News Archive
August 2008
1 August 2008
Kopin’s steady III-V revenues compensate for drop in CyberDisplays
1 August 2008
Economic slowdown bypasses mobile device market
1 August 2008
GaAs microelectronics market to slow to 9% in 2008
Filtronic to sell Defence Electronics business to Teledyne
1 August 2008
Super Nova Optoelectronics opts for JM-GPT PSH-30 hydrogen purifier
1 August 2008
GeneSiC selected by US Navy for Phase I and II SBIR awards
July 2008
31 July 2008
AXT still grows despite dip in 6-inch GaAs shipments
31 July 2008
VCSEL transceiver market to grow at 24.5% to $1.1bn in 2012
31 July 2008
LED City finds Anchorage
31 July 2008
Cree opens Shenzhen engineering center to aid LED luminaire design
31 July 2008
Opnext appoints IMM as distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland
RFMD’s restructuring increases losses despite revenue growth
30 July 2008
Cyrium closes second-round funding to boost multi-junction solar cell production
30 July 2008
Palomar undergoes management buy-out from Hughes
29 July 2008
Veeco exceeds Q2 bookings, revenues and earnings guidance
Phoenix extends to CIGS PVs with module maker Solyndra
Veeco wins multi-unit order from solar cell maker Spectrolab
29 July 2008
Mimix introduces 10 to 16 GHz GaAs pHEMT SMT packaged receiver
29 July 2008
Eblana extends ultra-narrow-linewidth laser range to 400kHz 1550nm butterfly module
29 July 2008
HPO achieves milestone for its high-power red LEDs
28 July 2008
Rubicon starts producing 8” sapphire for Peregrine
28 July 2008
Hamamatsu shortens wavelength record for UV laser diodes to 342nm
28 July 2008
Skyworks introduces RF subsystem
28 July 2008
Intense launches high-power, 905nm short-pulsed laser in rugged package
28 July 2008
ORS reports record half-year orders for its in–situ monitoring solutions
25 July 2008
Bookham losses narrow towards positive cash flow in December quarter
25 July 2008
Pirelli to take 30% stake in CyOptics
25 July 2008
Seoul launches top-view LEDs with high CRI, efficacy and reliability
25 July 2008
Hittite rebounds slightly, but next quarter to be flat
24 July 2008
AIST claims 17.7%-efficient flexible CIGS solar cell
TriQuint’s Q2 growth slowed by delayed product ramp
24 July 2008
Peregrine Semiconductor’s UltraCMOS RFIC reaches milestone
23 July 2008
Anadigics’ sales grow to record $80.5m, driven by broadband
23 July 2008
Riber doubles sales year-on-year to €5.1m in first-half 2008
23 July 2008
EnergyMixx completes acquisition of HelioDynamics
23 July 2008
SRA reports scoping study on proposed germanium and gallium recovery plant
22 July 2008
GaAs market grew 17% to $3.6bn in 2007
JPSA and DynTest co-developing wafer scribing/breaking
Hittite launches first RMS and peak-to-average power detector SMT IC
22 July 2008
Avanex board approves reverse stock split
22 July 2008
Former VP of business development rejoins Avanex as interim CFO
22 July 2008
Forepi expands GaN UHB-LED production with order for multiple Aixtron systems
22 July 2008
IDEA for Cree’s LR6
21 July 2008
Step towards low-cost white light emitters with back-reflectors
21 July 2008
Osram claims record white LED brightness and efficacy in the lab
21 July 2008
Fab upgrades shift GaAs substrate demand from 4-inch to 6-inch
SiGe power amplifier launched for mobile WiMAX
18 July 2008
GaAs and InP to drive 10Gb/s and 40Gb/s IC growth
18 July 2008
Silicon to displace GaAs in automotive radar from 2013
18 July 2008
Raytheon awarded $1m contract for active electronically scanned lens array
18 July 2008
Skyworks grows faster-than-expected 23% year-on-year
Seoul refutes Nichia’s German patent infringement allegation
18 July 2008
Mimix raises $10m in fourth-round financing from GaAs Labs
17 July 2008
BluGlass’s plant opened by Australian Environment Minister
17 July 2008
IQE grows 26% year-on-year in Q1/2008
First Solar announces two solar projects with Southern California Edison
Bookham supplies full-band tunable pluggable transceiver to Ciena
17 July 2008
IXYS ships WiMax power amplifier modules
16 July 2008
PV developer Wakonda raises $9.5m in Series A financing
DayStar aims to ramp production by Q1/2009
PolarCoN project awarded €2m to close ‘green gap’
Osram Opto and Nu Horizons expand distribution agreement to India
16 July 2008
Honeywell providing LEDs for Airbus wingtip navigation lighting
16 July 2008
Nichia files German patent lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor’s Acriche products
15 July 2008
Ascent Solar considers accelerating CIGS PV capacity ramp
15 July 2008
ArcelorMittal launches VC fund with $20m investment in Miasolé
15 July 2008
Fox Group signs second license for its silicon carbide patents
15 July 2008
3S and Avanex settle contractual disputes
15 July 2008
Changelight ramping up LED production with two Aixtron MOCVD systems
