News Archive
August 2022
17 August 2022
QustomDot and MICLEDI to co-develop polychromatic micro-LEDs via color conversion
16 August 2022
GaN Systems launches 140W AC/DC charger reference design with USB PD3.1, single-port Type-C output
16 August 2022
CVD Equipment’s Q2 revenue up 44% year-on-year
16 August 2022
Keysight extends collaboration with Synopsys to validate complex RF and millimeter-wave design
16 August 2022
Navitas acquires GeneSiC, accelerating entry into EV, solar and energy storage markets by 2-3 years
15 August 2022
Navitas’ 160W ultra-fast charger powers OnePlus 10T smartphone
15 August 2022
Lumentum acquires IPG Photonics’ telecom transmission product lines
15 August 2022
AXT’s Q2 revenue up 17% year-on-year
12 August 2022
Odyssey’s foundry revenue recovery in Q3 to offset cash used during product development
12 August 2022
onsemi expands silicon carbide production facility in New Hampshire
12 August 2022
Color-tuning in V-groove InGaN μLEDs
11 August 2022
VisIC’s D3GaN chip technology used in hofer’s new 3Level traction inverter
11 August 2022
POET reports NRE revenue from multiple customers in Q2
11 August 2022
Penn State orders another Veeco GENxplor R&D MBE system for opto materials research
11 August 2022
Catania and ST launch Advanced Master’s Program in Power Electronics Devices and Technologies
10 August 2022
EPC launches 100V, 35A GaN ePower Stage IC for 48V applications
10 August 2022
MICLEDI launches first micro-LED devices with integrated micro-lenses
10 August 2022
Micro-LED transparent AR smart glasses chip market to grow to $38.3m by 2026
9 August 2022
NUBURU to go public via Tailwind Acquisition
9 August 2022
Navitas powers OnePlus’ first in-box GaN smartphone charger
9 August 2022
Odyssey receives bridge loan from chairman
9 August 2022
Optical transceiver market growing at 15% CAGR to $24.7m in 2027
8 August 2022
Veeco releases 2021 sustainability report
8 August 2022
HG places new shares and announces subscription of shares and warrants by GCL’s founder
5 August 2022
Guerrilla RF common stock begins trading on OTCQX Best Market
5 August 2022
Navitas GaN ICs save first 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions
4 August 2022
Mouser announces global distribution agreement with Advanced Photonix
4 August 2022
Agnitron installs Agilis 100 gallium oxide MOCVD system at Cornell
4 August 2022
US DOE launches $20m NREL-administered Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium
3 August 2022
Manz terminates negotiations with Chinese partner on completion of CIGSfab solar project
3 August 2022
Lumentum completes acquisition of NeoPhotonics
2 August 2022
Riber receives order from Asia for additional MBE 6000 production system
2 August 2022
Automated single-wafer ashing of compound semiconductors
1 August 2022
1 August 2022
Aixtron’s Q2 revenue up 51% year-on-year, driven by demand from SiC and GaN power electronics
1 August 2022
Lumentum’s acquisition of NeoPhotonics receive anti-trust clearance in China
July 2022
29 July 2022
Smartphone shipments fall 7.3% year-on-year in Q2; Samsung on 21.5% marketshare and Apple at 16.3%
29 July 2022
Navitas COO/CTO presenting tutorial at PowerAmerica 2022
28 July 2022
NeoPhotonics’ Q2 revenue up 46% year-on-year to $95m
28 July 2022
Lateral polarization GaN HEMTs
28 July 2022
Intersect Power orders 2.4GW of First Solar’s modules, for delivery in 2024-2026
28 July 2022
5N Plus adds chief commercial officer role
28 July 2022
Navitas sponsoring China International New Energy Vehicle Forum
28 July 2022
Finwave raises $12.2m in Series A round to bring 3DGaN to volume production
28 July 2022
GaN Systems’ transistors powering HARMAN’s 100W 4-port USB InstantCharger
28 July 2022
27 July 2022
North East Advanced Material Electronics cluster launched in UK
27 July 2022
Riber’s first-half revenue stable at €9.3m despite electronic component shortage
27 July 2022
Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV technology powering Phihong’s new 65W 2C1A USB PD adapter
27 July 2022
26 July 2022
SkyWater to build $1.8bn fab in partnership with State of Indiana and Purdue University
26 July 2022
First Solar issues 2022 Sustainability Report showcasing progress on ESG metrics
26 July 2022
Infineon’s CoolSiC devices support Delta’s bi-directional inverter
26 July 2022
Lowe’s offering AquiSense’s UV-C LED water disinfection systems
25 July 2022
First Solar to supply 500MW of CdTe PV modules to France’s Akuo
25 July 2022
CNRS-CRHEA and FOTON Institute order two Riber Compact 21 research MBE systems
25 July 2022
III-V Epi meets demand for reduced-lead-time wafer design, manufacture, test and characterization
22 July 2022
Impedans raises €3.5m in Series B funding round
22 July 2022
TSLC-SemiLEDs to supply components for Cepton’s LiDAR solutions
22 July 2022
Solarvest orders 93MW of First Solar modules for Malaysian projects
21 July 2022
Buffers for GaN power on AlN substrate
21 July 2022
SMART Photonics and TU/e enter into long-term strategic partnership
21 July 2022
LPE and A*STAR’s IME to develop high-quality 200mm SiC and specialty epitaxy processes
21 July 2022
Aixtron to ship CCS MOCVD system to University of Texas at Austin for gallium oxide power devices
21 July 2022
Palomar expands Singapore Innovation Center to support demand for specialty OSAT/process development
21 July 2022
MRSI and Lumentum collaborate on developing automotive LiDAR solutions
20 July 2022
UIUC demos cubic GaN on large-area U-grooved silicon (100) dies
19 July 2022
GaN-on-Si device maker Innoscience opens Korean sales and design center
19 July 2022
Anker partners with Infineon, Navitas, Innoscience and Southchip to develop all-GaN fast chargers
