JUNE 2013
19 June 2013
Sharp sets CPV cell solar conversion efficiency record of 44.4%
19 June 2013
19 June 2013
Hittite elects Teradyne CFO Greg Beecher to board
18 June 2013
First Solar’s stock offering raises $427.7m after underwriters exercise over-allotment option
18 June 2013
Veeco receives stay of suspension pending NASDAQ hearing on 27 June
18 June 2013
5N Plus settles with vendors of MCP Group
18 June 2013
Oxford Instruments introduces PlasmaPro100 Sapphire single wafer etch system
18 June 2013
EV Group and Dynaloy jointly develop complete single-wafer cleaning solution
18 June 2013
18 June 2013
First yellow LEDs from nitride semiconductor MQWs on silicon
18 June 2013
Infinera’s PICs reach milestone 1bn hours of failure-free operation
18 June 2013
ARPA-E issues two wide-bandgap funding opportunities
17 June 2013
17 June 2013
Air Liquide to acquire electronics materials firm Voltaix
14 June 2013
Qualcomm’s CMOS PA targeted at increasing competitiveness of firm’s baseband
14 June 2013
Infinera introduces Intelligent Transport Network
14 June 2013
LayTec’s SolR monitors 50 nm thin layers
14 June 2013
Digi-Key to be exclusive distributor of GeneSiC’s 3300V Schottky rectifiers
14 June 2013
LayTec appoints new sales service partner in India
14 June 2013
Huawei selects Anadigics’ pentaband PA for new CPE and hotspot devices
13 June 2013
Northrop Grumman launches 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz GaAs E-band high-power MMICs
13 June 2013
US government honors Raytheon for completing Title III GaN production improvement program
13 June 2013
13 June 2013
Osram’s Duris LEDs used by SchahlLED Lighting yield 70% power saving in carpark pilot project
13 June 2013
Aixtron receives Aurora Award for AIX G5+ GaN-on-Si MOCVD system
13 June 2013
Saudi Aramco chooses Soitec's CPV solar technology
13 June 2013
Soitec and Maxwell collaborate to demonstrate benefits of integrating energy storage system with CPV
13 June 2013
Smartphones to account for nearly half of both 802.11ac and 802.11ad chipset shipments in 2018
13 June 2013
Longer-wavelength-lasing metamorphic InAs quantum wells on InP diodes
13 June 2013
Custom MMIC launches 2-20GHz GaAs broadband amplifier die
13 June 2013
First Solar prices stock offering to raise $390m
13 June 2013
Anadigics promotes Cresci to president and van Saders to chief operations officer
12 June 2013
12 June 2013
Sanan’s US affiliate Lightera acquires Luminus Devices
12 June 2013
11 June 2013
First Solar announces public offering of common stock
11 June 2013
Soitec installs 25kW CPV power plant in Namibia
11 June 2013
5N Plus to open new gallium chemicals facility in South Korea by end 2013
11 June 2013
Overgrowth and surface plasmons for ultraviolet LEDs made on silicon wafers
11 June 2013
EPIR founder Sivananthan honored made White House ‘Champion of Change’
11 June 2013
First wafer-scale heteroepitaxial growth of III-V nanowires on silicon
10 June 2013
Fujitsu develops high-output mm-wave transceiver based on GaN HEMT
10 June 2013
10 June 2013
Peregrine adds PLL with low-phase-noise figure of merit and supporting 5GHz operation
7 June 2013
7 June 2013
Oclaro’s chairman & CEO Couder retires; board members Dougherty made CEO and Peterson made chair
7 June 2013
Improving dynamic performance of nitride HEMTs
7 June 2013
Hainan Airlines offers Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex Kickr IV to purchase in-flight
7 June 2013
RPI’s Smart Lighting ERC demos first monolithic integration of LED and HEMT on GaN chip
7 June 2013
DOE selects five projects for $10.1m fourth-round SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity
7 June 2013
Everlight launches 1W high-power LED with low-thermal-resistance housing for lighting applications
6 June 2013
SemiLEDs adds to vertical UV-LED portfolio
6 June 2013
Skyworks enables Novero’s automotive on-board communication systems
6 June 2013
First Solar set to begin construction of New Mexico’s largest solar power plant
6 June 2013
MACOM launches compact broadband sub-harmonic pumped mixer requiring no biasing or extra filtering
6 June 2013
Freescale’s RF business creates aerospace & defense-focused unit
6 June 2013
Everlight adds two IRLEDs for remote controls and optical touch panels
6 June 2013
Daylight Solutions licenses mid-IR technology to Corning
6 June 2013
RFMD adds microwave voltage-controlled attenuator for high-linearity power control
6 June 2013
RFMD launches 500W pulse power GaN L-band amplifier for radar applications
6 June 2013
Nitronex extends capabilities with family of ceramic- and plastic-packaged 48V power transistors
6 June 2013
Northrop Grumman samples GaN packaged power amplifier for Ka-band communications
5 June 2013
IBM launches fifth-gen SiGe process, compatible with 90nm CMOS
5 June 2013
5 June 2013
Peregrine introduces new CMOS RF switches
5 June 2013
Infinera and DANTE deliver 2 Tb/s capacity in under twelve minutes on GÉANT production network
5 June 2013
KANC hosts Plasma-Therm Semiconductor Processing Workshop
5 June 2013
Toshiba expands high-power C-band GaN HEMT product line to support SatCom market
5 June 2013
Toshiba adds high-gain 200W C-band GaN HEMT power amplifier for weather radar
5 June 2013
Avago expands portfolio of RF front-ends for small-cell base transceiver stations
5 June 2013
5 June 2013
MACOM launches highly linear two-stage differential VGA for DOCSIS3.1 reverse-path applications
5 June 2013
MACOM launches ultra-small broadband VGA for multi-market applications
5 June 2013
Sumitomo Electric launches its first Ku-band GaN HEMT for satcoms
5 June 2013
Sumitomo Electric launches 500W single-ended GaN power amplifiers for S-band radar
4 June 2013
Fraunhofer ISE teams with EVG to enable direct wafer bonding for next-gen solar cells
4 June 2013
Skyworks launches 0.7-3.8GHz GaAs pHEMT LNAs with 25dB noise figure
4 June 2013
Integra expands portfolio for L-band avionics with two GaN-on-SiC devices
4 June 2013
Emcore launches DFB laser modules for wireless and distributed antenna systems
4 June 2013
OPEL provides update on Hurricane Sandy-hit R&D facility and development
4 June 2013
4 June 2013
Cree ships 2 millionth GaN HEMT device for telecom infrastructure
4 June 2013
4 June 2013
CRAIC releases Lambdafire microspectroscopy & imaging software for Windows 8
3 June 2013
Anadigics unveils pre-distortion-optimized PA for more power-efficient small-cell base-stations
3 June 2013
MwT launches AlGaAs/InGaAs pHEMT-based ultra-broadband driver MMIC amplifier up to 50GHz
3 June 2013
GigOptix demos high E-band power amplifier with enhanced P1dB, P3dB and reduced power consumption
3 June 2013
3 June 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice of non-compliance; requests hearing for continued listing
3 June 2013
Emcore reports below-guidance quarterly revenue of $42.3m, but breaks even
MAY 2013
31 May 2013
Mesuro introduces Rapid Load Pull solution for device characterization test
31 May 2013
Cree introduces mid-power LEDs