15 July 2008
Bookham promotes Turin to CFO, replacing Abely
14 July 2008
Magnolia and Kopin to co-develop InN-based quantum dot solar cells
OIPT launches new customer support package
14 July 2008
Trion sells four production systems to LED maker
14 July 2008
TriQuint ramps production of TQM7M5012
14 July 2008
Avanex stockholders authorize reverse stock split
11 July 2008
Dow acquiring Rohm and Haas for $18.8bn
11 July 2008
Intel leads €85m investment round in Sulfurcell
11 July 2008
JDSU completes $200m stock repurchase program
11 July 2008
LED maker CMLT implements Ares ciMes software
10 July 2008
Opnext to acquire StrataLight
10 July 2008
TriQuint lowers Q2 guidance from $130-135m to $120m
Rohm and Haas launches enhanced version of MO precursor central delivery system
10 July 2008
Emcore wins CPV receiver orders worth $29m
RFMD commences volume shipments of Polaris products for new multimedia handsets
9 July 2008
Rudolph promotes Rajiv Roy to VP business development
8 July 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
WIN orders Aviza single-wafer PVD, CVD and etch systems
8 July 2008
Showa Denko extends 100mm SiC epiwafer production
8 July 2008
Luminus Devices awarded 21st US patent
8 July 2008
Emcore sells shares in WorldWater
7 July 2008
QPC completes development phase of $12m laser TV contract
7 July 2008
Bookham joins Russell 3000 index
7 July 2008
Avanex announces termination of president/CEO and resignation of CFO
4 July 2008
Arrow and Cree to co-host lighting seminars in India
3 July 2008
QPC wins $3.5m contract for RGB lasers
2 July 2008
Thin film to take 28% of PV market by 2012
Kopin returns to Nasdaq compliance after filing Q1 report
1 July 2008
Advanced Photonix’s losses grow after telecom & defense sales slump
Micromem ships first production-level GaAs Hall sensor for client testing
1 July 2008
IQE’s New Jersey order book grows to record $20m
1 July 2008
AFRL awards Ascent $1.5m multi-junction PV contract
1 July 2008
Sumitomo Electric launches SFP 6G Series
1 July 2008
EpiLEDs orders further Aixtron CRIUS reactors
1 July 2008
AWR and UMS launch PDK for GaAs MMIC foundry process
June 2008
30 June 2008
Step towards laser cooling of semiconductors
30 June 2008
Transceiver market to grow eight-fold in 10 years
Market for packaged LEDs in solid-state lighting to more than triple by 2012
30 June 2008
TranSiC recruits former Ericsson Microelectronics CEO
30 June 2008
Anadigics launches first programmable gain amplifier optimized for DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems and E-MTA
30 June 2008
Osram Opto provides direct web access to LED ray data files
27 June 2008
Umicore to double germanium substrate capacity
27 June 2008
JPSA enters thin-film PV scribing market
27 June 2008
TriQuint hires Intel’s VP Technology & Manufacturing as its VP of worldwide operations
26 June 2008
Seeking deep UV avalanche
26 June 2008
XenICs establishes Singapore-based sInfraRed
26 June 2008
RFMD launches first GaN CATV amplifier modules
26 June 2008
Luminus adds director of product marketing for lighting business
25 June 2008
QPC ships BrightLase Ultra-500 laser
25 June 2008
Anadigics launches tuner and active splitters for set-top boxes
25 June 2008
Ferdinand-Braun-Institute orders Accel-RF system for high-power GaN reliability testing
24 June 2008
DBS GaAs component volumes to be driven by digital video
24 June 2008
SRA agrees germanium and gallium leachate supply deals
24 June 2008
VPEC continues to build capacity with repeat order for Aixtron AIX 2600G3 IC tools
23 June 2008
TranSiC receives € 2.6m in second-round funding
23 June 2008
StrataLight develops SiGe multiplexer IC for 100GE transponders
20 June 2008
Fujitsu develops first impulse radio transmitting at over 10Gb/s in millimeter band
20 June 2008
Avago debuts dual-band FEM for MIMO
20 June 2008
3S makes strategic investment in Korean packaging firm Coset
20 June 2008
Osram Opto partners on Shenzhen LED street lamp project
19 June 2008
Panasonic claims record gain of 22dB at 26GHz in GaN ICs
19 June 2008
BluGlass to open pilot manufacturing plant in July
19 June 2008
Two-stage HV-HBTs complete TriQuint’s 3G/4G base-station RF solution
18 June 2008
TriQuint launches its first high-frequency GaN products
18 June 2008
FAST-DOT ultrafast laser project kicks off
18 June 2008
RFMD unveils 400W GaN HPA for pulsed S-band radar
18 June 2008
Ixia, Avago and Infinera demo first 100GbE traffic generation and interface
17 June 2008
Tegal reports third consecutive quarter of profitability
17 June 2008
Toshiba adds PAE-enhanced GaAs amplifiers for satcom and microwave radio plus GaN HEMTs for Ku- and X-bands
17 June 2008
Mitsubishi Electric installs Aixtron MOCVD reactor for blue-violet lasers
