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12 December 2025

Navitas expands global distribution network with Avnet

Building on existing Avnet Silica (Europe) relationship to support high-growth high-power markets

11 December 2025

Patterning GaN for improved red LEDs

Square 300µm template region enhances LED external quantum efficiency by 57%.

11 December 2025

Wise Integration, Powernet and KEC sign MoU to co-develop SMPS solutions for AI server power supplies in Korea

Powernet to lead development of new SMPS designs using Wise’s WiseGan and WiseWare technologies; KEC to manage back-end manufacturing

11 December 2025

Cornell develops HEMTs on single-crystal AlN substrate for RF power amplifiers

Usage of gallium reduced by several orders of magnitude

10 December 2025

VisIC closes $26m round B investment

Hyundai/Kia joins as strategic investor

10 December 2025

UK and Canada collaborate on optical engine for faster, more efficient and more sustainable AI data centers

Trans-Atlantic partnership to accelerate global innovation and build new international supply chain

9 December 2025

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month

9 December 2025

BluGlass appoints CEO Jim Haden as executive director, replacing non-exec director Jean Michel Pelaprat

Continued board refresh brings leadership structure in-line with US best practice

9 December 2025

Ascent Solar closes up to $5.5m private placement

$2m upfront with up to $3.5m of potential proceeds upon full exercise of warrants

8 December 2025

Navitas and Cyient partner to accelerate GaN adoption in India

Firms to co-develop GaN products, digital and mixed-signal ICs, GaN-based system modules and design enablement platforms

8 December 2025

Ascent Solar announces up to $5.5m private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules

$2m upfront with up to $3.5m of potential proceeds upon full exercise of warrants

8 December 2025

IQE extends multi-year strategic supply agreement with Lumentum

Epiwafers for advanced sensing applications extending to new generation of consumer and automotive products

4 December 2025

Semi-polar epitaxial layer overgrowth improves micro-LED performance

Researchers report efficiency and power benefits

27 November 2025

Nitrogen-polar III-N HFETs on 200mm sapphire substrates

Researchers demonstrate MOCVD growth with a view to industrial cost-effective, large-scale production.

20 November 2025

Far-UVC LEDs on c-plane sapphire

Devices with 225nm wavelength achieve 0.12 external quantum efficiency and 0.08mW light output power.

13 November 2025

Inverting Ga-polar LEDs for N-polar benefit

Structure enables around 1000x light output over comparable N-polar LED.

30 October 2025

P-type layer etch for enhanced deep UV LEDs

Researchers achieve 10.9% increased light output power.

23 October 2025

Benefits of hexagonal mesa for micro-LEDs

Devices demonstrate enhanced current diffusion and uniformity.