<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <generator>RSS Builder by B!Soft</generator>
    <title>lSemiconductor Today News</title>
    <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/rss/news.xml</link>
    <description>News for the compound semiconductor and advanced silicon industryDOE announces 2017 solid-state lighting R&amp;D funding opportunity</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <copyright>Semiconductor Today Magazine</copyright>
    <image>
      <title>lSemiconductor Today News</title>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/rss/news.xml</link>
      <url>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/images/logo2.gif</url>
      <width>435px</width>
      <height>62px</height>
    </image>
    <item>
      <title>US DOE issues $69m Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator funding opportunity</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:53:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/usdoe-100426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) and the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) have announced a ‘Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator’ Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) of up to $69m for technologies that advance the domestic separation, processing, and refining of critical materials. Projects selected will address the greatest technical obstacles to a more secure, domestic critical materials supply chain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s net income grows 27% in 2025 to €5.2m, despite revenue falling by 2%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:45:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/riber-100426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2025, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €40.3m, down 2.1% on 2024’s €41.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QuInAs links device physics to AI system performance using ULTRARAM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:31:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/quinas-100426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ULTRARAM compound semiconductor memory technology developer QuInAs Technology Ltd of London, UK (which was spun off from Lancaster University in early 2023) has reported work that links device-level physics — including resonant tunnelling and floating-gate dynamics — directly to AI system performance through compact modelling and hardware-aware benchmarking, addressing a key limitation in how emerging memory technologies are typically evaluated. Published in Journal of Applied Physics, the paper ‘Artificial synapse based on ULTRARAM memory device for neuromorphic applications’ demonstrates how ULTRARAM can be modelled and evaluated as a synaptic memory element for next-generation AI hardware...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HRL’s T3L 40nm GaN-on-SiC technology achieves Manufacturing Readiness Level 6</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2026 14:02:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/hrl-090426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HRL Laboratories LLC of Malibu, CA, USA (a corporate R&D lab co-owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors) says that its T3L 40nm gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) technology achieved Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 6 through the US Office of the Under Secretary of War. The firm considers the milestone to represent a significant step in the maturation of its RF GaN manufacturing technology for defense and high-performance commercial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics demos free-space optical communication using PCSEL outside of a lab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:48:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/vector-photonics-090426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd of the West of Scotland Science Park (which was spun off from the University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) has announced the first successful public demonstration of photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSEL) technology for optical communication outside of a lab. On 31 March, the firm’s PCSELs were used to transmit data across the River Clyde from the Glasgow Science Centre to the Clydeside Distillery, using a system designed and built by Fraunhofer UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected extends deadline for fourth funding round of supply chain development program</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 19:19:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/csconnected-080426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected is encouraging organizations to apply for the fourth and final funding round of its £1m supply chain development program, delivered in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), which now closes at 4pm on 23 April (extended from 17 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Supra extends pre-seed funding round with Rio Tinto as strategic investor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 18:54:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/supra-080426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Supra Elemental Recovery Inc has announced a strategic investment from global mining and materials company Rio Tinto and Founders Factory through their mining technology accelerator. Structured as a combination of cash and in-kind services, the investment will enable Supra to build and commercialize its modular critical mineral recovery technology with insight and support from Rio Tinto...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Metallium completes Phase I SBIR contract within six months</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 09:50:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/metallium-080426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Metallium Ltd of Subiaco, Western Australia, says that its subsidiary Flash Metals Texas Inc of Houston, TX, USA has completed Phase I of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the US Department of War (DoW) through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass signs AUS$1.3m agreement with global Fortune 500 data storage leader</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:27:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/bluglass-070426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) visible laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for quantum, defence and biotech markets — has entered a AUS$1.3m strategic collaboration with a “Fortune 500 global mass-capacity data storage leader”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ACM Research unifies product portfolio as ACM Planetary Family</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:22:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/acm-070426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ACM Research Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which develops and manufactures processing equipment for semiconductor device and wafer- and panel-level packaging (WLP) applications — has announced a new branding and organization of its product portfolio into a unified, process-based structure, referred to as the ACM Planetary Family...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IVWorks raises $4.5m to expand reGaN technology into RF and AI power semi markets</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:06:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/ivworks-070426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IVWorks Co Ltd of Daejeon, South Korea – which was founded in 2011 and manufactures 100–200mm gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafers for RF & power electronics applications – is accelerating its expansion into the GaN semiconductor market through its proprietary reGaN technology while continuing to expand its core epiwafer business across multiple advanced device platforms. Leveraging its epitaxy expertise, the firm is positioning itself as a solution provider for next-generation RF and power semiconductor applications, including aluminium nitride (AlN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on silicon carbide (SiC), GaN HEMT on silicon, and vertical GaN epiwafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 100V integrated GaN power stage ICs for motor drives with improved control and protection</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:54:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/epc-030426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched a new generation of 100V integrated GaN power-stage ICs (EPC23108, EPC23109, EPC23110 and EPC23111) targeting high-performance motion and power systems such as humanoid robots, drones, and other compact battery-powered platforms. The devices are designed to simplify implementation and improve operational robustness in real-world environments while preserving the efficiency and power density advantages typical of integrated GaN technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi’s hybrid power integrated modules used in Sineng Electric’s solar and energy storage solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:16:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/onsemi-020426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that its hybrid power integrated modules (PIMs) will be featured in Sineng Electric’s next-generation 430kW liquid-cooled string energy storage systems (ESS) and 320kW utility-scale solar inverter. The design win builds upon the long-standing collaboration between onsemi and Sineng to deliver high-performance, future-ready solutions in the growing renewable energy and AI infrastructure markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space adds EPC7C010 and EPC7C011 half-bridge buck platforms for high-rel and rad-hard applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 17:11:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/epcspace-010426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Andover, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride-on-silicon discrete transistors, ICs and modular devices for power management in space and other harsh environments) has announced two new additions to its family of demonstration and evaluation boards supporting applications including half-bridge connected point-of-load (POL) converter power stages, single- and multi-phase motor drivers, and Class-D single- and full-bridge stages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU wins counter-drone directed-energy order from government defense electronics organization in Asia–Pacific</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:45:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/nuburu-010426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, and software-orchestrated defense systems) says that its subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. (an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications) has secured an initial deployment order for its portable directed-energy laser dazzler system for counter-drone (C-UAV) defense applications from a tier-one government-owned defense electronics organization operating within a centralized government procurement framework in a major Asia–Pacific defense market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silvaco expands partnership with APEC on silicon carbide power device development</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 13:28:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/silvaco-apec-010426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silvaco Group Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA — which provides AI-enabled technology computer-aided design (TCAD), electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) for process and device development — has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Taiwan-based silicon and silicon carbide power device developer and and manufacturer Advanced Power Electronics Corp (APEC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr gains initial order from new silicon photonics transceiver customer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 09:32:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/aehr-010426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial order from a major new customer that is “a global leader in networking products and solutions” and a “major supplier to the data-center optical transceiver market”. The customer is developing advanced silicon photonics-based transceivers for data-center networking and optical I/O applications to address the rapidly accelerating demand for high-speed fiber-optic communication links in hyperscale AI and cloud data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Semiconductor Centre appoints two new directors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:35:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/apr/uksc-010426.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To help drive forward its goal of unlocking the full potential of the UK semiconductor industry, the UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC) has appointed Martin O’Sullivan as director of investment and Steve Taylor as director of strategic marketing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Metallium announces off-take agreement with Indium Corp for critical &amp; precious metals including gallium and germanium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:07:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/metallium-indium-310326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Metallium Ltd of Subiaco, Western Australia, says that its US subsidiary Flash Metals USA Inc of Houston, TX, USA has executed a long-term offtake agreement with materials refiner and manufacturer Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA, covering the supply of gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge) and other critical metals recovered using Metallium’s Flash Joule Heating technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:59:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/semiconductor-today-310326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AOI showcases 25dBm ultra-high-power ELSFP for next-gen AI infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:44:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/aoi2-310326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) in Los Angeles (15–19 March), Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, TX, USA (a designer and manufacturer of optical and hybrid fibre-coaxial networking products for AI data centers, cable TV and broadband fiber access networks) demonstrated how its solutions support modern data centers with the bandwidth, power and density needed for future AI systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AOI receives new order for 800G data-center transceivers from major hyperscale customer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:33:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/aoi-310326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, TX, USA (a designer and manufacturer of optical and hybrid fibre-coaxial networking products for AI data centers, cable TV and broadband fiber access networks) has received a new volume order from one of its major hyperscale customers for 800G single-mode data-center transceivers to help expand its network capacity for AI-driven workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MoU signed to discuss integrating Toshiba Electronic Devices &amp; Storage’s semiconductor business, ROHM’s semiconductor business, and Mitsubishi Electric’s power device business</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:29:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/toshiba-rohm-mitsubishielectric-300326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba Corp of Kawasaki, Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start discussions regarding a business integration of the semiconductor business of its subsidiary Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC), the semiconductor business of ROHM Co Ltd, and the power device business of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. The MoU was signed with Japan Industrial Partners Inc (JIP), TBJ Holdings Corp (TBJH), ROHM, and Mitsubishi Electric...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Warwick- and Southampton-led UK project to develop electro-deposition of transition-metal dichalcogenides</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:10:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/warwick-southampton-express-300326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The EXPRESS program, a five-year, £10.4m UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-funded project led by the University of Warwick and University of Southampton, is to support the development of next-generation transistor and optoelectronic devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed reduces senior secured note balance by 43% after raising $475.9m in private placements</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/wolfspeed-270326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has completed its private placements (announced on 19 March) of...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum to establish new US plant to manufacture indium phosphide lasers for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/lumentum-260326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) plans to establish a new US manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 240,000ft2 facility will produce indium phosphide (InP)-based optical devices that serve as critical components in the world’s largest AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron to build new manufacturing plant in Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/aixtron-260326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To strengthen its global competitiveness, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is to build a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia in order to tap into the fast growing semiconductor equipment ecosystem in South East Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light awarded €1.1m EU grant for 18-month 2ndGenMicroLED project</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/polarlight-finetech-250326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Light Technologies AB — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Linköping University (with support from Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova) — has been awarded a European Union (EU) Eurostars grant.With a total budget of €1.1m, the 18-month project ‘2ndGenMicroLED’ aims to deliver the first dual-color micro-LED micro-display prototype built on a bottom-up pyramidal LED architecture. Finetech GmbH & Co KG of Berlin, Germany (a supplier of sub-micron and high-accuracy die bonding solutions) joins the consortium, contributing its expertise in high-accuracy die attach and advanced packaging...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiwan Semiconductor introduces AEC-Q-qualified 1200V SiC Schottky rectifiers in SOD-128 packages</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/tsc-250326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Co Ltd (TSC) of New Taipei City, Taiwan — which supplies discrete power electronics devices, LED drivers, analog ICs, transient voltage suppressor (TVS), and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection — has added to its growing series of automotive-grade 1200V-rated silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes with 1A and 2A models. The TSCDFS01120G2H and TSCDFS02120G2H diodes, respectively, are claimed to offer exceptional performance in the industry’s only SOD-128 packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF launches 6–8.5GHz GRF2118 X-band LNA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:30:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/guerrillarf-250326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has released the GRF2118, an ultra-low-noise X-band amplifier delivering what is claimed to be best-in-class noise figure performance across the 6.0–8.5GHz band. Targeting the most demanding receive applications in satellite communications, defense electronics and space-borne platforms, the GRF2118 establishes a new performance benchmark for COTS X-band LNA solutions, it is claimed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon partners with Zenergize on power electronics for India’s energy transition</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:54:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/infineon-energize-250326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Bharat Electricity Summit (BES 2026) in Yashobhoomi, New Delhi (19–21 March), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany announced a strategic technology partnership with Zenergize, an emerging Indian company designing and manufacturing AI-integrated power electronics hardware for the solar, EV charging, and renewable energy sectors. Infineon has had a presence in India for nearly 30 years, and currently has over 2500 staff across four sites...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and DG Matrix partner to drive solid-state transformer technology for AI data centers and industrial power applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:31:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/infineon-240326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and solid-state transformer (SST) solutions firm DG Matrix are partnering to enhance the efficiency of power conversion required to connect AI data centers and industrial power applications to the public grid. As part of the collaboration, DG Matrix will source latest-generation silicon carbide (SiC) technology from Infineon for use in its Interport multi-port solid-state transformer platform. This should strengthen DG Matrix’s semiconductor supply chain and enhance the efficiency, power density and reliability of its SST systems, which are deployed worldwide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations extends flyback topology to 440W, offering simpler alternatives to resonant power designs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:30:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/powerintegrations-240326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) has introduced a flyback topology that extends the power range of flyback converters to 440W — well beyond the limits that traditionally required more complex resonant and LLC topologies. The new TOPSwitchGaN flyback IC family unites the company’s PowiGaN technology with its TOPSwitch IC architecture, reducing complexity, eliminating heat-sinks in many cases, shortening design time, improving manufacturability, and lowering total system cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba showcases power semiconductor solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/toshiba-240326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1753 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA (22–25 March), Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc – the North American semiconductor and storage business of Tokyo-based semiconductor maker Toshiba Corp – is highlighting its latest power semiconductor technologies enabling more intelligent, efficient and sustainable system designs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas unveils first bidirectional 650V-class GaN switch for solar power inverters, AI data centers and onboard EV chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/renesas-240326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan has introduced what is claimed to be the industry’s first bidirectional switch using depletion-mode (d-mode) GaN technology, capable of blocking both positive and negative currents in a single device with integrated DC blocking. Targeting single-stage solar micro-inverters, AI data centers and onboard electric vehicle chargers, the high-voltage TP65B110HRU simplifies power converter designs and replaces conventional back-to-back FET switches with a single low-loss, fast-switching, easy-to-drive device...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OXIDE and Vexlum partner on high-power deep UV lasers for quantum computing and semiconductor manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/vexlum-oxide-240326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OXIDE Corp of Yamanashi, Japan (which specializes in optical crystals and frequency-conversion technology) and Finland-based laser developer and manufacturer Vexlum (which was spun off from Tampere University of Technology’s Optoelectronics Research Centre in 2017) have officially entered into a strategic partnership agreement. The collaboration focuses on the development and manufacturing of high-power laser systems designed to overcome primary scaling bottlenecks in the quantum computing and semiconductor industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space signs Dylan James Scientific as European sales rep</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/kspace-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software — says that Dylan James Scientific (DJS) will serve as its new sales representative for Europe...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC91121 BLDC motor drive evaluation board introduced, using EPC’s Gen-7 40V GaN technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:56:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/epc-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1935 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) in San Antonio, TX, USA (22–26 March), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC91121 motor drive inverter evaluation board, built around the Gen-7 EPC2366 40V eGaN power transistor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches QSiC Dual3 family of 1200V half-bridge MOSFET modules</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/semiq-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has launched the QSiC Dual3, a family of 1200V half-bridge MOSFET modules for motor drives in data-center cooling systems, grid converters in energy storage systems, and industrial drivers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas adds GaN-based half-wave LLC platform to AC/DC and power adapter range</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/renesas-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan has expanded its suite of AC/DC and power adapter solutions with a new gallium nitride (GaN)-based half-wave LLC (HWLLC) platform that supports 500W-or-higher operation across IoT, industrial and infrastructure systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs and Wiwynn partner on CPO for rack-scale AI systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:01:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/ayar-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for AI scale-up — and Wiwynn Corp of Taipei, Taiwan, a cloud IT infrastructure provider for data centers, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver optically connected, rack-scale AI systems that support next-generation hyperscale AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight showcases III-V heterogenous integrated silicon photonics innovations and production capabilities</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/openlight-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) in Los Angeles (15–19 March), photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) showcased multiple technology breakthroughs, including demonstrating its latest advances in high speed photonic integrated circuits (PICs) with integrated lasers, electro-absorption (EA) modulators, and amplifiers. The demonstrations showed next generation optical architectures designed to meet the performance, efficiency and scalability demands of AI, cloud and hyperscale data-center networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight and TFC advance silicon photonics back-end integration supporting up to 400G data rates on TGV substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:05:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/openlight-tfc-230326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has announced continued progress in its ecosystem partnership with Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co Ltd (a provider of optical sub-assembly integrated solutions and advanced optoelectronic package manufacturing services), building on the collaboration first announced in 2025 to fast track the back-end process for silicon photonics production and optical communication systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight sampling first heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics-based 3.2T DR8 PIC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:56:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/openlight-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has announced sample availability of its first heterogeneously integrated silicon photonics-based 3.2T DR8 photonic integrated circuit (PIC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s revenue down 9.4% year-on-year for Q42025 and 7% for full-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/veeco-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2025, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $165m, down 9.4% on $182.1m a year ago but roughly flat on Q3/2025’s $165.9m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight receives first volume production orders Tower’s PH18DA InP-on-silicon photonic platform</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:32:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/openlight-tower-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has announced the first volume production orders by a customer on its PH18DA indium phosphide (InP) on silicon photonic platform, developed in collaboration with specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel. Based on NewPhotonics 800G and 1.6T laser-integrated photonic integrated circuit (PIC) solution, this marks a step towards bringing highly integrated, laser-enabled photonic ICs into high-volume production for AI and hyperscale data-center networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HENSOLDT signs long-term supply deal with UMS</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:21:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/ums-hensoldt-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HENSOLDT of Taufkirchen near Munich, Germany (which develops sensor solutions, electronics and software for the air, land, sea, cyber and space domains) has signed a long-term supply agreement with United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH (UMS, which designs and produces RF and millimeter-wave components and ICs at its facilities in Villebon sur Yvette, France and Ulm, Germany). By 2030, UMS will supply a total of 900,000 gallium nitride components for HENSOLDT radars...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Warwick secures funding to boost UK wide-bandgap power semiconductor reliability testing</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/warwick-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Warwick has secured new funding to boost the UK’s ability to test the reliability of advanced semiconductors used in electric vehicles, renewable energy, and other critical technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Semiconductor Centre gains £6.6m UK Government investment</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/uksemiconductorcentre-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC) has welcomed a new £6.6m investment from the UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to bolster the county’e core strengths in semiconductor innovation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue Moon to acquire Gage Project from Liberty Gold</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:48:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/bluemoon-200326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blue Moon Metals Inc of Toronto, ON, Canada has agreed to acquire the Gage Project in Washington County, Southern Utah, USA, from a subsidiary of Liberty Gold Corp in exchange for 420,935 common shares of Blue Moon and a 2.0% net smelter return royalty (NSR) on certain concessions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC unveils Phase 18 Reliability Report advancing understanding of eGaN reliability and robustness</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:01:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/epc-190326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has released its Phase 18 Reliability Report, providing new insights into eGaN device reliability. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed announces subscriptions for $379m of convertible notes and $96.9m of common stock and pre-funded warrants</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/wolfspeed-190326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has entered into separate, privately negotiated subscription agreements with investors pursuant to which it will place (i) $379m of its 3.5% convertible 1.5 lien senior secured notes due 2031 and (ii) 3,250,030 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $18.458 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $18.448 per pre-funded warrant. The issuance and sale of the notes, shares and fre-Funded warrants is expected to settle on 26 March, subject to customary closing conditions. Funds managed by new and existing investors participated in these private placements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass partners with US government relations, corporate advisory and public affairs firm</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:15:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/bluglass-190326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has partnered with US government relations, corporate advisory and public affairs firm Michael Best Strategies to enhance engagement with key decision makers within the Department of War (DoW) and Department of Energy (DoE)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM’s microwave and optical solutions on display at SATShow Week</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:19:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/macom-190326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1637 at SATShow Week in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC (24–26 March), MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA is showcasing its latest RF and optoelectronics solutions for satellite communications (SATCOM) that can enable higher frequency bands, improved power efficiency and more scalable architectures, which are critical to next-generation satellite networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF expands aerospace &amp; defense focus with new SatCom initiative</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/guerrillarf-190326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — says that it has expanded its focus and readiness to support the rapidly evolving satellite communications (SatCom) market. With a portfolio spanning low-noise small-signal devices through high-power RF power amplifiers, Guerrilla RF now offers more than 100 component solutions engineered for mission-critical SatCom applications across both ground-based infrastructure and spaceborne platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Halo selects Eyelit to power scalable SiC wafering production with composable MES</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/eyelit-halo-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eyelit Technologies of Holmdel, N.J, USA (which provides AI-powered optimized planning, scheduling and execution systems) says that its software solution suite has been selected by laser-based silicon carbide (SiC) wafering firm Halo Industries Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA (a 2014 spin-out from Stanford University) to support its rapidly scaling production needs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NVIDIA and ST present new delivery boards for 800VDC architectures</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:21:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/st-nvidia-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA and STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland is presenting two new delivery boards for 800VDC architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces CoolGaN-based high-voltage intermediate bus converter reference designs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:12:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/infineon-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has introduced two new high-voltage intermediate bus converter (HV IBC) reference designs to help customers accelerate the transition to AI server power architectures powered by ±400V and 800V DC. Enabled by Infineon’s 650V CoolGaN switches, the designs target hyperscalers, power architects, and server OEMs seeking higher rack power, lower power distribution losses, and improved thermal performance at rising AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teradyne launches Photon 100 opto-electric automated test platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:10:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/teradyne-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automated test equipment and advanced robotics provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA has launched the Photon 100, a comprehensive opto-electric automated test platform purpose-built to accelerate high-volume silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM introduces reference designs for three-phase inverters featuring new SiC power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/rohm-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM has released, via its website, the reference designs REF68005, REF68006 and REF68004 for three-phase inverter circuits featuring EcoSiC-brand silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules HSDIP20, DOT-247 and TRCDRIVE pack. Designers can use the data provided in the reference designs to create the drive circuit boards. When combined with ROHM's SiC modules, the designs help to reduce the person-hours required for device evaluation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and LITEON to co-develop optical modules for AI applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/poet-liteon-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada –– which designs and implementats highly integrated optical engines and light sources for artificial intelligence networks –– has announced a strategic collaboration with optoelectronic and power management firm LITEON Technology of Hsinchu, Taiwan. The partnership aims to co-develop next-generation optical communication modules built on POET’s patented optical interposer technology and integration platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent demos InP technology innovation at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/coherent-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1401 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (17–19 March), materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is highlighting the breadth and scalability of its indium phosphide (InP) innovations, showcasing a broad portfolio of lasers, modulators, photodiodes and subsystems for powering next-generation data-center architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum demos technologies and products for scale-out, scale-up and scale-across applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:58:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/lumentum2-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1439 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (17–19 March), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is showcasing technology and demonstrating products designed to meet the accelerating demands of next-generation AI and data-center infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum showcases optical scale-up demo at OFC using VCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/lumentum-180326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1439 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (17–19 March), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced an optical interconnect solution designed to support next-generation AI infrastructure using vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology. This solution offers a scalable optical platform for next-generation rack-level architectures to address the bandwidth, power, and integration challenges of AI scale-up networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers, O-Net and Enablence partner to develop external light sources for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/sivers-onet-enablence-170326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs and lasers for AI data-center, SATCOM, defense and telecom applications) has announced a strategic partnership with optical communication device, module and subsystem maker O-Net Technologies (Group) Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China and Enablence Technologies Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (which designs and manufactures optical components) to develop an advanced external light source (ELS) module with Sivers laser arrays to support co-packaged optics (CPO) roll-out in AI data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. O-Net will serve as the ODM partner, integrating Sivers’ laser arrays and Enablence’s NxN Star Coupler to deliver a scalable ELS module for scale-out and scale-up optical systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas debuts 800V–6V DC–DC power delivery board at NVIDIA GTC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/navitas-170326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has announced its latest DC–DC power delivery board (PDB) powered by GaNFast technology, enabling direct conversion from 800V to 6V in one power stage. This eliminates the traditional 48V intermediate bus converter (IBC) stage within the compute server trays, maximizing system efficiency, reliability and valuable real-estate, to deliver a simple power delivery solution to support advanced NVIDIA AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus announces changes to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:37:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/5nplus-170326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has announced upcoming changes to its board of directors. Michael Hanley will be proposed for election as a new independent director at the annual meeting of shareholders on 7 May. Jean-Marie Bourassa, a board member since 2007, is not standing for re-election...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nagoya University and NU-Rei report first gallium oxide thin-film epi growth on silicon</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/nagora-nurei-160326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Spring Meeting 2026 at the Insitute of Science Tokyo (15-18 March), a research group from Nagoya University’s Center for Low-temperature Plasma Sciences, in collaboration with university spinout NU-Rei Co Ltd, is presenting six advances in the growth of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), which has strong potential for next-generation power devices used in electric vehicles, power conversion systems, and space applications. Gallium oxide is attracting growing interest in the power semiconductor industry because it can, in principle, produce higher-voltage devices with relatively abundant, lower-cost raw materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC91202 evaluation board added for three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/epc-160326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC91202 evaluation board, a complete three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter designed to accelerate the development of high-efficiency motor drive applications in robotics, e-mobility, drones, industrial automation, and battery-powered systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IFW Dresden selects Agnitron Agilis 100 MOCVD platform for precursor chemistry and ultra-wide-bandgap materials development</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:48:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/agnitron-130326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Agnitron Technology Inc of Chanhassen, MN, USA says that its Agilis 100 MOCVD system has been selected by the Institute for Materials Chemistry (IMC) at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden, Germany, for its MOCVD and ALD Competence Centre...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TNO and High Tech Campus Eindhoven begin construction of first 6-inch indium phosphide photonic chip foundry</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:40:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/tno-hightechcampuseindhoven-130326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The research institute TNO (the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research in Delft) and High Tech Campus Eindhoven are starting construction of what is reckoned will be the world’s first foundry for producing indium phosphide photonic chips on 6-inch wafers. The official opening was attended by European Commission executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen and the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Heleen Herbert, and Minister of Defence Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marvell and Mojo Vision to co-develop high-density micro-LED connectivity solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:39:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/mojo-marvell-130326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Data infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider Marvell Technology Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA and Mojo Vision Inc of Cupertino, CA, USA — which is pioneering a wafers-in, wafers-out micro-LED platform designed to enable AI applications — have announced a long-term collaboration to develop a new class of optical interconnect solutions to power the next wave of high-performance AI data-center infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Sheffield to lead £12.5m UK Centre for Heterogeneous Integrated MicroElectronic and Semiconductor Systems</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/sheffield-chimes2-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Sheffield is leading a new £12.5m national research center to strengthen the UK’s ability to design the next generation of advanced electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti and NcodiN partner to industrialize 300mm silicon photonics for bandwidth-hungry AI interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:55:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/leti-ncodin-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France and NcodiN of Palaiseau, Paris, France (which was founded in 2023 to pioneer optical interconnects with integrated nanolasers for next-generation computing) have announced a strategic collaboration to industrialize NcodiN’s optical interposer technology on a 300mm integrated photonics process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s TRCDRIVE pack, HSDIP20 and DOT-247 silicon carbide molded power modules now available online</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:25:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/rohm-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM has begun online sales of new TRCDRIVE pack, HSDIP20 and DOT-247 silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules, available from distributors including DigiKey and Farnell...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil releases DWDM laser source evaluation kit for scale-up AI networks</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:23:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/scintil-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As AI systems scale from single-rack scale-up network systems to multi-rack configurations up to thousands of AI processors, copper interconnects have reached their limits in speed, density and reach. Future scale-up networks require an optical architecture that delivers higher bandwidth density at lower power with maximum processor utilization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas appoints former Lattice chief accounting officer as CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:23:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/navitas2-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has appointed Tonya Stevens as chief financial officer (CFO), effective 30 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas adds top-side-cooled QDPAK and low-profile TO-247-4L to package line-up in 5th-generation GeneSiC technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/navitas-120326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has launched two new packages: top-side-cooled QDPAK and a low-profile TO-247-4L with asymmetrical leads in its 5th-generation GeneSiC technology platform. The latest 1200V SiC MOSFET products are claimed to set a new industry benchmark for power density and ruggedness...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK keyfoundry develops 450–2300V SiC planar MOSFET process platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/sk-key-foundry-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based SK keyfoundry — which provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services on 8-inch wafers for consumer, communications, computing, automotive and industrial applications — has recently completed the development of its silicon carbide (SiC) planar MOSFET process platform, which it says is gaining traction in the next-generation compound power semiconductor market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Bridge and CPFC partner to validate path to scalable multi-wavelength light engines</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/photonbridge-cpfc-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced a strategic partnership with CPFC, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, as the indium phosphide (InP) laser foundry partner for its multi-wavelength external laser sources (ELS). The firm says that the cooperation highlights the manufacturability and volume scalability of its heterogeneous photonics platform with a production-grade compound semiconductor foundry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers to supply lasers and optical amplifiers worth $53–138m over customer’s product life-cycle</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:51:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/sivers-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs and lasers for AI data-center, SATCOM, defense and telecom applications) says that its strategic LiDAR (light detection and ranging) customer has incorporated its technology across their platforms and will ramp production from fourth-quarter 2026 for automotive and industrial applications. The lasers and optical amplifiers to be supplied have a cumulative revenue potential of $53–138m over the customer’s product life-cycle...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET demos hybrid laser and next-gen high-power external light source for AI at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/poet-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 339 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (16–19 March), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada –– which designs and implementats highly integrated optical engines and light sources for artificial intelligence networks –– is giving live demonstrations of its two leading external light source (ELS) products:..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design showcasing new HAROLD QD laser simulator and silicon modulator design tool at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/photondesign-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1155 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026) in Los Angeles, CA, USA (15–19 March), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is showcasing its newly released HAROFLD QD laser simulator and silicon modulator design tool. It is also featuring its full suite of passive simulation tools for waveguide components (such as ring resonators, Mach–Zehnder interferometers, and arrayed-waveguide gratings), and its active simulation tools (for lasers and modulators)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>La Luce Cristallina releases beta-version of 200mm barium titanate wafer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/laluce-cristallina-110326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[La Luce Cristallina of Austin, TX, USA says that the beta-version of its 200mm (8-inch) barium titanate (BaTiO3) wafer is now available to customers for evaluation in advanced electro-optic modulators for telecoms and datacoms applications. By enabling ultra-low-voltage operation, La Luce Cristallina’s BaTiO3 platform is said to advance co-packaged optics architectures designed to address the bandwidth and power demands of AI-scale data-center infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU’s Lyocon completes proof-of-concept for portable directed-energy laser platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:23:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/nuburu-lyocon-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, and software-orchestrated defense systems) says that its subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. (an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications) has completed the proof-of-concept (POC) of a portable directed-energy laser dazzler platform designed for counter-drone (C-UAV) defense applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed unveils foundation for AI data-center advanced packaging leveraging 300mm silicon carbide</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/wolfspeed-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that its 300mm silicon carbide (SiC) technology platform could serve as a foundational materials enabler for advanced AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) heterogeneous packaging by the end of this decade...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum promoted from S&amp;P MidCap 400 to S&amp;P 500 index</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/lumentum-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has been selected to join the S&P 500 index. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, Lumentum will be added to the benchmark index before the market opens on 23 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spain’s VLC Photonics and Hitachi High-Tech America announce strategic collaboration in North America</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/vlc-photonics-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, prototyping, testing and packaging house VLC Photonics S.L. of Valencia, Spain (which has experience with various material platforms including silicon photonics, indium phosphide, silicon nitride, PLC and polymer) has announced a strategic collaboration in North America with Hitachi High-Tech America Inc (HTA), which sells and services semiconductor manufacturing equipment, analytical instrumentation, scientific instruments, and bio-related products as well as industrial equipment, electronic devices, and electronic and industrial materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indra leading GIGaNTE project to develop autonomous Spanish gallium nitride and advanced packaging technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/indra-gigante-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spain-based multi-national Indra Group is leading the research, development and innovation (RDI) project GIGaNTE (Gallium Nitride and Advanced Packaging Technologies Research Initiative), a strategic initiative to provide Spain with the necessary capabilities to autonomously develop technologies based on gallium nitride (GaN) for advanced defence applications, especially in high-reliability radar and communications systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NVIDIA investing $2bn in Coherent’s R&amp;D, capacity expansion and operations as it builds out US-based manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:08:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/coherent-nvidia-100326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA and materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA have announced a multi-year strategic agreement to advance the frontier of advanced optics technologies, including manufacturing capacity and R&D, to enable next-generation AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q4/2025 revenue constrained by delay in China export permits</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 17:45:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/axt-090326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has reported an 11% drop in full-year revenue, from $99.4m in 2024 to $88.3m in 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass enters AUS$1.25m development program with US tier-1 defence prime for visible GaN DFB lasers and gain chips</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 14:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/bluglass-090326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has entered a new AUS$1.25m multi-phased development program, expected to progress over a 14–24-month period, to deliver its gallium nitride (GaN) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and gain chips to a US-based tier-1 defence prime. The firm has received the first AUS$560,000 (US$390,000) purchase order. The new order follows successful prototype testing of BluGlass’ gain chips for use within novel dual-use aerospace applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production grows 2.5% to 1.25 billion units in 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:14:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/terndforce-090326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone production grew 2.7% quarter-on-quarter from 328 million units in third-quarter 2025 to 337 million units in fourth-quarter 2025, supported by strong shipments of Apple’s new iPhone lineup, according to market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks and MediaTek demo early 6G FR3 and PC1 RF front-end innovations at MWC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:08:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/skyworks-mediatek-090326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) is showcasing an early 6G new FR3 frequency range RF front-end (RFFE) power amplifier at the Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC26) in Barcelona, Spain (2–5 March). Presented in collaboration with Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company MediaTek Inc — which designs system-on-chip (SoC) platforms for mobile device, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products — the live demonstration highlights the companies’ continued efforts to advance next-generation wireless platforms and accelerate access to future 6G technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech adds 230nm and 265nm deep UV, 310nm UVB and 340nm UVA LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/marktech-060326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA has announced an expanded portfolio of high-power UV LED light sources with new UV emitters spanning 230nm to 400nm. These devices strengthen the firm’s offerings across the ultraviolet light spectrum — from deep-UV LED (DUV LED, far-UVC LED) sterilization wavelengths to longer UVB and UVA wavelengths for curing, phototherapy and forensics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed launches first commercially available 10kV SiC power MOSFET</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 17:54:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/wolfspeed-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has announced what it claims is the industry’s first commercially available 10kV SiC power MOSFET. The firm says this unlocks architectural freedom, delivering unprecedented system durability, and advancing access to reliable and sustainable power for the most demanding applications. The advance challenges conventions in power conversion technology, delivering a solution to modernize the grid and critical power infrastructure, to accelerate industrial electrification, and to unleash the potential for AI data-center growth, it adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments to fall 7% in 2026 amid memory constraints and geopolitical pressures</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/omdia-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on assumptions on first-quarter memory prices (which indicate that pricing pressure and constrained supply will begin to ease in second-half 2026), Omdia’s latest outlook forecasts that global smartphone shipments will fall by about 7% year-on-year in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Circuits Integrated Hellas and Reach Power sign multi-year strategic MOU</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:43:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/cih-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Satellite communication (Satcom) technology provider Circuits Integrated Hellas (CIH) of Athens, Greece and wireless power-at-a-distance technologies provider Reach Power of Redwood City, CA, USA, have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a multi-year strategic alliance. Focused on joint development of integrated radio frequency (RF)/millimeter-wave (mmWave) and wireless power and data transfer (WPDT) solutions, the alliance will target Satcom, defense, energy transfer, and other phased-array applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Volta initiates bioleaching gallium recovery study with Laurentian University</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:49:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/volta-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mineral exploration company Volta Metals Ltd of Toronto, Canada (which owns, has optioned and is currently exploring a critical minerals portfolio of rare-earths, gallium, lithium, cesium and tantalum projects in Ontario) has begun laboratory-scale bioleaching recovery test work primarily targeting gallium and secondarily rare-earth elements (REEs) at Dr Vasu Appanna’s laboratory of Biomine Research and Development at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Laurentian University is recognized for its applied research expertise in mining, mineral processing, and earth sciences...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semtech expands data-center portfolio by acquiring HieFo for $34m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 09:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/semtech-hiefo-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service provider Semtech Corp of Camarillo, CA, USA has acquired HieFo Corp of Alhambra, CA –which manufactures indium phosphide (InP) optoelectronic devices for optical transceivers used across data-center interconnects (DCI) and intra-data-center interconnects – for about $34m in cash...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and EPFL demo 250kW solid-state transformer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 09:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/navitas-epfl-050326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2027 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) in San Antonio, Texas (22–26 March), Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is exhibiting a 250kW solid-state transformer (SST) platform developed by the Power Electronics Laboratory of Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) that enables the grid architecture required by next-generation data centers, eliminating bulky low-frequency transformers while improving end-to-end efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CoolSem establishes Advisory Board to advance wafer-level thermal management</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 20:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/coolsem-040326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CoolSem Technologies of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which was founded in 2025 and develops wafer-level thermal management technology to reduce thermal resistance and mechanical stress in advanced semiconductor and photonic devices) has established an Advisory Board to accelerate global growth and technology leadership...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue Moon to acquire Apex germanium and gallium mine from Teck</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 13:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/bluemoon-teck-040326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teck American Inc of Spokane, WA, USA (a subsidiary of Canada-based Teck Resources Ltd) has agreed to sell the past-producing Apex germanium (Ge), gallium (Ga) and copper (Cu) mine in Utah to Blue Moon Metals Inc of Toronto, ON, Canada, which says it will become a key stakeholder to support an integrated pipeline of US critical mineral projects to secure North American supply. The transaction adds to a working relationship with key shareholder Hartree Partners LP, which is described as a key partner with the US government on its recently announced US$12bn critical metals stockpile...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED co-packaged optics cut power consumption to just 5% that of copper cables</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 11:51:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/trendforce-040326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The rapid rise of generative AI is driving continuous growth in demand for high-speed data transmission in data centers, notes market research firm TrendForce. Copper cable solutions, traditionally used for short-distance intra-rack interconnects, are increasingly facing challenges in both transmission density and energy efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Circuits Integrated launches Ka-band integrated switch power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 10:14:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/cih-040326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Satellite communication (Satcom) technology provider Circuits Integrated Hellas (CIH) of Athens, Greece has launched the CI-ONE family of small-form-factor integrated PA + SPDT modules for Ka-band applications, delivering ultra-fast (5ns) switching speeds for next-generation Satcom architectures vital in 5G/6G, radar and aerospace applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UCSB’s Steven DenBaars receives Optica’s 2026 Nick Holonyak Jr Award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2026 09:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/ucsb-040326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optica says that Steven DenBaars of University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Nick Holonyak Jr Award for “pioneering contributions to high-efficiency GaN LEDs and laser diodes”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Space Forge announces completion of UK Space Agency-funded National Microgravity Research Centre</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 21:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/spaceforge-030326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marking the final milestone in a £13m program part-funded by the UK Space Agency, Space Forge of Cardiff, UK (which has operations on Florida’s Space Coast) has announced completion of the National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC), fulfilling the objectives of the Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) project awarded in November 2023. Administered by the UK Space Agency, the SCIF supports investment in the infrastructure needed to grow the UK’s regional space clusters, in line with the ambitions set out in the National Space Strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>United Semiconductors reserves payload space with Starlab to advance commercial-scale in-space semiconductor manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 20:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/usllc-starlab-030326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Starlab Space LLC of Webster, TX, USA (which is developing an AI-enabled commercial space station, expanding access to low Earth orbit research) has announced a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) of Los Alamitos, CA, USA (which since 2005 has been supplying the US defense sector and national laboratories with critical substrates). This will support the transition of USLLC’s space-based micro-gravity semiconductor crystal growth technology from demonstration aboard the International Space Station (ISS, which is to be retired in 2030) to sustained commercial-scale production in low Earth orbit...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NVIDIA announces strategic partnership with Lumentum to develop data-center optics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:40:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/lumentum-nvidia-030326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA has announced multi-year strategic agreements with Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) to accelerate innovation in advanced optics technologies, including R&D, to enable next-generation AI infrastructure and systems designs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rio Tinto to progress gallium R&amp;D project by constructing pilot plant in Québec</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 09:20:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/rio-tinto-030326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global mining group Rio Tinto is moving forward on an R&D project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process in Quebec, with a conditionally approved contribution from Natural Resources Canada under the Global Partnerships Initiative (GPI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec and NTU Singapore reporting results of research program into 6G connectivity</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 08:39:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/soitec-ntu-030326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2026) in Barcelona, Spain (2–5 March), engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) are announcing results of their joint four-year research program into next-generation 6G connectivity. As 5G adoption becomes widespread and consumers are becoming accustomed to the speed and bandwidth it offers, Soitec and its research partners are laying the groundwork for the next revolution in wireless communication...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco books multi-system Lumina and Spector orders for InP datacom laser manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 19:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/veeco-020326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that a global leader in optical communications laser manufacturing has placed orders for multiple Lumina metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems and multiple Spector ion beam sputtering (IBD) optical coating systems. These tools will be used to fabricate indium phosphide (InP) lasers for innovative optical communication solutions in the datacom industry. The order establishes Lumina as the customer’s production tool of record for InP epitaxy, while the Spector systems are used to deposit high-quality optical coatings on laser diode facets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM completes sale of Entertainment &amp; Industry Lamps business to Ushio for €114m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 16:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/amsosram-020326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM AG of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has completed the sale of its Entertainment and Industry Lamps business to optical technologies firm Ushio Inc of Tokyo, Japan (announced on 29 July 2025) for a cash and debt-free purchase price of €114m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar’s US GDP contribution to grow from $5.8bn in 2025 to $7.8bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 16:29:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/firstsolar-020326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new economic impact study released by cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA details its estimated contributions to the US economy. Using IMPLAN economic modeling software, the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette analyzed First Solar’s actual and forecasted US spending in 2025 and 2027. The firm expects to operate about 18GW of annual nameplate solar module production capacity across six manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio and South Carolina by 2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC highlights Gen 7 GaN for AI infrastructure and GaN ICs for robotics at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 16:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/epc-020326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) in San Antonio, TX, USA (22–26 March), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — is showcasing its latest generation GaN technology for AI infrastructure and robotics, highlighting how Gen 7 GaN and highly integrated GaN ICs enable scalable deployment in high-density computing and next-generation robotic systems, moving beyond demonstration platforms toward production-ready power architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas exhibiting solutions for AI data-center, grid and energy infrastructure, performance computing, and industrial electrification</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/mar/navitas-020326.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2027 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) in San Antonio, Texas (22–26 March), Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — is exhibiting its latest innovations for AI data centers, performance computing, energy and grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2026 16:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/semiconductor-today-280226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds to CoolGaN Drive HB 600V G5 product family</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/infineon-270226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has expanded its CoolGaN portfolio with the CoolGaN Drive HB 600V G5 product family. The four new devices – IGI60L1111B1M, IGI60L1414B1M, IGI60L2727B1M, and IGI60L5050B1M – integrate two 600V GaN switches in a half-bridge configuration together with integrated high- and low-side gate drivers and a bootstrap diode, delivering a compact, thermally optimized power stage that further reduces design complexity. By bringing key functions into one optimized package, the family lowers external component count, eases PCB layout challenges typically associated with fast-switching GaN, and helps designers to shorten development cycles while achieving the core advantages of GaN technology: higher switching frequencies, lower switching and conduction losses, and greater power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UCSB’s James Buckwalter inducted as senior member of the US National Academy of Inventors</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:40:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/ucsb-270226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) electrical and computer engineering professor James Buckwalter has been inducted as a senior member of the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for his work advancing the high-speed and high-frequency integrated circuit technologies that underpin modern wireless communication systems, citing his “remarkable achievements as an academic inventor and a rising leader in his field”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM licenses TSMC’s GaN processs technology for Hamamatsu fab</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:37:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/rohm-tsmc-270226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor has decided to integrate its own development and manufacturing technologies for GaN power devices with the process technology of foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC), with which ROHM has an ongoing partnership, to establish an end-to-end production system within the ROHM Group. Licensing TSMC GaN technology will strengthen its supply capability to meet growing demand for GaN in applications such as AI servers and electric vehicles, ROHM reckons...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected announces £1m final call for Supply Chain Development Programme</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/csconnected-260226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected has announced the fourth and final funding round of its £1m Supply Chain Development Programme, which is delivered in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) to accelerate the expansion of the compound semiconductor supply chain, with the aim of driving job creation, stimulating economic growth, and strengthening the UK’s strategic position in advanced semiconductor manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar licenses Oxford PV’s patents for US markets</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/firstsolar-250226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced a patent licensing agreement that gives it access to existing issued patents and currently pending patent applications of Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (Oxford PV), which was founded in 2010 by professor Henry Snaith as a spin-off from the University of Oxford...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar’s PV blankets to power NOVI AI Pathfinder spacecraft</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/ascent-250226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – says that its previously delivered solar blankets have been integrated into the Pathfinder spacecraft of NOVI Space Inc of Arlington, VA, USA (a space AI infrastructure & compute company that develops and operates AI-powered satellites with their TRL-9 edge computing technology), which is scheduled to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter launch no earlier than 29 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter evaluation board for humanoid robot joint applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/epc-250226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has released the EPC91122, a high-performance 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter evaluation board specifically engineered for humanoid robot joint applications. Featuring EPC’s highly integrated EPC33110 3-phase ePower Stage module, the EPC91122 delivers up to 20ARMS (28Apeak) phase current in an ultra-compact form factor optimized for space-constrained robotic joints, integrating all key functions of a complete motor drive inverter, including a micro-controller, motor shaft angular sensor, housekeeping power supplies, and accurate voltage and current sense...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UV LED prices rising by 5% in Q1 due to increased material and labor costs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:05:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/trendforce-240226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Increasing precious metal prices, rising raw material costs, and growing labor expenses are providing price support for UV LEDs in first-quarter 2026, according to TrendForce’s latest analysis of the UV LED market. In particular, customized products are expected to see quarter-on-quarter price gains of up to 5%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductor materials market growing at 14% CAGR to almost $5.2bn by 2031</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:35:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/yole-240226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite short-term pricing pressure in certain segments, the electrification, AI infrastructure expansion and next-generation connectivity trends are reinforcing long-term demand for compound semiconductor materials — including silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium phosphide (InP) — according to Yole Group’s latest annual market & technology report ‘Status of the Compound Semiconductor Industry 2026 – Focus on Substrates and Epiwafers’, which highlights sustained structural growth through 2031. The combined compound semiconductor substrate and open epiwafer markets are reckoned to be growing at a compound annual growth rate CAGR of about 14% from 2025 to more than $5bn in 2031...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs names Sankara Venkateswaran as VP of engineering</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:27:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/ayar-240226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for AI scale-up — has appointed Sankara Venkateswaran as vice president of engineering. He joins at a pivotal stage as the company scales its solution for mass production to support hyperscale AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures A$190,000 order from TOPTICA for custom GaN visible lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/bluglass-240226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received a AUS$190,000 (US$132,500) order from TOPTICA Photonics Inc to provide custom GaN visible wavelength lasers for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The next-generation high-precision single-frequency PICs are being developed to enable quantum capabilities for trapped ion, neutral atom, and photonic quantum technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus leverages APC partnership to enhance energy-efficient LED lighting solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:49:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/luminus-190226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets —and APC Electronics (APC-E) of Bend, OR, USA — which designs and manufactures wide-bandgap power semiconductor products — have teamed up to deliver energy-efficiency gains for the global LED lighting industry. This exclusive collaboration pairs Luminus’ high-brightness LED products with APC-E’s silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, enabling customers to build system architectures that maximize luminaire power efficiency, thus reducing operational costs and environmental impact...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Bridge demos &gt;30mW laser output per color at wafer scale on silicon photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/photonbridge-190226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced wafer-scale validation of its heterogeneous photonics platform for multi-wavelength light engines. The firm demonstrated single-channel output power exceeding 30mW at the silicon chip edge facets in continuous-wave operation at room temperature. The demonstrated power levels meet per-channel requirements for next-generation 1.6T and 3.2T co-packaged optical engines, enabling reduced fiber count and improved rack-level energy efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ debuting SiC power solutions for AI data centers and high-power infrastructure at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:26:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/semiq-180226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1451 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2026) at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, USA (22–26 March), SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — is debuting its latest SiC module advances...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer ISE achieves record efficiencies for tandem photovoltaic modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:47:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/fraunhoferise-180226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has constructed two tandem photovoltaic modules with record efficiencies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed adds VP of sales for EMEA</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/wolfspeed-170226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Stefan Steyerl as vice president of sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa). Effective 1 March, he will develop and execute the regional sales strategy, driving adoption of silicon carbide solutions across automotive, industrial and energy markets as Wolfspeed accelerates the adoption of silicon carbide technology to expand its market footprint and deliver revenue growth across the region...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower and Scintil announce availability of first heterogeneously integrated DWDM lasers for AI infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:16:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/scintil-tower-170226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel and Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France (a fabless firm developing and commercializing silicon photonic integrated circuits with integrated lasers for AI data centers) have announced availability of the world’s first heterogeneously integrated dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) laser sources for AI infrastructure using Scintil’s SHIP (Scintil Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM and Meizhi settle patent disputes over LEDs used in Spider Farmer luminaires</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/amsosram-170226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany and Shenzhen Meizhi Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd have settled the pending LED-related patent disputes in the USA and Germany, resolving the proceedings before the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Duesseldorf, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SDI buys PRP Optoelectronics for £9.3m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:32:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/sdi-prp-170226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SDI Group plc (which acquires and develops companies that design and manufacture specialist products for use in lab equipment, industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products) has acquired PRP Optoelectronics Ltd of Swindon, UK for £9.3m, excluding £2.8m of acquired net cash. The total consideration comprises £11.3m in cash paid on completion; and £0.8–0.9m of deferred cash, subject to working capital completion accounts (to be paid to the sellers after completion)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ partners with distributor NAC Semi across North America</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/semiq-160226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a distribution agreement with global electronic component design services and distribution company NAC Semi (NAC Group Inc) of Clearwater, FL, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nitride Global, USLLC and Axiom Space awarded NASA SBIR grant</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:41:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/nitrideglobal-usllc-axiom-160226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nitride Global Inc of Wichita, KS, USA says that — along with its partners United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC) of Los Alamitos, CA, USA (which since 2005 has been supplying the US defense sector and national laboratories with critical substrates) and Axiom Space Inc of Houston, TX, USA — it has been selected for a NASA-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant ‘Physical Vapor Deposition Reactor Design and Validation for In-Space Manufacturing of Aluminum Nitride Single Crystals’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s soft demand for EV application offset by 50% quarterly revenue growth for AI data-center application</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:34:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/wolfspeed-160226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2026 (to end-December 2025), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $168m, down 14.6% on $196.8m last quarter and 6.9% on $180.5m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU activates Q1 production ramp for 40 high-power blue laser systems</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/nuburu-130226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, and software-orchestrated defense systems) has activated its first-quarter 2026 structured production ramp through its operating subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. (an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications), following a previously awarded contract valued at about $850,000. Acquired in January, Lyocon represents the core industrial platform for NUBURU’s reactivated blue-laser business...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas unveils fifth-generation SiC Trench-Assisted Planar MOSFET technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/navitas-130226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has launched its 5th-generation GeneSiC technology platform. The High Voltage (HV) SiC Trench-Assisted Planar (TAP) MOSFET technology is said to be a significant technological leap over previous generations and will deliver a 1200V line of MOSFETs. It complements Navitas’ ultra-high-voltage (UHV) 2300V and 3300V technologies from the 4th-generation GeneSiC platform, extending Navitas’ technology for AI data centers, grid and energy infrastructure, and industrial electrification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK–Bulgaria collaboration developing Green Silicon Carbide wafer factory</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/uk-bulgaria-120226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the UK–Bulgaria Strategic Partnership, the UK Science and Technology Network (STN) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have connected UK expertise with Bulgaria’s ambitions under the EU Chips Act 2023 and its fast-growing auto electronics sector. The Science and Technology Network has served as a bridge between government, academia and industry in the UK and Bulgaria – strengthening mutual understanding and unlocking opportunities for collaboration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed accelerates AI-powered manufacturing and operations with Snowflake</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/wolfspeed-110226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — is expanding its use of US-based Snowflake Inc to accelerate manufacturing efficiency and operational excellence as it scales production to meet growing market demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HexaTech launches 3”-diameter aluminium nitride substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/hexatech-110226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA (a subsidiary of Stanley Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) has announced the immediate production release of its new 3-inch (76.2mm)-diameter single-crystal aluminium nitride (AlN) substrate product...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU completes first tranche of preferred equity restructuring</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:56:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/nuburu-110226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — a developer of high-performance blue-laser technology and an emerging integrated defense & security platform provider — has completed the first tranche of a preferred equity restructuring transaction that materially simplifies its capital structure and reduces legacy balance-sheet overhang...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas licenses EPC’s low-voltage eGaN technology to complement its 650V+ portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/epc-renesas-110226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has announced a comprehensive licensing agreement with Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan, a global supplier of semiconductor solutions and high-voltage GaN transistors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Violumas launches new 255nm, 265nm and 275nm LEDs in mid-power, high-power, and high-density packages</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/violumas-100226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Violumas Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, a provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, has released its next-generation 255nm, 265nm and 275nm LEDs in both SMD and COB configurations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s 2026 edition of GaN Insights eBook highlights adoption in power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:48:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/infineon-100226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has published the 2026 edition of its annual GaN Insights, focusing on GaN gallium nitride (GaN) technology, its applications and future prospects, as the increasing adoption of GaN power solutions is driving a significant transformation in the power electronics industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas unveils 10kW DC–DC platform delivering 98.5% efficiency for 800VDC next-gen AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/navitas-100226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has unveiled a 10kW DC–DC power platform delivering up to 98.5% peak efficiency and 1MHz switching frequency, enabling what is claimed to be unprecedented power density to support the rapid, large-scale expansion of next-generation AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue grows 65% year-on-year to $665.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:13:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/lumentum-090226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2026 (ended 27 December 2025), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported record revenue (for the second consecutive quarter) of $665.5m (towards the top of the $630–670m guidance range). This is up 24.7% from $533.8m last quarter and up 65.5% on $402.2m a year ago, driven by cloud and AI business, yielding high double-digit gains in both core and new product lines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s silicon carbide power MOSFETs selected for Toyota’s new bZ4X model</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/infineon-090226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that CoolSiC silicon carbide power MOSFETs have been adopted in the new bZ4X model of the world’s largest automaker, Toyota of Tokyo, Japan. Integrated into the on-board charger (OBC) and DC/DC converter, the SiC MOSFETs leverage the material’s advantages of low losses, high thermal resistance and high-voltage capability to help extend driving range and reduce charging time...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco stockholders approve merger with Axcelis</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2026 08:48:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/veeco-090226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that its stockholders have voted to approve all proposals related to its pending merger with ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA at its Special Meeting of Stockholders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grants Coherent $14m to accelerate scaled production of InP wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Feb 2026 08:43:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/coherent-090226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Texas governor Greg Abbott has announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $14,076,031 has been extended to materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA to accelerate scaled production of indium phosphide (InP) wafers in Sherman, TX. The project represents more than $154m in capital investment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KAIST-led team develops high-efficiency, ultra-high-resolution red micro-LED display</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2026 17:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/kaist-060226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has demonstrated a high-efficiency, ultra-high-resolution red micro-LED display, paving the way for displays that can deliver visuals even sharper than reality...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM promotes distinguished technology fellow Jessen to senior VP, advanced GaN technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Feb 2026 14:34:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/macom-060226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has promoted two senior leaders within the organization to the senior vice president level. The promotions further strengthen and expand the management team, with a focus on executing strategic corporate initiatives to grow and better serve its diverse customer base, as well developing advanced semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU accelerates defense &amp; security platform execution while advancing balance sheet transformation and multi-vertical technology integration</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 21:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/nuburu-050226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — a developer of high-performance blue-laser technology and an emerging integrated defense & security platform provider — has provided a corporate update highlighting continued execution of its strategic transformation, including balance-sheet optimization initiatives, expansion of defense-focused industrial cooperation, and advancement across multiple technology verticals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar developing CIGS PV modules generating multiple times more power for space beaming</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 15:58:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/ascentsolar-050226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has announced plans to continue development of distributed power receiving products in 2026 to account for growing demand for space-based energy-beaming technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ continuing revenue growth in Broad Markets counteracts seasonal decline in Mobile</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/skyworks-050226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (ended 2 January), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1.035bn, down 5.9% on $1.1bn last quarter and 3.1% on $1.068bn a year ago. However, it exceeded the $0.975–1.025bn forecast, driven by upside in both Mobile and Broad Markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Supra launches to secure US supply of gallium, scandium and other critical minerals</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 20:24:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/supra-040226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amid mounting concerns about US critical mineral and rare-earth element supply chains, Supra Elemental Recovery Inc has launched as a spinout from the University of Texas at Austin, focused on selectively recovering high-purity critical minerals from waste streams. The firm is initially targeting elements such as gallium (Ga) and scandium (Sc)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy ships high-grade gallium ore from Western Australia to M2i in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 20:13:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/nimy-040226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has shipped its first high-grade gallium ore consignment from its Block 3 gallium deposit at the Mons Project in Western Australia to the USA under the collaboration agreement with US-listed company M2i Global, which specializes in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF interoperability demo at OFC highlights 800ZR, 400ZR, Multi-span Optics, CEI-448G, CEI-224G, Co-Packaging, CMIS, EEI</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/oif-040226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2026) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (15–19 March), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is presenting a live, multi-vendor interoperability demonstration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches its first seventh-generation eGaN power transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/epc-040226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has started volume production of the EPC2366, the first of its seventh-generation (Gen 7) eGaN family of power transistors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED unveils OptiLamp LEDs with active intelligence in every pixel</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2026 17:50:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/cree-led-030226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched OptiLamp LEDs, a new display technology that integrates driver and control intelligence directly into every LED pixel. Built on patented Cree LED technology, the OptiLamp portfolio is said to advance LED display design by delivering superior image quality with reduced power consumption and a streamlined system architecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s full-year 2025 revenue falls by 2% to €40.3m, but second-half up 7% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/riber-030226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2025, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €40.3m, down 2% on 2024’s €41.2m. However, second-half 2025 revenue was €29.5m (up 7% on second-half 2024’s €27.4%), whereas first-half 2025 revenue was just €10.7m (down 22% on first-half 2024’s €13.7m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus to increase space solar cell production capacity by 25% in 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2026 09:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/5nplus-030226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has announced plans by its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany, to expand solar cell production capacity by an additional 25% in 2026. The new capacity, expected to gradually come online starting in second-half 2026, will add to capacity increases of 30% in 2025 and 35% in 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 8.4% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2026 18:27:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/qorvo-020226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2026 (ended 27 December 2025), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $993m, down 6.2% on $1058.5m last quarter but up 8.4% on $916.3m a year ago, and above the mid-point of the guidance range of $985m±$50m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ALP-4-SiC project focusing on atomic layer processing for silicon carbide-based quantum photonic circuits</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2026 07:26:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/feb/alp4sic-020226.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the project ALP-4-SiC (Atomic Layer Processing for SiC for Applications in Photonics and Quantum Communication) — which is part of the ‘Scientific Preliminary Projects (WiVoPro, Quantum Technologies in Germany)’ program of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) — the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and the Fraunhofer IISB (Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology), both in Erlangen, Germany, are jointly developing basic technologies for the production of highly efficient photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and miniaturized solid-state quantum systems based on silicon carbide (SiC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CFIUS clears Wolfspeed issuance of equity to Renesas as part of court-approved restructuring</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:33:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/wolfspeed-300126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has formally cleared its issuance of equity to Renesas Electronics America Inc, completing a key component of Wolfspeed’s restructuring agreement with its lender group in support of its Chapter 11 process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N+ awarded $18.1m US grant to boost germanium production capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:21:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/5n-300126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has been awarded a US$18.1m grant by the US Government to expand capabilities and increase capacity to recycle and refine germanium at its St. George, Utah facility, to feed optics and solar germanium crystal supply chains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed unveils TOLT package portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:42:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/wolfspeed-290126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has introduced its new TOLT package portfolio, which enables maximum power density in a power supply for data-center rack applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NEC develops high-efficiency compact power amplifier module for sub-6GHz band in 5G base-station radio units</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/nec-290126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based NEC Corp has developed a high-efficiency, compact power amplifier module (PAM) for the sub-6GHz band, designed for integration into 5G base-station radio units (RUs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay launches 1200V SiC MOSFET power modules in SOT-227 packages</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:15:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/vishay-290126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced five new 1200V MOSFET power modules designed to increase power efficiency for medium- to high-frequency applications in automotive, energy, industrial and telecom systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VIS licenses TSMC’s 650V and 80V GaN technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:26:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/vis-tsmc-290126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty IC foundry service provider Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (VIS) of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan has signed a technology licensing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) for high-voltage (650V) and low-voltage (80V) gallium nitride (GaN) technologies. This will help VIS to accelerate the development and expansion of next‑generation GaN power technologies for applications such as data centers, automotive electronics, industrial control, and energy management, which are key areas that demand high‑efficiency power conversion...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco and imec develop 300mm-compatible process to enable integration of barium titanate on silicon photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:50:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/veeco-imec-280126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA and nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium have collaboratively developed a 300mm high-volume manufacturing compatible process that enables the integration of barium titanate (BaTiO3 or BTO) on a silicon photonics platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar closes up to $25m private placement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:41:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/ascentsolar-280126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has closed its private placement for the purchase and sale of 1,818,182 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), series A warrants to purchase up to 1,818,182 shares and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 909,091 shares at a purchase price of $5.50 per share (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Atomera’s GaN-on-Si concept advances to PowerAmerica proposal stage</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/atomera-280126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor materials and technology licensing company Atomera Inc of Los Gatos, CA, USA says that its concept paper on gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) technologies has been accepted to move to the proposal stage as part of a PowerAmerica Institute Initiated Proposal (IIP) to advance wide-bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>La Luce Cristallina launches CMOS-compatible oxide pseudo-substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/la-luce-cristallina-280126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[La Luce Cristallina of Austin, TX, USA – which manufactures silicon-integrated high-performance materials for silicon photonics, focused on barium titanate (BaTiO3) materials – has launched its new CMOS-compatible oxide pseudo-substrate, enabling high-quality, epitaxial strontium titanate (SrTiO3) films to be grown directly on 200mm silicon and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. This platform bridges the gap between academic oxide research and commercial manufacturing, facilitating the development of advanced oxide devices using standard semiconductor tools. The solution supports superconducting RF electronics, ultra-low-loss RF components, single-photon detectors, quantum sensing, advanced computing architectures and other emerging applications aligned with silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vertical gallium nitride could transform high-voltage power electronics and support UK net-zero ambitions, says CSA Catapult</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/csacatapult-270126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new white paper published by the UK’s Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult sets out how the the country could take a leading role in the next major shift in power electronics, as demand surges for smaller, faster and more energy-efficient high-voltage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nuvoton releases high-power 1W 379nm UV laser diode</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:17:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/nuvoton-270126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nuvoton Technology Corp Japan of Kyoto, Japan has begun mass production of its KLC330FL01WW high-power ultraviolet semiconductor laser (379nm, 1.0W), which delivers what is claimed to be industry-leading optical output in a 9.0mm-diameter CAN package (TO-9)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar announces up to $25m private placement</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/ascentsolar-260126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 1,818,182 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), series A warrants to purchase up to 1,818,182 shares of common stock and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 909,091 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5.50 per share of common stock (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Increasing 2DEG density with aluminium nitride barriers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/uom-260126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in the USA has reported the experimental demonstration of a record room-temperature 2DEG sheet density exceeding 1x1014cm2 in a single-channel AlN/GaN heterostructure grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE), using a 9nm-thick AlN barrier...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU secures control of Orbit’s SaaS operational resilience platform</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:53:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/nuburu-230126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has secured operating control of Italy-based Orbit S.r.l., a revenue-generating Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company focused on digitalizing operational resilience, risk intelligence, and mission-critical decision support via its Orbit Open Platform. NUBURU says that the transaction strengthens its security offering capabilities and advances its multi-vertical growth strategy through the addition of a scalable, software-driven operating business...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar reflects on 2025 commercial progress, industry partnerships and solar PV efficiency improvements</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/ascentsolar-230126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has commented on the commercial progress, industry partnerships and solar PV efficiency improvements it achieved in 2025, as the leadership team looks ahead to continued corporate growth in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult report highlights growth and scale-up opportunities for UK photonics companies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:29:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/csacatapult-220126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Investment in scale up, manufacturing and supply chains, could lead to significant growth and acceleration for UK companies developing photonic integrated circuits (PICs), according to a new report ‘Unlocking the Future with Photonic Integrated Circuits’ by the UK’s Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult (a not-for-profit center of excellence established by Innovate UK in 2018, specializing in the measurement, characterization, integration and validation of compound semiconductor technology spanning power electronics, advanced packaging, radio frequency and microwave, and photonics applications)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light achieves nano-scale LED, paving way to next-gen micro-LED/nano-LED devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:03:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/polarlight2-210126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA, USA (20–22 January), Polar Light Technologies AB — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Linköping University (with support from Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova) — has announced that it has produced its first series of nano-scale LEDs. The firm says that this illustrates the flexibility of its patented pyramidal architecture, developed without requiring the traditional etching process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light raises €5m+ funding to accelerate micro-LED commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/polarlight-210126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Light Technologies AB — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Linköping University (with support from Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova) — has closed a €5m+ funding round led by J2L Holding AB, with participation from STOAF, Almi Invest and Butterfly Ventures .