19 July 2022
18 July 2022
II-VI and Artilux demo longer-range, higher-resolution 3D camera operating at 1380nm
18 July 2022
IQE sues Tower over porous silicon technology
15 July 2022
CVD Equipment’s orders grow 73% in first-half 2022
15 July 2022
15 July 2022
Luminus launches rugged flip-chip mid-power 3030 LED
14 July 2022
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue falls back from $2.176m to $1.784m
14 July 2022
Transphorm adds 50mΩ 650V SuperGaN FET in TO-263, extending SMDs to high-power applications
14 July 2022
ROHM’s fourth-generation SiC MOSFETs to be used in SEMIKRON’s eMPack power modules for EVs
14 July 2022
Bosch investing €3bn in semiconductor business by 2026
14 July 2022
Automotive SiC power component market to grow to $1bn in 2022 then $3.94bn by 2026
14 July 2022
IQE expects revenue growth of 7% for first-half 2022
13 July 2022
Infineon lays foundation of third wafer fab module in Kulim, Malaysia
13 July 2022
Mission Microwave wins $8m follow-on order for SATCOM terminal upgrade program
13 July 2022
AGIC Capital invests in UV lithography firm Eulitha
13 July 2022
ACM introduces post-CMP cleaning tool for silicon and SiC substrate manufacturing
13 July 2022
MRSI launches latest die bonder for high-power laser makers
13 July 2022
Obducat receives SEK7.1m order for fully automated Microcluster Track wet processing tool
12 July 2022
Navitas acquires VDD Tech to expand high-power, next-gen semiconductor capabilities
12 July 2022
Siemens establishes power electronics innovation hub in UK with CSA Catapult
11 July 2022
VIGO’s Q2 revenue grows 12.7% year-on-year
11 July 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
11 July 2022
Navitas highlighting fast charging at Asia Charging Expo
11 July 2022
AmpliTech debuts MMIC designs and full product suite at IMS
11 July 2022
LayTec presents in-situ monitoring of 2D materials epitaxy during CVD
8 July 2022
LayTec adds fully automated wafer handling and cassette-to-cassette loading to EpiX mapping station
8 July 2022
Thin-film metrology system maker k-Space celebrates 30th anniversary
8 July 2022
Green QD micro-LED multi-Gbps visible light communication
8 July 2022
Infineon and Delta strengthen collaboration on WBG-based server and gaming PC power solutions
7 July 2022
Marelli unveils 800V SiC inverter platform at Dritev
6 July 2022
6 July 2022
First Solar completes sale of Japan project development platform to PAG
6 July 2022
5 July 2022
Vector Photonics appoints consultant programme manager, overseeing new product introduction
5 July 2022
Lumentum joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
5 July 2022
Cardiff University-based Translational Research Hub opens for business
5 July 2022
UKRI awards National Epitaxy Facility £12m to support UK semiconductor R&D
1 July 2022
II-VI completes acquisition of Coherent
1 July 2022
Fraunhofer IAF inaugurates new MOCVD and laboratory research buildings
1 July 2022
Palomar places vacuum reflow furnace at UK’s EPIC
June 2022
30 June 2022
Full-color μLED pixels for displays and optical near-field communication
30 June 2022
US Patent Office denies ST’s petition to invalidate Purdue SiC patent
30 June 2022
EPC adds fifth eGaN FET to rad-hard family, offering 7mΩ, 100V, 160A
29 June 2022
Navitas powering Xiaomi’s first in-box GaN 100W laptop fast charger
29 June 2022
29 June 2022
Micro-LED AR smart glass display chip market to jump from $5m in 2025 to $41m in 2026
29 June 2022
AquiSense develops first UV-C LED municipal water treatment system for North America
29 June 2022
28 June 2022
Umicore develops ultra-low-resistivity 8” n-type germanium wafers
28 June 2022
II-VI Inc obtains China anti-trust clearance for Coherent acquisition
28 June 2022
TRUMPF presents VCSEL heating system for perforating separator foils in Li batteries for e-mobility
27 June 2022
III-V Epi’s revenue coming mostly from high-growth industrial customers for ongoing production
27 June 2022
Riber receives order for multi-4” GSMBE 49 production system
24 June 2022
Transphorm joins Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes
24 June 2022
24 June 2022
Guerrilla RF launches PA delivering 18dBm of wideband linear power without DPD
24 June 2022
Arralis launches K- and Ka-band analog bare die phase shifters
24 June 2022
WIN releases 0.12µm-gate RF GaN-on-SiC technology
23 June 2022
WIN releases second-generation 0.1µm GaAs pHEMT technology
23 June 2022
National Grid Renewables orders 2GW of First Solar modules
23 June 2022
Cree LED unveils latest LED innovations at LightFair
23 June 2022
pSemi’s first mmWave beam-former and up-down converter ICs reach volume production
23 June 2022
Guerrilla RF launches 2.5–2.7 and 3.3-4.2GHz ¼W PAs deliver for 5G without DPD
23 June 2022
Sivers completes integration of MixComm
22 June 2022
22 June 2022
Transphorm’s reference design portfolio kick-starts USB-C PD GaN power adapter development
22 June 2022
Wise-integration launches compact 120mΩ GaN half-bridge power IC
22 June 2022
Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-hard 30GHz SPDT RF switch for space applications
22 June 2022
Integra begins production shipments of first 100V RF GaN products
22 June 2022
IQE announces multi-year, high-volume strategic epiwafer supply agreement with Lumentum
22 June 2022
POET appoints silicon photonics expert Michal Lipson as board advisor
22 June 2022
Qorvo adds 2W S-band and 4W C-band MMIC power amplifiers for radar systems
21 June 2022
MACOM extends PURE CARBIDE GaN-on-SiC power amplifier range to 7kW
21 June 2022
ST-ONE power supply controller boosts energy efficiency in consumer electronics
21 June 2022