17 June 2008
Nitronex launches online resource about using and evaluating GaN technology
16 June 2008
IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo to co-develop CIGS PVs
16 June 2008
Nitride Solutions wins UCSB start-up prizes
16 June 2008
PerkinElmer adds all-white and multi-color/white LEDs to ACULED range
13 June 2008
GE takes majority stake in PrimeStar Solar
Finisar grows 25% year-on-year, driven by 10/40Gbps
Cree launches GaN PDK for Agilent’s EDA software
13 June 2008
Cree launches first catalog GaN MMIC amplifiers
13 June 2008
Group IV Semiconductor appoints Day and Desmarais
13 June 2008
Avanex regains compliance with Nasdaq’s $1 minimum share price rule
12 June 2008
Infinera introduces passive PICs in new optical line system
12 June 2008
Delphi team awarded $5m DOE funding to halve size and cost of electric propulsion inverters
12 June 2008
Mitsubishi Electric launches high-power InGaP HBT amplifier for WiMAX terminals
11 June 2008
Korean IP tribunal rules Seoul Semi LED design invalid
11 June 2008
Cree samples high-efficiency 90W wideband GaN HEMT
11 June 2008
Market for data communications transceivers forecast to hit $13.4bn in 2013
11 June 2008
GSE launches thin-film CIGS alternative for silicon module and BIPV manufacturing
10 June 2008
Singapore’s Mentarix receives first-round funding from BAF Spectrum
10 June 2008
DILAS boosts Compact diode laser system to 200W
10 June 2008
Genesis Photonics orders two Aixtron MOCVD tools
9 June 2008
Thin-film solar market to reach 9GW in 2012
9 June 2008
Replisaurus acquires S.E.T. to expand operations, production capacity and product portfolio
9 June 2008
PANalytical launches thin-film and solar cell analysis software
9 June 2008
SDK starts shipping 80lm/W red LED chips
9 June 2008
Stion recruits VPs of engineering and R&D
9 June 2008
Plextek designs X-band power amplifier MMICs for radio and radar
9 June 2008
WDM sales surpass SONET/SDH as metro demand surges
6 June 2008
Optium grows 12% sequentially to record $45m revenue
6 June 2008
Lumiramic phosphor technology reduces LED binning
5 June 2008
Skyworks qualifies WIN for GaAs pHEMT foundry services
5 June 2008
UCSB’s Nakamura to receive Prince of Asturias Award
4 June 2008
Opto market to grow at 12% to $31bn by 2013
4 June 2008
Bridgelux ships low cost-per-lumen LED chip
4 June 2008
Cree launches first GaN HEMTs for 5GHz WiMAX
3 June 2008
Fraunhofer ISE orders Aixtron system for GaAs-on-Si multi-junction solar cell R&D
3 June 2008
IMEC and Aixtron claim first
3 June 2008
UK Government recruits expert to drive public-procurement of energy-efficient lighting
2 June 2008
First Nano ships UHV SiGe nanowire system to CEA Grenoble
2 June 2008
Comtech awarded $2m of orders for high-power amplifiers
2 June 2008
SAFC Hitech launches vapor-phase MO distribution system and large-scale bubbler
May 2008
31 May 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 May 2008
PbSe research resurrects nanocrystal avalanche hopes
30 May 2008
Kopin given stay of delisting from Nasdaq
30 May 2008
Anadigics introduces ACA2420 power doubler line amplifier
29 May 2008
AFRL awards SemiSouth $4.9m ‘Task Order 3’ for SiC development
28 May 2008
Cree and Toyoda Gosei reach LED patent agreement
28 May 2008
Tyco introduces M/A-COM MASW-008853 SPDT switch
28 May 2008
Lumileds’ Luxeon Rebel LEDs used in Philips’ downlight modules
28 May 2008
QPC wins $750,000 contract for high-power fiber-laser pump engines for airborne weapons
27 May 2008
RFMD signs strategic supply agreement
27 May 2008
Finisar ships 250,000th SFP+ optical transceiver
27 May 2008
Cree demonstrating multi-chip XLamp MC-E LED
27 May 2008
Ubilux orders six Aixtron MOCVD systems for AlInGaP- and GaN-based UHB-LEDs
26 May 2008
Lynk Labs adds Cree to AC LED supplier network
23 May 2008
Veeco acquires Mill Lane Engineering
23 May 2008
WJ stockholders approve acquisition by TriQuint
23 May 2008
Acriche receives UL Mark from US product safety testing and certification group
22 May 2008
US court rejects Nichia’s $2.5m claim for fees against Seoul
22 May 2008
CrystalQ attracts VC investment
22 May 2008
LayTec wafer curvature sensors sold for European R&D
22 May 2008
Ascent Solar closes $61m public offering
21 May 2008
Avago claims first RF CSP solution and world’s smallest RF amplifier
21 May 2008
Anadigics ships AWT6321 PA for use in LG's new Voyager
21 May 2008
Ascent offering underwriters exercise over-allotment option
20 May 2008
Tower buys Jazz for $40m
20 May 2008
QPC raises $2m to expand production capacity
20 May 2008
VPEC orders Aixtron AIX 2600G3 MOCVD systems
20 May 2008
Nasdaq sends Kopin Q1 report delinquency notice
20 May 2008
JPSA enhances laser-based automated wafer processing systems
19 May 2008
First room-temperature semiconductor source of coherent terahertz radiation