The additional funds will advance the rollout of Polar Light’s initial products, all based on its unique micro-LED architecture. This uses pyramidal structures grown without etching, enabling full RGB on a single epiwafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent and Quside demo verifiable entropy for quantum-safe encryption</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:55:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/coherent-210126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA and quantum technology company Quside have reached a milestone in hardware-based security with the demonstration of a mass-manufacturable quantum entropy source. This shows that fast, verifiable quantum entropy — an essential foundation for secure digital systems — can be embedded at scale, supporting next-generation security architectures across a wide range of applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED and Blizzard Lighting settle patent infringement dispute</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/creeled-210126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) and Blizzard Lighting LLC have reached a mutually beneficial settlement resolving a patent infringement dispute involving Cree LED’s patents related to LED components commonly used in LED displays. As part of the settlement, Cree LED has granted Blizzard a limited license to certain Cree LED patents covering LED components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU completes Lyocon acquisition, re-establishing revenue-generating blue laser platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/nuburu2-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers —  has completed its acquisition of Lyocon S.r.l., an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications, with established operations, customers and recurring revenues. The transaction was completed through Nuburu Subsidiary Inc...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU activates global defense execution platform through strategic alliance with Tekne</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/nuburu-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a significant advancement in its strategic partnership with Tekne S.p.A., following the execution of (i) a comprehensive industrial and commercial network contract (contratto di rete) through NUBURU’s defense subsidiary Nuburu Defense LLC, (ii) a €13m shareholder convertible loan, and (iii) the completion of an initial 2.9% equity investment in Tekne...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LIGENTEC and X-FAB expand integrated photonics collaboration</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:03:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/ligentic-xfab-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LIGENTEC SA of Lausanne, Switzerland – which provides silicon nitride (SiN) and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platforms with heterogeneous integration of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) and III-V materials – and analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium have expanded their collaboration to further strengthen their integrated photonics offering and streamline customer access to advanced photonic technologies. The announcement marks the next step in aligning their portfolios to address growing demand across communication, computing, quantum and sensing markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Singulus receives follow-on order for TIMARIS micro-LED deposition system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:32:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/singulus-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singulus Technologies AG of Kahl am Main, Germany (which makes production equipment for the optical disc and solar sectors) has received a follow-on order for a TIMARIS deposition system for the production of micro-LEDs. Following the commissioning of a first system of this type by the customer, the firm is now expanding its existing production capacities in the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti advances silicon-integrated quantum cascade lasers for mid-IR photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/leti-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SPIE Photonics West 2026 in The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (20–22 January), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France is presenting new research highlighting major progress in the integration of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with silicon photonic platforms for mid-infrared (MIR) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches bondable diamond solutions for thermal management</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:06:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/coherent-200126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched its bondable diamond solutions for thermal management: a diamond solution engineered with a specialized surface finish that enables direct bonding to semiconductor die for electronic and opto-electronic applications. By eliminating or dramatically reducing thermal interface resistance, bondable diamond significantly improves device cooling performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/semiconductor-today-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta launches Global Photonics Engineering Contest at PIC Summit USA</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:13:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/photondelta-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide) has launched its second global engineering contest in collaboration with SIEMENS company Wevolver (a global knowledge and community platform for engineers and tech companies) to stimulate the creation of new applications for photonic chips that tackle global challenges...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ALLOS and Ennostar partner on 200mm GaN-on-Si LED epiwafers for micro-LED volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:45:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/allos-ennostar-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ALLOS Semiconductors GmbH of Dresden, Germany — which provides 200mm and 300mm gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) epiwafers focused on micro-LED applications, as well as licensing IP and transferring the technology — and Ennostar Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan (a provider of integrated optoelectronic solutions, specializing in R&D and manufacturing III-V materials) have announced a strategic partnership to bring 200mm GaN-on-Si LED epiwafers for micro-LED applications into volume production. The collaboration is said to represent a milestone in establishing a silicon fab-compatible supply chain for micro-LED products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QD Laser orders Riber MBE 6000 to scale quantum dot laser production for datacoms</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:37:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/riber-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has received an order for an MBE 6000 production system from Japan’s QD Laser Inc, which was founded in 2006 after collaboration between Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd and the University of Tokyo and specializes in developing, manufacturing and commercializing quantum dot lasers and advanced optoelectronic devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Snow Lake extends option agreement for Mound Lake Gallium Project</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:24:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/snowlake-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canada-based nuclear fuel cycle and critical minerals company Snow Lake Resources Ltd (trading as Snow Lake Energy) has reached an agreement with Canadian Uranium Corp to extend the existing option agreement with respect to the Mound Lake Gallium Project, situated north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design showcasing simulation tool innovations at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/photondesign-190126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 3452 at SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA, USA (20–22 January), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is highlighting its latest innovations, HAROLD (QD), MT-FIMMPROP and EPIPPROP. The firm’s simulation tools will also be featured in academic presentations and commercial demonstrations elsewhere at the show...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi exhibiting at Photonics West 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/iii-vepi-160126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — is showcasing its specialist, low-volume, fast-turnaround, III-V epitaxy manufacturing services in booth 4923 at SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA, USA (20–22 January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum showcasing ultrafast and UV laser platforms for precision manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:16:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/lumentum-160126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco (20-22 January), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is showcasing high-power ultrafast, UV, and 3D sensing laser solutions designed to meet the growing precision, throughput and reliability demands of advanced manufacturing and sensing applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EIB backs Europe’s first gallium production investment with €90m for METLEN</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/metlen-150126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €90m in financing to multi-national industrial and energy company METLEN Energy & Metals S.A. of Athens, Greece — which operates the only vertically integrated bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium production unit in the European Union (EU) with privately owned port facilities — supporting strategic investments at the company’s historic Aluminium of Greece industrial complex in Central Greece. The financing is aimed at strengthening the European Union’s supply of bauxite and gallium, two critical raw materials essential for Europe’s green and digital transitions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs revenue falls quarter-to-quarter, but doubles year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:18:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/semileds-150126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (ended 30 November 2025), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.6m, down on $13.2m last quarter but double that of $1.261m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric shipping samples of four new trench SiC MOSFET bare dies for power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/mitsubishi-electric-140126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 21 January, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp will starting shipping samples of four new trench silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) bare dies designed for use in power electronics equipment, such as electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters, onboard chargers, and power supply systems for renewable energy sources including solar power. The new power semiconductor bare dies will contribute to efforts to embed advanced bare dies in various power electronics equipment to lower power consumption while maintaining performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux’s Noiseless InGaAs sensors attract interest for hunting and long-range shooting</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:36:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/phlux-140126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Phlux Technology — which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2020 and designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared (IR) sensors — says that its patented Noiseless InGaAs infrared sensors, proven in demanding defense, telecoms and industrial applications, are now being evaluated for use in premium hunting and professional shooting optics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Australia investing $1.2bn to create Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/australia-cmsr-140126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In Washington DC in the USA, the Australian Government’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers briefed Australia’s allies and trading partners on new details of its $1.2bn Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (CMSR), which aims to secure the supply of key minerals vital for Australia’s economy, national security and Future Made in Australia ambitions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches fully assembled L2 PCBA solutions for indoor and outdoor lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:38:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/creeled-140126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched its new Level 2 (L2) solutions portfolio, offering both standard and custom fully populated LED PC board assemblies (PCBAs). The new lineup gives lighting manufacturers a streamlined way to source LEDs and assembled boards from a single, trusted supplier...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed produces single-crystal 300mm silicon carbide wafer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/wolfspeed-130126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has announced what it says is a significant industry milestone with the production of a single-crystal 300mm (12-inch) silicon carbide wafer. Backed by a silicon carbide IP portfolios comprising more than 2300 issued and pending patents worldwide, Wolfspeed is pioneering the transition to 300mm technology, establishing a path to future volume commercialization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF renews ISO 9001:2015 certification</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/altumrf-130126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) has successfully renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification. Valid through 2029, the firm says its renewal highlights its ongoing commitment to quality, reliability and excellence across its global operations, including its headquarter and design center in Eindhoven, Netherlands and the design center in Sydney, Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Swansea’s CISM to lead new UK Centre for Doctoral Training in semiconductor skills</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/cism-130126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Swansea University is to lead a major national initiative to address the UK’s semiconductor skills gap with the launch of a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in semiconductor skills...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Public–private partnership investing $450m in ATALCO’s alumina refinery and USA’s first large-scale primary gallium production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:50:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/atlantic-alumina-130126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atlantic Alumina Company LLC (ATALCO), the only operating alumina refinery in the USA, has announced a partnership with the United States Department of War (DOW) and Concord Resources Holdings Ltd, in conjunction with Concord’s majority shareholder (a fund managed by commodities investment firm Pinnacle Asset Management L.P.), to sustain and increase domestic alumina production and establish the USA’s first large-scale primary gallium production circuit in Gramercy, Louisiana...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Enphase Energy starts shipping IQ9 Commercial Microinverters in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/enphase-120126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enphase Energy Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (which supplies microinverter-based solar and battery systems) has begun production shipments of its IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter across the USA in late December. The product is manufactured in the USA to support domestic content requirements and Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) compliance for eligible commercial solar projects. This is Enphase’s first microinverter powered by gallium nitride (GaN) technology and designed for three-phase 480Y/277 V (wye) grid configurations, without using external transformers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE reports strong second-half 2025 demand, driven by military &amp; defence, AI, data center and handset markets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:22:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/iqe-120126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a trading update for full-year 2025, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says it saw strong trading momentum in second-half 2025 due to faster-than- expected funding releases for some US military and defence programs, previously anticipated for 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures contract extension with NCSU-led CLAWS Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/bluglass-120126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US subsidiary of BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia and North Carolina State University (NCSU) have extended their existing contract to include a third year, valued at A$1.05m (US$680,000). Under the extension, BluGlass will continue developing gallium nitride (GaN) lasers to support defence, quantum, and dual-use technology development for the US Department of War (DoW) as part of the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) Hub, which is led by NCSU...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US orders HieFo to divest Emcore indium phosphide assets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/hiefo-120126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order requiring Delaware-registered optical communications device developer and manufacturer HieFo Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA to divest the assets it acquired when it was formed on 30 April 2024 through a management buy-out of the digital chips business line and indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication operations of New Jersey-based Emcore Corp...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Perceptra secures €1.2m funding from PhotonDelta</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 13:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/perceptra-090126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Perceptra of Oakland, CA, USA — which was spun off from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2021 to pioneer photonic chip-based AI-enabled Raman sensors for chemical monitoring — has secured a €1.2m investment from photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT updates Q4/2025 revenue guidance to $22.5–23.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/axt-090126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has updated its expectations for revenue to $22.5–23.5m, primarily due to fewer export control permits for indium phosphide being issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce than previously expected...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sumitomo Chemical exhibiting compound semiconductor products at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/sumitomo-chemical-090126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd is participating at SPIE Photonics West 2026 in The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (20–22 January), focusing on its compound semiconductor products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech launches new transfer-molded LED and photodiode packaging capabilities</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:32:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/marktech-080126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA and its device manufacturing partner Optrans Corp of Kawasaki-Shi, Japan are introducing new transfer-molded photodiode and LED packaging capabilities, which are currently under development and scheduled for first customer availability in second-quarter 2026. The next-generation photonics packages offer improved reliability, optical beam control, enhanced environmental robustness, and reduced stray-light interference while supporting both conventional LED emitters and advanced point-source resonant-cavity light-emitting diode (RCLED) and quantum well light-emitting diode (QWLED) architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>FBH presenting latest advances at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/fbh-080126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA, USA, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) of Berlin, Germany is delivering 20 scientific presentations at the conferences (17–22 January) and exhibiting at the trade fair (20–22 January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux showcasing 1550nm IR sensor APDs for laser range finders, optical test, LiDAR and free-space optical communications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2026 21:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/phlux-070126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Phlux Technology — which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2020 and designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared (IR) sensors — is showcasing its Aura family of Noiseless InGaAs APDs in booth 5528 at SPIE Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA, USA (20-22 January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aegis Aerospace partners with United Semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/aegis-unitedsemiconductors-070126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To pioneer semiconductor manufacturing in space, Aegis Aerospace Inc of Webster, TX, USA (which provides technical services and turn-key solutions to government and commercial space & defense customers) has partnered with United Semiconductors LLC (USLLC, which since 2005 has been supplying the US defense sector and national laboratories with critical substrates from its production facility in Los Alamitos, CA, USA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Germanium Mining Corp joins US National Defense Industrial Association</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/germanium-mining-070126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Publicly traded mineral exploration company Germanium Mining Corp of Vancouver, BC, Canada has been accepted as a new member of the US National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), which supports collaboration across industry, government and academia to strengthen US national security and the defense industrial base. Germanium Mining Corp is already a member of the Nevada Mining Association...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vitrealab closes $11m Series A financing round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:10:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/vitrealab-070126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vitrealab GmbH of Vienna, Austria, a developer of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for laser–LCoS-based augmented reality (AR) light engines, has closed a significantly oversubscribed $11m Series A financing round, led by LIFTT Italian Venture Capital and LIFTT EuroInvest with participation from Constructor Capital, aws Gründungsfonds, Gateway Ventures, PhotonVentures, xista Science Ventures, Moveon Technologies, and Hermann Hauser Investment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices appoints Fabio Necco as new CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2026 20:54:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/cgd-060126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has appointed Fabio Necco as chief executive officer. The move is designed to drive forward CGD’s entry into key markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mission Microwave to design and deliver solid-state power block upconverters for Telesat Lightspeed</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/mission-microwave-050126.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mission Microwave Technologies LLC of Cypress, CA, USA has been awarded a contract to design and deliver solid-state power block upconverters (BUCs) for the Telesat Lightspeed Landing Stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/tclcsot-prima-020126.shtml</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2026 09:50:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>Panel maker TCL CSOT acquires LED chip maker Prima</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TCL Technology’s Shenzhen-based subsidiary TCL China Star Optoelectronic Technology Co Ltd (TCL CSOT) recently acquired an 80% equity stake — along with creditor rights — in Fujian Prima Optoelectronics Co Ltd (also known as Fujian ZhaoYuan Optoelectronics). This transaction marks TCL CSOT’s formal entry into the LED chip segment. It represents a critical step toward completing a vertically integrated supply chain spanning from LED chips to mini-LED video wall applications, notes market analyst firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT closes public offering of stock and full exercise of underwriters’ option</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/axt-311225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has closed its underwritten public offering of 8,163,265 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $12.25 per share, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 1,064,773 shares. The firm received total gross proceeds of about $100m, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Space Forge generates plasma aboard ForgeStar-1 satellite</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/spaceforge-311225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Space Forge of Cardiff, UK (which has operations on Florida’s Space Coast) has generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, marking a world-first for commercial in-space manufacturing and a step toward producing a new class of high-performance semiconductor materials on orbit...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU provides year-end update regarding strategic milestones</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:16:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/nuburu-301225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has given an update outlining multiple near-term strategic execution milestones expected to be achieved in January. These reflect continued progress across the firm’s previously announced defense platform expansion, financial strengthening initiatives, and transformation into an integrated Defense & Security Hub...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT prices public offering of stock to raise $87m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:09:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/axt-301225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,098,492 shares of common stock at a price of $12.25 per share...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Move2Thz project targets sustainable InP-on-silicon platform and European ecosystem upscaling to mass market sub-THz applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/move2thz-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Move2Thz – Sustainable Indium Phosphide (InP) platform and ecosystem upscaling, enabling future mass market (sub-)THz applications – is a collaborative project to address existing indium phosphide (InP) shortcomings and build a mature European ecosystem to obtain a commercially and industry-viable platform for use in various mass-market applications utilizing the higher-frequency spectrum towards THz and beyond...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European firm orders two Riber MBE 6000 production systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:09:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/riber-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has received an order for two MBE 6000 production systems (including associated services) for delivery in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF and Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy provide low-noise amplifiers for ALMA radio telescope array</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:34:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/fraunhoferiaf-mpi-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As one of the world’s most powerful radio telescope facilities, the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) at 5000m above sea level on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes observes dark and distant regions of the universe by measuring the millimeter and submillimeter radiation emitted by cold molecular clouds (interstellar gas clouds with a temperature of only a few tens of Kelvin, in which stars form when the density and temperature are right) in order to better understand how stars, planets, galaxies and life are formed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED reaches make-or-break phase as first production lines ramp at AUO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/yole-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a time when production lines begin to ramp and the technology enters a pivotal make-or-break phase, market analyst firm Yole Group has released two strategic reports: MicroLED Markets, Applications, and Competitive Landscape 2025 and MicroLED Technologies, Equipment, and Manufacturing 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Co-packaged optics market to grow at 37% CAGR to $20bn by 2036</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/idtechex-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its new report ‘Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) 2026-2036: Technologies, Market, and Forecasts’ by principal technology analyst Dr Yu-Han Chang, market research firm IDTechEx notes that, in recent years, optical transceiver technology has been steadily shifting toward placing the optics closer to the ASIC. Traditionally, pluggable modules inserted into the front panel of a switch sit at the edge of the printed circuit board and have long served as the standard solution for connecting switches and servers in data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PlayNitride to acquire Lumiode</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/playnitride-291225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiwan-based micro-LED developer PlayNitride Technologies says that its board has approved the acquisition, for US$2m, of Lumiode Inc of New York, NY, USA, which was founded in 2012 and specializes in high-brightness micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) and other display applications. Market research company TrendForce reports that Lumiode has complementary technologies and patents that can help PlayNitride to expand its intellectual property portfolio and improve access to North American customers and sales channels...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MicroLink Devices UK awarded in Call 2 of CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/csconnected-microlink-231225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected has announced MicroLink Devices UK Ltd as an awardee of the CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme — Call 2...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fuji Electric and Robert Bosch collaborate on SiC power semiconductor modules for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:38:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/fujielectric-bosch-231225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power electronics manufacturer Fuji Electric Co Ltd and automotive parts maker Robert Bosch GmbH of Reutlingen, Germany have agreed to collaborate on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor modules for electric vehicles (EVs) that feature package compatibility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM announces partial repurchase offer for up to €300m of outstanding convertible bonds due 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/amsosram-221225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany has launched a convertible bond tender and invites current bondholders to submit offers to sell up to €300m in principal amount of the outstanding €760m convertible bonds due 2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Lab delivers photonics training on ‘Digital Infrastructures’ and ‘Safety, Security &amp; Space’</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:33:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/iiivlab-221225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As one of the 36 partners in the PhotonHub PHACTORY project (a one-stop-shop for photonics innovation, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program), III-V Lab of Palaiseau, France (the joint Nokia, Thales and CEA-Leti lab for industrial research and the development of III-V-based optoelectronic and microelectronic components and their integration with silicon circuits) is giving three training sessions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Leonardo to develop and deliver first four Italian next-gen radars for Michelangelo Dome long-range ballistic defence system</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:54:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/leonardo-191225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aerospace, Defense & security firm Leonardo S.p.A. of Rome, Italy has announced a major step forward in the development and implementation of the Michelangelo Dome advanced integrated defence system technology enablers, signing a contract with Italy-based TELEDIFE (Direzione Informatica Telematica e Tecnologie Avanzate) for the development and delivery of four next-generation radars, designed to counter long-range ballistic threats (3000km)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON Versat 2016 AEC-Q qualified LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:16:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/lumileds-191225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds of Eindhoven, The Netherlands says that its Versat 2016 is designed to address the necessary illumination specifications, reduce the engineering complexity and support the economic requirements for the growing segment of animated, personalized car-body lighting. With LUXEON Versat 2016 singular optical elements, backlit optical surfaces and 3D illuminated structures can all be successfully addressed, ushering in the expansion of car illumination beyond traditional signaling into styling and communication lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs appoints Arthur van der Poel to advisory board</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/alixlabs-191225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To further strengthen its strategic and technological leadership as it advances its semiconductor innovation roadmap, Sweden-based AlixLabs AB (which was spun off from Lund University in 2019) has appointed Arthur van der Poel to its advisory board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi to develop power devices using GlobalFoundries’ 200mm lateral GaN-on-Si</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:16:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/onsemi-gf-191225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has signed a collaboration agreement with GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint, including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) to develop and manufacture gallium nitride (GaN) power products using GF’s 200mm eMode GaN-on-silicon process for critical markets, starting with 650V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power SiC faces overcapacity downturn until 2027–2028, before device market grows to nearly $10bn by 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/yole-181225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After an unprecedented investment wave between 2019 and 2024, the power silicon carbide (SiC) industry is now entering a correction cycle, according to Yole Group’s report ‘Power SiC 2025 – Front-End Manufacturing Equipment’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD wins Hyundai Open Innovation challenge</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/cgd-181225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has been named as one of the winners of Hyundai’s Open Innovation Challenge on the future of sporty driving. Out of nearly 50 companies, CGD’s one-chip ICeGaN solution has been selected for its robustness and ease of use, showing high potential for utilization in power modules for EV traction inverters. This technology enables GaN to be considered as a cost-effective alternative to expensive silicon carbide (SiC) solutions in the high-power EV inverter market, says CGD...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU secures $25m financing to complete acquisitions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/nuburu-171225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has entered into a securities purchase agreement with YA II PN Ltd pursuant to which it will receive a gross cash infusion of $23.25m in exchange for the issuance of a $25m unsecured debenture and related warrant packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RENA joins UK-funded consortium to strengthen national semiconductor metrology capabilities</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:55:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/rena-171225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RENA Technologies GmbH of Gütenbach, Germany (which supplies production machines for wet chemical surface preparation) is a key industrial partner in a new €1.3m (£1.2m) Government-funded project led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – the UK’s National Metrology Institute (NMI) – and supported by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). The initiative aims to establish critical new metrology capabilities to strengthen the UK’s semiconductor innovation infrastructure and accelerate the development and adoption of next-generation semiconductor materials and processes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NHanced supporting mixed-material heterogeneous hybrid bonding production with copper or nickel bonds</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:48:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/nhanced-171225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NHanced Semiconductors Inc of Batavia, IL (the first US-based pure-play advanced packaging foundry) says that it uniquely supports mixed-material hybrid bonding with either copper or nickel bonds. Its new Besi bonding system further expands its advanced packaging yield and throughput...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IDTechEx assesses status of 800V for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:48:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/idtechex-161225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the transition to 800V electric vehicles (EVs) affecting the whole powertrain (including the power electronics), IDTechEx’s report ‘Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles 2026–2036: Technologies, Markets, and Forecasts’, this trend is analysed and used to forecast the adoption of wide-bandgap semiconductors silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), as well as the entire power electronics market for EVs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum appoints onsemi’s CFO Thad Trent to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/lumentum-161225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has appointed Thad Trent to its board of birectors, expanding the board membership to nine members...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti and ST demo path to fully monolithic silicon RF front-ends with 3D sequential integration</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/leti-st-151225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 71st IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025) in San Francisco (6–10 December), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France and STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland presented results showcasing key enablers for a new high-performance and versatile RF silicon platform cointegrating best-in-class active and passive devices used in RF and optical front-end modules (FEM). Their paper details 3D sequential integration of silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT), RF silicon-on-insulator (SOI) switches, and high-quality passives on a single wafer — opening a path to highly integrated, low parasitic, and targeting cost-efficient systems for next-generation wireless and wireline communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec presents record WSe2-based 2D-pFETs for extending logic technology roadmap</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:58:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/imec-151225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 71st IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025) in San Francisco (6–10 December), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium, presented what it claims is breakthrough performance of (with Imax as high as 690µA/µm) for p-type FETs with monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) channels, and improved fab-compatible modules for source/drain contact formation and gate stack integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NTT reports first RF operation of AlGaN transistors with Al-content over 0.75</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:46:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/ntt-151225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 71st IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025) in San Francisco on 10 December, Japan’s NTT Inc of Tokyo, Japan presented what it it claims is the first amplification of millimeter-wave high-frequency signals used in wireless communications in aluminium nitride (AlN)-based transistors (Kawasaki et al, ‘First RF Operation of AlGaN-channel Polarization-Doped FETs with Average Al-content Over 0.75’). It has achieved this by designing a low-resistance structure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CHIPX to establish 8-inch GaN-on-SiC wafer fab in Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:41:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/chipx-151225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor and photonics manufacturer CHIPX of Dublin, Ireland plans to establish an 8-inch wafer fabrication facility in Malaysia, the first of its kind in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. The facility will introduce gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN/SiC) manufacturing, driving Malaysia’s entry into front-end semiconductor production and accelerating domestic capability in photonics, high-bandwidth optical interconnects, and advanced materials engineering essential to next-generation AI and high-performance compute systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advanced Energy unveils dual-output 400W module for NeoPower configurable power supplies</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/advanced-energy-121225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Advanced Energy Inc of Denver, CO, USA (which designs and manufactures precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions) has introduced a new dual-output 24V/24V module for its NeoPower family of configurable power supplies, delivering up to 400W (200W per output) in a compact 2.5-inch form factor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas expands global distribution network with Avnet</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/navitas-121225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has announced an expansion of its distribution agreement with Avnet, making Avnet a globally franchised strategic distribution partner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise Integration, Powernet and KEC sign MoU to co-develop SMPS solutions for AI server power supplies in Korea</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/wise-111225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise Integration of Hyeres, France, together with switched-mode power supply (SMPS) manufacturer Powernet Technologies Corp and power semiconductor firm KEC Corp (both of Seoul, South Korea), have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-develop next-generation SMPS solutions designed specifically for AI server applications in South Korea. The partnership aligns with the South Korea’s push to expand AI infrastructure and build out the next generation of high-density data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell develops HEMTs on single-crystal AlN substrate for RF power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:49:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/cornell-111225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cornell University has developed a new transistor architecture for high-power wireless electronics that addresses supply chain vulnerabilities for gallium (‘XHEMTs on Ultrawide Bandgap Single-Crystal AlN Substrates’, Advanced Electronic Materials, 29 November 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches Gen3 1200V S3 modules for high-power industrial and EV applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:37:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/semiq-111225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has expanded its third-generation QSiC MOSFET product line, including devices with what is claimed to be an industry-leading current density and thermal resistance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds new packages to CoolSiC MOSFET 750V G2 family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/infineon-101225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched new packages for its CoolSiC MOSFET 750V G2 technology, engineered to deliver the highest system efficiency and power density in automotive and industrial power conversion applications. This latest innovation is now available in a range of packages, including Q-DPAK and D2PAK, offering a portfolio with typical RDS(on) values up to 60mΩ at 25°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC closes $26m round B investment</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:07:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/visic-101225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – has announced the second closing of its Round B funding, securing $26m. The round was led by a global semiconductor leader, with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia (HKMC) joining as a strategic investor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK and Canada collaborate on optical engine for faster, more efficient and more sustainable AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/csa-catapult-101225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new UK-Canada technology partnership is building an advanced optical engine designed to make the world’s AI data centers faster, more efficient and more sustainable...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 18:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/semiconductor-today-091225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed powering Toyota’s EV platforms with silicon carbide components</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 16:59:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/wolfspeed-091225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that its automotive MOSFETs will power onboard charger systems for Toyota...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus added to S&amp;P/TSX Composite Index</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 16:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/5nplus-091225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following its entry into the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index on 24 November, specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has been included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, effective prior to the open of trading on 22 December...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass appoints CEO Jim Haden as executive director, replacing non-exec director Jean Michel Pelaprat</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 16:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/bluglass-091225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has appointed CEO Jim Haden as executive director, subject to obtaining a director’s ID...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar closes up to $5.5m private placement</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 09:40:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/ascent-091225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has closed its private placement for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,025,643 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), series A warrants to purchase up to 1,025,643 shares and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 1,025,643 shares at a purchase price of $1.95 per share (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and Cyient partner to accelerate GaN adoption in India</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/navitas-081225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — and ASIC/ASSP and power solutions provider Cyient Semiconductor Pte Ltd of Hyderabad, India have announced a strategic long-term partnership intended to advance the adoption of GaN technology in India and establish a complete end-to-end GaN ecosystem...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar announces up to $5.5m private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/ascent-081225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,025,643 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), series A warrants to purchase up to 1,025,643 shares of common stock, and short-term series B warrants to purchase up to 1,025,643 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $1.95 per share (or per pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and accompanying warrants in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE extends multi-year strategic supply agreement with Lumentum</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2025 18:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/iqe-lumentum-081225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signed a multi-year extension to its strategic agreement with Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) for the supply of epiwafers supporting advanced sensing technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Global IP dynamics highlight surging GaN innovation activity in Q3/2025, says KnowMade</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2025 09:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/knowmade-081225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[KnowMade has released its ‘Q3 2025 GaN Patent Monitor’, which highlights major gallium nitride (GaN) innovation trends in third-quarter 2025, the evolving competitive IP landscape, and the technological advances shaping future power and RF electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi releases EliteSiC MOSFETs in T2PAK top-cool package</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Dec 2025 14:49:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/onsemi-051225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has released its EliteSiC MOSFETs in the industry-standard T2PAK top-cool package, advancing power packaging for automotive and industrial applications. The new product delivers enhanced thermal performance, reliability and design flexibility for demanding high-power, high-voltage applications for markets including electric vehicles, solar infrastructure, and energy storage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB’s XbloX accelerates time-to-market for scalable, high-performance SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:50:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/xfab-051225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Through its XbloX platform, analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB says that it is offering easy access to a standardized yet flexible set of silicon carbide (SiC) process technologies that accelerate the development of advanced power devices. From rapid prototyping to full production, the modular and fully scalable XbloX platform helps SiC device developers to expedite engineering assessments and technology release, with production starts achieved up to nine months faster than traditional methods, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent expands silicon carbide platform from 200mm to 300mm</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 17:09:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/coherent-041225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that it has leveraged its 200mm silicon carbide platform expertise to develop a next-generation 300mm silicon carbide solution, engineered to manage rising thermal loads, that meets the accelerating performance and scalability needs of modern data centers. As these systems demand higher power density, faster switching, and superior thermal management, the transition to larger-diameter SiC wafers can unlock major gains in energy efficiency and thermal performance, the firm says...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches 13–65mΩ SiC MOSFETs in TOLL package</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/rohm-041225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM has begun mass production of the SCT40xxDLL series of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in TOLL (TO-Leadless) packages. Compared to conventional packages (TO-263-7L) with equivalent voltage ratings and on-resistance, the new packages offer about 39% improved thermal performance, enabling high-power handling despite their compact size and low profile. It is suitable for industrial equipment such as server power supplies and ESS (energy storage systems) where the power density is increasing, and low-profile components are required to enable miniaturized product design...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon enhances Electreon’s wireless in-road EV charging with silicon carbide technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 14:02:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/infineon-041225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany will supply customized silicon carbide (SiC) power modules to Electreon, a provider of wireless charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), for its dynamic in-road charging technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production grows 9% in Q3/2025, driven by seasonal demand and new product releases</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/trendforce-041225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In second-half 2025, the smartphone market entered its peak season, with new product launches further boosting output, according to the latest research by market analyst TrendForce. In third-quarter 2025, global smartphone production hit 328 million units, up 9% quarter-on-quarter and 7% year-on-year. These numbers highlight a distinct seasonal uptick..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic awarded £1.2m funding to develop 550W Ka-band solid-state power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2025 09:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/filtronic-041225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF and millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmit & receive components and subsystems for the space, aerospace & defence, and telecoms infrastructure markets — has been awarded £1.2m funding through the UK Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) for a project to develop a high-power 550W Ka-band solid-state power amplifier (SSPA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay launches 1200V SiC MOSFET power modules in MAACPAK PressFit package</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 21:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/vishay-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced two new 1200V MOSFET power modules designed to increase efficiency and reliability for medium- to high-frequency applications in automotive, energy, industrial and telecom systems. Offering four and six MOSFETs, respectively, in the low-profile MAACPAK PressFit package, the Vishay Semiconductors VS-MPY038P120 and VS-MPX075P120 combine the latest silicon carbide (SiC) technology with a rugged transfer mold construction...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US ITC preliminary determination finds violation of Infineon patent by Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 20:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/infineon-innoscience-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a preliminary determination, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has found violation of one patent (US 9,899,481) owned by Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany concerning gallium nitride (GaN) technology by China-based Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd, which manufactures GaN-on-silicon power chips on 8” silicon wafers. In addition, the ITC confirmed that both patents asserted by Infineon in the proceedings before the ITC (US 9,899,481 and 9,070,755) are legally valid...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent provides space company with PV modules for power generation testing in cislunar space</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 20:21:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/ascent-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – says that it recently provided test modules to a leading space company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nuvoton launches compact 1.7W 402nm violet laser in TO-56 CAN package</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 13:14:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/nuvoton-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nuvoton Technology Corp Japan of Kyoto, Japan has launched the KLC435FS01WW compact high-power violet laser diode, which achieves what is claimed to be industry-leading optical output power in an industry-standard TO-56 CAN package of 1.7W at 402nm wavelength...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED and SANlight partner on high-efficiency horticulture lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 09:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/cree-led-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A partnership has been announced in which J Series products of Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) will be used in the new STIXX-Series luminaires of SANlight GmbH of Schruns, Austria, which specializes in LED lighting solutions for both commercial and home gardening applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi and Innoscience sign MoU to collaborate on speeding global rollout of GaN power portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2025 09:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/onsemi-innoscience-031225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA and China-based Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) power chips on 200mm silicon wafers — have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to accelerate deployment of GaN power devices, starting with 40–200V, and significantly broaden customer adoption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas sampling 3300V and 2300V UHV silicon carbide product portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 09:38:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/navitas-021225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — has announced the sample availability of its new 3300V and 2300V ultrahigh-voltage (UHV) products in power module, discrete and known good die (KGD) formats. The new SiC products are claimed to set a benchmark for reliability and enhanced performance in ultrahigh-voltage power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU agrees to acquire Italian laser specialist LYOCON</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 09:24:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/nuburu-021225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has signed binding heads of terms to acquire Lyocon S.r.l., an Italian laser-engineering and photonics company specializing in advanced laser sources, precision optical systems, and customized laser platforms for industrial, medical and high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avicena’s LightBundle optical links operating at 4Gbps per lane with transmitter current as low as 100µA per LED</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2025 19:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/dec/avicena-011225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SuperCompute 2025 (SC25) in St Louis, MO, USA (16–21 November), Avicena Tech Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has announced that its LightBundle micro-LED-based optical links now operate at 4Gbps per lane with transmitter currents as low as 100µA per LED. At this current, each link closes at a raw bit-error rate (BER) of 1x10–12 with an equivalent energy of 80fJ/bit per LED, all without forward error correction (FEC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed receives $698.6m in cash tax refunds</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2025 19:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/semileds-281125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has received $698.6m in cash tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC) under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code. The refund represents a significant step in the monetization of the approximately $1bn of Section 48D cash tax refunds accrued from the AMIC. In fiscal 2025, Wolfspeed received $186.5m in cash tax refunds related to its fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 federal tax filings...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs full-year revenue grows eight-fold, despite last-quarter drop</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:08:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/semileds-281125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $13.22m, down on $17.65m last quarter. Nevertheless, fiscal full-year revenue has grown more than eight-fold from $5.18m for 2024 to $43m for 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolGaN technology used in Anker’s new-generation 160W prime charger</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/infineon-281125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has expanded its collaboration with Anker Innovations of Changsha, Hunan, China (a manufacturer of fast-charging power devices) to develop a new generation of high-speed chargers that can deliver up to 160W of power in a compact, pocket-size format. The result of the cooperation is said to be redefining industry standards for high power density and efficiency, represented by the launch of Anker’s 160W Prime Charger. The device features Infineon’s latest XDP digital controller and gallium nitride (GaN)-based CoolGaN transistor technology, enabling a credit-card-size design, which makes the charger suitable for travelers and professionals alike...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas consolidates Asian franchised distributor base</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:05:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/navitas-281125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — and Asian distributor WT Microelectronics Co Ltd have strengthened their strategic partnership to provide enhanced technical and supply chain services in Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy gains CSIRO Kick-Start program funding for gallium exploration</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:44:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/nimy-271125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has entered into an agreement with Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, supported by their Kick-Start program, to commence the Regolith Research study. This study aims to develop a geomorphic model to enhance the confidence in gallium exploration within the Mons Project in Western Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quantum Critical Metals and Nusano collaborate on developing and refining critical minerals in North America</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:09:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/quantum-critical-metals-nusano-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian mineral exploration company Quantum Critical Metals Corp and Nusano Inc of Valencia, CA, USA (a privately held physics-based technology company specializing in advanced mass-separation processes) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and refining of critical minerals in North America. The partnership aims to strengthen supply chains for US and Canadian industries by bringing high-purity mineral processing back to North American soil. Most refining of critical minerals currently occurs overseas. This dependence leaves North America vulnerable to geopolitical, economic and environmental disruptions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV’s 235nm far-UVC LEDs inactivate multiple H5N1 avian ’flu virus strains</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/silannauv-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia – which provides far-UVC light sources for water quality sensors, gas sensors, disinfection, and HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) applications – says that its ultraviolet LEDs effectively inactivate multiple H5N1 avian influenza virus strains within seconds, according to recent research by scientists at the University of Siena. The research showed strong viral reduction of up to 99.999% with Silanna’s 235nm far-ultraviolet C (UVC) LEDs, which support applications in public health protection, pandemic preparedness, and agricultural biosecurity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon photonic interposer start-up NcodiN raises €16m in seed funding</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/ncodin-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NcodiN of Palaiseau, Paris, France (which was founded in 2023 to pioneer optical interposer technology with integrated nanolasers for next-generation computing) has secured €16m in an oversubscribed seed financing round...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Swansea’s professor Owen Guy wins SEMI Academia Impact Award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/swansea-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the CxO Executive Summit at SEMICON Europa 2025 in Munich, Germany (18–21 November), Professor Owen Guy (head of Chemistry at Swansea University) has been honoured with the SEMI Academia Impact Award, recognizing his “outstanding contributions to semiconductor research, innovation and industry-academia collaboration in Europe”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Waterloo’s Dr Lan Wei awarded Canada Research Chair</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:18:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/university-of-waterloo-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Four researchers at the University of Waterloo have been awarded $3.95m in funding to support their research as part of the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NPL leading Government-backed metrology project to accelerate UK’s role in compound semiconductor innovation</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/npl-261125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, UK has been appointed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to lead a £1.2m Government-funded project to establish new metrology capabilities that will strengthen the UK’s semiconductor innovation infrastructure. The strategic investment aims to accelerate the UK’s role in developing next-generation semiconductor materials and processes, helping to attract private investment and boost economic growth in the sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster celebrates tenth anniversary</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/csconnected-251125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 13 November, over 100 industry leaders, researchers, policymakers and educators gathered in Cardiff to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of CSconnected, the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster. This included reflections from founding figures, recognition of ‘Cluster Champions’, and a keynote address from Jack Sargeant MS, Wales’ Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership, whose portfolio aligns with the cluster’s focus on talent pipelines and skills development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell upgrades lab with MOCVD system for next-gen nitride materials</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/cornell-251125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A laboratory upgrade at Cornell University will help to forge new directions for nitride semiconductors by expanding their capabilities to support technologies such as quantum computers and next-generation radio-frequency and power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Beneq launches Transform XP second-generation ALD platform</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/beneq2-241125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment and solutions firm Beneq of Espoo, Finland has introduced the Transform XP, a second-generation ALD platform developed to meet the performance demands of wide-bandgap (WBG) power and RF device technology development and manufacturing. Building on the proven Transform platform, the new system adds advanced ALD control, faster cycle times, and greater process capabilities in a high-throughput format...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Beneq unveils Transmute high-throughput ALD tool for power, RF and μLED device production</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/beneq-241125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment and solutions firm Beneq of Espoo, Finland has launched Transmute, a next-generation ALD platform designed for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. Engineered for high volume production of wide-bandgap (WBG) power electronics, advanced RF devices, and micro-LEDs and other specialty devices, the new systemcombines performance, scalability and cost efficiency in one system...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>STMicroelectronics launches GaNSPIN system-in-package family</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/st-241125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has unveiled new smart power components that let home appliances and industrial drives leverage the latest gallium nitride (GaN) technology to boost energy efficiency, increase performance, and save cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PowerAmerica issues request for proposals for 24-month projects</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/power-america-241125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PowerAmerica — a public–private research initiative established in 2014 as the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s first Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute — has issued a request for proposals for projects lasting up to 24 months, focused on the development of advanced wide-bandgap power semiconductor technologies, power electronics assemblies, and packaging and manufacturing processes with the potential to improve performance and lower cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar inaugurates $1.1bn AI-enabled Louisiana manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/firstsolar-241125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has inaugurated its new fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The $1.1bn facility, which spans about 2.4 million square feet and is about 11 times the size of the New Orleans Superdome, currently employs over 700 people and is expected to have 826 staff by the end of the year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ElementUSA awarded $29.9m in Defense funding to create US supply of gallium and scandium</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/elementusa-211125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of War has awarded $29.9m via Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to ElementUSA Inc of Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA to enable the development of a demonstration facility in Gramercy, Louisiana for extracting gallium and scandium from existing industrial waste...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU executes first tranche of Tekne financial program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/nuburu-201125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has executed the €2m first tranche of financial support for Tekne S.p.A. (a provider of integrated electronic warfare and cyber capabilities in military vehicles), following the updated Tekne agreement announced 12 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design provides laser design and simulation training on JePPIX PIC Design Course</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:38:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/photondesign-201125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK has provided laser design and simulation training on the JePPIX ‘PIC Design Course’ 2025, held at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven) on 27 October to 7 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries and Navitas partner on US GaN technology and manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:45:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/gf-navitas-201125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint, including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) and Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors — have announced a long-term strategic partnership to strengthen and accelerate US-based GaN technology, design and manufacturing. Together, the firms will collaborate, develop and deliver solutions for critical applications in high-power markets that demand the highest efficiency and power density, including AI data centers, performance computing, energy and grid infrastructure and industrial electrification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches FIREFLY SFH 4030B and SFH 4060B IREDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/amsosram-201125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched the new-generation FIREFLY SFH 4030B and SFH 4060B infrared light-emitting diodes (IREDs), which are claimed to set new standards for infrared LEDs in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications such as eye tracking in smart glasses and AR/VR headsets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ohio State University buys Aixtron CCS MOCVD system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:16:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/aixtron-201125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ohio State University (OSU) has purchased a Close Coupled Showerhead system for metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (CCS MOCVD) from Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany. The tool will be used for epitaxy of gallium oxide (GaO) and aluminum gallium oxide (AlGaO) for materials and device development on 100mm substrates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti launches multi-lateral program to accelerate AI with micro-LED data links</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:18:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/cealeti-191125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the SEMICON Europa 2025 event in Munich, Germany (18–21 November), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France has launched a three-year, multi-lateral program on micro-LED technology for ultra-fast data transfer, with a particular focus on accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) growth. The lab- to-fab initiative draws on the institute’s expertise in micro-LED process technology. Beginning in January, it aims to engage manufacturers of micro-LEDs, optical fibers, photodiodes and interconnects, as well as chipmakers, system integrators, and hyperscalers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs raises €15m in Series A funding round to accelerate APS beta testing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/alixlabs-191125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweden-based AlixLabs AB (which was spun off from Lund University in 2019) has closed a €15m (~SEK165m) Series A funding round led by long-term investors Navigare Ventures, Industrifonden, and FORWARD.one, and joined by Sweden-based STOAF as well as Global Brain (an independent Japanese venture capital firm that manages strategic funds and invests in semiconductor startups), further strengthening AlixLabs’ international reach and industry partnerships...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi authorizes $6bn share repurchase program</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/onsemi-191125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $6bn over the next three years, launching on 1 January 2026 after the previous $3bn authorization expires on 31 December. Under the prior authorization, onsemi has repurchased $2.1bn of its common stock over the last three years, in particular spending about 100% of the company’s free cash flow in 2025 for share repurchase...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision adds Dr Anthony Yu to advisory board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:43:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/mojovision-191125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Cupertino, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has appointed Dr Anthony Yu to its advisory board. The firm is applying its micro-LED technology to the development of high-speed optical interconnects for AI infrastructure. The addition of Yu to the board brings decades of silicon photonics leadership experience to support the firm’s product strategy and go-to-market execution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries acquires Advanced Micro Foundry to expand silicon photonics AI infrastructure portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/gf-amf-181125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint, including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) has announced the acquisition of commercial pure-play specialty silicon photonics foundry Advanced Micro Foundry Pte Ltd (AMF) – a spin-off of the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) – marking what is described as a pivotal step in GF’s strategy to advance innovation in silicon photonics. The acquisition will expand GF’s silicon photonics technology portfolio, production capacity and R&D in Singapore, complementing its existing technology capabilities in the USA and unlocking new market opportunities with a broader set of data-center and communication technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic completes multi-year project to develop plastic QFN packaging for GaN devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/filtronic-181125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF and millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmit & receive components and subsystems — has completed a multi-year project to develop novel plastic QFN packaging for gallium nitride (GaN) devices, marking what is described as a significant milestone for UK sovereign capability in advanced semiconductor technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed launches 1200V silicon carbide six-pack power modules for E-mobility propulsion systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/wolfspeed-181125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has launched 1200V SiC six-pack power modules for high-power inverters. By combining its latest Gen 4 SiC MOSFET technology and innovative packaging, the modules are claimed to deliver three times more power cycling capability at operating temperature than competing solutions, and 15% higher inverter current capability in an industry-standard footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Arkansas opens Multi-User Silicon Carbide Facility</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:10:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/arkansas-181125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Arkansas has opened its Multi-User Silicon Carbide Facility (MUSiC), which is claimed to the only open-access fabrication facility of its kind in the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments’ plasma processing equipment enabling Coherent to ramp up 6-inch InP fabs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/oipt-coherent-171125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Oxford Instruments says that it is playing a key role to support the industry’s first fully automated 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication capability for photonic devices, led by compound semiconductors and optical networking solutions provider Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec achieves record GaN breakdown exceeding 650V on Shin-Etsu Chemical’s 300mm QST substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/imeq-shinetsuchemical-171125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd says that its QST substrate has been adopted for the 300mm gallium nitride (GaN) power device development program at nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium, where sample evaluation is in progress. In the evaluation, a 5µm-thick high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) device achieved a record breakdown voltage, for a 300mm QST substrate, of more than 650V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ adds 7.4, 14.5 and 34mΩ SOT-227 modules to 1200V Gen3 SiC MOSFET line</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:45:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/semiq-171125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has expanded its family of 1200V Gen3 SiC MOSFETs, launching five SOT-227 modules that offer RDSon values of 7.4mΩ, 14.5mΩ and 34mΩ. The firm’s GCMS modules, which feature Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs), have lower switching losses at high temperature, especially compared to non-SBDs GCMX modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar selects South Carolina for new US production facility</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/firstsolar-141125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is to establish a new facility in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, to onshore final production processes for Series 6 Plus modules initiated by the company’s international fleet. The firm expects to spend about $330m to establish the new facility, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in second-half 2026. The facility is forecasted to create more than 600 new jobs with an average manufacturing salary of $74,000 per year, approximately twice the per capita income in Cherokee County...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected announces £1m third call to Supply Chain Development Programme</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:19:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/csconnected-131125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected has announced a £1m third call in its Supply Chain Development Programme (which was launched in March), delivered in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), to accelerate the expansion of the compound semiconductor supply chain in South Wales. The initiative aims to drive job creation, stimulate economic growth and enhance the UK’s strategic position in advanced semiconductor manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower extends 300mm wafer bonding technology across SiPho and SiGe BiCMOS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:49:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/tower-131125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel has announced the expansion of its existing, mature 300mm wafer bonding technology (originally developed and in mass production for stacked BSI image sensors) to enable heterogeneous 3D-IC integration across its silicon photonics (SiPho) and silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS processes, including full support by Cadence design tools for the stacked platform technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar and NovaSpark to team on lightweight power solutions for drones and terrestrial defense applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:51:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/ascent-131125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has signed a teaming agreement with Louisiana- and Texas-based NovaSpark Energy, which designs and manufactures mobile hydrogen generation systems for fueling long-range drones and powering critical infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU and Tekne forge renewed partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/nuburu-131125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has updated its strategic alliance with Tekne S.p.A. (a provider of integrated electronic warfare and cyber capabilities in military vehicles). The companies, along with Tekne’s shareholders, signed a new letter of agreement on 10 November, superseding their previous understanding and establishing a renewed strategic and industrial partnership. This agreement will be implemented by NUBURU via its specialized subsidiary Nuburu Defense LLC, which is focused on delivering laser-based solutions for defense, security and critical infrastructure applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CreeLED sues Promier Products and Tractor Supply</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:53:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/cree-led-121125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Promier Products (trading as LitezAll) and Tractor Supply Co have infringed its rights in the following patents by selling certain portable lighting products: United States Patent Nos. 9070850, 9754926, 10439112, 11791442, D790486 and D892066...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK keyfoundry accelerating development of SiC-based power semiconductor technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:44:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/sk-keyfoundry-121125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based SK keyfoundry — which provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services on 8-inch wafers for consumer, communications, computing, automotive and industrial applications — says that it is accelerating the development of silicon carbide (SiC)-based compound power semiconductor technology, bolstering its efforts for the global power semiconductor market. Leveraging its manufacturing expertise and intellectual property (IP) portfolio across the semiconductor manufacturing process, in first-half 2025 the firm acquired SK powertech (formerly Yes Power Technix, until its acquisition by SK Inc in 2022), which has core competencies in the SiC sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolGaN technology used in Enphase’s new IQ9 solar microinverter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:46:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/infineon-121125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it is providing its gallium nitride (GaN) technology for the next generation of solar microinverters from global energy technology company Enphase Energy Inc, which is said to be the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems. Infineon’s CoolGaN bi-directional switch (BDS) technology enables significant enhancements in power output, energy efficiency and system reliability for Enphase’s IQ9 Series Microinverters. For the new IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter, this helps to simplify design complexity and lower installation and balance of system costs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RPI-led team demonstrates remote epitaxy with 2–7nm epilayer–substrate distance</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:28:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/rpi-121125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) of Troy, NY, USA, a team that also includes researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University and SUNY Buffalo has deepened the understanding of remote epitaxy, a manufacturing technique that entails growing high-quality semiconducting films on one substrate and then transferring them to a different one...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight presenting heterogeneous integration of silicon and III-Vs for optical interconnects &amp; LiDAR at ISPEC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/openlight-121125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) says that, at the 15th International Symposium on Photonics and Electronics Convergence (ISPEC 2025) at Institute of Science Tokyo (17-18 November), its principal engineer and photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design expert Dr Molly Piels is giving a presentation on the latest advances in the heterogeneous integration of silicon and III-V materials and highlighting how they can be used to enable the fabrication of photonic components at scale. This includes a case study of the OpenLight Photonics Development Kit (PDK) that is helping to underpin growth in photonic IC manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s CTO Richard Hogg chairing sessions at PCSEL 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:27:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/iiiv-epi-111125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — says that its chief technical officer professor Richard Hogg is chairing two sessions at PCSEL 2025 (the International Workshop on PCSELs) held at the University of Glasgow on 10–12 November. This includes the Keynote Session ‘Progress of PCSELs’ from PCSEL research pioneer Susumu Noda, professor of Electronic Science and Engineering at Kyoto University in Japan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s 2.3kV LM Pack Module being integrated into Hopewind’s 950Vac Wind Power Converter</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:57:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/wolfspeed-111125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — is collaborating with renewable energy solutions firm Hopewind of Shenzhen City (one of the largest wind power converter suppliers in China). Together, the two firms will advance the development of the next generation of wind power solutions by integrating Wolfspeed’s 2.3kV LM Pack Module into Hopewind’s highly modular and lightweight 950Vac Wind Power Converter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries licenses TSMC’s 650V and 80V GaN technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/globalfoundries-tsmc-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint, including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) has entered into a technology licensing agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) for 650V and 80V gallium nitride (GaN) technology. The strategic move will accelerate GF’s next generation of GaN products for data-center, industrial and automotive power applications and provide US-based GaN capacity for a global customer base...