News Archive

January 2026

29 January 2026

Wolfspeed unveils TOLT package portfolio

29 January 2026

NEC develops high-efficiency compact power amplifier module for sub-6GHz band in 5G base-station radio units

29 January 2026

Vishay launches 1200V SiC MOSFET power modules in SOT-227 packages

29 January 2026

VIS licenses TSMC’s 650V and 80V GaN technology

28 January 2026

Veeco and imec develop 300mm-compatible process to enable integration of barium titanate on silicon photonics

28 January 2026

Ascent Solar closes up to $25m private placement

28 January 2026

Atomera’s GaN-on-Si concept advances to PowerAmerica proposal stage

28 January 2026

La Luce Cristallina launches CMOS-compatible oxide pseudo-substrate

27 January 2026

Vertical gallium nitride could transform high-voltage power electronics and support UK net-zero ambitions, says CSA Catapult

27 January 2026

Nuvoton releases high-power 1W 379nm UV laser diode

26 January 2026

Ascent Solar announces up to $25m private placement

26 January 2026

Oxford Instruments teams with AOI to boost InP-based opto device manufacturing

26 January 2026

Increasing 2DEG density with aluminium nitride barriers

26 January 2026

European photonic chip industry risks losing advantage without decisive action

23 January 2026

NUBURU secures control of Orbit’s SaaS operational resilience platform

23 January 2026

Phlux wins SPIE Prism Award for Sensors at Photonics West

23 January 2026

Ascent Solar reflects on 2025 commercial progress, industry partnerships and solar PV efficiency improvements

22 January 2026

CSA Catapult report highlights growth and scale-up opportunities for UK photonics companies

21 January 2026

Polar Light achieves nano-scale LED, paving way to next-gen micro-LED/nano-LED devices

21 January 2026

Polar Light raises €5m+ funding to accelerate micro-LED commercialization

21 January 2026

Coherent and Quside demo verifiable entropy for quantum-safe encryption

21 January 2026

Cree LED and Blizzard Lighting settle patent infringement dispute

20 January 2026

NUBURU completes Lyocon acquisition, re-establishing revenue-generating blue laser platform

20 January 2026

NUBURU activates global defense execution platform through strategic alliance with Tekne

20 January 2026

LIGENTEC and X-FAB expand integrated photonics collaboration

20 January 2026

Singulus receives follow-on order for TIMARIS micro-LED deposition system

20 January 2026

CEA-Leti advances silicon-integrated quantum cascade lasers for mid-IR photonics

20 January 2026

Coherent launches bondable diamond solutions for thermal management

19 January 2026

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

19 January 2026

PhotonDelta launches Global Photonics Engineering Contest at PIC Summit USA

19 January 2026

ALLOS and Ennostar partner on 200mm GaN-on-Si LED epiwafers for micro-LED volume production

19 January 2026

QD Laser orders Riber MBE 6000 to scale quantum dot laser production for datacoms

19 January 2026

Snow Lake extends option agreement for Mound Lake Gallium Project

19 January 2026

Photon Design showcasing simulation tool innovations at Photonics West

16 January 2026

Reducing wafer bow in GaN-on-QST growth

16 January 2026

III-V Epi exhibiting at Photonics West 2026

16 January 2026

Lumentum showcasing ultrafast and UV laser platforms for precision manufacturing

15 January 2026

EIB backs Europe’s first gallium production investment with €90m for METLEN

15 January 2026

SemiLEDs revenue falls quarter-to-quarter, but doubles year-on-year

14 January 2026

Mitsubishi Electric shipping samples of four new trench SiC MOSFET bare dies for power semiconductors

14 January 2026

Phlux’s Noiseless InGaAs sensors attract interest for hunting and long-range shooting

14 January 2026

Australia investing $1.2bn to create Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve

14 January 2026

Cree LED launches fully assembled L2 PCBA solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting

13 January 2026

Wolfspeed produces single-crystal 300mm silicon carbide wafer

13 January 2026

Altum RF renews ISO 9001:2015 certification

13 January 2026

Swansea’s CISM to lead new UK Centre for Doctoral Training in semiconductor skills

13 January 2026

Public–private partnership investing $450m in ATALCO’s alumina refinery and USA’s first large-scale primary gallium production

12 January 2026

Enphase Energy starts shipping IQ9 Commercial Microinverters in USA

12 January 2026

IQE reports strong second-half 2025 demand, driven by military & defence, AI, data center and handset markets

12 January 2026

BluGlass secures contract extension with NCSU-led CLAWS Hub

12 January 2026

US orders HieFo to divest Emcore indium phosphide assets

9 January 2026

Perceptra secures €1.2m funding from PhotonDelta

9 January 2026

AXT updates Q4/2025 revenue guidance to $22.5–23.5m

9 January 2026

Sumitomo Chemical exhibiting compound semiconductor products at Photonics West

8 January 2026

Metal-modulated cubic GaN epitaxy

8 January 2026

Marktech launches new transfer-molded LED and photodiode packaging capabilities

8 January 2026

FBH presenting latest advances at Photonics West

7 January 2026

Phlux showcasing 1550nm IR sensor APDs for laser range finders, optical test, LiDAR and free-space optical communications

7 January 2026

Aegis Aerospace partners with United Semiconductors

7 January 2026

Germanium Mining Corp joins US National Defense Industrial Association

7 January 2026

Vitrealab closes $11m Series A financing round

6 January 2026

Cambridge GaN Devices appoints Fabio Necco as new CEO

5 January 2026

Mission Microwave to design and deliver solid-state power block upconverters for Telesat Lightspeed

2 January 2026

Cloudberry launches Europe’s first semiconductor venture fund

2 January 2026

Panel maker TCL CSOT acquires LED chip maker Prima