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2 November 2026

Marvell to acquire Lumentum for $115bn, expanding total addressable market to $550bn

Transaction expected to close in first-half 2028

2 November 2026

Cardiff and Swansea universities sign MoU to explore developing UK compound semiconductor pilot foundry capabilities

Partnership aims to bridge gap between research and commercial manufacture across Wales and UK

2 November 2026

Blue Laser Fusion raises $34m in private placement

Firm to scale deployment of high-power pulsed lasers in directed-energy defense and fusion energy applications

2 November 2026

Smartphone shipments fall 20% year-on-year in Q3, the lowest third-quarter total since 2013

Apple maintains shipments, as Samsung falls 5%, Xiaomi 29% and OPPO 39%, says Omdia

31 October 2026

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

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

30 October 2026

First Solar licensing CubicPV’s US patents for perovskite solar technology

Agreement expands First Solar’s freedom to operate as it progresses perovskite device development

30 October 2026

Wolfspeed launches transparent silicon carbide technology for AR and quantum computing

Proprietary TSiC technology enables new possibilities in advanced optical applications and next-generation computing

29 October 2026

Red GaN LED external quantum efficiency at 20.8%

UCSB claims highest-performing device to date.

29 October 2026

Seoul Viosys begins mass production of rare-earth-free white light emitter, with chips as small as 10µm

WICOP 3 targeted at AR glasses and AI datacoms applications

29 October 2026

First Solar inaugurates first phase of South Carolina production facility

Staffing of 500 to rise to nearly 700 by mid-2027 when second phase completed

29 October 2026

Wolfspeed agrees multi-year deal to supply 1200V silicon carbide devices to BorgWarner

Long-term agreement supports 800V SiC-based inverter platform

28 October 2026

AXT raises private equity financing of up to $545m in Tongmei

Funding to expand manufacturing capacity for InP substrates and raw materials

22 October 2026

Thermal benefit of GaN-on-W power

Laser lift-off and transfer reduces thermal resistance by factor of 3.

13 October 2026

InGaN amber nano-LED with 10% external quantum efficiency

Device benefits from enhanced light extraction at 840nm diameter.

7 October 2026

Monolithic III-N complementary logic

Researchers claim record 154.1V/V maximum voltage gain, 10.4ns/stage RO delay, and first 6T-SRAM.

1 October 2026

Intrinsic polarization superjunctions

Lateral iPSJ diodes and transistors achieve highest V_BR among reported GaN-on-Si devices.

18 September 2026

In-situ dry repair and passivation

ICP mesa treatment reverses size-dependence of blue and green micro-LED EQEs

10 September 2026

TMAH and passivation to boost external quantum efficiency

Efficiency of 1μm LED increased 363% after treatment.