighting
31 January 2012
Skyworks launches GaAs LNAs for 1.6–3.0GHz receiver applications
31 January 2012
Avago launches high-efficiency front-end module for WiFi 5GHz access points
31 January 2012
NTU Singapore orders Aixtron Black Magic system for high-frequency electronics CNT project
31 January 2012
RFaxis celebrates 4-year anniversary by shipping 4 millionth RFeIC
31 January 2012
Testing completed on Next Generation Jammer array transmitters using GaN-based PAs
31 January 2012
First Solar co-sponsors Chipotle cycle team
30 January 2012
Increased mobility and reduced residual electron concentration indium nitride
30 January 2012
Oclaro’s quarterly revenue down 28% year-on-year
30 January 2012
Emcore announces 1:4 reverse stock split
27 January 2012
Year-on-year handset shipment growth of 11% in Q4 takes 2011 to 1.55 billion units
27 January 2012
RFaxis granted four patents for single-chip RF front-end IC technology
26 January 2012
SiO2/GaN nano-rods give new base for high light output power
26 January 2012
Nanosolar’s EVP of engineering & operations transitions to CEO
26 January 2012
Amonix achieves ISO 9001-2008 and IEC 62108 certifications
26 January 2012
Powerex launches low-profile SiC MOSFET modules with multiple circuit topologies
25 January 2012
RFMD’s quarterly revenue falls 19% year-on-year to $225.4m
25 January 2012
CIGS PV maker NuvoSun chooses FactoryLOOK and VistrianMES systems
25 January 2012
Optical transport system maker Optelian acquires Versawave
25 January 2012
Lumileds launches LUXEON M for outdoor and industrial LED lighting
25 January 2012
Intense extends 808nm pump module range to 30W for defense, medical & industrial applications
25 January 2012
GreenVolts partners with Independent Solar Developers to provide CPV to agriculture
25 January 2012
Magnolia presents limits of InGaAs quantum well solar cell performance at Photonic West
24 January 2012
AXT to establish second substrate-making facility in China
24 January 2012
AQT readies ‘CIGS 3.0’ CZTS thin-film PV cells for commercialization
24 January 2012
3S Photonics Group becomes 3SPGroup
24 January 2012
CIGS PV market to nearly double to $2.35bn and 2.3GW in 2015
24 January 2012
Soitec and Sumitomo Electric demonstrate 4”- and 6” GaN engineered substrates
24 January 2012
24 January 2012
Intense launches 10W version of 793nm pump module for thulium and holmium pulsed laser systems
24 January 2012
24 January 2012
Naval Research Laboratory’s Brian Bennett made Fellow of American Physical Society
24 January 2012
Xenics launches low-noise SWIR detectors for semiconductor inspection and fault localization
23 January 2012
Honeycomb sweetens nitride solar cell performance
23 January 2012
Opto Diode launches wide-emission, high-power IR LEDs
23 January 2012
Oclaro samples 20G VCSEL; ships more than 500,000 10G VCSELs
23 January 2012
23 January 2012
M/A-COM Tech launches products for networks and aerospace & defense applications
23 January 2012
Oclaro laser diodes enable development of first 15kW direct-diode laser systems
20 January 2012
Aluminum oxide passivation reduces off-current in AlN/GaN transistors
20 January 2012
Skyworks’ 17% year-on-year revenue growth beats guidance
20 January 2012
QD Laser exhibits compact prototype 100mW, 532nm green laser module with high efficiency and high-speed modulation capability
20 January 2012
Microsemi earns ZTE's ‘2011 Best Delivery Support’ award
20 January 2012
NXP’s SiGe LNA enhances reception and range of NorthVu’s indoor digital TV antenna
19 January 2012
Albemarle launches Electronic Materials business unit
19 January 2012
Riber’s revenue grows 40% to €29m in 2011
19 January 2012
Seoul Semiconductor registers 10,000 LED patents domestically and internationally
19 January 2012
Opnext adds high-power 660nm red laser with built-in monitor photo diode capability
18 January 2012
Low-cost direct LED backlights to reduce premium for LED-backlit LCD TVs
18 January 2012
Cree’s 13% quarterly growth driven by lighting acquisition
18 January 2012
IQE reports year-on-year growth in revenue and profits
18 January 2012
AOS and SemiSouth demo 1200V Si/SiC stack-cascode MOSFETs
18 January 2012
18 January 2012
Avago’s small-footprint auto-focus auxiliary flash LEDs enable thinner digital cameras
17 January 2012
All-silicon light emission through nanocrystal confinement
17 January 2012
Japan’s Solar Frontier to supply 100+MWp of CIS PV modules to enXco
17 January 2012
Packaged GaN LED market falls 6% in 2011 to $8bn on backlighting weakness
17 January 2012
First Solar raises CdTe PV module efficiency record from 13.4% to 14.4%
17 January 2012
United Silicon Carbide to develop next-generation SiC devices using Aixtron SiC Planetary reactor
17 January 2012
Plasma-Therm awarded five-star rating by VLSIresearch
17 January 2012
Packaged HB-LED consumption to grow from $10.77bn in 2011 to $69.7bn in 2021