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus added to MSCI Canada Small Cap Index</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:11:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/5nplus-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montréal, Québec, Canada has been included in the MSCI Canada Small Cap Index, effective as of the close of trading on 24 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass appoints non-executive director Omer Granit as executive chair</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/bluglass-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has appointed non-executive director Omer Granit as executive chair to lead a refreshed board during the next phase of commercial growth for the company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q3 revenue far exceeds guidance, after China export licenses granted for InP</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/axt-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at plants in China — has reported revenue of $28m, rebounding by 56% on $18m last quarter and up 18% on $23.6m a year ago, and far exceeding the guidance of $19–21m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CORNERSTONE and Future Worlds seek applicants for new silicon photonics startup stream</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/cornerstone-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC) — the UK’s dedicated Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) for silicon photonics (affiliated with the University of Southampton and the University of Glasgow, as well as the UK government’s Science and Technology Facilities Council) — has partnered with Future Worlds (the University of Southampton’s startup accelerator) to launch a dedicated Silicon Photonics Stream at a Future Worlds Bootcamp on 29–30 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HKUST develops record-efficiency red quantum rod LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/hkust-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A research team led by the School of Engineering of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is said to have set a record efficiency level for red quantum rod light-emitting diodes (QR-LEDs), which could be applied to boost color vividness and brightness in next-generation display and lighting technologies for smartphones and TVs (Liao Zebing et al, ‘Inverted Device Engineering for Efficient and Bright Quantum Rod LEDs’, Advanced Materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces private placement of common stock for proceeds of $100m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:44:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/navitas-101125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement for the purchase and sale of 14,814,813 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $6.75 per share. The private placement is expected to close on or about 10 November, subject to customary closing conditions. Needham & Company is acting as the sole placement agent...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design taking PCSEL simulation solution to PCSEL 2025 workshop</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 14:26:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/photondesign-071125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is taking its PCSEL simulation solution to the International Workshop on PCSELs 2025 at the University of Glasgow, UK (10–12 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q3 revenue and margin impacted by volume shifts into Q4</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 08:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/aixtron-071125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2025, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €119.6m. This is down 13% on €137.4m last quarter and down 23.5% on €156.3m a year ago, and in the lower half of its guidance range of €110–140m, reflecting the continued soft market environment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell’s Huili Grace Xing to receive 2025 University Research Award in Technology from SIA and SRC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 08:29:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/cornell-071125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Huili Grace Xing, the William L. Quackenbush Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, is the recipient of the 2025 University Research Award in Technology from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU strengthens balance sheet, advances defense-tech acquisition program and revamps blue laser business</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 08:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/nuburu-071125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — says that it has continued to strengthen its balance sheet during the quarter through disciplined capital deployment, selective drawdowns under its Standby Equity Purchase Agreement when beneficial, and a further reduction of legacy payables. Cash on hand remains robust as the firm strategically allocates capital to high-value defense and security growth initiatives under its transformation plan. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar and CisLunar team to bring longer-lasting power solutions to US space market</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 15:53:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/ascent-061125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has signed a teaming agreement with CisLunar Industries of Loveland, CO, USA, which develops scalable hardware and embedded control software for power conversion and conditioning...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers details strategic partnership with POET to deliver light engines for AI infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 11:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/sivers-poet-061125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has announced additional details on the strategic partnership with POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Boise State selected for $1.5m DEPSCoR award for research on synthesizing GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 10:28:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/boise-state-061125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Boise State University has been selected for a $1.5m Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) award, which will expand its defense-relevant research infrastructure and advance innovation in materials designed for extreme environments. Overall, 30 DEPSCoR awards were granted US-wide this year. The award will fund new instrumentation, training and discovery efforts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass gives update on September-quarter activities and results</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2025 09:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/bluglass-061125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has provided the following update and financial report for its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (to end-September 2025)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and SolarEdge collaborate on high-efficiency power infrastructure for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 18:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/infineon-051125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and smart energy technology firm SolarEdge Technologies Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA are collaborating to advance SolarEdge’s solid-state transformer (SST) platform for next-generation AI and hyperscale data centers. The collaboration focuses on the joint design, optimization and validation of a modular 2–5MW SST building block. It combines Infineon’s silicon carbide (SiC) switching technology with SolarEdge’s proven power-conversion and control topology set to deliver >99% efficiency, supporting the global shift towards high-efficiency, DC-based data-center infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco receives Propel300 MOCVD system order from GaN-on-Si power semiconductor IDM</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 18:28:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/veeco-051125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order for a Propel300 metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system from a “major power semiconductor integrated device manufacturer” (IDM) for gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy on 300mm silicon (Si) wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter for robot joints and UAVs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/epc-051125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the EPC91120, a high-performance 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter optimized for humanoid robot joints. Featuring EPC’s EPC23102 ePower Stage IC, the EPC91120 delivers what is claimed to be superior efficiency, high power density, and precise motion control in a compact 32mm-diameter footprint designed to integrate directly within robotic motor assemblies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM agrees exclusive license to manufacture products based on HRL’s 40nm T3L GaN-on-SiC process</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 20:03:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/macom-hrl-041125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has entered into an agreement to license and manufacture the proprietary 40nm T3L gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) process technology of HRL Laboratories LLC of Malibu, CA, USA (a corporate R&D lab co-owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SuperLight launches SLP-2000 full-spectrum SWIR supercontinuum laser</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 13:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/superlight-041125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has launched the SLP-2000 compact full-spectrum shortwave infrared (SWIR) supercontinuum laser...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Voyant appoints former Valeo exec Clément Nouvel as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 12:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/voyant-041125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Voyant Photonics of Long Island City, NY, USA — a pioneer in on-chip frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) light detection & ranging (LiDAR) — has appointed Clément Nouvel as chief executive officer. He joins at a pivotal stage as the company transitions from development to large-scale commercialization of its silicon photonics-based sensing technology, enabling machines to autonomously perceive and understand their environments with millimeter precision demanded by the emergence of physical AI...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi appoints Saurabh Kumar to strengthen epi engineering team and increase manufacturing capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 21:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/iiivepi-031125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — has appointed Saurabh Kumar, a specialist in semiconductor device fabrication, to help meet growing demand for its wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization services. He will strengthen the epitaxial engineering team, increasing resource, expertise and industrial experience...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED firm VueReal expanding presence in China market</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 18:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/vuereal-031125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada is expanding its presence in China after appointing international business development consultancy Intralink...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed cuts quarterly loss after CapEx slashed during restructuring</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 09:14:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/wolfspeed-031125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2026 (to 28 September 2025), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $196.8m, roughly level with last quarter and up by just 1% on $194.7m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU completes first phase of Orbit acquisition</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 09:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/nov/nuburu-031125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has completed the first phase of its planned acquisition of Orbit S.r.l., an Italian defense-grade Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis management for mission-critical organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2025 20:46:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/semiconductor-today-311025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi unveils vertical GaN power semiconductors, based on proprietary GaN-on-GaN technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/onsemi-301025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has introduced vertical gallium nitride (vGaN) power semiconductors, which it claims sets a new benchmark for power density, efficiency and ruggedness for applications including AI data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy, and aerospace, defence & security, as well as other energy-intensive applications. The proprietary GaN-on-GaN technology conducts current vertically, enabling higher operating voltages and faster switching frequencies, leading to energy savings to deliver smaller and lighter systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IVWorks implements mass production of 8-inch InGaN/GaN nanowire epiwafers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ivworks-301025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IVWorks Co Ltd of Daejeon, South Korea – which was founded in 2011 and manufactures 100-200mm gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafers for RF & power electronics applications – claims to be first in the industry to develop and implement mass production of 8-inch gallium nitride (InGaN/GaN) nanowire epiwafers. This is expected to serve as a key foundation for further enhancing green hydrogen production efficiency through artificial photosynthesis...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks and Qorvo announce above-guidance preliminary September-quarter results</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/skyworks-qorvo-291025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In conjunction with announcing on 28 October that they have agreed to merge in a cash-and-stock transaction (valuing the combined firm at $22bn) that is expected to be finalized in early 2027, both Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo have reported preliminary September-quarter financial results exceeding their respective guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus’ CFO Richard Perron to become president &amp; CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/5nplus-291025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CEO Gervais Jacques to be appointed executive chairman in May, as Luc Bertrand becomes lead independent director...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches EasyPACK C package, with silicon carbide power module as first product</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:51:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/infineon-291025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is launching EasyPACK C, the next generation of its EasyPACK package family, for industrial applications such as fast DC electric vehicle (EV) charging, megawatt charging, energy storage systems and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) operating under harsh conditions and fluctuating load profiles, which demand high efficiency, robust power cycling capability and long lifetime...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power GaN device market growing at 42% CAGR to $3bn by 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/yole-291025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The power gallium nitride (GaN) device market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42% from $355m in 2024 then growing sixfold from now to about $3bn by 2030, forecasts Yole Group in its report ‘Power GaN 2025’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design updates PICWave simulator</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:44:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/photondesign-281025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK has updated its PICWave photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design and simulation tool with an intuitive new graphic user interface (GUI) and an enhanced feature set...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Specialist foundry orders Veeco wet processing and lithography systems for advanced packaging and silicon photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:43:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/veeco-281025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received multiple orders for its advanced wet processing and lithography systems from a leading specialist foundry. The systems will be deployed for advanced packaging and silicon photonics applications, supporting critical end markets including AI, automotive, aerospace & defense, and communications. Scheduled deliveries for the most recent orders will start in first-quarter 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks and Qorvo to merge into $7.7bn-revenue RF, analog &amp; mixed-signal semiconductor firm</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/skyworks-qorvo-281025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) and Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) have agreed to merge in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at about $22bn, creating a US-based supplier of high-performance RF, analog and mixed-signal semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GigaDevice and Navitas unveil Digital Power Joint Lab to accelerate high-efficiency power management deployment</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:02:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/navitas-gigadevice-271025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc — a fabless supplier of Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors and analog products that relocated its headquarters this year from Beijiing to Singapore — has officially launched the Digital Power Joint Lab in collaboration with gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA. By combining GigaDevice’s GD32MCU expertise with Navitas’ advantages in high-frequency, high-speed and highly integrated GaN technologies and its GeneSiC technology leveraging ‘trench-assisted planar’ technology, the collaboration aims to deliver intelligent and high-efficiency digital power solutions for emerging markets such as AI data centers, photovoltaic inverters, energy storage systems, charging infrastructure, and electric vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar and Defiant Space partner on global defense &amp; national security and space market opportunities</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:20:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ascent2-231025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has announced a strategic partnership with Defiant Space Corp, an emerging space company focused on scalable solutions for the defense and national security market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent delivers thin-film PV test samples to ocean monitoring firm and space power lasing company</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:20:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ascent-231025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has delivered test samples of its thin-film PV technology to both an ocean monitoring technology company (a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles capable of reaching anywhere in the ocean with a high degree of speed, endurance and sensing) and a space power lasing company (focused on advancing space and defense technologies). ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense achieves US-EPA disinfection validation and NSF 61 certification</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:09:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/aquisense-231025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Inc of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) says that its Pearl Aqua Kilo full-scale UV-C LED product has been awarded NSF/ANSI/CAN 61-2024 certification and completed the validation process required by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) UV Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM), providing water utilities and industrial users with a new, highly effective tool for protecting public health...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s preliminary Q3/2025 EBIT halved as revenue falls 23% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:36:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/aixtron-231025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In light of the soft market environment and negative FX effects, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is adjusting its forecast for 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU announces strategic alliance with Maddox Defense for controlling-interest JV to advance next-gen drone technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:20:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/nuburu-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has entered into a strategic framework agreement with Nuburu Defense LLC and Maddox Defense Inc of San Diego, CA, USA to establish a joint venture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed hires Matthias Buchner as senior VP of global sales &amp; chief marketing officer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:12:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/wolfspeed-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Matthias Buchner as senior VP of global sales & chief marketing officer, effective 1 December. He will report directly to chief executive officer Robert Feurle...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CORNERSTONE and University of Southampton visited by Duke of Edinburgh</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:14:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/cornerstone-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Highlighting how light-based technology is helping to power the UK’s economic growth, on 3 October CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC) — the UK’s dedicated Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) for silicon photonics (affiliated with the University of Southampton and the University of Glasgow, as well as the UK government’s Science and Technology Facilities Council) — was visited by Prince Edward, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, who met academics developing silicon photonics and saw how this technology is being used in data centers, as well as its emerging applications in healthcare, AI and quantum technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC makes available 5kW GaN-based AC/DC reference design for AI server and data-center power supplies</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:09:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/epc-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has announced the availability of a high-efficiency, high-power-density 5kWAC-to-48VDC reference design that demonstrates the full potential of GaN technology for next-generation server and AI power architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD partners with GlobalFoundries to supply single-chip ICeGaN power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:31:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/cgd-gf-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is working GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint, including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore). The partnership strengthens CGD’s fabless strategy, expanding the supply chain for its ICeGaN power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>USA and Australian governments supporting Alcoa’s gallium critical mineral development project in Western Australia</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:48:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/alcoa-221025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alcoa Corp (which provides bauxite, alumina and aluminium products) has welcomed the announcement of the USA and Australian governments to advance the development of a gallium plant to be co-located at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Director of Blue Laser Fusion Energy Collaborative Research Institute selected as project manager for Japan’s Fusion Energy Moonshot Program Goal 10</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:51:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/bluelaserfusion-211025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The director of the Blue Laser Fusion Energy Collaborative Research Institute — jointly established by Blue Laser Fusion Inc (BLF) of Santa Barbara, CA, USA and the University of Osaka (UOsaka) — has been selected as one of the project managers (PMs) for Japan’s Moonshot Research and Development Program to develop a fusion reactor using BLF’s laser technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Michigan develops first PEALD-grown ScAlN thin film layers on 3D surfaces</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:18:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/university-of-michigan-211025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The first demonstration of scandium aluminium nitride (ScAlN) thin films grown by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition PEALD expands application to complex 3D structures, according to a University of Michigan study published in Applied Physics Letters and funded partly by the Army Research Office (W911NF-24-2-0210)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFETs 1400V G2 in TO-247PLUS-4 Reflow package</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:44:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/infineon-201025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the CoolSiC MOSFETs 1400V G2 in the TO-247PLUS-4 Reflow package, supporting higher DC-link voltages and enabling improved thermal performance, reduced system size and enhanced reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM publishes white paper on power solutions for next-gen 800VDC architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:59:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/rohm-201025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor firm ROHM has released a new white paper detailing power solutions for AI data centers based on the 800VDC architecture of NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks expands Wi-Fi 7 portfolio with next-gen, high-efficiency and high-performance FEMs and BAW filters</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/skyworks-171025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has introduced its expanded Wi-Fi 7 portfolio, with new front-end modules (FEMs) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters designed to enhance range and coverage across 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC develops power converter for 800VDC architecture in AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:27:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/epc-171025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — is developing power converters to accelerate the adoption of 800VDC distribution systems for the next generation of AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU restores full compliance with NYSE American regulatory disclosure requirements</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:16:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/nuburu-171025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has reaffirmed that it remains in full compliance with NYSE American regulatory disclosure requirements. This follows the resolution of a technical communication timing issue, related to the coordination of press release dissemination...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Semiconductor Centre appoints Raj Gawera as chief operating officer</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:01:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/uk-semiconductor-centre-171025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Raj Gawera has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) of the UK Semiconductor Centre, leading its early mobilization and engagement as it builds plans to champion the UK semiconductor sector on the global stage...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Semiconductor Centre forms Interim Steering Group</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:03:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/uk-semiconductor-centre-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Semiconductor Centre has moved into its next phase of mobilization with the announcement of its newly formed Interim Steering Group...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon supporting NVIDIA’s 800VDC power architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:27:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/infineon-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it is supporting the 800V direct current (VDC) power architecture announced by NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA at Computex 2025 for AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST unveils prototype power delivery system for NVIDIA’s 800VDC power architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:33:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/st-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has unveiled a complete prototype of its new power delivery system as it develops new chip designs supporting the 800VDC power architecture announced by NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA for next-generation AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MIT-spinout Vertical Semiconductor raises $11m in seed funding round led by Playground Global</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:23:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/vertical-semiconductor-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spin-out Vertical Semiconductor has raised $11m in a seed funding round led by Playground Global of Palo Alto, CA, USA to help accelerate development of vertical gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for AI chips in data centers. Additional investors include JIMCO Technology Ventures, milemark•capital, and Shin-Etsu Chemical...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Stony Brook orders two CVD Equipment PVT150 systems for onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Growth Center</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:45:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/cvd-equipment-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp (CVDE) of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, thermal processing, physical vapor transport, gas and chemical delivery control systems, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has received an order for two PVT150 physical vapor transport systems from Stony Brook University (SBU) for their new ‘onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Growth Center’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM and Nichia expand their intellectual property collaboration</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:09:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ams-osram-nichia-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten/Graz, Austria and Munich, Germany and Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan have expanded their long-standing collaboration in the field of intellectual property (IP). ams OSRAM’s CEO Aldo Kamper and Nichia’s president Hiroyoshi Ogawa signed a comprehensive cross-license agreement covering thousands of patent-protected innovations in LED and laser technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM extends CFO Rainer Irle’s contract until 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:49:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ams-osram-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The supervisory board of ams OSRAM AG of Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany has approved a new contract with chief financial officer Rainer Irle, running until 15 October 2030. The existing three-year contract would have expired on 30 June 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design showcasing laser simulation tool developments at Optica Laser Congress</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:10:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/photon-design-161025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On stand 142 at the 2025 Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition in Prague Congress Centre, Czech Republic (19–23 October), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is presenting updates to three of its laser simulation tools: a quantum dot (QD) module for HAROLD; a PCSEL (photonic crystal surface-emitting laser) solution using HAROLD and OmniSim; and the PICWave photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design tool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas supporting 800VDC power architecture for NVIDIA’s next-gen AI factory computing platforms</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:07:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/navitas-151025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA — which provides GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors —  has announced progress in its development of advanced medium- and high- 800VDC voltage GaN and SiC power devices to enable the 800VDC power architecture announced by NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, for next-generation AI factory computing platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alpha and Omega Semiconductor supports 800VDC power architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:53:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/aos-151025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd (AOS) of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (which designs and develops discrete power devices, wide-bandgap power devices, power management ICs and modules) says that it is supporting the power requirements of the 800 VDC architecture announced by NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, which is set to power the next generation of AI data centers, featuring megawatt-scale racks to meet the exponential growth of AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU receives warning letter from NYSE American</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:44:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/nuburu-151025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has received a warning letter from NYSE American LLC regarding its compliance with Section 401(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations details 1250V and 1700V PowiGaN technology for 800VDC AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:20:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/power-integrations-141025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) has outlined the benefits of its PowiGaN gallium nitride technology for next-generation AI data centers. The capabilities of 1250V and 1700V PowiGaN technology for 800VDC power architectures are explained in a new white paper from Power Integrations, published at the 2025 OCP Global Summit in San Jose, where NVIDIA provided an update on the 800VDC architecture. Power Integrations is collaborating with NVIDIA to accelerate the transition to 800VDC power and megawatt-scale racks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas’ GaN-based power devices supporting NVIDIA’s 800V direct current power architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/renesas-141025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan says that it is supporting efficient power conversion and distribution for the 800V direct current power architecture announced by NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA, helping to fuel the next wave of smarter, faster AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs appoints Vivek Gupta as chief strategy officer to lead hyperscaler collaborations and accelerate CPO adoption</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:59:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/ayar-131025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads — says that Vivek Gupta has joined as its first chief strategy officer (CSO). This comes as the industry transitions to next-generation AI architectures that demand the bandwidth, latency and efficiency benefits enabled by CPO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET raises US$75m from institutional investor</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:46:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/poet-101025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has closed a non-brokered financing with a single institutional investor. In a private placement, the firm issued and sold 13,636,364 common shares and one common share purchase warrant (at a combined price of US$5.50 each) for gross proceeds of US$75m, before deducting related expenses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JX making further investment to increase InP substrate production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2025 10:15:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/jx-091025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to rapidly increasing demand, particularly in the optical communications field, Tokyo-based JX Advanced Metals Corp is to make a further capital investment to increase the production of indium phosphide (InP) substrates at its Isohara Plant in Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Optrans and Marktech add UVA (365nm, 395nm) and near-UV (405nm) to UV LED range</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2025 09:58:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/optrans-marktech-081025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optoelectronic component maker Optrans Corp of Kawasaki City, Japan, in partnership with Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA (a joint venture between Optrans and Marktech International that designs and manufactures optoelectronics components and assemblies), has released new ultraviolet and near-ultraviolet LEDs emitting at 365nm, 395nm and 405nm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NOVOSENSE, UAES and Innoscience cooperating on power electronics for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2025 09:43:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/innoscience-uaes-novosense-081025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chinese automotive semiconductor supplier NOVOSENSE Microelectronics, China’s largest tier-1 automotive supplier United Automotive Electronic Systems Co Ltd (UAES, a joint venture established in 1995 by China’s Zhonglian Automotive Electronics Co Ltd and Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH) and InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly advance power electronics for new energy vehicles (NEVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU to acquire Orbit, expanding defense &amp; security hub with operational resilience solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2025 17:01:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/nuburu-071025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers —  says that its subsidiary Nuburu Defense LLC has secured a binding agreement to directly acquire Orbit S.r.l., an Italian software company specializing in operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis management for mission-critical organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec launches 300mm GaN program to develop low- and high-voltage power devices and reduce manufacturing costs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2025 09:56:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/imec-071025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has welcomed AIXTRON, GlobalFoundries, KLA Corp, Synopsys and Veeco as first partners in its 300mm gallium nitride (GaN) open innovation program track for low- and high-voltage power electronics applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco launches Lumina+ MOCVD system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2025 09:48:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/veeco-071025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has announced the launch and first commercial multi-tool order for its new Lumina+ metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system. Launch services and space systems firm Rocket Lab Corp of Long Beach, CA, USA (the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp) has purchased the tools as part of its ongoing project under the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS and Science Act to expand domestic production of compound semiconductor products at its facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent introduces 2D VCSEL and photodiode arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 10:16:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/coherent-061025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has announced what it reckons is a breakthrough in short-reach optical interconnect technology with the demonstration of its next-generation 2D vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and photodiode (PD) arrays. Best suited for ‘slow and wide’ interconnections in scale-up AI networks, the arrays enable power-efficient and compact links optimized for short reach, addressing the surging data traffic demands in modern data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET wins ‘Most Innovative’ Award at ECOC 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:51:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/poet-061025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has won for the ‘Most Innovative Chip-scale Packaging/Optical Sub Assembly Product’ at the ECOC Awards...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and Semtech launch 1.6T optical receivers for AI networks</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:44:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/poet-semtech-061025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced with high-performance semiconductor, Internet of Things (IoT) systems and cloud connectivity service provider Semtech Corp of Camarillo, CA, USA the immediate availability for customer sampling of high-performance 1.6T receiver optical engines for AI and cloud networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision adds Dr Waguih Ishak to advisory board</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:42:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/mojovision-061025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Cupertino, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has appointed Dr Waguih Ishak to its advisory board, bringing decades of leadership experience in photonics and optoelectronics to its efforts to apply its micro-LED technology to the development of high-speed optical interconnects for AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and Sivers collaborate on external light sources for co-packaged optics and next-gen AI market</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:37:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/poet-sivers-061025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced a strategic collaboration with Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) to develop high-performance and cost-effective external light source (ELS) modules tailored for co-packaged optics (CPO) and next-generation AI infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue Laser Fusion wins US DOE 2025 INFUSE project award</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2025 09:37:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/blue-laser-fusion-031025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fusion energy company Blue Laser Fusion Inc (BLF) of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (founded in 2022 by CEO professor Shuji Nakamura, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 and member of the RSE Scientific Committee) has won a US Department of Energy (DOE) INFUSE project award to further develop its novel high-energy pulsed laser for inertial fusion energy applications in collaboration with Colorado State University (CSU)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axcelis and Veeco to merge, forming fourth largest US wafer fabrication equipment supplier</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2025 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/veeco-axcelis-021025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA and epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, forming a a semiconductor equipment supplier worth about $4.4bn (based on Axcelis’ and Veeco’s closing share prices as of end-September, and outstanding debt as of end-June) offering an expanded product portfolio for complementary, diversified and growing end markets. On a pro-forma basis for fiscal year 2024, the combined company generated revenue of $1.7bn, non-GAAP gross margin of 44% and adjusted EBITDA of $387m (not including expected cost and revenue synergies)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU implements dual-CEO structure to drive transformation plan</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2025 09:45:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/nuburu-021025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has implemented a dual-CEO structure, complementing Alessandro Zamboni’s role as executive chairman and supports the company’s ongoing transformation plan. The plan aims to achieve revenue growth starting in Q4 2025 through strategic acquisitions and international alliances, while also managing increased organizational complexity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s first-half 2025 revenue and earnings impacted by deliveries being concentrated into second-half</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2025 13:27:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/riber-011025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has confirmed a 22% drop in revenue from €13.7m in first-half 2024 to €10.7m for first-half 2025, reflecting a delivery schedule that is concentrated into second-half 2025. The firm says that, in a complex international environment, it recorded solid commercial activity, despite particularly pronounced seasonality...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Bridge’s multi-material photonics platform demoed in PICadvanced’s prototype transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2025 13:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/photonbridge-picadvanced-011025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands is collaborating with transceiver maker PICadvanced of Ílhavo Portugal to showcase prototype transceivers built using its multi-material integrated photonics platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DOE’s TRACE-Ga to fund gallium recovery from US metal processing feedstocks</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2025 10:06:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/usdoe-trace-ga-011025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $6m in federal funding available for R&D projects to help establish a secure domestic supply chain for gallium...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Bridge unveils integrated tunable laser PIC to power AI data-center interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2025 09:45:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/oct/photonbridge-011025.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic integration firm Photon Bridge of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has debuted its integrated tunable laser photonic integrated circuit (PIC), powered by its patented cantilever waveguide coupling technology (which combines III-V speed with silicon scale)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nuburu gives quarterly strategic update, targeting growth in defense and security</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:56:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nuburu-300925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nuburu Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a quarterly update on its business performance, strategic initiatives, and outlook for the upcoming period...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds 400V and 440V MOSFETs to CoolSiC portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:44:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/infineon-300925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has expanded its CoolSiC MOSFETs 400V G2 portfolio with the top-side-cooled (TSC) TOLT package as well as the TO-247-3 and TO-247-4 packages. In addition, three new products in the TOLL package have been introduced, with rated voltages of 440V (continuous) and 455V (transient)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed completes financial restructuring and emerges from Chapter 11 protection</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:55:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/wolfspeed-300925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has completed its financial restructuring process and emergence from Chapter 11 protection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Epirus’ GaN-based Leonidas high-power microwave system neutralizes all 61 drones in live-fire demo</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:40:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/epirus-300925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epirus Inc of Torrance, CA, USA says that, in an invitation-only demonstration on 26 August at Camp Atterbury, Indiana (attended by representatives from throughout the US Department of Defense, other US Government agencies and nine allied countries), its Leonidas solid-state high-power microwave (HPM) system — which uses gallium nitride (GaN) transistors to minimize size, weight and deployment time — delivered weaponized electromagnetic interference to counter swarms of robotic, asymmetric threats...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec’s co-COO Patrick Vandenameele appointed CEO from April 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:06:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/imec-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has appointed Patrick Vandenameele as CEO. Effective 1 April 2026, he will succeed Luc Van den hove, who (after 17 years as CEO) will then become chair of the board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>C-PIC launches Open Platform GitHub repository at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:57:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/c-pic-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth C1130 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 September–1 October), CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC), formed in 2014 and the UK’s dedicated Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) for silicon photonics (SiPh) prototyping foundry (affiliated with the University of Southampton and the University of Glasgow, as well as the UK government’s Science and Technology Facilities Council), has unveiled its new Open Platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Australia’s Nimy signs MoU for sale of gallium to USA’s M2i Global</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:39:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nimym2i-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nevada-based M2i Global Inc (Minerals Metals Initiatives) for the sale of gallium from Nimy’s Block 3 discovery in Western Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum giving live technology and product demos at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:21:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/lumentum-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On stand #C2421 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 September–1 October), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is giving several live technology and product demonstrations, reinforcing its focus on enabling AI-driven data centers and the world’s largest communications networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Critical Materials and GreenMet ally for US gallium and critical mineral independence</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:00:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/uscriticalmaterials-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Private rare-earths exploration and process development company US Critical Materials Corp of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA has announced a strategic advisory alliance with GreenMet, a Washington DC-based firm specializing in critical minerals strategy and financing. The partnership marks a step in advancing domestic US rare-earth production, with gallium at the forefront...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marvell showcasing interconnect portfolio for accelerated infrastructure at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:51:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/marvell-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On stand #C4134 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (28 September–2 October), data infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider Marvell Technology Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA is showcasing its interconnect portfolio for scale-up and scale-out data-center AI deployments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon IP rebrands as Photon Bridge as it commercializes cantilever waveguide coupling technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:46:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/photonbridge-290925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic integration firm PHOTON IP of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced its new brand identity as Photon Bridge, and appointed Paul Marchal as its new chief executive officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF highlighting how interoperability enables scalable, AI-era networks through Market Focus sessions and live demos</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:45:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/oif-260925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 September–1 October), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), together with 35 participating member companies, is demonstrating how multi-vendor collaboration is delivering real-world interoperability and enabling the scale, speed and efficiency that future networks demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF demos linear performance of 850nm 100G VCSEL and PD in Optomind’s transceiver</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:01:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/trumpf-optomind-260925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth C4107 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 September–1 October), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for datacoms — is showcasing linear performance of its new PAM4 100Gbps, 850nm multimode VCSEL in collaboration with customer Optomind Inc of Suwon, South Korea, which provides optical interconnect solutions for data centers including artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) networks. Along with the VCSEL, TRUMPF also offers a 100G wideband (842–948nm) photodiode that can be used to further optimize the link...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF unveils 850nm multimode 100G datacom VCSEL</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:55:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/trumpf-260925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a live demo in booth C4107 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (29 September–1 October), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) is unveiling its new 100G vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>STARLight project chosen for EU CHIPS funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:52:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/starlight-260925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Led by STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland, the STARLight consortium — consisting of 24 technology companies and universities from 11 European Union countries — has been selected by the European Commission under the EU CHIPS Joint Undertaking initiative...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Xerion to extend DirectPlate electrolysis to refining of gallium from domestic US feedstocks</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:21:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/xerion-250925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Xerion Advanced Battery Corp of Kettering, OH, USA, which develops and manufactures next-generation battery components and critical minerals, is expanding its critical minerals refinement portfolio after recently demonstrating the capability to refine gallium. Xerion aims to develop the process on a commercial scale to support military and commercial applications, including the production and maintenance of critical defense platforms, as well as semiconductors. To demonstrate the feasibility of this technology, Xerion has been awarded Phase I funding from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) under the small business innovation research (SBIR) program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and ROHM collaborating on silicon carbide power electronics packages</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:39:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/infineon-rohm-250925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and ROHM Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on packages for silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors used in applications such as on-board chargers, photovoltaics, energy storage systems and AI data centers. Specifically, the partners aim to enable each other as second sources of selected packages for SiC power devices, which should increase design and procurement flexibility for customers. In the future, customers will be able to source devices with compatible housings from both Infineon and ROHM. The collaboration should ensure seamless compatibility and interchangeability to match specific customer needs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic unveiling GaN-based Cerus V solid-state power amplifier</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:14:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/filtronics-250925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF and millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmit & receive components and subsystems — is launching the latest development in solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) operating in the V-band. The Cerus V is being showcased alongside its Cerus W solid-state power amplifiers at European Microwave Week (EuMW 2025) in Utrecht, the Netherlands (21–26 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED and ADJ enter settlement and limited license agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:53:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/creeled-240925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) and ADJ Products LLC have reached a mutually beneficial settlement resolving a patent infringement dispute involving Cree LED’s patents related to LED components commonly used in LED displays. As part of the settlement, Cree LED granted ADJ a limited license to certain patents covering LED components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations’ CFO Sandeep Nayyar leaving firm on 4 October</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:15:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/powerintegrations-240925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) says that Sandeep Nayyar (its chief financial officer since 2010) is leaving the firm (effective 4 October) to pursue a new opportunity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU evaluating acquisition for accelerated growth in defense applications of blue lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:13:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nuburu-240925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has signed an agreement with an as-yet unnamed key strategic partner to establish a framework for evaluating a controlling interest acquisition aimed at developing and commercializing defense applications by integrating the blue laser technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum presenting at ECOC 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:35:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/lumentum-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced its speaker line-up for the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark (28 September–2 October)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RTX unveils APG-82(V)X radar enhanced with gallium nitride</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:30:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/raytheon-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX of Arlington, VA) has unveiled the APG-82(V)X as the latest iteration of its combat-proven APG-82 radar. The new radar variant incorporates gallium nitride (GaN) technology to enhance its effectiveness, delivering increased range, advanced air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron ships its 100th G10-SiC system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:44:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/aixtron-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has shipped its 100th G10-SiC system, underscoring the market demand for its G10-SiC epitaxy batch technology over the last three years since its launch...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolGaN power transistors incorporated into Universal Microelectronics’ 250W adapter for networking PoE applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:37:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/infineon-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is providing CoolGaN power transistors to Taiwan-based Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd (UMEC) for its new 250W adapter for networking Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti and CRHEA present step toward full-color AR/VR micro-displays at MicroLED Connect Conference</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:10:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/leti-crhea-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France and CNRS–CRHEA (Centre for Research on Heteroepitaxy and its Applications) in Sophia Antipolis, France (which specializes in epitaxial growth of wide-bandgap semiconductor materials) have announced R&D results that have cleared a path toward full-color micro-displays based on a single material system, a long-standing goal for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design exhibiting product range at ECOC 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:41:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/photondesign-230925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is exhibiting in booth C4238 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark (28 September–2 October)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Space Forge and United Semiconductors partner to develop supply chain for space-grown materials</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:18:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/spaceforge-usllc-220925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Advanced materials company Space Forge Inc (which operates from Florida’s Space Coast) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United Semiconductors LLC (which specializes in bulk crystal growth and substrate production of III-V compound semiconductors from its facility in Los Alamitos, CA). The agreement formalizes the ongoing collaboration that started over a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:03:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/semiconductor-today-220925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL’s silicon carbide-based ULIS power module claims record efficiency, power density, and low-cost manufacturability</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:08:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nrel-120925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a silicon carbide (SiC)-based power module with what is claimed to be record efficiency, power density, and low-cost manufacturability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DB HiTek begins customer enablement for 650V GaN HEMT process</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:04:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/dbhitek-110925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The 8-inch specialty foundry DB HiTek of Seoul, South Korea says it is in the final stages of development of its 650V E-mode gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) process for power semiconductor applications. Also, at the end of October, the firm is offering a dedicated GaN multi-project wafer (MPW) program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed announces commercial launch of 200mm silicon carbide wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:16:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/wolfspeed-110925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has announced the commercial launch of its 200mm SiC materials products, marking a milestone in its mission to accelerate the industry’s transition from silicon to silicon carbide. After initially offering 200mm SiC to select customers, the firm says that the positive response and benefits warranted a commercial release to the market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches its first high-power multi-die laser package</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:23:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/amsosram-100925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced the first product in its new Vegalas Power series of high-power laser diodes, targeting increasing popular projector applications such as immersive home movie experiences, automotive head-up displays or industrial machine vision. The firm now offers the full range of optoelectronic components required for projection: from light sources in various colors and power classes to sensors. In addition to projection, other application areas also benefit from the new laser diodes, including weed control or stage lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UMass Lowell’s Anhar Bhuiyan wins two US NSF grants worth $797,000 for gallium oxide research</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:17:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/umass-lowell-100925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Massachusetts Lowell says that Electrical Engineering assistant professor Anhar Bhuiyan (who joined the faculty in fall 2023) is leading two US National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $797,000 for research into next-generation power components for satellites and spacecraft — as well as for electronics on Earth...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon releases 12kW high-density PSU reference design for AI data centers and servers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:00:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/infineon-100925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is introducing a 12kW reference design for high-performance power supply units (PSUs), specifically designed for AI data centers and server applications, and targeted at R&D engineers, hardware designers, and developers of power electronics systems. Leveraging all relevant semiconductor materials silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), the reference design is said to offer high efficiency and high power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Eulitha ships 6-inch-wafer DUV litho systems to several Asian VCSEL foundries</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:07:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/eulitha-100925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eulitha AG of Kirchdorf, Switzerland (which provides lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets) says that several Asian vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) foundries have adopted its deep ultraviolet (DUV) patterning platform for 6-inch wafer production. Eulitha recently shipped multiple systems to support the rapidly growing demand for VCSELs used in applications ranging from LiDAR, 3D sensing, data centers, and next-generation optical communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs and Alchip to scale AI infrastructure with co-packaged optics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 20:37:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/ayar-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads — and high-performance ASIC design firm Alchip Technologies Ltd of Taipei, Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate AI scale-up infrastructure. The collaboration fulfills hyperscaler demands for advanced AI accelerators and platforms that deliver enhanced performance, efficiency and scalability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axcelis launches Purion Power Series+ ion implant platform for SiC power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 20:28:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/axcelis-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA has launched the Purion Power Series+ ion implant product platform, designed specifically to enable improved device performance and increase productivity for next generation power devices, including emerging superjunction architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Enphase Energy opens US pre-orders for its first GaN-based microinverters</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 15:39:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/enphase-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enphase Energy Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (which supplies microinverter-based solar and battery systems) has opened US pre-orders for the new IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter. This is Enphase’s first microinverter powered by gallium nitride (GaN) technology and designed for three-phase 480Y/277V (wye) grid configurations, without using external transformers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon signs memorandum of understanding with China’s Lingji</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 15:32:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/infineon-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany and electrical component maker Lingji Innovation Technology Co Ltd (a subsidiary of Beijing-based Ninebot Ltd) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further drive gallium nitride (GaN) technology in the area of light electric vehicles (LEV). Infineon provides GaN products supporting Lingji to develop high-performance electric two-wheeler inverter systems based on its new-generation CoolGaN G5 power transistors to drive advances in energy efficiency and performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil raises $58m to scale integrated photonics for AI factories</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 12:53:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/scintil-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France (a fabless firm developing and commercializing silicon photonic integrated circuits with integrated lasers for AI data centers) has completed a $58m (€50m) Series B funding round led by Yotta Capital Partners and NGP Capital with strategic participation from NVIDIA. The round includes new participation from BNP Paribas Développement, alongside existing investors including Supernova Invest, Bpifrance Digital Venture, Innovacom, Bosch Ventures, and Applied Ventures ITIC Innovation Fund (AVITIC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s reorganization plan approved by court</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2025 10:06:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/wolfspeed-090925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has received court approval for its plan of reorganization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise Integration appoints former Intel exec Ghislain Kaiser as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2025 20:26:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/wise-integration-080925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital control for gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN IC-based power supplies — has appointed Ghislain Kaiser as chief executive officer. He succeeds CEO & co-founder Thierry Bouchet, who will continue to serve as chief technology officer & general manager, leading worldwide R&D and driving the technological vision...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult appoints Rupert Baines to board as non-executive director</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2025 20:18:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/csacatapult-080925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has appointed tech entrepreneur Rupert Baines as a non-executive director, working with members of the board to support its corporate governance and to inform its long-term strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expanding strategic review to potential sale of company</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:54:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/iqe-080925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a trading update for full-year 2025, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, as previously noted, trading in first-half 2025 was impacted by macroeconomic uncertainty and, as a result, some end-customer demand was fulfilled with existing inventory. The firm has continued to experience weakness in wireless markets, due mainly to softness in mobile handset sales, and this is expected to persist through 2025. In addition, delays to federal funding cycles in US military and defence sectors are resulting in the deferral of orders into 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia launches µPLS Mini and DominoPLS at ISAL 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:49:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nichia-050925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL 2025) in Darmstadt, Germany (22–24 September), Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan — the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs — is presenting its portfolio of Pixelated Light Source (PLS) solutions for adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlamps...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds’ LUXEON HL1Z Color Line simplifies multi-color LED application development with chip-scale packaging and uniform focal length</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:41:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/lumileds-050925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds of Amsterdam, The Netherlands says that its new LUXEON HL1Z Color Line is a high-power, chip-scale package (CSP) portfolio of 10 direct and phosphor-converted colors that share a common focal length and footprint. Offered in small color bins and with narrow forward-voltage bins, the LEDs are said to deliver better color uniformity, better efficacy and thermal management and more consistent behavior at operating conditions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult appoints Caroline O’Brien as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:31:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/csacatapult-050925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has appointed Caroline O’Brien as its new chief executive officer, joining in late September...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC unveils Gen 2 D3GaN 650V power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 17:59:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/visic-040925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the introduction of its first-generation (Gen 1) D3GaN 650V devices, followed by Gen 1+, and now second-generation (Gen 2) products, VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – says that it has created a roadmap for achieving maximum energy efficiency through optimized RDS(ON) performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum announces pricing of $1.1bn convertible notes offering</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/lumentum-040925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced the pricing of $1.1bn worth of convertible senior notes (due 2032) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). The firm has also granted the initial purchasers a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $165m of the notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision raises $75m in Series B Prime funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 13:37:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/mojovision-040925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To support the commercialization of its micro-LED platform, Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA has closed its $75m Series B Prime investment round, which was led by Vanedge Capital, joined by existing shareholders including Edge Vrenture Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Fusion Fund, Knollwood Capital, Dolby Family Ventures, and Khosla Ventures, plus new shareholders including imec.xpand, Keymaker, Ohio Innovation Fund, and Hyperlink Ventures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs in mass production in Schaeffler’s inverter brick</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 13:27:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/rohm-schaeffler-040925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of their strategic partnership (initiated in 2020), Japan’s ROHM Co Ltd and Germany-based automotive supplier Schaeffler (formerly Vitesco Technologies) have started mass production of a new high-voltage inverter brick incorporating ROHM’s fourth-generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET bare chips. The inverter brick is intended for a major Chinese car manufacturer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV’s next-gen SF2 230nm far-UVC LED doubles radiant intensity</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2025 10:08:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/silannauv-040925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia – which provides far-UVC light sources for water quality sensors, gas sensors, disinfection, and HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) applications – has released its SF2-3T9B5L1-TB next-generation far-UVC LED, which surpasses the SF1 series, with UVC wavelengths down to 230nm (typical 233nm), together with a doubling in output power and a 2x improvement in temperature stability. The new SF2 UVC LED is encapsulated in a standard compact transistor outline (TO-can) package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric selected for JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund to develop solar cells for Japanese satellites</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2025 20:56:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/mitsubishielectric-030925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has been selected as a representative organization for the technology development ‘Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, and Solar Arrays’ under the ‘Development/Verification of Parts/Components for the Establishment of Satellite Supply Chain’, which is one of the technology development themes included in the 1st Phase of the Space Strategy Fund operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Mitsubishi Electric has signed a contract with JAXA covering this development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum offering $1.1bn in convertible notes due in 2032</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2025 20:05:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/lumentum-030925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) intends to offer (subject to market conditions and other factors) $1.1bn worth of convertible senior notes (due in 2032) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Lumentum also expects to grant the initial purchasers a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $165m of the notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Western Australia’s Nimy appoints technical advisor on extractive metallurgy</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2025 19:00:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nimy-030925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has appointed Tony Tang as technical advisor – Extractive Metallurgy. He will lead the metallurgical test work and flow sheet development for the economic extraction of gallium from the Block 3 gallium resource at the Mons Project in Western Australia, including the development of an intermediate gallium product to support strategic objectives in critical minerals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nagoya spinoff Photo electron Soul’s GaN-based e-beam technology targets semiconductor inspection &amp; metrology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2025 13:47:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/kioxiaiwate-pes-nagoya-030925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In late September, Japan-based KIOXIA Iwate Corp will begin evaluating a gallium nitride (GaN)-based electron-beam technology developed through joint research between Nagoya University spinoff Photo electron Soul Inc (PeS) and the Amano–Honda Laboratory at Nagoya University...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Metallium gains first SBIR contract from US DoD</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2025 09:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/metallium-030925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Metallium Ltd of Subiaco, Western Australia says that its US subsidiary Flash Metals USA Inc off Houston, TX, USA has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) through the Defense Logistics Agency. Valued at AUS$100,000, the award will apply Metallium’s proprietary Flash Joule Heating (FJH) process to recover gallium from waste streams, including LED scrap and gallium-rich waste streams. These feedstocks also contain germanium and other valuable metals, broadening the project’s strategic impact. The work is expected to be completed within six months...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB offering GaN-on-Si foundry, via open-access MPW, prototyping and production for XG035 dMode projects</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2025 13:28:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/xfab-020925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium is building on its expertise in gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology for high-power applications by introducing GaN-on-silicon foundry services for dMode devices as part of its XG035 technology platform. The move further leverages X-FAB’s capabilities as a pure-play foundry that now offers a set of processing technologies for GaN and other wide-bandgap (WBG) materials – including silicon carbide (SiC) – to help fabless semiconductor companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nagoya University produces gallium oxide pn diodes with double current-handling capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2025 11:52:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/nagoya-010925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) can make electronic devices much more energy efficient than existing silicon-based technology. For electronic diodes, researchers have been able to reliably produce n-type gallium oxide layers but struggled to create stable p-type layers because gallium oxide's crystal structure naturally resists the atoms needed for these layers. This limitation resulted in gallium oxide semiconductors with poor performance and reliability issues...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Wisconsin-Madison opens Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductor MOCVD Lab</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2025 09:40:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/sep/uw-madison-010925.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Engineering Centers Building on 5 August hosted the grand opening of the Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Laboratory, attended by university and national R&D leaders including UW-Madison’s vice chancellor for research Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska; College of Engineering Dean Devesh Ranjan; and Vivek Prasad, VP for design engineering ecosystem enablement at NatCast (a nonprofit that operates the National Semiconductor Technology Center). They joined Susan Hagness, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and ECE assistant professor Shubhra Pasayat, who oversees the new facility as the lab’s principal investigator...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:22:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/semiconductor-today-290825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba launches 650V third-generation SiC MOSFETs in TOLL package</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:16:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/toshiba-280825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp of Kawasaki, Japan has launched three 650V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs equipped with its latest third-generation SiC MOSFET chips and housed in general-purpose surface-mount TOLL packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN, Ericsson, Saab and Chalmers collaborate on 6G GaN power amplifier project</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:18:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/swegan-280825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden — a manufacturer of custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers, based on proprietary growth technology — is coordinator of the project ‘GaN6G+: Unlocking Performance and Efficiency in Future 6G Power Amplifiers’, partnered by communications network provider Ericsson, defense and security company Saab and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Funded by Swedish innovation agency Vinnova and lasting from September 2025 to August 2027, the project aims to revolutionize GaN-based power amplifier (PA) technology for next-generation 6G networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Korea’s Supreme Court upholds ruling on Everlight stealing Seoul Semi’s LED technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:14:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/seoulsemi-everlight-270825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that the Supreme Court of Korea has recently upheld a lower court ruling convicting Taiwan-based LED maker Everlight Electronics Co Ltd of violating the Act on Prevention and Protection of Industrial Technology for misappropriating Seoul Semiconductor’s patented LED technology....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Xscape and Tower unveil first optically pumped on-chip multi-wavelength laser platform for AI data-center fabrics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:06:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/tower-xscape-270825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel and Xscape Photonics Inc of Fort Lee, NJ and Santa Clara, CA, USA (which is funded by industry leaders such as NVIDIA and Cisco, and develops silicon photonics interconnects for AI data centers) have announced the successful prototyping and validation kit availability of what is claimed to be the industry’s first on-chip, optically pumped, multi-wavelength laser source. Built on Tower’s mature, high-volume PH18 silicon photonics platform, the solution supports CWDM and DWDM wavelength grids and is tailored for AI data-center fabrics, where bandwidth density, power efficiency and scalability are essential...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight raises $34m in Series A funding round to scale integrated photonics for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:56:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/openlight-270825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers, modulators, amplifiers and detectors) has closed its oversubscribed $34m Series A fundraising round, which was co-led by Xora Innovation and Capricorn Investment Group. Other participants include Mayfield; Juniper Networks (now part of HPE); Lam Capital (the corporate venture arm of Lam Research Corp); New Legacy Ventures; and K2 Access...