31 May 2013
White paper examines opportunities for sapphire
31 May 2013
31 May 2013
GigOptix showcasing RF MMICs and E-band products at IMS 2013
31 May 2013
Anadigics launches GaN power doubler line amplifier for 1.2GHz CATV systems
31 May 2013
Silicon nitride gate insulation and passivation reduces current collapse
31 May 2013
Ascent Solar debuts CIGS-based EnerPlex product line in China
30 May 2013
Peregrine completes collaborative sourcing and UltraCMOS license agreement with Murata
30 May 2013
TriQuint launches high-output GaN and GaAs power doublers for CATV infrastructure
30 May 2013
NXP granted £2m by UK Government to develop GaN power semiconductors in Hazel Grove
30 May 2013
TriQuint launches RF chipsets for wireless backhaul microwave radios
29 May 2013
Nitronex fully qualifies NPT1015 28V GaN-on-Si RF power transistor
29 May 2013
Anadigics launches 802.11ac WiFi PAs for infrastructure and multimedia applications
29 May 2013
Crystal IS’ UVC LEDs win water technology award
29 May 2013
VLSIresearch survey ranks Plasma-Therm first in multiple categories
29 May 2013
DILAS introduces Compact Evolution diode laser system
29 May 2013
Element Six acquires Group4 Labs to expand portfolio of synthetic diamond materials
29 May 2013
SPTS and QMF grow 3C-SiC epi on 300mm silicon
29 May 2013
Soitec and Minera El Tesoro establish CPV pilot plant for Chilean mining operation
28 May 2013
28 May 2013
LayTec’s EpiCurveTriple TT used for 200mm GaN-on-Si at Singapore’s IMRE
28 May 2013
SiC power device market grows at 38% year-on-year, despite 2012’s overall power electronics downturn
27 May 2013
Rubicon’s revenue falls in Q1 as 6” customers reduce inventory
27 May 2013
First polariton laser with electrical pumping
27 May 2013
Hiden introduces new SIMS system products
27 May 2013
Oclaro’s quarterly revenue falls 11%
24 May 2013
5N Plus increases earnings and cuts debt in Q1
24 May 2013
24 May 2013
Infinera prices offering of convertible senior notes to raise $135m
24 May 2013
MIT and Brookhaven show that In-rich clustering does not drive efficiency in InGaN LEDs
24 May 2013
GCS makes available two new InGaP HBT foundry processes
24 May 2013
Soraa requests EPA’s ENERGY STAR program to address LED lighting color quality
24 May 2013
Infinera announces proposed $100m offering of notes
23 May 2013
Oxford Instruments’ seminars in China and Taiwan attract record attendance
23 May 2013
Aixtron’s shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM
23 May 2013
EPC redesigns website to include GaN power transistor library
23 May 2013
Infinera retains top spot in global long-haul 100G market
23 May 2013
IQE and Chalmers report first 40Gb/s VCSELs operating at up to 85°C for data-centers
23 May 2013
Aixtron outlines 5-Point Program to return to sustainable profitability
23 May 2013
US photonics societies unite to form National Photonics Initiative
23 May 2013
TriQuint accelerates GaN offerings, releasing new products, processes and foundry services
22 May 2013
Fraunhofer ISE and Soitec achieve 43.6% efficiency with four-junction CPV cell
22 May 2013
Emcore signs solar panel manufacturing contract with ATK
22 May 2013
Cree announces commercial availability of XLamp XP-E2 color LEDs
22 May 2013
Solid-state lighting expert Bernhard Stapp joins Aledia’s board
22 May 2013
TowerJazz wins ML100 Award in Operational Excellence category
22 May 2013
LayTec signs OEM partnership with Evatec
22 May 2013
First 802.11ac 4x4 reference design specifies Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs
22 May 2013
NCSU develops new technique for atomic-layer thin-film growth
22 May 2013
Ascent Solar launches retail presence in Colorado
22 May 2013
JDSU’s March-quarter revenue hit by delayed carrier spending
21 May 2013
u2t unveils fastest balanced photodetector with 70GHz 3dB bandwidth
21 May 2013
Xilinx and Sumitomo Electric collaborating to reduce broadband radio network CapEx and OpEx
21 May 2013
Freescale launches GaAs pHEMT-based broadband LNA to optimize receiver performance
21 May 2013
GigOptix’s optical component revenue grows 25% in Q1
20 May 2013
20 May 2013
European project LAST POWER summarizes results on SiC and GaN power electronics developments
20 May 2013
Bridgelux closes agreement with Toshiba, completing transfer of GaN-on-Si technology
20 May 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice regarding late filing for Q1/2013
20 May 2013
Custom MMIC launches 4-8GHz LNA with 1.9dB noise figure
20 May 2013
German research project focuses on intelligent LED headlamps
20 May 2013
Verticle extends Cu-base hexagonal LED chip range to UV
20 May 2013
20 May 2013
Soraa launches 230V and 100V versions of VIVID 2 and PREMIUM 2 LED MR16 lamps
20 May 2013
GT acquires Thermal Technology
20 May 2013
Mesuro delivers measurements needed for non-linear devices
20 May 2013
Anadigics’ revenue falls 13.4% in Q1 to $26.4m
17 May 2013
Graphene foam as transparent conductive electrode for blue LEDs
16 May 2013
Anadigics’ 802.11ac WiFi front-end IC and cellular PAs selected by Samsung for Galaxy S 4 smartphone
16 May 2013
16 May 2013
Fast growth of graphene for nitride LED transparent contacts
16 May 2013
MACOM launches 90W, 50W and 15W GaN in plastic transistors
16 May 2013
NeoPhotonics opens Moscow sales and R&D office
15 May 2013
TriQuint announces $75m stock repurchase program
15 May 2013
XsunX appoints DayStar co-founder John Tuttle to advisory board
15 May 2013
Cree expands CR Series LED downlights
15 May 2013
Agder Breiband first in Norway to select Infinera’s DTN and ATN platforms
15 May 2013
HELIOS program develops supply chain for integrating photonics with CMOS
14 May 2013
BICS opts for Infinera’s DTN-X for 500G pan-European network
14 May 2013
Soraa adopts SAP business suite on HANA
14 May 2013
14 May 2013
Peregrine introduces new SPDT RF switch for space flight applications
14 May 2013
Oclaro showcases laser diode products at LASER World of PHOTONICS
14 May 2013
Custom MMIC introduces four new amplifier products
13 May 2013
NeoPhotonics’ revenue falls 9.6% to $56.1m in Q1, but 100G grows 41%
13 May 2013
TriQuint’s revenue dives 21% in Q1 as Mobile Device revenue falls 30%
13 May 2013
13 May 2013
Skyworks launches family of antenna switches supporting carrier aggregation
13 May 2013
Excelitas launches surface-mount 905nm pulsed laser for high-volume applications
13 May 2013
13 May 2013
IQE and II-VI launch 150mm GaN HEMT epiwafers on SiC substrates
13 May 2013
IQE launches dedicated wireless products division
13 May 2013
10 May 2013
Atomic layer deposition aluminium oxide passivation for nitride HEMTs
10 May 2013
Firecomms’ manufacturing facility in China awarded ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certification
10 May 2013
Philips Lumileds’ latest mid-power LEDs achieve up to 140lm/W efficacy for cool white light at 4000K
10 May 2013
10 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 150mW single-mode 638nm red laser diode for laser displays
10 May 2013