II-VI and ADVA unveil first 100ZR pluggable coherent transceiver for optical network edge
21 June 2022
Scintil raises €13.5m in second-round financing led by Robert Bosch
21 June 2022
Tagore launches GaAs pHEMT ultra-low-noise amplifiers and linear PA driver
21 June 2022
Qorvo launches 8W gallium nitride PA modules for 5G designs
21 June 2022
Qorvo introduces GaN PA biasing reference design
20 June 2022
GaN Systems Cup 2022 design competition underway
20 June 2022
Vector’s business support manager joins ‘Opening up Photonics’ Steering Board
20 June 2022
Ampleon showcasing new products at IMS
17 June 2022
CompoundTek and STAr co-develop silicon photonics wafer testers
17 June 2022
Filtronic launches E-band mmWave active diplexers with integral PAs and LNAs
17 June 2022
Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs powering Anker’s 100W fast charger
17 June 2022
5N Plus renews $124m syndicated credit facility
17 June 2022
IQE commits to net zero carbon neutrality by 2050
16 June 2022
16 June 2022
III-V Epi completes SHARK-VECSEL project for University of Strathclyde
16 June 2022
Qorvo awarded Department of Defense advanced RF GaN program
15 June 2022
Stabilizing colors for micro-displays
15 June 2022
Perovskite–GaN tandem LED with improved tunable luminance and color
15 June 2022
Finwave targeting 5G with 3DGaN FinFET technology
15 June 2022
BluGlass ships first prototype laser diode products
15 June 2022
VIGO’s IR detectors selected for environmental system monitoring on NASA’s Orion spacecraft
14 June 2022
GaN Systems showcasing power electronics advances at TSMC Technology Symposium
14 June 2022
EPC launches 3.9mΩ 100V rad-hard GaN transistor for space applications
14 June 2022
Navitas highlights power IC technology at GaN Marathon Workshop
13 June 2022
AquiSense launches European subsidiary
13 June 2022
Power GaN device market growing at 59% CAGR to $2bn in 2027
13 June 2022
Optimizing AlInP/AlGaInP laser epilayer uniformity by combining in-situ and ex-situ metrology
10 June 2022
RF GaN device market growth slowed to 10% in 2021 as Huawei ends buffering of trade sanctions
9 June 2022
First Solar’s Ohio complex rated Platinum in RBA’s Validated Assessment Program audit
9 June 2022
II-VI Inc reduces global carbon footprint with renewable energy contracts in Asia
9 June 2022
Gallium oxide beats silicon power limit
9 June 2022
HG collaborating with China Titans Energy on GaN-based fast-charging
9 June 2022
Navitas highlights long-term partnership and record GaN shipments at TSMC Technology Symposium
9 June 2022
Altum RF showcasing new products at IMS
8 June 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute selects Veeco’s Propel MOCVD system
8 June 2022
Tower showcasing key process and PDK features of silicon photonics process
8 June 2022
Riber receives order for two MBE 6000 production systems, plus option for four more
8 June 2022
MACOM to demo RF and microwave amplifiers, switches and filters at IMS
8 June 2022
Cree LED launches XLamp Element G LEDs for multi-color directional lighting
7 June 2022
Qorvo launches 20W GaN-on-SiC MMIC power amplifier for satcoms
7 June 2022
POET appoints Arista Networks’ chief procurement director as board advisor
7 June 2022
LED package market grew 15.4% to $17.65bn in 2021
7 June 2022
OpenLight unveils open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers
6 June 2022
EPC launches three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter
6 June 2022
Transphorm receives $16m from existing investors’ exercise of green shoe
6 June 2022
Wolfspeed’s Rick Madormo succeeds Thomas Wessel as senior VP of sales & marketing
2 June 2022
Smartphone production volume falls 12.8% to 310 million in Q1 due to amplified off-season effect
2 June 2022
Transphorm’s GaN FET used in Nayuta’s LEMURIA Li-ion battery power supply
1 June 2022
Source Photonics ships 2 millionth 28G EML laser chip
1 June 2022
Advantest acquires test equipment supplier CREA
1 June 2022
1 June 2022
1 June 2022
ams OSRAM launches OSLON Optimal LEDs for horticulture lighting
1 June 2022
GaN Systems makes available GaN transistor ADS models for ISM RF power
May 2022
31 May 2022
Vitesco extends cooperation with Infineon from silicon to SiC
31 May 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 May 2022
30 May 2022
Fraunhofer ISE raises solar cell efficiency record from 46.1% to 47.6%
27 May 2022
Elevation launches high-voltage power conversion ICs
27 May 2022
Navitas appoints Ron Shelton as new CFO
26 May 2022
Magnesium doping of hot-wall MOCVD GaN
26 May 2022
Transphorm’s quarterly revenue doubles year-on-year to record $4.93m
26 May 2022
Nitride Semiconductors settles UV-LED patent litigation against Digi-Key
25 May 2022
Lumileds launches LUXEON HL1Z CSP LED
25 May 2022
EPC launches smallest 40V, 1.1mΩ FET
25 May 2022
Aixtron expands MOCVD market share to 75% in 2021
24 May 2022
GaN Systems’ growth and design win momentum fuel 3x North America expansion
24 May 2022
Showa Denko’s 8-inch SiC wafer development project funded by NEDO
23 May 2022
University of Glasgow appoints research associate to lead KTP with Vector Photonics
23 May 2022
TRUMPF introduces 760nm and 763nm VCSELs for spectroscopic oxygen sensing
20 May 2022
GlobalFoundries unveils GF Labs to accelerate technology innovation
20 May 2022
Gallium Semiconductor opens Nijmegen R&D Center
19 May 2022
DoD awards GlobalFoundries $117m to transfer 45nm SOI from East Fishkill to fab in Malta, NY
19 May 2022
AlN doping for future deep UV/power tech
19 May 2022
HG adds Wide Yield as new strategic investor
19 May 2022
Nexperia and KYOCERA AVX partner on GaN automotive power modules
19 May 2022