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD appoints Robin Lyle as VP R&amp;D</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:04:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/cgd-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has appointed Robin Lyle, a 30-year veteran of the power semiconductor industry, as vice president of R&D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba and SICC sign MOU on silicon carbide power semi wafer collaboration</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:59:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/toshiba-sicc-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp of Kawasaki, Japan and Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) supplier SICC Co Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration in improving the characteristics and quality of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor wafers developed and manufactured by SICC, and expanded supply of stable, high-quality wafers from SICC to Toshiba. The two firms will discuss the scope of their joint efforts and mutual support...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces 75mΩ industrial CoolSiC MOSFETs 650V G2 for medium-power applications with high power density</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:50:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/infineon-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany is expanding its CoolSiC MOSFETs 650V G2 portfolio with new 75mΩ variants to meet the demand for more compact and powerful systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic secures record order from SpaceX</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:13:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/filtronic-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF and millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmit & receive components and subsystems — has secured its largest ever contract, valued at £47.3m ($62.5m), with its long-standing customer SpaceX, for the Starlink high-speed internet service...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks names Phil Carter as CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:51:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/skyworks-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that Philip Carter has been appointed senior VP & chief financial officer, effective 8 September, responsible for financial strategy, investor relations, treasury and leadership of the global finance and information technology organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas names Chris Allexandre as president &amp; CEO and board member</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:42:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/navitas-260825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Chris Allexandre as president & chief executive officer, effective 1 September. He will also join the board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations rolls out reference design kit for solar race cars featuring high-efficiency GaN IC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:15:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/powerintegrations-250825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) is rolling out a new reference design kit tailored specifically for solar-powered race cars as 37 student teams prepare to race across the Australian Outback in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, starting 24 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Plessey Semiconductors acquired by Haylo Labs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:07:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/plessey-250825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK — which develops embedded micro-LED technology for augmented-reality and mixed-reality (AR/MR) display applications — has been acquired by London-based Haylo Labs, which has been established by Haylo Ventures (a venture operator founded in 2023 to build and scale deep-tech businesses) to focus specifically on the micro-LED, optical compute, and interconnect sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rocket Lab expands US investments for national security programs and semiconductor manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:49:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/rocketlabs-250825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Launch services and space systems company Rocket Lab Corp of Long Beach, CA, USA (the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp) is boosting its US investments to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity and provide supply chain security for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors for national security space missions. The investments are supported by a $23.9m award through the US Department of Commerce, as part of the CHIPS and Science Act...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience and United Electronics establish joint lab to develop GaN power electronics systems for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:41:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/innoscience-uaes-250825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — and China’s largest tier-1 automotive supplier United Automotive Electronic Systems Co Ltd (UAES, a joint venture established in 1995 by China’s Zhonglian Automotive Electronics Co Ltd and Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH) have established a joint laboratory to develop advanced power electronics systems for new energy vehicles using the advantages of GaN technology in size, weight, and efficiency. The two parties held an unveiling ceremony at UAES (Suzhou R&D Center)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience launches new SolidGaN devices, boosting power efficiency by 50%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:35:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/innoscience-250825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — has launched four new 700V SolidGaN devices (ISG6123TA, ISG6123TP, ISG6124TA, and ISG6124TP) that adopt industry-standard TOLL and TOLTP high-power packages, offering compatibility with both traditional controllers and motor driver applications, and streamlining design and simplifying adoption across various applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s June-quarter revenue and EPS exceed raised guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:31:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/lumentum-220825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal full-year 2025 (ended 28 June), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $1645m, up 21% on $1359.2m in fiscal 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TriEye and LITEON partner on VCSEL-powered SWIR sensing and imaging</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:53:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/trirye-liteon-220825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TriEye Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel — which claims to have pioneered the first CMOS-based shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensing technology — and optoelectronic and power management firm LITEON Technology of Hsinchu, Taiwan have partnered to deliver a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)-powered SWIR sensing and imaging solution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU hits first milestone in Tekne acquisition with initial stake and launch of US JV</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:45:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/nuburu-220825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — has successfully executed the first milestone under the phased acquisition plan for Tekne S.p.A. established following formal notice received from the Italian government under the ‘Golden Power’ framework...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM doubles UV-C LED efficiency to 10.2%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:46:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/amsosram-220825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has evaluated a new UV-C LED emitting at a wavelength of 265nm, with a lifespan exceeding 20,000 hours, that delivers over 10% efficiency at 200mW power, as validated by Germany’s National Metrology Institute Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). With these specifications, the UV-C LED can replace conventional mercury discharge lamps in the future...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ranovus’ $100m investment to develop and scale optical semiconductor manufacturing in Ontario</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:37:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/ranovus-220825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Invest Ontario is supporting an investment of over $100m by Ranovus Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (which develops and manufactures multi-terabit photonics interconnect solutions for data-center and communications networks) to develop and scale optical semiconductors that are powering the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The project will expand Ranovus’ manufacturing facility in Ottawa and create 125 new jobs, more than doubling the existing workforce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Tongmei receives China export permits to resume shipping InP substrates to certain customers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:16:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/axt-tongmei-200825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – says that its China-based manufacturing subsidiary Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology Co Ltd has been informed that it has satisfied the applicable requirements for a permit to export indium phosphide and has received export permits from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China to resume shipping indium phosphide substrates to certain additional customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT launches first AI-ready motor drive for collaborative robots</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:43:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/qpt-180825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and develops gallium nitride (GaN)-based electric motor controls — has unveiled MicroDyno, a low-voltage motor drive test platform which demonstrates the key benefits of ultrahigh-frequency GaN-based motor drives. The solution enables greater control and efficiency with lower system complexity and cost, providing significant benefits in the fast-growing cobot market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OKI develops Tiling crystal film bonding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/oki-180825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd has developed Tiling crystal film bonding (CFB) technology using its proprietary CFB technology. The technology enables the heterogeneous integration of small-diameter optical semiconductor wafers onto 300mm silicon wafers, previously not possible due to wafer size restrictions, and will contribute to the advancement of rapidly growing photonics-electronics convergence technology. OKI aims to achieve early commercialization through collaboration with partner companies and universities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space’s RHEEDSim software available for labs and classrooms</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:08:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/kspace-130825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software — says that its new kSA RHEEDSim reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) simulation software is now available for both labs and classrooms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AOI chooses ClassOne’s Solstice S8 system for gold plating and metal lift-off on InP</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:47:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/classone-aoi-130825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ClassOne Technology of Kalispell, MT, USA (which manufactures electroplating and wet-chemical process systems for ≤200mm wafers) is providing its Solstice S8 single-wafer processing system to Applied Optoelectronics Inc (AOI) of Sugar Land, TX, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optical components, modules and equipment for fiber access networks in the Internet data-center, cable TV broadband, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and telecom markets. The system will further strengthen AOI’s capabilities for producing optoelectronic components that power high-speed data and communications infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wave Photonics launches PDK Management Platform to integrate foundry PDKs with EDA tools</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:22:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/wavephotonics-120825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wave Photonics of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in May 2021 and develops design technology to drive the advancement and mass adoption of integrated photonics) has launched its PDK Management Platform to integrate foundry process design kits (PDKs) with leading electronic design automation (EDA) tools, provide ready-calculated SParameters for circuit simulation, and provide easy access for designers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT appoints former director Leonard J. Leblanc as board member</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:55:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/axt-110825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has appointed Leonard J. Leblanc as a member of its board to fill the vacancy due to the passing of Christine Russell. He will serve as a Class III director with a maximum term expiring on 29 July 2027, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s Q2 revenue, operating income and EPS exceed guidance, but constrained by tariffs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 2025 18:03:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/veeco-080825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2025, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $166.1m, down slightly on $167.3m last quarter and 6% on $175.9m a year ago, but exceeding the $135–165m guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Semiconductors appoints Heine Thorsgaard as CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 2025 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/sivers-080825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has appointed Heine Thorsgaard as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective 1 September, responsible for global finance, investor relations and IT operations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum expanding ultra-high-power laser production in San Jose</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 2025 14:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/lumentum-080825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is to fund a major capacity expansion of its US-based semiconductor facility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’s June-quarter revenue, gross margin and EPS exceed guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2025 15:07:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/skyworks-070825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2025 (ended 27 June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $965m, up 5% on $953.2m last quarter and 7% on $905.5m a year ago. This exceeds the $920–960 guidance, fueled by an upside in the Mobile segment and sustained strength across the Broad Markets segment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ cuts losses in Q2 despite revenue still being down year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2025 19:03:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/navitas-060825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2025, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $14.49m, down on $20.47m a year ago but up slightly on $14m last quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent inaugurates $127m factory in Vietnam</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2025 18:51:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/coherent-060825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has inaugurated its new $127m manufacturing facility in Nhon Trach Industrial Park, Dong Nai province, southern Vietnam, which will produce precision-engineered materials and photonics components used in applications spanning smartphones and electric vehicles to advanced medical devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space hires new sales director</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2025 11:18:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/kspace-060825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software — has recruited Heidi Olson as its new sales director, supporting its global growth in the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries and continuing to build out its presence in the glass manufacturing, solar and industrial markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q2 revenue constrained by slower-than-expected China export permitting</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 19:54:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/axt-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has reported revenue of $18m, down 7.2% on $19.4m last quarter and 35.5% on $27.9m a year ago. This is below the guidance of $20–22m provided on 1 May, but at the top end of the revised guidance of $17.5–18m issued on 9 July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Beijing IP Court denies Innoscience’s appeal against EPC’s compensated-gate patent</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 17:11:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/epc-innoscience-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications —says that the Beijing IP Court has denied the appeal filed by China-based gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Co Ltd, reaffirming the validity of EPC’s Chinese Patent No. ZL201080015425.X, ‘Compensated gate MISFET and method for fabricating the same’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints Bret Zahn as general manager of Automotive business</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 16:01:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/wolfspeed-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Bret Zahn as VP & general manager of its Automotive business as it continues to enhance its leadership team amid its strategic expansion in high-growth markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus scales up and expands critical materials supply agreement with First Solar</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 14:45:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/5nplus-firstsolar-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montreal, Québec, Canada has entered into a new and expanded supply agreement with cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA including revised terms to the contract period underway (2025–2026) to reflect increased semiconductor compound volume commitments, as well the terms for the subsequent contract period (2027–2028), also reflecting increased volumes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alcoa exploring feasibility of gallium production in Western Australia by 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 09:53:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/alcoa-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alcoa of Australia Ltd (a subsidiary of Alcoa Corp, which provides bauxite, alumina and aluminium products) has announced a joint development agreement (JDA) with Japan Australia Gallium Associates Pty Ltd (JAGA) — a Perth-based joint venture formed in March between Sojitz Corp and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) — to explore the feasibility of a gallium project to be co-located at one of Alcoa’s operating alumina refineries in Western Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kyma and Novel Crystal Technology collaborate on gallium oxide epiwafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 09:45:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/kyma-nct-050825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kyma Technologies of Raleigh, NC, USA and Novel Crystal Technology Inc (NCT) of Sayama, Saitama, Japan are collaborating to develop gallium oxide (Ga2O3) epiwafers, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of Ga2O3 devices for high-voltage power electronics applications including electric vehicles, renewable energy, aerospace, and industrial systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi’s EliteSiC technology powering 800V drive platform in Xiaomi SUVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 19:14:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/onsemi-040825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that its EliteSiC M3e silicon carbide (SiC) technology is powering an 800V drive platform featured in select YU7 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) models made by China-based Xiaomi. The EliteSiC M3e platform features what is claimed to be superior performance and efficiency, enabling automakers to design smaller, lighter and more robust traction systems for electric vehicles (EV)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>San’an Optoelectronics and Inari to acquire Lumileds</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 12:55:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/lumileds-040825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED chip maker San’an Optoelectronics of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China and Malaysia-based outsourced semiconductor assembly & test (OSAT) service provider Inari Amertron Berhad have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Netherlands-based LED product and lighting maker Lumileds Holding B.V. and its European and Asian subsidiaries (Lumileds International)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design’s HAROLD quantum dot laser simulator available as a release candidate for customer evaluation</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 09:50:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/photon-design-040825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK says that the quantum dot (QD) module for its HAROLD laser simulation tool is now available as a release candidate for customer evaluation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell’s Tian selected for DARPA Director’s Fellowship award</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 09:41:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/cornell-040825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zhiting Tian, a professor in Cornell University’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been selected as the recipient of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship Award, a selective award given annually to the top performers in the DARPA Young Faculty Award pool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience collaborating with NVIDIA on 800VDC power architecture for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2025 18:16:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/innoscience-010825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — says that, with large AI models and high-performance computing placing higher demands on power supply systems, it is collaborating with NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA to jointly promote the large-scale implementation of an 800VDC power architecture in AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Munich District Court rules in favor of Infineon in patent-infringement case against Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2025 14:07:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/infineon-innoscience-010825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that the Munich District Court (Landgericht München I) has ruled in favor of it in a first instance patent infringement case alleging the unauthorized use of its patented gallium nitride (GaN) technologies by InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd, which manufactures GaN-on-Si power chips on 8” silicon wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas powering Xiaomi’s 90W next-gen GaN charger</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2025 13:57:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/navitas-010825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNSense Control ICs are to power the next-generation 90W GaN charger of China’s Xiaomi...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr enters quarterly loss as revenue falls 23%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2025 09:57:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/aug/aehr-010825.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 (ended 30 May), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $14.1m, down 23% on $18.3m last quarter and 15% on $16.6m a year ago. Full-year revenue fell by 10.9% from $66.2m in fiscal 2024 to $59m in fiscal 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s revenue grows 22% in Q2, driven by AI data-center communications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:30:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/aixtron-310725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2025, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €137.4m, up 4.2% on €131.8m a year ago and 22% on €112.5m in Q1.2025. This is near the upper end of the guidance range of €120–140m, reflecting a strong performance in a generally soft market environment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HieFo unveils HOT25 specialty DFB laser chip for OTDR systems</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:20:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/hiefo-310725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium phosphide (InP)-based optical communications device developer and manufacturer HieFo Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA (formed from management buy-out of the chips business and wafer fabrication operations of Emcore Corp in May 2024) has announced the commercial release of its new HOT25 specialty distributed feedback (DFB) laser chip, engineered specifically for optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) applications in fiber-optic test & measurement equipment. HieFo says that, like most other products in its portfolio, the OTDR product is the result of an in-house R&D project without relying on any legacy technology from Emcore...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mississippi State University researcher earns $550,000 NSF CAREER award</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:01:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/msu-310725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Mississippi State University faculty member has earned a US National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to develop the next generation of energy-efficient, transparent and environmentally friendly LED lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass highlights progress in June quarterly</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:57:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/bluglass-300725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has issued a quarterly report on its fiscal Q4/2025 (to end-June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UCSB’s Chris Van de Walle receives Welker Award</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:48:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/ucsb-290725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chris Van de Walle, a distinguished professor in the Materials Department of University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), has received the 2025 Heinrich Welker Award in recognition of his “development and application of computational methods to elucidate the properties of interfaces, defects, doping, polarization and loss mechanisms in compound semiconductors.”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200V G2 in Q-DPAK package</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/infineon-290725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany has launched the CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200V G2 in a top-side-cooled (TSC) Q-DPAK package. Delivering what is said to be optimized thermal performance, system efficiency and power density, the new devices were specifically designed for demanding industrial applications that require high performance and reliability, such as electric vehicle chargers, solar inverters, uninterruptible power supplies, motor drives, and solid-state circuit breakers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi collaborating with NVIDIA to accelerate transition to 800V power solutions for next-gen AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:55:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/onsemi-290725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that it is working with NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA to support the transition to 800V direct current (VDC) power architectures, which is driving significant gains in efficiency, density and sustainability for next-generation AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM sells Entertainment &amp; Industry Lamps business to Ushio for €114m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:57:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/amsosram2-290725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has sold its Entertainment and Industry Lamps (ENI) business to Ushio Inc of Tokyo, Japan for €114m (on a cash-and-debt-free basis) as the first divestment under its deleveraging plan. Net deal proceeds will be determined upon final closing accounts at the date of the transaction closing, which is expected by the end of March 2026 (subject to typical closing procedures)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM places €500m 2029 senior notes to pre-finance OSRAM minority put option exercises and buy back €150m 2027 convertible bonds</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:50:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/amsosram-290725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has placed €500m 2029 senior notes to pre-finance OSRAM minority put option exercises and buy back €150m 2027 convertible bonds. The firm has also announces solid preliminary Q2/2025 results...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult highlights solid-state transformers for a more flexible and intelligent energy grid</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:53:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/csacatapult-280725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Solid-state transformers (SSTs) that use power electronics and high-frequency components to convert and control electricity are extremely useful for integrating renewable energy sources and energy storage systems into the grid, as well as managing surges and disturbances, reducing the likelihood of blackouts. In April, a major blackout occurred across Spain and Portugal, disrupting power for more than 10 hours and causing economic losses of an estimated $1.6bn...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:16:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/semiconductor-today-280725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron CCS system chosen for 2D materials-based photonic device pilot line at Cambridge Graphene Centre</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:40:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/aixtron-280725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that the UK’s University of Cambridge has purchased a Close Coupled Showerhead system for 2D materials for its photonics and optoelectronics R&D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM completes transfer of Research Triangle Park GaN-on-SiC fab</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:45:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/macom-250725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has assumed full operational control of the wafer fabrication facility in Research Triangle Park, NC, that it purchased from Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA in December 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds new models to MP-5050 Series of high-power LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:36:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/luminus-250725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — has added to its MP-5050 Series of high-power LEDs with the new MP-5050-240P and MP-5050-810P models, which deliver what is claimed to be industry-leading efficiency and reliability, designed specifically for demanding outdoor and commercial lighting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NYSE American accepts NUBURU’s plan to regain listing compliance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:23:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nuburu-240725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and developed and previously manufactured high-power industrial blue lasers — says that NYSE American LLC has accepted its plan to regain compliance with continued listing standards, granting an extension through 29 October 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi and Schaeffler expand collaboration with new EliteSiC-based PHEV platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:11:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/onsemi-shaeffler-240725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has expanded its existing multi-year collaboration with Germany-based motion technology company Schaeffler (formerly Vitesco Technologies) through a new design win that leverages onsemi’s next-generation EliteSiC product line of silicon carbide MOSFETs. The onsemi solution will power the Schaeffler traction inverter for a leading global automaker’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Q-Pixel launches Q-Transfer technology for micro-LED manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:24:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/qpixel-240725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED display startup Q-Pixel Inc of Los Angeles, CA, USA has debuted Q-Transfer technology, which directly addresses the pixel transfer challenge long faced by the micro-LED display industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JX to boost InP substrate production capacity by 20%</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:01:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/jx-240725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based JX Advanced Metals Corp is investing about ¥1.5bn (about US$10.2m) to increase its indium phosphide (InP) substrate production capacity by about 20% at its Isohara Plant in Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s first-half revenue falls 22% year-on-year to €10.7m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:51:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/riber-230725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2025, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €10.7m, down 22% on €13.7m in first-half 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design providing PCL and PCSEL design software</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:21:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/photondesign-230725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is now providing a photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) and photonic crystal laser (PCL) design solution for laser designers, by using a combination of its HAROLD and OmniSim simulation tools. Existing HAROLD users can add OmniSim to begin designing crystal lasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alpes Lasers unveils GLIDER widely tunable mid-IR laser source for solid and liquid spectroscopy</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:37:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/alpeslasers-230725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alpes Lasers SA of St-Blaise, Switzerland —  an engineering company pioneering advanced light sources, especially quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) — has launched the GLIDER, its most versatile and powerful widely tunable laser source to date. Designed for fast mid-infrared spectroscopy, the GLIDER delivers what is claimed to be exceptional performance across a wide range of applications, from advanced research to industrial discovery...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF announces sales representative agreement with RF Alliance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:41:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/altumrf-220725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) has announced a sales representative agreement with RF Alliance, covering customers in New Jersey, New York and east Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in West Milford, NJ, RF Alliance specializes in technical knowledge and support of RF, microwave, mmWave, frequency-control and analog components. As an international company, with strategic partnerships and office locations worldwide to support its growing product portfolio, Altum RF has expertise and relationships across various RF markets and applications including telecoms, satellite, test & measurement, defense and aerospace markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia and TU Hamburg launch endowed chair in power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:55:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nexperia-210725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) and the Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg) have launched an endowed professorship in power electronic devices. The position, held by professor Holger Kapels, will drive research on next-generation semiconductor components and train highly skilled engineers at TU Hamburg’s School of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics. As part of this initiative, Kapels will also lead the newly founded Institute for Power Electronic Devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas adds 650V GaN FETs for high-density power conversion</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:53:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/renesas-210725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan has introduced three new high-voltage 650V gallium nitride (GaN) FETs for AI data centers and server power supply systems including the new 800V HVDC architecture, E-mobility charging, UPS battery backup devices, battery energy storage and solar inverters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar strengthens leadership team and expands global presence to accelerate high-volume co-packaged optics</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:37:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/ayar-180725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads — has expanded its leadership team with Vivek Khanzodé joining it as VP of engineering. To support its efforts in high-volume manufacturing and CPO adoption, the firm has also opened a new office in Taiwan and doubled the size of its San Jose headquarters, bolstering its aim to transform AI connectivity with optical interconnects...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi to establish wide-bandgap materials research center at Stony Brook University</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:30:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/onsemi-180725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA plans to invest $8m with Stony Brook University to establish a wide-bandgap research center to advance innovation in power semiconductors and foster the next generation of skilled professionals in the field...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Microchip partners with Delta on silicon carbide solutions for power management</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:31:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/microchip-delta-180725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Driven by the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the electrification of everything demanding higher levels of power efficiency and reliability, Microchip Technology Inc of Chandler, AZ, USA has announced a new partnership agreement for its mSiC products and technology to be used in the designs of global power and energy management firm Delta Electronics Inc. The synergies between the firms aim to accelerate the development of innovative silicon carbide (SiC) solutions, energy-saving products and systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT board member Christine Russell passes away</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:21:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/axt-180725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — says that Ms Christine Russell, a member of the board of directors, passed away on 11 July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>FBH exceeds 1mW far-UVC LED CW output from single fiber</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:14:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/fbh-170725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a major challenge in everyday medical practice, as they often cannot be treated with antibiotics. According to the Robert Koch Institute, there are 400,000–600,000 hospital-acquired infections in Germany annually, and 10,000–20,000 people die from them. Alternative treatments are therefore needed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quinas wins ICT Start-up category of 2025 WIPO Global Awards</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:04:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/quinas-170725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quinas Technology Ltd (which was spun off from Lancaster University in early 2023) has been named by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as winner in the ICT Start-Up category of the 2025 WIPO Global Awards. Quinas is one of just ten companies worldwide to receive this honour and the first ever winner from the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer ISE develops indoor photovoltaics with over 40% efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:41:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/fraunhoferise-170725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has developed solar cells based on III-V semiconductors that can achieve an efficiency of over 40% indoors (Kliitzke et al, Applied Physics Letters 127, 023301)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Elucidation of scattering mechanism of 2DEG in PAMBE-grown ScAlN/GaN heterostructure</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:37:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/sei-tokyo-170725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As presented at the International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) in Malmö, Sweden (6–11 July) in a paper by Kouei Kubota et al, Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd — through joint research with the research group led by assistant professor Takuya Maeda of the University of Tokyo’s School of Engineering — has discovered the scattering mechanism of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in a heterojunction formed from scandium aluminium nitride (ScAlN) and gallium nitride (GaN). ScAlN/GaN is a strong candidate to be the barrier layer in next-generation high-frequency GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vermont Tech Hub’s semiconductor lab awarded $3.4m from Northeast Microelectronics Coalition</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:33:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/v-gantechhub-170725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub — a consortium founded in 2023 with over 60 member and partners and led by the University of Vermont (UVM) and including GlobalFoundries and the State of Vermont — has secured $3.4m of funding from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) for a microelectronics testing laboratory to bolster innovation and economic development in the Green Mountain State and the Northeast...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UbiQD and First Solar establish long-term quantum dot supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/ubiqd-firstsolar-160725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology firm UbiQD Inc of Los Alamos, NM, USA has entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement to supply its proprietary fluorescent quantum dot (QD) technology to cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA. The agreement paves the way for the incorporation of QD technology into First Solar’s thin-film bifacial photovoltaic (PV) solar panels...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Resonac and Tohoku University synthesizing silicon carbide powder from silicon sludge and carbon dioxide</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:03:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/resonac-tohoku-160725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The synthesis of silicon carbide (SiC) requires high temperatures and significant power, posing challenges in reducing the environmental impact of the manufacturing process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ETRI-Wavice project localizes core GaN components for AESA radar and SAR satellite</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:39:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/etri-wavice-150725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with Gyeonggi-based Wavice Inc, South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed localization technology for gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) used in transmit/receive modules for military radars and satellites for the first time in Korea using fab-based technology. This is expected to significantly contribute to defense technology self-reliance by enabling the localization of key components not only for military radars but also for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations names Jennifer Lloyd as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:06:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/powerintegrations-150725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) says that Jennifer A. Lloyd PhD will be its next chief executive officer, succeeding Balu Balakrishnan, who has been CEO since 2002. A former member of Power Integrations’ board of directors, Lloyd has been reappointed to the board. Both appointments are effective from 21 July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches three-phase motor drive evaluation board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:46:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/epc-150725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Andover, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride-on-silicon transistors and ICs for power management in space and other harsh environments) has announced the EPC7C021 (available now through EPC Space and authorized distributors), a high-performance, three-phase motor demonstration board featuring the radiation-hardened EPC7011L7C eGaN IC. Designed for ease of evaluation and system integration, the EPC7C021 delivers a user-friendly, flexible platform for developing motor drive applications such as reaction and momentum wheels, ion thrusters, robotics and other automation in demanding radiation environments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Incize and Atomera collaborate on GaN-on-Si technology for next-gen RF and power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:38:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/incize-atomera-140725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor characterization and modeling company Incize of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium and semiconductor materials and IP licensing company Atomera Inc of Los Gatos, CA, USA have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass demos leading-edge precision in visible GaN lasers at ICNS-15</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:29:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/bluglass-140725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an invited presentation on GaN distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and amplifiers for next-generation high-power devices at the International Congress on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-15) in Malmö, Sweden (11–17 July), BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia has unveiled performance enhancements to its gallium nitride (GaN) lasers, demonstrating what it claims is leading-edge precision...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Efficient integration of quantum dot lasers on silicon chiplets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:42:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/ucsb-140725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Although III-V semiconductor lasers can be monolithically integrated with photonic chips by directly growing a crystalline layer of laser material (such as indium arsenide) on silicon substrate, photonic chips with such integrated laser source are challenging to manufacture due to mismatch between structures or properties of III-V semiconductor material and silicon...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma secures new contracts from NASA and US Navy</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:42:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/aeluma-100725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA — which develops compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates — has won new contracts with NASA and the US Navy that could accelerate development and commercialization for next-generation quantum and sensing systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU stockholders approve strategy to finance transformation</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:04:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nuburu-100725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that its stockholders have overwhelmingly approved key proposals in support of its financing strategy, a pivotal milestone in its strategic transformation for defense-tech and operational resilience through its Defense & Security Hub initiative...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia adds 1200V 20A SiC Schottky diodes for power-intense infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:14:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nexperia-100725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) has added two 1200V 20A silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes to its portfolio of power electronics components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT reduces Q2 revenue guidance from $20–22m to $17.5–18m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:12:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/axt-100725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2025, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — expects preliminary revenue of $17.5–18m, below the guidance of $20–22m provided on 1 May and down from $27.9m a year ago. This is due primarily to slower-than-expected issuance of export control permits for its GaAs products in Q2 and a weaker demand environment in China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Singapore opens NSTIC (GaN), first national facility for gallium nitride</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2025 19:26:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/nstic-gan-090725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Dr Tan See Leng has officially opened the National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Centre for Gallium Nitride (NSTIC (GaN)) as Singapore’s first national facility dedicated to gallium nitride...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux makes available evaluation board for Aura Noiseless InGaAs APDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2025 11:01:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/phlux-090725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Phlux Technology — which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2020 — is offering an evaluation board for its Aura family of Noiseless InGaAs avalanche photodiodes (APDs). The APDs are used as 1550nm infrared sensors and claim 12x greater sensitivity than traditional devices in applications spanning laser rangefinders, optical networks and test equipment, and LiDAR...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Dhruva’s Solis+ space-grade solar panels to be used by Pixxel</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2025 08:42:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/dhruva-090725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dhruva Space Private Ltd of Hyderabad, India (which provides satellites coupled with Earth stations and launch services) has entered into a strategic partnership with Bengaluru-based space data company and spacecraft manufacturer Pixxel, which is building the world's highest-resolution hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation (enabling the detection, monitoring and prediction of critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil & gas, mining, environment, and other sectors, with what is reckoned to be 50x richer detail than conventional satellites). This India-based collaboration will see Dhruva joining forces with Pixxel to integrate space-grade solar panels into their next satellite fleet...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Unipress orders Taiyo Nippo Sanso MOCVD platforms</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2025 16:18:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/tnsc-unipress-080725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that multiple TNSC SR4000HT metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactors are being purchased by the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Institute of High Pressure Physics (IHPP, or Unipress) for its nitride R&D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints former NXP and ams OSRAM executive Gregor van Issum as CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:29:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/wolfspeed-070725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following a comprehensive review of internal and external candidates, Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Gregor van Issum as chief financial officer (CFO), effective 1 September. He succeeds interim CFO Kevin Speirits, who will remain with Wolfspeed to support the firm and ensure a smooth transition. van Issum will be relocating to North Carolina and be based in Durham, reporting to CEO Robert Feurle...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>National Research Council of Canada signs MoU with Quebec’s C2MI and UK’s CSA Catapult</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2025 13:52:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nrc-ctmi-csacatapult-040725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Together with UK-based Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult and Quebec-based MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI), the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has put in place a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen connections and grow a strong and resilient semiconductor supply chain for Canada, the UK, and other G7 countries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron leading project to increase energy efficiency in SiC layer deposition</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2025 16:22:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/aixtron-fraunhoferiisb-bimau-030725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In cooperation with Erlangen-based Fraunhofer IISB (Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology) and Neuss-based bimanu Cloud Solutions GmbH in Germany, Herzogenrath-based deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE is leading a joint project ‘Increasing Energy Efficiency in SiC Epitaxy’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TSMC to cease GaN foundry production by end-July 2027 due to price pressure from Chinese rivals</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2025 13:18:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/tsmc-030725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA announced a strategic partnership for Taiwanese foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) to start production of 100V GaN products on 200mm silicon wafers in first-half 2026, this includes Navitas’ 650V devices transitioning from its existiing sole GaN-on-Si wafer foundry supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) to Powerchip over the next 12–24 months...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mouser enters distribution agreement with Ampleon</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2025 10:12:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/ampleon-mouser-030725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mouser Electronics Inc (a Berkshire Hathaway company) has announced a global distribution agreement with Ampleon B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which manufactures radio frequency power devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) and LDMOS technologies. Ampleon says that its portfolio offers flexibility in scaling design and production for any volume and addresses a wide range of applications, including 5G infrastructure, industrial, scientific & medical (ISM), navigation, broadcast communications, and safety radio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Go Maruyama becomes pSemi’s CEO as Tatsuo Bizen retires</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2025 09:41:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/psemi-030725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal solutions – has announced leadership changes and organizational restructuring to support its evolving business strategy and future growth...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon on track to ship customer samples of GaN on 300mm wafers in Q4/2025</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2025 22:52:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/infineon-020725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its scalable gallium nitride (GaN) manufacturing on 300mm wafers is on track for first samples to be available to customers as of fourth-quarter 2025, positioning it to expand its customer base and reinforce its position as a leading integrated device manufacturer (IDM) in the GaN market as demand continues to grow. The GaN market for power applications will grow by 36% annually to about $2.5bn by 2030, forecasts Yole Group in its report ‘Power SiC and GaN Compound Semiconductor Market Monitor, Q1 2025’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas plans 200mm GaN production with PSMC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2025 12:15:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/navitas-psmc-020725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced a strategic partnership with Taiwanese foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) to start production and continue development of 200mm GaN-on-silicon technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wavetek deploys Silvaco’s Victory TCAD for GaN-based device development</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2025 20:26:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/silvaco-wavetek-010725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silvaco Group Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA — which provides technology computer-aided design (TCAD), electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) for process and device development — says that its Victory TCAD solution has been adopted by gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Wavetek Microelectronics Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan for the development of next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) devices targeting high-performance connectivity applications in 5G, Wi-Fi and IoT markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU reports progress in acquisition of Tekne as part of Defense &amp; Security Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2025 14:49:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/nuburu-010725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has reported progress in its strategic transformation, including developments within its planned Defense & Security Hub and key acquisitions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of financial restructuring</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2025 11:31:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jul/wolfspeed-010725.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has taken the next step to implement its previously announced restructuring support agreement (RSA) with key lenders, including (i) holders of more than 97% of its senior secured notes, (ii) Renesas Electronics Corp’s US subsidiary and (iii) convertible debtholders holding more than 67% of the outstanding convertible notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pragmatic appoints John Quigley as executive VP of Engineering</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:35:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/pragmatic-300625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) designer and manufacturer Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd of Cambridge, UK has appointed John Quigley as executive VP (EVP) of engineering with responsibility for technology development, IC design and applications engineering...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected names first recipients for £1m Supply Chain Development Programme</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:24:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/csconnected-300625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected, in partnership with Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), has announced the first four successful applicants to its £1m Supply Chain Development Programme, aimed at strengthening and scaling the compound semiconductor supply chain in South Wales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US-based GlobalFoundries investing extra $3bn for R&amp;D on silicon photonics, advanced packaging and GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:02:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/globalfoundries-300625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY, (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) plans to invest another $3bn in its expansion of semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging capabilities across its facilities in New York and Vermont...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi brings independent, epi manufacturing expertise to Glasgow’s Critical Technologies Accelerator program</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:07:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/iiivepi-300625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — says that it is bringing crucial, independent, epitaxial manufacturing expertise to the University of Glasgow’s Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA) program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UIUC reveals ‘efficiency cliff’ when LEDs are scaled to submicron dimensions</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:15:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/uiuc-300625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the USA have fabricated blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) down to an unprecedented 250nm in size, a critical step for next-generation technologies like ultra-high-resolution displays and advanced optical communication. However, their study reveals a significant challenge: a sharp ‘efficiency cliff’ when these LEDs are scaled to submicron dimensions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SuperLight unveils light source for high-performance spectroscopy</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:38:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/superlight-270625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has unveiled the SLP-1050 compact, high-performance light source, purpose-built for demanding high-speed measurement applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise Integration launches first digital controller for GaN totem-pole PFC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:15:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/wiseintegration-260625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital control for gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN IC-based power supplies — has released to production its first fully digital controller, WiseWare 1.1 (WIW1101), based on a 32-bit MCU. This enables high-frequency operation up to 2MHz, unlocking what are claimed to be new levels of power density, efficiency and form factor in compact AC–DC power converters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EFFECT Photonics raises extra $24m in Series D funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:50:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/effectphotonics-260625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EFFECT Photonics b.v. – a spin off from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands that provides next-generation coherent optical solutions for data-center and edge networks – has raised an additional $24m as part of its Series D financing round. This brings the total raised in the round to $62m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience and Midea partner to accelerate GaN adoption in home appliance industry</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:26:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/innoscience-260625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride on silicon (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — and Midea (the largest producer of home appliances and industrial robots) have reached a strategic collaboration and agreed to jointly invest resources to focus on expanding the adoption of GaN in new applications such as home appliances, kitchen appliances and other fields...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass closes share purchase plan, raising a further $5.3m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:15:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/bluglass-260625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has closed its share purchase plan (SPP), raising $5.3m before costs. The SPP followed a $2.3m placement to institutional and sophisticated investors at the beginning of May, raising a total of $7.6m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ELENA project develops Europe’s first LNOI substrates for photonic integrated circuits, completing supply chain</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:18:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/elena-250625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 program as a collaborative research and innovation initiative (grant agreement n°101016138), the recently concluded 42-month project ELENA (‘European electro-optic and nonlinear PIC platform based on lithium niobate’) has developed the first European-made lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) substrates for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), establishing a complete European supply chain for thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches 300V rad-hard GaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:43:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/epc-250625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride-on-silicon transistors and ICs for power management in space and other harsh environments) has launched the EPC7030MSH, a rad-hard (RH) 300V GaN FET that delivers what is claimed to be unmatched performance for high-voltage, high-power space applications, including next-generation satellite power plants and electric propulsion systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silvaco and Fraunhofer ISIT collaborate on developing GaN device technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:35:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/silvaco-fraunhoferisit-250625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silvaco Group Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA — which provides technology computer-aided design (TCAD), electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) for process and device development — has announced a strategic R&D collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) of Itzehoe, Germany, which develops and manufactures customer-specific components for power electronics and microsystems technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MIT-led team develops low-cost, scalable process for integrating GaN transistors onto silicon CMOS chips</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:44:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/mit-240625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) will likely be key for the next generation of high-speed communication systems and the power electronics needed for state-of-the-art data centers, but its high cost and the specialization required to incorporate it into conventional electronics have limited its use in commercial applications, notes the USA’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta and Luminate NY collaborate on transatlantic growth network for photonics startups</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:38:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/photondelta-luminateny-240625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic chips industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide) and Luminate NY of Rochester, NY, USA (the world’s largest accelerator for startups working on optics, photonics and imaging-enabled technologies) have entered into a strategic collaboration to support the growth of early-stage photonics companies across North America and the Netherlands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult to mobilize new UK Semiconductor Centre</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:09:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/csacatapult-240625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Government says that Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult will mobilize the new UK Semiconductor Centre (UKSC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TNO to construct InP-based photonic chip pilot manufacturing line</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:48:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/tno-240625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the end of this year, research institute TNO (the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research in Delft) will begin constructing a pilot manufacturing line for photonic chips at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The new factory will enable the industrial-scale production of indium phosphide (InP)-based photonic chips. Additionally, the scaling up from 4-inch to 6-inch wafers will make production more efficient. TNO is collaborating on this with the Photonic Integration Technology Centre (PITC), Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Twente...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC releases compact, high-efficiency 180W GaN buck converter evaluation board for USB PD applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:38:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/epc-240625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has released the EPC91109, a high-performance evaluation board designed to demonstrate the benefits of eGaN FETs in a compact, thermally efficient, two-phase synchronous buck converter. Targeting USB Power Delivery (USB-PD 3.1) applications up to 180W, the EPC91109 is optimized for space- and power-constrained designs such as laptops, portable devices, and battery-powered systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UMass Lowell assistant professor Anhar Bhuiyan receives Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:31:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/umasslowell-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Massachusetts Lowell says that Electrical Engineering assistant professor Anhar Bhuiyan is among 36 recipients of this year’s Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, nationally competitive seed grants for faculty in the first two years of their academic careers. The award supports Bhuiyan’s research into next-generation materials and components for powering satellites and unmanned spacecraft...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s SiC MOSFET adopted for mass production in Toyota’s new BEV for Chinese market</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:04:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/rohm-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The power module equipped with Japan-based ROHM Co Ltd’s fourth-generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET bare chip has been adopted in the traction inverter of Toyota Motor Corp’s new bZ5 crossover-type battery electric vehicle (BEV) for the Chinese market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TU/e establishes new research institute for semiconductors, quantum photonics, and high-tech systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:58:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/tue-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands is establishing a new research institute dedicated to semiconductors, quantum, photonics, and the development of high-tech systems and chips of the future...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas expects $1.7bn loss in first-half 2025 from Wolfspeed restructuring</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/renesas-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan says that, as a resuts of entering into a restructuring support agreement with Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA and its principal creditors for the financial restructuring of Wolfspeed, it hence expects to record a financial loss...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s restructuring deal with lenders to reduce debt by 70% and interest payments by 60%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:32:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/wolfspeed-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its efforts to strengthen its capital structure, Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has entered into a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with key lenders, including (i) holders of more than 97% of its senior secured notes, (ii) Renesas Electronics Corp’s US subsidiary, and (iii) convertible debtholders holding more than 67% of the outstanding convertible notes. The transactions envisioned by the RSA are expected to reduce the firm’s overall debt by about 70% ($4.6bn) and to reduce annual total cash interest payments by about 60%..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamond Technologies acquires Akhan’s asset portfolio, including patents in diamond films.</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:04:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/diamondtech-akhan-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials innovation company Diamond Technologies Inc (DTI) of Hudson, MA, USA (which is developing and commercializing diamond-based solutions for semiconductors, aerospace, defense, optics and industrial applications) has acquired the complete asset portfolio of AKHAN Semiconductor Inc of Gurnee, Lake County, IL, USA (which was founded in 2013 and specializes in the fabrication and application of synthetic, lab-grown, electronics-grade diamond materials)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Navy funds Aeluma to accelerate development and commercialization of high-speed photodetectors for optical interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:52:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/aeluma-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA — which develops compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates — has announced a contract with the US Navy that could accelerate development of high-speed photodetectors for government and commercial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OKI and NTT establish mass-production technology for high-power terahertz devices by heterogeneous material bonding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:43:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/oki-ntt-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd, in collaboration with Japan-based NTT Innovative Devices Corp, has established mass-production technology for high-power terahertz devices using its proprietary crystal film bonding (CFB) technology for heterogeneous material bonding to bond indium phosphide (InP)-based uni-traveling carrier photodiodes (UTC-PD) (a PiN junction photodiode that selectively uses electrons as active carriers) onto silicon carbide (SiC) with what are claimed to be excellent heat dissipation characteristics for improved bonding yields. UTC-PDs could operate faster and with much wider output linearity simply by excluding the hole transport contribution to the diode operation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tagore launches compact, high-power RF receiver front-end module</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:29:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/tagore-230625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chicago-based fabless firm Tagore Technology Inc — which was founded in 2011 and has design centers in Arlington Heights, IL, USA and Kolkata, India developing gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology for RF and power management applications — has launched the TSL8028N, a compact, high-performance receiver front-end module tailored for demanding wireless infrastructure and radar applications operating in the 2–5GHz frequency range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent signs master services agreement to provide NOVI Space with rollable PV array blankets</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:51:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/ascent2-200625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has signed a master services agreement with NOVI Space Inc, a Virginia-based space AI infrastructure & compute company that develops and operates AI-powered satellites with their TRL-9 edge computing technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent raises CIGS PV production-scale efficiency record from 14% to 15.7%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:55:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/ascent-200625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA says that its flexible thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic (PV) technology has reached record energy conversion efficiency of 15.7% (AM0) at production scale. The achievement aligns with the firm’s previously announced 2025 strategy, which aimed to continue improving on its thin-film PV’s material quality, technological efficiency and production design optimization to increase the applicability of the technology in the space market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches compact, air-cooled 500W diode laser system</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:29:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/coherent-200625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched the COMPACT EVOLUTION AC, a next-generation compact, air-cooled 500W diode laser system for polymer welding...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Applied Materials and CEA-Leti expand joint lab to drive innovation in specialty chips</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:18:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/appliedmaterials-leti-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process equipment maker Applied Materials Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA and micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France have announced the next phase of their longstanding collaboration to accelerate innovation in specialty semiconductors. Through an expansion of their joint lab, the organizations plan to develop materials engineering solutions to address emerging infrastructure challenges in AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Michigan synthesizes high-quality 2D molybdenum disulfide using Veeco’s Fiji ALD system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:46:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/veeco-michigan-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Using the Fiji G2 plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system of epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA, the University of Michigan has reported the ALD of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) using di-tert-butyl disulfide (TBDS) as a replacement for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) (Chemistry of Materials vol 37, issue 4, 11 February 2025)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber partners with Denmark’s NQCP, initiating phase II of ROSIE</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:57:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/riber-nqcp-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has signed a three-year collaborative partnership with the Denmark-based Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP), a research initiative launched by the Novo Nordisk Foundation in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech unveils next-gen high-efficiency 25µm red dot RCLEDs for ultraprecise aiming with low power draw</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:56:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/marktech-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies, has released its new high-efficiency 25µm-diameter resonant-cavity light-emitting diodes (RCLEDs) with a peak emission at 650nm, which it claims set a new benchmark for performance in precision optical targeting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UGREEN adds first 500W GaN charger to Nexode series</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:44:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/ugreen-190625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based UGREEN (which provides charging accessories) has unveiled the Nexode 500W 6-Port GaN Desktop Fast Charger, which is claimed to be the first 500W gallium nitride (GaN) charger engineered to simultaneously charge six devices with unprecedented power. Combining groundbreaking charging power, intelligent safety systems, and near-universal compatibility, it is built to handle the high-performance demands of professionals, gaming setups, and tech-heavy households...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF develops semi-automated manufacturing process for cost-efficient resonantly tunable quantum cascade laser modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:13:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/fraunhoferiaf-040625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Resonantly tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high-performance laser light sources for a wide range of spectroscopy applications in the mid-infrared (MIR) range. Their high brilliance enables minimal measurement times for more precise and efficient characterization processes and can be used, for example, in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, medicine or security technology. Until now, however, the production of QCL modules has been relatively complex and expensive...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches 18W 880nm single-emitter laser diode</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:10:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/coherent-170625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched the SES18-880A-190-10, a high-power 880nm single-emitter laser diode on sub mount, designed specifically for high-efficiency, high-reliability pumping of diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wales Tech Week 2025 adds Vishay Intertechnology as Gold Partner</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:00:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/vishay-170625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has partnered with Wales Tech Week 2025, which is taking place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales in Newport on 24–26 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s power devices supporting NVIDIA’s new 800V high-voltage direct current architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:31:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/rohm-130625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor technology firm ROHM says that it is one of the key silicon providers supporting NVIDIA’s new 800V High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) architecture. This marks a pivotal shift in data-center design, enabling megawatt-scale AI factories that are more efficient, scalable, and sustainable...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric unveils compact GaN power amplifier module with record-breaking power efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:44:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/mitsubishi-120625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corporation says it has developed a compact 7GHz band gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier module (PAM) with record-breaking power efficiency of 41%. The performance was verified in a demonstration using 5G-Advanced communication signals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production at 289 million units in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:37:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/trendforce-120625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone production reached 289 million units in Q1 2025, says market research firm TrendForce. Compared to Q1 2024, the figures represent a 3% decline. However, in China, sales in Q1 were boosted by an ongoing consumer subsidy program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec demonstrates record RF GaN-on-Si transistor performance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:09:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/imec-120625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Imec of Leuven, Belgium has unveiled a gallium nitride (GaN) MOSHEMT (metal-oxide-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistor) on silicon (Si) that achieves both record efficiency and output power for an enhancement-mode (E-mode) device operating at low supply voltage. In parallel, the firm also demonstrated a record-low contact resistance of 0.024Ω·mm, which is essential to further boost output power in future designs. Imec says that the results mark a crucial step toward integrating GaN technology into next-gen mobile devices, particularly those targeting the 6G FR3 band between 7 and 24GHz. The results are being presented at the 2025 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan, June 8-12...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallox Semiconductors wins 2025 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:52:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/gallox-110625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallox Semiconductors, a startup with roots in Cornell University, has won the 2025 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge in the Advanced Computing & Electronics category...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN appoints new chairman and board members</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:44:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/swegan-110625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden, a developer and manufacturer of custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers, based on proprietary growth technology, has announced several key board appointments supporting its growth in telecom, satcom, defense, and power electronics....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass extends closing date of share purchase plan offer to 17 June</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:29:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/bluglass-110625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has extended the closing date for its share purchase plan (SPP) offer (which opened on 8 May) from 10 June to 17 June...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM makes available wideband front-end module covering 2–18GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:54:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/macom-110625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA has announced the availability of a wideband front-end module (FEM) covering 2–18GHz. Suitable for electronic countermeasures (ECM) and phased-array radar applications, the miniature multi-chip ENGSD00088 transmit/receive module integrates a high-power 3-stage gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier (PA), a 3-stage gallium arsenide (GaAs) low-noise amplifier (LNA) and a transmit/receive (T/R) switch with a fail-safe antenna termination, all within a compact package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC9196 launches 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter for 96–150V battery applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/epc-100625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has released the EPC9196, a high-performance 25ARMS, 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter reference design powered by the EPC2304 eGaN FET. The EPC9196 is specifically designed for medium-voltage (96V–150V) battery-powered motor drive applications, including steering systems in automated guided vehicles (AGVs), traction motors in compact autonomous vehicles, and precision motor joints in robotics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advancements in high-performance computing are driving the adoption of Honeywell’s TIM 1.5 Phase Change Material (PCM)</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:57:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://advancedmaterials.honeywell.com/us/en/initiative/pcm-for-thermal-management?utm_source=semiconductor_today&amp;utm_medium=advertisement&amp;utm_campaign=25-ess-am-ais-ww-Semiconductor-today_165X165-701Hu000002MROfIAO&amp;utm_term=SEMICONDUCTOR_TODAY&amp;utm_content=img-en-SEMICONDUCTORTODAY_Social-auto-lp</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sponsor Message: This cutting-edge solution efficiently manages heat generated by advanced AI processors and GPUs, ensuring optimal performance in complex electronic devices. Honeywell PCMs significantly enhance thermal performance, prevent component malfunctions, and mitigate particle issues.