19 May 2008
OIPT appoints operations director
19 May 2008
Firecomms and ISMS ally to deploy POF networks in local municipalities
19 May 2008
MMIC Solutions secures £2.7m round-A funding
19 May 2008
Nichia files UK lawsuit against Seoul’s Acriche products
19 May 2008
In brief: JDSU; Cree; Ascent Solar
16 May 2008
Finisar and Optium agree to merge
16 May 2008
TriQuint receives ZTE’s Supplier of the Year Award
15 May 2008
Electric-powered exciton-polariton light
15 May 2008
Skyworks' FEMs support P960 TV slider phone
15 May 2008
RFMD introduces ML5825 frequency transverter
15 May 2008
Luminus wins SID’s Display Component of the Year award
15 May 2008
Bookham adds two new board members
15 May 2008
Anadigics launches linear PAs for CATV set-top boxes and distribution systems
14 May 2008
HelioVolt hits 12.2% thin-film PV efficiency with 6 minute printing process
14 May 2008
QPC to demo mini RGB laser for portable projector displays
13 May 2008
Freescale to close Tempe GaAs fab
13 May 2008
Cree expands XLamp XR-C LED family to full range of colors
13 May 2008
DOE announces $7.5m Round 5 funding opportunity for SSL product development
13 May 2008
Intense launches high-power 808nm single-mode diodes for green laser pumping
12 May 2008
IPG overcomes diode laser yield issues
12 May 2008
High-brightness tricolor SMT LEDs for signs and video displays
9 May 2008
Epistar licenses Rothschild LED patents
9 May 2008
Mimix launches 5.9-9.5GHz QFN-packaged linear PA with on-chip power detector
9 May 2008
Oplink appoints president and general counsel
9 May 2008
Modulight wins $1.1m pump laser development contract from ESA
8 May 2008
Aixtron’s orders hit peak after doubling year-on-year
8 May 2008
Fox licenses SiC patents to European firm
8 May 2008
Online tools for solid-state lighting design
8 May 2008
Rubicon prices follow-on public offering
8 May 2008
SiGe ships 250 millionth IC
8 May 2008
HelioVolt partners with AGA on BIPVs
7 May 2008
RFMD halting transceiver development and selling GPS business
7 May 2008
Kopin grows 61% year-on-year
7 May 2008
AmberWave buys Aonex from Arrowhead
6 May 2008
OIPT appoints GM for recently acquired TDI business
6 May 2008
Ferdinand Braun Institute adds Aixtron MOCVD system for GaN UV LEDs
6 May 2008
Thinnest autofocus LED for digital still cameras and camera phones
6 May 2008
Johnson Matthey appoints Teratech as Korean distributor
5 May 2008
Oplink hit by dip in ROADM and European sales
5 May 2008
High-linearity 1W and 2W amplifiers for WiMAX and next-generation cellular networks
5 May 2008
RFMD launches 2.4GHz ISM-band transceiver
5 May 2008
Mimix launches 2.8GHz 3.3V matched gain block amplifier in SOT-89 package
5 May 2008
Agilent announces 10x faster planar 3D EM simulation
2 May 2008
Veeco’s epi equipment sales rise 25% on last quarter
2 May 2008
Broad-spectrum QCLs and GaAs nanoneedles
1 May 2008
JDSU’s margins hit by supply and capacity constraints
1 May 2008
Firecomms licenses OptoLock interconnect technology to Taiwan’s APAC
April 2008
30 April 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 April 2008
Nitronex recruits principal MMIC engineer
30 April 2008
First Solar appoints VP of investor relations
30 April 2008
Gold Canyon ups claims on Cordero gallium property
29 April 2008
Aixtron secures new customer
29 April 2008
Veeco co-sponsors awards for MBE innovators
28 April 2008
Hittite’s Q1 revenues rise 19% year-on-year
28 April 2008
Mobile shipments of 289m in Q1 exceed expectations
28 April 2008
Handset shipments up 14% year-on-year in Q1
25 April 2008
LEDs to replace CCFLs in notebook-PC backlights
25 April 2008
XenICs receives ISO 9001:2000
24 April 2008
Rubicon grows 46% as expansion runs ahead of schedule
24 April 2008
TriQuint’s profits hit by military/network R&D costs
24 April 2008
Skyworks exceeds $200m quarterly revenue guidance
24 April 2008
LayTec introduces In-situ Monitoring Award
24 April 2008
Anadigics launches WCDMA linear PA for EGSM-band handsets
23 April 2008
Anadigics sales rise 10% to a record $74.4m
23 April 2008
Cree sustains growth through focus on LED lighting
23 April 2008
BeamExpress raises $1.3m in first-round funding
23 April 2008
RFMD launches 5GHz amplifier for WLAN and WiMAX
23 April 2008
Nitronex and Nujira collaborate on high-efficiency WiMAX PAs
23 April 2008
QPC ships high-power fiber-laser pump for airborne weapons
22 April 2008
Cree launches LED University program
22 April 2008
Opnext Japan VP receives award for 10Gb/s work
22 April 2008
SiGe PA boosts Wi-Fi systems; cuts external bill of materials by 20%
22 April 2008
Plasma cleaning and contamination removal system
22 April 2008
Avanex appoints MySQL CFO Wolf to board
21 April 2008
First steps to topological quantum computer on GaAs?