Siemens collaborates with GlobalFoundries to provide silicon photonics design verification
19 May 2022
Sivers Photonics wins $617,000 initial order to supply laser sources
19 May 2022
NREL raises one-sun solar cell efficiency record to 39.5%
18 May 2022
Cubic-phase III-nitride LEDs overcome efficiency droop
18 May 2022
Rio Tinto starts tellurium production at Kennecott
18 May 2022
Navitas’ revenue grows by 8.2% in Q1
17 May 2022
Scout Clean Energy orders 378MW of First Solar’s PV modules
17 May 2022
Aixtron to supply CCS 3x2 MOCVD system to Boise State University
17 May 2022
Sensitron introduces GaN half-bridge module using 350V EPC2050 eGaN FET
17 May 2022
First Solar selling Japan project development and O&M platforms to PAG
17 May 2022
Silicon carbide patent analysis shows firms building vertically integrated supply chains
16 May 2022
Semiconductor Innovation for Net Zero project gains £2.45m funding
16 May 2022
Wolfspeed’s March-quarter held to 37% year-on-year growth by China COVID shutdowns
16 May 2022
amcoss supplies coating & developing wafer process system to Jenoptik
16 May 2022
Porotech wins Innovation Zone Award - Best Prototype Category at Display Week
16 May 2022
ST and MACOM RF GaN-on-Si prototypes achieve technology and performance milestones
16 May 2022
POET’s loss rises in Q1 as product development and introduction programs expand
13 May 2022
Navitas GaN ICs fast-charge Lenovo’s 2022 Legion Gen 7 gaming laptops
12 May 2022
China’s Innoscience and Taiwan’s WPG sign global distribution agreement
12 May 2022
EV car maker NIO selects onsemi’s silicon carbide traction power modules
12 May 2022
Qorvo/UnitedSiC launches 1200V Gen 4 SiC FETs
12 May 2022
Mitsubishi Electric adds 400A, 1200V dual module to SiC power device lineup
12 May 2022
InGaAs/AlGaAS nanowires on silicon
12 May 2022
5N Plus partners with Rio Tinto for domestic supply of tellurium
12 May 2022
Navitas GaN ICs enable TurboPower 68W charging with new motorola edge+
11 May 2022
ST cooperating with Semikron to integrate SiC power technology in EV drives
11 May 2022
ROHM highlights new power semiconductor developments and SiC capacity investment
11 May 2022
GaN Systems and Phihong debut highest-power-density gaming laptop power supply
11 May 2022
IQE unveils first commercially available 200mm VCSEL wafer
11 May 2022
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 5.7% year-on-year to $395.4m
11 May 2022
Navitas upgrades GaN IC power by 50% for EV, solar and data-center applications
10 May 2022
GaN Systems and xFusion announce first 100W/in3 data-center power supply
10 May 2022
Infineon extends CoolSiC portfolio to 2kV voltage class
10 May 2022
IQE enters micro-LED market in partnership with Porotech
10 May 2022
EPC ships smallest 100V, 2mΩ GaN FET
9 May 2022
Navitas ships 50 millionth GaN IC
9 May 2022
Rhombus using Wolfspeed’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs for faster EV charging infrastructure
9 May 2022
AXT Q1 revenue grows 26% year-on-year, driven by 45% growth in InP
6 May 2022
NeoPhotonics Q1 revenue grows 47% year-on-year, despite chip supply chain shortages
6 May 2022
NexGen showcasing Vertical GaN-based power systems at PCIM
5 May 2022
UV-C LEDs with external quantum efficiency up to 8%
5 May 2022
MICLEDI presenting 300mm micro-LED array technology for AR glasses at Display Week
5 May 2022
onsemi showcasing energy-efficient solutions at PCIM
5 May 2022
II-VI extends ion implanter disk refurbishing services to Asia
5 May 2022
K&S receives multiple orders for LUMINEX system
4 May 2022
4 May 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
4 May 2022
Porotech demonstrating tunable-colour DynamicPixelTuning technology
3 May 2022
II-VI Inc and Coherent refile Premerger Notification and Report Form
3 May 2022
Vector Photonics’ LIFT grant brings life testing of 3D metal printing PCSELs in-house
3 May 2022
NUBURU and Essentium partner to launch first blue laser-based wire feed metal 3D printers
3 May 2022
CreeLED sues Star Headlight & Lantern
3 May 2022
EPC launches 25mΩ 200V rad-hard transistor for space applications
3 May 2022
LUXEON SunPlus portfolio gains high-power deep-red HPE variant
April 2022
29 April 2022
Riber’s revenue falls 25% in Q1 due to deferred billing for major Services & Accessories order
29 April 2022
POET cuts loss year-on-year in Q4/2021
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
Seoul Semiconductor files patent lawsuits over Philips’ TV and filament LED bulbs
28 April 2022
Efficiency droop halved in cubic- versus hexagonal-phase InGaAlN LEDs
28 April 2022
Kubos’ cubic GaN 20 times faster than hexagonal GaN LEDs for VLC
28 April 2022
ROHM and Delta partner on developing and mass producing GaN devices
28 April 2022
Bristol installs gallium oxide MOCVD system
28 April 2022
Gallium oxide on strontium titanate
27 April 2022
Ayar Labs raises $130m in Series C funding round
27 April 2022
CVD Equipment receives order for nine SiC PVT systems
27 April 2022
27 April 2022
Lumileds issues 2021 Sustainability Report
27 April 2022
Power Integrations showcasing new automotive and high-power products at PCIM Europe
26 April 2022
Vector Photonics’ lasers on schedule with project BLOODLINE
26 April 2022
MACOM awarded US DoD development contract
26 April 2022
EPC showcasing GaN for power delivery and advanced autonomy at PCIM
26 April 2022
26 April 2022
Wolfspeed opens Mohawk Valley 200mm silicon carbide fab
25 April 2022
Lumentum exhibiting at LASER World of PHOTONICS
25 April 2022
Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide power modules used in inverters of Lucid Air EV
25 April 2022
GaN Systems exhibiting at PCIM
25 April 2022