International Rectifier starts commercial shipments of GaN-on-Si devices
9 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 80W high-brightness fiber-laser pump module
9 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 1060nm DFB seed laser
9 May 2013
ProPhotonix appointed distributor of Osram Opto’s green and blue direct diode lasers
8 May 2013
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology restructures
8 May 2013
SPTS makes milestone 1000th DRIE process module shipment
8 May 2013
Cree’s quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 23% year-on-year to record $349m
8 May 2013
Cree introduces next-generation LED Canopy lighting series
8 May 2013
Sapphire substrate oversupply signals difficult times for second-tier manufacturers
7 May 2013
EV Group introduces next-gen EVG120 automated resist processing system
7 May 2013
Firecomms to showcase rugged transceivers for power apps at PCIM
7 May 2013
First Solar reports Q1 sales up 52% year-on-year to a more-than-expected $755m
7 May 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
7 May 2013
Skyworks reports better-than-expected rise in quarterly revenue and earnings
7 May 2013
Electric vehicle go-slow hits SiC power devices
6 May 2013
Judge consolidates cases in Peregrine’s patent infringement actions against RFMD
6 May 2013
Peregrine launches highest-isolation SPDT RF switch for wireless infrastructure market
6 May 2013
Xenics’ new Xlin-1.7-3000 InGaAs SWIR detector launched aboard Proba-V satellite
6 May 2013
Strain engineering improves light output from green LEDs
6 May 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches internally matched 500W GaN-on-SiC HEMT pulsed power transistor
3 May 2013
CrystAl-N switches to 2-inch bulk AlN wafer production
3 May 2013
IQE’s Galaxy enhances measurement capability with Tropel Flatmaster Surface Form Analysis System
3 May 2013
IQE launches dedicated infrared products division
3 May 2013
AXT reports revenue up 18% in Q1 to $22.4m, driven by Ge substrates and raw materials
2 May 2013
2 May 2013
Soitec completes inaugural solar financing bond transaction in South Africa
2 May 2013
Philips Lumileds appoints distributors
1 May 2013
1 May 2013
RFMD’s quarterly revenue grows greater-than-expected 49% year-on-year
APRIL 2013
30 April 2013
LayTec expands customer service team
30 April 2013
Fraunhofer demos AlGaN-based sensors for continuous monitoring of UV exposure
30 April 2013
Plasma-Therm receives repeat orders from US-based wireless chip maker
30 April 2013
TriQuint produces first GaN-on-diamond HEMT results
30 April 2013
UK’s Salford University to design quantum dots for third-generation solar cells
30 April 2013
NCSU research opens door to ZnO-based UV lasers and LEDs
29 April 2013
Suntron offers EMS services for semiconductor firms
29 April 2013
API expands PA line with GaN technology
29 April 2013
Sofradir presents on next-generation IR detection at SPIE DSS
29 April 2013
Quarterly smartphone shipments exceed feature phones for first time
29 April 2013
29 April 2013
Amonix raises PV module efficiency record in test at NREL
29 April 2013
UK funds R&D project on high-thermal-conductivity substrates for GaN electronics
26 April 2013
Sharp raises triple-junction non-concentrator solar cell efficiency record to 37.9%
26 April 2013
Aixtron’s revenues and orders continue to struggle in Q1
26 April 2013
Hitachi Cable launches HVPE-grown GaN templates
26 April 2013
26 April 2013
Hittite reports Q1 revenue up 6.9% year-on-year, and rebound in gross margin
26 April 2013
CMOS PA firm Javelin sold by Silverton Partners and Sevin Rosen Funds to Avago
26 April 2013
ARC Energy selects Elmet as preferred supplier of crucibles and furnace components
26 April 2013
Special deal on GaN evaluation kits from GaN Systems at PCIM Exhibition
25 April 2013
MOCVD system shipments to fall 46% to 148 systems in 2013
25 April 2013
LED lighting demand in Taiwan to take off in second-half 2013
25 April 2013
Packaged LEDs for signage/professional displays to grow from 57bn to 143bn units over 2012-2018
25 April 2013
UK funds £1m R&D project into III-V quantum-dot solar cells based on silicon substrates
25 April 2013
25 April 2013
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market to rise 18-fold from 2012 to 2022
25 April 2013
China’s LED lighting market to reach $10bn in 2015, then $22bn in 2020
25 April 2013
Swiss funding for IBM-led collaboration to develop high-concentration photovoltaic thermal system
24 April 2013
NASA selects Ridgetop to develop modular SiGe 130nm cell library
24 April 2013
Challenged Veeco sees MOCVD orders fall 42% in Q1
24 April 2013
Infinera’s Q1 revenue up 19% year-on-year
24 April 2013
UCSB and École Polytechnique identify Auger recombination as cause of nitride LED efficiency droop
24 April 2013
Soraa expands LED lighting compatibility program
24 April 2013
Skyworks supports Samsung’s GALAXY S 4 smartphone platforms
24 April 2013
Luminus Devices and Vision X Lighting form strategic partnership
24 April 2013
Samsung takes 30% share of global smartphone market in Q1 as iPhone loses ground
24 April 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces evaluation kit for smallest 5W GaN MMIC power amplifier
24 April 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces 0.7-3.8GHz ultra-low-noise amplifier from Skyworks
23 April 2013
Soitec and Khaled Juffali Co create solar energy JV for Saudi market
23 April 2013
Intermolecular and Epistar collaborate
23 April 2013
Osram supplements Duris family with higher-temperature LED for linear and area indoor lighting
23 April 2013
First Solar sells 139MW Campo Verde solar project
23 April 2013
Osram Opto launches five new color versions of Duris P 5 mid-power LEDs
23 April 2013
Bridgelux licenses LED light engine, optics and luminaire technology to India’s CG
23 April 2013
23 April 2013
Low-cost smartphones to rise from 28% of smartphone shipments in 2012 to 46% by 2018
23 April 2013
Ascent Solar partners with Power IT-2-Channel for UK distribution
23 April 2013
Samsung launches high-efficacy chip-on-board LED packages
23 April 2013
Everlight granted 1000th patent
23 April 2013
LED lighting market consolidation to continue
22 April 2013
SPTS wins UK Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
22 April 2013
Samco relocates and expands Silicon Valley office
22 April 2013
Solar Junction and IQE to develop high-efficiency satellite solar energy cells
22 April 2013
Seoul Semiconductor qualifies for UL Witness Test Data Program for testing LEDs and modules
22 April 2013
Power+Energy sells hydrogen purifier business to SAES Pure Gas
19 April 2013
LEDs to account for quarter of lighting market by 2016
19 April 2013
19 April 2013
Bridgelux announces commercial availability of Vero LED arrays
19 April 2013
Soraa’s SNAP System enables instant attachment of accessories to a its new LED MR16 lamps
19 April 2013
JDSU announces repurchase of 1% senior convertible notes due 2026 at option of holders