21 April 2008
Solar VC investment reaches record $280m in Q1
21 April 2008
Saint-Gobain acquires GaN substrate maker Lumilog
21 April 2008
Rich-media specialists increase share of handset profits
21 April 2008
QPC becomes founding member of 3D@Home Consortium
21 April 2008
HelioVolt hires ex-DuPont exec as CTO
21 April 2008
Opnext launches low-power DWDM-XFP and X2 modules for upgrade from 2.5 to 10Gb/s DWDM at 80km
18 April 2008
Syntune acquires controlling stake in Svedice
18 April 2008
Osram Opto opens Asia regional HQ in Hong Kong
18 April 2008
Cree expands network of solution providers
17 April 2008
Raytheon demos GaN in radar components
17 April 2008
RFMD receives production orders for Polaris 3 Silver
17 April 2008
HelioVolt awarded $1m by Texas Enterprise Fund
16 April 2008
RFMD expands product portfolio to microwave and millimeter-wave components
16 April 2008
RFMD consolidating production test in Beijing facility
16 April 2008
WIN installs multiple Rudolph NSX inspection tools
15 April 2008
Taiwan’s SuperNova orders Aixtron CCS CRIUS MOCVD system
14 April 2008
AWR and WIN announce next-generation PDKs for MMIC design
14 April 2008
THz QCL operating temperature raised by 10°C
10 April 2008
Emcore to deploy CPV systems with China’s XinAo
10 April 2008
Oxford Instruments acquires TDI
9 April 2008
Sunovia and EPIR accelerating development of Cd-on-Si solar cells
9 April 2008
Veeco delivers GaN MOCVD reactors
9 April 2008
QPC awarded ninth US patent
9 April 2008
RFMD launches integrated configurable components
9 April 2008
Tegal agrees beta-site NLD shipment to HB-LED maker
8 April 2008
Bridgelux closes $40m series D funding round
8 April 2008
Seoul Semiconductor agrees license with Rothschild
8 April 2008
Tyco launches WiMAX dual SPDT switch
8 April 2008
AWR and TriQuint launch Project JumpStart for GaAs MMIC designs
7 April 2008
II-VI seeks buyer for CdZnTe radiation sensor division eV
7 April 2008
Emcore elects new chairman and CEO
7 April 2008
EDF invests $50m in CIGS PV maker Nanosolar
7 April 2008
Hydro raises stake in Ascent to 35%
4 April 2008
Osram Opto’s Regensburg expansion officially opened
4 April 2008
GaAs demand from digital cable to top $100m by 2012
4 April 2008
Aviza cuts guidance and restructures
3 April 2008
Seoul Semiconductor wins AOT white LED patent lawsuit
3 April 2008
Cree LR6 LED downlight available to homes and businesses globally
3 April 2008
3S launches medium- and high-power 980nm terrestrial pump laser modules
3 April 2008
Edwards creates sales & service director role for semiconductor and solar
2 April 2008
Emcore wins $4.6m follow-on order for CPV receiver assemblies
2 April 2008
M-Com orders Veeco As/P MOCVD reactor
2 April 2008
Oplink lowers revenue guidance
1 April 2008
Ascent’s 1.5MW PV production line enters operation
1 April 2008
Anadigics launches linear PA for AWS and KPCS CDMA/EVDO mobile equipment
1 April 2008
RFMD wins TianYu’s Strategic Partner Award for 2007
March 2008
31 March 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 March 2008
Co-founders Pratt and Seymour retire from RFMD
31 March 2008
QPC awarded eighth patent
28 March 2008
Kopin reports flat year for III-V product line
28 March 2008
k-Space introduces real-time, in-situ multi-wafer temperature mapping system for MBE
27 March 2008
First Nano/CVD and CUNY Brooklyn College/NYSTAR-CAT sign research agreement
27 March 2008
Avago introduces PAs for WiMAX and next-generation cellular applications
26 March 2008
Sunovia/EPIR to develop IR technologies for night-vision surveillance with Army Research Lab & BAE
26 March 2008
Mimix adds XL1010-QT GaAs MMIC LNA to range
25 March 2008
Quantum dot memory fast on draw in non-volatile shoot-out
25 March 2008
Innolume launches comb laser diode for O-band WDM
25 March 2008
Sharp aims for 400mW blue-violet laser diode by 2010
25 March 2008
MIT’s Palacios awarded Deshpande Innovation Grant
25 March 2008
Norstel attracts €15m in financing
20 March 2008
Ascent awarded second phase of tandem solar cell program
20 March 2008
Pininfarina uses Osram LEDs in strip headlamps
20 March 2008
Nanometrics appoints VP of worldwide sales
20 March 2008
Kyma signs NMCC as exclusive sales representative for Japan
20 March 2008
OIPT appoints applications team leader
19 March 2008
SemiSouth awarded SiC JFET manufacturing patent
19 March 2008
Anadigics implements Syntricity enterprise yield management software
19 March 2008
Skyworks ramps low-power RF solutions for ISM bands
19 March 2008
DOE releases updated multi-year plan for solid-state lighting R&D
18 March 2008
Asian HB-LED makers expanding with Veeco GaN systems
18 March 2008
QPC halves losses as revenues grow 158% in 2007
18 March 2008
Kopin files delayed reports with SEC
18 March 2008
Intense launches 793nm laser for thulium fiber pumps
18 March 2008
American Elements expands telluride/selenide production capacity
18 March 2008
Tegal signs WESI as distributor in China and Taiwan
17 March 2008
Luminus closes $72m VC round
17 March 2008
IQE wins its largest commercial GaN epiwafer order
17 March 2008
Ascent Solar to raise $80m in public offering
14 March 2008
