News Archive
DECEMBER 2016
29 December 2016
Non-polar aluminium gallium nitride from two-way pulsed precursor flow
28 December 2016
Gallium nitride thin-film transistors produced in 200°C process
23 December 2016
Qorvo appoints Sue Spradley to board
23 December 2016
Aixtron to delist American depositary shares from NASDAQ and deregister with SEC
22 December 2016
LED suppliers to accelerate expansion into niche markets in 2017
22 December 2016
EPC and ASD leveraging WiTricity wireless charging reference design on display at CES
21 December 2016
Metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy of nitrogen-polar gallium nitride
21 December 2016
Infineon refutes statement by MACOM on lawsuit
21 December 2016
Cree and Feit settle patent dispute and reach license agreement
20 December 2016
Skyworks launches AEC-Q100-qualified SOI-based SPDT switch for automotive applications
20 December 2016
NeoPhotonics selling low-speed transceiver business to China's APAT for $26.4m
20 December 2016
Soraa's LED lamp line first to receive California's JA8-2016-E certification
20 December 2016
Seoul Semiconductor's VP Europe made CEO of Seoul Semiconductor Europe
20 December 2016
Prairie Gold completes 1MW solar installation in Puerto Rico using Stion's frameless solar modules
19 December 2016
IQE board gains Cisco UK/Ireland veteran as non-executive director
19 December 2016
Osram Opto orders Veeco GaN MOCVD and PSP systems for new LED production facility in Malaysia
16 December 2016
Solar Frontier Americas nears completion of 106MW of utility-scale projects in Southern California
16 December 2016
IQE to report greater-than-expected double-digit growth for 2016, after stronger second half
16 December 2016
Finisar to offer $450m of convertible senior notes in private placement
16 December 2016
MACOM announces final order of preliminary injunction against Infineon
16 December 2016
Transphorm's fully packaged GaN FETs available via Digi-Key
15 December 2016
15 December 2016
Mitsubishi Electric launching record 2.1W-output 639nm red laser for projectors
15 December 2016
LED device makers to benefit from growing gaming demand
15 December 2016
Aixtron receives repeat order for multiple AIX 2800G4-TM MOCVD systems
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
JS Commtech to represent Anokiwave in South Korea
13 December 2016
VCSEL market growing at 21.3% CAGR from $760m in 2015 to $2414.91m in 2021
13 December 2016
Lumileds' third-gen LUXEON UV LED doubles irradiance power of smallest UV emitter at 380-390nm
13 December 2016
13 December 2016
Solar Frontier unveils SmaCIS panels for Japanese residential market
12 December 2016
Philips to sell majority stake in Lumileds to US private equity firm Apollo
12 December 2016
Heterogeneous integration of 2.3μm DFB laser diodes on silicon photonics
12 December 2016
Alpes Lasers supplying QCLs for US Air Force's SILMARILS program
9 December 2016
Finisar's quarterly revenue grows 8.4% to record $370m
9 December 2016
China's Grand Chip abandons acquisition of Aixtron
8 December 2016
Emcore's quarterly revenue grows 14% to $25.6m, driven by CATV
8 December 2016
8 December 2016
Cree extends LS Series LED surface ambient linear luminaire portfolio to 130lm/W
8 December 2016
EU DEEPEN device modelling project wraps up with workshops
8 December 2016
NeoPhotonics receives FiberHome's Excellent Core Partner Award for second consecutive year
7 December 2016
Single III-V channel structure for complementary MOS transistors
7 December 2016
Oxford PV gains £8.1m funding and three strategic investors
7 December 2016
NeoPhotonics receives Huawei Excellent Core Partner Award for sixth consecutive year
7 December 2016
ClassOne reports record sales, driven by wafer-level packaging and More than Moore technologies
7 December 2016
US DOE announces 2017 SBIR/STTR funding opportunity
7 December 2016
Qorvo's new, free e-book series explains Internet of Things
6 December 2016
Riber's chairman Etienne Grodard resigns; replaced by Guillaume de Bélair
6 December 2016
HB-LED market to grow at 10% CAGR to $29bn in 2022
6 December 2016
Fairview launches wideband SPDT PIN diode absorptive switch
6 December 2016
Pulsed RF power device markets up to 4GHz to exceed $250m by 2021
6 December 2016
Solar Frontier's CIS solar systems installed at Delta Electronics in Thailand
5 December 2016
UNSW achieves record efficiency for perovskite solar cells
5 December 2016
EPSRC awards £10m to create UK compound semiconductor manufacturing hub
5 December 2016
Oxford PV signs JDA with solar cell and module manufacturing industrial partner
5 December 2016
Obama bars Fujian Grand Chip's takeover of Aixtron's US business
2 December 2016
Multi-functional metamorphic buffer for InAs QW laser diodes on InP
2 December 2016
Infineon opens GaN expansion of Epi Services fab in Mesa
1 December 2016
Riber wins €2m accessories order for Asia
1 December 2016
POET grows revenue in Q3, but operational challenges at DenseLight acquisition delay production
1 December 2016
ClassOne Technology forms board of advisors
1 December 2016
Continuous-wave room-temperature broad-area quantum cascade lasers
NOVEMBER 2016
30 November 2016
Millitech launches GaN power amplifiers delivering 2.5W in E-band and W-band at 20% PAE
30 November 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 November 2016
Aixtron sells enhanced 5x4-inch CRIUS MOCVD system to Toyoda Gosei for blue and UV LED production
29 November 2016
Evatec establishes South East Asia operation
29 November 2016
29 November 2016
EpiWorks breaks ground on production expansion and wafer characterization and test lab
29 November 2016
High-brightness LED production value to grow at 3.7% CAGR to $15.25bn in 2021
29 November 2016
VCSEL market to grow at 22.3% CAGR to $4728.8m by 2024
28 November 2016
Persistent photoconductivity in nitride semiconductor UV photodetectors
28 November 2016
Kanematsu PWS to distribute SUSS MicroTec's products in Japan
28 November 2016
Monocrystal ships 5 millionth 4"-equivalent sapphire wafer
28 November 2016
Disco launches fully automatic polisher for CMP of difficult-to-process materials including sapphire
25 November 2016
Black polycrystalline diamond transistors with high breakdown
23 November 2016
Crystal orientation and gallium nitride trench MOSFET performance
23 November 2016
Plessey extends beam-forming Orion LED module family
22 November 2016
22 November 2016
LayTec adds staff to sales and customer support teams
22 November 2016
MACOM to acquire Applied Micro Circuits Corp for $770m
21 November 2016
EC project COSMICC to develop silicon photonics-based transceivers for low-cost, high-speed datacoms
21 November 2016
United Silicon Carbide agrees for Richardson to distribute its SiC products globally
21 November 2016
CFIUS advises US President to prohibit Grand Chip's takeover of Aixtron
21 November 2016
Normally-off gallium nitride power transistor on (110) silicon
18 November 2016
Arima shifting from nitride blue LEDs to AlGaInP infrared LED chips
18 November 2016
Usage of LED chips in TV backlighting to grow slightly in 2017
18 November 2016
Li-Fi/visible light communication market to grow at 116.8% CAGR to $115bn by 2022
18 November 2016
Nichia granted preliminary injunctions in Germany against Everlight white LED products
18 November 2016
Pasternack launches 100W 0.7-2.7GHz GaN-based high-power amplifier
17 November 2016
Analog Devices acquires laser beam-steering technology from Vescent
17 November 2016
Lumentum launches first uncooled 980nm DFB pump laser
17 November 2016
Fraunhofer ISE develops highly compact, high-frequency DC/DC converter for aviation applications
17 November 2016
Philips Photonics to double VCSEL production capacity in Ulm
17 November 2016
17 November 2016
Huawei honors Qorvo with Partner Awards
17 November 2016
Skyworks launches 1.0-6.0GHz SPDT switch for WLAN applications
17 November 2016
16 November 2016
Aixtron returns to positive free cash flow in Q3, boosted by sales of AIX R6 system inventory
16 November 2016
Spectrolab solar cells to power Boeing Starliner spacecraft to ISS
16 November 2016
Three-prong attack to improve quaternary solar cell MBE
16 November 2016
MACOM launches 25Gbps laser family for high-volume, cost-sensitive 100G optical markets
16 November 2016
16 November 2016
BluGlass receives foundry order from new UK-based customer
15 November 2016
Rubicon's revenue doubles after patterned wafer customer draws down consignment inventory
15 November 2016
Cree files patent lawsuit against Emson's TacLight
15 November 2016
NeoPhotonics reports record revenue of $103.3m in Q3, up 24% year on year
15 November 2016
Cree extends IG parking luminaire series
14 November 2016
Anokiwave leveraging GlobalFoundries' 130nm SiGe technologies
14 November 2016
Rohm presents third-generation SiC MOSFETs, Schottky barrier diodes and modules
14 November 2016
Oxford PV acquires Bosch Solar production site
14 November 2016
Compound Semiconductor Centre appoints RF/Power program manager
14 November 2016
Cardiff University's £300m Innovation Campus approved by city planners
14 November 2016
Wolfspeed presenting at Defense Manufacturing Conference
14 November 2016
South Korea's Institute for Basic Science develops thinnest photodetector
11 November 2016
Mellanox announces first 200Gb/s data-center interconnect solutions
11 November 2016
Trace amounts of transition-metal impurities in GaN kill LED efficiency
10 November 2016
Everlight highlighting lighting and automotive LEDs and IR sensors at electronica
10 November 2016
LayTec's 2000th in-situ tool delivered to Compound Semiconductor Centre in UK
10 November 2016
Plessey unveiling additions to Orion LED module range at LuxLive
10 November 2016
Solar Frontier provides CIS PV panels for demonstration test of Honda's hydrogen production station
10 November 2016
InnoSenT launches surface-mountable radar motion detector using Infineon 24GHz SiGe transceiver MMIC
10 November 2016
Berkeley sets efficiency record for perovskite solar cell
9 November 2016
Fraunhofer ISE and EVG set 30.2% efficiency record for silicon-based multi-junction solar cell
9 November 2016
Skyworks unveils CATV infrastructure portfolio for DOCSIS 3.1; secures design win with European OEM
9 November 2016
Transphorm expands second-generation portfolio with lower on-resistance TO-220 650V GaN FET
9 November 2016
Plessey exhibiting standard LED lighting module based on Stellar beam-forming technology
9 November 2016
Wolfspeed wins 2016 R&D 100 Award for SiC-based underhood inverter for electric vehicles
9 November 2016
Qorvo expands capabilities of voice-activated, smart home assistants
9 November 2016
Seeking source of green gap in indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
8 November 2016
Extending interband cascade VCSEL wavelengths to 3.4μm
8 November 2016
Skyworks launches fully integrated front-end modules for Internet of Things applications
7 November 2016
Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 11% to a record $835.4m
7 November 2016
Osram presents prototype multi-channel laser for scanning LIDAR in self-driving cars
7 November 2016
Panasonic starting mass production of high-speed gate driver for X-GaN power transistor
7 November 2016
Qorvo announces $500m share repurchase program
7 November 2016