18 April 2013
Spectrolab expands from 100mm to 150mm solar cell wafers
18 April 2013
University of Cambridge installs Aixtron CCS MOCVD system for 6-inch GaN-on-Si wafer growth
18 April 2013
LED lamp shipments to grow at 44.3% from 68 million to nearly 1.3 billion units by 2021
18 April 2013
Soraa launches full-spectrum 65W- and 75W-equivalent LED MR16 Lamps
17 April 2013
Mi-Light photonics cluster alliance launched in Michigan
17 April 2013
Cree’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs enable Delta Energy Systems’ next-gen solar inverters
17 April 2013
Infinera grows 100G subsea network to 38,000km
17 April 2013
Interoute deploys Infinera’s DTN-X platform
17 April 2013
Fry’s Electronics stocks Ascent Solar’s CIGS-based EnerPlex solar-integrated products
17 April 2013
17 April 2013
Singulus presents full equipment range for key CIGS solar panel production steps
16 April 2013
Peregrine debuts AEC-Q100-certified SPDT RF switch for harsh-environment automotive designs
16 April 2013
Philips claims first 200lm/W LED lamp with high-quality light
16 April 2013
High power-gain cut-off frequency with high breakdown in GaN-on-Si HEMT
16 April 2013
Infineon introduces SiGe transceiver family for millimeter-wave wireless backhaul
15 April 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue falls 23% quarter-to-quarter
12 April 2013
GaAs nanowires boosts solar cell efficiency beyond Shockley–Queisser limit
12 April 2013
12 April 2013
Oxford Instruments to hold Nanoscale Plasma Processing seminars in Beijing and Taiwan
12 April 2013
Michigan demos simpler, more efficient single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography
12 April 2013
Seoul Semiconductor launches ‘Acrich for Trees’ web-based environmental campaign
12 April 2013
First Solar acquires 60MW North Star Project from NorthLight Power
11 April 2013
Osram launches high-output, wide-beam-angle 850nm IR Oslon black LED for gesture detection
11 April 2013
QEOS unveils record-speed LEDs in its first commercial communications photonics products
11 April 2013
Toshiba starts volume production of SiC power devices with 650V Schottky barrier diode
11 April 2013
Avago authorizes 2013 share repurchase program to replace expiring 2012 program
11 April 2013
Avago to acquire CyOptics for $400m
11 April 2013
11 April 2013
MO supplier Gelest bolsters product, facilities and business management
10 April 2013
10 April 2013
Murata selects Anadigics’ 5GHz 802.11ac front-end IC for WiFi module
10 April 2013
High-speed modulation in high-power nitride semiconductor LEDs
10 April 2013
GigOptix appoints director of Sales, China
10 April 2013
Cree’s LED lighting brings 70% energy savings to Tops Friendly Markets store
10 April 2013
SPTS supplies etch systems to European R&D organizations
10 April 2013
CdTe PV maker First Solar acquiring silicon PV firm TetraSun to expand addressable market
10 April 2013
Spectrolab sets 37.8% efficiency record for ground-based non-concentrator solar cell
10 April 2013
Report analyses how best to make progress with HCPV technology
10 April 2013
CVD Equipment completes sale of former corporate HQ
10 April 2013
10 April 2013
TriQuint launches GaAs RF power amplifiers with high gain and efficiency
9 April 2013
9 April 2013
First Solar expects sales to grow 15% to $3.8-4.0m in 2013
9 April 2013
Philips and Optogan JV begins LED luminaire production in St Petersburg
9 April 2013
Sol Voltaics unveils SolInk nanomaterial to boost PV module performance by 25%
9 April 2013
EPC upgrades development board featuring eGaN FETs using dedicated gate driver from TI
8 April 2013
Plessey samples LEDs grown on 6” GaN-on-Si
8 April 2013
Henniker adds video drivers to thin-film deposition rate controller
8 April 2013
Xenics and Stemmer Imaging broaden European distribution partnership for industrial IR cameras
8 April 2013
Avago appoints Wireless Semiconductor Division’s general manager as chief operating officer
5 April 2013
Putting coats on ZnO nanorods for improved light extraction from GaN LEDs
5 April 2013
5N Plus reports quarterly revenue down 14% year-on-year
5 April 2013
OTEGLOBE doubles TransBalkan network capacity with Infinera’s DTN-X Platform
4 April 2013
Panasonic develops 600V GaN power transistor with ‘failure-free’ stable switching operation
4 April 2013
CRAIC launches 20/30 PV microspectrophotometer
4 April 2013
Aixtron leads production workpackage of EU’s Graphene flagship project
4 April 2013
AWR to showcase 2013 release of AWR Design Environment at IWS
4 April 2013
Riber’s income halved in 2012 as Sources & Cells sales drop counteracts Systems growth
4 April 2013
Samsung launches Zhaga-compliant LED linear modules with 145lm/W efficacy
3 April 2013
Johnson Matthey closing down Gas Purification Technology business
3 April 2013
3 April 2013
Lowering tunneling resistance in GaN/InGaN/GaN structures
3 April 2013
Osram adds multichip tunable white LEDs to Ostar Stage spotlight range
3 April 2013
SPTS Technologies nominated for two BVCA Management Team Awards
3 April 2013
Southampton Nanofabrication Centre opts for Plasma-Therm’s VERSALINE DSE
3 April 2013
2 April 2013
Cambridge opens £1m GaN-on-Si growth facility
2 April 2013
Veeco’s K465i MOCVD system chosen for CEA-Leti and nanowire-LED spin-off Aledia
2 April 2013
Nitronex hires former RFMD director of High Power Engineering VP of engineering
2 April 2013
RFMD adds VP, Foundry Services, responsible for relationships with external foundry partners
2 April 2013
Distributor ProPhotonix adds Oclaro’s high-power laser products to its range
2 April 2013
First Solar acquires 150MWAC Solar Gen 2 project
2 April 2013
Osram introduces brighter and longer-lasting Topled LEDs for mass-transit interior lighting
2 April 2013
Avago’s new 40GbE QSFP+ eSR4 multimode transceiver extends beyond 500m
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
GaAs device revenue grew 2% to record $5.3bn in 2012
MARCH 2013
29 March 2013
NeoPhotonics completes acquisition of LAPIS’ optical components business unit for $35.2m
29 March 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 March 2013
H-Square Corporation appoints northwest sales representative
29 March 2013
Thermal anneal for improving adhesion of gold-doped graphene to nitride LEDs
28 March 2013
Cree upgrades LEDway Series LED street light
28 March 2013
28 March 2013
28 March 2013
Emcore starts volume production of micro-ITLA tunable laser for 40/100/400G coherent applications
28 March 2013
Firecomms teams with cable supplier LEONI to develop market for RedLink Fiber Optic LED transceivers
28 March 2013
Peking University orders Aixtron CCS system for LED and laser research
28 March 2013
PacWest acquires DayStar’s CIGS solar technology
27 March 2013
Graphensic appoints Nilsson chairman of board
27 March 2013
27 March 2013
Plextek selects Agilent’s simulation software
27 March 2013
MiaSolé and KSK Energy Ventures commission 11.6MW solar project in India
27 March 2013