Navitas GaN IC drives vivo’s first 8”-screen foldable smartphone
22 April 2022
II-VI signs renewable energy contracts for nine sites in USA
22 April 2022
Nexperia demonstrating power semiconductor developments at PCIM
22 April 2022
Navitas CEO giving plenary talk at CS MANTECH
22 April 2022
Wolfspeed exhibiting at PCIM 2022
21 April 2022
Speedy, durable, retentive GaN non-volatile memory
21 April 2022
Penn State leading five-year, $7.5m study of radiation effects on wide-bandgap semiconductors
20 April 2022
Lumileds’ fully transitions to renewable electricity at Penang plants
20 April 2022
Lumileds launches LUXEON HL2Z un-domed CSP high-power LED
20 April 2022
Seoul Viosys obtains permanent injunction against home electronics retailer Namsung America
20 April 2022
Nippon Sanso’s first Ga2O3 MOCVD system installed and qualified
20 April 2022
Odyssey appoints Mark Davidson as CEO
20 April 2022
20 April 2022
EPC launches 100V, 58mΩ AEC-qualified ToF LiDAR IC
19 April 2022
Navitas joins PowerAmerica consortium
19 April 2022
POET joins SHINE Center for photonics integration as founding member
19 April 2022
BluGlass closes entitlement offer, raising AUS$3.71m
19 April 2022
Windstream completes first 400G ZR+ interoperability trials, using II-VI and Acacia modules
18 April 2022
Laserline showcasing first blue diode laser with 3kW CW output
18 April 2022
PhotonDelta gains €1.1bn funding, including €470m from Netherlands’ National Growth Fund
14 April 2022
High-Al-content p-AlGaN with 17.5meV activation energy
14 April 2022
Lumentum receives LEED Silver certification for San Jose HQ
14 April 2022
ams OSRAM investing €800m over next 18-24 months on new 8” LED front-end fab
14 April 2022
CompoundTek and Voyant to establish high-volume silicon photonic wafer test
14 April 2022
EPC Space launches 4mΩ, 40V rad-hard GaN power transistor
14 April 2022
Emcore awarded Medallion 8100 L-EML transmitter contract extension
13 April 2022
Riber’s revenue up 3% in 2021, driven by diversification of product mix
13 April 2022
Nevada Gold Mines orders 260MW of First Solar’s PV modules
13 April 2022
Infineon extends CoolSiC M1H technology portfolio with 1200V SiC MOSFETs
13 April 2022
SemiLEDs’ quarterly margins rise as revenue recovers
12 April 2022
Silicon Ranch and First Solar expand partnership with 4GW supply agreement spanning 2023-25
12 April 2022
CompoundTek demos hybrid silicon O+C+L-band wavelength-tunable laser module
12 April 2022
Origis Energy orders 750MW of First Solar modules
12 April 2022
Synopsys and Juniper forming firm to offer ‘laser-on-a-chip’ open silicon photonics platform
11 April 2022
ST’s 50W GaN converter enables high-efficiency power designs in consumer and industrial applications
8 April 2022
Enkris releases Full Color GaN products and expands wafer size to 300mm for micro-LED applications
7 April 2022
Microcavity QCL in CW operation at +5C
7 April 2022
Veeco releases ESG goals for 2022 and beyond
7 April 2022
7 April 2022
IQE’s full-year 2021 constant-currency revenue down a less-than-expected 7%
7 April 2022
LED lighting market growing at 8.4% to $11.1bn in 2026
7 April 2022
EPC introduces 350V GaN power transistor with 80mΩ RDS(on) and 26A peak current
7 April 2022
Taiyo Nippon Sanso and RIKEN demo 226nm AlGaN-based DUV LED electroluminescence
7 April 2022
7 April 2022
Alter Technology opens Photonics Design Centre at University of Strathclyde
6 April 2022
Filtronic signs Ormic as Israel sales rep
6 April 2022
Navitas highlighting GaN ICs for high-power markets at PCIM Europe
6 April 2022
6 April 2022
6 April 2022
5G a significant market opportunity for GaN
6 April 2022
Filtronic introduces E-band high-power amplifiers for long-range telecoms links
5 April 2022
Altum RF uses WIN’s latest 0.1µm GaAs pHEMT technology for amplifiers covering Q-, V- and E-bands
5 April 2022
Qorvo announces chief financial officer transition
5 April 2022
TRUMPF presents new generation of 940nm single-mode and multi-mode VCSELs
5 April 2022
IRPS ‘best paper’ award for ST/CNR-IMM work on silicon carbide power devices
5 April 2022
SemiQ launches 1200V 80mΩ SiC power MOSFET modules in SOT-227 packages
4 April 2022
AKHAN appoints Kirk Hasserjian to board
4 April 2022
SiC device market growing at 34% CAGR from $1.09bn in 2021 to $6.3bn in 2027
4 April 2022
BluGlass completes acquisition of Silicon Valley laser diode fab
4 April 2022
Lumileds expands LUXEON 5050 HE LED range with higher CRI and efficacy
4 April 2022
EU-funded project INSPIRE combining SiN and InP PICs with wafer-scale micro-transfer printing
4 April 2022
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3528 RGB LED
1 April 2022
Lumileds boosts LUXEON 2835 Color Line lumen performance
1 April 2022
Lumileds launches LUXEON CoB Core Pro LEDs for retail lighting
1 April 2022
Seoul Semiconductor participating in ISAL 2022
1 April 2022
ams OSRAM selling Automotive Lighting Systems business to Plastic Omnium
1 April 2022
pSemi appoints veteran from parent company Murata as CEO
March 2022
31 March 2022
Odyssey demos 700V vertical GaN power FETs; targets 1200V next
31 March 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 March 2022
N-polar InGaN LEDs with record output power
30 March 2022
29 March 2022
GaN Systems and GSR conducting Internet data center power supply field trial
29 March 2022
NXP launches RF GaN power transistors for 32T32R active antenna systems
29 March 2022
UK government funding for connecting 5G radio towers with optical fiber
28 March 2022
Showa Denko enters mass production of 6-inch SiC single-crystal substrates
25 March 2022
TRUMPF presents VCSEL heating systems for faster and better flip-chip assembly
25 March 2022