7 November 2016
First Solar's sales fall 26% in Q3, to $688m
4 November 2016
4 November 2016
Osram adds surface-mountable Oslon Black Flat S multi-chip LEDs for ADB and matrix headlights
4 November 2016
GaN Systems launches evaluation platform for GaN transistors
4 November 2016
US District Court grants MACOM preliminary injunction against Infineon on GaN-on-Si rights
4 November 2016
Cambridge Nanotherm expands manufacturing capability for high-power LED designs
4 November 2016
Almae orders Riber production MBE system to expand photonic component manufacturing capacity
3 November 2016
Oclaro revenue grows for fifth consecutive quarter, up 55% year-on-year, driven by 100G
3 November 2016
Veeco's MOCVD sales double as display backlighting demand stabilizes and LED industry recovers
2 November 2016
Low-resistance tunnel junction boosts InGaN nanowire LED performance
2 November 2016
Navitas' CEO presenting AllGaN power ICs at WiPDA 2016
2 November 2016
Alta to provide solar cells for C-Astral's long-endurance UAVs
2 November 2016
Guerrilla RF launches failsafe SPDT switch for cellular boosters, infrastructure and L-band satcoms
1 November 2016
Stion's frameless module chosen for BIPV carbon-neutral apartments in The Netherlands
1 November 2016
First Solar signs PPA with community choice aggregator MCE
1 November 2016
OCTOBER 2016
31 October 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 October 2016
POET confirms CDN$12.5m public offering
28 October 2016
Osram launches infrared LED for night-vision systems assistance
28 October 2016
Epistar licenses LED filament patents to Super Trend
28 October 2016
Epistar settles US patent infringement lawsuit against Adamax
28 October 2016
28 October 2016
BluGlass announces institutional placement and shareholder share purchase plan
28 October 2016
JJPlus and EPC partner on GaN-based wireless charging designs
27 October 2016
SPTS wins two Best Factory Awards and two Insider Made in Wales Awards
27 October 2016
Picosun providing production‐scale AlN batch process, targeting power electronics applications
27 October 2016
AXT's revenue grows 7% in Q3, driven by stronger-than-expected demand for GaAs
26 October 2016
Silicon germanium light-emitting diodes on silicon on insulator
26 October 2016
26 October 2016
Renesas launches first lasers achieving stable 28Gbps operation up to 85°C
25 October 2016
Nichia files white LED patent infringement lawsuit against HTC Nippon and its distributor Kanematsu
25 October 2016
25 October 2016
AKHAN and Blue Wave partner to develop nanocrystalline diamond processes on HFCVD systems
25 October 2016
Pasternack launches series of GaAs pHEMT MMIC active frequency multipliers spanning 8-46GHz
24 October 2016
Gallium demand to grow at 6% annually to 420t in 2020
24 October 2016
Reedholm appoints new CEO and COO
24 October 2016
Germany withdraws clearance of Grand Chip Investment's takeover of Aixtron
24 October 2016
Custom MMIC launches 4-8GHz broadband GaAs MMIC frequency doubler
24 October 2016
Webinar on growth and characterization of 2D materials beyond graphene
24 October 2016
Indium phosphide on silicon template for optoelectronics
21 October 2016
First 1.3μm electroluminescence from MOCVD quantum dots on silicon
21 October 2016
20 October 2016
Cree's quarterly margins aided by improvements in Lighting
20 October 2016
BluGlass and Lumileds move to Phase II of evaluation agreement after completing Phase I
20 October 2016
Canon develops first InP immersion grating
19 October 2016
Infinera joins AIM Photonics manufacturing consortium
19 October 2016
AFRL and OSD award Raytheon $14.9m Title III contract to enhance GaN process technology
19 October 2016
Photo-electro-chemical lift-off of free-standing gallium nitride
19 October 2016
POET to expand R&D operations with support from Singapore Economic Development Board
19 October 2016
R/O/Y LED maker Changelight adds MOCVD capacity with Veeco K475i technology
18 October 2016
Oxford PV raises £8.7m in first close of Series C funding round, bringing total to £21m in 18 months
18 October 2016
POET appoints chief financial officer
18 October 2016
18 October 2016
Plessey launches single-chip high-power 7070 LEDs
18 October 2016
18 October 2016
Riber wins selenium evaporator order for Singulus CIGS PV systems
17 October 2016
CISSOID and DDC cooperate on more compact and reliable SiC intelligent power modules
17 October 2016
14 October 2016
Combatting droop with thick single quantum wells on semi-polar GaN
14 October 2016
COB LED market for lighting applications to grow at 4% CAGR from $580m in 2016 to over $700m in 2021
14 October 2016
Phoseon surpasses 60,000 hours of LED lamp lifetime
14 October 2016
Peregrine's PE42723 high-linearity RF switch wins 2016 ECN IMPACT Award
14 October 2016
Silicon monoxide passivation for gallium nitride transistors
14 October 2016
13 October 2016
13 October 2016
Epistar to quadruple CSP LED chip capacity in early 2017
13 October 2016
Oxford Instruments' 2016 technical workshops return to IISc Bangalore
12 October 2016
DOE announces 2017 solid-state lighting R&D funding opportunity
12 October 2016
Advanced UV for Life exhibits custom-tailored UV LED developments at micro photonics fair
12 October 2016
Integrating gallium nitride LED with silicon drive transistor
12 October 2016
POET and Luxmux enter into supply agreement and strategic partnership
12 October 2016
Samsung launches its first CSP-based LED modules
12 October 2016
11 October 2016
Rohm introduces SiC technology into Formula E
11 October 2016
Skyworks launches LNA front-end module for GPS applications
11 October 2016
FBH introduces diode lasers & UV LED developments at micro photonics expo
11 October 2016
Anokiwave becomes guest member of 3GPP to promote development of global 5G standard
11 October 2016
Solar Frontier surpasses 4GW of module shipments, reaching 11 more countries over last year
11 October 2016
10 October 2016
Advantech Wireless receives new orders for GaN-based 250W Ku-band SSPAs
10 October 2016
Hamamatsu to add new building to expand production of IR detectors and emitters
10 October 2016
First Solar commissions 52.5MW Shams Ma'an Plant in Jordan
10 October 2016
GaN power devices market growing at 86% CAGR to $280m in 2021
10 October 2016
GaN Systems presenting GaN HEMT workshop at China Power Supply Society Conference
10 October 2016
X-FAB deploys high-temperature implanter to provide high-volume 6" SiC foundry
7 October 2016
Berkeley Lab-led team fabricates transistor with record 1nm-long gate
7 October 2016
CORIAL announces hard materials DRIE processes for MEMS manufacturing
7 October 2016
NCSU's FREEDM Systems Center develops low-cost SiC high-voltage switch
7 October 2016
RIT awarded NSF grant for ICP-RIE etch system for photonics and nanoelectronic device R&D
7 October 2016
Monolith makes availability 1200V SiC Schottky engineering samples
7 October 2016
AgileSwitch to be awarded patent for Augmented Turn-Off SiC module switching technique
7 October 2016
Cree appoints president of Lighting business
6 October 2016
Sivers IMA uses SiGe to launch first transceiver chip supporting FCC's new V-band
6 October 2016
Wolfspeed launches first 1000V SiC MOSFET
6 October 2016
Cree launches higher-efficiency Photo Red LEDs, boosting output by 21% for horticulture applications
6 October 2016
Arralis wins Irish Times Innovation of the Year Award
6 October 2016
Skyworks adds MIPI antenna aperture tuners
6 October 2016
Peregrine's UK team moves into larger office
5 October 2016
Electrically driven single-photon emission from atomically thin diodes
5 October 2016
Veeco reducing investment in ALD technology after revenue realization delayed
5 October 2016
Peregrine unveils first 60GHz RF SOI switches
5 October 2016
MACOM and X-Microwave collaborate to enable faster, easier design of RF systems
5 October 2016
5 October 2016
Peregrine launches monolithic 100W RF SOI power limiter
5 October 2016
MACOM debuts 27 new DC-100GHz MMICs
5 October 2016
Cree adds 115lm/W LED Surface Wrap to Essentia by Cree range
5 October 2016
Phoseon launches LED curing systems for both full-cure and pinning applications
4 October 2016
4 October 2016
CNR-IMM Italy using SENTECH PEALD system for new high-k materials on wide-bandgap devices
4 October 2016
Lumileds launches multi-die LED, cutting cost-per-lumen in outdoor, industrial and directional lamps
4 October 2016
Oxford Instruments develops SiC via etch for GaN-on-SiC RF device manufacture
4 October 2016
Mentor Graphics joins Wide Band Gap integration power electronics consortium in Japan
3 October 2016
Arralis launches new W-band MMICs
3 October 2016
Excelitas adds higher-power UV LED curing system for fiber optic coatings
3 October 2016
Qorvo launches compact GaN L- and S-band power amplifiers for advanced radar systems
3 October 2016
Qorvo launches new family of 0.15μm GaN-on-SiC die transistors
3 October 2016
Midsummer receives repeat order for CIGS solar cell manufacturing system from Asian customer
3 October 2016
Plessey launches beam-forming LED module using Stellar optical technology
3 October 2016
Raytheon wins MDA contract modification to transition AN/TPY-2 radar production from GaAs to GaN
SEPTEMBER 2016
30 September 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 September 2016
Osram laser achieves new lab record for brilliance of 4.8W/mm*mrad
30 September 2016
5N Plus consolidating operations
29 September 2016
Fairview debuts new line of GaAs MMIC IQ mixers
29 September 2016
Siva Power recruits former First Solar and Intel veteran Bruce Sohn as vice-chairman
29 September 2016
MACOM launches family of high-linearity power amplifiers for SatComs
29 September 2016
AquiSense appoints director of business development
28 September 2016
FenComp to represent Anokiwave in Finland
28 September 2016
Cree launches brighter side-view LEDs for gaming machines
28 September 2016
Power amplifier market growing at CAGR of nearly 14% to 2020
28 September 2016
Flip-chip hybrid external-cavity laser array on silicon platform
27 September 2016
27 September 2016
Oxford Instruments systems being used in UV LED manufacturing
27 September 2016
27 September 2016
Stacked perovskite/CIGS solar module hits record 17.8% efficiency
27 September 2016
Qorvo adds control products for DOCSIS 3.1 to CATV portfolio
27 September 2016
Integrating InGaAs well in ridges on 300mm silicon
26 September 2016
Stion's CIGS module passes Thresher test
26 September 2016
Emcore expanding production of L-EML-based transmitters following qualification with cable MSOs
26 September 2016
Reducing subthreshold swing of gallium arsenide transistors
26 September 2016
Two-dimensional gallium nitride with graphene encapsulation
26 September 2016
Riber slashes losses in first-half 2016, driven by 29% growth in MBE system revenue
26 September 2016
Osram and BMW laser headlight development nominated for 2016 German Future Prize
23 September 2016
TMD exhibiting GaN-based microwave power module at UAE electronic warfare conference
23 September 2016
Skyworks launches family of GPIO-controlled RF cellular switches
22 September 2016
22 September 2016
22 September 2016
Oclaro prices public offering of common stock
22 September 2016
Analog Devices' Rx/Tx converters enable more reliable mobile infrastructure