Cree introduces new higher-light-output CXA2540 and CXA3050 LEDs
27 March 2013
Soraa’s VIVID LED MR16 lamp receives Red Dot Award
27 March 2013
CEA-LETI spin-off Aledia makes its first LEDs on 8-inch silicon wafers using microwire technology
27 March 2013
Atomic layer epitaxy boosts surface channel GaAs transistor drive
26 March 2013
Peregrine files additional patent infringement lawsuit against RFMD
26 March 2013
Peregrine’s UltraCMOS RFICs designed into six Globalstar mobile communication satellites
26 March 2013
PV modules from Manz’s CIGS innovation line installed in China’s Shilin Town Solar Park
26 March 2013
Plessey Semiconductors signs distributor for greater China region
26 March 2013
25 March 2013
Arizona State University demonstrates room-temperature electrically powered nanolasers
25 March 2013
NIST tests highlight potential hazards of green laser pointers
25 March 2013
Magnolia, CNSE and PVMC demo 13%-efficient flexible CIGS solar cell
25 March 2013
22 March 2013
Kulicke & Soffa introduces LED package singulation blades
22 March 2013
22 March 2013
Anadigics’s president & CEO Michels appointed chairman
22 March 2013
Osram boosts Golden Dragon infrared LED output by 20% via higher efficiency at currents up to 2A
22 March 2013
LayTec’s EpiNet 2 software tailored for growth analysis on patterned sapphire substrates
22 March 2013
TowerJazz and Avago expand strategic collaboration
21 March 2013
IQE’s revenue grows 45% year-on-year in second-half 2012
21 March 2013
Crystal IS extracts record 65mW cw at 260nm from single-chip UVC LED
21 March 2013
Qingshan Li appointed director of Process Support at Aixtron China
21 March 2013
Kyma reports initial device reliability results for its KO-Switch
21 March 2013
Brewer Science introduces new Cee X-PRO workstation
21 March 2013
Sumitomo Electric demos first 25G EDR technology using Anritsu’s bit-error-rate tester
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
APEI and GaN Systems demo high-efficiency DC-DC boost converter with ultra-high-speed GaN switch
21 March 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches lowest-power EML driver, enabling CFP/CFP2 applications
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
New orientation for gallium nitride on silicon transistors
20 March 2013
Anadigics adds 1GHz surface-mount line amplifiers optimized for CATV systems in Asia
20 March 2013
San Diego Business Journal honours Peregrine’s CFO
20 March 2013
20 March 2013
NeoPhotonics introduces new 100G CFP2 transceivers
20 March 2013
LayTec launches version of EpiCurve TT with both blue laser and 405nm reflectance measurement
20 March 2013
CFP MSA completes CFP2 specs for 40G/100G optical transceivers
20 March 2013
First mass-produced SiC MOS module without Schottky diode
20 March 2013
CDFP MSA forming to develop standard transceiver specs for 400G data transmission
20 March 2013
ClariPhy and Sumitomo Electric demo first 100G coherent CFP technology
20 March 2013
Solar Junction’s CPV cell efficiency record achieved on Veeco MBE system
20 March 2013
Finisar demos high-density CFP2 single-mode and multi-mode 100G modules
20 March 2013
Finisar demos Dual 1x20 wavelength-selective switch and first DML-based Triplexer OSA for 10G-EPON
20 March 2013
CIVCOM showcases tunable XFP transceiver with enhanced features and greater tuning capability
20 March 2013
20 March 2013
Avago expands 12-channel parallel optics transmitter/receiver module family to 150G and 168G
20 March 2013
Reflex presenting new 40Gbps duplex embedded transceivers
19 March 2013
TriQuint expands optical infrastructure portfolio with new TIA family
19 March 2013
Bringing photoelectrochemistry and catalysis to bear on GaN planarization
19 March 2013
Samsung introduces mid-power LED package with 160lm/W efficacy
19 March 2013
Pall introduces Gaskleen gas purifiers for HB-LED manufacturers
19 March 2013
RFMD announces flexible GaAs sourcing strategy
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
Infinera introduces FastSMP multi-failure network protection
19 March 2013
Advanced Photonix awarded $1,562,072 contract for US Navy missile program
19 March 2013
NeoPhotonics launches narrow-linewidth micro-ITLA for coherent transport
19 March 2013
DILAS launches direct, multi-bar diode laser system
18 March 2013
Oxford Instruments launches PlasmaPro1000 Astrea system to maximize batch etch for HB-LED production
18 March 2013
Source Photonics demos low-power-consumption 2nd-gen 100GBASE-LR4 CFP multi-rate transceiver
18 March 2013
Kotura rolls out 100G silicon photonics chips with WDM in dense QSFP package
18 March 2013
Mitsubishi Electric to launch first 40G EML-TOSA compliant with XLMD2-MSA
18 March 2013
15 March 2013
Textured ZnO improves performance of III-V on germanium solar cells
15 March 2013
Imec offers fully integrated silicon photonics platform via ePIXfab MPW service
15 March 2013
Finisar chairman speaking at OSA Executive Forum on future of optical component industry
15 March 2013
Cree begins volume production of second generation SiC MOSFET
15 March 2013
Infinera partners with CyrusOne to deploy high-speed cloud-based services
15 March 2013
RFMD’s 3G/4G LTE components selected by leading smartphone maker to support 4th-generation flagship
15 March 2013
Transphorm launches first JEDEC-qualified 600V GaN-on-Si power devices
15 March 2013
EPC introduces development board featuring 100V eGaN FETs
15 March 2013
Anadigics prices underwritten public offering of common stock
15 March 2013
Albis launches a 30GHz short-wavelength photodetector
14 March 2013
EU-supported €11.8m NEWLED project to ‘revolutionize’ LED lighting
14 March 2013
US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium and NREL team up to develop thin-film PV cells and modules
14 March 2013
Oclaro demos CFP2 LR4 transceiver and speaks on six panels
14 March 2013
Seoul Semiconductor’s new 0.6T LED boosts side-view LED output by 10% to 8.8lm
14 March 2013
OneChip launches PIC-based 100G optical interconnects for data centers
13 March 2013
OneChip forms foundry relationships with both IQE and GCS
13 March 2013
Anadigics announces proposed public offering of common stock
13 March 2013
AMEC debuts MOCVD platform for high-volume HB-LED manufacturing, with extendibility to GaN-on-Si
13 March 2013
Optical component makers release specs for miniature 40G TOSAs/ROSAs
13 March 2013
Leti presenting silicon photonic developments at OFC/NFOEC
13 March 2013
13 March 2013
Oclaro introduces first commercially available dual-chip uncooled pump lasers for ROADMs
13 March 2013
Akado Telecom launches high-speed metro optical network based on Infinera’s DTN and ATN platforms
13 March 2013
12 March 2013
3SPGroup and Finisar partner on new packaging platform for 980nm cooled pump laser modules
12 March 2013
UV LED market to grow at 43% CAGR from $45m in 2012 to nearly $270m by 2017
12 March 2013
Fraunhofer IAF buys Veeco GEN200 MBE system for antimonide- and arsenide-based opto devices
12 March 2013
12 March 2013