Luminus launches Generation 4 high-density COBs with Robusto technology
24 March 2022
Extending interband cascade laser wavelength
24 March 2022
ROHM starts production of 150V GaN HEMTs with 8V gate-source voltage
24 March 2022
BluGlass acquiring US laser fab for $2.5m
23 March 2022
Advanced Furnace Technology’s research director wins ‘Women in Innovation’ award
23 March 2022
23 March 2022
Luminar acquiring Freedom Photonics
23 March 2022
GaN Systems exhibiting power supplies for data centers
23 March 2022
GaN Systems launches 300W Audio Boost Converter SMPS
23 March 2022
Transphorm’s SuperGaN FETs power Boco’s crypto-mining power supply
22 March 2022
NXP and Hitachi Energy collaborate on power module to accelerate SiC adoption in E-mobility
22 March 2022
NUBURU appoints chief financial officer
22 March 2022
MICLEDI collaborating with GlobalFoundries on manufacturing micro-LED displays for AR glasses
22 March 2022
Navitas announces first 20-year warranty for GaN ICs
22 March 2022
Power Integrations unveils quasi-resonant PFC IC with 750V GaN switch
22 March 2022
Microchip unveils 3.3kV silicon carbide MOSFETs and Schottky barrier diodes
21 March 2022
GaN Systems showcasing smallest GaN chargers at APEC
21 March 2022
5N Plus appoints president & CEO
21 March 2022
21 March 2022
Infineon launches optimized 650V CoolSiC MOSFETs
21 March 2022
Cambridge GaN Devices debuts first commercial products
17 March 2022
High-bandwidth membrane III-V lasers on SiO2/Si
17 March 2022
Germany’s ‘EdgeLimit-Green ICT’ project gains funding for three-year implementation phase
16 March 2022
Transphorm and TDK-Lambda add 12V and 48V modules to GaN-based 500W AC-DC power supply family
16 March 2022
EPC releases lowest on-resistance rad-hard transistor available for demanding space applications
16 March 2022
POET demos 200G FR4 Transmit and 400G FR4 Receive Optical Engines at OFC
15 March 2022
POET responds to Shenzhen COVID lockdown
15 March 2022
Wolfspeed adds to global operations leadership team to support rapid company growth
15 March 2022
GaN Systems powers Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Ultra fast charger
15 March 2022
Toyoda Gosei makes record diameter GaN substrates, targeting next-gen power devices
15 March 2022
EPIR orders Riber MBE 32P MCT research system
15 March 2022
NeoPhotonics’ full-year 400G-and-above product revenue up more than 70% to $148m
14 March 2022
POET begins trading on Nasdaq under symbol ‘POET’
14 March 2022
Aixtron grows revenue 59% and orders 65% in 2021, driven by power electronics
14 March 2022
France funding Riber’s 300mm pilot line for silicon photonics sector
11 March 2022
AXT grows revenue 44% year-on-year, aided by market share gains
11 March 2022
Soitec expanding SmartSiC wafer manufacturing for EVs and industrial markets
11 March 2022
POET approved for listing on Nasdaq Capital Market
10 March 2022
Optimizing InGaN templates for LEDs
10 March 2022
GaN Systems showcasing power electronics solutions at APEC
10 March 2022
Transphorm exhibiting and presenting at APEC 2022
10 March 2022
Third-generation power semiconductors growing at 48% CAGR from $980m in 2021 to $4.71bn in 2025
10 March 2022
Nexperia showcasing power electronics at APEC
9 March 2022
9 March 2022
9 March 2022
ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs chosen by EV firm Lucid for on-board charging
9 March 2022
9 March 2022
9 March 2022
GlobalFoundries collaborating on silicon photonics for data centers
9 March 2022
pSemi launches first SP4T switches for up to 67GHz
9 March 2022
EFFECT acquires Viasat’s coherent optical DSP & FEC business
8 March 2022
Canada invests CDN$240m in semiconductor and photonics industries
8 March 2022
II-VI accelerates 150-200mm SiC substrate and epi manufacturing expansion
8 March 2022
NeoPhotonics shipping 53Gbaud PAM4 driver ICs for 100G and 400G hyperscale data-center networks
8 March 2022
Source Photonics demos 50G PAM4 SFP56 transceivers for 5G front-haul
8 March 2022
NeoPhotonics transceivers included in OIF 400ZR interoperability demo
8 March 2022
8 March 2022
Riber wins Asian order for extra MBE 6000 production system
8 March 2022
EFFECT and Jabil to co-develop next-gen coherent optical modules
8 March 2022
EVG and Teramount collaborate on packaging technologies for PICs
8 March 2022
Vector produces PCSEL arrays emitting four concurrent 1300nm wavelengths
8 March 2022
Lumentum demonstrating and previewing innovations at OFC
8 March 2022
Scintil unveils III-V-augmented silicon photonic IC
7 March 2022
NeoPhotonics launches ultra-narrow-linewidth laser for LEO satellites
7 March 2022
7 March 2022
EFFECT Photonics and Aircision to co-develop coherent technology for free-space optics
7 March 2022
McLaren Applied unveils 800V SiC inverter for fast charging and powertrain efficiency in EVs
7 March 2022
Teledyne e2v HiRel unveils space-screened versions of 650V, 60A GaN HEMTs
7 March 2022
Teledyne e2v HiRel launches 100V high-speed 20MHz FET and GaN transistor driver flip-chip die
7 March 2022
EPC showcasing GaN for multiple applications at APEC
7 March 2022
Navitas powers fastest smartphone-charging technology from realme at MWC
6 March 2022
6 March 2022
4 March 2022
POET launches 400G FR4 and 800G (2x400G FR4) receive optical engines
4 March 2022
Lumentum increases share repurchase authorization to $1bn
4 March 2022
Lumentum announces pricing of $750m convertible notes offering
4 March 2022
Luminus releases MP-5050-250R high-efficacy mid-power LEDs
3 March 2022
Sivers Photonics showcasing InP100 product platform at OFC
3 March 2022
Gallium oxide film grown on 6-inch wafers by HVPE
2 March 2022
Achieving thicker AlGaN material