21 September 2016
21 September 2016
Cree launches next generation of high-power XP-L LEDs, boosting output by 7% and efficiency by 15%
21 September 2016
Reducing laser diode optical leakage with indium gallium nitride waveguides
21 September 2016
21 September 2016
Oclaro demos 400GBASE-LR8 CFP8 transceiver over 10km single-mode fiber
21 September 2016
Wolfspeed launches highest-power 50V L-band radar GaN HEMT
21 September 2016
GigPeak samples low-power-consumption 32Gbps dual-channel linear coherent TIA
21 September 2016
GigPeak hits record shipments of 40G QSFP+ and 100G QSFP28 ICs for data centers
21 September 2016
Avancis and Sunpartner team up on solar glass for BIPV market
20 September 2016
Lumileds launches LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs tailored to horticulture applications
20 September 2016
Lumentum and Finisar demo 100G SWDM4 transceiver interoperability
20 September 2016
20 September 2016
Finisar launches 64 Gbaud high-bandwidth integrated coherent receiver
20 September 2016
20 September 2016
NeoPhotonics launches 64 Gbaud micro-intradyne coherent receiver
20 September 2016
Luxtera ships millionth silicon photonic transceiver
20 September 2016
ColorChip shipping 100G QSFP28 10km transceivers
20 September 2016
4WDM MSA Group formed to drive development of 10, 20 and 40km low-cost 100G optical specifications
20 September 2016
Oclaro announces proposed public offering of common stock
19 September 2016
Custom MMIC launches DC-18GHz SP3T and SP5T non-reflective switches
19 September 2016
Oclaro showcases innovations for 100G, 200G and 400G networks
19 September 2016
MACOM launches chip-set for short-reach VCSEL-based 100Gbps onboard optics applications
19 September 2016
19 September 2016
ABB's SiC-based battery charger for trains shrinks size tenfold and cuts weight by 80%
16 September 2016
NCSU's SiC-based inverter achieves 12.1kW/L, close to DOE's target of 13.4kW/L by 2020
16 September 2016
MiaSolé launches next-generation 17%-efficient flexible, ultra-light CIGS PV modules
16 September 2016
MiaSolé announces sales channel partnership with Inovateus Solar
16 September 2016
VisIC launches 1200V family of GaN power switching devices with integral iso-driver
16 September 2016
MACOM launches family of plastic-packaged LNAs spanning 2.0-31.5GHz for multi-market applications
16 September 2016
Mouser to distribute Oplink's optical components, modules and subsystems globally
16 September 2016
AVANCIS launches architectural CIS PV module for building sector
15 September 2016
Soraa launches Vivid GU24 base PAR20, PAR30 and PAR38 directional LED lamps
15 September 2016
Kaiam launching new WDM transceiver platform at ECOC
15 September 2016
Telcodium partners with Transphorm on first redundant power supplies using GaN FETs
14 September 2016
Skyworks launches front-end module for smart energy and IoT applications
14 September 2016
Indium gallium nitride solar cells with positive temperature coefficient
14 September 2016
LESA ERC develops high-speed VLC link with integrated microchip receiver
14 September 2016
IQE's revenue grows 18% year-on-year in first-half 2016
14 September 2016
Oclaro receives 2016 Excellence in Emerging Technology award from Cisco
13 September 2016
Anokiwave adds chief operating officer
13 September 2016
Cree launches portfolio of 25 next generation LED bulbs
13 September 2016
Lumileds adds to LUXEON Stylist Series with FreshFocus Technology for bread & pastries
13 September 2016
Evince secures £0.75m in new equity investment for diamond-based electronics
13 September 2016
Seoul Semiconductor sues retailer Kmart for patent infringement
13 September 2016
Rubicon closing Malaysia plant by end-2016
12 September 2016
Chinese LED maker HC SemiTek orders Veeco MOCVD systems for high-volume production
12 September 2016
12 September 2016
12 September 2016
Advantech Wireless releases second-generation GaN-based 125-200W Ka-band SSPA/BUC
9 September 2016
GaN device market to grow at 17% CAGR to $3438.4m in 2024
9 September 2016
Wolfspeed completes C-band radar range with 70W GaN HEMT pre-driver operating at 4.5–5.9GHz
9 September 2016
8 September 2016
SAGE Satcom delivers compact, lightweight 12W linear Ka-band GaN block-up converter
8 September 2016
Consumer electronics chargers to comprise 30% of GaN market in 2022
8 September 2016
8 September 2016
Qorvo smart home gateway platform earns first ZigBee 3.0 certification
8 September 2016
MACOM showcasing DC-100GHz MMICs at EuMW
8 September 2016
Custom MMIC launches 3V 2-18GHz wideband distributed amplifier in 4mm x 4mm QFN package
8 September 2016
Indium gallium arsenide laser diode on exact germanium-on-silicon substrate
7 September 2016
II-VI Inc unveils 980nm uncooled pump laser module with in-package wavelength stabilizer
7 September 2016
MACOM launches transmitter/receiver solution for SFP28 short-reach applications
7 September 2016
7 September 2016
Solar Frontier's 1.4MW CIGS PV installation powering Italy's biggest shopping center
7 September 2016
7 September 2016
Northrop Grumman delivering first GaN-based G/ATOR systems under latest LRIP award
7 September 2016
MIT and Masdar develop photovoltaic 'step cell'
7 September 2016
Indium gallium nitride laser diode directly integrated with silicon
6 September 2016
University of Wisconsin–Madison claims first carbon nanotube transistors to outperform silicon
6 September 2016
6 September 2016
Mellanox launches 25Gb/s Ethernet SFP28 optical transceivers and AOCs for data-center networks
6 September 2016
Seoul Semiconductor mass producing 210lm/W WICOP package-free LEDs
5 September 2016
Taiwan GaAs IC foundry AWSC announces stock buyback
5 September 2016
PhoeniX joins AIM Photonics manufacturing institute
5 September 2016
RASIRC renews funding for ALD research at UCSD
5 September 2016
First Solar advisor steps down from board
5 September 2016
University of Colorado Boulder develops method for room-temperature atomic layer deposition
5 September 2016
Technavio details top four drivers of RF IC market
2 September 2016
BluGlass installs upgraded RPCVD chamber to improve uniformity of low-temperature process
2 September 2016
Epistar files US patent infringement lawsuit against Adamax
2 September 2016
Boosting transconductance in indium gallium arsenide finFETs
2 September 2016
Israel's Technion purchases Veeco's 25th GENxplor R&D MBE system
2 September 2016
Mitsubishi Electric sampling 220W GaN HEMT for 2.6GHz-band 4G base transceiver stations
2 September 2016
Peregrine expands patent portfolio by 50% to over 280 patents since Murata acquisition
2 September 2016
MACOM amends credit agreement securing $250m in incremental term loans
2 September 2016
2 September 2016
SUSS MicroTec appoints former company veteran as new president & CEO
AUGUST 2016
31 August 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 August 2016
Lumileds adds FreshFocus Technology to LUXEON Stylist Series of LEDs
30 August 2016
EpiGaN adds Brussels/Beijing-based private equity fund ACAPITAL as investor
30 August 2016
Custom MMIC launches 2-9GHz wideband driver amplifiers with high gain and linearity
30 August 2016
Skyworks appoints new chief financial officer as Donald Palette retires
30 August 2016
Skyworks powering LG's Online Connectivity Units in VWs
30 August 2016
Oclaro appoints global human resources veteran to board
26 August 2016
AKHAN completes executive line-up by adding chief technology officer and chief financial officer
26 August 2016
Samsung launches high-performance H-series LED linear modules for indoor lighting applications
26 August 2016
GaN Systems' founders Girvan Patterson and John Roberts to retire
26 August 2016
AIM Photonics releases integrated silicon photonics PDK
25 August 2016
GaAs wafer market to grow at 13% CAGR through 2020
25 August 2016
25 August 2016
25 August 2016
GaN device supply chain remains robust despite consolidation
25 August 2016
Dialog enters GaN market with integrated devices targeting fast-charging power adapters
24 August 2016
Seoul National University employs Advanced Vacuum plasma systems in nanotechnology research
24 August 2016
Pasternack launches high-rel RF frequency dividers spanning 0.5-18GHz
24 August 2016
Continuous-wave room-temperature indium arsenide quantum cascade laser
23 August 2016
Skyworks launches Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee RF switches
23 August 2016
Aemulus and Peregrine partner to develop microwave frequency tester
23 August 2016
EU's MIRPHAB project unveils mid-IR chemical sensor six-times faster than alternatives
23 August 2016
Reducing misfit dislocations in green semi-polar light-emitting diodes
23 August 2016
Oclaro eliminates $65m convertible debt
22 August 2016
Gallium arsenide phosphide solar cells on silicon with record 12% efficiency
22 August 2016
Infrared LED revenue growing faster than overall IR components
19 August 2016
19 August 2016
Flip Chip Opto launches 100W and 200W UV-A COB LEDs
18 August 2016
Hexagonal boron nitride enables cost-effective, compact solid-state detection of neutron signals
18 August 2016
Mitsubishi Electric launches super-mini full-SiC DIPIPM for air conditioners
17 August 2016
17 August 2016
Wafer reclaim for indium gallium aluminium phosphide light emission
17 August 2016
Aixtron's increased orders in Q2 herald recovery in second-half 2016
17 August 2016
SystemOnGlass optical communications firm ColorChip raises a further $20m
16 August 2016
Raytheon shows US Army GaN-based AESA radar targeted at Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor
16 August 2016
Stion's frameless CIGS PV modules power solar array atop retailer's roof
16 August 2016
EpiGaN nominated for EU Innovation Radar Prize
16 August 2016
Disinfection system maker AquiSense acquired by UV-C LED maker Nikkiso
15 August 2016
Anokiwave appoints director of Asia-Pacific sales
15 August 2016
Advantech Wireless increases delivery rate of GaN-based SSPAs and BUCs for maritime applications
15 August 2016
NeoPhotonics' Q2 revenue up 16% year-on-year to $99.1m, driven by 100G
15 August 2016
Rubicon's revenue falls to $3.5m in Q2
12 August 2016
Emcore's quarterly revenue growth to $22.4m driven by cable TV rising 30%
12 August 2016
COB LED market in APAC to grow at 34.79% CAGR to 2020, driven by general lighting
12 August 2016
Infineon tops power semiconductor market, followed by TI and ST, after 2.6% decline to $34bn in 2015
12 August 2016
II-VI presenting portfolio for laser material processing at EuroBLECH
11 August 2016
First Solar books 160MW of module contracts from Turkish energy companies
11 August 2016
Plessey shortlisted as finalist in Lux Awards
11 August 2016
Epistar orders Veeco EPIK 700 MOCVD systems to meet demand for LED lighting
11 August 2016
Disco develops laser ingot slicing method to speed SiC wafer production and cut material loss
11 August 2016
First Solar connects 130MW of utility-scale solar power to grid in India
10 August 2016
Nanophoton launches Raman wafer analyzer for wafer diameters up to 300mm
10 August 2016
POET reports further step towards commercializing integrated optoelectronics technology platform
10 August 2016
10 August 2016
Monolithic band-engineered semi-polar white light-emitting diode
9 August 2016
NSF grants $2m to project to fabricate chip-scale integrated SiC quantum photonic processors