17 January 2012
Intense first to provide 300mW laser at 980-780nm
17 January 2012
Renesas samples low-loss SiC power devices integrating power conversion circuit on-chip
16 January 2012
NICT demonstrates first gallium oxide transistors
16 January 2012
GaN could save US mobile operators $2bn annually
16 January 2012
China’s Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics signs off Vistec e-beam litho system
16 January 2012
Sharp launches 2nd generation of 10W Mini Zeni LED arrays
16 January 2012
CdTe PV maker Abound and Solarsis announce commissioning of 1MW plant in Andhra Pradesh, India
13 January 2012
Growth-mode transition to higher UV output
13 January 2012
SemiLEDs revenue rebounds by 27%, driven by lower-price indoor components
13 January 2012
Osram’s GaN LED chips on 150mm silicon enter pilot stage
13 January 2012
SSEC adds industry veterans to boost sales force in critical regions
13 January 2012
Microsemi receives Strategic Partner award from FiberHome
13 January 2012
Frontier adds Infinera ATN platform to existing DTN network
13 January 2012
Javelin adds to Band 1 CMOS PAs with 3G Band II PA
13 January 2012
Anadigics receives 2011 Best Comprehensive Performance Supplier Award from ZTE
12 January 2012
CPV module maker Semprius raises $3m in funding
12 January 2012
CIGS PV firm AQT secures $18.7m in Series B funding round
12 January 2012
Teledyne and Zephyr partner on optical interconnect fiber-optic products
12 January 2012
Luminus demos latest technology at CES, from 50lm pico projector to 4000lm hybrid projector
12 January 2012
Agilent announces availability of Mitsubishi Electric’s nonlinear RF model library for ADS
12 January 2012
Aixtron installs another Black Magic system for CNT and graphene deposition at Portugal’s INESC
11 January 2012
Asahi Kasei acquires Crystal IS
11 January 2012
GaAs IC market growth slows to 1% in 2011
11 January 2012
Soraa demonstrating high-power blue lasers in desktop projector at CES
11 January 2012
CVD Equipment's orders grow 44% in 2011 to $36m
11 January 2012
Cree launches XB-D lighting-class LED on new platform that doubles lumens-per-dollar
10 January 2012
EVG collaborating with Eulitha on low-cost nanopatterning for HB-LEDs
10 January 2012
TriQuint begins Phase II of DARPA’s ‘NEXT’ GaN R&D program ahead of schedule
10 January 2012
Plasma-Therm named finalist for 2011 Manufacturer of the Year Award
10 January 2012
RFMD expands portfolio of 2.4GHz front-end modules for ZigBee/HAN applications
10 January 2012
Microsemi launches SiGe platform for 4G RF front-end module development
10 January 2012
Skyworks completes tender offer for remaining Advanced Analogic Technologies shares
9 January 2012
IMEC/AMAT produce first crack-free MOCVD nitride DH-structures on 200mm Si
9 January 2012
GaN nanowires show six-fold stronger 3D piezoelectric effect than bulk GaN
9 January 2012
Lumileds appoints Pierre Yves Lesaicherre as CEO as Michael Holt retires
9 January 2012
Anadigics ships production volumes of HELP3E PAs for Samsung’s new Galaxy Nexus smartphone
6 January 2012
InGaAs gate all-arounder demonstrates shortest channel to date
6 January 2012
AIP sells MFC maker Brooks Instrument
5 January 2012
China creates its first high-performance InAlN HEMTs on sapphire
5 January 2012
SMG Indium Resources announces $7.5m private placement
5 January 2012
LED fab equipment spending to fall 18% in 2012
5 January 2012
American Industrial Partners sells Ichor systems
5 January 2012
RFMD’s December-quarter revenue 10% below forecast
5 January 2012
Oclaro’s preliminary quarterly revenue of $86m beats $75-85m guidance
5 January 2012
KTH spin-off Nocilis launches Si- and SiGeSnC-based epi foundry
5 January 2012
GigOptix samples 28G modulator driver for 40G & 100G applications
5 January 2012
RFMD to showcase ZigBee front-end solutions at CES
5 January 2012
Amonix CEO Brian Robertson killed in light aircraft crash
4 January 2012
InGaAs buffer/channel structure boosts effective mobility 4.2x that of silicon
4 January 2012
Samsung LED to be merged into Samsung Electronics
4 January 2012
GaN gaining traction in commercial applications
4 January 2012
TFG increases stake in Ascent Solar from 20% to 41%
3 January 2012
Zinc oxide transparent conduction on semipolar nitride LEDs boosts EQE
3 January 2012
Chalmers demos first subharmonic graphene FET mixer at microwave frequencies
3 January 2012
Emcore’s quarterly revenue grows 5% sequentially to $52.1m
3 January 2012
AWR hosts three-city high-frequency design seminar tour in India
3 January 2012
Epistar launches 100, 120 and 150lm/W LED chipsets for warm-white lighting
2 January 2012
Opnext’s 10G module production at Thailand’s Fabrinet transferred from Chokchai
2 January 2012
2 January 2012
Tegal sells NLD portfolio; Cu barrier and low-k dielectric patents still under auction
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