2 March 2022
POET announces product demos and technology showcase at OFC
1 March 2022
Q4 smartphone production sees 9.5% quarter-on-quarter growth, driven by 66% growth for Apple
1 March 2022
Newly established Asian opto firm orders Riber Compact 21 MBE system
February 2022
28 February 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
25 February 2022
HP and Ayar Labs to co-develop silicon photonics-based optical I/O for HPC and AI
25 February 2022
Transphorm demonstrating 99% efficiency power switching with 1200V GaN power transistor
25 February 2022
TRUMPF introducing longer-wavelength VCSELs for datacoms
24 February 2022
POET and Liobate Technologies collaborate on ultra-high-performance PICs
24 February 2022
Lumileds adds 3V and 6V options to LUXEON 2835 Commercial LED range
24 February 2022
II-VI renews annual pledge of $1m to fund STEM educational and research programs
24 February 2022
Open Eye Consortium releases 400Gbps and 800Gbps long-reach and short-reach specs
24 February 2022
Navitas announces ‘redemption fair market value’ for warrants
24 February 2022
GaN Systems expands Taiwan-based Asia operation by 3x
24 February 2022
Wolfspeed announces $250,000 gift to SUNY Poly Foundation
24 February 2022
NeoPhotonics samples Open ZR+ QSFP-DD transceivers
23 February 2022
Aixtron ships AIX 2800G4-TM and AIX G5+ C MOCVD systems to HC Semitek
23 February 2022
‘Semiconductors 4 Photonics’ webinar to take place on 8 March
23 February 2022
InGaAs/colloidal nanocrystal infrared detector
23 February 2022
EPC adds 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter for e-bikes, drones and robotics
22 February 2022
Sivers Semiconductors completes acquisition of 5G mmWave firm MixComm
22 February 2022
POET proceeding with ten-for-one share consolidation on TSXV
22 February 2022
Porotech secures $20m Series A investment
21 February 2022
Veeco grows revenue 28% in 2021
18 February 2022
Navitas and UGREEN announce GaNFast Global Marketing Program
18 February 2022
Luminus adds 5000K Salud technology to CCT-tunable modules
18 February 2022
Transphorm to uplist from OTCQX to Nasdaq Capital Market
18 February 2022
II-VI unveils pluggable optical line subsystem in QSFP form factor
17 February 2022
Reliable 0.25μm GaN HEMTs for X-band applications
17 February 2022
17 February 2022
Infineon names Rutger Wijburg as chief operations officer
17 February 2022
GaN power IC firm Navitas doubles revenue in 2021
17 February 2022
pSemi launches sub-6GHz SP4T RF SOI switches
16 February 2022
ARPA-E’s OPEN 2021 program awards $4.5m funding to MIT
16 February 2022
Rockley announces promotions to key senior roles
16 February 2022
Intel to acquire analog foundry Tower for $5.4bn
16 February 2022
Wolfspeed’s John Palmour elected to US National Academy of Engineering
16 February 2022
EPC launches 2kW, two-phase, regulated-output-voltage 48V/14V bidirectional converter
16 February 2022
CrayoNano secures UV-C LED chip supply for ramp-up to volume production
16 February 2022
15 February 2022
CrayoNano licensing deal gives access to 180+ extra patents
15 February 2022
OIF launches CEI-224G framework project white paper for next-gen data-rate systems
15 February 2022
Seoul Viosys’ Violeds sterilizes Omicron variant
15 February 2022
Navitas GaN ICs to be highlighted at APEC
14 February 2022
Vector Photonics appoints Anna O’Dowd as design engineer
14 February 2022
Infineon launches XHP 2 CoolSiC power module for streetcars
14 February 2022
Seoul Viosys seeks to enjoin sales of infringing UV LED products in Europe
14 February 2022
II-VI grows revenue, despite supply-line and COVID-related constraints
14 February 2022
Navitas issues first GaN sustainability report
11 February 2022
POET to supply Celestial AI with Optical Interposer-based integrated light engine modules
11 February 2022
CrayoNano and SemiLEDs to co-develop nanowire UV-C LED chips
11 February 2022
CrayoNano establishes branch in Taiwan
11 February 2022
Wise-integration agrees Asian channel partnership with EDOM
11 February 2022
Transphorm’s quarterly revenue up 129% year-on-year
10 February 2022
Intermediate anneal therapy for QWs
10 February 2022
Riber receives order from Arkansas for fifth MBE system
10 February 2022
Construction contract awarded for CSL-MIF at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
9 February 2022
Lextar launches UVC LED sterilization solutions
9 February 2022
II-VI ships 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO transceivers to Windstream
9 February 2022
Cambridge GaN Devices launches project to develop reliable GaN power ICs for data centers
9 February 2022
Qorvo’s December quarter exceeds the mid-point of guidance for revenue, gross margin and EPS
8 February 2022
ICS launches its first VCSEL for quantum applications
8 February 2022
Report details growth in compound semiconductor jobs and exports in Wales
7 February 2022
Navitas announces redemption of outstanding warrants
7 February 2022
Skyworks’ revenue grows 15% sequentially to a record $1.51bn
4 February 2022
Lumentum’s revenue falls 6.7% year-on-year to $447m
4 February 2022
Luminus launches Smooth White chip-on-board LED arrays
4 February 2022
Lumentum receives Thailand’s 2021 Prime Minister’s Industry Award in Productivity category
3 February 2022
NiO/Ga2O3 heterojunction power
3 February 2022
II-VI licenses single-crystal diamond technology from Element Six
3 February 2022
GaN power devices market to grow at over 57.4% CAGR to 2030
3 February 2022
Skyworks adds Iridium’s chief operations officer to board
2 February 2022
NexGen appoints chief systems officer to lead Global Systems Engineering group
2 February 2022
2 February 2022