Sunovia and EPIR complete Phase I solar cell and IR plant
14 March 2008
Rubicon opens NASDAQ market
14 March 2008
DILAS opens Chinese facility
13 March 2008
Aixtron’s revenues grow 25% in 2007
13 March 2008
DOE investing $13.7m in 11 university PV projects
13 March 2008
BRILASI raises the bar for laser
12 March 2008
Infinera targets PIC capacity of 4Tb/s within 10 years
12 March 2008
QPC ships initial units for laser TV contract
12 March 2008
Skyworks chooses Berkeley’s Analog FastSPICE for multi-mode 3G transceiver simulation
11 March 2008
Compound semiconductor substrate market to top $1bn by 2009-2010
11 March 2008
Sunovia establishes infrared division
11 March 2008
EMF announces multiple MOCVD orders
10 March 2008
TriQuint to acquire WJ for $72m
10 March 2008
Hitachi and Opnext launch laser for 100Gb/s interface
10 March 2008
Nasdaq gives Avanex 6 months to regain $1 share price
10 March 2008
Finisar demos 17Gb/s VCSELs for 16G Fiber Channel
10 March 2008
SEI launches bi-directional modules for FTTH
7 March 2008
RPI student develops polarized LED
7 March 2008
GSE opens 40MW CIGS PV plant
7 March 2008
DayStar signs letter of intent with Juwi Solar
7 March 2008
RFMD repurchase 10% of outstanding shares
6 March 2008
QPC’s revenues grow 158% in 2007
6 March 2008
Skyworks receives 2007 Best Supplier Award from LG Electronics
6 March 2008
RFMD introduces InGaP HBT PAs for base station applications
5 March 2008
Wide-bandgap electronics to grow at 30%
5 March 2008
Finisar’s revenue grows 12% to a record $112.7m
4 March 2008
GSE’s PowerFlex CIGS material extends product integration
4 March 2008
Digi-Key stocking Cree’s SiC RF power MESFETs
3 March 2008
Cree completes acquisition of LED Lighting Fixtures
3 March 2008
Avago launches LNAs for cellular and WiMAX base-stations
3 March 2008
Tyco launches family of low noise amplifiers for GPS, DAB, WiMAX and MoCA applications
3 March 2008
Mimix launches 12-16GHz driver and PA pair with on-chip power detector
3 March 2008
Anadigics introduces RF amplifier for FTTH
February 2008
29 February 2008
WJ returns to quarterly revenue growth
29 February 2008
Pirelli unveils spin-off PGT Photonics
29 February 2008
EU's DOTFIVE project to boost SiGe HBTs from 300GHz to 0.5THz
29 February 2008
RFMD starts EDGE shipments to tier-one handset maker
29 February 2008
Avago expands super half-watt PLCC-4 SMT LEDs to full range of colors
29 February 2008
IPG acquires photonics patent portfolio from BT
29 February 2008
Seoul launches single LED package delivering 900lm at 10W
28 February 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2008
Going long with silicon Raman cascades
28 February 2008
Ascent Solar and Itochu to pursue strategic relationships
28 February 2008
Kvant buys Veeco As/P MOCVD system
27 February 2008
AXT grows 31% as SI GaAs market share passes 20%
27 February 2008
SemiSouth appoints chief operating officer
27 February 2008
Avanex unveils SFF 10Gb/s tunable transponder
27 February 2008
Emcore launches uncooled 1310nm coaxial lasers
27 February 2008
Bookham launches fully qualified 6W telecom-grade multimode pump module
26 February 2008
Tianjin becomes China’s first LED City
26 February 2008
Opnext’s profits fall due to parts supply problems
26 February 2008
Common specifications released for XLMD 40Gb/s pigtail devices
26 February 2008
Emcore enhances 1550nm transmitters and fiber amplifiers
26 February 2008
Bookham launches full-band tunable pluggable transceiver
25 February 2008
IMEC claims record 24.7% efficiency for single-junction GaAs-on-Ge solar cell
25 February 2008
Mimix launches 32-42GHz GaAs MMIC sub-harmonic image reject mixer
25 February 2008
Emcore completes $85m acquisition of Intel's optical telecom business
25 February 2008
Skyworks' PAs power recent additions to LG's handset range
25 February 2008
Opnext promotes NA sales VP to senior VP global sales
22 February 2008
Osram’s Golden DRAGON Plus boosts brightness by 15%
22 February 2008
Oki samples small, low-power 10G MZ modulator driver IC
21 February 2008
Oki Optical Components and Kotura partner on silicon photonics
21 February 2008
TriQuint faces dip in Q1 after record 2007
21 February 2008
Veeco GaN MOCVD system accepted by Japanese HB-LED manufacturer
21 February 2008
DayStar appoints Silicon Valley veteran as president and COO
21 February 2008
Bookham launches ultra small 40Gb/s MZ modulator chip
21 February 2008
QPC awarded patent combating self-focusing in high-power lasers
20 February 2008
3S reports positive EBITDA as revenue triples year-on-year
20 February 2008
Mitsubishi launches first 40Gb/s EAM-LD with built-in driver
20 February 2008
Edwards launches iXH series of vacuum pumps for compound semiconductor and ALD processes
19 February 2008
Aixtron claims a first in South Korea
19 February 2008
QPC strengthens global sales and marketing
19 February 2008
Bookham demos zero-chirp fully qualified tunable SFF transponder
19 February 2008
Santur launches low-profile tunable transmitter engine
19 February 2008
Avnet to distribute Luminus’ PhlatLight LED products in Americas
19 February 2008
Tyco introduces 13.75 - 14.5 GHz VSAT PA