9 August 2016
Chemical lift-off of full-wafer gallium nitride with zinc oxide interlayer
9 August 2016
Seoul Viosys files UV LED patent infringement lawsuit against P3
9 August 2016
Qorvo's quarterly revenue grows by a more-than-expected 15%
8 August 2016
Oclaro's revenue grows for fourth consecutive quarter, up 52% year-on-year
5 August 2016
Veeco grows gross margin despite revenue falling 9% in Q2 to $75.3m
5 August 2016
Skyworks acquires remaining stake in filter JV with Panasonic
5 August 2016
UCSB professor and integrated photonics expert John Bowers receives 2017 IEEE Photonics Award
5 August 2016
Feit to challenge ITC's initial determination in Cree patent infringement case
5 August 2016
Cree launches MHB-B high-power LED to lower system cost for high-performance lighting
5 August 2016
Skyworks launches RF switches for connected home applications
4 August 2016
Juniper to acquire silicon photonics firm Aurrion
3 August 2016
First Solar's Rancho Seco Solar Project acquired by DESRI
3 August 2016
First Solar books 121MW in PV module sales for utility-based community solar installations in USA
3 August 2016
Samco opening new office in Malaysia
3 August 2016
Plasma-Therm receives orders for etch and deposition systems from imec
3 August 2016
Skyworks' revenue falls less than expected, despite largest customer's inventory adjustment
3 August 2016
Boosting hole injection by including indium gallium nitride in p-contact
2 August 2016
Tektronix launches Keithley 4200A-SCS parameter analyser
2 August 2016
Cree receives favorable initial determination in ITC case against Feit and Unity
2 August 2016
Solar Frontier completes 30MW PV plant at Nagasaki Airport
1 August 2016
UIUC uses MOCVD growth of cubic GaN on silicon to boost efficiency and brightness of green LEDs
1 August 2016
1 August 2016
Spectrolab producing new 30.7%-efficient space solar cell
1 August 2016
EPC publishes reliability report after 8 million GaN device hours of stress testing
JULY 2016
31 July 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 July 2016
Terahertz quantum cascade laser output power in cw mode almost doubled to 0.23W
28 July 2016
AXT's Q2 revenue up 9.6%, driving higher-than-expected profit
28 July 2016
28 July 2016
27 July 2016
26 July 2016
Wide-bandgap power semiconductor device market to grow at 33% annually to $3.7bn in 2025
26 July 2016
RayVio and Boston University expand UV LED research to combat vitamin D deficiency disorders
26 July 2016
EPC appoints Ismosys as European sales, marketing and technical support partner
26 July 2016
Cree expands into industrial high-bay luminaire applications with HXB Series
26 July 2016
Peregrine appoints Murata veteran as general manager of High Performance Analog business unit
26 July 2016
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology appoints new managing director
26 July 2016
HexaTech demonstrates first-generation 263nm AlN-based UV‐C LED
26 July 2016
Lumileds adds AtmoSphere Technology to LUXEON Stylist Series for hospitality venues
26 July 2016
26 July 2016
Wafer bonding to integrate silicon, gallium arsenide, and gallium nitride
25 July 2016
Relaxing multiple quantum wells with low-temperature barriers
25 July 2016
Riber receives order from Asia for research MBE reactor
25 July 2016
Osram acquiring automotive LED module maker Novità
22 July 2016
Veeco adds expert in international operations and acquisitions to board
22 July 2016
LayTec adds nanoscale SPC for quaternary films to EpiNet 2016 analysis software
22 July 2016
Vishay launches mid-power 365nm UV LED delivering long lifetime in compact 1.6mm package
22 July 2016
Cree expands LED components distribution network with Avnet
22 July 2016
Cree offers 10-year warranty on intelligent lighting systems
22 July 2016
Skyworks increases quarterly dividend and announces new $400m stock repurchase program
22 July 2016
Solar Frontier provides solar panels to help keep Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats clean
21 July 2016
IQE's first-half growth of 15% year-on-year driven by diversification
20 July 2016
SiC power market growing at CAGR of 19% to 2021 as it spreads to more applications
20 July 2016
IXYS launches 1200V SiC power MOSFETs in SOT227 MiniBLOC packages for higher-power applications
Mobile phone LED market to fall at CAGR of 2.6% from 2015 to 2021
20 July 2016
19 July 2016
Qorvo supports over twenty 5G field trials with leading infrastructure providers
19 July 2016
19 July 2016
Kingbright launches smallest SMD LED, using 0201 package
19 July 2016
HEA2D consortium to create basis for end-to-end processing chain for 2D nanomaterials
19 July 2016
Zirconium dioxide dielectric for gallium nitride high-mobility transistors
18 July 2016
18 July 2016
II-VI purchases Lasertec SICA88 inspection & analysis tool for SiC substrate manufacturing
18 July 2016
Sodium flux route to free-standing gallium nitride substrates
15 July 2016
UV-C LED water disinfection system first to receive NSF lead-free certification
15 July 2016
Picosun and University of Helsinki develop photo-assisted ALD
15 July 2016
NRL explains radiation tolerance of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs versus AlGaAs/GaAs HEMTs
15 July 2016
Yellow-green indium gallium nitride quantum dot laser
15 July 2016
Flexible ultra-thin gallium arsenide photovoltaic devices
14 July 2016
14 July 2016
14 July 2016
Nanjing University orders Oxford Instruments plasma systems
14 July 2016
Infineon to acquire Wolfspeed for $850m
13 July 2016
SemiLEDs' revenue falls 18% quarter-on-quarter, down 47% year-on-year
13 July 2016
Dependence of efficiency droop on carrier density in non-polar samples
13 July 2016
Plextek RFI unveils phased-array GaN MMIC reference design
13 July 2016
13 July 2016
Riber's first-half revenue rises 23% year-on-year, driven by MBE system sales
12 July 2016
Stion and Silicon Ranch complete Mississippi's largest commercial solar facility
12 July 2016
Peregrine unveils fastest GaN FET driver
11 July 2016
11 July 2016
EVG launches automated metrology system for advanced packaging, MEMS and photonics manufacturing
11 July 2016
US Army grants Raytheon $1.1m to develop GaN-based front-ends for Next Generation Radar program
11 July 2016
POET increases number of shares reserved for issue under stock option plan
11 July 2016
Solar Frontier Americas begin constructions on two Californian PV projects totaling 107MWp
11 July 2016
Emergence of COB technology to boost LED packaging equipment market to $656m in 2020
11 July 2016
III-V Lab spin-off Almae takes over Marcoussis facilities
11 July 2016
Rohm launches 1700V SiC MOSFET
11 July 2016
Imec extends global R&D footprint with opening of imec Florida
11 July 2016
Airbus Defence and Space awarded third contract in 18 months for GaN-based satellite amplifiers
8 July 2016
8 July 2016
Seoul Semiconductor wins revocation of Enplas' LED lens patent in Taiwan
8 July 2016
TowerJazz extends partnership with JA Mitsui to drive San Antonio fab growth and ramp-up
7 July 2016
Toyoda Gosei develops high-voltage GaN power semiconductor device for large-current operation
7 July 2016
SemiLEDs sells stake in firm to Dr Peter Chiou
7 July 2016
Changelight qualifies Aixtron's AIX R6 and puts MOCVD system into LED mass production
7 July 2016
Emcore to issue special dividend of $1.50 per share, completing return of $85m to shareholders
6 July 2016
Imperial College London wins GaN Systems Geoff Haynes Future Power Challenge
6 July 2016
3D-Micromac microDICE laser micromachining system adopted for volume production of high-power diodes
6 July 2016
First Solar completes Atlas 25+ testing program for second time, on Series 4 PV module
6 July 2016
Ricoh develops 200W fiber-coupled 808nm VCSEL module
6 July 2016
Correcting charge polarization calculations for III-nitrides
5 July 2016
Custom MMIC launches 2-20GHz wideband distributed amplifier
5 July 2016
Skyworks expands antenna aperture tuning switches
5 July 2016
First Solar shifts Malaysian production capacity to Series 5 CdTe PV module assembly
5 July 2016
UK's Artemis facility demonstrates optical control of 2D semiconductor bandgap
5 July 2016
Nichia settles patent lawsuit against Hirose's selling of Yadent lights using Everlight white LEDs
5 July 2016
Hanergy launches full-solar-power vehicles with daily range of 80km
4 July 2016
Oxford Instruments launches molybdenum disulphide growth process
1 July 2016
LED lamps and luminaires growing from 28.6% of lighting revenue in 2015 to over half by 2019
1 July 2016
Custom MMIC launches 26-35GHz wideband balanced driver amplifier
1 July 2016
Rohm expands lineup of low-profile, ultra-compact PicoLEDs from 8 to 15 colors
JUNE 2016
30 June 2016
Seoul Viosys wins UV LED patent infringement lawsuit
30 June 2016
EPC launches wireless multi-mode demo system compatible with all wireless power charging standards
30 June 2016
SUSS MicroTec launches fourth generation of semi-automated mask and bond aligners
29 June 2016
Comtech awarded $11.8m order for solid-state power amplifiers for in-flight connectivity
29 June 2016
SPTS receives Supplier Excellence Award from Qorvo
29 June 2016
29 June 2016
Cree expands ZR Series LED troffer portfolio
29 June 2016
XsunX launches Affiliate Sales Program
29 June 2016
Bi-directional silicon carbide planar insulated-gate bipolar transistor
28 June 2016
Peregrine's discontinued products available through Arrow Electronics' Supply Assurance program
28 June 2016
Solar Frontier announces completion of 14MW of projects installed with CIS PV modules in Indiana
28 June 2016
Custom MMIC adds BroadRange distributed amplifiers with positive gain slope
28 June 2016
Aixtron qualifies LayTec EpiNet 2016 software
28 June 2016
LayTec offers EpiTT 280nm reflectance channel to sense AlGaN surface morphology in UV-C LED epi
28 June 2016
AKHAN joins US Council on Competitiveness
28 June 2016
LayTec receives first order for EpiTT/VCSEL
28 June 2016
Transfer printing of optically pumped III-V device on silicon-on-insulator
28 June 2016
EpiGaN's production facility certified as compliant to ISO9001:2015
27 June 2016
Huawei using ten Skyworks devices in next-generation smartphones
24 June 2016
Rubicon's stockholders re-elect incumbent directors
24 June 2016
VSAT shipments to nearly double by 2020
23 June 2016
Finetech's Lambda bonder enhances packaging capabilities at Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
23 June 2016
POET completes acquisition of BB Photonics
23 June 2016
22 June 2016
Kyma and Quora partner on GaN substrate materials
22 June 2016
Monocrystal gains investment from Russia's Bank for Development VEB
22 June 2016
Probing potential to understand efficiency droop in InGaN LEDs
21 June 2016
EVG achieves fourth consecutive triple win in VLSIresearch customer satisfaction survey
21 June 2016
One in 15 new cars to use Infineon SiGe 77GHz radar chips for driver assistance by end-2016
21 June 2016
Finisar's growth in 100G datacom transceivers outweighs drop in legacy 10G telecom products
21 June 2016
Cree expands portfolio of LEDs for horticulture lighting with XQ-E Photo Red LED
21 June 2016
PeroBOOST project to research efficient, stable lead-free perovskite solar cells
21 June 2016
Samsung launches line-up of LED components for automotive lighting, featuring CSP