New university in Asia orders Riber MBE 412 system
2 February 2022
2 February 2022
II-VI qualifies 1200V SiC MOSFET platform to automotive standards and expands relationship with GE
2 February 2022
pSemi introduces complete 5G mmWave RF front-end solution
1 February 2022
Wolfspeed prices private offering of $650m of convertible senior notes
1 February 2022
Veeco receives multi-tool order from opto component maker
1 February 2022
Skyworks appoints financial and operational expert to board
1 February 2022
ams OSRAM’s Belago 1.1 Dot Projector featured in Luxonis’ new 3D vision spatial AI cameras
1 February 2022
EPC releases Phase 14 report on GaN reliability
January 2022
31 January 2022
Wolfspeed revenue grew 11% in December quarter despite supply constraints
31 January 2022
PCSEL firm Vector Photonics appoints process engineer
31 January 2022
Smartphone shipments down 3.2% year-on-year in Q4, but full-year 2021 still up 5.7%
28 January 2022
IQE establishes Environmental, Social and Governance board committee
28 January 2022
IQE confirms 2021 revenue guidance of £164m, down 8% year-on-year
28 January 2022
Apple iPhone tops smartphone market in Q4/2021, but Samsung remains top for full year
28 January 2022
Smartphone shipment recovery to continue in 2022, growing 4% to 1.386 billion units
28 January 2022
Cepton using OSRAM’s 905nm IR edge-emitting lasers for LiDAR series production
27 January 2022
Greenworks chooses GaN Systems for charging station
27 January 2022
Pushing indium phosphide DHBT frequency to 1.2THz
27 January 2022
Toshiba launches 1200V and 1700V SiC MOSFET modules
27 January 2022
TRUMPF and Metalenz demo VCSELs with stable polarization for smartphone illumination
26 January 2022
26 January 2022
ACM strengthens wet processing portfolio with new compound semiconductor tools
26 January 2022
Lumileds adds cyan to LUXEON Rubix LED family
26 January 2022
25 January 2022
NUBURU secures new funding and appoints COO and VP of global sales
25 January 2022
IVWorks acquires Saint-Gobain’s GaN wafer business
25 January 2022
Ushio ships samples of 1.2W 675nm and 690nm red multi-mode laser diodes
25 January 2022
POET named to 2022 OTCQX Best 50
24 January 2022
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
24 January 2022
HSR clearance for Lumentum’s acquisition of NeoPhotonics
21 January 2022
CSconnected ‘Strength in Places Fund’ project to focus on overcoming skills barriers
21 January 2022
II-VI Inc wins Excellent Supplier Award from Han’s Laser
21 January 2022
TRUMPF presents controlled-polarized VCSEL at Photonics West
20 January 2022
Lextar supplies first high-volume AEC-Q102-qualified VCSELs to automakers
20 January 2022
Boosting transconductance and squeezing off-current
20 January 2022
CSA Catapult appoints Raj Gawera as non-executive director
20 January 2022
Navitas participating at Baird’s 2022 Vehicle Technology & Mobility Conference
20 January 2022
EPISTAR develops record-output SWIR LEDs
20 January 2022
University of Surrey produces record strain in single-crystal silicon
19 January 2022
19 January 2022
EPC makes available GaN Power Bench suite of design tools
19 January 2022
NUBURU promotes Andrew Dodd to VP global sales
19 January 2022
China’s Innoscience launches international operations in USA and Europe
19 January 2022
Navitas’ GaN IC powering vivo’s iQOO 9 Pro smartphone
19 January 2022
EVG launches automated SmartNIL nanoimprint and wafer-level optics system
18 January 2022
Nippon Sanso and NCSU collaborating on GaN epitaxy and device technology
18 January 2022
EPC Space provides demo boards for evaluating rad-hard GaN power devices
14 January 2022
Ohmic contacts on lightly doped p-GaN
13 January 2022
II-VI Inc signs renewable energy contract in China
13 January 2022
First Solar wins 1.2GW order from Swift Current Energy
13 January 2022
Navitas’ co-founder Jefferies’ ‘Net Zero’ ESG Expert Call series
13 January 2022
ULTRARAM memory demonstrated on silicon wafers for first time
12 January 2022
Transphorm ships over 1 million GaN devices for fast chargers and power adapters in December
12 January 2022
k-Space achieves record annual thin-film metrology sales
12 January 2022
Gelest names CTO Jonathan Goff as president
11 January 2022
AXT applies for IPO of subsidiary Tongmei on Shanghai’s STAR Market
11 January 2022
Iowa State names Liang Dong as Microelectronics Research Center’s new director
10 January 2022
A*STAR’s IME and Soitec to co-develop silicon carbide for EVs and high-voltage electronics
10 January 2022
Navitas and Powerland partner on thinnest, lightest 50W GaNFast charger
10 January 2022
GaN Systems releases GeN2 Class-D audio amplifier and companion SMPS reference design
7 January 2022
POET appoints VP of intellectual property
7 January 2022
GaN Systems and Axign unveil 500W heatsinkless Class-D audio amplifier at CES
7 January 2022
Qorvo launches first single FEM to support 5.1-7.1GHz bands
6 January 2022
Voyant raises $15.4m in Series A funding to deliver 3D sensing with chip-scale LiDAR
6 January 2022
VCSEL micro-transfer to silicon nitride PICs
6 January 2022
OIF adopts CMIS work initiated by QSFP-DD MSA
6 January 2022
Kyocera SLD Laser achieves record LiFi communications data rate 100 times faster than 5G
5 January 2022
Hesai and Lumentum partner on LiDAR for automotive applications
5 January 2022
Fraunhofer IAF director Ambacher steps down after 14 years
5 January 2022
Navitas opens first GaN IC design center for EVs
4 January 2022
Sheffield-led project developing micro laser diode technology for micro-display and VLC devices
4 January 2022
EPC introduces 12V–48V 500W GaN boost converter demo board with same BOM size as silicon