Connect with us to discover more about our PCMs that are engineered for improved thermal management in Automotive/EVs, AI servers, and consumer electronics.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DOWA launches high-power SMD operating at 1040–1900nm SWIR wavelengths</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2025 09:38:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/dowa-090625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dowa Electronic Materials Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan (a subsidiary of Dowa Holdings Co Ltd) has launched a surface-mountable device (SMD) in the peak wavelength range of 1040–1900nm made with its high-efficiency SWIR (short-wavelength infrared) LEDs. DOWA aims to expand business in the rapidly growing machine vision and healthcare markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec and Ghent University present fully integrated, single-chip microwave photonics system for compact and versatile signal processing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2025 09:27:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/imec-ghent-090625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium and two imec research groups at Ghent University (the Photonics Research Group and IDlab) have demonstrated a fully integrated single-chip microwave photonics system, combining optical and microwave signal processing on a single silicon chip (Hong Deng et al, ‘Single-chip silicon photonic engine for analog optical and microwave signals processing’ Nature Communications volume 16, Article number 5087 (2025)). The chip integrates high-speed modulators, optical filters, photodetectors and transfer-printed lasers, making it a compact, self-contained and programmable solution for high-frequency signal processing. This can replace bulky and power-hungry components, enabling faster wireless networks, low-cost microwave sensing, and scalable deployment in applications like 5G/6G, satellite communications, and radar systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass to supply Indian Department of Defence with GaN lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:21:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/bluglass-060625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — is now an approved supplier and has received its first order from the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), valued at $230,000. The order is for development services for benchmarking the fabrication process of GaN-based laser diodes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas abandoning SiC production plans amid Chinese price war and Wolfspeed uncertainty</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2025 13:17:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/renesas.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a report by Nikkei, Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan is abandoning its plans to produce silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for electric vehicles (EVs), due to slowing growth in the EV market — coupled with a supply glut driven by increased production from Chinese manufacturers — that has led to falling prices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-gravity manufacturing firm Space Forge to be CISM’s first incubation client</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2025 09:18:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/spaceforge-cism.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Swansea University has signed a deal that makes Space Forge Ltd of Cardiff, South Wales, UK (which is pioneering space-based advanced materials manufacturing via fully returnable satellites) the first firm to be physically hosted in the Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM), where it will undertake work on manufacturing in micro-gravity. Space Forge will be CISM’s first incubation client with a dedicated cleanroom incubation bay and access to a full suite of semiconductor processing and characterization tools...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>WIN launches linearity optimized 0.12µm GaN power process</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2025 19:54:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/win-040625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets — has launched its NP12-1B, a 0.12μm gate-length depletion-mode (D-mode) GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) technology on silicon carbide (SiC) substrates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF develops semi-automated manufacturing process for cost-efficient resonantly tunable quantum cascade laser modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2025 12:27:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/fraunhoferiaf-040625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Resonantly tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are high-performance laser light sources for a wide range of spectroscopy applications in the mid-infrared (MIR) range. Their high brilliance enables minimal measurement times for more precise and efficient characterization processes and can be used, for example, in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, medicine or security technology. Until now, however, the production of QCL modules has been relatively complex and expensive...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indium Corp joins Virginia Tech’s Center for Power Electronics Systems consortium</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:33:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/indiumcorp-040625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA (a supplier of refined gallium, germanium, indium and other specialty technology metals) has joined Virginia Tech’s Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), an industry consortium that supports power electronics initiatives to reduce energy use while growing capability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and BrightLoop partners on next-gen hydrogen fuel-cell charging</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:26:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/navitas-040625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has partnered with BrightLoop Converters of Paris, France (which develops and manufactures high-efficiency, high-reliability power converters) to support their latest series of hydrogen fuel-cell chargers with automotive-qualified Gen 3 ‘Fast’ SiC (G3F) MOSFETs for heavy-duty agricultural transportation equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SuperLight partners with ProCareLight to expand presence in Iberian market</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2025 16:52:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/superlight-030625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has announced a partnership with ProCareLight, a a spin-off of Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas (ICFO) that specializes in photonics, lasers and laser safety in Spain and Portugal...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order from Asia for MBE 412 research system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2025 15:13:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/riber-030625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has sold an MBE 412 research system to a leading Asian university institute, to support research on laser sources emitting at a wavelength of 1650nm, for application in methane detection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Electronics Skills Foundation launches Government-funded Semiconductor Skills, Talent and Education Programme</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2025 10:08:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/ukesk-030625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the recent announcement by Minister for Science Lord Patrick Vallance in support of semiconductor skills, the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) has announced the launch of the Semiconductor Skills, Talent and Education Programme (STEP). This investment in building a robust pipeline of skills is expected to provide crucial support enabling more young people to pursue Electronics Engineering careers, and help to underpin the long-term success of the UK semiconductor sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU accelerates M&amp;A strategy with $100m flexible growth capital</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:40:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/nuburu-030625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — entered into a standby equity purchase agreement on 30 May with YA II PN Ltd under which it has the option, subject to certain conditions, to sell up to $100m in shares. This facility provides NUBURU with the financial flexibility to execute controlled stock sales until 30 May 2028. Joseph Gunnar & Co LLC acted as the sole placement agent for the private placement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sumitomo Electric and Osaka Metropolitan fabricate GaN HEMT on 2-inch polycrystalline diamond</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2025 11:45:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jun/sei-omu-020625.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) and Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) have fabricated a gallium nitride high-electron mobility transistor (GaN HEMT) on a 2-inch polycrystalline diamond (PCD) substrate in a joint research project with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The technology is reckoned to be an important step toward achieving higher capacity and lower power consumption of core devices in mobile and satellite communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Jun 2025 19:16:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nimy-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks appoints Robert Schriesheim as interim CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 09:33:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/skyworks-300525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that, due to an unforeseen medical condition, Mark Dentinger will not be joining it as chief financial officer. It had been announced on 7 May that on 2 June he would be succeeding Kris Sennesael, who has stepped down as CFO to pursue another opportunity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal partners with distributor ACA TMetrix</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 09:28:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/vuereal-acatmetrix-300525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has announced a strategic partnership for its reference design kits (RDKs) and micro-LED evaluation platforms to be exclusively distributed across Canada by ACA TMetrix Inc (a Canadian distributor of high-tech test & measurement solutions), empowering engineering teams to accelerate the adoption of next-generation display technologies in key markets such as automotive, defense, and consumer electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma and Thorlabs unveil large-diameter wafer manufacturing platform for quantum computing and communication</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 17:01:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/aeluma-thorlabs-290525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA — which develops compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates — has announced an advance in silicon photonics that could accelerate the adoption of quantum computing and communication at commercial scale, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM showcases advanced RF and microwave solutions at IMS 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 12:58:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/macom-290525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2025) in Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (15–20 June), MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA is showcasing its portfolio of high-performance RF, microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) solutions and foundry services, with technical experts available to highlight performance advantages, plus a full lineup of technical presentations throughout the show...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches new rad-hard GaN transistors, including DLA JANS-certified device</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 12:38:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-290525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced the first of a new family of radiation-hardened gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry, based on its proven CoolGan technology. Designed to operate in harsh space environments, the new product is the first in-house-manufactured GaN transistor to earn the highest quality certification of reliability assigned by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to the Joint Army Navy Space (JANS) Specification MIL-PRF-19500/794...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED display chip market growing at 93% CAGR to US$744.7m in 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 12:01:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/trendforce-290525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The chip market for micro-LED display applications is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 93% from US$27.9m in 2024 and US$39m in 2025 to US$744.7m by 2029, forecasts TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec’s 300mm RF silicon interposer platform for chiplet-based heterogeneous integration demos record low insertion loss at frequencies up to 325GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 09:34:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/imec-280525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE’s 75th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC 2025) in Dallas, TX, USA (27–30 May), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium is highlighting the performance and flexibility of its 300mm RF silicon interposer platform, which enables seamless integration of RF-to-sub-THz CMOS and III/V chiplets on a single carrier, achieving a record-low insertion loss of just 0.73dB/mm at frequencies up to 325GHz. This is said to pave the way for compact, low-loss and scalable next-generation RF and mixed-signal systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil Photonics appoints Jim Theodoras as VP of product development</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 19:11:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/scintil-270525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France (a fabless firm developing and commercializing silicon photonic integrated circuits with integrated lasers for AI data centers) has appointed Jim Theodoras as VP of product development. This strategic hire comes, as the firm scales operations to support exponentially increasing volume demands for advanced photonics in AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers provides extra details on new debt financing with US bank</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 15:54:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/sivers-260525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has provided additional details on the debt financing with a US-headquartered bank, established to fully refinance the company’s existing debt, while also supporting ongoing growth and financial strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed re-hires former LED Products division head David Emerson as chief operating officer</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 16:17:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/wolfspeed-230525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed David Emerson Ph.D. as executive VP & chief operating officer, a newly created role responsible for overseeing operational excellence across the firm’s 200mm facility footprint, reducing customer lead times, and manufacturing leading silicon carbide solutions for Wolfspeed’s customers. Emerson will be responsible for Wolfspeed’s Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality divisions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM adds compact top-view types to surface-mount near-infrared LED portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 12:54:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/rohm-230525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM has expanded its portfolio of surface-mount near-infrared (NIR) LEDs with new compact top-view types, optimized for applications such as VR/AR devices, industrial optical sensors, and human detection sensors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Singapore’s A*STAR’s inaugural Innovate Together event launches first industry-grade 200mm silicon carbide Open R&amp;D Line</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 08:21:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/a-star-230525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2025, Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) hosted the inaugural Innovate Together event — designed as a convergence point for industry, academia and the public sector — where it unveiled initiatives, strategic global partnerships, and new research platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU reveals TEKNE as targeted defense-tech acquisition</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 18:51:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nuburu-220525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has revealed TEKNE S.p.A. of Milan, Italy (a provider of integrated electronic warfare and cyber capabilities in military vehicles) as its targeted acquisition, as part of its overall plan to create a unique defense & security hub...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF showcasing products and expertise at IMS 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:13:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/altumrf-220525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) is showcasing its featured products and technical expertise in booth #966 at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2025) in Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA (15–20 June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KLA opens $138m R&amp;D and manufacturing facility in Newport, Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:04:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/kla-220525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process control and inspection systems provider KLA Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA has opened its new $138m R&D and manufacturing center in Newport, Wales, UK, continuing the company’s history of regional investment. KLA’s Wales-based product division SPTS has been manufacturing semiconductor processing equipment in Wales since 1984, winning multiple Queen’s Awards for excellence in R&D and export...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer ISE and III/V-Reclaim develop 150mm InP-on-GaAs substrates that can replace prime InP wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 14:12:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/fraunhoferise-iiivreclaim-220525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Together with wafer recycling firm III/V-Reclaim of Pleiskirchen, Germany, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has produced high-quality indium phosphide on gallium arsenide substrates (InP-on-GaAs wafers) with up to 150mm diameter. The new wafers can effectively replace classic InP in a variety of applications, offering a scalable pathway to lower cost. The research team developed a new process to deposit a thin layer of high-quality InP on GaAs. Following a special surface treatment, these wafers are delivered epi-ready, enabling customers to directly grow III-V epitaxial structures and manufacture high-performance InP-based semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches 12kW GaN &amp; SiC platform, achieving 97.8% efficiency for hyperscale AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 19:11:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/navitas-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced its latest 12kW power supply unit (PSU) ‘designed for production’ reference design for hyperscale AI data centers with high-power rack densities of 120kW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy completes $2.75m share placement to fund exploration at Western Australia gallium discovery</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 13:11:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nimy-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia says it has received firm commitments for $2.75m in a share placement from professional and otherwise exempt investors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba and Global Power Technology accelerate SiC power device patent filings</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 12:28:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/knowmade-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to data from the SiC Patent Monitor of technology intelligence and IP strategy consulting company KnowMade, power silicon carbide (SiC) technology saw robust patenting activity in first-quarter 2025, with over 840 new patent families filed globally...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon collaborates with NVIDIA on industry-first 800V power delivery architecture for AI data center server racks</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 09:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, USA, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is developing the next generation of power systems for AI data centers based on a new power delivery architecture with central power generation of 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU forms working group with targeted defense-tech acquisition</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 09:48:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nuburu-210525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced the official kick off of the working group formed by the mutual management teams of NUBURU and the targeted defense-tech company that is part of the acquisition plan. The working group will also oversee R&D of advanced laser-tech-based solutions designed specifically for defense applications, as part of the firm’s strategic expansion in the defense sector, under the joint-pursuit agreement signed in March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba releases 650V third-generation SiC MOSFETs in DFN8x8 package</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:46:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/toshiba-200525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp of Kawasaki, Japan has started volume shipments of four new 650V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs (TW031V65C, TW054V65C, TW092V65C and TW123V65C), equipped with its latest third-generation SiC MOSFET chips and housed in a compact 8mm x 8mm x 0.85mm DFN8x8 package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti reports co-integration of GaN micro-LEDs and organic photodetectors for multi-functional display applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 13:11:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/cea-leti-200525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the SID Display Week 2025 conference in San Jose, CA, USA (13–15 May), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France presented the paper ‘Co-Integration of Organic Photodetector with MicroLED Dedicated to Multifunctional Display Application’, representing a step toward multi-functional displays that combine both display and sensing capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Raytheon delivers 13th AN/TPY-2 radar for US Missile Defense Agency</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:57:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/raytheon-200525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX of Arlington, VA) has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar to the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a complete gallium nitride (GaN)-populated array. The AN/TPY-2 is a missile defense radar that can detect, track and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Viper RF joins WIN Alliance Program</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 19:36:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/win-viperrf-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets — has announced the inclusion of microwave & millimeter-wave product firm Viper RF of Newton Aycliffe, UK in its WIN Alliance Program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon to supply power modules for EV traction inverters in Rivian’s R2 platform</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 19:26:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany is to supply silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) power modules from its HybridPACK Drive G2 family for traction inverters in the R2 platform of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian Automotive Inc of Irvine, CA, USA. Supply is expected to start in 2026. Infineon will also supply other products for the platform, including AURIX TC3x micro-controllers and power management ICs.
HybridPACK Drive is Infineon’s power module family for electric vehicles, with more than 10.5 million units sold since 2017...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia reports resilient annual performance and positive outlook amid market headwinds</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:21:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nexperia-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amid persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and cyclical market softness, discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) says that in fiscal year 2024 it demonstrated resilience, achieving stable revenues and maintaining profitability through a strong focus on execution and a commitment to innovation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions adds CNR series to CenterLine family of vacuum gauges</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:45:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/pfeiffer-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Busch Group company Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions of Aßlar, Germany has expanded its CenterLine family of vacuum gauges by launching the CNR series, suited particularly for the harsh operating conditions in the semiconductor industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor providing LED tunnel safety landscape lighting for Seoul City</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:42:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/seoul-semi-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has signed a ‘Standard Safety Design Agreement’ with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to enhance citizen safety in tunnels and underpasses throughout the city...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET appoints Ghazi Chaoui as senior VP – global manufacturing &amp; digital transformation</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:31:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/poet-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has appointed Ghazi M. Chaoui PhD MBA as its senior VP of global manufacturing & digital transformation. An industry veteran of nearly 40 years, Chaoui recently concluded a multi-year assignment as chief procurement officer of Coherent Corp...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gelest opens new production plant</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:24:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/gelest-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At its global headquarters in Morrisville, PA, USA on 16 May, Mitsubishi Chemical Group company Gelest Inc (which manufactures specialty silicones, organosilanes, metal-organics and acrylate monomers) has opened its new 50,000ft2 production facility in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company executives, local officials, and community members. The new building will increase Gelest’s production capabilities and support customer applications from microelectronics and medical devices to advanced thermal coatings and mobility. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET grows non-recurring engineering revenue in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 09:19:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/poet2-190525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2025, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has reported non-recurring engineering (NRE) and product revenue of $166,760, up from $29,032 last quarter and just $8710 a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tawazun Council, RTX and EGA sign MOU to explore gallium production in Abu Dhabi</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 17:03:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/rtx-ega-tawazun-160525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tawazun Council (an independent government entity that works closely with the Ministry of Defence and security agencies in the United Arab Emirates), aerospace & defense company RTX of Arlington, VA, USA, and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA, the world’s largest producer of ‘premium aluminium’, and the largest industrial firm in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish EGA as a new producer of gallium. EGA is equally owned by Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi and the Investment Corporation of Dubai, and is the largest company jointly owned by the two Emirates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco announces private exchanges and cancels remaining 3.75% convertible notes due 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 14:13:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/veeco-160525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has completed separate exchange transactions pursuant to privately negotiated exchange agreements with the holders of all of its outstanding 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SPRINTER project gains €6m from EU to develop new networks for ultra-connected smart factories</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:26:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/sprinter-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new European project supported by the Photonics Partnership that aims to power the digital backbone of modern industry is laying the foundations for ultra-connected smart factories...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CISSOID and EDAG partner to accelerate development of silicon carbide traction inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 15:54:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/cissoid-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-reliability power semiconductor solutions provider CISSOID of Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium and EDAG Group of Wiesbaden, Germany (an independent engineering services provider for the mobility industry) have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of next-generation silicon carbide (SiC) traction inverters for electric mobility applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience wins ruling from China’s Supreme Court after appeal by Infineon</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 13:02:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/innoscience-infineon-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In January, InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd — which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers — and its subsidiary Innoscience (Suzhou) Semiconductor Co Ltd filed complaints (2024) Su 05 Minchu No. 1430 and (2024) Su 05 Minchu No. 1431 (regarding patent numbers 202311774650.7s and 202211387983.X) to the Intermediate People’s Court of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province against Infineon Technologies (China) Co Ltd, its subsidiary Infineon Technologies (Wuxi) Co Ltd, and Suzhou Chipswork Electronics Technologies Co Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Space Forge raises £22.6m in Series A funding to accelerate development of ForgeStar-2 and launch of ForgeStar-1</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 12:31:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/space-forge-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Space Forge Ltd, which is pioneering space-based advanced materials manufacturing and return technology, has completed its £22.6m (about $30m) Series A funding round (the largest Series A in UK space tech history)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas appoints Cristiano Amoruso to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 10:57:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/navitas-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Cristiano Amoruso to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Busch integrates centrotherm clean solutions brand into Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 10:50:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/busch-centrotherm-pfeiffer-150525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vacuum solution provider Busch Group of Maulburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany says that its brand centrotherm clean solutions of Blaubeuren, Baden-Württemberg will become part of Busch Group company Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions of Aßlar, Germany. Effective September, the gas abatement systems previously offered under the centrotherm brand will be integrated into the Pfeiffer portfolio and be available under this name in the future, uniting the two members of the global Busch Group...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave raises $8.2m in bridge investment to fuel market push</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 18:27:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/finwave-140525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has announced a new $8.2m bridge investment round, led by Fine Structure Ventures, Engine Ventures, and Safar Partners, with strategic participation from technology partner GlobalFoundries. Finwave reckons that the new funding signals strong conviction from investors and industry leaders in the market potential of its unique GaN-on-Si technology as it transitions from a technology-centric innovator to a product-driven company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech leading ‘One-Stop AR Solution Alliance’ to accelerate AR commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 12:28:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/porotech-140525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SID Display Week 2025 (13–15 May), fabless micro-LED company Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material and has an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan) is leading the ‘One-Stop AR Solution Alliance’ alongside key partners Foxconn, Rayprus, GIS, and Jorjin with a grand showcase in booth 1208 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi celebrates fifth anniversary</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 12:19:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/iiivepi-140525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As it celebrates its fifth birthday, III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — says that it has demonstrated consistent growth, establishing its reputation as a trusted supplier of III-V epitaxial structures through MBE and MOCVD...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Midsummer receives US$14.8m order for CIGS PV production line</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 21:16:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/midsummer-130525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a developer and manufacturer of flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells and roofs for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) as well as equipment for their production – has received an order worth SEK143.5m (€13.1m; US$14.8m) from a Swedish industrial and defense group for a turnkey production line for the manufacturing of thin-film solar cells...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches CFT-50X Series LED product line for medical, life sciences and industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 17:10:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/luminus-130525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — has launched the CFT-50X Series, an extensive product line of high-performance LEDs designed specifically for medical, life sciences, and industrial applications. Available now through authorized distributors, the new series offers versatility, with 10 distinct SKUs spanning from UVA (405nm) to Red (638nm), meeting the demanding requirements of medical endoscopy, biophotonic, fluorescence microscopy and machine vision markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Australian National Fabrication Facility orders Riber MBE 412 cluster platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 11:40:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/riber-130525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has received an order for a research MBE 412 cluster platform with an automatic wafer transfer system from a leading Australian research laboratory in order to advance its research in infrared (IR) technologies and to support the development of sovereign IR sensor capabilities in Australia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU files $100m SEC registration statement to enhance capital flexibility</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 10:59:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nuburu-130525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a Form S-3 Registration statement for $100m. This strategic move is designed to provide the firm with the necessary capital to facilitate the ongoing acquisition plan and relaunch its Blue Laser technology business unit...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces CoolGaN bidirectional switch 650V G5</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 19:57:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is introducing the CoolGaN bidirectional switch (BDS) 650V G5, a gallium nitride (GaN) switch capable of actively blocking voltage and current in both directions. Featuring a common-drain design and a double-gate structure, it leverages Infineon's robust gate injection transistor (GIT) technology to deliver a monolithic bidirectional switch, enabled by Infineon’s CoolGaN technology. The device serves as a highly efficient replacement for traditional back-to-back configurations commonly used in converters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide substrate revenue falls 9% to $1.04bn in 2024, says TrendForce</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 19:27:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/trendforce-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Weakening demand in the automotive and industrial sectors slowed shipment growth for silicon carbide (SiC) substrates in 2024, notes market research firm TrendForce. At the same time, intensifying market competition and sharp price declines have pushed global revenue for N-type SiC substrates down 9% year-on-year to US$1.04bn...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal showcasing micro-LED innovations at Display Week</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 11:18:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/vuereal-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1447 at SID Display Week 2025 in San Jose, CA, USA (11–16 May), micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada is unveiling its latest micro-LED advances, highlighting scalable solutions for next-generation lighting, displays and transparent electronics across automotive, consumer and emerging tech applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s adds Paul Walsh and Mark Jensen to board</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 10:36:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/wolfspeed-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Paul Walsh and Mark Jensen to its board of directors. Both will serve as members of the Audit Committee...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs secures US patent for formation of nanostructure array</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 10:10:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/alixlabs-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweden-based AlixLabs AB (which was spun off from Lund University in 2019) says that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued the notice of allowance for its latest patent application, US20250087487A1 ‘Formation of an array of nanostructures’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor closes in on second-largest LED maker ams OSRAM</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 10:01:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/seoul-semi-120525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that it has narrowed the market share gap with global number-2 player ams OSRAM to just one percentage point, according to the ‘2024 Global LED Market Share Rankings’ issued by market research firm Omdia. Seoul Semiconductor was the only company among the global top three to sustain both revenue and market share, while industry leaders Nichia and ams OSRAM experienced significant revenue declines amid the slowdown in the LED market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Uviquity gains $6.6m seed funding to develop far-UVC technology for human-safe photonic disinfection</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2025 17:42:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/uviquity-090525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Uviquity of Raleigh, NC, USA (a venture-backed start-up pioneering wide-bandgap integrated photonic disinfection technologies) has emerged from stealth after a $6.6m seed-funding round led by Emerald Development Managers (an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in deep tech) with participation from AgFunder and MANN+HUMMEL (specialists in food and agriculture venture capital and advanced filtration solutions, respectively)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Visteon collaborate on power conversion systems for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2025 12:39:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-visteon-090525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and automotive cockpit electronics supplier Visteon Corp of Van Buren Township, MI, USA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the development of next-generation electric vehicle powertrains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMART launches interdisciplinary research group WISDOM to develop 3D sensing technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2025 21:11:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/smart-080525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Singapore–MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s research enterprise in Singapore) has launched a new interdisciplinary research group (IRG) focused on developing next-generation 3D sensing technologies for practical use across industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and healthcare, among others...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks appoints Mark Dentinger as CFO and Todd Lepinski as senior VP, sales &amp; marketing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2025 16:09:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/skyworks-080525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has appointed Mark Dentinger as senior VP & chief financial officer, effective 2 June. He succeeds Kris Sennesael, who steps down as CFO on 9 May to pursue another opportunity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec and TNO launch Holst Centre Photonics Lab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2025 16:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/imec-tno-holstcentre-080525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanoelectronics research centre imec of Leuven, Belgium and research institute TNO (the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research in Delft) have officially launched the Holst Centre Photonics Lab, sited at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven. The Holst Centre was established in 2005 by imec and TNO, gathering expertise in wireless sensor technologies and flexible electronics under one roof...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indium Corp extracts gallium from feed sourced at Rio Tinto’s Quebec aluminium operation</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2025 15:39:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/indium-riotinto-080525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reflecting its metallurgical expertise in refining and transforming critical materials, Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA (a supplier of refined gallium, germanium, indium and other specialty technology metals) has extracted gallium from feed sourced at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada of global mining group Rio Tinto as the firms collaborate to build a more robust global supply chain for gallium...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC makes available engineering samples of 40V GaN power transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2025 13:31:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/epc-070525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has announced availability of the EPC2366, a 40V, 0.8mΩ device designed to displace legacy low-voltage silicon MOSFETs in demanding applications such as high-performance DC–DC converters and synchronous rectifiers. Engineering samples are available for qualified designs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s ICeGaN ICs used by Inventchip in 2.5kW CCM totem-pole PFC reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2025 11:56:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/cgd-070525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — says that Inventchip of Shanghai, China, a provider of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and ICs, has demonstrated a 2.5kW GaN-based CCM totem-pole PFC reference design using CGD’s ICeGaN gallium nitride ICs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia launches automotive-qualified 1200V SiC MOSFETs in D2PAK-7 packaging</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2025 09:57:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nexperia-070525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) has announced a range of highly efficient and robust automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with on-resistance (RDS(on)) values of 30mΩ, 40mΩ and 60mΩ...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM boosts cyan laser diode power five-fold</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2025 09:48:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/amsosram-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany is extending its portfolio of high-power lasers: the new cyan-colored laser diode is up to five times brighter than its predecessors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMART Photonics buys AIXTRON’s G10-AsP MOCVD system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2025 08:55:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/aixtron-smartphotonics-070525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is supplying its new G10-AsP metal-organic chemical vapor depositiion (MOCVD) system for high-volume production of GaAs/InP materials to longstanding customer SMART Photonics, enabling it to increase its capacity and capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light demos first pyramidal µLED micro display prototype</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 20:34:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/polar-light-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Light Technologies AB (PLT) has fabricated its first micro-display prototype built on its proprietary pyramidal micro-LED (µLED), confirming the technology’s ability to integrate the pyramidal micro-LED frontplane onto a CMOS backplane...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces trench-based SiC superjunction technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 19:28:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon2-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As a pioneer in the market introduction of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and trench technology for SiC MOSFETs (combining what is claimed to be excellent performance with high robustness), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its CoolSiC product line now spans from 400V to 3.3kV and covers a broad range of applications including automotive drivetrains, EV charging, solar energy systems, energy storage, and high-power traction inverters. Building on a track record in SiC business development and leveraging its position as the innovator of charge-compensating devices in silicon (CoolMOS), Infineon is now introducing a trench-based SiC superjunction (TSJ) technology concept...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces new CoolSiC JFET technology for smarter and faster solid-state power distribution</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 19:22:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To enable the next generation of solid-state power distribution systems, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is expanding its silicon carbide (SiC) portfolio with the new CoolSiC JFET product family...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU notified of non-compliance with NYSE American Company Guide</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 11:20:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nuburu2-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has received a notice from NYSE Regulation indicating that it not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE American LLC Company Guide, which requires a company to maintain stockholders’ equity of $2m or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU unveils strategic initiative to revitalize Blue-Laser business unit</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 10:27:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nuburu-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has initiated a strategic working group dedicated to revitalizing its Blue-Laser business unit. The initiative aims to redefine the company’s approach to leveraging laser technology within the defense sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nitride Global selected for Plug and Play Semiconductor Accelerator Program</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2025 09:47:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/nitride-global-060525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials supplier Nitride Global of Wichita, KS, USA says it has been accepted into the Plug and Play Semiconductor Accelerator Program. Out of more than 600 applicants, Nitride Global was selected as one of only 20 standout companies chosen to participate in this year’s cohort, recognized for driving the future of semiconductor innovation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SuperLight partners with Singapore-based distributor Precision Technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2025 20:18:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/superlight-050525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has partnered with Singapore-based photonics distributor Precision Technologies Pte Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration presents SiC 7kW demo board for on-board charger for EVs with WiseWare digital control</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2025 12:43:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/wise-integration-050525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 450 (Hall 6) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital control for gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN IC-based power supplies — is debuting its digital controller of a silicon carbide (SiC) power demonstrator model. This underscores its expansion into complementary wide-bandgap (WBG) technologies and showcases its WiseWare digital controller’s universality and adaptability across those technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal adds industry-specific reference design kit bundles to accelerate micro-LED commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2025 12:31:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/vuereal-050525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has announced a significant expansion of its reference design kit (RDK) portfolio with new industry-specific bundles. Purpose-built for automotive and consumer electronics, the vertical RDKs are designed to fast-track micro-LED product development and commercialization with unprecedented speed and integration readiness. Debuting in booth 1447 at Display Week 2025 in San Jose, CA, USA, the next-gen bundles validate VueReal’s mission to unlock scalable, sustainable micro-LED adoption across global markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductors essential to unlocking the UK’s AI action plan, says CSA Catapult</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2025 12:19:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/csacatapult-050525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound semiconductors will be critical to helping the UK achieve its AI action plan, driving economic growth and significant benefits for society, according to a report by Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds EasyPACK CoolGaN power modules for high-voltage applications</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2025 16:15:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/infineon-020525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the rapid growth of AI data centers, the increasing adoption of electric vehicles, and the ongoing trends in global digitalization and reindustrialization, global electricity demand is expected to surge...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD demos ICeGaN in motor drives, data centers and EVs at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2025 15:18:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/cgd-020525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 657 (Hall 7) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is demonstrating how gallium nitride (GaN) technology is delivering improved performance in higher-power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches GaNSense Motor Drive ICs for home appliances and industrial drives up to 600W</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2025 13:53:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/navitas-020525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced a new family of GaNSense Motor Drive ICs targeting home appliances and industrial drives up to 600W...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Partstat and WIN Semiconductors forge strategic partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2025 13:45:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/win-partstat-020525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Supply chain solutions firm Partstat of Winter Springs, FL, USA (which specializes in semiconductor storage and inventory ownership) has announced a strategic partnership with WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets. The collaboration aims to provide comprehensive long-term storage solutions for semiconductors, including die and wafer banking...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Beneq Transform ALD cluster tool qualified for GaN power device production by tier-1 Asian manufacturer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2025 13:11:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/beneq-010525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Beneq of Espoo, Finland says that its Transform atomic layer deposition (ALD) cluster tool has been qualified for volume production of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power devices on 8-inch GaN-on-silicon wafers by a tier-1 GaN power device manufacturer in Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass completes $2.3m placement and launches up to $6m share purchase plan</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2025 12:16:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/bluglass-010525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received $2.3m in commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors and the board and management via an oversubscribed share placement at an issue price of $0.013 per share. BluGlass is also undertaking a share purchase plan (SPP offer) to enable eligible shareholders in Australia and New Zealand to acquire up to $100,000 worth of shares at the lower of $0.013 or a 2.5% discount to the 5-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP) for shares prior to the closing date for the SPP offer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMD opens R&amp;D Innovation Hub at CSA Catapult in Newport</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2025 09:58:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/csacatapult-smd-010525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Malaysian semiconductor company has opened a new R&D Innovation Hub in Wales and signalled its intent to work with UK companies on designing next-generation semiconductor chips...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s CFO to leave firm at end of May</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2025 09:45:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/may/wolfspeed-010525.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has mutually agreed with Neill Reynolds to conclude his role as executive VP & chief financial officer, effective 30 May, to pursue another professional opportunity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UV-C LED disinfection system maker AquiSense closes Series A investment round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:59:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/aquisense-300425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Inc of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) has secured Series A investment led by Burnt Island Ventures, following a recent management buyout. Additional investment comes from a local Kentucky Capital Fund and returning private seed investors led by Randy Knapmeyer. Funds will be used to accelerate growth in a broad range of water treatment applications including beverage, pharmaceutical, oil & gas and municipal...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF presents bidirectional 1200V GaN switch with integrated free-wheeling diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:34:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/fraunhoferiaf-300425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg (6–8 May), Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF of Freiburg, Germany is presenting results achieved as part of the three-year project ‘GaN4EmoBiL — GaN power semiconductors for electro-mobility and system integration through bidirectional charging’ launched in mid-2023 and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:06:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/semiconductor-today-290425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFET 750V G2 technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:59:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/infineon-290425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched CoolSiC MOSFET 750V G2 technology, designed to deliver improved system efficiency and increased power density in automotive and industrial power conversion applications. The CoolSiC MOSFETs 750V G2 technology offers a granular portfolio with typical RDS(on) values up to 60mΩ at 25°C, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including on-board chargers (OBCs), DC-DC converters, auxiliaries for electric vehicles (xEVs) as well as industrial applications in EV charging, solar inverter, energy storage systems, telecom and SMPS...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semi’s micro-LED patents infringed by Laser Components, judges Unified Patent Court</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:12:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/seoulsemi-290425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that the Local Division Paris of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which has jurisdiction across 18 European countries, has issued a judgment that its affiliate’s core optical semiconductor patent was infringed by Laser Components SAS of Meudon, France, a global distributor offering electronic components across USA, Europe, and Canada...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semikron Danfoss’ module with ROHM’s latest 2kV SiC MOSFETs integrated into SMA’s large-scale solar system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:04:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/rohm-semikrondanfoss-280425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SMA Solar Technology AG (a global specialist in photovoltaic and storage system technology) has adopted Germany-based power electronics firm Semikron Danfoss’ SEMITRANS 20 module with ROHM’s latest 2kV silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs inside its new large-scale solar system Sunny Central FLEX, a modular platform designed to streamline and enhance grid connections for large-scale photovoltaic installations, battery storage systems, and emerging technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Novel Crystal Technology boosts gallium oxide MOSFET power figure of merit record by 3.2-fold</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:19:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/novelcrystal-280425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Novel Crystal Technology Inc (NCT) of Saitama, Japan has developed a gallium oxide vertical MOS transistor (β-Ga2O3 MOSFET) with a record power figure of merit (PFOM, VBR2/Ron,SP) of 1.23GW/cm2, 3.2 times higher than the previous record (presented at the 72nd Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Spring Meeting 2025 on 15 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas strengthens corporate governance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:06:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-250425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To advance its growth strategy, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced corporate governance enhancements that are said to reflect the board of directors’ ongoing commitment to stockholder engagement and value creation for stakeholders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Northeast Microelectronics Coalition awards $1.43m to 19 firms through PROPEL Operations Program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:22:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nemc-240425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub has announced $1,432,373 in awards to 19 startups and small businesses through its Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Operations Program, which helps companies to reach commercial readiness by reducing day-to-day costs that include software licensing, employee training, securing patents and cybersecurity services, hence accelerating the transition of technologies from laboratories to fabrication facilities and preparing for new commercial investments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM adds high-power-density 4-in-1 and 6-in-1 SiC power modules in HSDIP20 package</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:10:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/rohm-240425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM has announced the availability of OEM quantities of new 4-in-1 and 6-in-1 silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules in the HSDIP20 package optimized for PFC(power factor correction) and LLC (inductor-inductor-capacitor) converters in on-board chargers (OBC) for xEV electric vehicles. The lineup includes six models rated at 750V (BSTxxx1P4K01) and seven products rated at 1200V (BSTxxx2P4K01). All basic circuits required for power conversion in various high-power applications are integrated into a compact module package, reducing the design workload for manufacturers and enabling the miniaturization of power conversion circuits in OBCs and other applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue growth boosted by buy-sell purchase orders of equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:23:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/semileds-240425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2025 (to end-February), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $10.87m, up from just $1.26m last quarter and $0.89m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech boosts power of far-UVC disinfection light source by over 60%</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:47:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nsnanotech-240425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA — a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) spin-off co-founded by professor Zetian Mi in 2017 that develops gallium nitride nanowire LEDs for visible displays and UVC disinfection applications — has increased the power output of its far-UVC ShortWaveLight 215 semiconductor emitter by more than 60% to deliver more effective human-safe disinfection of air and surfaces in occupied spaces. Version 1.1 of the ShortWaveLight 215 Emitter generates 500μW of radiant energy, enough power to constantly disinfect a cubic meter of air in an office cubicle, automobile interior, airplane cabin, or other confined space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcasing advances in GaN and SiC technologies at PCIM, including first production-released 650V bi-directional GaNFast ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:53:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-230425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #544 (Hall 9) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is exhibiting several GaN and SiC breakthroughs in AI data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), motor drives, and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon showcasing power device solutions at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/infineon-230425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #470 (hall 7) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is showcasing its latest semiconductor, software and tooling solutions that can help to solve green and digital transformation challenges. Highlights from its power device portfolio span all relevant power technologies including silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN). Infineon is giving demonstrations and presentations as well as the opportunity to talk to its experts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches laser driver evaluation board for indirect time-of-flight applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:01:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/epc-230425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC91116, a high-speed, high-current laser driver evaluation board tailored for indirect time-of-flight (iToF) applications in automotive and industrial sensing. Built around the AEC-Q101-qualified EPC2203 eGaN FET, the EPC91116 delivers nanosecond-scale performance with a flexible, low-cost architecture that simplifies prototyping and accelerates time to market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF releases 800LR Implementation Agreement defining single-wavelength 800G coherent line interface</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:28:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/oif-220425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As demand grows for scalable, energy-efficient, high-capacity connectivity in short-reach environments, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has released the 800LR Implementation Agreement (IA) defining a single-wavelength 800G coherent line interface...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU secures funding to eliminate $3.4m in outstanding accounts payables</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nuburu-220425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a strategic update that, it says, underscores its commitment to advancing into high-growth markets. It has also secured funding partners to address up to about $3.4m in accounts payables left from previous management, enabling NUBURU to eliminate past debts and enhance its financial flexibility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum earns EcoVadis Platinum Medal for third consecutive year</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:14:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/lumentum-220425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has earned the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for a third consecutive year — representing the highest level of recognition for sustainability performance, and reflecting its “culture of continuous improvement and accountability in our approach to sustainability,” says Misha Rozenberg, executive VP & chief operations and quality officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ new 1200V SiCPAK power modules enable high reliability and efficient high-temperature performance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:48:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-170425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has released its latest SiCPAK power modules with epoxy-resin potting technology, powered by proprietary trench-assisted planar SiC MOSFET technology, that have been rigorously designed and validated for the most demanding high-power environments, prioritizing reliability and high-temperature performance. Target markets include electric vehicle (EV) DC fast chargers (DCFC), industrial motor drives, interruptible power supplies (UPS), solar inverters and power optimizers, energy storage systems (ESS), industrial welding, and induction heating...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM highlighting e-mobility and industrial applications at PCIM 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:38:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/rohm-170425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At booth 304 (hall 9) at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM 2025) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (6–8 May), ROHM is showcasing reference projects with partners and presenting the evolution of its package designs and evaluation boards. Highlights include the following...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UIUC reports record switching performance in intrinsic diamond photoconductive semiconductor switches</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:29:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/uiuc-170425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Can Bayram and his colleagues at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in the USA have reported diamond photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSS) with record-breaking voltage/current handling and slew rates, efficiency and reliability simultaneously (Z. Han et al, ‘Record Performance in Intrinsic, Impurity-Free Lateral Diamond Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches’ Appl. Phys. Lett. 126, 152105 (2025)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult’s head of advanced packaging technology appointed visiting professor at UK’s universities of Bristol and Strathclyde</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:57:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/csacatapult-170425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult says that Dr Jayakrishnan (Jay) Chandrappan, its head of technology – advanced packaging, has been appointed visiting industrial professor at the University of Bristol and visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar to license Renesas’ GaN-on-Si technology and onshore commercial fabrication of 650V-class devices on 200mm wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:14:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/polar-renesas-160425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Semiconductor of Bloomington, MN, USA (the only US-owned merchant foundry specializing in sensor, power and high-voltage semiconductors) has finalized a strategic agreement with Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan to license its gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) D-mode technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SEMI Silicon Photonics Industry Alliance launches three Special Interest Groups to set out technology roadmap</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:08:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/semi-160425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The SEMI Silicon Photonics Industry Alliance (SiPhIA) has held the ‘Bridging Light & Silicon: SEMI SiPhIA SIGs Kick-off & Seminar’, announcing the official launch of three Special Interest Groups (SIGs) aimed at integrating expertise from various sectors to formulate industry standards and accelerate technological innovation and commercialization. K.C. Hsu, vice president of TSMC, and Dr C.P. Hung, vice president of ASE, attended as co-chairs of SEMI SiPhIA and delivered speeches to guide the SIGs. The seminar gathered over 200 industry leaders and experts to discuss the development of silicon photonics technology and the layout of the global supply chain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas gains automotive qualification of high-power GaNSafe ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:15:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-160425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced that its high-power GaNSafe ICs have achieved automotive qualification for both AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101, showcasing GaN’s next inflection into the automotive market, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diodes Inc adds 650V SiC Schottky diodes with low figure-of-merit</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:25:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/diodesinc-160425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) product portfolio with a series of five high-performance, low figure-of-merit (FOM) 650V SiC Schottky diodes. Rated at 4A, 6A, 8A, 10A and 12A, the DSCxxA065LP series is housed in the ultra-thermally efficient T-DFN8080-4 package and is designed for high-efficiency power switching applications, such as DC-to-DC and AC-to-DC conversion, renewable energy, data centers (especially those that process heavy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads), and industrial motor drives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU announces strategic corporate update focused on defense &amp; security, advanced technologies, and growth initiatives</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:10:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nuburu-160425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — is to provide a comprehensive update to its shareholders regarding its newly formulated business model canvas, which encompasses two synergistic key business lines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST reshaping manufacturing footprint to invest in 300mm silicon, 200mm SiC, and technology R&amp;D</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:06:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/st-150425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the program announced in October 2024, STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has disclosed further plans to reshape its global manufacturing footprint that will “future proof our integrated device manufacturer model with strategic assets in Europe and improve our ability to innovate even faster,” according to president & CEO Jean-Marc Chery...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of full-SiC and hybrid-SiC SLIMDIP modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:52:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/mitsubishi-electric-150425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 22 April, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp will begin shipping samples of two new SLIMDIP series power semiconductor modules for room air conditioners and other home appliances...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches 20% brighter 1.2mm x 1.0mm x 0.6mm Chip LED delivering 14mW</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/ams-osram-150425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the measurement of heart rate in wearable devices continuing to be refined for even greater precision, ams OSRAM AG of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced a new miniaturized Chip LED featuring a powerful 500µm chip that delivers enhanced signal quality. Despite measuring just 1.2mm x 1.0mm x 0.6mm, the ultra-compact LED still delivers light output of 14mW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo appoints two independent directors as David H. Y. Ho retires from board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:58:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/qorvo-150425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has appointed Richard L. Clemmer and Christopher R. Koopmans as new independent members of its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET broadens customer engagements following product showcase at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:48:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/poet-150425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced significant new customer engagement in response to live demonstrations of the Teralight line of 1.6T transmit and receive optical engines at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference in San Francisco, CA, USA (1–3 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lund University buying Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD platform</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:01:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/tnsc-140425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that Lund University in Sweden is to purchase and use a TNSC FR2000-OX metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for its gallium oxide R&D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches first industrial GaN transistor product family with integrated Schottky diode</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:50:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/infineon-140425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched what it says are the first gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors with integrated Schottky diode for industrial use. The product family of medium-voltage CoolGaN Transistors G5 with integrated Schottky diode increases the performance of power systems by reducing undesired deadtime losses, further increasing overall system efficiency. Additionally, the integrated solution simplifies the power-stage design and reduces bill-of-materials (BOM) cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr’s revenue rebounds by 35.6% quarter-to-quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:10:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/aehr-140425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal third quarter 2025 (to end-February 2025), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $18.3m, up 35.6% on $13.5m last quarter and more than doubling from $7.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European firm to invest up to €250m in photonic chip production at former BelGaN site</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:13:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/belgan-110425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The curators of gallium nitride (GaN) foundry BelGaN of Oudenaarde, East Flanders (Belgium’s last industrial chip manufacturer) – which filed for bankruptcy in July 2024, leaving more than 440 staff unemployed – have reached an agreement for a European investor to acquire the premises for €20.35m (including an advance payment of €2m that has been paid). The facility includes two large cleanrooms, but excludes manufacturing equipment, which was auctioned online between late November and mid-March in about 1800 lots (including wafer processing machines, mainframe computers and other specialized equipment), raising over €23m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU unwinding partnership with HUMBL</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:55:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nuburu-100425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — is to unwind its $2m share exchange agreement and partnership announced on 28 February with HUMBL Inc (a strategic holding company with a focus on Brazil). After a thorough strategic review, NUBURU’s management has determined that continuing the partnership no longer aligns with its core business objectives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s annual revenue grows 4.8% to €41.2m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:57:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/riber-100425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €41.2m, up 4.8% on 2013’s €39.3m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE and X-FAB sign JDA to develop European-based GaN power outsourced manufacturing platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:59:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/iqe-xfab-100425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK and analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium have announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to create a European-based gallium nitride (GaN) power device platform solution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas &amp; GigaDevice partner to combine power &amp; control for high-frequency, high-efficiency &amp; high-density power platforms</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:18:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-100425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced a new strategic partnership with GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc of Beijing, China – a fabless supplier of flash memory, microcontrollers (MCUs), sensor, and analog products – to create a joint-lab for integrating and tailoring Navitas’ GaNFast ICs and GigaDevice's microcontrollers, targeting AI data centers, electric vehicles (EVs), solar, and energy saving systems (ESS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VIGO and PCO partner on type-II superlattice cooled IR detector arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:16:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/vigo-pco-090425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following joint R&D work, VIGO Photonics S.A. of Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland (which manufactures mid-infrared detectors, dedicated modules and semiconductor materials) has entered into a strategic framework agreement with PCO S.A. (a Polish manufacturer of optoelectronic solutions for the military). The document defines the terms and conditions of long-term cooperation, targeting the final development of arrays in line with PCO’s demand, followed by their production and sale. The estimated value of the contract is almost PLN200m. The product, created by VIGO Photonics, could be a key piece of equipment for modern military thermal imaging cameras, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Co-packaged optics accelerating towards commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:26:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/soitec-080425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France says that it welcomes recent industry steps to accelerate development and commercialization of co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions for data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Comptek launches Kontrox LASE 16 for industrial-scale edge-emitting laser facet passivation</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2025 11:43:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/comptek-080425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Comptek Solutions Oy of Turku, Finland (which specializes in III-V compound semiconductor quantum surface engineering) has launched its industrial-grade Kontrox LASE 16. Following significant advances in optimizing Kontrox technology for passivating edge-emitting lasers, the Kontrox LASE 16 is designed to transform laser facet processing, providing manufacturers with a more efficient and cost-effective solution for enhanced laser diode performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta and Silicon Catalyst collaborate to drive innovation for early-stage photonic startups</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2025 11:21:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/photondelta-siliconcatalyst-070425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic chips industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide) has established a strategic collaboration with Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator and accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry. Over the last five years, PhotonDelta has raised nearly $1.5bn to accelerate the commercialization of the photonics industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech launches MWIR LEDs in TO-can packages for harsh environments</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:52:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/marktech-070425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies, has released a new series of mid-wave infrared (MWIR) LEDs in rugged, hermetically sealed TO-can packages, engineered to meet the rigorous demands of gas sensing and chemical analysis in industrial environments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU signs joint pursuit agreement with defense company</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:41:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/nuburu-070425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marking a milestone in its strategic expansion into the defense sector, NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has signed a joint pursuit agreement (JPA) with a defense-tech company. This follows completion of an initial 20% acquisition interest in a defense and security hub, announced on 12 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST and Innoscience sign GaN power device technology development and manufacturing agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2025 09:28:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/st-innoscience-070425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd - which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 8” silicon wafers - have signed an agreement on GaN technology development and manufacturing, leveraging the strengths of each company to enhance GaN power solutions and supply chain resilience...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teradyne announces production system for double-sided wafer probe test for silicon photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 16:57:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/teradyne-ficontec-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA has partnered with photonics assembly & test equipment provider ficonTEC Service GmbH of Achim, Germany to announce the availability of what is said to be the first high-volume, double-sided wafer probe test cell for silicon photonics. The solution is designed to meet the growing demand for high-throughput electro-optical testing of silicon photonic wafers driven by co-packaged optics (CPO) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec identifies stable operating range for GaN MISHEMTs in RF power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 15:12:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/imec-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS 2025) in Monterey, CA, USA (30 March–3 April), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium demonstrated that, despite their positive bias (on-state) instability, gallium nitride (GaN) MISHEMTs (metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors) maintain consistent performance when operating within a well-defined range. These findings support the design of reliable GaN-based power amplifiers to avoid positive bias instability and thus enable handset applications for 6G communication...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent gains order to revise space PV module design for receiving beamed power</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 14:10:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/ascent-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has received an order to revise the design of its space solar products after being evaluated by a potential customer interested in technologies capable of receiving beamed power...