21 June 2016
20 June 2016
20 June 2016
20 June 2016
GaAs device market to grow at 4.14% CAGR until 2020
20 June 2016
Subwavelength micro-disk lasers on exact (001) silicon substrate
17 June 2016
OnChip offers thin-film wafer backside metallization of solderable die-attach metal stacks
17 June 2016
Samco opens second production center
17 June 2016
Speed up for indium gallium nitride two-dimensional electron gas
16 June 2016
ZSW regains thin-film solar cell efficiency record with 22.6% CIGS PV cell
15 June 2016
Stion completes first direct utility projects in Mississippi
15 June 2016
II-VI Inc sells certain RF assets of Anadigics for $45m
15 June 2016
Cree's new High Efficacy option for XT-E LED delivers 25% higher lumens per watt
15 June 2016
WPG Americas to distribute Seoul Semiconductor's product portfolio
15 June 2016
15 June 2016
MACOM adds 4W packaged linear power amplifiers for 7 and 8GHz point-to-point radio cellular backhaul
15 June 2016
Thin-barrier quantum wells increase bandwidth of cyan light-emitting diode
14 June 2016
Hybrid III-nitride and silicon carbide high-voltage power transistors
14 June 2016
IQE equips complete fab with LayTec tools for MOCVD process monitoring
14 June 2016
University of Tokyo tests 'solar sharing' using Solar Frontier's CIS solar panels above farm crops
14 June 2016
Veeco wins first MBE R&D system order from Chinese university
14 June 2016
13 June 2016
LED luminaire sales for horticultural applications to grow to $2.8bn by 2024
13 June 2016
US DOE investing $10.5m in nine solid-state lighting R&D projects
13 June 2016
Vishay launches dual-color red and IR diode
13 June 2016
Cree's LN Series indirect/direct suspended luminaire for indoor lighting now available
10 June 2016
ADVA joins EU-funded DIMENSION project for single-chip electro-optical integration in data centers
10 June 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
9 June 2016
SDK expands capacity of high-grade SiC epi for mass production to 3000 wafers per month
9 June 2016
CoorsTek unveils enhanced GaN-on-Si epiwafers at ISPSD
8 June 2016
Epitaxial growth of laser diodes on wafer-bonded InP/Si substrates
8 June 2016
Emcore appoints new chief financial officer
8 June 2016
RF GaN revenue growing at 17.5% CAAGR, more than doubling to $688.5m in 2020
8 June 2016
Plessey appoints head agronomist for PhytoLux horticultural lighting
7 June 2016
Visible light communication/Li-Fi market to reach $101.3bn by 2024
7 June 2016
RF power semiconductor market growing at 15.4% to over $31bn by 2022
7 June 2016
6 June 2016
Qorvo expands DOCSIS 3.1 CATV family with three new power doubler MCM amplifiers
6 June 2016
Emcore appoints ex-AT&T/Lucent/CyOptics veteran Ed Coringrato to board
6 June 2016
VisIC launches new generation of low-Rdson ALL-Switch 650V GaN devices usable with standard drivers
6 June 2016
3 June 2016
Von Ardenne to supply CIGS & CdTe thin-film PV coating systems to subsidiaries of China's CNBM
2 June 2016
2 June 2016
ClassOne reports ten-fold saving in gold usage using multi-chamber plating system
1 June 2016
Growing crystalline gallium nitride nanowires on flexible titanium foil
1 June 2016
Solar Frontier's Tohoku Plant begins commercial production
1 June 2016
Plessey agrees UK & Ireland distribution deal with Freeway Lighting
MAY 2016
31 May 2016
Mouser signs exclusive global distribution deal with Guerrilla RF
31 May 2016
Rubicon appoints new independent director
31 May 2016
STMicroelectronics' SiC MOSFETs used in Zaptec's portable electric-car charger
30 May 2016
Lumentum recognizes Sanmina with 'Excellence In Value Innovation' award
30 May 2016
Quaternary superlattice for III-nitride electron-blocking layers
27 May 2016
Vishay launches long-lifetime ceramic-based, high-power 365nm UV LED with silicone lens
27 May 2016
LED market to grow at CAGR of nearly 17% until 2020
27 May 2016
Qorvo launches GaN-on-SiC PAs for military radar, communications and electronic warfare applications
27 May 2016
Qorvo announces appointment of Mark J. Murphy as CFO
26 May 2016
MRSI providing die bonding assembly work cell for Fabrinet's Silicon Valley optical packaging center
26 May 2016
MACOM samples new E-band Tx and Rx modules for evolution to higher-capacity backhaul
26 May 2016
Samsung's LED test lab approved for UL Total Certification Program
26 May 2016
26 May 2016
NXP launches GaN transistors for EW and communication systems
26 May 2016
NXP launches GaN RF power transistors optimized for Doherty amplifiers in cellular base-stations
26 May 2016
Richardson RFPD to distribute GaN Systems' power devices
25 May 2016
25 May 2016
Skyworks' front-end modules powering Iotera's GPS-enabled tracking devices
25 May 2016
Custom MMIC launches DC-18GHz switches and DC-22GHz and 26-35GHz amplifiers at IMS
25 May 2016
Imec and Solliance partners report first semi-transparent perovskite modules
25 May 2016
25 May 2016
Anokiwave extends SATCOM Core IC family to Ka-band Tx
25 May 2016
Microsemi showcasing 15 new RF, microwave and millimeter-wave devices
25 May 2016
Monolithic quantum dot infrared photodetectors on silicon
24 May 2016
Peregrine extends MPAC product family to 8-12GHz for X-band radar beam-forming
24 May 2016
Diamond Microwave launches GaN X-band SSPAs with integrated monitoring and protection
24 May 2016
Cree extends OSQ Series to deliver 58% efficacy increase and new higher-output luminaire
24 May 2016
Skyworks launches amplifier family for small-cell infrastructure market, targeting 5G
24 May 2016
RF Energy Alliance gives update on solid-state RF energy applications at IMS
24 May 2016
Qorvo and NanoSemi demo ultra-wideband linearization for massive MIMO applications
24 May 2016
Qorvo's new small-cell PAs expand capacity and enhance efficiency of LTE/LTE-Advanced networks
24 May 2016
Coplanar fabricated indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
24 May 2016
Wafer-scale lift-off of III-nitride epitaxial layers with boron nitride
24 May 2016
IHS names Infinera market momentum leader in optical equipment
23 May 2016
ACCESS project achieves record 6Gb/s terrestrial radio transmission over 37km
23 May 2016
Peregrine's MPAC-Doherty device demonstrated optimizing RFHIC's GaN Doherty amplifier at 3.5GHz
23 May 2016
23 May 2016
IDT launches Si-based 50-8000MHz 50Ω SPDT RF switches, drop-in compatible with GaAs
23 May 2016
Aixtron agrees €670m takeover by Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund
23 May 2016
Arralis releases first 94GHz transmit and receive core chips
23 May 2016
23 May 2016
20 May 2016
Akoustis presenting AlGaN-on-Si BAW filter technology at RFIC Symposium
20 May 2016
20 May 2016
Panasonic showcases GaN-based technologies at PCIM Europe
19 May 2016
19 May 2016
Silicon carbide firm Global Power Technologies signs franchise agreement with Richardson Electronics
19 May 2016
Purdue develops SOI CMOS power amplifier for 5G cell phones and next-generation radar
19 May 2016
19 May 2016
18 May 2016
UNSW boosts unconcentrated solar cell conversion efficiency to record 34.5%
18 May 2016
Ascatron raises €4m in A-round funding for final development of its first SiC products
18 May 2016
18 May 2016
More indium gallium nitride integrated photonics on silicon
18 May 2016
Ampleon launches second generation of 50V, 0.5μm GaN-on-SiC RF power transistors
18 May 2016
Custom MMIC launches BroadRange distributed amplifier family
18 May 2016
RayVio launches surface-mount UV LEDs for compact, portable disinfection of water and environments
18 May 2016
Cree's new XSP HO Series street-lighting LEDs boost performance by 25%
18 May 2016
Cobham launches family of solid-state radar transmitters
18 May 2016
X-Microwave adds Peregrine's RF products to online simulation and prototype system
18 May 2016
Lumileds launches second-generation LUXEON CoB Compact Range LED arrays
17 May 2016
17 May 2016
NASA awards Ozark $754,000 to create SiC-based UV imager on a chip
17 May 2016
Sandia qualifies and accepts Nippon Sanso's SR-4000HT commercial MOCVD system
17 May 2016
17 May 2016
Analog Devices' silicon SPDT switch cuts size and power consumption in cellular radio RF front ends
17 May 2016
IQE transfers Translucent's cREO growth capability to North Carolina facility
17 May 2016
MACOM adds 100MHz-3GHz two-stage, 1W driver amplifier to MMIC portfolio
16 May 2016
ST unveils 650V and 1200V SiC power devices for EV applications
16 May 2016
TMD giving live demos of new GaN MMIC-based microwave power modules at IMS2016
16 May 2016
IQE joins imec's GaN-on-Si Industrial Affiliation Program
13 May 2016
POET completes acquisition of DenseLight
13 May 2016
Riber's Q1 revenue almost halves year-on-year
13 May 2016
Rubicon's revenue rebounds, driven by 6" patterned sapphire substrates
13 May 2016
Skyworks names Liam Griffin as CEO; David Aldrich to become executive chairman
12 May 2016
12 May 2016
Osram Opto's TEN° binning eliminates disturbances in colour perception between light sources
12 May 2016
12 May 2016
Liangdongxin orders first Temescal UEFC series evaporator in China for new GaAs foundry
12 May 2016
Cree files patent infringement counterclaims in US against Feit Electric
12 May 2016
MACOM to demo Gen4 GaN-on-Si portfolio at IMS
12 May 2016
Excelitas featuring new UV LED curing solutions at RadTech UV+EB 2016
11 May 2016
Wolfspeed highlighting GaN-on-SiC RF HEMTs at IMS 2016
11 May 2016
11 May 2016
Emcore grows margin and income year-on-year despite seasonal drop in quarterly revenue
11 May 2016
SPTS wins fourth consecutive Gold Award for occupational health & safety
11 May 2016
Integrating silicon photonics and III-V photodetectors in micro-spectrometer
10 May 2016
Compound Photonics launches smallest native 4K imaging device at Display Summit China
10 May 2016
Littelfuse launches SiC Schottky diodes
10 May 2016
Crystal IS expands range to high-powered UVC LEDs for disinfection of water, air and surfaces
10 May 2016
Exagan partners with HIREX to establish GaN-on-Si's reliability for power converters
10 May 2016
Wolfspeed launches all-SiC half-bridge power module & gate driver combination
10 May 2016
Qorvo reports better-than-expected quarterly results
10 May 2016
Qorvo unveils ZigBee 3.0 software development kit to speed deployment of smart home gateways
10 May 2016
Cree launches 143lm/W LED canopy luminaire
9 May 2016
First Solar names Georges Antoun as chief commercial officer
9 May 2016
Solar Frontier modules chosen for Enilso solar projects iin Mexico
9 May 2016
Cree and Kingbright settle patent dispute and reach license agreement
9 May 2016
9 May 2016
Veeco's revenue falls 21% in Q1 to $78m
6 May 2016
Oclaro reports 100G revenue growth for fourth consecutive quarter, up 94% year-on-year
6 May 2016
Gallium nitride light-emitting diodes, photodiodes and waveguides
6 May 2016
Cree appoints experienced retail exec to board
6 May 2016
European Photonics Industry Consortium and Singapore's LUX Photonics Consortium collaborating
6 May 2016
Skyworks launches 75Ω switches for set-top box and CATV applications
5 May 2016
Littelfuse unveiling SiC Schottky diodes at PCIM Europe
5 May 2016
Riber to sell part of facility after losses grow in 2015
5 May 2016
NeoPhotonics' revenue rises 11% in Q1 to record $99.1m
4 May 2016
Infineon unveils CoolSiC MOSFET technology to boost power conversion
4 May 2016
AXT's greater-than-expected growth in Q1 driven by InP