18 February 2008
LED market growth to accelerate to 12% in 2008
18 February 2008
Shipments of Skyworks’ GPRS FEMs for SoC applications pass 750m mark
18 February 2008
NGST’s Livanos elected member of National Academy of Engineering
18 February 2008
Opnext to restate financial statements
15 February 2008
Rubicon grows 58% and opens manufacturing facility
15 February 2008
Hittite continues growth, but profit falls short
15 February 2008
SiC Systems completes first-round funding for 6" production
15 February 2008
Firecomm’s transceivers chosen for car infotainment network
14 February 2008
BluGlass makes its first quantum well LEDs
14 February 2008
Sunovia and EPIR win NASA contract for II-VI encapsulated PV cells
14 February 2008
DOE awards fourth-round funding for SSL development
14 February 2008
Spire awarded patent for mass synthesis of uniform quantum dots
14 February 2008
Sharp’s 250mW Blu-ray laser enables 6x recording in laptops
14 February 2008
Anadigics launches quad-band polar EDGE PA module for 3G handsets
13 February 2008
Anadigics’ record sales boosted by 3G and WLAN/WiMAX
13 February 2008
Gemfire and Covega merge
13 February 2008
Nanometrics names Toho as Japan distributor
13 February 2008
RFMD begins shipping RF3266 WCDMA PAs to tier-one handset manufacturer
13 February 2008
TriQuint launches front-end solution supporting global handset standards
13 February 2008
WJ adds to InGaP/GaAs HBT gain block amplifier series
12 February 2008
Veeco boosted by HB-LED and solar market
12 February 2008
Advanced Photonix’s revenues fall 10% after 40G shipment delays
12 February 2008
SoloPower recruits VP of research from NREL
12 February 2008
Skyworks introduces SKY77185 linear PA for WCDMA handsets
12 February 2008
Osram launches finer tolerance binning for white LEDs
12 February 2008
Avago ships active-bypass PAs that improve low power efficiency
12 February 2008
RFMD launches new products at GSMA Mobile World Congress
12 February 2008
Anadigics launches AWT6155 quad-band polar EDGE PA for use in Qualcomm chipset platforms
12 February 2008
Anadigics expanded WiMAX/WiBro portfolio with 2.3-2.4GHz AWM6422 PA
12 February 2008
Firecomms signs ESA as representative for Illinois and Wisconsin
11 February 2008
Ascent to establish new world HQ and production facility
11 February 2008
EC project investigating non-Si channels for post-22nm CMOS
11 February 2008
Skyworks launches first front-end module for 3.9G wireless
11 February 2008
Fujitsu launches smallest RF module for mobile WiMAX
11 February 2008
Bookham appoints Yves LeMaitre
11 February 2008
Gold Canyon starts large-diameter core drilling for gallium
11 February 2008
Nasdaq extends Kopin deadline, but warns Lam again
8 February 2008
Cree acquiring LLF to expand to LED lighting systems
8 February 2008
Finisar’s record revenue driven by 10-40Gb/s products
8 February 2008
Emcore’s CPV order boom to drive spin-off
7 February 2008
European roadmap for photonics and nanotechnologies
7 February 2008
Lumileds replaces epoxy and restarts TFFC LED production
7 February 2008
Fujitsu launches GaN HEMT-based mobile WiMAX base-stations
6 February 2008
JDSU exceeds growth forecast
6 February 2008
SEI launches 8Gb/s SFP+ transceivers for Fiber Channel
5 February 2008
Seoul Semiconductor boosts Acriche from 60 to 80lm/W
5 February 2008
SolFocus installs first solar array for 3MW Spanish CPV project
4 February 2008
Fujitsu presents first 77GHz CMOS-based PA
4 February 2008
Infinera’s customer diversification drives growth
4 February 2008
Avanex grows profit despite falling revenues
4 February 2008
Optium launches 10Gb/s SFF 300-pin tunable transponder
4 February 2008
Teledyne completes Judson acquisition
4 February 2008
Infineon ships first CMOS RF switch on silicon with GaAs performance
4 February 2008
Mobile WiMax to grow at CAGR of 198% over 2008-2012
1 February 2008
RFMD loss follows dip in China GSM/GPRS demand
1 February 2008
Riber reports tough 2007, but forecasts better year ahead
January 2008
31 January 2008
Emcore to supply CPVs for utility-scale projects in southwest USA
31 January 2008
EpiWorks receives ISO 9001 certification
31 January 2008
QuantumClean expands MBE parts cleaning services
31 January 2008
Axiom shipped 10 million CMOS PAs in 2007
30 January 2008
Austin joins LED City program
30 January 2008
BluGlass CEO Jordan steps down, but continues as advisor
30 January 2008
SemiSouth awarded patents
30 January 2008
Isopad heating platens for larger PV cell deposition
30 January 2008
Rubicon appoints business expert to board
30 January 2008
Spire appoints UST as south-east Asia rep
30 January 2008
JDSU ships APD chip for GPON
29 January 2008
GSE reaches 10%-efficient CIGS production on flexible substrate
29 January 2008
WJ raises revenue and profit estimates again
29 January 2008
TriQuint launches FEMs for GSM and CDMA in emerging markets
29 January 2008
Intense launches high-power laser products
29 January 2008
Opnext launches first 640nm/150mW red laser; enters human-body light-measuring device market
28 January 2008
AXT retains Elliot to extend VGF and Cz/LEC R&D
28 January 2008
Hittite creates CTO role