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNSense ICs used in Great Wall’s 2.5kW DC–DC converter for 400V power architecture</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 10:00:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/navitas-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNSense power ICs will power the latest 2.5kW ultra-high power density DC–DC converter for AI data centers of China-based Greatwall Power Technology Co Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ ships SiC MOSFET modules for integration into EV battery cell cyclers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 09:53:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/semiq-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has begun shipping its SiC MOSFET modules for integration into cell cycling systems used by several of the world’s leading battery manufacturers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus renews credit facilities for four-year term to support growth</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2025 08:50:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/5nplus-040425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To support its growth plan, specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montreal, Québec, Canada has renewed its senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facilities, expanding its borrowing capacity from $124m to $154m. Subject to lenders’ approval, the firm can opt to further increase its credit facilities to $204m through a $50m accordion feature...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight, NTT Innovative Devices and Lumentum give first joint demo 448Gbps data transmission</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2025 18:11:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/lumentum-ntt-keysight-030425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (1-3 April), Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA, Japan-based NTT Innovative Devices Corp, and Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) have given joint demonstration of 448Gbps data transmission using 224GBaud PAM4 optical technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight and Coherent demo 200G/lane multimode technology at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2025 14:35:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/coherent-keysight-030425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA and materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA have collaborated on a 200G multimode technology demonstration showcased for the first time at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (1–3 April). The 200G-per-lane vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology provides higher data transfer rates and addresses industry demand for higher bandwidth in data centers. It should enable the industry to deliver AI/ML services while reducing power consumption and capital expense of short-reach data interconnects...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of South Carolina buying Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 21:55:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/taiyonippponsanso-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that a TNSC SR4000HT metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor is being purchased by the University of South Carolina for R&D of advanced ultrawide-bandgap nitride materials and device technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET teams with Lessengers to develop 800G DR8 transceivers for AI and hyperscale markets</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 17:38:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/poet-lessengers-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has partnered with Lessengers Inc of Seoul, South Korea — which provides optical components based on its patented direct optical wiring (DOW) technology — to offer a differentiated 800G DR8 transceiver. The transceiver will include POET’s transmit and receive optical engines and Lessenger’s Direct Optical Wiring (DOW) technology for a cost-effective solution for AI and hyperscale data center applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OEM partnership to integrate Sivers’ DFB laser arrays into O-Net’s ELSFP optical modules for co-packaged optics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 17:25:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/sivers-onet-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has announced a strategic partnership with optical communications device maker O-Net Technologies (Group) Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China to produce high-performance external laser sources, a critical component enabling next-generation AI data center architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HieFo launches high-efficiency CW DFB InP lasers for silicon photonics transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 12:55:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/hiefo-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium phosphide (InP)-based optical communications device developer and manufacturer HieFo Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA (formed from management buy-out of the chips business and wafer fabrication operations of Emcore Corp in May 2024) has launched multiple new high-efficiency continuous wave distributed feedback (DFB) InP lasers, designed to address the ever-increasing demands of silicon photonics-based optical transceivers....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF opens new, larger office for Sydney Design Center</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 11:48:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/altumrf-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) has opened a new and larger office for its Sydney Design Center. This expansion is driven by growing business demands and includes both increased office capacity and a state-of-the-art RF characterization laboratory...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron supplying G10-AsP MOCVD system to Nokia</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 10:03:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/aixtron-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is to supply a G10-AsP metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system to Nokia Corp, enabling it to produce 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafers. This marks a significant milestone in the evolution of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says Aixtron...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum samples 400/800G ZR+ L-band pluggable transceivers to double fiber capacity across wide range of transmission distances</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 09:48:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/lumentum2-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced limited sampling of its new 400/800G ZR+ L-band pluggable transceivers, along with general availability of its 800G ZR+ C-band module. Both products are being showcased in live demonstrations in booth #2119 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (30 March–3 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum showcases next-gen InP chips enabling scalable AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 09:34:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/lumentum-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced new advancements in foundational indium phosphide (InP) photonic chip technologies designed to deliver higher bandwidth and more power-efficient connectivity for next-generation AI-driven data centers. Its latest InP innovations — enabling future 400Gbps-per-lane optical links, more efficient 200Gbps-per-lane optical links, and co-packaged optics — are being showcased in live demonstrations and a technical presentation in booth #2119 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (1–3 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight partners with TFC to fast-track silicon photonics back-end process</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 08:59:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/openlight-tfc-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has announced a new ecosystem partnership with Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co Ltd (TFC, a provider of optical sub-assembly integrated solutions and advanced optoelectronic package manufacturing services) aimed at advancing the silicon photonics back-end process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum and Marvell showcase first integrated 450G high-speed optical interface at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2025 08:54:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/lumented-marvell-020425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2119 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (1–3 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) and data infrastructure semiconductor solutions provider Marvell Technology Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA are giving an industry-first demonstration integrating Marvell  400G/per lane PAM4 technology operating at 225Gbaud with Lumentum’s indium phosphide (InP) monolithically integrated DFB–MZI optical transmitter, highlighting what is claimed to be a milestone in advancing next-generation, high-bandwidth and lower-power-per-bit optics for artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and cloud infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Casela launches 16-channel External Laser Source platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2025 11:28:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/casela-010425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power semiconductor laser designer Casela Technologies of Santa Clara, CA, USA has launched the ELSA-16, a pluggable 16-channel External Laser Source (ELS) platform designed to unlock new levels of performance, flexibility and scalability in co-packaged optics (CPO) and silicon photonics-based systems powering AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Noiseless InGaAs IR sensor firm Phlux raises £9m in Series A round</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2025 10:06:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/apr/phlux-010425.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Phlux Technology —which was spun off from the University of Sheffield in 2020 and designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors — has announced a £9m (US$11.7m) Series A funding round, led by BGF (said to be the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital investor) joined by existing backers including Octopus Ventures, Northern Gritstone, and Foresight...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CISM at Swansea establishes UK’s first capability for 4-inch gallium oxide thin-film growth</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:51:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/cism-310325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Centre for Integrated Semiconductor Materials (CISM) at Swansea University in South Wales has used a newly commissioned AIXTRON close-coupled showerhead (CCS) deposition system to establish the first capability in the UK for growing gallium oxide (Ga2O3) thin films on 4-inch substrates, which have been tested and shown to be very uniform and of extremely high quality, it is claimed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:15:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/semiconductor-today-310325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed receives $192m in Section 48D cash tax refunds from IRS</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/wolfspeed-280325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that it has received $192.1m in cash tax refunds from the advanced manufacturing tax credit under Section 48D (including $186.5m owed to it for both fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 taxes, as well as accrued interest). This comprises part of the approximately $1bn total Section 48D cash tax refunds that the firm expects to receive. As of the end of fiscal second-quarter 2025 (to 29 December 2024), Wolfspeed had accrued a total of $865m in Section 48D tax credits. The firm expects to receive more than $600m in cash tax refunds in fiscal 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mazda and ROHM jointly developing automotive components using GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:31:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/rohm-280325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Mazda Motor Corp and Kyoto-based ROHM Co Ltd have commenced joint development of automotive components using gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum showcasing optical innovations for cloud, AI and networking infrastructure at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:09:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/lumentum-280325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2119 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (30 March–3 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is unveiling its latest innovations in optical networking, presenting advances in high-speed data interconnect products and technologies, optical circuit switching (OCS), high-power pump lasers, and next-generation networking technologies, enabling efficient scaling of AI-driven and cloud-scale networking architectures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent demos first 400G differential electro-absorption modulated laser</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:42:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/coherent-280325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1519 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco (1–3 April), materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is demonstrating what it claims is the industry’s first 400Gb/s differential electro-absorption modulated laser (D-EML), representing a significant advance in high-speed optical networking technology for data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pragmatic launches NFC Connect RFID near-field connectivity product line</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:17:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/pragmatic-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) designer and manufacturer Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd of Cambridge, UK has launched its latest radio frequency identification (RFID) near-field communication (NFC) product line. NFC Connect is claimed to unlock seamless, item-level intelligence for mass-market products that are traditionally constrained by cost, supply chain and sustainability challenges...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK welcomes Vishay’s planned £250m investment in Newport Wafer Fab for silicon carbide device production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:56:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/vishay-newport-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During a visit to Newport Wafer Fab in South Wales — the UK’s largest semiconductor facility — a day after giving her Spring Statement (promising a “new era of security and national renewal” to kickstart economic growth, protect working people and keep Britain safe), the UK Government’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has welcomed the intention of discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA to invest £250m in boosting production at its subsidiary Vishay Newport Ltd as part of plans to develop large-scale compound semiconductor manufacturing in the UK, specifically of silicon carbide devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints Robert Feurle as CEO &amp; board member</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/wolfspeed-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After an internal and external search by its board of directors, Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Robert Feurle as CEO, effective 1 May. He succeeds Thomas Werner, who is serving as interim executive chairman and will return as chairman of the board following the transition...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult–Vector Photonics–Phlux consortium gains Innovate UK funding for QUDITS2 quantum communication project</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:47:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/csa-vector-flux-qudits2-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is part of a consortium that is one of the winners of the Quantum Missions pilot competition, securing a share of £12m of funding from government agency Innovate UK. The collaboration brings together Vector Photonics Ltd (spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020), Sheffield University spin-off Phlux Technology —which designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors — and the University of Bristol, alongside the Catapult’s expertise...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VTEC Lasers and Sensors becomes a shareholder in Spectrik</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:17:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/vtek-spektrik-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spectrik of Eindhoven, The Netherlands is taking further steps in developing photonic gas sensors for agricultural applications by partnering with Eindhoven-based VTEC Lasers and Sensors B.V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent selling epi fab in Champaign, Illinois</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:10:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/coherent3-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its ongoing initiatives to optimize its manufacturing footprint, materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is to sell its epitaxial fabrication facility in Champaign, Illinois...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches 2x400G-FR4 Lite silicon photonics-based optical transceiver</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/coherent2-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched its 2x400G-FR4 Lite optical transceiver, a silicon photonics-based module optimized for AI-driven data centers and high-speed Ethernet networks. Designed for high volume deployments, the transceiver delivers 500m reach while significantly reducing power consumption. It complements the firm’s existing 800G-DR8 transceiver (also built with silicon photonics technology) with a wavelength-multiplexed variant that is more fiber-efficient than the DR8...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches 793nm pump laser diode with record 28W of power and 97% polarization purity</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:22:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/coherent-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched its 793nm pump laser diode, setting what is said to be a new industry standard with 28W of power and 97% polarization purity. The product offers what is claimed to be unmatched performance and cost efficiency, unlocking new possibilities for applications in the rapidly growing thulium fiber laser market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bridgelux launches DriveLux light engine series integrating COB and driver technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:57:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/bridgelux-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bridgelux Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (a vertically integrated developer and manufacturer of solid-state light sources for lighting applications) has expanded its chip-on-board (COB) product line by launching two inaugural DriveLux series of light engine products. By seamlessly integrating COB technology with an advanced driver, DriveLux is compact, with a replaceable design, what is claimed to be exceptional CRI90 efficacy, and versatile mounting options for large, selectable optical lenses in various sizes and beam angles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>METLEN investment in gallium production included in EU’s selected strategic projects for critical raw materials</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/metlen-270325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Multi-national industrial and energy company METLEN Energy & Metals S.A. of Athens, Greece — which operates the only vertically integrated bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium production unit in the European Union (EU) with privately owned port facilities — says that its flagship investment in gallium production at the historic Aluminium of Greece industrial unit has been officially recognized as a Strategic Project by the European Commission under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skorpios names Gunter Reiss as chief revenue officer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/skorpios-260325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skorpios Technologies Inc of Albuquerque, NM, USA (which provides integrated silicon photonics products and silicon nanostructures based on its proprietary Tru-SiPh wafer-scale heterogeneous integration platform) has appointed Gunter Reiss as chief revenue officer to accelerate global expansion across AI infrastructure, hyperscalers, optical networking, quantum computing, LiDAR, aerospace, and advanced foundry services...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB, SMART Photonics and Epiphany Design demo InP-on-Si design flow for next-gen optical transceivers at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:54:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/xfab-smartphotonics-epiphany-260325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium, independent pure-play indium phosphide (InP) integrated photonics foundry SMART Photonics of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and Epiphany Design of Enschede, The Netherlands (a fabless photonic design house specialized in hybrid and heterogeneous photonics) are collaborating to develop a new heterogeneous photonics integration platform that combines the strengths of InP and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technologies, enabling multi-terabit data rates for datacom and telecom applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Acacia expands client optics component portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/acacia-260325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Acacia Communications Inc of Maynard, MA, USA (now part of Cisco) — which develops and manufactures high-speed coherent optical interconnect products — has expanded its client optics components portfolio with new products that leverage its proven digital signal processing (DSP) and silicon photonics expertise in coherent optics. Specifically, the firm is introducing a 3nm Kibo 1.6T PAM4 DSP and a family of 200G-per-lane optical engine products that can deliver a solution with the power efficiency required for the most demanding AI workloads...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron partners in GraFunkL project on use of graphene in UVC LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/aixtron-260325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is a partner in the research project GraFunkL (Graphene as a functional layer in UVC LEDs) for the use of novel UVC LEDs, which are to be used, among other things, against multi-resistant hospital pathogens...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight completes Telcordia GR-468 qualification for silicon photonics components</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/openlight-260325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip design and manufacturing company OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has completed Telcordia GR-468 qualification for all active components in its photonic design kit (PDK) based on Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diodes Inc launches InSb Hall-element sensors for rotation and current detection applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/diodes-250325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has introduced its first series of indium antimonide (InSb) Hall-element sensors for rotation speed detection and current measurement in consumer applications such as laptops, mobile phones, joysticks, and in motors found in various home appliances. In industrial applications, they are designed for use in position encoders and commutation of brushless motors and fans. The development of these devices addresses the market demand for greater availability of high-sensitivity InSb Hall sensors in industry-standard 4-pin SOT23-4 and SIP-4 packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil demonstrating LEAF Light DWDM remote light source at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/scintil-250325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 6357 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco, CA, USA (1–3 April), Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France (a fabless firm developing and commercializing silicon photonic integrated circuits with integrated lasers for AI data centers) is demonstrating LEAF Light, which is claimed to be the world’s first single-chip, multi-wavelength laser source that delivers the speed, reach, power efficiency and lower latency required for scale-up networks. Scintil’s compact dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) remote light source (with what is claimed to be the world’s most precise wavelength spacing) is said to be a vital component within the emerging co-packaged DWDM architecture that addresses the challenges for scalable AI data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET to demo light source and 1.6T optical engines for AI applications at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:23:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/poet-250325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 5315 at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco, CA, USA (1-3 April), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is demonstrating its latest technology innovations and products, detailed as follows...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers collaborating with WIN to scale high-volume DFB laser production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/sivers-win-250325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To enhance production of its proprietary high-power distributed feedback (DFB) laser and laser array technology, Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden is partnering with WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets. The strategic collaboration paves the way for high-volume manufacturing of critical components for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM’s EVIYOS Shape LED made available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/amsosram-240325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since lighting is no longer confined to a simple on-and-off function, ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany says that, with advances like pixelated lighting, its new EVIYOS Shape (available now) gives it the power to create innovative tailored scenarios...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s Q4 revenue and income exceed midpoints of guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/veeco-240325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2023, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $182.1m, down 1% on $184.8m last quarter but up 5% on $173.9m a year ago, and well above the midpoint of both early November’s original guidance of $165–185m and mid-January’s revised guidance of $175–185m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cadence Design Centre JV with CSA Catapult backed by £2.5m from Welsh Government</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:21:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/cadence-csacatapult-240325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new joint venture between Welsh Government, South Wales-based Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult, and electronic design automation (EDA) software provider Cadence Design Systems Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (whose more than 13,000 staff generated $4.6bn in revenue in fiscal-year 2024) is to address long-term skills needs within the semiconductor design sector and support the industry’s growth by providing critical design services to SMEs and scale-up companies across the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET ships optical engine samples to three global customers for AI applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/poet-240325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the hyperscale data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has fulfilled orders from three global customers for samples of its advanced optical transmit engines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon Austria Labs and TU Graz launch joint Power Electronics Research Laboratory</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:04:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/perl-sal-tugraz-210325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have opened their new joint Power Electronics Research Laboratory (PERL), led by Roberto Petrella, staff scientist in Power Electronics at SAL and professor at the University of Udine in Italy, and Michael Hartmann, professor and head of the Electric Drives and Power Electronic Systems Institute (EALS) at TU Graz. Researchers from both SAL and TU Graz will work together, including four dedicated PhD students...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>USPTO gives ruling on EPC patent disputed by Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/epc-innoscience-210325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — says that the United States Patent Office (USPTO) has strengthened its US Patent No.8,350,294 by adding two new patent claims that are fundamental to commercial enhancement-mode GaN devices. However, the USPTO has also cancelled two claims that were the basis for the decision by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that China-based Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd infringed the patent. EPC will appeal the cancellation of these two claims...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quantum Critical Metals stakes Prophecy Germanium-Gallium-Zinc Project in northern British Columbia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/quantum-crtitical-metals-200325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian mineral exploration company Quantum Critical Metals Corp has announced the staking of its Prophecy Germanium-Gallium-Zinc Project, a new, highly prospective critical metals property in northern British Columbia. Additionally, the firm has staked a second zinc-focused property in southern British Columbia, further expanding its strategic critical metals portfolio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI launches integrated GaN power stages in TOLL packages</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/ti-200325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To simplify data-center design, at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2025) in Atlanta, GA, USA (16–20 March) Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has introduced a new family of integrated GaN power stages in industry-standard transistor outline leadless (TOLL) packaging, , allowing designers to take advantage of the efficiency of TI’s GaN without costly and time-consuming redesigns...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OSRAM’s and Nichia’s micro-LED solutions boost resolution 100-fold over traditional matrix LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/yole-200325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its report ‘Automotive MicroLED Comparison 2025’ focusing on the new micro-LED-based technology emerging in the automotive sector, market research and strategy consulting company Yole Group notes that two leading LED companies ams OSRAM and Nichia have developed dedicated micro-LED solutions, enabling more than a 100-fold increase in resolution compared to existing matrix LED systems based on discrete LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tiger and GESemi selling thin-film GaAs flexible PV production equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:46:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/tiger-gesemi-200325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tiger Group and GESemi are now accepting offers for equipment used to produce high-efficiency gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells. The fully decommissioned, ready-to-ship manufacturing assets from Ubiquity Solar of Endicott, NY, USA — including nearly 600 crates stored in South Central New York  —features brands such as Aixtron Group, Attolight, GigaMat, SCHMID, Hercules and KLA Corp (KLA-Tencor)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU eliminates long-term indebtedness and makes $5.15m strategic investment in Supply@ME Capital</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:13:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nuburu-190325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a significant strategic investment in Supply@ME Capital Plc (SYME), a fintech platform focused on Inventory Monetisation solutions for manufacturing and trading companies. The strategic relationship aligns with NUBURU’s transformation plan as it seeks to build on its existing technology, while diversifying its assets in alignment with its announced growth strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM highlights Power Eco Family power semiconductor brand</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/rohm-190325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan has announced its commitment to addressing social challenges through electronics by focusing on the development of power semiconductors, which play a critical role in improving efficiency in high-power applications. Under the ‘Power Eco Family’ brand, ROHM offers comprehensive power semiconductor technologies and solutions that contribute to building a sustainable ecosystem...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia launches 1200V SiC MOSFETs in top-side-cooled X.PAK packages</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:57:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nexperia-190325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) has introduced a range of highly efficient and robust industrial-grade 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with what is claimed to be industry-leading temperature stability in innovative X.PAK surface-mount (SMD) top-side-cooled packaging technology. With its compact form factor of 14mm x 18.5mm, the package combines the assembly benefits of SMD with the cooling efficiency of through-hole technology, ensuring optimal heat dissipation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy and Curtin University sign MoU to collaborate on gallium R&amp;D and production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nimy-curtin-190325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Perth-based Curtin University to collaborate on advancing gallium-related research, development and production. The strategic partnership aligns with Nimy’s aim to become a key supplier in the rapidly expanding global gallium market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum chosen as NVIDIA silicon photonics ecosystem partner to advance AI networking at scale</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:15:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/lumentum-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has been selected as a key contributor in NVIDIA’s silicon photonics ecosystem. Lumentum’s high-power, high-efficiency lasers have a crucial role in the development and deployment of new NVIDIA Spectrum-X Photonics networking switches...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas exceeds new 80 PLUS ‘Ruby’ certification for highest level of efficiency in AI data-center power supplies</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:08:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/navitas-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its portfolio of 3.2kW, 4.5kW and 8.5kW AI data-center power supply unit (PSU) designs exceed the new 80 PLUS ‘Ruby’ certification, focused on the highest level of efficiency for redundant server data-center PSUs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia adds 12 devices to e-mode GaN FET portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nexperia-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) has added to its expanding e-mode GaN FET portfolio with 12 new devices intended to address the growing demand for higher efficiency and more compact systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of 3.6–4.0GHz, 16W GaN power amplifier module for 5G mMIMO base stations in North America and East and Southeast Asia</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:52:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/mitsubishi-electric-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 25 March, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp will begin shipping samples of a new 16W-average-power gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier module (PAM) for 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) base stations. Operating in the 3.6–4.0GHz band, it can be widely deployed in North America and East and Southeast Asia. As 5G networks expand from urban centers to regional areas, mMIMO base stations, especially 32T32R mMIMO base stations (consisting of 32 transmitters and receivers), are expected to be increasingly deployed. Mitsubishi Electric says that its 16W GaN PAM is particularly suited to 32T32R mMIMO base stations because it reduces both production costs and power consumption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches EPC2367 100V GaN FET with 1.2mΩ on-resistance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:13:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/epc-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC2367, a next-generation 100V eGaN FET that delivers high performance and efficiency as well as lower system costs for power conversion applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi launches 1200V SiC MOSFET-based intelligent power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/onsemi-180325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has introduced the first generation of its 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET)-based SPM 31 intelligent power modules (IPMs). EliteSiC SPM 31 IPMs deliver the highest energy efficiency and power density in the smallest form factor compared with using Field Stop 7 IGBT technology, it is claimed, resulting in lower total system cost than any other leading solution on the market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass establishes Industry Advisory Board led by Steven DenBaars and Richard Craig</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/bluglass-170325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia has established an Industry Advisory Board led by professor Steven DenBaars and Dr Richard Craig to accelerate its technical roadmap and commercial advancement of its gallium nitride (GaN) laser portfolio for the global quantum, defence and biotech markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s Universities of Cambridge and Southampton join PIXEurope pilot line consortium</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:40:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/pixeurope-170325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK’s University of Cambridge and University of Southampton have been named as participants in the PIXEurope consortium, a collaboration between research organizations from across Europe that is developing and manufacturing prototypes of their products based on photonic chips...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma showcasing next-gen sensor and silicon photonic solutions at SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/aeluma-170325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA — which develops compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates — is showcasing its latest advances in AI-driven photonics, quantum computing, and advanced sensing solutions at SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2025 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida (13–17 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration showcasing next-gen GaN power solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:59:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/wise-integration-170325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2025) in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA (16–20 March), fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital-control of gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN integrated circuits for power conversion — is unveiling its latest WiseGan and WiseWare advances, featuring two technical presentations and demonstration boards, including a new 1.5kW totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) module designed specifically for server and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight adds wide-bandgap power semiconductor bare chip dynamic measurement to double-pulse test portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:48:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/keysight-170325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has enhanced its double-pulse test portfolio, enabling customers to benefit from accurate and easy measurement of the dynamic characteristics of wide-bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor bare chips. The technologies implemented in the measurement fixture minimize parasitics and do not require soldering to the bare chip. The fixtures are compatible with both versions of Keysight’s double-pulse testers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production grows 9.2% in Q4/2024 to 334.5 million units</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/trendforce-140325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce reports that global smartphone production grew 9.2% quarter-to-quarter to 334.5 million units in fourth-quarter 2024, driven by Apple’s peak production season and consumer subsidies from local Chinese governments. While Apple expanded production with the launch of new models, Samsung faced production declines due to intensified competition in emerging markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas production-releases first 650V bi-directional GaNFast ICs and isolated gate-drivers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:37:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/navitas-140325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced the first production-released 650V bi-directional GaNFast ICs and high-speed isolated gate-drivers, creating a paradigm shift in power with single-stage BDS converters, which enables the transition from two-stage to single-stage topologies. Targeted applications range widely and opens up multi-billion dollar market opportunities across electric vehicle (EV) charging (on-board chargers (OBC) and roadside), solar inverters, energy storage and motor drives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolSiC Schottky diode 2000V made available in TO-247-2 package</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/infineon-140325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many industrial applications are transitioning to higher power levels with minimized power losses, which can be achieved by increasing the DC link voltage. Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is hence addressing this market trend with the CoolSiC Schottky diode 2000V G5 product family, which are claimed to be the first discrete silicon carbide diodes with a breakdown voltage of 2000V, introduced in September 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF advances interoperability at OFC with live demos, expert insights and cross-industry collaboration</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:37:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/oif-140325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As network demands grow more complex, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is to showcase interoperability breakthroughs with live demonstrations and expert discussions at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco, CA, USA (1–3 April)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD focusing on motor drive, data-center, scalable power and EV applications at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:24:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/cgd-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 2039 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2025) in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, USA (16–20 March), fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is demonstrating that its ICeGaN gallium nitride ICs can now satisfy a broad range of applications with higher power requirements, such as servers, data centers, inverters, industrial power supplies and, very soon, automotive electric vehicles (EVs) to over 100kW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Norwegian drinking water utility testing UV-C LEDs in pilot project for large-scale water disinfection</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:34:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/aquisense-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An international collaboration linking the US and European water industries is helping to accelerate the use of UV-C LED technology for municipal-scale water disinfection....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sumitomo Chemical exhibiting compound semiconductor products at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/sumitomo-chemical-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 2144 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2025) Exposition at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, USA (17-19 March), Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd is exhibiting gallium nitride (GaN) substrates and high-purity GaN-on-GaN epitaxial wafers, which are expected to be used as semiconductor materials for next-generation power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM showcasing latest power electronics at APEC 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/rohm-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1223 at IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2025) in Atlanta, GA, USA (16–20 March), ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC is presenting its latest power electronics technologies designed to improve power density and efficiency in automotive and industrial equipment applications while achieving smaller form factors and greater reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds SFT-12R and SFT-25R to round LED range for premium outdoor lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:52:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/luminus-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — has launched its patented SFT-12R and SFT-25R round LED technologies, setting what are claimed to be new benchmarks in optical performance for directional lighting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU completes first acquisition step in defense and security sector</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nuburu-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has completed the first key step in its strategic acquisition plan focused on the defense and security business sector. This aligns with its ongoing commitment to cultivate synergies with its existing laser technology expertise and the adoption of AI-driven solutions and robotic process automation capabilities by virtue of the recent partnership with NexGenAI...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK can lead in power electronics for data centers, reckons CSA Catapult</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:38:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/csacatapult-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report by Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has highlighted how the UK can be a leader in power electronics for data centers and the critical role of compound semiconductors in managing data-center energy consumption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s battery backup unit roadmap for AI data centers includes first 12kW BBU</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/infineon-130325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has introduced its roadmap for next-level battery backup unit (BBU) solutions for uninterrupted operations of AI data centers to avoid power outages and the risk of data losses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC releases Phase 17 Reliability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:23:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/epc-120325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has released its Phase 17 Reliability Report, further solidifying GaN’s position as a highly reliable technology for power electronics, automotive, AI, space and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teradyne to acquire photonic integrated circuit test firm Quantifi</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/teradyne-quantifi-120325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Quantifi Photonics Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand, which provides test solutions for scalable and cost-effective high-volume manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), co-packaged optics and pluggable optics. The acquisition is expected to close in second-quarter 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass boosts single-mode GaN laser chip output by 67% to record 1250mW</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:20:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/bluglass-110325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia has reported what is reckoned to be record single-spatial-mode power of 1250mW from a single gallium nitride (GaN) laser chip, an increase of more than 67% from the prior 750mW (reported as recently as January, at Photonics West 2025, demonstrating the rapid growth of the firm’s technology capabilities)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia wins German patent infringement lawsuits concerning Dominant LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nichia-dominant-110325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 13 and 21 January, respectively, the Munich District Court of Germany ruled in favor of Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan — the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs — in two patent infringement lawsuits and issued two acknowledgment judgments in relation to Nichia’s claims for patent infringement by certain automotive LED products of Malaysia-based LED manufacturer Dominant Opto Technologies Sdn Bhd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM demos RF and optical products at SATELLITE 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/macom-100325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) is showcasing its latest satellite communications products in booth 1333 at SATELLITE 2025 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, USA (11–13 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s Combo ICeGaN combines ICeGaN HEMT ICs and IGBTs in parallel</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:40:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/cgd-100325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has revealed more details about a solution that will enable it to address electric vehicle (EV) powertrain applications over 100kW (a market worth over $10bn) with its ICeGaN gallium nitride technology. Combo ICeGaN combines smart ICeGaN HEMT ICs and IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transistors) in the same module or IPM, maximizing efficiency and offering a cost-effective alternative to expensive silicon carbide (SiC) solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Auction of CrayoNano’s assets extended to 17 March</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2025 16:58:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/cryonano-070325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to “high demand and requests from several participants”, there has been an extension to 17 March (14:00 Norwegian time) of the auction (begun on 28 February) of the assets of CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway — a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor components, including UVC-LEDs, based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology, until its bankruptcy in January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N+ sells AZUR subsidiary’s GaN IP portfolio to micro-LED specialist ALLOS</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2025 12:41:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/5nplus-allos-070325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montreal, Québec, Canada has entered into an exclusive agreement (through its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany) with ALLOS Semiconductors GmbH of Dresden, Germany — which provides 200mm and 300mm GaN-on-silicon micro-LED epiwafers, as well as licensing IP and transferring the technology — to complete the development and commercialization of a gallium nitride (GaN) IP portfolio that 5N+ has provided to ALLOS Semiconductors for a nominal value in exchange for future royalties...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU partners with COEPTIS NexGenAI Affiliates Network</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2025 12:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nuburu-070325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence and robotics solutions provider COEPTIS Inc’s NexGenAI Affiliates Network (an AI-powered affiliate marketing platform designed to streamline marketing efforts through automation and advanced analytics). The collaboration is a pivotal component of NUBURU’s transformation plan, spearheaded by executive chairman Alessandro Zamboni, which aims to enhance operational efficiency and revamp the company’s business model...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches Generation 2 warm dimming COB LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2025 17:31:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/luminus-060325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — has released its Generation 2 warm dimming COB (chip on board) LEDs, engineered to deliver an lighting that mimics the warm glow of traditional incandescent and halogen sources while offering the efficiency and reliability of LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s EcoGaN adopted by Murata for AI server power supplies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2025 13:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/rohm-060325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Co Ltd says that its EcoGaN series of 650V GaN HEMTs in the TOLL package has been adopted by Murata Manufacturing Group subsidiary Murata Power Solutions (a Japan-based supplier of electronic components, batteries and power supplies) for AI server power supplies that will enter mass production this year. ROHM says that integrating its GaN HEMTs (which combine low-loss operation with high-speed switching performance) in Murata’s 5.5kW AI server power supply unit achieves greater efficiency and miniaturization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space introduces new RHEED simulation software</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2025 10:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/kspace-060325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices — has introduced kSA RHEED-Sim as its new reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) simulation software. Suitable for both researchers and students, simulation possibilities range from basic simulated RHEED patterns of common structures to complex patterns produced by reconstructions or complex surfaces, and even dynamic simulations with changing phenomena...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductor market growing at nearly 13% CAGR to $25bn by 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2025 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/yole-050325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the new market & technology report ‘Status of the Compound Semiconductor Device Industry’ from market analyst firm Yole Group, the compound semiconductor device market is growing rapidly at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 13% from 2024 to about $25bn by 2030, outpacing the broader semiconductor market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF achieves ISO 9001 registration for Sydney design center</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/altumrf-050325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) has expanded the scope of its ISO 9001:2015 registration for its quality management system. In addition to its headquarters in Eindhoven, Altum RF’s design center in Sydney, Australia, has now also achieved ISO 9001 certification, underscoring the company’s commitment to “delivering high-quality, reliable and high-performance semiconductor products while maintaining excellence across design, development, manufacturing and sales processes”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches 650V GaN HEMT in compact, high-heat-dissipation TOLL package</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/rohm-050325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Co Ltd has developed the GNP2070TD-Z 650V GaN HEMTs in the TOLL (TO-LeadLess) package. Featuring a compact design with excellent heat dissipation, high current capacity and superior switching performance, the TOLL package is increasingly being adopted in applications that require high power handling, particularly inside industrial equipment and automotive systems. For this launch, package manufacturing has been contracted to outsourced semiconductor assembly & test (OSAT) provider ATX Semiconductor (Weihai) Co Ltd in Shandong Province, China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult hosts UK government ministers and South Wales’ compound semiconductor cluster</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2025 14:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/csacatapult-040325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has welcomed members of the UK government’s cabinet to its Innovation Centre in Newport...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave announces global distribution agreement with RFMW</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2025 10:31:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/finwave-040325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Representing a step in its evolution from a technology-driven company to a product-driven company, Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has strengthened its commitment to addressing the increasingly demanding wireless communication landscape by signing a global distribution agreement with RFMW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU and HUMBL agree $2m share exchange</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:44:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/nuburu-030325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — and HUMBL Inc, a strategic holding company with a focus on Brazil, have executed a $2m equity swap agreement and strategic partnership designed to accelerate both companies’ growth strategies and deliver immediate value to shareholders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum quarterly revenue grows 10% year-on-year despite manufacturing capacity constraints</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2025 11:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/mar/lumentum-030325.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2025 (ended 28 December 2024), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $402.2m. This is up 19.4% on $336.9m last quarter and 9.7% on $366.8m a year ago, and exceeds the $380–400m guidance range. Growth is being driven by strong demand from cloud customers, particularly in data-center interconnect and networking end-markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/semiconductor-today-280225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Former ams Osram CEO Alexander Everke to succeed Kim Schindelhauer as chairman of Aixtron’s Supervisory Board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:15:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/aixtron-270225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has announced Alexander Everke, who has been a member of its Supervisory Board since May 2024, as the successor to the Supervisory Board chairmanship. Existing chairman Kim Schindelhauer will resign from the position at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 15 May, when Aixtron will also propose the election of Ingo Bank as a new member of the Supervisory Board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State granted $4.3m of US CHIPS Act funding via MMEC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/pennstate-260225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Penn State University aims to enhance its R&D capabilities in next-generation semiconductor technology thanks to $4.3m in infrastructure funding and in-kind support through its membership of the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC), of which Penn State is a charter member...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy’s $1.15m share placement to fund follow-up drilling at gallium discovery</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:09:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/nimy-260225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining firm Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia says that it is on track to establish a maiden JORC (Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee) resource at its Western Australia gallium discovery after raising $1.15m from professional and otherwise exempt investors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>India’s Archean investing £12m in Scotland’s Clas-SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/clas-sic-260225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd of Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland — which was founded in 2017 and the UK’s only commercial wafer fabrication facility dedicated to silicon carbide (SiC) — has secured a £12m inward investment from Archean Chemical Industries of Chennai, India. In return for the equity investment, Archean will gain representation on Clas-SiC’s board of directors, with Ranjit Pendurthi appointed as a director...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV launches NozzleShield UV water dispenser disinfection technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:25:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/silannauv-260225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia – which provides far-UVC light sources for water quality sensors, gas sensors, disinfection, and HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) applications – has launched the NozzleShield UV water dispenser disinfection application. The technology uses 235nm-wavelength UV-C LEDs to rapidly disinfect water dispensers, effectively eliminating bacteria and virus buildup. This ensures that water dispensers remain free from harmful bacteria, benefiting companies aiming to enhance their product features...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma appoints former NVIDIA finance leader Mike Byron to board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/aeluma-260225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA – which uses compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates to develop technologies for mobile, automotive, AI, defense & aerospace, communication and quantum computing – has appointed finance executive Mike Byron to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ Broad Markets revenue returns to year-on-year growth</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:34:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/skyworks-250225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal first-quarter 2025 (ended 27 December 2024), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1068m, down 11% on $1201.5m a year ago but up 4% on $1025m last quarter and slightly above the midpoint of the $1050–1080m guidance range. This was despite a muted demand environment and ongoing inventory digestion across selective end markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TekSiC launches Xforge PVT high-temperature induction heating furnace for physical vapor transport crystal growth</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/teksic-250225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon carbide wafer manufacturing technology firm TekSiC AB of Linköping, Sweden has added to its Xforge platform with the Xforge PVT, a compact high-temperature induction heating furnace for crystal growth using physical vapor transport in the semiconductor industry and research institutes. With its design, the Xforge PVT offers versatile configurations, ensuring what is claimed to be peak performance across diverse specialized applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ennostar Inc merging EPISTAR and Lextar iinto Ennostar Corp</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/ennostar-240225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of Ennostar Inc has approved a restructuring plan that involves the merger of its subsidiaries EPISTAR and Lextar into a single entity tentatively named Ennostar Corp, starting 1 October. The merger aims to accelerate Ennostar’s business expansion in high-value-added optoelectronic applications and to intensify its long-term growth prospects...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU agrees strategic transaction with private equity investment group</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:09:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/nuburu-240225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced its entry into a commitment letter aimed at expanding its existing defense business and establishing a new presence in the security sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Michigan awarded up to $7.5m to bring heat-resistant silicon carbide sensing and computing chips from lab to fab</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:28:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/michiganuni-210225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[University of Michigan researchers are leading a multi-million dollar collaborative effort to develop heat-resistant sensing and computing chips made of silicon carbide (SiC) that could advance aircraft, electric and gas-powered vehicles, renewable energy, defense and space exploration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SounDigital uses Infineon’s 100V normally-off E-mode CoolGaN transistors</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:08:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infineon-210225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Manufacturers of audio equipment constantly seek to enhance sound quality while also meeting the growing demand for compact, lightweight, more integrated and energy-efficient designs. At the same time, they must ensure seamless connectivity, cost-effectiveness and user-friendly functionality, making audio product development more complex than ever...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar announces final sale amount of 2024 Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/firstsolar-210225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced the final amount for the sale (announced on 11 December) of Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits generated by the production and sale of solar modules in the USA in 2024 by its operational manufacturing footprint in the USA, including three factories in Ohio and a new Alabama facility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST launches SiPho and next-gen BiCMOS technologies for higher-performing cloud optical interconnect in data centers and AI clusters</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/st-200225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the exponential growth of AI computing needs, challenges arise in performance and energy efficiency across computing, memory, power supply and the interconnections linking them. STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that it is helping hyperscalers, and the leading optical module provider, to overcome these challenges by unveiling its next generation of proprietary technologies for higher-performing optical interconnect in data centers and AI clusters. Its new silicon photonics and next-gen BiCMOS technologies are scheduled to ramp up from second-half 2025 for 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s optical modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches 1200V SiC full-bridge modules to simplify development of solar inverters, energy storage and battery charging applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/semiq-200225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a family of three 1200V SiC full-bridge modules, each integrating two of the company’s rugged high-speed switching SiC MOSFETs with reliable body diode...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass receives AUS$120,000 order for specialized GaN laser bars</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/bluglass-200225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received an AUS$120,000 order for semi-custom GaN laser diode bar products from a repeat customer, the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds adds LUXEON HL2X-V LED</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:49:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/lumileds2-190225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that its new LUXEON HL2X-V is the latest result of its commitment to addressing lighting manufacturing issues. Many manufacturers with high-power LED solutions are considering re-engineering their designs with mid-power LEDs to take advantage of their lumen/$ position. Now, with LUXEON HL2X-V, manufacturers can achieve lm/$ ratios similar to mid-power products without spending valuable resources on redesigning or re-engineering, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds’ LUXEON C ES enables small, high-output, complex, multi-color arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/lumileds-190225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Multi-color LED fixtures based on a large LED cluster under a single optical system are preferred in many situations for their ability to deliver highly accurate illumination with superior beam quality. Until now, however, LED design has not allowed engineers to address the conflicting needs and challenges inherent to close-packed, high-power LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infinera’s acquisition by Nokia expected to complete on or about 28 February</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:31:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infinera-190225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of San Jose, CA, USA — a vertically integrated manufacturer of open optical networking systems and optical semiconductors — says that its pending acquisition by Nokia Corp should be completed on or about 28 February, subject to receipt of remaining outstanding regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other remaining customary closing conditions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers appoints Alexander McCann as strategic senior advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/sivers-190225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has appointed Alexander McCann as a strategic senior advisor to the board and the CEO. His primary focus will be strengthening and scaling photonics operations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD raises $32m in Series C funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/cgd-190225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has closed a $32m Series C funding round led by a strategic investor with participation from British Patient Capital and supported by existing investors Parkwalk, BGF, Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), Foresight Group, and IQ Capital...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN G3 Transistor in new silicon-footprint packages</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:53:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infineon-180225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since gallium nitride (GaN) suppliers have taken various approaches to package types and sizes, leading to fragmentation and a lack of multiple footprint-compatible sources for customers, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the high-performance CoolGaN G3 Transistor 100V in RQFN 5x6 package (IGD015S10S1) and 80V in RQFN 3.3x3.3 package (IGE033S08S1)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s revenue falls 7% in December quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:12:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/wolfspeed-170225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal second-quarter 2025 (for continuing operations, to 29 December 2024), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $180.5m, down 7% on $194.7m last quarter and 13% on $208.4m a year ago, but slightly above the midpoint of the $160–200m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF unites 35 member companies in interoperability demos at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/oif-140225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) says that, at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2025) in San Francisco, CA, USA (30 March–3 April), 35 member companies are uniting to demonstrate advancements in interoperability tailored to addressing the growing demands of future-oriented data centers, AI/ML technologies and disaggregated systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s quarterly revenue hit by mass-tier Android 5G demand falling faster than expected</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/qorvo-130225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2025 (ended 28 December 2024), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $916.3m, down 12.4% on $1046.5m last quarter and 14.7% on $1073.9m a year ago, albeit slightly above the midpoint of the $900m±$25m guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers signs MOU with optical infrastructure firm for high-volume production of laser arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:02:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/sivers-130225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an optical infrastructure firm for large-scale AI workloads for the volume production of high-performance laser arrays...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon releases first silicon carbide products to customers based on 200mm silicon carbide wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:27:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infineon-130225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it has made significant progress on its 200mm silicon carbide (SiC) roadmap, and is releasing the first products based on the 200mm SiC technology to customers in first-quarter 2025. Manufactured in Villach, Austria, the products provide SiC power technology for high-voltage applications, including renewable energies, trains, and electric vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE raising £18m by issuing convertible loan notes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:07:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/iqe-120225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, further to its announcement of 18 November 2024, it has entered into subscription agreements with a consortium of existing investors and certain senior executives and directors, led by its largest shareholder Lombard Odier...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds Q-DPAK and TOLL packages to industrial CoolSiC MOSFETs 650V G2 range</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infineon-120225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To support the electronics industry’s shift towards more compact and powerful systems and to further drive innovation at the system level, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is expanding its portfolio of discrete CoolSiC MOSFETs 650V with two new product families housed in Q-DPAK and TOLL packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s senior VP of global sales to lead expansion into additional markets</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/cgd-110225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — says that Henryk Dabrowski, appointed as senior VP of global sales last year, will lead its global sales strategy by expanding into additional markets exploiting the advantages offered by ICeGaN. As part of that expansion, CGD is growing its sales organization and will be hiring regional sales managers for both EMEA and North America who will report to Dabrowski...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Former Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe joins Power Integrations’ board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/power-integrations2-110225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) says that Gregg Lowe is joining its board of directors on 15 February...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations’ CEO Balu Balakrishnan to retire</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:31:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/power-integrations-110225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) says that Balu Balakrishnan, CEO since 2002, is retiring from that role once a successor is in place. The board of directors has retained an executive search firm to assist in identifying its next CEO. Balakrishnan, 70, intends to serve as executive chairman of the board for as long as is needed to ensure a smooth transition to his successor, and is expected to remain on the board of directors thereafter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti presents advances in integrated optics on silicon</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/leti-100225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco (25–30 January), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France presented three papers detailing its latest improvements to chemical detection, high-speed communication and LiDAR performance with integrated optics on silicon...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs showcasing latest APS findings at SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:58:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/alixlabs-100225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sweden-based AlixLabs AB (which was spun off from Lund University in 2019) has used its Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) technology to etch structures corresponding to commercial 3nm semiconductor processes on test silicon provided by Intel. The results will be shared in full by chief technology officer & co-founder Dmitry Suyatin at the SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning trade show in San Jose, CA, USA (23–27 February)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiyo Nippon Sanso selling BRUTE Peroxide in Japan</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:32:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/tsnc-rasirc-100225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After supplying Peroxidizer highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide gas delivery systems since 2013, industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) has added to the BRUTE suite of chemicals by beginning to sell BRUTE Peroxide in Japan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nimy collaborating with M2i to secure gallium supply for US government and defense industry</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Feb 2025 16:06:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/nimy-m2i-060225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mining firm Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has executed a non-binding collaboration agreement with Nevada-based M2i Global Inc (Minerals Metals Initiatives) to assure a supply of gallium in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide patent activity grows strongly in Q4/2024, reports KnowMade</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Feb 2025 13:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/knowmade-060225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Technology intelligence and IP strategy consulting company KnowMade says that, for fourth-quarter 2024, its quarterly SiC Patent Monitor shows robust growth, with over 900 new patent families and 400 newly granted patents. This period saw over 100 patents expire or be abandoned and involved seven notable patent transfers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Philip Brace to succeed Liam K. Griffin as president &amp; CEO of Skyworks</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Feb 2025 11:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/skyworks-060225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has appointed Philip Brace as president & CEO and a member of the board of directors, effective 17 February...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaN and SiC devices adopted in Dell’s family of 60–360W AI notebook adapters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 18:52:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/navitas-050225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that both its GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor technologies have been adopted into Dell’s family of notebook adapters, from 60W to 360W...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM European Semiconductor Center wins multi-year contract for France 2030-funded MAGENTA program</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 17:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/macom-050225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) says that its France-based European Semiconductor Center (MESC) has been awarded a multi-year contract from French Government agency Banque Publique d’Investissement (BPI) to lead the development and manufacturing of advanced semiconductor products, in collaboration with public and private sector partners...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne HiRel releases wideband 50GHz RF switch for K bands and beyond</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 16:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/teledynehirel-050225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of its latest rad-tolerant wideband 50GHz RF switch...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SBTi validates onsemi near-term science-based targets for emissions reduction</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 11:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/onsemi-050225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA says that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its near-term science-based emissions reduction targets. Validation of these targets attests that the planned decrease of onsemi’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is aligned to the ambition of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>APC chooses Luminus as worldwide sales channel and go-to-market partner</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2025 11:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/luminus-apc-050225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[APC Electronics (APC-E) of Bend, OR, USA — which researches, develops and manufactures wide-bandgap power semiconductor products — has announced Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — as its exclusive worldwide sales channel and go-to-market partner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs collaborates with Linköping University</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Feb 2025 13:22:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/alixlabs-linkoping-040225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed the Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — has entered into a research collaboration with Linköping University on gallium nitride (GaN) and indium nitride (InN) deposition and etch, strengthening not only their own respective expertise in RF and power electronics but also aligning with the Swedish semiconductor sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches XLamp XP-L Photo Red S Line LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Feb 2025 12:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/cree-led-040225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched XLamp XP-L Photo Red S Line LEDs for horticulture lighting. Designed for next-generation luminaires, the new LEDs deliver what is claimed to be outstanding efficiency and durability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum appoints Michael Hurlston as president &amp; CEO as Alan Lowe retires</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Feb 2025 12:16:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/lumentum-040225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for cloud/AI, networking and industrial and consumer laser applications) has appointed Michael Hurlston as president & CEO and director, effective 7 February. He succeeds Alan Lowe, who has served as president & CEO since 2015 and will continue to serve on the board of directors and as an advisor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay launches 650V and 1200V silicon carbide Schottky diodes in SOT-227 package</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2025 12:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/vishay-030225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced 16 new 650V and 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in the industry-standard SOT-227 package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s full-year revenue grows 5% to €41.2m in 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2025 09:42:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/riber-030225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €22.7m, remaining strong as it was down just 2% on a high basis of comparison off €23.1m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric joins Horizon Europe’s FLAGCHIP project</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2025 09:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/mitsubishi-electric-030225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to begin developing a prototype to demonstrate a junction-temperature estimation technology for power modules, which it is pursuing as a partner in the European Union’s Horizon Europe project aimed at developing advanced power modules and improving the cost efficiency of renewable energy power generation. The firm is participating through its European subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe B.V., which has joined the project ‘Flagship Advanced Solutions for Condition and Health Monitoring in Power Electronics’ (FLAGCHIP)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET engaged by global financial services firm to develop custom optical engine</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2025 08:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/poet-030225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has signed an agreement to develop a novel optical engine for use in a high-frequency securities trading operation for a global capital markets firm. High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of automated trading that uses powerful computers to execute a large number of trades in fractions of a second...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teradyne and Infineon partner on power semiconductor testing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2025 08:39:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/feb/infineon-teradyne-030225.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany have entered into a strategic partnership to advance power semiconductor test...