4 May 2016
Quantum well/barrier intermixing blue-shift of indium gallium phosphide
4 May 2016
Arrow to distribute Lumileds' LEDs, arrays, light engines and automotive products globally
4 May 2016
4 May 2016
Comtech Xicom launches compact 20W GaN X-band SATCOM block upconverter
3 May 2016
Skyworks' quarterly revenue up slightly year-on-year
3 May 2016
Fraunhofer ISE partners with India's NETRA on CPVIndia
3 May 2016
Exagan showcasing GaN-on-Si technology and announcing strategic partnership at PCIM Europe
3 May 2016
Avancis sets encapsulated CIGS solar module efficiency record of 17.9%
3 May 2016
3 May 2016
POET's executive co-chairman Copetti moves on
3 May 2016
Aixtron's Q1 revenue hit by ongoing weak LED-related demand
3 May 2016
3 May 2016
UNSW sets 7.6% efficiency record for non-toxic, thin-film solar cells
3 May 2016
Pasternack launches 50W GaN coaxial power amplifier operating at 2-6GHz
2 May 2016
Cree and Harvatek settle patent dispute and reach license agreement
2 May 2016
GaN showcasing customers' systems using its transistors at PCIM Europe
APRIL 2016
29 April 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 April 2016
Pasternack expands portfolio of in-stock PIN diode switches spanning 10MHz-67GHz
29 April 2016
Aluminium gallium nitride nanowire UV LED fabricated on metal foil
28 April 2016
POET to acquire Singapore-based opto device maker DenseLight
28 April 2016
Alta Devices sets 31.6% one-sun solar cell efficiency record
28 April 2016
First Solar's CFO Mark Widmar to succeed CEO Jim Hughes, who remains on board as advisor
27 April 2016
Cree's revenue falls 15.8% to $367m
27 April 2016
Wolfspeed presenting SiC power device portfolio at PCIM
27 April 2016
27 April 2016
Fully vertical gallium nitride p-i-n diode grown on silicon substrate
27 April 2016
MACOM sues Infineon over Nitronex GaN technology for 4G/LTE and 5G networks
27 April 2016
26 April 2016
EPC releases six videos featuring GaN technology in industrial and consumer applications
26 April 2016
Epi deposition market growing at 11.54% CAGR to 2020, driven by demand for high-performance devices
26 April 2016
25 April 2016
NREL theory overcomes barrier to using 2D semiconductors in electronic and optoelectronic devices
25 April 2016
Flip Chip Opto introduces mid-power horticultural chip-on-board LEDs
25 April 2016
TI launches 600V driver-integrated GaN 70mΩ FET power stage for power conversion
22 April 2016
GigOptix's Q1 revenue up 25% year-on-year to record $11.4m
22 April 2016
Soraa hires former Qualcomm executive as senior VP of marketing to drive go-to-market activities
22 April 2016
Accuracy of LayTec EpiTT Gen3's XRD-referenced nk database improved for InP-based materials
22 April 2016
Smartphone shipments fall to 292 million in Q1, with iPhone plunging 43.8%
22 April 2016
Essentia by Cree LED downlight portfolio launched
21 April 2016
Peraso raises $20m Series C financing co-led by IDT and Roadmap Capital
21 April 2016
21 April 2016
21 April 2016
Sol Voltaics achieves alignment and orientation of GaAs nanowires in thin film
21 April 2016
Monocrystal to double sapphire polishing capacity in 2016
21 April 2016
UCSB-led team reports first quantum cascade laser on silicon
21 April 2016
Everlight launches UV LED portfolio spanning 365-400nm
20 April 2016
Cree introduces TrueWhitePlus LED technology platform
20 April 2016
Silicon dioxide charge inverter boosts hole injection in InGaN LEDs
20 April 2016
Rohm showcasing new third-generation 650V SiC Schottkys and 1200V/180A full-SiC modules at PCIM
20 April 2016
Soraa launches full-visible-spectrum ambient LED luminaires
20 April 2016
Phoseon launches UV LED curing solutions with 16W/cm2 peak irradiance
19 April 2016
ORNL-led group grows aligned monolayers of lattice-mismatched semiconductors
19 April 2016
19 April 2016
Cree unveils complete portfolio of RSW LED streetlights
19 April 2016
Sofradir starts production of Daphnis 10µm-pitch HD-format midwave IR detector
19 April 2016
IQE's Infrared division wins $3m in orders in March for antimonide infrared products
19 April 2016
Rubicon comments on director nominations from Paragon Technologies
19 April 2016
IQE joins €15m MIRPHAB project to establish mid-infrared photonics device fabrication supply chain
18 April 2016
Solmates wins order for PLD system from imec and joins 'Beyond CMOS' Industrial Affiliation Program
18 April 2016
Solar Frontier modules chosen by Staten for 16 projects in California's agricultural segment
18 April 2016
Qorvo to acquire ultra-low-power, short-range RF SoC firm GreenPeak
18 April 2016
18 April 2016
Sofradir launches HD 10μm pixel-pitch IR detector as it celebrates 30th anniversary at SPIE DCS
18 April 2016
Plessey wins Manufacturing Business of the Year Award
15 April 2016
SemiLEDs improves quarterly margins and cash reserves
15 April 2016
SemiLEDs announces reverse stock split to maintain NASDAQ listing
15 April 2016
VI Systems demos record 54Gb/s reach of 2.2km MMF using single-mode VCSEL with OOK modulation
15 April 2016
ACCO raises $35m in funding round led by Bpifrance
15 April 2016
Excelitas launches OmniCure AC5 Series UV LED curing system
14 April 2016
CISSOID delivers prototypes of three-phase 1200V/100A SiC MOSFET intelligent power modules to Thales
14 April 2016
VisIC launches 650V half-bridge evaluation board
14 April 2016
13 April 2016
Perovskite solar cells to see commercialization in 2019-2021
13 April 2016
Gallium arsenide on V-groove silicon template for photonics and electronics
13 April 2016
Arbitration tribunal rejects SEI's claims, awarding legal fees of $2.5m to Emcore
13 April 2016
Japan's SAMCO adds local sales staff for North American, European and Asian locations
12 April 2016
Presto and Peraso co-developing test solution for 60GHz chip-set
12 April 2016
Cree launches XP-G3 LED as next generation of XLamp XPG platform, boosting efficacy by 8% to 205lm/W
12 April 2016
Wolfspeed's GaN RF devices demonstrate reliability for harsh space environments
12 April 2016
Osram boosts luminous efficacy of white and blue high-power LEDs by 7.5%
12 April 2016
Midsummer funded by Sweden's Mistra to develop CIGS PV modules on electric vehicles
12 April 2016
ClassOne completes new round of funding from Salem Investment Partners
11 April 2016
ALLOS transfers GaN-on-Si power semiconductor epi technology to customer
11 April 2016
8 April 2016
III-nitride high-electron-mobility transistors on flexible tape
7 April 2016
DENSO invests in laser technology startup TriLumina
7 April 2016
VCSEL market growing at 21.9% from $781.6m in 2015 to $2.1bn in 2020
7 April 2016
Cambridge Nanotherm appoints Canaccord Genuity's LED expert Jed Dorsheimer to board
6 April 2016
Skyworks unveils SkyLiTE 2.0 front-end for carrier aggregation in LTE smartphones
6 April 2016
XsunX completes commercial solar carport project in California
6 April 2016
Vertical gallium nitride Schottky diode combining high current/breakdown
6 April 2016
Cree expects quarterly revenue of $367m, 11.5% below targeted $400-430m
5 April 2016
TowerJazz adds 300GHz S4 process to SiGe Terabit Platform
5 April 2016
POET demos resonant cavity detector performance exceeding best-in-class
5 April 2016
First Solar to provide 230MW more modules to Silicon Ranch
5 April 2016
Oclaro completes qualification of non-hermetic 25Gb/s DFB lasers for 100Gb/s transceivers
5 April 2016
US Air Force offering $13.5m cooperative agreement to develop large-diameter SiC substrates and epi
4 April 2016
4 April 2016
Tampere granted €2.5m to develop III-V solar cells with up to eight junctions
1 April 2016
Lumileds only top-10 packaged LED maker market to grow revenue in 2015, overtaking Samsung into 3rd
1 April 2016
Skyworks launches front-end low-noise amplifiers for set-top box applications
1 April 2016
ZSW raises its CIGS PV cell efficiency from 21.7% to European record of 22%
MARCH 2016
31 March 2016
31 March 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 March 2016
Kyma increases AlN template manufacturing capacity
30 March 2016
Kyma adds gallium oxide epiwafers to product portfolio
30 March 2016
Anokiwave launches X-band front-end IC for high-input-linearity core ICs
30 March 2016
30 March 2016
Solar Frontier to supply 150MW of PV modules to Cypress Creek Renewables
30 March 2016
SolEnergy to represent MiaSolé in Louisiana, Maryland and North Virginia
30 March 2016
GTech Global to represent MiaSolé in Northern California
30 March 2016
First Solar surpasses 1GW of PV capacity shipped to India
29 March 2016
Indium gallium arsenide MOSFET used as radio-frequency switch
29 March 2016
Lumileds launches mid-power LUXEON HR30 LED, resistant to harsh chemical environments
29 March 2016
Soraa's LED lighting installed in University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum
29 March 2016
CVD Equipment industrial partnership with Penn State steps up 2D crystal development
28 March 2016
Advantech Wireless named finalist of Les Mercuriades 2016
28 March 2016
GaN RF device market to grow at 14% CAGR, rising by 2.5x by end-2022
25 March 2016
Kaiam demos first complete 100Gb/s CWDM4 silicon photonics transceiver
25 March 2016
Qorvo offers maximum upstream bandwidth with new DOCSIS 3.1-ready reverse-path amplifiers
25 March 2016
Thermal droop in indium gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
24 March 2016
24 March 2016
GigOptix delivers E-band radio SiPs for point-to-point wireless back-haul
24 March 2016
MACOM launches first 64Gbaud linear modulator driver for 400G and beyond
23 March 2016
IQE's Photonics sales growth of 28% outweighs further Wireless sales drop of 11%
23 March 2016
Lumileds and BluGlass to co-develop RPCVD-enhanced LEDs
23 March 2016
Transphorm introduces only fully qualified 650V GaN FET, with lowest on-resistance in TO-247 package
23 March 2016
23 March 2016
Exciton control in molbdenum disulfide
23 March 2016
MACOM launches first optical subassemblies since FiBest acquisition
23 March 2016
Mellanox announces first 200Gb/s silicon photonics devices, doubling performance in QSFP form factor
23 March 2016
23 March 2016
Taiwan LED maker Epistar finalizes qualification of Aixtron's AIX R6 MOCVD system
23 March 2016
Cree's XLamp CXA2 high-density LEDs double lumen output
23 March 2016
22 March 2016
Imec enhances silicon photonics platform to support 50Gb/s NRZ lane rates
22 March 2016
ClassOne's Plating-Plus capability adds processing chambers to Solstice plating tool
22 March 2016
22 March 2016
NeoPhotonics extends high-speed pluggable transceiver platform to 400G with CFP8 PAM4 development
22 March 2016
NeoPhotonics giving demos enabled by new products for 100-400G telecom and datacenter networks
22 March 2016
GigOptix announces $5m investment from Shanghai's PDSTI
22 March 2016
POET and A*STAR's IMRE to jointly develop smart pixels for augmented reality applications
22 March 2016
Lumileds launches LUXEON XR-3020 ultra-slim module to speed indoor area lighting design
22 March 2016
MACOM launches dual 28Gbps CDR devices with integrated laser driver for SFP28
22 March 2016
21 March 2016
WIN launching foundry services for optical device manufacturing
21 March 2016
21 March 2016
Emcore launches Medallion 6100 series DOCSIS 3.1 1550nm externally modulated CATV transmitter
21 March 2016
