27 June 2018

LED market rising at CAGR of 16% to $23.98bn in 2022

Acceleration expected from 10.44% year-on-year growth rate in 2018

25 June 2018

EU-funded MOICANA project targets heterogeneous integration of InP quantum dot lasers on SiN silicon photonics platform

Partners include Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Kassel, Technion, III-V Lab, Mellanox, Ligentec, ADVA and VLC Photonics

21 June 2018

High-material-yield halogen-free vapor phase epitaxy of gallium nitride

21 June 2018

Almae to co-develop laser modules based on POET’s optical interposer platform for high-speed datacoms

Firms also to provide foundry services for epi supply and device fabrication

21 June 2018

Midsummer lists on Nasdaq First North Stockholm after IPO 5x oversubscribed

IPO to fund increased production capacity for DUO thin-film solar cell manufacturing system and launch of ‘Clix by Midsummer’ PV integrated metal roof

21 June 2018

Cardiff University opens refurbished £4m cleanroom at Institute for Compound Semiconductors

South Wales businesses to benefit via CS Connected compound semiconductor cluster

20 June 2018

Micro-LED and mini-LED market to rise to $1.38bn by 2022

Displays using mini-LED backlights on the market in second-half 2018

20 June 2018

US DoD funding project to demo waveguide platform transparent throughout MWIR and LWIR bands

UCSB-led team to develop CMOS-compatible waveguide platform for integrating MWIR and LWIR laser sources into AIM Photonics’ capabilities

19 June 2018

KAIST team develops mass transfer of flexible blue vertical micro-LEDs on plastic

Optical power density of 30mW/mm2 and lifetime of 100,000 hours could advance commercialization of micro-LEDs

19 June 2018

Finisar’s quarterly revenue falls 6.7% due to lower demand from Chinese OEMs

Return to growth in June quarter to drive improvements in margins and EPS

14 June 2018

NTT and Tokyo Institute of Technology develop IC allowing 100Gbps wireless transmission in 300GHz band

Future development using multiple carrier wavelengths aims to open up terahertz frequencies

13 June 2018

Gallium nitride tunnel junctions from pure MOCVD process for VCSELs

13 June 2018

Plasma-Therm acquires CORIAL

Acquisition enhances PlasmaTherm’s support infrastructure for European customer base