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium nitride power semiconductors to reach adoption tipping points in multiple industries in 2025, predicts Infineon</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/infineon-310125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its 2025 predictions for gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany highlights that GaN will be a game-changing material for energy efficiency and decarbonization across the consumer, mobility, residential solar, telecoms, and AI data-center sectors, as GaN enables efficient performance, smaller size, lighter weight, and lower overall cost. While USB-C chargers and adapters have been the forerunners, GaN is now on its way to reaching tipping points in its adoption in further industry sectors, driving the market for GaN-based power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/semiconductor-today-310125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal raises US$40.5m in Series C funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/vuereal-310125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has secured access to US$40.5m in a Series C funding round was led by Export Development Canada (EDC) joined by existing VueReal investors including Cycle Capital, BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice, and TDK Ventures. The investment will enable VueReal to scale its production capabilities and enhance its ecosystem to support partners in achieving their goals of integrating micro-LEDs in commercial production....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass showcases new product capability for quantum applications at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/bluglass-300125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has filed three US patent applications (provisional patents) for next-generation high-power tunable GaN lasers, and published its results in a technical paper presented at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Forge Nano adds cleanroom, tripling ALD cluster tool production space</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:03:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/forgenano-290125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment provider and materials science company Forge Nano Inc of Thornton, CO, USA has completed its new 2000ft2 semiconductor cleanroom, which enables it to manufacture multiple commercial TEPHRA ALD cluster tools to accommodate growing demand from the semiconductor market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s new CoolSiC Automotive MOSFET 1200V selected by FORVIA HELLA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/infineon-290125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its new CoolSiC Automotive MOSFET 1200V has been selected by Germany-based international automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA for its next-generation 800V DC–DC charging solution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK-based Quantum Science expands into new manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/quantum-science-290125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quantum Science Ltd of Daresbury, Warrington, UK — which is developing and commercializing INFIQ infrared quantum dot (QD) nanomaterials and technologies for infrared imaging and sensing markets — is expanding into a new manufacturing facility as it prepares for upcoming growth in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging and sensing markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indichip to construct $1.4bn silicon carbide fab</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/indichip-290125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[India’s Indichip Semiconductors Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Andhra Pradesh state to construct ‘India’s first private semiconductor manufacturing facility’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductor market growing at 10.9% CAGR from $44.5bn in 2023 to $111.6bn in 2032</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/gminisghts-280125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a study by Global Market Insights Inc, the compound semiconductor market was $44.5bn in 2023 and is estimated to rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9% to $111.6bn by the end of 2032. This is driven by the distinct advantages of compound semiconductors, which provide superior performance in high-frequency, high-power and energy-efficient applications. These materials excel in telecoms, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and aerospace, where their ability to handle extreme conditions, higher power and heat resistance surpasses traditional silicon semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Celestial AI appoints Lip-Bu Tan to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:52:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/celestialai-280125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA, creator of the Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology platform for AI computing systems, has appointed Lip-Bu Tan to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds red and blue multi-mode lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/luminus-280125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its laser portfolio with new multi-mode red and blue lasers for laser projection, lighting, illumination, biometric monitoring, and materials processing applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE raises full-year 2024 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:29:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/iqe-280125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a pre-close trading update for full-year 2024, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it now expects revenue of £118m, exceeding 18 November’s guidance of about £115m. This is up from 2023’s £115.3m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PseudolithIC raises $6m in seed funding to accelerate development and commercialization of hybrid semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/pseudolithic-280125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RF (radio frequency) chipset firm PseudolithIC Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA has raised $6m in a seed funding round led by Entrada Ventures, joined by Foothill Ventures and Uncork Capital...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and iThera demo VCSEL-based subsystem for optoacoustic medical imaging and sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/trumpf-270125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for consumer electronics, datacom, industrial sensing and heating markets — and iThera Medical GmbH of Munich, Germany — a spin-off of the Helmholtz Center Munich that provides optoacoustic imaging (OAI) diagnostics for preclinical and clinical research — are introducing a solution for optoacoustic imaging for clinical applications. The VCSEL-based subsystem can replace existing photonic systems for routine clinical use, starting with soft-tissue perfusion and oxygenation measurements, applicable to a wide range of diseases...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ortel transfers C-band high-power cw laser from Emcore fab to Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/ortel-270125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ortel LLC of Alhambra, CA, USA (which was acquired by Photonics Foundries in 2023, and offers products for wireless, sensing, satcoms and broadband applications) has transferred wafer fabrication for its flagship C-band, high-power, continuous wave laser module platform to pure-play III–V semiconductor wafer foundry Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC), which is located at the National Research Council of Canada. Transfer assures uninterrupted wafer supply and a smooth transition of the laser to expanding markets including LiDAR, fiber-optic sensing, coherent and externally modulated fiber-optic communications, and test & measurement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III–V Epi advocates GaAs epi regrowth for emerging semiconductor laser applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/iiivepi-270125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Richard Hogg, chief technical officer at III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization —advocates using gallium arsenide (GaAs) epitaxial regrowth for many emerging semiconductor laser applications. Gallium arsenide is a less proven material system than indium phosphide (InP), which is commonly used in high-volume 5G, datacom, telecom and co-packaged optics applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Photon Design previews new quantum dot simulation tool at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/photondesign-270125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 3553 at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA (25–30 January), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is previewing results from its upcoming quantum dot module being added to its established laser simulator HAROLD. The expansion to HAROLD will allow simulation of gain and absorption spectra from epitaxy structures with multiple quantum dot layers using an eight-band k.p model and a full 3D stress-strain model. The module was developed and validated in collaboration with Cardiff University, which has expertise in compound semiconductor photonics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ProPhotonix launches 265nm UVC LED Area Light at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/prophotnix-240125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Exaktera group firm ProPhotonix Ltd of Salem, NH, USA, a designer and manufacturer of LED lights and laser diode modules for OEMs and medical equipment companies (as well as a distributor of laser diodes for Ushio, Osram, QSI, Panasonic and Sony), has released its new UVC-Pro Area Light, which is on display in booth 4040 at Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA (25–30 January). Offering up to 35mW/cm2 of uniform light at 265nm, the solution is suitable for machine vision, fluorescence detection, and disinfection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM signs preliminary memorandum of terms for US CHIPS Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:15:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/macom-240125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies for the commercial and defense sectors) has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms with the US federal government for funding under the CHIPS for America program....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quintessent and IQE establish quantum dot laser &amp; SOA epiwafer supply chain for AI optical interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/iqe-quintessent-240125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quintessent Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which specializes in heterogeneous integration of quantum dot lasers and silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) — and epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK have partnered to establish what is said to be the world’s first large-scale quantum dot laser and semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) epitaxial wafer supply chain. Supported by purchase order commitments from Quintessent, the collaboration will see IQE deliver production quantities of epitaxial wafers to Quintessent throughout 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU regains compliance with NYSE American Market</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/nuburu-230125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has been notified by NYSE American Market that it has resolved the deficiencies identified by it on 18 November 2024 (relating to NUBURU having an insufficient number of independent directors), and NUBURU is now compliant with NYSE American Market’s continued listing standards...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>StratEdge partners with Vitale Engineering as manufacturer’s representative for Upstate New York</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:33:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/stratedge-230125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[StratEdge Corp of Santee, near San Diego, CA, USA (which designs and manufactures packages and provides chip assembly & test services for microwave, millimeter-wave and high-speed digital devices) has appointed Vitale Engineering as its exclusive manufacturer’s representative for Upstate New York. Vitale Engineering will expand access to StratEdge’s packaging technologies across industries such as aerospace, telecoms and defense...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed launches Gen 4 MOSFET technology platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/wolfspeed-220125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has introduced its new Gen 4 technology platform, which is said to enable design rooted in durability and efficiency, while reducing system cost and development time. Engineered to simplify switching behaviors and design challenges commonly experienced in high-power designs, Gen 4 charts a long-term roadmap across Wolfspeed’s product categories, including power modules, discrete components, and bare die products. These products are currently available in the 750V, 1200V and 2300V classes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s North East advanced material electronics sector to contribute over 7000 jobs and nearly £900m gross value-added in next five years</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/csa-catapult-220125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK’s North East advanced material electronics industry is projected to contribute nearly £900m to the UK economy over the next five years, according to a new report by Urban Foresight on behalf of Business Durham and the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult. The report identifies ‘significant growth potential’ in the sector, which is already providing many jobs and contributing to the UK economy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar endows Missouri S&amp;T professorship in Critical Energy Materials</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/firstsolar-220125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has established the Endowed Professorship in Critical Energy Materials in the materials science and engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). The decision reflects the strategic alignment between the two organizations, which have collaborated on critical minerals, particularly tellurium, for the past decade...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Element Six unveils copper diamond composite to power advanced semiconductor devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:37:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/elementsix-220125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Photonics West 2025 in Santa Clara, CA, USA (25–30 January), chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-based synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six of Oxford, UK (E6, part of the De Beers Group) is launching an innovative Cu-diamond product, a copper-plated diamond composite material that has high thermal and electrical conductivity. Designed to address the increasingly critical thermal management challenges in advanced semiconductor devices, the cost-effective solution is said to enable greater performance and reliability for applications such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and gallium arsenide (GaN) RF devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches QSiC 1700V series of high-reliability, low-loss SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/semiq-220125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a family of 1700V SiC MOSFETs designed to meet the needs of medium-voltage high-power conversion applications, such as photovoltaic and wind inverters, energy storage, electric vehicle (EV) and road-side charging, uninterruptable power supplies, and induction heating/welding...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:31:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/epc-210125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the EPC91104, a high-performance 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter reference design. The design is said to be suitable for powering compact, precision motors in humanoid robots, such as those used for wrist, finger and toe movements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lynred launches Eyesential SW shortwave IR sensor for machine vision</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:24:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/lynred-210125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lynred of Grenoble, France — which designs and makes infrared (IR) sensors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications — has launched Eyesential SW, its latest VGA-format shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensor for machine vision. Designed to offer the ideal cost-performance ratio for visible-like imaging to address specific performance needs in machine vision, Eyesential SW is said to have the performance and features sought by industry but at half the price of comparable IR sensors on the market. It also includes specific functions for spectroscopy applications, such as spectral line selection/deselection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Thorlabs acquires strategic partner Praevium Research</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:59:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/thorlabs-210125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vertically integrated photonics product maker Thorlabs Inc of Newton, NJ, USA has acquired Praevium Research Inc of Goleta, CA, USA, which was founded by Dr Vijay Jayaraman in 2001 and develops high-speed tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). The two firms have been working together since 2008, when Praevium became a member of Thorlabs’ Strategic Partner Program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US CHIPS Incentives Program awards finalized for Corning, Edwards Vacuum and Infinera</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/uschipsact-200125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities, the US Department of Commerce has finalized three separate awards of direct funding: up to $32m for Corning, up to $18m for Edwards Vacuum, and up to $93m for Infinera...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience files lawsuits against Infineon in China</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/innoscience-200125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd and its subsidiary InnoScience (Suzhou) Semiconductor Co Ltd have filed complaints regarding patent number 202311774650.7s and 202211387983.X with the Intermediate People’s Court of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, against Infineon Technologies (China) Co Ltd, its subsidiary Infineon Technologies (Wuxi) Co Ltd, and Suzhou Chipswork Electronics Technologies Co Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr’s quarterly revenue hit by order delays</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/aehr-170125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2025 (ended 29 November 2024), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $13.5m, up slightly from $13.1m last quarter but down on $21.4m a year ago. While Services revenue has rebounded from $0.97m last quarter to $1.47m, Product revenue has fallen further, from $19.8m a year ago and $12.2m last quarter to $12m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF unveils new GaN-on-SiC HEMT power amplifiers dice for high-performance RF</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:42:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/guerrillarf-160125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has formally released the GRF0020D and GRF0030D, the first in a new class of GaN-on-SiC HEMT power amplifiers being developed by the company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>METLEN investing €295.5m in bauxite, alumina and gallium production in Greece</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:33:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/metlen-160125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Multi-national industrial and energy company METLEN Energy & Metals of Athens, Greece – which operates the only vertically integrated bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium production unit in the European Union (EU) with privately owned port facilities – says that the Metallurgy Committee, in a joint session with the Capital Allocation Committee, has made the final investment decision (FID) to proceed with implementing a new €295.5m plan for the production of bauxite, alumina and gallium...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub awarded $23.7m from US Economic Development Administration</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:06:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/vgantechhub-160125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub — a consortium led by the University of Vermont (UVM) and including GlobalFoundries and the State of Vermont — has been awarded $23.7m in federal funding from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed completes $200m at-the-market equity offering</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:17:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/wolfspeed-150125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has completed the offering of shares of its common stock under its previously announced ‘at the market’ (ATM) offering program pursuant to a shelf registration statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and a prospectus supplement dated 9 December...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi completes acquisition of Qorvo’s SiC JFET business for $115m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/onsemi-150125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has completed its acquisition of the silicon carbide junction field-effect transistor (SiC JFET) technology business, including the United Silicon Carbide subsidiary, of Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) for $115m in cash...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC introduces fully configured motor drive inverter reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:33:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/epc-150125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced the EPC91200, a fully configured motor drive inverter reference design that is said to deliver exceptional performance and flexibility for a variety of industrial and battery-powered applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM unveils five-year, $345m plan to expand 100mm GaN and GaAs production and introduce 150mm GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/macom-140125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has announced a long-term capital investment plan comprising up to $345m over five years to modernize its wafer fabrication facilities in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Durham, North Carolina, creating up to 350 manufacturing jobs and nearly 60 construction jobs across both states...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco tightens revenue and EPS guidance ranges for Q4 and full-year 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/veeco-140125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has revised its guidance for fourth-quarter 2024 revenue from $165–185m (forecasted in early November) to $175–185m (growing from $173.9m a year ago)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>High-breakdown-voltage P-GaN gate HEMTs with threshold voltage of 7.1V</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/shandonguni-140125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Shandong University has reported an enhancement-mode P-GaN/AlGaN/GaN metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (MIS-HEMTs) by combining thermal oxidation treatment of P-GaN with atomic layer deposition (OTALD) prior to gate metal deposition [Siheng Chen et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 45, no. 12, pp2343–2346, December 2024, doi: 10.1109/LED.2024.3478819]. Compared with traditional devices, the device presented increased threshold voltage significantly from 1.8V to 7.1V, with improved gate breakdown voltage and off-state breakdown voltage of 26.9V and 1980V, respectively...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers signs CHIPS Act contracts with Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/sivers-130125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) has signed contracts for both the electronic warfare and 5G/6G chip development awards with the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub through the US CHIPS and Science Act. Funding is provided under the Microelectronics Commons program, executed through the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division and the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED display market to grow to 34.6 million units by 2031</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/omdia-130125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Shipments of micro light-emitting diode (LED) displays will surge to 34.6 million units by 2031, according to the ‘Micro LED Display Market Tracker – 4Q 2024’ of market research firm Omdia. However, despite this growth, micro LED displays are expected to account for just 0.9% of the total display market, as the technology remains competitive only in select applications over the forecast period...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti presenting at Photonics West, including Invited Paper on optical phased arrays for LiDAR</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:14:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/leti-130125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Photonics West 2025 in the Moscone Center, San Francisco (25–30 January), micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France is presenting six papers (including an invited paper) detailing its recent breakthroughs and results for photonics-based applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ revenue falls slightly in December quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/semileds-100125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2025 (to end-November 2024), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.261m, down from $1.324 last quarter and $1.65m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal appoints VP of semiconductor engineering</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/vuereal-100125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has appointed Giuseppe Buscemi as VP of semiconductor engineering. The firm reckons that, due to his extensive experience in semiconductor production facilities and deep knowledge of micro-LED technology, he will be pivotal in scaling its cartridge production capabilities to meet growing demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Plessey and Meta develop brightest red micro-LED display for AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:49:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/plessey-meta-100125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK — which develops embedded micro-LED technology for augmented-reality and mixed-reality (AR/MR) display applications — and Meta Platforms Inc have developed what is claimed to be the brightest red micro-LED display suitable for AR glasses. Offering up to 6,000,000nits at high resolution (<5μm) with ultra-low power consumption, it is reckoned to overcome critical technical challenges, helping to pave the way for the next computing platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne HiRel releases high-power 30MHz–5GHz RF GaN switch</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/teledyne-hirel-100125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne HiRel Semiconductors of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of its model TDSW84230EP gallium nitride (GaN) high-power RF switch. Optimized for aerospace & defense applications, it offers high peak power and is designed to replace positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diode-based RF switches commonly used in RF front ends of tactical and military communication radio systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec reports first full wafer-scale fabrication of electrically pumped GaAs-based nano-ridge lasers on 300mm silicon</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jan 2025 16:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/imec-090125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has demonstrated electrically driven gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based multi-quantum-well nano-ridge laser diodes fully, monolithically fabricated on 300mm silicon wafers in its CMOS pilot prototyping line. Achieving room-temperature continuous-wave lasing with threshold currents as low as 5mA and output powers exceeding 1mW, the results are said to demonstrate the potential of direct epitaxial growth of high-quality III-V materials on silicon (‘GaAs nano-ridge laser diodes fully fabricated in a 300mm CMOS pilot line’, Yannick De Koninck et al, Nature, volume 637, pages 63–69 (2025)). imec reckons that this provides a pathway to the development of cost-effective, high-performance optical devices for applications in data communications, machine learning and artificial intelligence...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne Imaging Sensors places repeat order for Riber MBE 412 cluster system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jan 2025 15:01:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/riber-090125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that long-standing US-based customer Teledyne Imaging Sensors (TIS) has placed a repeat order for an MBE 412 cluster research system (for delivery in 2025) to expand its production capacity and fulfill additional contracts for manufacturing new high-performance infrared devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM samples 1kW-class high-power IR laser diode</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jan 2025 10:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/rohm-090125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM has developed the RLD8BQAB3 high-output laser diode for use in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) equipped with LiDAR for distance measurement and spatial recognition. In addition to automotive applications, the firm is also initially supplying samples targeting consumer applications (drones, robot vacuums, golf rangefinders) and industrial applications (AGVs, service robots, and 3D monitoring systems such as sensors for human/object detection)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aledia makes available micro-LED technology for immersive AR</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jan 2025 16:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/aledia-080125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas (7–11 January), Aledia S.A of Echirolles, near Grenoble, France (a developer and manufacturer of 3D micro-LEDs for display applications based on its large-area gallium nitride nanowires-on-silicon platform) has announced the availability of its micro-LED technology for augmented reality applications and next-generation displays for vision applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives initial FOX-XP system order from GaN power semi supplier</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jan 2025 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/aehr-080125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial production order from a top-tier automotive semiconductor supplier for a FOX-XP wafer-level test and burn-in system with fully integrated FOX WaferPak Aligner for production test of its gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductor devices. The system was scheduled to ship immediately...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Almae orders Riber GSMBE production system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jan 2025 12:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/riber-070125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has received an order for a production MBE system from Almae Technologies SAS of Marcoussis, France — which was spun off in 2016 from III-V Lab of Palaiseau, France (the joint laboratory between Nokia, Thales and France’s micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti in Grenoble) — in order to enhance its production of photonic components addressing the growing demand in telecoms and datacoms markets for ultra-high-speed optical data transmission, driven by the surge in artificial intelligence (AI) applications requiring increasingly higher data volumes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for AmpliTech’s MMIC LNA patent application</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jan 2025 10:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/amplitech-070125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AmpliTech Group Inc of Hauppauge, NY, USA – which designs, develops and makes signal-processing radio frequency (RF) microwave components and network solutions for satellite communications, telecoms (5G & IoT), space exploration, defense and quantum computing applications – says that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued another Notice of Allowance for its patent application related to its monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) low-noise amplifier (LNA) designs, based on its proprietary low-noise technology. The firm expects this and other previously announced patent certificates to be issued during first-quarter and second-quarter 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>InnoScience floats in IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jan 2025 10:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/innoscience-070125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Shares in China-based gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power chip maker InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co Ltd began trading on 30 December after being listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in an initial public offering (IPO) of 45.36 million shares at HK$30.86 each, raising gross proceeds of HK$1.4bn (US$180m). The offer price range had been HKD30.86-33.66, aiming to raising up to HKD1.527bn ($193m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU announces board and committee appointments</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jan 2025 09:36:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/nuburu-060125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has increased the size of its board of directors from four to six with the appointment of Dario Barisoni and Shawn Taylor for a term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (or until a respective successor is duly elected and qualified). They will also each serve on the board’s Audit Committee...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Voyant launches FMCW LiDAR sensor on a chip</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jan 2025 09:27:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/voyant-060125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Light detection & ranging (LiDAR) solution provider Voyant Photonics of Long Island City, NY, USA has announced the availability of the CARBON frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) LiDAR sensor, featuring what is claimed to be the first truly effective and affordable LiDAR on a chip with solid-state beam steering...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DOE announces $179m funding for Microelectronics Science Research Centers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jan 2025 09:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/doe-msrcs-060125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $179m in funding for three Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs), which will perform basic research in microelectronics materials, device and system design, and manufacturing science to transform future microelectronics technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light achieves 625nm-wavelength red pyramidal micro-LED</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Jan 2025 14:18:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/polarlight-030125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Light Technologies (PLT) — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Linköping University (with support from Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova) — has fabricated 625nm-wavelength red-light-emitting pyramidal micro-LED based on its non-etching bottom-up concept. The firm has hence achieved red, green and blue pyramidal micro-LEDs using the same material compound...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech advances partnership with Foxconn from R&amp;D to mass production of AR and micro-LED technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jan 2025 17:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/porotech-foxconn-020125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) of Taipei, Taiwan (the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and technology service provider) has entered the augmented reality (AR) glasses market by partnering with fabless micro-LED company Poro Technologies Ltd (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material and has an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan). The firms will leverage Porotech’s gallium nitride (GaN) technology and Foxconn’s vertical integration capabilities to develop micro-LED display technology and AR applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Neo completes sale of Rare Metals facility in Quapaw, Oklahoma</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jan 2025 14:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2025/jan/neo-020125.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Neo Performance Materials Inc of Toronto, Canada has completed the sale of its equity ownership interest in Neo Rare Metals (Oklahoma) LLC in Quapaw, OK, USA – which produces gallium trichloride – to the facility’s general manager & co-founder Kevin Reading...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Netherlands launches ChipNL Competence Centre to drive semiconductor innovation</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:53:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/chipsnlcompetencecentre-311224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The ChipNL Competence Centre has been launched, aiming to advance technological capabilities and foster innovation in the Dutch semiconductor ecosystem. The European Commission and the Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) have jointly allocated a budget of €12m for the next four years. Specifically, the four-year project aims to stimulate innovation, collaboration and talent development and to enhance global competitiveness of the Netherlands and Europe in semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/semiconductor-today-271224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Malaysia’s Globetronics to manufacture POET’s optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/poet-271224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has signed a master agreement, an optical engine purchase agreement and a deed of consignment with Kuala Lumpur-based Globetronics Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (GMSB) to make optical engines for POET in Penang, Malaysia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers and Ayar Labs expanding partnership for high-volume manufacturing of optical I/O solutions for scalable cost-effective AI infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:33:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/sivers-ayar-201224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-formerICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) is in advanced discussions with its strategic customer Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity solutions) to partner on the next phase of engagement focused on manufacturing at scale to support deployment of Ayar Labs’ in-package optical interconnect solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations adds wide-creepage switcher IC for 800V automotive applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/powerintegrations-191224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) has introduced a wide-creepage package option for its InnoSwitch3-AQ flyback switcher IC for automotive applications. A wide drain-to-source-pin creepage distance of 5.1mm eliminates the need for conformal coating, making the IC compliant to the IEC60664-1 standard in 800V electric vehicles (EVs) while simplifying manufacturing and increasing system reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey announces liquidation distribution</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:14:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/odyssey-191224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA says that its only, and final, liquidating distribution will be of $0.11 per share, to be paid on or about 23 December, to holders of its common stock, as of the record date of 19 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF gains €4.35m from Baden-Württemberg to contribute to EU Chips Act-funded APECS pilot line</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/fraunhoferiaf-apecs-181224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF of Freiburg, Germany says that, as part of the pilot line ‘Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration for Electronic Components and Systems’ (APECS), it will continue to expand its semiconductor research infrastructure in the coming years, supported by national funding of €4.35m via the state of Baden-Württemberg. A cheque was symbolically handed over in a visit on 16 December by Dr Patrick Rapp, the Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PlayNitride qualifies Veeco’s Lumina MOCVD system for micro-LED production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:46:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/veeco-181224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that, following evaluation of its Lumina metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system, Taiwan-based PlayNitride has qualified it for the production of micro-LEDs, and placed an order for two systems for delivery in 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>APECS pilot line starts operation</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/apecs-181224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Within the framework of the EU Chips Act, the APECS pilot line has begun operation, providing large industry players, SMEs and start-ups with access to cutting-edge technology for ‘Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration for Electronic Components and Systems’ as it aims to establish a foundation for resilient and robust European semiconductor supply chains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult’s annual report focuses on Net Zero and Future Telecoms</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/csacatapult-181224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its 2023–24 annual report, Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has highlighted success in its two focus areas — Net Zero and Future Telecoms — and its continued support for clusters of compound semiconductor expertise across the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED licenses LED display technology to Daktronics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/creeled-171224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has announced a multi-year, global agreement providing (with limited exceptions) a license for its patented technology to Daktronics of Brookings, SD, USA (which provides large-screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, LED text and graphics displays, and related control systems)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB launches next-gen silicon carbide process platform for power MOSFET designs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/xfab-171224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As its next-generation XbloX platform, analog/mixed-signal, MEMS and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium has launched XSICM03 (available now for early access), advancing silicon carbide (SiC) process technology for power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). A significantly reduced cell pitch enables increased die per wafer and improved on-state resistance without compromising reliability, the firm says...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spain gains European approval for €81m subsidy for Diamond Foundry Europe’s new fab</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:10:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/diamondfoundry-171224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has approved, under European Union (EU) State aid rules, a direct grant of €81m from Spain to support Diamond Foundry Europe (a subsidiary of Diamond Foundry Inc of San Francisco, CA, USA) in setting-up a new factory — involving a total investment of about €675m — for the production of semiconductor-grade rough synthetic diamonds in Trujillo in Extremadura, an area eligible for regional aid under Article 107(3)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon PIC market growing at 45% CAGR from $95m in 2023 to $863m in 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:20:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/yole-171224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics continues to evolve rapidly, with diverse applications signaling significant opportunities ahead, notes market analyst firm Yole Group. Specifically, the market for silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) die is estimated to be increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% from 2023 to at least $863m by 2029, notes the firm in its annual report ‘Silicon Photonics 2024 – Focus on SOI [silicon-on-insulator], SiN [silicon nitride], and LNOI [lithium niobate-on-insulator] platforms’, which this year explores the photonics landscape, emphasizing materials for PICs, optical interconnects, and other applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rio Tinto progresses development of gallium extraction process in Quebec</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/riotinto-171224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of an R&D program, global mining group Rio Tinto is assessing the potential for extracting and valorizing the gallium that is present in bauxite processed in its alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (the only one in Canada)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration signs Astute as EMEA distributor</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/wise-161224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital-control of gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN integrated circuits for power conversion — has agreed a strategic distribution partnership covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with global electronics distributor and supply chain solutions provider Astute Group of Stevenage, UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bosch allocated $225m in US CHIPS Act funding, plus $350m in loans</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/bosch-131224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $225m in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to tier-1 automotive supplier Bosch. The investment would support Bosch’s planned investment of $1.9bn to transform its manufacturing facility in Roseville, California, for production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. This direct funding would support the expansion of Bosch’s largest SiC device factory globally, which would significantly increase the firm’s production capacity and create up to 1000 construction jobs and up to 700 manufacturing, engineering and R&D jobs in California...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AIXTRON Innovation Center opened by North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Economic Affairs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:38:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/aixtron-131224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After beginning construction in November 2023, the new €100m Innovation Center of deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has been opened by Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy & Deputy Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum expands board to nine members by adding Paul Lundstrom</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/lumentum-131224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for cloud, optical networking and industrial and consumer laser applications) has appointed Paul Lundstrom to its board of directors, expanding the membership to nine members (eight of whom are independent)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State gains $3m DARPA grant for GaN-on-silicon project with Northrop Grumman</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:49:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/pennstate-121224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Penn State is to receive $3m from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of a larger grant awarded to defense, aerospace and technology company Northrop Grumman. The joint project aims to develop a novel method for integrating gallium nitride (GaN) with silicon substrates, since GaN provides superior performance and faster switching speeds for power-intensive applications while silicon offers scalability and affordability. This hybrid approach can lead to more efficient power electronics with lower production costs, suiting high-demand applications like electric vehicles, power electronics and data centers, where efficiency and durability are critical...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs raises $155m in Series D funding round led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/ayar-labs-121224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA has secured $155m in a Series D funding round led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital. Other new strategic and financial investors participating in the round include 3M Ventures and Autopilot...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU resolves non-compliance with NYSE rules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:29:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/nuburu-121224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that NYSE Regulation has sent it a warning letter, as provided under Section 1009(a) of the NYSE American LLC Company Guide, describing violations by the firm of Sections 301 and 713 of the Company Guide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semiconductor laser market growing at 9% CAGR to over $5bn in 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:03:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/yole-111224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to market analyst firm Yole Group, the semiconductor laser market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% from $3.1bn in 2023 to more than $5bn in 2029, continuing to be driven by several factors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Celestial AI wins 2024 Global Semiconductor Alliance ‘Start-Up to Watch’ award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:42:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/celestialai-111224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA has been selected by a committee of venture capitalists and industry entrepreneurs to receive this year’s Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) ‘Start-Up to Watch’ award for its innovative and transformative Photonic Fabric technology platform and customer engagement model...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM and TSMC collaborating on development and volume production of GaN power devices for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:03:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/rohm-tsmc-101224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Co Ltd and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) have entered a strategic partnership on development and volume production of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices for electric vehicle applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi acquiring Qorvo’s United Silicon Carbide subsidiary and SiC JFET technology for $115m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:17:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/onsemi-qorvo-101224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has agreed to acquire the silicon carbide junction field-effect transistor (SiC JFET) technology business, including the United Silicon Carbide subsidiary, of Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) for $115m in cash...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET appoints Bob Tirva as board director and Audit Committee member</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:09:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/poet-101224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has expanded its board of directors to six members by appointing Bob Tirva as director and member of the Audit Committee. Along with the five incumbent directors, he will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is duly elected or appointed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches GaN FET-based reference design for solar PV optimizers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/epc-101224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the EPC9178, the latest reference design for photovoltaic (PV) optimizers. Designed to deliver high reliability while addressing critical challenges in energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness through the reduction of passive components in solar energy systems, the EPC9178 demonstrates the transformative potential of GaN technology for renewable energy solutions, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec integrates InP chiplet on 300mm RF silicon interposer, yielding 0.1dB insertion loss at 140GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Dec 2024 18:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/imec-091224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 70th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2024) in San Francisco, CA, USA (7–11 December), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has presented results on the heterointegration of indium phosphide (InP) chiplets on a 300mm RF silicon interposer. The chiplets’ integration comes with a negligible 0.1dB insertion loss at 140GHz. In addition, no performance degradation is observed upon assembly of a two-stage InP power amplifier (PA). As the first to achieve this, imec claims that its findings mark a milestone in developing compact, energy-efficient modules for above-100GHz communication and radar sensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo receives GSA award for Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Dec 2024 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/qorvo-091224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has named Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) as the Most Respected Public Semiconductor Company in its category for 2024. Qorvo received the same award for the first time in 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advantest announces KGD test cell for power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Dec 2024 13:03:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/advantest-091224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based automated semiconductor test & measurement equipment maker Advantest Corp has announced an integrated test cell designed to maximize die-level test yields for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices essential to power semiconductors. The Advantest Known Good Die (KGD) Test Cell combines the firm’s CREA MT series power device testers with the new HA1100 die prober...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent, SkyWater and X-Fab all agree preliminary terms for US CHIPS Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Dec 2024 10:34:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/uschipsact-091224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce has signed three separate preliminary memoranda of terms (PMT) under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide proposed direct funding of the following projects...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcasing GaN and SiC technologies at CES 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Dec 2024 15:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/navitas-061224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the ‘Planet Navitas’ suite (Tech West, Venetian suite 29-335) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas (7–10 January), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is showcasing several technology and system breakthroughs for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, electric vehicles (EVs) and mobile applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC and AVL partner on GaN inverters for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Dec 2024 13:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/visic-061224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – and mobility technology company AVL of Graz, Austria (which provides development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry and in other sectors such as rail, marine and energy) have partnered to advance high-efficiency GaN inverter technology for the electric vehicles (EV) market. The collaboration will provide automotive OEMs with power semiconductors that exceed silicon carbide (SiC) performance, while offering lower costs at device and system level...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec and GlobalFoundries collaborate on RF-SOI production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Dec 2024 16:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/soitec-gf-051224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France has committed to deliver 300mm radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF-SOI) substrates to New York-headquartered GlobalFoundries (GF, which has manufacturing plants in the USA, Europe and Singapore) for the production of GF’s RF-SOI technology platforms, including its most advanced RF solution 9SW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DoE awards eight winners for Phase 1 of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Dec 2024 13:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/doe-sicpackagingprize-051224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced the eight winners of the Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize Phase 1 who will receive $50,000 each in cash prizes (from a $400,000 total prize pool). Awarded in three phases, the total $2.25m prize is part of the American-Made Challenges Program, which fosters collaboration between the USA’s entrepreneurs and innovators, DOE’s National Labs, and the private sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries’ gains $9.5m more in US funding for Vermont 200mm GaN-on-Si chip production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Dec 2024 10:54:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/globalfoundries-051224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New York-headquartered GlobalFoundries (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore) has received an additional $9.5m in federal funding from the US government to advance the manufacturing of its gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon at its fabrication plant in Essex Junction, Vermont...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s EcoSiC technology adopted by power supply maker COSEL</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Dec 2024 08:54:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/rohm-051224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM Co Ltd says that its EcoSiC products — including SiC MOSFETs and SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) — have been adopted in the HFA/HCA series of 3.5kW output AC–DC power supply units for 3-phase applications made by Japan-based power supply maker COSEL Co Ltd. Incorporating ROHM SiC MOSFETs and SiC SBDs into the forced-air-cooled HFA series and conduction-cooled HCA series achieves up to 94% efficiency. The HCA series has been mass produced since 2023. The HFA series began mass production in 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AKM ships its smallest and thinnest InAs Hall element, with volume shrunk by 85%</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 18:11:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/akm-041224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM, a member of the Asahi Kasei Group’s Material sector) has begun mass production and shipment of its next-generation indium arsenide (InAs) compound Hall element, which are used to detect magnetic fields (magnetic flux density)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST launches 250W MasterGaN reference design, fast-tracking compact, efficient industrial power supplies</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 14:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/st-041224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has launched the EVL250WMG1L resonant-converter reference design based on its MasterGaN1L system-in-package (SiP), as the firm continues to accelerate the design of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies (PSUs) that deliver superior efficiency and power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas appoints GeneSiC founder Ranbir Singh to board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 11:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/navitas2-041224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Dr Ranbir Singh (formerly executive VP at Navitas and founder & CEO of GeneSiC Semiconductor) to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas ranked in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list for third consecutive year</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 11:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/navitas-041224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its revenue growth has been acknowledged for the third consecutive year by being ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list. Navitas’ growth was driven by strong demand for its high-efficiency, wide-bandgap gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) power components across a growing number of global markets and customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED chip market to grow from $38.8m in 2024 to $489.5m by 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2024 10:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/trendforce-041224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Revenue from micro-LED chips will reach about $38.8m in 2024, with large displays remaining the primary contributor, forecasts market research firm TrendForce. Looking ahead, breakthroughs in technical bottlenecks are on the horizon, while applications in automotive displays and the increasing maturity of full-color augmented-reality (AR) glasses solutions are expected to drive the micro-LED chip market to $489.5m by 2028...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST supplying silicon carbide power modules to Renault for Ampere’s EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2024 21:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/st-031224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the next step in their strategic co-operation, STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has reached a multi-year agreement from 2026 to supply its silicon carbide (SiC) power modules to France-based car maker Renault Group as part of the collaboration with Renault’s firm Ampere (which designs, develops and manufactures full electric vehicles) on a powerbox for the inverter of its electric powertrain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Japan investing ¥70.5bn in ¥211.6bn joint DENSO–Fuji Electric plan to boost SiC power semi production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Dec 2024 08:43:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/fujielectric-denso-031224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has approved a ¥70.5bn subsidy for a plan totalling ¥211.6bn ($1.41bn) submitted by automotive supplier DENSO Corp and power electronics manufacturer Fuji Electric Co Ltd for the Japan-based companies to jointly invest in and produce silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT files patent for die attach process that boosts waste heat removal by up to 15x</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2024 16:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/qpt-021224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the power handled by transistors increases to meet the needs of new applications, power electronics packaging will increasingly struggle to remove waste heat from the die. Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and develops gallium nitride (GaN)-based electric motor controls — has hence filed a patent for a novel way to attach dies to heat spreaders or substrates which are typically aluminium nitride (AlN). Named qAttach, QPT says that this provides a much better way to conduct heat away from the die and also increases reliability as the assembly process places less stress on the substrates, which is one of the biggest challenges faced by the high-power semiconductor packaging industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ revenue falls by 13.3% for full fiscal year, but stabilized in Q4</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/semileds-021224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal full-year (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan says that its revenue fell by 13.3% from $5.979m for 2023 to $5.183m for 2024. However, although fiscal fourth-quarter revenue was down on $1.453m in Q4/2023 to $1.324m in Q4/2024, this is level with third-quarter 2024....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Australia’s MTM to develop US-based critical materials recovery for Indium Corp</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2024 10:01:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/mtm-indium-021224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed for MTM Critical Metals Ltd of West Perth, WA, Australia to develop a US-based processing solution using its Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology to recover high-value metals — including gallium, germanium, indium and tin — from various scrap sources provided by Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA (a supplier of refined gallium, germanium, indium and other specialty technology metals)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon wins German Sustainability Award in category ‘Electrical Engineering and Electronics’</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Dec 2024 09:45:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/dec/infineon-021224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has won the German Sustainability Award in the ‘Electrical Engineering and Electronics’ category. “Infineon has assumed a leading role in the field of sustainability and serves the sector as a ‘beacon’ for successful transformation,” the judges stated. The German Sustainability Award recognizes companies that make effective and exemplary contributions to transformation and that function as role models within their industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM and Fraunhofer IZM win Deutscher Zukunftspreis</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:45:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/amsosram-fraunhoferizm-291124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a formal ceremony in Berlin, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2024 (the German Future Award, the Federal President’s Award for Innovation in Science and Technology) to a team led by Dr Norwin von Malm and Stefan Grötsch of ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany and Dr Hermann Oppermann of the Berlin-based Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) for the technological implementation of their idea — an LED matrix that turns car headlights into projectors — which opens up new possibilities for innovative designs due to the high-resolution light distribution and energy efficiency. This is the tenth Deutscher Zukunftspreis for Fraunhofer Institute, and the first for Fraunhofer IZM...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult outlines steps to create UK semiconductor ‘super cluster’ and drive long term growth and exports</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:37:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/csacatapult-281124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK semiconductor industry is at a critical stage in its evolution, according to Martin McHugh, CEO at Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult (a not-for-profit center of excellence established in 2018 by government agency Innovate UK that specializes in the measurement, characterization, integration and validation of compound semiconductor technology spanning power electronics, advanced packaging, radio frequency and microwave, and photonics applications). As Europe, the USA, China, Japan and South Korea invest, there is a significant risk of the UK being left behind, he adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay investing £51m in Newport Wafer Fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/vishay-newport-281124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA is investing £51m in Newport Wafer Fab in South Wales (the UK’s largest semiconductor wafer fabrication facility, which it acquired from Nexperia in March for $177m, or about £142m), bringing new product range capabilities and skilled job opportunities to what is now Newport Vishay...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US CHIPS Incentives Program awards finalized for BAE Systems and Rocket Lab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:07:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/chips-bae-rocketlab-281124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After completing due diligence, the US Department of Commerce has finalized two direct funding awards under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma joins Optica as corporate member</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:54:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/aeluma-271124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aelum Inc of Goleta, CA, USA – which uses compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates to develop technologies for mobile, automotive, AI, defense & aerospace, communication and quantum computing – has joined Optica, the global society dedicated to advancing optics and photonics worldwide. The corporate membership aligns Aeluma with a network of industry leaders in light science and technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs debuting 300mm APS wafer processing equipment at SEMICON Japan</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:40:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/alixlabs-271124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed the Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — is participating at SEMICON Japan 2024 at Tokyo Big Sight (11–13 December), marking the public debut for its 300mm wafer process chamber. Its Made in Sweden APS (ALE Pitch Splitting) tools are aimed at allowing the semiconductor industry to scale down to sub-7nm manufacturing processes in a more sustainable way, and is positioned as an alternative to costly double patterning or EUV (extreme ultraviolet) solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Valeo and ROHM to co-develop next-gen power modules for electric motor inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:33:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/rohm-271124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive technology firm Valeo and ROHM Semiconductor are collaborating by using their combined expertise in power electronics management to optimize next-generation power modules for electric motor inverters. As a first step, ROHM will provide its 2-in-1 silicon carbide (SiC) molded module TRCDRIVE pack to Valeo for future powertrain solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux wins Institute of Physics Business Start-Up Award for IR sensors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:24:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/phlux-271124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sheffield University spin-off Phlux Technology —which designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors — has won an Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Start-Up Award 2024. Presented at the Houses of Parliament in London, the award celebrates young companies leveraging physics for innovation and impact. It recognized Phlux’s Aura family of Noiseless indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) infrared (IR) sensors, which is said to have set new standards for sensitivity and performance in optical systems such as LiDAR, laser range finders, and optical fiber communications test equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET expands capacity to meet AI infrastructure demand</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/poet-261124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is to expand its optical engine production capacity in Malaysia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints Melissa Garrett as general counsel</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/wolfspeed-261124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has appointed Melissa Garrett as senior VP & general counsel, effective 9 December. She succeeds Brad Kohn, who has resigned from the firm for another professional opportunity..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU receives notice of non-compliance with NYSE</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:22:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/nuburu-251124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has received a notice of non-compliance from the NYSE American Market indicating that it has become non-compliant with the continued listing standard set forth in Section 803B(2)(c) of the NYSE American Company Guide, since the company’s Audit Committee is no longer consists of at least two independent directors, as a result of the recent resignation of an independent director from its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamfab and HiQuTe Diamond partner on synthetic diamond for power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:40:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/diamfab-hiqutediamond-251124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diamfab of Grenoble, France (which synthesizes diamond wafers and designs diamond-based electronic components as well as developing the corresponding manufacturing processes) and plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthetic diamond startup HiQuTe Diamond have announced a strategic technical partnership spanning the key stages in the value chain, from substrate production to the manufacture of electronic components, via the epitaxy of doped layers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma wins NASA contract to advance quantum dot photonic integrated circuits for aerospace and AI</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:57:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/aeluma-221124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA – which uses compound semiconductor materials on large-diameter substrates to develop technologies for mobile, automotive, AI, defense & aerospace, communication and quantum computing – has been awarded a contract by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop quantum dot photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on silicon. The technology targets next-generation space and aerospace applications, enabling capabilities such as free-space laser communication, autonomous navigation, and precision sensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries’ $1.5bn US CHIPS Act funding confirmed by Department of Commerce</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:22:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/gf-211124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the completion of due diligence, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed the award (proposed in February) of up to $1.5bn in direct funding through the US CHIPS and Science Act to New York-headquartered GlobalFoundries (GF, the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Geological Survey reckons China ban on gallium and germanium exports could cost $3.4bn in US GDP</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/usgs-211124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US Geological Survey (USGS) researchers have developed a new model to assess how disruptions of critical mineral supplies may affect the US economy. Using the model, the researchers estimate that there could be a $3.4bn decrease in US gross domestic product (GDP) if China implements a total ban on exports of gallium and germanium...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DOE announces $10m funding for Critical Materials Innovation Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/doe-cmihub-211124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Critical Materials Innovation Hub (CMI Hub) has announced up to $10m in federal funding to accelerate the early-stage technology R&D necessary to reduce material criticality for energy innovations requiring critical materials – rare-earth elements, gallium, and copper...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Chips JU to fund new European pilot line for Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/chipsju-pixeurope-211124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Public Authorities Board (PAB) of the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has selected the consortium with which it will start negotiations to establish the Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) pilot line for Europe (PIXEurope), which will be jointly funded by the European Union, through the Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programs, Chips JU participating states, and private organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches Gen 3 OSLON Black Flat S surface-mount LEDs for automotive forward lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/amsosram-211124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany says that its OSLON Black Flat S family of LEDs has established itself as a light source for forward lighting in both four- and two-wheeled vehicles, since its robust black leadframe QFN package is suited to automated SMT assembly, and is claimed to offer excellent contrast for use in reflector-based lamps...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ASMPT’s AMICRA NANO die and flip-chip bonder targets co-packaged optics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:12:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/asmpt-201124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ASMPT Ltd says that its new high-precision AMICRA NANO die and flip-chip bonder has been specially developed for the production of co-packaged optics where optical and electronic components are integrated in a common housing. With what is claimed to be exceptional process stability and a placement accuracy of ±0.2μm @ 3σ, the bonding system is equipped for the communication technology of the future...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advantest launches 100MHz–20GHz, 2GHz-bandwidth RF IC test card for V93000 EXA Scale platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/advantest-201124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based automated semiconductor test & measurement equipment maker Advantest Corp has unveiled the Wave Scale RF20ex instrument for the V93000 EXA Scale platform, enabling customers to test virtually any type of radio frequency (RF) device using a single instrument...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower starts producing 1.6Tbps transceivers on latest silicon photonics platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:36:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/tower-201124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel has begun volume production of 1.6Tbps silicon photonic products for multiple lead customers based on its latest silicon photonics (SiPho) platform. The firm’s latest platform includes innovations that have helped to double data rates relative to its existing 800Gpbs high-volume products. These innovations have been developed in close collaboration with several tier-1 customers that have designed breakthrough 1.6Tbps products on this enhanced platform and have now begun to order production quantities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches high-speed InP photodiodes for 1.6T transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/coherent-201124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has announced the production release of high-speed indium phosphide (InP) photodiodes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs gains €345,000 grant from Swedish innovation agency Vinnova</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/alixlabs-201124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed the Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — has been granted SEK4m (about €345,000) in funding from Swedish innovation agency Vinnova. The funding is spread out over three years, with SEK658,000 (~€56,000) credited immediately, with the remainder to follow over the coming three years. The funds will help AlixLabs to advance its APS technology to a higher Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and to strengthen customer engagement efforts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil appoints Matt Crowley as CEO and establishes US subsidiary</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/scintil-191124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of augmented silicon photonic integrated circuits, has appointed Matt Crowley as chief executive officer and established a US subsidiary to support its expanding customer base in data centers, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE’s flat revenue forecast for 2024 prompts strategic review</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:54:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/iqe-191124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a trading update, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says it expects revenue for full-year 2024 of about £115m, roughly flat with 2023’s £115.3m (rather than September’s forecast of year-on-year growth, to the lower end of analysts’ forecast of £130–153.7m). “In line with the rest of the industry, we are continuing to see a slower-than-anticipated recovery in key sectors driven by weak consumer demand in end markets,” the firm says. IQE expects this to result in an adjusted EBITDA of at least £5m (up from 2023’s £4.3m, albeit below analysts’ forecast in April of £11.1–16.6m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gregg Lowe departs Wolfspeed as president &amp; CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/wolfspeed-191124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that its board of directors has determined and agreed with Gregg Lowe that in November he will depart from his roles as president & CEO and as a member of the board. Hence, with the support of a global executive search firm, the board is seeking to identify a permanent CEO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s revenue rebounds in Q3 as red LED resurgence compensates for SiC market dip</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/aixtron-181124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2024, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €156.3m (up 18.6% on €131.8m last quarter but down 5% on €165m a year ago). This is in the lower half of the guidance range of €150–180m, as the delivery of a major micro-LED-related project was postponed from Q3 to Q4/2024 at the customer’s request...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment’s Q3 revenue grows 31% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:21:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/cvdequipment-181124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2024, CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, thermal processing, physical vapor transport, gas and chemical delivery control systems, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has reported revenue of $8.2m, up 31.4% on $6.2m a year ago. Growth is due mainly to higher CVD Equipment system revenue and an increase in gas delivery system revenue by the SDC segment, plus $0.8m from a modification of a customer contract...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Microelectronics Commons Hubs gain extra $160m in US CHIPS Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:18:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/microelectronicscommonshubs-181124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Defense (DoD) has invested an additional $160m of funds from the Biden–Harris Administration’s ‘Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act’ to advance US microelectronics capabilities through the Microelectronics Commons, a collaborative national network of technology hubs. Following the award in September of $269m for 33 new technical projects and the award of just under $240m released a year previously to initially launch the eight hubs, the latest funding in October represents a milestone for the CHIPS Act’s mission to strengthen the USA’s global leadership in microelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs showcasing future of AI infrastructure with Fujitsu, Intel Foundry, Corning and Altera</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/ayarlabs-151124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #810 at Supercomputing 2024 (SC24) in Atlanta, GA, USA (17–22 November), silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA is demonstrating a broad range of optical I/O implementations for AI scale-up fabrics. The firm’s optical I/O solution is said to eliminate the inefficiencies, high power consumption and increasing costs of copper interconnects and pluggable optics, boosting the performance and economics of AI infrastructure. At SC24, Ayar Labs is featuring its technology in various AI infrastructure concepts with Fujitsu Ltd, Intel Foundry, Corning Inc, Altera, and others...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IntelliEPI awarded Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund’s first grant</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/intelliepi-151124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Governor Greg Abbott says that the first Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $4,120,000 has been extended to Intelligent Epitaxy Technology Inc (IntelliEPI) of Richardson, TX, USA — which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown epitaxial wafers for telecoms, photonics, radio frequency and microwave technologies — for its new 30,000ft2 wafer production facility in Allen, Texas, which is expected to create more than $41m in capital investment and to nearly triple the company’s annual wafer production. Abbott signed into law the Texas CHIPS Act in June 2023, establishing the TSIF as well as the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration expands in North America with Ottawa Design Center</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/wise-integration-151124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital-control of gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN integrated circuits for power conversion — has opened its North American Design & Development Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Led by Christian Cojocaru and staffed by experts in analog and digital technology design, the center will drive development of the firm’s design portfolio for the next generations of WiseGan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMART Photonics and X-FAB collaborate on multi-Terabit transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/smartphotonics-xfab-151124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A strategic collaboration has been announced to use micro-transfer printing (MTP) for the heterogeneous integration of the silicon photonics platform of analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium with the indium phosphide (InP) chiplets of independent pure-play InP photonic integrated circuit (PIC) foundry SMART Photonics of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, enabling new capabilities for datacom and telecom applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba ships early test samples of bare die 1200V SiC MOSFET</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/toshiba-141124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp has developed new 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with an innovative structure that delivers both low on-resistance (RDS(ON)) and high reliability. The devices are particularly suited to automotive applications such as traction inverters. They are now available and shipping as early test samples in bare die format, allowing users to customize the bare die to meet their specific design needs and realize solutions for their applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Akash allocated US CHIPS Act funding for diamond cooling technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:11:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/akash-141124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Akash Systems of Oakland, CA, USA has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with the US Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act to receive over $68m in direct funding. This includes $18.2m in proposed direct funding and $50m in combined federal and California state tax credits. This proposed funding would provide Akash, a pioneer of diamond cooling semiconductor technologies, significant support for its operational ramp-up in AI, data centers, space and defense markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD and IFPEN demo GaN-based 800VDC inverter that outperforms SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/cgd-ifpen-141124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) — a French public research and training organization in the fields of energy, transport and the environment — have developed a demo that confirms the suitability of CGD’s ICeGaN650V GaN ICs in a multi-level, 800VDC inverter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass enters into contract with NCSU for visible laser development as part of CLAWS Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/bluglass-ncsu-141124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has entered into a US$1.925m (AUS$2.9m) contract with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for visible laser development activity as part of the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) Hub...