Emcore launches Medallion 7110 series of CATV fiber amplifiers
21 March 2016
IRT Nanoelec project integrates III-V laser directly on silicon with Mach-Zehnder modulator
21 March 2016
Advantech Wireless launches GaN-based 50W Ku-band airborne-grade SSPB/BUC
21 March 2016
Source Photonics demos 2x50G-PAM4 QSFP28 100G module
21 March 2016
NeoPhotonics sampling 100G Class 3 coherent pluggable CFP2-ACO
18 March 2016
GigOptix giving live demos of 100G-and-beyond datacom and metro connectivity at OFC
18 March 2016
Oclaro qualifies and begins production of 2km and 10km 100Gb/s QSFP28 client-side transceivers
18 March 2016
Oclaro unveils non-hermetic 25Gb/s 1.3μm DFB lasers for 100Gb/s transceivers
18 March 2016
17 March 2016
Oclaro showcases products to accelerate transition to 100-400Gb/s single-mode fiber networks
17 March 2016
Transphorm adds Richardson Electronics as global distributor and A/D Sales as Northeast sales rep
17 March 2016
II-VI Inc completes acquisition of Anadigics; updates quarterly outlook
17 March 2016
MACOM announces volume shipments of PMD chip-set for 100G SR-4 QSFP modules
17 March 2016
Navitas launches first GaN power ICs
17 March 2016
Cobham and RFHIC to co-develop GaN high-power amplifier modules
17 March 2016
Mitsubishi Electric shrinks integrated 100Gbps 40km EML-TOSA to 30% size of predecessor
17 March 2016
GE Aviation receives $2.1m US Army contract to develop SiC power electronics
16 March 2016
16 March 2016
GigOptix signs Avnet as distributor for China
16 March 2016
ClariPhy introducing multi-sourced CFP2-ACO coherent optical ecosystem partners
16 March 2016
16 March 2016
Peregrine's new RF switch exceeds linearity requirements for dual-band DOCSIS 3.1
16 March 2016
Skyworks launches dual-band matched SP4T Wi-Fi switch
15 March 2016
15 March 2016
EFFECT Photonics samples its first optical system-on-chip product family
15 March 2016
15 March 2016
15 March 2016
15 March 2016
Soraa supports TM-30 as better color test for lighting industry than the CRI metric
15 March 2016
Monolith demonstrating fast-switching SiC MOSFETs at APEC
15 March 2016
II-VI Inc completes tender offer for shares of Anadigics
14 March 2016
Osram introduces first 10° binning for white LEDs
14 March 2016
14 March 2016
Samsung launches full line-up of CSP-based LED components
14 March 2016
Direct growth of III-V quantum dot lasers on silicon substrate
14 March 2016
Samsung boosts color quality in small-LES CoB LEDs for premium commercial LED lighting
14 March 2016
Plessey launches LED beam control modules for medium- and high-power lighting
14 March 2016
Noise and aluminium indium arsenide antimonide avalanche photodiodes
11 March 2016
Indium gallium nitride barriers enhance LED power and efficiency
11 March 2016
Imec opens extended 300mm cleanroom
11 March 2016
Everlight adds higher-power F-ELB series to Shwo high-power LED range
11 March 2016
11 March 2016
Osram's new Duris P 10 LED provides 1100lm and thermal benefits, cutting system cost by up to 50%
10 March 2016
X-FAB offers high-volume 6-inch SiC foundry production
10 March 2016
First Solar reaches 5GW of O&M assets
10 March 2016
10 March 2016
NeoPhotonics' revenue guidance unaffected by US Department of Commerce ruling on ZTE
10 March 2016
Multitest launches mmWave Contactor interface for high-frequency testing in high-volume production
10 March 2016
LG Innotek using Aixtron AIX G5 WW system to develop SiC epiwafers
10 March 2016
Monocrystal showcasing first 300kg KY sapphire crystal at Semicon China
9 March 2016
Custom MMIC launches 2-9GHz GaAs driver amplifier
9 March 2016
Luminus launches third-generation COBs with up to 170lm/W efficacy
9 March 2016
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market to surpass $1bn in 2020 then $3.7bn in 2025
9 March 2016
Tiger Optics launches analyser for detection of moisture in ammonia down to 2ppb
9 March 2016
MACOM launches first CWDM4 L-PIC for 100G data-center applications
9 March 2016
III-V field-effect transistor transconductance record
8 March 2016
US acts against Chinese smartphone firm ZTE for violating Iran controls
8 March 2016
Cree boosts output of XLamp XP LEDs by 9%
8 March 2016
Lumileds launches 3535 form-factor high-efficiency mid-power LED approaching 200lm/W
8 March 2016
Everlight boosts 5630 high-efficiency LED series to 210-220lm/W
8 March 2016
EVG's executive technology director Paul Lindner receives European SEMI Award
8 March 2016
8 March 2016
Wolfspeed to exhibit SiC power portfolio at APEC
7 March 2016
NeoPhotonics reports record revenue of $89.1m for Q4, driven by 100G sales in China
7 March 2016
Seoul Semiconductor's claims record efficiency of 210lm/W for Acrich MJT 5630 LED package
7 March 2016
Crystal IS expands Optan SMD product line for instrumentation with higher-output DUV LEDs
7 March 2016
Tantalum barrier reduces gallium phosphide contact resistance
7 March 2016
GaN Systems' transistors used in winning inverter design for $1m Google Little Box Challenge
7 March 2016
IQE's Andrew Griffiths wins Young Engineer of the Year title at the ESTnet Awards
4 March 2016
Vertical epitaxial heterostructure GaAs optical transducers
4 March 2016
SPTS named Company of the Year at ESTnet Awards
4 March 2016
Aixtron receives CS High-Volume Manufacturing Award for AIX G5+ C GaN-on-Si MOCVD production system
4 March 2016
Rubicon's revenue halves in Q4 due weak demand and delayed ramp-up at PSS wafer customer
3 March 2016
LayTec details accurate wafer temperature measurement during GaN-on-Si MOCVD for power electronics
3 March 2016
Chip-on-board LED market to grow at 35.5% CAGR to 2020
3 March 2016
Cree launches warm-light LED luminaires for residential streetlights
3 March 2016
MACOM showcasing optical and photonic portfolio at OFC
2 March 2016
2 March 2016
EU's INSIGHT project to develop III-V nanowire-based CMOS on silicon system-on-chip
2 March 2016
Aixtron's revenue grows 14% in Q4 as diversification outweighs LED-related China loss
2 March 2016
Soraa expands GU10 LED lamp range to 5W and 9W versions
2 March 2016
Non-alloyed contacts for gallium arsenide devices
2 March 2016
EPC to show applications using eGaN technology at APEC
2 March 2016
Plessey expands GaN-on-Si LED production capacity with Aixtron AIX G5+C cluster
1 March 2016
SoraaLaser presenting visible laser light source technology for specialty lighting
1 March 2016
Keysight's new InP chip-sets to enable record-bandwidth 100GHz+ oscilloscopes
1 March 2016
VerLASE extends patent portfolio in 2D semiconductor materials for light sources
1 March 2016
NREL collaboration boosts maximum potential for CdTe solar cells to above 1V
1 March 2016
II-VI introduces burst-mode gain-controlled optical amplifier for NG-PON2 broadband access networks
1 March 2016
Toyoda Gosei develops 200lm/W surface-mount 3030-type white LED package for general lighting
FEBRUARY 2016
29 February 2016
Anadigics chooses II-VI's final matching bid over Chinese firm's offer
29 February 2016
29 February 2016
Benmax to represent MiaSolé in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore
29 February 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
26 February 2016
Custom MMIC launches 2-6GHz GaAs driver amplifier
26 February 2016
AXT's Q4 revenue hit by gallium pricing, but InP annual revenue up 50%
26 February 2016
Lumileds' Gen 3 LUXEON CoB Core Range boosts efficacy by 10% to 160lm/W
25 February 2016
Cree complements lighting product portfolio with new commercial brand Essentia by Cree
25 February 2016
Anadigics declares final competing $0.85-per-share Chinese bid a 'superior offer'
25 February 2016
Veeco's Q4 hit by MOCVD push-out, but full-year revenue still up 21%
25 February 2016
25 February 2016
Increasing UV electroluminescence from n-ZnO/p-GaN heterojunction
24 February 2016
Cree boosts LED efficacy by 25% while providing incandescent-like light quality
24 February 2016
Qorvo expands RF Fusion family with low-, mid- and high-band front-end modules
24 February 2016
24 February 2016
GigOptix signs UKC as Japan distributor and appoints director of Japan sales
24 February 2016
HRL creates low-carbon gallium nitride layers for Schottky barrier diodes
24 February 2016
24 February 2016
Qorvo secures multiple mobile Wi-Fi design wins
24 February 2016
II-VI Inc launches dual 980nm pump laser with 810mW per port
24 February 2016
Fraunhofer ISE sets CPV module efficiency record of 43.4%
23 February 2016
Riber wins order for fully automated research MBE system from University of Chicago
23 February 2016
Cree launches new PAR30 LED bulb
23 February 2016
Custom MMIC launches 2-20GHz distributed LNA
23 February 2016
First Solar EPC surpasses 6GW of global installed PV capacity
23 February 2016
First Solar raises CdTe PV cell conversion efficiency record from 21.5% to 22.1%
23 February 2016
Skyworks and Sequans deliver first device optimized for LTE Cat M
23 February 2016
Qorvo joins 3GPP to promote development of 5G standard
23 February 2016
23 February 2016
Qorvo starts shipping RF Flex Gen-3 front-end modules to smartphone OEMs
23 February 2016
GaN power devices market to grow at 24.5% to $2.6bn in 2022
22 February 2016
Anadigics declares competing $0.81 per share Chinese bid a 'superior offer'
22 February 2016
MACOM launches Gen4-based family of GaN power transistors for wireless basestations
22 February 2016
Lam's acquisition of KLA-Tencor approved by stockholders
22 February 2016
22 February 2016
22 February 2016
Solar Frontier Americas sells 20MW solar power project to Southern Power/Turner Renewable Energy
22 February 2016
20 February 2016
II-VI Inc raises offer to acquire Anadigics from $0.66 to $0.73 per share
19 February 2016
19 February 2016
Soraa launches flicker-free digital driver MR16 LED lamps
19 February 2016
18 February 2016
CORIAL unveils ICP etch platform for 6" patterned sapphire substrates
18 February 2016
Veeco launches K475i As/P MOCVD system
18 February 2016
Cree introduces SmartCast PoE with Cisco to enable IoT
18 February 2016
Anadigics' board declares competing $0.78 per share Chinese bid a 'superior offer'
18 February 2016
LayTec's Gen3 in-situ metrology tool offers new features for UV LED epitaxy
17 February 2016
POET's lab-to-fab initiative on track for product prototypes and initial market entry in 2016
17 February 2016
University of Utah develops tin monoxide as 2D electronic material
17 February 2016
GaN Systems signs Israel distribution and support agreement with Eastronics
17 February 2016
Qorvo announces $500m accelerated share repurchase
17 February 2016
17 February 2016
RASIRC's water-free anhydrous hydrogen peroxide demonstrates five-fold increase in hydroxyl density
17 February 2016
Triangular nanostructure semi-polar gallium nitride light-emitting diodes
17 February 2016
Aixtron receives 'Innovation Award for Automation' for user-oriented interface
17 February 2016
Professor Colin Whitehouse appointed chair of Compound Semiconductor Centre
17 February 2016
Technavio profiles top-four vendors in packaged GaN LED market for 2016-2020
16 February 2016
Skyworks launches high-isolation, broadband RF switches for Internet of Things applications
16 February 2016
Veeco collaborating with imec to improve GaN-based power device yield and reliability
16 February 2016
EXALOS expands into micro-LEDs for direct projection displays
15 February 2016