Transphorm scales up to 200mm wafers with Aixtron AIX G5+ GaN-on-Si system
12 March 2013
TriQuint launches GaN Ku-band PA and broadband integrated limiter/LNA
11 March 2013
TowerJazz claims increasing share of front-end module market
11 March 2013
11 March 2013
First Solar becomes Dii shareholder
11 March 2013
Richardson RFPD launches new website resource focused on SiC technology
11 March 2013
Diode embedding in nitride transistor to reduce parasitic inductance
11 March 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice regarding late Form 10-K filing
8 March 2013
Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize awarded to Ming Ma for GRIN LEDs
8 March 2013
Laser-processed sapphire allows increased thickness of HVPE GaN
8 March 2013
DILAS launches 40W, 638nm fiber-coupled T-bar modules for cinema projection
7 March 2013
AXT certified to ISO/TS 16949 automotive standard
7 March 2013
Quebec-based 5N Plus closing ex-Firebird InSb operations in Trail, British Columbia
7 March 2013
IQE’s CEO Drew Nelson joins EU high-level industry group on key enabling technologies
7 March 2013
New shares from Aixtron stock option program to be traded under separate ISIN
6 March 2013
Aixtron reports loss of €132m for 2012 as sales fall 63%
6 March 2013
6 March 2013
M/A-COM adds semiconductor finance expert to board
6 March 2013
SemiSouth’s SiC manufacturing and test equipment to be auctioned via webcast
6 March 2013
Air-bridge to improve field-plate performance for nitride HEMTs
5 March 2013
Peregrine to license UltraCMOS IP to Murata for design and manufacture of RF switches
5 March 2013
Skyworks’ SOI switching technology supports automotive infotainment systems
5 March 2013
Cree introduces new LED light bulbs that save 84% energy compared to traditional bulbs
5 March 2013
Cree raises March-quarter revenue and income forecast
5 March 2013
EVG extends wafer bonding equipment and process solutions for covalent bonding technology
5 March 2013
Alta’s new dual-junction solar cell sets 30.8% efficiency record
5 March 2013
5 March 2013
AKHAN licenses Argonne’s low-temperature diamond deposition technology
4 March 2013
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3535L family of 165lm/W mid-power LEDs
4 March 2013
Advanced Photonix acquires CdS-based opto sensor maker Silonex
4 March 2013
4 March 2013
Cree adds AR Series LED architectural troffers to product portfolio
4 March 2013
IR to present power management solutions at APEC
4 March 2013
4 March 2013
BluGlass’ low-temperature RPCVD-grown p-type GaN films match MOCVD-grown electrical properties
4 March 2013
Light produced from silicon nanocrystal LEDs
4 March 2013
DOE awards Structured Materials $150,000 SBIR grant
1 March 2013
First Solar’s sales grow 22% to $3.4bn for 2012
1 March 2013
GigOptix reports first year of annual net income, driven by 60% growth in optical revenue
FEBRUARY 2013
28 February 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2013
M/A-COM Technology introduces two new PAs for 13 and 15 GHz point-to-point applications
28 February 2013
Skyworks introduces suite of 802.11ac solutions
28 February 2013
Hittite adds new GaAs MMIC I/Q upconverters & downconverters to product portfolio
28 February 2013
Transphorm enables first GaN-based high power converter
28 February 2013
Anadigics introduces AWT6765 to dual-band ProEficient-Plus PA family
27 February 2013
RFMD ships production volumes of power amplification solution based on Broadcom 5G WiFi technology
27 February 2013
27 February 2013
Excelitas introduces CurX UV LED solution for printing and curing industry
27 February 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces Avionics & Radar Tech Hub
27 February 2013
Anadigics ships production volumes of its AWL9581 FEIC for new 802.11ac router
27 February 2013
CPV cell maker Solar Junction partners with system maker Amonix
27 February 2013
GT appoints VP, new business development & product management
27 February 2013
AXT enters loss as revenue falls a further 9% in Q4
27 February 2013
GaN Systems expands with UK marketing and technical support centre
27 February 2013
Luminus ships high-power UV Big Chip LED in CBT-90 form factor
26 February 2013
FOREPI orders multiple Aixtron CRIUS II-L systems for GaN-based blue and white UHB-LED production
26 February 2013
First Solar sets 18.7% record for CdTe solar cell efficiency
26 February 2013
Firecomms expands presence in China
26 February 2013
Lux Research identifies dominant players in LEDs and power electronics
26 February 2013
Peregrine unveils STeP8 UltraCMOS process for RF front-end ICs
26 February 2013
GeneSiC launches 1700V and 1200V SiC junction transistors
26 February 2013
AXT launches $6m stock repurchase program
26 February 2013
EPC to present GaN technology at APEC
26 February 2013
Anadigics’ ProEficient PAs power Samsung Galaxy Music Duos and Chat
26 February 2013
RFMD introduces new GaAs- and silicon-based PAs and transmit modules for entry smartphones
26 February 2013
Skyworks ramps antenna tuning devices
25 February 2013
TriQuint’s sequential growth of 16% drives greater-than-expected revenue and income in Q4
25 February 2013
Richardson RFPD Launches New Gallium Nitride Website Resource
25 February 2013
RFMD expands portfolio of envelope tracking power management and PA solutions
25 February 2013
Skyworks captures SkyOne design wins
25 February 2013
RFMD expands family of MMMB power amplifiers
25 February 2013
Direct growth of InGaN on silicon
25 February 2013
25 February 2013
Rubicon’s 6" sapphire sales growth for LEDs offsets drop for SoS and low pricing for 2-4" cores
25 February 2013
NeoPhotonics reports 22% annual revenue growth to record $245.4m
25 February 2013
Hittite sustains growth for fourth quarter
25 February 2013
US Air Force awards Emcore $7.4m contract to develop 33%-efficient PV cells
22 February 2013
Cree’s adds KR4 LED downlight, with higher lumen output, 4" aperture and expanded options
22 February 2013
Emcore’s solar technology powers LDCM satellite
22 February 2013
Albis Opto re-emerges after management buyout from Enablence
22 February 2013
Emcore’s increased solar shipments drive return to profit
22 February 2013
LumaSense introduces UV 400 and UVR 400 pyrometers
21 February 2013
Soitec and Sumitomo Electric sign Smart Cut licensing agreement
21 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches small-outline surface-mount broadband diplexer for CATV applications
21 February 2013
TriQuint introduces new duplexer bank for toughest 3G/4G smartphone bands
21 February 2013
Anadigics extends frequency band coverage of small-cell power amplifier family
21 February 2013
Osram coordinating BMBF-funded project IMOTHEB to develop high-brilliance IR laser sources
21 February 2013
Power+Energy ships hydrogen purifier to Chinese InGaN LED epiwafer and chip maker Jiangxi Lianchuang
21 February 2013
Kotura elects Enevate’s president & CEO to board
21 February 2013
Silicon photonics firm Kotura grows revenue 40% in 2012