28 January 2008
Handset shipments up in ‘07, but ‘08 forecast cut
28 January 2008
IQE agrees increased bank facilities
28 January 2008
JDSU claims smallest tunable optical transmitter
28 January 2008
Decker to retire from Skyworks' board; McLachlan to be chairman
28 January 2008
Raising the bar for high-power fiber-coupled diode laser modules
28 January 2008
Alfalight launches laser pump sources
28 January 2008
QPC debuts Ultra-500 and demos visible lasers for displays
28 January 2008
Laser systems launched using Bookham’s high-power laser diodes
28 January 2008
Receiver and transmitter MMICs complete first 38GHz SMT chipset
25 January 2008
IPG enters merchant diode market with compact 20W fiber-coupled laser
25 January 2008
Datacon receives Best Supplier Award from Skyworks
24 January 2008
Nonlinear Fano effect tracks down weak quantum dot couplings
24 January 2008
Bookham growth driven by tunables and 980nm pumps, but legacy product fall-off to hit margins in short term
24 January 2008
Cree considers adding Asian chip fab in next few years
24 January 2008
Emcore supplies Spanish market with CPV components and systems
23 January 2008
Spire providing custom CPV cell design and production
23 January 2008
Lumileds recalls TFFC Luxeons and halts packaging until March
23 January 2008
Bookham expands manufacturing in Zurich after shipping 4m polarization-stabilized VCSELs
23 January 2008
LCA increases stake in QuantaSol to 25.6%
23 January 2008
SiGe launches RF front-end modules for wireless multimedia
23 January 2008
Nextreme embeds thin-film optocooler into LED & laser packages
23 January 2008
Nitronex partners with Prescient on 20W WiMAX Doherty amp
22 January 2008
TriQuint unveils optical lithography foundry process for high-volume, commercial millimeter-wave products
22 January 2008
Nitronex raises $7.5m more in VC funding
22 January 2008
Nichia ships engineering samples of 488nm blue-green laser
22 January 2008
Epistar expands LED capacity
21 January 2008
Lamina works with RWE Rhein-Ruhr on energy efficiency initiative
21 January 2008
SemiSouth appoints president & CEO
18 January 2008
Fraunhofer ISE sets PV inverter efficiency record
18 January 2008
Top 3 automotive LED makers have over 50% of market
18 January 2008
Skyworks grows quarterly revenue a higher-than-expected 11%
18 January 2008
DILAS to distribute m2k-laser’s products
17 January 2008
IQE expects 2007 sales up 65% year-on-year
17 January 2008
GigOptix acquires Helix to add SiGe ICs to its III-V range
17 January 2008
Opnext expects revenue shortfall due to supply issues
17 January 2008
New Focus set to launch e-commerce facility and range of new products at Photonics West 2008
17 January 2008
Bookham raises quarterly revenue guidance
16 January 2008
Avago first to market with 10GbE SFP+ SR transceiver
16 January 2008
Bookham launches 40W and 60W 808nm laser diode bars
15 January 2008
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
15 January 2008
Optium puts 40Gb/s DPSK and SFF NRZ transceivers into production
14 January 2008
Cree adds to executive team
14 January 2008
Johnson Matthey (GPT) wins contract from China-based LED maker
14 January 2008
Süss MicroTec Lithography awarded ISO9001:2000
14 January 2008
Intense contracts Chinese distributor
11 January 2008
Arasor acquires Novalux to control laser TV supply chain
11 January 2008
RFMD reports late-quarter drop in demand
11 January 2008
TriQuint ships new dual-band WiFi front-end modules
11 January 2008
WJ Communications receives TD-SCDMA MCM Chipset order from China
10 January 2008
Mintera ships first 40Gb/s DWDM DPSK module
10 January 2008
PLI awarded $3.5m DARPA contract for single-photon FPAs
10 January 2008
Nextreme launches OptoCooler thermoelectric module
10 January 2008
Base-station chip sales to fall slowly over next five years
9 January 2008
QPC wins $1.3m in new orders for BrightLase Ultra Lasers
8 January 2008
ITC investigating Nichia’s short-wavelength lasers
8 January 2008
WJ now expects Q4/2007 revenue to be up on Q3
8 January 2008
SemiSouth opens HQ for sales, marketing and design
8 January 2008
Anadigics’ board gains retired senior VP of TI’s wireless terminals unit
7 January 2008
Seoul counter-sues Nichia for defamation
7 January 2008
PVI extends presence to epiwafers
7 January 2008
FBH orders WEP CVP21 wafer ECV-profiler
7 January 2008
Cree expands board with Tekelec chief
4 January 2008
JPSA awarded LED wafer scribing patent
4 January 2008
Thin-film to grow from 10% to 19% of PV market by 2012
4 January 2008
Fiber-to-the-Home to further expand reach in Asia-Pacific
3 January 2008
Goodrich to develop helmet-mounted and micro-vehicle night-vision technology for DARPA
3 January 2008
Epistar to double AlGaInP UHB-LED capacity
3 January 2008
WJ launches high-linearity driver amplifiers and broadband PAs for WiMAX infrastructure
2 January 2008
RF power semi market to near $1bn in 2012, with non-wireless-infrastructure markets taking up slack
2 January 2008
Nichia sues Seoul Semiconductor for defamation
1 January 2008
Kyma agrees CRADA with Naval Surface Warfare Center
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