HRL Laboratories claims first gallium nitride CMOS transistor fabrication
15 February 2016
EXALOS unveils 5000hr-lifetime test results for 405nm GaN superluminescent LEDs
12 February 2016
Peregrine expands glitch-less RF digital step attenuator portfolio from 50Ω by launching 75Ω chip
12 February 2016
Qorvo's 802.11ac power amplifiers delivering higher throughput and greater range for Wi-Fi platforms
12 February 2016
TSMC researchers claim first indium arsenide fin field-effect transistor
12 February 2016
k-Space launches emissometer for MOCVD wafer carrier characterization
11 February 2016
11 February 2016
TU Munich grows pulsed IR-emitting GaAs nanowire lasers on silicon chip
11 February 2016
k-Space's ICE metrology tools installed on NuFlare's GaN-on-Si MOCVD reactors
11 February 2016
Advantech Wireless launches solid-state power amplifier for satellites operating at 12.75-13.25GHz
11 February 2016
Cambridge Nanotherm presenting nanoceramics for high-power packaged LEDs at Strategies in Light
11 February 2016
II-VI Inc presenting new laser modules at Photonics West
10 February 2016
AquiSense participating project for International Space Station biocontamination control system
10 February 2016
Solar Frontier's CIS PV panels installed environmentally friendly transport ship
10 February 2016
Hybrid growth of gallium nitride tunnel junctions
10 February 2016
Anvil working with UK Manufacturing Technology Centre to develop low-cost hybrid power module
10 February 2016
GigOptix reports record revenue and gross margin in Q4/2015
10 February 2016
Anokiwave achieves ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification
9 February 2016
e2v to be global strategic re-seller of Peregrine's high-reliability RF products for space market
9 February 2016
Cree launches next generation of CXB high-bay LED luminaire
9 February 2016
Nikkiso to begin shipping record-power 50mW UVC deep UV LEDs
9 February 2016
Phoseon adds UK/Ireland/Scandinavia regional sales manager to European sales team
9 February 2016
ClassOne's 8-chamber Solstice electroplater selected by LED maker in Europe
9 February 2016
HELLA, GaN Systems and Kettering University develop 2.6kW/l, 97%-efficient electric vehicle charger
8 February 2016
Infinera creates Government Advisory Board
8 February 2016
UK's EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics and GaN Systems launch Future Power Challenge
8 February 2016
Qorvo's quarterly revenue falls 12% after demand pause from largest Mobile Products customer
8 February 2016
FormFactor to acquire Cascade Microtech for $352m
5 February 2016
Emcore's quarterly revenue up 22% year-on-year to $22.5m
5 February 2016
5 February 2016
4 February 2016
NCSU discovers new phase of boron nitride and new way to create pure c-BN
4 February 2016
Oclaro's quarterly revenue grows 8%
3 February 2016
University of Sheffield spin-off Stratium raises £300,000 from IP Group and Finance Wales
3 February 2016
Wolfspeed's SiC MOSFETs enabling faster industrial battery charging while consuming less energy
3 February 2016
3 February 2016
Imec and VUB present small, low-cost and low-power chip for multi-gigabit 60GHz communication
3 February 2016
TowerJazz closes acquisition of Maxim's Texas fab, adding 28,000 wafers per month capacity
3 February 2016
Taking temperature of light-emitting diode external quantum efficiency
3 February 2016
Competing Chinese bidder raises offer to acquire Anadigics from $0.76 to $0.78 per share
3 February 2016
Raytheon's GaN-based AESA Patriot air & missile defense radar completes key milestones
2 February 2016
Excelitas launches OmniCure AC9 UV LED curing systems to enable faster line speeds
2 February 2016
Lumileds expands Matrix Platform with high-efficacy LUXEON XR-TX LED module for outdoor applications
2 February 2016
II-VI Inc completes acquisition of EpiWorks
2 February 2016
II-VI Laser Enterprise debuts 1.5W 1060nm seed laser
1 February 2016
IQE's Infrared business wins $3.7m order for InP materials
1 February 2016
Silicon photonics-based optical communications component market to reach $1bn by 2020
1 February 2016
Nichia wins Texas patent infringement lawsuit against Everlight
1 February 2016
Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows by 5% to new record of $926.8m
JANUARY 2016
29 January 2016
EpiTop claims record 176.6mW output for single-die 280nm DUV LED
29 January 2016
Epiluvac and SAMCO collaborate to offer processing equipment for WBG materials in Nordic countries
29 January 2016
Flip Chip Opto launches first high-power horticultural flip-chip COB LED
29 January 2016
Vishay launches metal-core-based cool-white LED power module
28 January 2016
Riber's annual revenue falls 23% to €12.8m in 2015
28 January 2016
Cree's IG luminaires and KR downlights now available to ship in volume
28 January 2016
28 January 2016
Advanced Energy highlighting high-speed pyrometer for MOCVD at SEMICON Korea
27 January 2016
Taiwan GaAs foundry Wavetek providing high-volume manufacturing services to POET
27 January 2016
Innovate UK investing £0.5m in North Wales photonics Launchpad
27 January 2016
MACOM and AOI collaborate on production shipments of 100G QSFP28 transceivers for data-centers
27 January 2016
Fujitsu develops GaN power amplifier with record output for W-band wireless transmission
27 January 2016
Indium gallium arsenide on insulator n-channel fin field-effect transistors
26 January 2016
MiaSolé's FLEX-02 CIGS solar modules now UL, IEC and Class A certified
26 January 2016
Japanese project develops microwave heating system using GaN amplifier module heaters
26 January 2016
Cree revenue growth led by commercial lighting, as OpEx cuts drive higher-than-expected earnings
25 January 2016
25 January 2016
Aluminium ion implants for lateral gallium nitride transistors
25 January 2016
Competing Chinese bidder raises offer to acquire Anadigics to $0.76 per share
25 January 2016
Visible light communication market to grow at 64% CAGR to more than $8bn in 2019
25 January 2016
Seoul Semiconductor licenses Lumitech's PI-LED technology patents
25 January 2016
ROFIN's German subsidiaries DILAS Diodenlaser and m2k-Laser merged
25 January 2016
EPC posts video series on how to design with GaN power devices for power conversion
22 January 2016
Power electronics MOCVD market growing at 40% CAGR to over $205m in 2019
22 January 2016
Plasma Etch announces robust sales of low-cost commercial-grade plasma cleaning system
22 January 2016
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
21 January 2016
LED production equipment market to grow at CAGR of over 5% to $1.5bn in 2019
21 January 2016
Samsung's launches LM561B+ high-efficacy mid-power LED package line-up
21 January 2016
Anokiwave extends family of X-band quad core ICs for commercial AESAs
20 January 2016
Cree adds XQ-A to XQ LED family to deliver lower system cost
20 January 2016
TeraXion's High-Speed Photonics Components Division acquired by Ciena
20 January 2016
20 January 2016
IQE's wireless business unit renews major contract with tier-1 customer
20 January 2016
Pasternack launches rack-mount variable-gain RF amplifier operating from 100MHz to 18GHz
20 January 2016
20 January 2016
Semi-polar gallium nitride on sapphire long-wavelength light-emitting diodes
19 January 2016
IQE makes final $15m payment for Kopin's III-V product line
19 January 2016
II-VI Inc acquiring EpiWorks and Anadigics for combined $110m
19 January 2016
Anadigics sells for $0.66 per share to II-VI Inc; II-VI to pay GaAs Labs termination fee
19 January 2016
Infinera appoints former Altera president & CEO Daane to board
19 January 2016
First Solar and Southern California Edison sign power purchase agreements for 500MW
19 January 2016
Riber receives order for MBE production system
19 January 2016
RFaxis launches family of sub-GHz CMOS RF front-end ICs for Internet of Things
19 January 2016
Increasing gallium nitride MOSFET threshold voltage
19 January 2016
18 January 2016
SemiLEDs' quarterly revenue falls a further 5%
18 January 2016
RF component market to reach $17.54bn by 2022
18 January 2016
Infrared LED market to grow at CAGR of over 9% during 2015-2020
18 January 2016
18 January 2016
Microsemi completes acquisition of PMC-Sierra
15 January 2016
EPC launches development boards for 200V eGaN FETs operating up to 30MHz
15 January 2016
Osram grants Unity Opto royalty-bearing license to produce white LED packages; patent litigation
15 January 2016
Source Photonics ships 10,000th single-mode 100G QSFP28 module
14 January 2016
k-Space reports record annual sales of RHEED analytical systems, up 43% year-on-year
14 January 2016
EPC's CEO & co-founder Alex Lidow receives SEMI Award for North America
14 January 2016
Qualcomm and TDK forming JV to provide RF front-ends for mobile devices
14 January 2016
Advantech Wireless releases lighter block upconverter for SATCOM manpack terminals
14 January 2016
II‐VI Inc expands manufacturing assembly capacity for 980nm pump lasers
13 January 2016
13 January 2016
Metal roofing maker Virte Solar to represent CIGS PV firm MiaSolé in Scandinavian market
13 January 2016
Plextek RFI adds GaN power amplifier expert to design team
13 January 2016
Vertical p-n diodes on bulk gallium nitride result in avalanche
13 January 2016
EpiWorks to manufacture epiwafers for POET's monolithic optoelectronics process platform
12 January 2016
EpiGaN's GaN-on-Si epiwafers to be distributed globally by SunEdison
12 January 2016
RF and microwave component packaging developer RJR Polymers changes name to RJR Technologies
12 January 2016
Fabrinet names former Emcore president & CEO Hong Hou as chief technical officer
12 January 2016
RFaxis unveils new family of CMOS RF front-end ICs for Internet of Things
12 January 2016
Solar Frontier announces 20MW+ of projects with Cypress Creek Renewables
12 January 2016
Solar Frontier selected for O2 emc's 4MW project In North Carolina
11 January 2016
Ferrotec's Temescal e-beam evaporator systems chosen for GaAs foundry WIN's third fab expansion
11 January 2016
5N Plus appoints vice-chairman of National Bank of Canada as its chairman
11 January 2016
11 January 2016
Solar Frontier's CIS modules chosen by Ecoplexus for 26MW North Carolina project
11 January 2016
GaAs Labs extends tender offer for Anadigics further to 25 January
11 January 2016
GaNo Opto launches first commercial SiC UV APD
11 January 2016
EPC recruits Yuanzhe Zhang as director, Applications Engineering
8 January 2016
IQE and Cardiff University to help spearhead £50m UK Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
8 January 2016
Qorvo lowers quarterly revenue guidance from $720-730m to $620m due to weak demand for Mobile
8 January 2016
Going beyond gallium nitride transistor state-of-the-art performance
7 January 2016
7 January 2016
6 January 2016
AKHAN deploys 200mm manufacturing process in new diamond-based chip fab
6 January 2016
5 January 2016
NREL and CSEM jointly set dual-junction one-sun solar cell efficiency record of 29.8%
5 January 2016
Exterior automotive LED market to grow at 8% CAGR from $1.21bn in 2015 to $2.29bn in 2020
5 January 2016
RFaxis expands portfolio of CMOS RF front-end ICs for Internet of Things applications
4 January 2016
GigOptix raises Q4/2015's revenue outlook by 4%
4 January 2016
Veeco promotes William J. Miller to president