20 February 2013
Anadigics’ sales continue recovery, up 6.4% to $30.5m in Q4
20 February 2013
Cree and Eta to demo record-efficiency power amplifier for mobile base-stations
20 February 2013
Leti to coordinate 4-year EC project PLAT4M
20 February 2013
GaN FinFET without heterostructure
20 February 2013
TriQuint’s introduces new MMPAs for next-gen global 3G/4G smartphones
20 February 2013
20 February 2013
20 February 2013
AV Solar Ranch One plant achieves 100MW milestone; to reach 230MW this year
20 February 2013
VI Systems and UIUC demo 850nm VCSEL for 25Gb/s over 1km of multimode fiber
19 February 2013
Structured Materials Industries adds updated products for CVD process control systems
19 February 2013
Nujira claims breakthrough LTE performance for CMOS PAs
19 February 2013
Evergreen Enhancement announces free materials measurement service
19 February 2013
Aixtron appoints general manager of Korean subsidiary
19 February 2013
Infinera and FSUE ZNIIS demonstrate 8 Tb/s of DWDM capacity across 1,175 kilometers
19 February 2013
SETi launches new line of UVTOP products in surface mount packages
19 February 2013
Aixtron appoints Martin Goetzeler to succeed Paul Hyland as president and CEO
19 February 2013
19 February 2013
LayTec’s Gen 2 UV pyrometry tool enhances GaN surface temperature accuracy during MOCVD growth
18 February 2013
Oclaro reports improved quarterly results
18 February 2013
OPEL completes CDN$7.2m private placement to fund commercialization of POET technology
18 February 2013
18 February 2013
First Solar adds VP of business development Middle East
15 February 2013
Soraa receives lighting award from DOE for developing high-efficiency m-plane LEDs on bulk GaN
15 February 2013
15 February 2013
Balanced record for InAlGaN HEMT
15 February 2013
NANEO Precision expands manufacturing capacity with Veeco IBD system
14 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches 10W MMIC amplifier for high-power, 0.5-3.0GHz broadband applications
14 February 2013
Philips launches die-level LUXEON Flip Chip LEDs for greater luminaire design flexibility
14 February 2013
Lumileds unveils LUXEON S emitters with 50lm/mm2 lumen density and high center beam candle power
14 February 2013
Acal BFi franchise agreement to boost Cree’s GaN RF sales in Europe
13 February 2013
Laird acquires Nextreme to expands thermal management product portfolio
13 February 2013
Soraa announces next generation of GaN-on-GaN LEDs
13 February 2013
Cree sets luminous efficacy record of 276lm/W for white R&D power LED
13 February 2013
Flisom raises funding to ramp up 15MW flexible CIGS module production plant
13 February 2013
Integra launches GaN HEMT 100MHz–1GHz broadband transistor
13 February 2013
Peregrine adds corporate VP, worldwide sales & applications
13 February 2013
DILAS’ lightweight, fiber-coupled T-bar module meets critical metrics for defense market
13 February 2013
Advanced Photonix’s quarterly sales rebound by 4%
13 February 2013
Infinera and Telefónica I+D demo 10Tb/s of super-channel capacity
13 February 2013
Bridgelux to showcase and demo new products at Strategies in Light conference
12 February 2013
JDSU reports quarterly revenue at high end of guidance
12 February 2013
Oxford Instruments' Baclet presents on resist coated GaN etching at Strategies in Light
12 February 2013
SEMI-GAS upgrades GSM controller
12 February 2013
Etch stop structure opens up gate recess improvement for GaN MISFET
12 February 2013
DayStar negotiating sale of CIGS solar technology line and patents to PacWest
12 February 2013
Riber sells two MBE 412 systems to Asian firm
11 February 2013
Inverter market to grow from $45bn in 2012 to $71bn in 2020
8 February 2013
Veeco’s bookings rise 10% in Q4/2012, driven by MBE during MOCVD overcapacity
8 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches X-band LNA for V-Sat, radar and microwave applications
8 February 2013
Soraa sponsors lighting PlugFest at Strategies in Light conference
8 February 2013
Riber announces resignation of Bernard Raboutet as member of supervisory board
8 February 2013
GaN device market to grow at 18% annually through 2016
7 February 2013
Optimistic Skyworks exceeds latest quarter revenue and earnings targets
7 February 2013
CIGS PV firm DayStar acquires 20% stake in Premier Global
7 February 2013
Osram launches black Oslon 940nm IR LED for discreet security applications
7 February 2013
New atomic layer deposition process for nitride LED reflector structures
6 February 2013
Oxford Instruments awarded patent for high density plasma assisted thin film deposition
6 February 2013
Mitsubishi Electric develops multi-wire electrical discharge process for SiC ingot slicing
6 February 2013
Infinera grows revenue 14% in Q4 while it continues to cut losses
5 February 2013
Bridgelux appoints Bradley J. Bullington as CEO; Bill Watkins to become chairman
5 February 2013
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne orders Veeco ion beam etch system
5 February 2013
KDDI selects Infinera’s DTN-X to upgrade Japan’s Miyazaki – Okinawa Cable network
5 February 2013
Soitec’s engineered substrates used in over half of smart phones and tablets
5 February 2013
Double-gate HEMT explores current collapse in nitride devices
5 February 2013
4 February 2013
HexaTech claims record threshold of 85kW/cm2 in optically pumped 264 and 280nm lasers
4 February 2013
Cree appoints interim CFO Mike McDevitt as chief financial officer
4 February 2013
4 February 2013
Mobile phone shipments grow 2% to 1.6 billion in 2012, with Samsung taking 25% share
4 February 2013
Smartphone shipment growth slows from 64% in 2011 to 43% in 2012, as Q4 grows 38% year-on-year
4 February 2013
SEMI and PVMC sign memorandum of understanding
4 February 2013
Skyworks launches SOI-based LTE Tx/Rx main/diversity antenna switches for smartphones and tablets
4 February 2013
1 February 2013
1 February 2013
Gated anode Schottky barrier diode enables increased forward current
1 February 2013
Aixtron’s Holger Jürgensen and Karl-Hermann Kuklies resign from supervisory board
1 February 2013
Stion and Solar Alternatives power Super Bowl weekend
JANUARY 2013
31 January 2013
RFMD enjoys 29% sequential revenue growth
31 January 2013
TSMC’s commercial-sized CIGS solar modules set 15.1% efficiency record for monolithic thin-film PVs
31 January 2013
RFMD extends share repurchase program to $200m
31 January 2013
Scotland’s Raytheon Glenrothes opens SiC foundry
31 January 2013
TriQuint’s launches smaller linear EDGE power amplifier module for mobile devices
31 January 2013
Skyworks secures reference design with TI
31 January 2013
31 January 2013
First Solar acquires 50MWAC Macho Springs project from Element Power Solar
31 January 2013
Lextar officially merges with Wellypower
31 January 2013
Bronkhorst extends range of mini Coriolis MFCs from 30kg/h to 300kg/h flow rates
30 January 2013
Emcore delivers millionth solar cell to Space Systems/Loral
30 January 2013
Gigoptix lawsuit against M/A-COM scheduled for trial in August
30 January 2013
Cree introduces new CR Series LED troffer family
29 January 2013
OVH deploys Infinera’s DTN-X platform for Pan-European cloud network
29 January 2013
RF switching from nitride semiconductor varactor technology
29 January 2013
Rubicon ships 400,000th six-inch sapphire wafer
28 January 2013
Cree reports much improved results for December quarter
25 January 2013
Brewer Science to add high-volume manufacturing in Missouri
25 January 2013
QuickerTek launches CIGS-powered 62 Watt Solar Juicz charger for Apple devices
25 January 2013
First Solar urges stockholders to reject TRC Capital Corp’s mini-tender offer
25 January 2013
UTC to showcase next-generation Sensors Unlimited SWIR camera at SPIE BiOS and Photonics West
25 January 2013
Smartphone pressure mounts for Samsung and Apple exiting strong Q4
25 January 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
24 January 2013
Riber’s revenue rises 47% in Q4/2012
24 January 2013
First lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistors in 4H silicon carbide
23 January 2013
XsunX begins processing CIS films with its CIGSolar TFPV solar cell evaporation system
22 January 2013
NeoPhotonics to acquire LAPIS semiconductor’s optical components business unit
22 January 2013
KaiStar ramps LED production with order for multi- and single-chamber Veeco MOCVD systems
22 January 2013
Sweden’s Graphensic granted €60,000 in business support for graphene on SiC
22 January 2013
High-frequency InAs QW transistors for future system on chip and RF
22 January 2013
International Rectifier founder Eric Lidow passes away
21 January 2013
AWR releases V10.04 upgrade to AWR Design Environment
21 January 2013
Infinera and Telstra Global demonstrate SD-FEC over 4,200km
21 January 2013
Canada’s University of Waterloo orders Veeco GEN10 MBE system
21 January 2013
Reducing LED package costs drives new design adoption
18 January 2013
Empa raises efficiency record for flexible CIGS thin-film solar cells from 18.7% to 20.4%
18 January 2013
Firecomms appoints representative for Mid-Atlantic/Chesapeake
18 January 2013
Self-textured oxide mask enhances UV LED external quantum efficiency by up to 83%
18 January 2013
Cree boosts XSP Series LED Street Light output by over 35%
17 January 2013
Funding round enables Mesuro to relocate
17 January 2013
Hafnium dioxide for gate insulation and surface passivation in nitride HEMTs
17 January 2013
Two executive appointments at JDSU
17 January 2013
Eagle Stainless eyes growth in semiconductor business
16 January 2013
Kopin completes sale of III-V assets to IQE
16 January 2013
Versatilis spins out new venture VerLASE
16 January 2013
Verbatim to launch halogen-replacement lamps based on Seoul Semiconductor’s nPola LED chip
16 January 2013
SemiLEDs expands UV LED portfolio with 0.06W series for consumer applications
16 January 2013
Lumileds forms new distributor relationships for EMEA and Greater China
15 January 2013
First SEMI HB-LED standard published
15 January 2013
Cree introduces LR6-10L six-inch LED downlight
15 January 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue rebounds by 12.7%; losses cut
15 January 2013
Microsemi expands SiC power module family to industrial and extended temperature ranges
15 January 2013
Korean Photonics Technology Institute buys Veeco MBE system for GaAs laser R&D
15 January 2013
China’s Focus Lightings orders multiple Aixtron CRIUS II-L systems
15 January 2013
Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex solar-powered charger for Samsung Galaxy S III makes retail debut
15 January 2013
NRL designs multi-junction solar cell to raise efficiency record from 44% to beyond 50%
14 January 2013
SemiLEDs boosts brightness of blue EV-LED chips by 10%, allowing cool-white efficiency of 130lm/W
14 January 2013
Air-channels and nanoporous structure boost output from nitride LEDs
11 January 2013
LED production value to grow by 12% in 2013
11 January 2013
GT completes restructuring with streamlining of operations and new functional structure
10 January 2013
China’s Hanergy completes acquisition of Silicon Valley CIGS PV firm MiaSolé
10 January 2013
Construction of First Solar’s Campo Verde Solar Project begins
10 January 2013
Cree introduces Driver Compatibility Program for LED modules
10 January 2013
InGaN-channel HEMT cut-off reaches 260GHz
10 January 2013
IQE to acquire Kopin’s III-V assets for $75m; share placing to raise £16.5m
10 January 2013
IQE confirms discussions regarding "significant acquisition"
10 January 2013
GigOptix’s preliminary Q4 revenue down 21%
9 January 2013
Zephyr Photonics launches Semiconductor Fabrication & Foundry Services business unit
9 January 2013
Declining pricing, softening demand and uncertain economy still troubling opto market
9 January 2013
Cree introduces LM16 LED lamp to replace halogen MR16
9 January 2013
First Solar acquires Solar Chile
9 January 2013
Kallman appointed president and CEO of Matheson, as Kroll takes on executive chairman roll
9 January 2013
SemiLEDs’ CFO replaced by deputy controller while permanent replacement sought
8 January 2013
RFMD launches three-stage WiFi PA modules for 802.11b/g/n applications
8 January 2013
Solar Frontier achieves record 19.7% efficiency for CIS PV cell using sputtering and selenization
8 January 2013
Digi-Key signs global distribution agreement with GeneSiC
8 January 2013
Excess capacity in sapphire substrates to trigger ‘massive consolidation, attrition’
8 January 2013
First Solar appoints senior vice president
8 January 2013
RFMD launches RFFM6403 FEM for Smart Energy/Advanced Metering Infrastructure applications
8 January 2013
RFaxis’ CMOS RFeICs power Zylux’s wireless sound bar and subwoofer systems
8 January 2013
II-VI subsidiaries Photop and Aegis merge to form Photop Aegis
7 January 2013
Intermolecular and First Solar extend collaboration and licensing agreement
7 January 2013
VTT and Lumichip invest in LED technology start-up LightTherm
7 January 2013
QuantumClean acquires Advent Cleaning Technology
7 January 2013
RFMD launches 5GHz WiFi module for 802.11ac notebook and mobile equipment applications
7 January 2013
Step towards integrating GaN HEMTs and CMOS
7 January 2013
Osram LEDs installed in China coal mine to reduce energy, maintenance and accidents
7 January 2013
The Optoelectronics Company debuts range of laser diode modules
4 January 2013
Alta Devices announces reference designs for lightest, most efficient military mobile charging mats
4 January 2013
Rubicon closes $25m secured revolving credit facility
3 January 2013
RFMD’s Kevin Kobayashi named 2013 IEEE Fellow
3 January 2013
GE Lighting appoints president & CEO for EMEA
3 January 2013
Kopin announces restricted stock award
2 January 2013
2 January 2013
Oxford Instruments reports successful Nanoscale Plasma Processing workshop at MTL
2 January 2013
ARC continues partnership with Trinity Material, outlines CHES performance upgrades
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