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Richardson expands Navitas silicon carbide power device distribution</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/navitas-richardson-141124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA and Richardson Electronics Ltd of LaFox, IL, USA have announced an expanded distribution partnership for silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK Siltron CCS gets $481.5m US DOE loan to expand silicon carbide wafer manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:40:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/sksiltronccs-131124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement in February of a conditional commitment, as part of the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda the US Department of Energy (DOE) has now confirmed a $544m loan ($481.5m of principal and $62.5m of capitalized interest) to compound semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron CSS LLC of Auburn, MI, USA (a subsidiary of South Korea-based wafer manufacturer SK Siltron, a part of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group) to expand American manufacturing of high-quality silicon carbide (SiC) wafers for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NexGen Wafer Systems launches SERENO wet etch and clean multi-chamber platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:45:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/nexgenwafersystems-131124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based wet etch and clean solutions provider NexGen Wafer Systems has launched SERENO its latest multi-chamber platform (available now for orders, with first deliveries starting in first-quarter 2025)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>India’s Solid State Physics Lab develops SiC wafers and GaN HEMTs for up to X-band</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/sspl-131124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Solid State Physics Laboratory, a research arm of the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed indigenous processes for growing and manufacturing 4-inch-diameter silicon carbide (SiC) wafers, as well as fabricating gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) up to 150W and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) up to 40W for applications operating at up to X-band frequencies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers pauses discussions on spinning off Photonics subsidiary</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:49:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/sivers-131124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies RF beam-former ICs for SATCOMs and photonic lasers for AI data centers) says that its board of directors has decided to put on hold its discussions with byNordic Acquisition Corp (BYNO) — a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) — regarding the proposed business combination with its subsidiary Sivers Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK and release BYNO to seek other merger candidates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech appoints John Bayne to board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:37:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/nsnanotech-131124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA — a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) spin-off co-founded by professor Zetian Mi in 2017 that develops gallium nitride nanowire LEDs for visible displays and UVC disinfection applications — has appointed John Bayne to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam Technology for LED signs and displays</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/creeled-121124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched its new CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam Technology, providing an advance for the LED signage market. The CV28D LED combines the latest through-hole and surface-mount (SMD) RGB LED technology, delivering what is claimed to be superior directionality, image quality and resolution in a durable, easy-to-assemble package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of SiC MOSFET bare die for xEVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/mitsubishielectric-121124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 14 November, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is commencing shipment of samples of a silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) bare die for use in drive-motor inverters of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and other electric vehicles (xEVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches surface-mount SiC Schottky barrier diodes with 1.3x greater creepage distance for improved insulation resistance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/rohm-121124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM Semiconductor has launched surface-mount SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) that improve insulation resistance by increasing the creepage distance between terminals. The initial lineup includes eight models (SCS2xxxNHR) for automotive applications such as on-board chargers (OBCs) and DC-DC converters (available now), with plans to deploy eight additional models (SCS2xxxN) for industrial equipment such as factory automation (FA) devices (e.g. AC servo motors for industrial robots) and photovoltaic (PV) inverters, power conditioners, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) etc (scheduled to be available) in December...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Linköping-based TekSiC appoints Joachim Tollstoy as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/teksic-111124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon carbide wafer manufacturing technology firm TekSiC AB of Linköping, Sweden has appointed Joachim Tollstoy as chief executive officer, effective 7 October. With over 15 years of leadership experience, Tollstoy has an understanding of market dynamics that TekSiC reckons will be essential as it navigates the evolving landscape of silicon carbide manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD and Qorvo collaborate on evaluation kit for motor control systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/cgd-qorvo-111124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — and Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) have partnered to bring together motor control and power efficiency technologies in the PAC5556A + ICeGaN evaluation kit (EVK). The collaboration combines Qorvo’s BLDC/PMSM motor controller/driver and CGD’s ICeGaN ICs in a board that is said to significantly improve motor control applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo quarterly revenue falls 5% year-on-year as Android smartphone mix shifts from mid-tier to entry-tier</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:32:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/qorvo-111124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2025 (ended 28 September 2024), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $1046.5m. This is down 5.2% on $1103.5m a year ago due mainly to a hiatus in Android smartphone revenues, following ramps in first-half calendar 2024 for key models including both Samsung’s S24 (involving over $5 of content) and Google’s Pixel ($15 of content). However, revenue has rebounded by 18% from $886.7m last quarter. It also exceeds the $1025m guidance, driven by double-digit sequential growth in all three operating segments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US ITC confirms Innoscience’s infringement of EPC’s patent</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:15:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/epc-innoscience-111124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — says that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed its initial determination that gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience of Suzhou, China infringed EPC’s foundational patent for GaN technology, which is core to applications involving artificial intelligence, satellites, rapid chargers, humanoid robots and autonomous driving, among others...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue Laser Fusion and RSE sign MoU for joint R&amp;D</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/bluelaserfusion-rse-111124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the inaugural ministerial event of the World Fusion Energy Group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement was signed between Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE S.p.A., a company indirectly controlled by Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance through its sole shareholder GSE S.p.A.), and Blue Laser Fusion Inc (BLF) of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (founded in 2022 by CEO professor Shuji Nakamura, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 and member of the RSE Scientific Committee) to initiate joint R&D on what is claimed would be the world’s first commercial-scale inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plant...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon to co-develop power architecture for Stellantis’ EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Nov 2024 17:32:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/infineon-071124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Netherlands-headquartered automaker Stellantis N.V. and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany are to work jointly on the power architecture for Stellantis’ electric vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM acquires fabless semiconductor firm ENGIN-IC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Nov 2024 11:39:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/macom-071124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has acquired fabless semiconductor company ENGIN-IC Inc of Plano, TX and San Diego, CA, USA, which designs gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) and integrated microwave module assemblies. It is expected that ENGIN-IC’s design capabilities will strengthen MACOM’s ability to serve its target markets and gain market share...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cardiff University report highlights CSA Catapult’s impact on UK economy</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2024 18:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/csacatapult-061124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report, published by the Welsh Economy Research Unit at Cardiff University, highlights the economic contribution of the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices exhibiting at electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2024 17:22:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/cgd-061124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is exhibiting in booth C3.539 at electronica 2024 in Messe München, Munich, Germany (12–15 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches rad-hard HEMTKY product line</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2024 15:16:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/epcspace-061124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride-on-silicon transistors and ICs for power management in space and other harsh environments) has launched the HEMTKY product line...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas presents first 8.5kW AI data-center power supply powered by GaN and SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Nov 2024 15:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/navitas-061124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced what it claims is the world’s first 8.5kW power supply unit (PSU), powered by GaN and SiC technologies to achieve 98% efficiency, for next-generation AI and hyperscale data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia and KOSTAL partner on automotive-grade wide-bandgap devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2024 18:53:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/nexperia-051124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) has entered into a strategic partnership with automotive supplier KOSTAL of Lüdenscheid, Germany, which will enable it to produce wide-bandgap (WBG) devices that more closely match the exacting requirements of automotive applications. Nexperia will supply, develop and manufacture WBG power electronics devices that will be designed-in and validated by Kostal...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE to add 109 jobs and invest $305m expanding US operation in Greensboro</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2024 15:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/iqe-051124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, subject to customer commitments and funding from the US federal CHIPS and Science Act. The firm plans to add 109 jobs and invest $305m over several years...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations launches 1700V GaN switcher IC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2024 12:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/powerintegrations-051124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) has added to its InnoMux-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power supply ICs by introduced a new device featuring what is claimed to be the first 1700V gallium nitride (GaN) switch, fabricated using the company’s proprietary PowiGaN technology. The 1700V rating is said to further advances the state-of-the-art for GaN power devices, previously set by Power Integrations’ own 900V and 1250V devices, both launched in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum releases 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2024 08:50:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/lumentum-051124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has issued its fourth annual Corporate Sustainability Report, for fiscal 2024 (ended 29 June), showcasing its environmental, social and governance achievements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN Transistors 650V G5 product family</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Nov 2024 19:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/infineon-041124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has strengthened its gallium nitride (GaN) portfolio by launching a new family of high-voltage discretes, the CoolGaN Transistors 650V G5. Target applications range from consumer and industrial switched-mode power supplies (SMPS) such as USB-C adapters and chargers, lighting, TV, data-center and telecom rectifiers to renewable energy and motor drives in home appliances...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM to lead US CHIPS Act-funded GaN-on-SiC technology development project</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Nov 2024 18:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/nov/macom-041124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has been selected to lead a development project to establish gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) process technologies for radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. Funded by the CHIPS and Science Act through the US Department of Defense (DoD), the project will focus on developing semiconductor manufacturing processes for GaN-based materials and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) operating efficiently at high voltage and at millimeter-wave (mmW) frequencies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sanan Semiconductor adds 1700V and 2000V devices to silicon carbide portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/sanansemi-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wide-bandgap power semiconductor materials, component and foundry services provider Sanan Semiconductor Co Ltd of Changsha City, Hunan, China has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) power product portfolio by launching 1700V and 2000V devices, offering high power efficiency in applications ranging from renewable energy to electric vehicle charging infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JST appoints new chief technology officer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:45:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/jst-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[JST Manufacturing Inc of Meridian, ID, USA (a provider of wet benches, single-wafer surface preparation equipment and chemical processing systems) has appointed Dr Ismail Kashkoush as chief technology officer. Bringing over 30 years of engineering and industry expertise, he will lead JST’s engineering, technology and product line teams in the development of its surface preparation products and processes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/semiconductortoday-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III–V Epi’s CTO Richard Hogg chairing International Workshop on PCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/iiiv-epi-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Richard Hogg, chief technical officer at III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — is chairing the International Workshop on PCSELs 2024 (7–8 November) at Aston University’s Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT), where Hogg is Professor of Photonics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DARPA awards University of Michigan’s Zetian Mi $3m to scale III–V materials on silicon</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/michigan-uni-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The project ‘CMOS compatible, defect-free universal growth of III–N and III–V multilayer heterostructures on Si (001)’ of Zetian Mi, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Michigan’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been awarded $3m by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of its Material Synthesis Technologies for Universal and Diverse Integration Opportunities (M-STUDIO) initiative. The goal of M-STUDIO is to “realize a universal heterogeneous integration technology, compatible with leading-edge and future advanced-node semiconductor manufacturing processes, via atomic-precision nano-scale multi-layer material synthesis”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech releases first solid-state semiconductor to produce human-safe disinfecting UV light</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:02:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/nsnanotech-311024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people became acutely aware of airborne viral spread. In addition to COVID, the common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), measles and the flu may all be passed between people through the air they breathe. NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA — a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) spin-off co-founded by professor Zetian Mi in 2017 with the help of Innovation Partnerships — has designed a solution to mitigate this airborne infection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s year-to-date revenue grows 14% to €18.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/riber-301024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €4.7m, almost halving from €9.3m in Q2/2024 and down from €4m a year previously...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE announces departure of CEO Americo Lemos</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:31:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/iqe-301024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that chief executive officer Americo Lemos has left the company with immediate effect...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ohio State University orders Veeco GENxcel R&amp;D MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/veeco-291024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order from the Ohio State University’s Krishna Infrared Detectors (KIND) Laboratory for a GENxcel R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system, to be used for epitaxial growth of gallium antimonide (GaSb) for infrared (IR) detectors for consumer, automotive, defense and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF wins two-year ESA contract to supply Ka-band MMIC power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:21:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/altumrf-291024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors) has announced a two-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) under the ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) Core Competitiveness (CC) Programme, for the design and development of high-efficiency monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers, which will be tailored for phased-array Ka-band satellite communication systems in space applications. The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) was instrumental in facilitating the contract...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide prices plunge as Chinese SiC manufacturing capacity ramps</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:54:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/digitimesasia-291024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon carbide (SiC) once thrived amid substrate shortages. However, according to DIGITIMES Asia, 2024 saw a significant shift where Chinese manufacturers dramatically ramped up production, resulting in a collapse of prices for mainstream 6-inch substrates and a steep decline in 8-inch prices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas previews advances in GaN and SiC technologies, including first 8.5kW AI data-center power supply at electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:57:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/navitas-281024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is previewing several breakthroughs in booth 129 (Hall C3) at electronica 2024 at Trade Fair Center Messe München, Munich, Germany (12-15 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pfeiffer Vacuum becomes Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:34:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/pfeiffer-251024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pfeiffer Vacuum of Aßlar, Germany, a member of the Busch Group headquartered in Maulburg, Baden-Württemberg (in the tri-country region of Germany, France and Switzerland), has introduced its new name and refreshed logo, marking its evolution into Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions. The rebranding reflects the portfolio of Pfeiffer as a one-stop supplier for both vacuum solutions and semiconductor fab solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE appoints Mark Cubitt as non-executive director and chair-elect</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:27:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/iqe-251024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has appointed Mark Cubitt to its board as an independent non-executive director and (in first-half 2025, following a period of transition with current chair Phil Smith) as chair-elect...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s Neil Gerrard co-authors paper on epitaxially regrown quantum dot PCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:22:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/iiivepi-251024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — notes that its director of epitaxy Dr Neil Gerrard is among the expert contributors to the white paper ‘Epitaxially regrown quantum dot photonic crystal surface emitting lasers’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>All-GO-HEMT project gains €2m German funding to develop high-mobility gallium oxide</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:10:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/aiigohemt-251024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Led by Dr Andreas Fiedler at Germany’s Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (IKZ), the ‘All-GO-HEMT’ project aims to develop modulation-doped β-(AlxGa1-x)2O3/Ga2O3 heterostructures that exhibit high electron mobility. With total project funding of almost €2m, financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), this project is expected to lead to a considerable increase in efficiency in power electronics and thus make a significant contribution to sustainable energy generation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds new 3535 UV-C LED for disinfection and treatment solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:25:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/amsosram-251024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has unveiled its new OSLON UV 3535. Serving the growing demand for mercury-free and efficient UV-C disinfection and treatment solutions, the UV-C LED offers 115mW output power from a single chip at 265nm, which is the emission wavelength providing the highest germicidal effectiveness. Combined with what is claimed to be outstanding wall-plug efficiency (WPE) of 5.3%, the optimized system solution has been specifically designed for the UV-C disinfection market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ZF said to be withdrawing from Wolfspeed’s German silicon carbide device fab project</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:44:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/zf-wolfspeed-241024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germany-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG (one of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive industry) intends to withdraw from the projected $3bn silicon carbide (SiC) device fabrication plant and R&D center in Ensdorf, Saarland, Germany that Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA plans to build (as announced in February 2023), reports Reuters. ZF had been set to contribute $185m for a stake in the plant, which was to make SiC devices for electric vehicles (EVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI adds 200mm GaN power semiconductor production in Japan, quadrupling internal capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:12:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/ti-241024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has begun production of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power semiconductors at its factory in Aizu, Japan. Coupled with its existing GaN manufacturing in Dallas, Texas, TI will internally manufacture four times more GaN-based power semiconductors as Aizu ramps to production...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Samsung exiting mainstream LED market</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:28:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/samsung-241024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce notes that, according to a report by China’s CCTV Finance, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has begun restructuring its business, as the semiconductor division has decided to withdraw from the mainstream LED market, due mainly to the firm’s overall performance falling short of expectations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toray develops high-speed mounting of III-V chips on silicon for silicon photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:27:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/toray-231024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toray Industries Inc of Tokyo, Japan has developed materials and technologies for mounting indium phosphide (InP) and other optical semiconductors used in silicon photonics on silicon substrates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches first 2000V SiC Schottky diode</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:07:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/infinoen-231024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many industrial applications are transitioning to higher power levels with minimized power losses, which can be achieved through increased DC link voltage. Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has hence addressed this challenge by introducing the CoolSiC Schottky diode 2000V G5, which is claimed to be the first discrete silicon carbide diode on the market with a breakdown voltage of 2000V. The product family is suitable for applications with DC link voltages up to 1500VDC and offers current ratings from 10A to 80A, making it suitable for higher DC link voltage applications such as in solar and electric vehicle (EV) charging applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Celestial AI acquires silicon photonics patent portfolio from Rockley</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:57:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/celestial-231024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA, the creator of the Photonic Fabric, has acquired silicon photonics intellectual property from Rockley Photonics Ltd (including worldwide issued and pending patents)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures AUS$1.2m order for first phase of multi-year JDA with Uviquity</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:49:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/bluglass-uviquity-221024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has secured an AUS$1.2m order for the first phase (lasting about 12-months) of a three-phase joint development agreement (JDA) with Uviquity of Raleigh, NC, USA, a venture-backed start-up pioneering wide-bandgap integrated photonics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds LEDs based on new IR:6 technology to boost performance in security and biometrics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:08:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/amsosram-221024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced its new IR:6 infrared (IR) LED chip technology, which increases brightness by up to 35% and efficiency by up to 42% compared with the existing chip technology used in ams OSRAM IR LED emitters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Comptek completes installation of Kontrox-powered 200mm wafer pilot line</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:59:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/comptek-221024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Comptek Solutions Oy of Turku, Finland (which specializes in III-V compound semiconductor quantum surface engineering) has completed the installation of its pilot line, after a two-year project funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SEMICON Europa spotlighting innovation and collaboration powering sustainable growth</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:45:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/semiconeuropa-211024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Themed ‘Innovation and Collaboration: Powering Sustainable Exponential Growth’, SEMICON Europa 2024 is gathering industry experts at Messe München in Munich, Germany (12–15 November) for insights into the latest innovations and trends in sustainability, mobility, healthcare, materials, packaging, fab management and workforce. Co-located with electronica, it features keynotes from the electronics design and manufacturing ecosystem, academia and governments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber secures order for MBE 49 GaN system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:33:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/riber-211024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that it has sold an MBE 49 GaN production system (for delivery in 2025) to a European customer that aims to enhance its capacity for producing gallium nitride (GaN) components for next-generation high-brightness and low-energy displays. The MBE 49 GaN system is specifically configured for plasma-assisted GaN epitaxy on 200mm silicon wafers, offering a cutting-edge solution for manufacturing aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) and indium gallium nitride (InGaN) devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas introduces IntelliWeave digital control technique for AI data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:55:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/navitas-211024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE 2024) in Phoenix, Arizona (20–24 October), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is introducing IntelliWeave, a patented new digital control technique for improving next-generation AI data-center power supply unit (PSU) efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub awards $1m to 13 companies</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:54:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/nemchub-211024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub has announced $1,038,133 in grants to 13 companies through its Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) manufacturing program, which was launched in June. Funded through the federal US CHIPS and Science Act, the program supports NEMC Hub members (particularly startups and small companies) and helps them to move microelectronics projects from early-stage concepts through to production of validated devices by offsetting costs associated with hardware lab-to-fab development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches new version of EVIYOS multi-pixel LED</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:43:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/amsosram-181024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile’s SIA Vision 2024 international congress in Paris, France (16–17 October), ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched EVIYOS HD 25 gen2 as the latest generation of its EVIYOS LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lynred completes biggest space contract</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:40:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/lynred-181024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lynred of Grenoble, France — which designs and manufactures infrared (IR) sensors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications — has completed its biggest space contract so far, worth tens of millions of euros. After beginning in 2004 with Lynred conducting pre-development technology studies followed by a design and production phase in 2011, the firm recently delivered to Thales Alenia Space the last of 26 IR detector flight models destined for the more than 20-year operational lifespan of the MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) mission, a European Space Agency (ESA) program that aims to revolutionize storm prediction and enhance weather forecasting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infinera allocated $93m of proposed US CHIPS Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:11:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/infinera-171024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms for Infinera Corp of San Jose, CA, USA — a vertically integrated manufacturer of open optical networking systems and optical semiconductors — to receive up to $93m in direct funding as part of the CHIPS and Science Act. This proposed direct funding, when combined with investment tax credits available under the CHIPS and Science Act, could result in more than $200m in total federal incentives as well as potential state and local incentives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus’ AZUR solar cells head to Jupiter aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:40:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/5nplus-azur2-161024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that solar cells produced by its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany are enabling the Europa Clipper, NASA’s largest spacecraft ever built for planetary exploration. The spacecraft took flight on 14 October with the mission to determine whether Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has the potential to support life...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed nominates Thomas Seifert and Woody Young to board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:29:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/wolfspeed-161024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that Thomas Seifert and Woody Young have been nominated to its board of directors. Their nominations will be considered at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 5 December...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr’s quarterly revenue falls by 36% year-on-year, but EV-related orders rebounding</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:47:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/aehr-161024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2025 (to 30 August 2024), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $13.1m, down 21% on $16.6m last quarter and 36% on $20.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AZUR’s 35% solar cell production capacity increase surpasses 30% targeted for 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:55:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/5nplus-azur-161024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany has completed its previously announced 2024 production capacity program ahead of schedule and expanded its capacity by 35%, surpassing its initial 30% increase target. By the end of 2025, AZUR intends to increase its solar cell production capacity by a further 30%, with minimal additional investments as most of the equipment has been purchased and delivered...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hamamatsu invests in SuperLight Photonics to drive development of wideband lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:49:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/superlight-hammamatsu-151024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has announced the strategic investment of Hamamatsu Ventures to drive long-term synergy in laser innovation. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed announces $750m in proposed funding from US CHIPS Act plus $750m from investment group</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:42:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/wolfspeed-151024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce and Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $750m in proposed direct funding under the US CHIPS and Science Act. In addition, a consortium of investment funds led by Apollo, The Baupost Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company and Capital Group have agreed to provide an additional $750m of new financing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches HybridPACK Drive G2 Fusion power module</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:17:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/infineon-151024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To make electric mobility accessible to a broader market by combining affordability with high performance and efficiency, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is introducing the HybridPACK Drive G2 Fusion, establishing a new power module standard for traction inverters in the e-mobility sector. The HybridPACK Drive G2 Fusion is the first plug’n’play power module that implements a combination of Infineon’s silicon and silicon carbide (SiC) technologies. This provides a balance between performance and cost efficiency, giving more choice in the optimization of inverters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches GaNSlim power ICs for ease-of-use, system cost and energy savings in mobile, consumer and home appliances</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:34:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/navitas-141024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced GaNSlim, a new generation of highly integrated GaN power ICs that will further simplify and speed the development of small-form-factor, high-power-density applications by offering the highest level of integration and thermal performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Planned 8-inch silicon carbide wafer fabs worldwide reach 14</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:17:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/trendforce-141024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, major companies around the world have been investing in 8-inch silicon carbide (SiC) production lines, and these investments are now gradually becoming operational, notes market research firm TrendForce in a recent summary...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semi wins Unified Patent Court case against Expert e-Commerce</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:39:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/seoulsemi-141024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd and its affiliate Seoul Viosys says that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued a judgment ordering a sales ban, recall and destruction of products infringing Seoul’s ‘No Wire’ (WICOP) patent in eight European countries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LEDs maintain momentum despite Apple’s withdrawal</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:24:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/yole-141024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The cancellation of Apple’s project at the beginning of 2024 has shaken confidence in micro-LED technology, leaving the industry at a critical juncture. As delays continue and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology advances, the value proposition of micro-LEDs is shrinking, notes market analyst firm Yole Group. In response, companies are rethinking their strategies — some are slowing down or stopping, while others are accelerating their efforts, taking advantage of less competition. Alliances are forming along geographic lines, with about 30 fabs or pilot lines still moving forward...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonVentures Fund I receives €5m investment from Invest-NL</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:16:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/photon-ventures-111024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Netherlands-based independent deep-tech venture capital fund PhotonVentures has received investment from national financing and development institution Invest-NL and a group of new private investors, with Invest-NL contributing €5m. This not only strengthens the fund’s capital base but also underscores the importance of the photonics industry for the Netherlands, as well as its competitive position in Europe and globally, says PhotonVentures. Integrated photonics is one of the key technologies in which Europe, and particularly the Netherlands, plays a significant role. To maintain this position, substantial investments from both the private and public sectors are essential, it adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TriEye and HLJ unveil joint SWIR sensing and imaging solution</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:28:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/trieye-hlj-111024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TriEye Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel — which claims to have pioneered the first CMOS-based shortwave infrared (SWIR) image-sensing solutions — and HLJ Technology of Hsinchu, Taiwan — which was founded in 2001 and provides vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and photodiode solutions for consumer electronics, optical connectivity, and automotive markets — have announced the joint demonstration of a VCSEL-powered SWIR sensing and imaging solution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ohio State selects Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD and HVPE platforms for R&amp;D of nitride and oxide materials and devices</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:11:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/taiyonipponsanso-111024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that The Ohio State University is to purchase and use a TNSC SR4000HT-RR-LV metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for its nitride R&D and a halide vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) reactor for gallium oxide applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and AWL-Electricity partner to improve wireless power</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:05:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/infineon-111024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has partnered with Canada-based AWL-Electricity Inc to provides it with CoolGaN GS61008P, allowing the development of advanced wireless power solutions for various industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UKRI grants £5.5m for new Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:36:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/react-csacatapult-101024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its ‘Building a Green Future’ strategic theme (which aims to accelerate the green economy by supporting research and innovation that unlocks solutions essential to achieving net zero in the UK by 2050), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is granting £25m under its ‘Accelerating the Green Economy’ program to five new green industry centers across the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas adds TOLT package to GaNSafe family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Oct 2024 19:00:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/navitas-091024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that its high-power GaNSafe family is now available in a TOLT (Transistor Outline Leaded Top-side cooling) package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta launches engineering contest to drive photonic chip applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Oct 2024 18:05:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/photon-delta-091024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic chips industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide) is launching a global engineering contest in collaboration with engineering community and knowledge platform Wevolver to stimulate the creation of new applications for photonic chips that tackle global challenges...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Oct 2024 17:08:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/semiconductortoday-091024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT wins APC project grant to develop high-frequency GaN inverter demonstrator for automotive</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2024 22:25:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/qpt-081024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and develops gallium nitride (GaN)-based electric motor controls — has won a grant for the project VERDE to develop a high-frequency 400V/60kW GaN inverter demonstrator for automotive use that will help to demonstrate that GaN is now superior to silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight unveils 3kV high-voltage wafer test system for power semiconductors </title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2024 22:19:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/keysight-081024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has expanded its semiconductor test portfolio by introducing the 4881HV high-voltage wafer test system, which is said to improve the productivity of power semiconductor manufacturers by enabling parametric tests up to 3kV supporting high- and low-voltage in one-pass test...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lynred acquires SWIR imaging provider New Imaging Technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2024 14:59:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/lynred-081024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a strategic move to consolidate its position in infrared sensors, Lynred of Grenoble, France, which designs and manufactures infrared (IR) sensors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications, has acquired Paris-based New Imaging Technologies, which designs and manufactures shortwave-infrared (SWIR) imaging sensors and modules based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) focal plane arrays. Lynred’s product portfolio will expand to include high-definition large-array SWIR sensors in small pixel pitch, bolstering its product range across all wavelength bands (short to very longwave). The transaction is expected to close in fourth-quarter 2024 and is subject to customary conditions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU secures strategic $65m funding program to accelerate commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2024 13:22:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/nuburu-081024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a funding program of about $65m, comprising $15m of direct private investment in public equity (PIPE) and $50m equity line of credit, enabling it to accelerate commercialization with predictable access to capital...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State and UCSB team gain three-year, $2m NSF Future of Semiconductors grant</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Oct 2024 09:32:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/pennstate-ucsb-071024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year, $2m Future of Semiconductors (FuSe2) grant to researchers at Penn State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop wireless communications and sensing platforms through advanced chips and packaging...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK project to facilitate secure quantum key distribution with high-performance OEM receiver modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Oct 2024 12:14:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/phlux-marconi-041024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Backed by funding from Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) under the ‘Scalable Quantum Network Technologies: Collaborative R&D’ program, the £1.5m MARCONI project on quantum key distribution (QKD) is developing and demonstrating high-fidelity modular and scalable receiver modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HyperLight raises $37m in Series B funding round to accelerate product development and meet demand</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Oct 2024 10:11:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/hyperlight-031024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HyperLight Corp of Cambridge, MA, USA — which designs and manufactures photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on its proprietary production-grade thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform — has raised $37m in a Series B funding round led by Summit Partners and including existing investors Xora Innovation (a deep tech venture fund backed by Temasek) and Foothill Ventures. Summit Partners’ managing director & CEO Peter Chung joins HyperLight’s board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Polar Light partners with Finetech to connect pyramidal GaN micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Oct 2024 09:27:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/polarlight-031024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For display applications, Polar Light Technologies (PLT) — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Sweden’s Linköping University — has created novel gallium nitride (GaN) pyramidal micro-LEDs that are directly bonded to indium pads on a silicon chip. This new method, where LEDs are built from the bottom up, avoids the surface damage seen in traditional top-down methods, resulting in much better optical performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DARPA awards HexaTech AlN substrate development contract</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 18:43:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/hexatech-021024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA (a subsidiary of Stanley Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) has signed a multi-year contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of its recently announced Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (UWBGS) program, which aims to develop foundational, high-quality materials necessary for realizing practical UWBG electronics and enabling UWBG applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Raytheon to develop ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductors for DARPA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 16:27:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/raytheon-021024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX) has been awarded a three-year, two-phase contract from the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop foundational ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductors (UWBGS), based on diamond and aluminium nitride (AlN) technology, which allow increased power delivery and thermal management in sensors and other electronic applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL to design silicon carbide-based power inverters for US ground combat vehicles</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 15:48:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/nrel-021024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To transform US military ground combat vehicles, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected to redesign a critical component: the traction inverter, which controls the flow of electricity between a vehicle’s battery, motor and drivetrain. The new silicon carbide (SiC)-based propulsion system will double the range of Army vehicles with a footprint four times smaller than its predecessors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass partners with Macquarie University and Aurizn on blue ocean subsurface temperature and depth mapping LiDAR project</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 11:56:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/bluglass-021024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has signed an agreement with Macquarie University (project lead) and defence company Aurizn to develop and test a new laser-based method to measure subsurface water temperature and depth. BluGlass will provide visible GaN lasers, partially funded by an Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) seed grant to support the commercialization of visible lasers in maritime applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innovate UK details 16 projects receiving £11.5m of funding</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Oct 2024 09:10:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/innovateuk-021024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) has issued details of the 16 projects that are to share £11.5m of funding as part of a collaborative R&D drive...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DENSO and ROHM consider strategic partnership on automotive semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Oct 2024 16:33:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/denso-rohm-011024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive supplier DENSO Corp of Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan and Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Co Ltd have agreed to begin considering establishing a strategic partnership on semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds’ new LUXEON 5050 HE Plus LEDs delivers 199lm/W for outdoor and industrial lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Oct 2024 09:10:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/oct/lumileds2-011024.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With efficiency and energy sustainability being key drivers of LED selection for industrial and outdoor lighting applications, LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that its new LUXEON 5050 HE Plus can deliver luminous efficacy of 199lm/W and luminous flux of 746lm, as well as reducing application power consumption by 18% or more in critical infrastructure applications common to cities and businesses around the world. Further, the lower energy consumption of the LUXEON 5050 HE Plus supports the transition to low-carbon or no-carbon electricity supply. OEMs can achieve greater sustainability in their manufacturing process by reducing the physical material in both the heatsink and the system’s driver...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ASM launches dual-chamber PE2O8 single-wafer 8”-wafer silicon carbide epi system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:06:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/asm-300924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 2024 International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM) in Raleigh, NC, USA (29 September-4 October), ASM International N.V. of Almere, the Netherlands, which designs and manufactures semiconductor wafer processing equipment and process solutions, has introduced the dual-chamber PE2O8 silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy system. Designed to address the needs of the SiC power device segment, the PE2O8 is claimed to be the benchmark epitaxy system for low defectivity and high process uniformity, all with the higher throughput and low cost of ownership needed to enable broader adoption of SiC devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds demonstrates InGaN-based deep red LEDs with 7.5% wall-plug efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:55:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/lumileds2-300924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA claims to be first to demonstrate that rich deep red light (615nm dominant wavelength corresponding with 635nm peak) can be produced with indium gallium nitride (InGaN) LEDs, achieving a wall-plug efficiency of 7.5% at a current density of 10A/cm2. The firm says that its breakthroughs address the challenges associated with high indium concentrations, including spectral peak shifts and broadening with current density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON 2835 Commercial Deep Dimming LED</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:39:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/lumileds-300924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has released its latest LED engineered for deep dimming applications. The new LUXEON 2835 Commercial Deep Dimming LED offers what is claimed to be the industry’s most consistent dimming performance down to 1% dimming. With a Vf range of just 0.05 split into two Vf bins of 0.025, users no longer need to engage in complex binning processes, costly driver compatibility design, or burdensome testing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ProPhotonix unveils UVC LED Line light for machine vision</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/prophotonix-300924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Exaktera group firm ProPhotonix Ltd of Salem, NH, USA, a designer and manufacturer of diode-based laser modules and LED systems for OEMs and medical equipment companies (as well as a distributor of laser diodes for Ushio, Osram, QSI, Panasonic and Sony), has launched the COBRA Slim UVC LED Line light. Engineered to enable new applications in machine vision, it is on display in booth 10E59 at Vision 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany (8-10 October)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Government buys Coherent’s Newton Aycliffe fab to secure defence supply chain</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:29:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/coherent-270924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) has sold its semiconductor fabrication plant in Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, UK, which was acquired by II‑VI Inc in 2017....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK funding of £11.5m for 16 projects, involving Vector Photonics and Quantum Advanced Solutions, to scale-up innovations</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:27:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/uk-270924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As he opened an industry conference of G7 nations, the UK Government’s Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance announced the 16 projects that will share £11.5m in funding – provided by Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) – that will help drive innovation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>USC-led CA DREAMS hub gets $31.9m DoD funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:10:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/cadreams-270924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Defense (DoD) is directing $31.9m in funding to the California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub (CA DREAMS), led by the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar inaugurates $1.1bn, 3.5GW Alabama CdTe PV manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:23:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/firstsolar-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has inaugurated its new $1.1bn fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The facility, which adds 3.5GW of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity in the USA, is expected to create over 800 technology manufacturing jobs in the state...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT joins Polytechnic of Coimbra’s academic business incubator INOPOL</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:22:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/qpt-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and develops gallium nitride (GaN)-based motor drives — has joined INOPOL, the academic business incubator of the Polytechnic of Coimbra (IPC), located near its R&D office in Portugal. The partnership will allow QPT to engage with the local entrepreneurial community, collaborate with talented students, and work alongside academics on innovative research...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber reports positive earnings in first-half 2024, as revenue grows by 13%</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:34:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/riber-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has confirmed revenue of €13.7m, up 13% on €12.2m in first-half 2023, despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF improves performance of datacom VCSELs with proprietary subwavelength surface-grating technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:49:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/trumpf-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes — says that it has improved its proprietary subwavelength surface-grating technology for datacom VCSELs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Source Photonics unveils 1.6T and 800G PAM4 transceiver family at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:27:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/sourcephotonics-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With a live demonstration at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September), Source Photonics Inc of West Hills, CA, USA (which provides communications and data connectivity solutions for hyperscale and AI data centers, metropolitan area networks and access networks) announced product availability of its transceiver portfolio, including 1.6T and 800G optical modules/AOC/DAC based on single-lambda 200G PAM4 technology, the latest 800G 4×200G DR4/FR4/LR4 and 400G/800G optical modules supporting immersion liquid cooling. The firm says that this represents a critical milestone for enabling next-generation 51.2T and 102.4T switch platforms for accelerated AI compute infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPO dismisses Everlight’s invalidation action against Seoul Semi’s ‘No Wire LED’ patent</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:39:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/seoulsemi-260924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd and its affiliate Seoul Viosys have won a patent litigation case against Everlight, a Taiwanese LED company ranked sixth globally...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Raytheon completes first AN/TPY-2 radar for Saudi Arabia</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:23:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/raytheon-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US-based Raytheon (a business of aerospace & defense company RTX) has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 radar for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The AN/TPY-2 is a missile defense radar that can detect, track and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight and Epiphany partner on PIC design</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:28:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/openlight-epiphany-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip design and manufacturing company OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has partnered with fabless photonic design house Epiphany, aimed at advancing the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design ecosystem...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CML’s SµRF range of sub-GHz MMICs gains 2W linear power amplifier to ease UHF system development</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:37:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/cml-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based CML Microsystems Plc – a designer and fabless manufacturer of mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for wireless communications applications – has extended its SµRF range of sub-GHz monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMICs) with a 2W power amplifier optimized for linear performance and high reliability. The CMX90A006 is intended as a final-stage ISM (915MHz)- and SRD (868MHz)-band power amplifier in wireless transmitter applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba’s launches 1200V third-generation SiC Schottky barrier diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:07:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/toshiba-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) – which was spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 – has added the TRSxxx120Hx Series of 1200V products to its lineup of third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) for industrial equipment, such as photovoltaic inverters, EV charging stations, and switching power supplies for industrial equipment. Toshiba has started shipments of the ten new products in the series: five in a TO-247-2L package and five in a TO-247 package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST unveils fourth-generation silicon carbide power technology for next-gen EV traction inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:10:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/st-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland is introducing its fourth-generation STPOWER silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology, which is claimed to bring new benchmarks in power efficiency, power density and robustness. While serving the needs of both the automotive and industrial markets, the new Generation 4 technology is particularly optimized for traction inverters, the key component of electric vehicle (EV) powertrains. The firm plans to introduce further SiC technology innovations through 2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Resonac and Soitec to jointly develop bonded substrates for SiC power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:51:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/soitec-resonac-250924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based wafer manufacturer Resonac Corp (formerly Showa Denko K.K. until its integration with Showa Denko Materials Co Ltd at the start of 2023) has signed an agreement with engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France to jointly develop 200mm (8-inch) silicon carbide (SiC) bonded substrates, which can serve as the material for SiC epitaxial wafers used in power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presenting next-gen VCSEL devices for LPO and CPO at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:35:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/trumpf-240924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth C81 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes — is presenting upcoming advances in VCSEL technology aimed at meeting evolving demands of the future datacom market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axus delivers lowest cost of ownership for CMP processes on 200mm SiC wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:21:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/axus-240924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Axus Technology of Chandler, AZ, USA – a provider of chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), wafer thinning and surface-processing solutions – has announced that its flagship Capstone CS200 platform tools offer what is claimed to be the industry’s lowest cost of ownership (CoO) for CMP processes on 200mm silicon carbide (SiC) wafers. Compared to its closest competitor, Axus’s small-footprint Capstone delivers twice the throughput at less than half the total cost per wafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent announces general availability of first 100G ZR QSFP28-DCO transceiver</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:47:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/coherent-240924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has announced the general availability and production release of what is claimed to be the industry’s first 100G ZR QSFP28 digital coherent optics (DCO) transceiver...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM showcasing high-speed analog connectivity solutions at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:58:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/macom-230924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) is showcasing its latest connectivity products at Stand C83 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23-25 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and Optomind showcase 100Gbps VCSEL performance in 800Gbps transceiver at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:51:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/trumpf-230924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes — and its customer Optomind Inc of Suwon, South Korea, which provides optical interconnect solutions for data centers including artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) networks, are showcasing 100Gbps VCSEL performance at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September). TRUMPF Photonic Componentsis exhibiting in booth C81 and Optomind in booth E33...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum showcasing enhanced photonic innovations for AI-driven, next-gen networks at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:24:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/lumentum-230924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is showcasing its latest photonic solutions on Stand #A24 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September). Highlights are as follows...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult and UK Electronics Skills Foundation coordinating Welsh Sparc bursaries</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:33:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/csacatapult-130924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the ‘Spark their imagination; power their future’ project funded by Innovate UK and run by Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult and the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF), a total of 24 Year 13 students from across Wales have been awarded bursaries to provide support while they complete electronics-related degrees and help them start careers in technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM a finalist in Deutscher Zukunftspreis</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:15:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/amsosram-130924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In cooperation with Dr Hermann Oppermann of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM in Berlin, Dr Norwin von Malm (senior director New Technologies) and Stefan Groetsch (who leads the corresponding team within System Solution Engineering) at ams OSRAM GmbH in Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany comprise one of three teams nominated as a finalist for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2024 (German Future Award), the Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation (to be awarded by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on 27 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>InSiGa and POET demo laser driver and optical engine combo at CIOE 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:56:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/poet3-130924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 11B59 at the 2024 China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) in the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (11–13 September), China-based Chengdu InSiGa Semiconductor Technologies Co Ltd and POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — have developed and are showcasing in a live demonstration the combination of POET’s 200Gx4 transmit optical engine using InSiGa’s 200G/lane EML driver ISG-D9616 for 800G and 1.6T modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET streamlines global engineering organization in response to AI market demand</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:52:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/poet3-120924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced a reorganization of its engineering team to streamline design, component engineering and new product introduction (NPI) activities globally, in response to active customer demand for 800G-and-higher products directed at the AI systems and hyperscale data-center markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET demos optical engines for AI at CIOE 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/poet2-120924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 11B59 at the 2024 China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) in the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (11–13 September), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is showcasing live demonstrations of the following optical products designed for the rapidly accelerating AI systems and hyperscale data-center markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET selected by Mentech to supply engines for 800G and 1.6T optical modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:10:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/poet-120924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — says that its transmit and receive optical engines have been selected by Mentech Technology of Shenzhen, China(which supplies datacom and telecom components, including 200-800G optical modules for data-center networking infrastructure) for use in the development of 800G pluggable transceivers. The sample purchase orders are for initial builds and engineering development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel partners with distributor Flip Electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:53:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/teledynee2vhirel-120924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has partnered with distributor Flip Electronics of Alpharetta, Georgia, which will maintain inventories of its wafers for military applications, ensuring a consistent and reliable supply of critical components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JEDEC publishes test method for addressing switching energy loss associated with output capacitance hysteresis</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:20:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/jedec-120924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (which develops standards for the microelectronics industry) has published ‘JEP200: Test Methods for Switching Energy Loss Associated with Output Capacitance Hysteresis in Semiconductor Power Devices’. Developed jointly by the JC-70.1 Gallium Nitride and JC-70.2 Silicon Carbide Subcommittees of JEDEC’s JC-70 Wide Bandgap Power Conversion Semiconductor Committee (which was formed in October 2017 with 23 member companies, rising to over 80 now), JEP200 is available for free download from the JEDEC website...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis for developing 3300V vertical-channel SiC trench MOSFET</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:47:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/infineon2-110924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is one of three teams nominated by the jury for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2024, the German Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation (to be awarded by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on 27 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon pilots first 300mm power GaN wafer technology on existing large-scale 300mm silicon line</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:03:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/infineon-110924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has developed what it says is the first 300mm power gallium nitride (GaN) wafer technology to be applied in an existing and scalable high-volume manufacturing environment, helping to drive the market for GaN-based power semiconductors. Compared with 200mm-diameter wafers, 300mm wafers allow the production of 2.3 times more chips per wafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT appoints Simon Hart as board advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:55:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/qpt-110924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and develops gallium nitride (GaN)-based motor drives — has appointed Dr Simon Hart as an advisor to its board. He is an Honorary Associate Professor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Nottingham, and holds C-level roles at several technology companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF showcasing products and expertise at EuMW</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:05:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/altumrf-110924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At European Microwave Week (EuMW 2024) in Paris, France (24–26 September), Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors for commercial and industrial applications) is showcasing its featured products and technical expertise in booth #815B at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec kicks off European project Move2THz to develop future high-frequency InP-based semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:34:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/soitec-move2thz-100924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A European research and industry consortium led by engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France has begun work to develop a future generation of high-frequency semiconductors based on indium phosphide (InP)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Broadcom producing RF FEMs for Wi-Fi 7 mobile based on Tower’s 300mm RFSOI</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:40:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/tower-100924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel has announced the production of Wi-Fi 7 RF front-end module (FEM) devices based on its 300mm radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RFSOI) technology. Partnering with Broadcom Inc, Tower has enabled fully integrated Wi-Fi FEM devices on a single RFSOI die. The solution delivers superior performance and efficiency compared with existing non-SOI technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries joins Silicon Catalyst as partner to speed start-ups’ technology development</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/gf-siliconcatalyst-100924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA has joined the semiconductor startup ecosystem of Silicon Valley-based Silicon Catalyst (the only incubator+accelerator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions) as a Strategic Partner and an In-Kind Partner (IKP). The partnership will provide innovative start-ups with access to GF’s differentiated platforms to speed the development and commercialization of next-generation IoT, automotive and generative AI applications while anticipating future growth markets such as medical and quantum compute...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed unveils 2300V baseplate-less SiC power modules for 1500V DC bus applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:02:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/wolfspeed-100924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has unveiled a silicon carbide module designed to transform the renewable energy, energy storage and high-capacity fast-charging sectors through improved efficiency, durability, reliability and scalability. The 2300V baseplate-less silicon carbide power modules for 1500V DC bus applications were developed and launched utilizing Wolfspeed’s 200mm silicon carbide wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar issues 2024 Sustainability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2024 18:34:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/firstsolar-090924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to its 2024 Sustainability Report, cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has established new industry benchmarks including verifiable leadership in ultra-low-carbon solar technology, high-value recycling, respect for human rights, and transparent reporting. First Solar is the largest solar manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere and the world’s largest high-value solar panel recycler...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM and UAES sign long-term supply agreement for SiC power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2024 15:00:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/rohm-uaes-090924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Semiconductor and China’s largest tier-1 automotive supplier United Automotive Electronic Systems Co Ltd (UAES, a joint venture established in 1995 by China’s Zhonglian Automotive Electronics Co Ltd and Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH) have entered into a long-term supply agreement for SiC power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Shin-Etsu Chemical to develop QST substrate for 300mm GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2024 11:48:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/shinetsuchemical-090924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd has created a 300mm (12-inch) QST substrate, and recently started supplying samples...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Applied Ventures and ITIC-Taiwan join Wise-integration’s Series B funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2024 10:16:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/wise-integrations-050924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuits and digital-control technologies for power supplies — says that the investment fund Applied Ventures-ITIC Innovation Fund (AVITIC) has joined its Series B funding round...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU partners with Ohio State’s CDME to showcase blue lasers in additive manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2024 08:45:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/nuburu-050924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a partnership with the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The firm received a purchase order for its BlueScan solution, which includes a BL-250 laser, scanner and optics. This technology will be installed within a powder bed fusion system at CDME’s development lab...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas Gen-3 Fast SiC MOSFETs in D2PAK-7L and TOLL surface-mount packages</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2024 17:09:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/navitas-040924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has released a portfolio of third-generation automotive-qualified SiC MOSFETs in D2PAK-7L (TO-263-7) and TOLL (TO-Leadless) surface-mount (SMT) packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Japan’s NCT gains NEDO funding for project to develop β- Ga2O3 wafers, power devices and power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Sep 2024 14:55:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/nct-040924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Novel Crystal Technology Inc (NCT) of Saitama, Japan, which develops and sells gallium oxide wafers, says that an R&D project related to beta-phase gallium oxide (β- Ga2O3) was adopted by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The project ‘Development of Material Technology for High-Output and High-Efficiency Power Devices/High-Frequency Devices’ is part of the ‘Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross Community Collaboration Program’ (K Program) promoted by Japan’s Cabinet Office (CAO), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Element Six to lead US DARPA-funded Ultra-Wide BandGap Semiconductors program</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:51:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/elementsix-030924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-based synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six of Oxford, UK (E6, part of the De Beers Group) is leading a program under the UWBGS (Ultra-Wide BandGap Semiconductors) initiative, established by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to enable the next generation of semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed accelerating shift of device fabrication to 200mm Mohawk Valley Fab, while mulling closure of 150mm Durham device fab</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2024 11:55:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/wolfspeed-030924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal full year (to end-June), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has reported annual revenue growth of 6.4%, from $758.5m in fiscal 2023 to $807.2m for fiscal 2024. Specifically, Materials Products revenue rose by 12.1% from $349.3m to $391.6m, and Power Products revenue by 1.6% from $409.2m to $415.6m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux appoints VP of operations, director of engineering, and VP of marketing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:17:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/phlux-020924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following its recent relocation to larger premises (supporting ongoing growth and expanding operations), Sheffield University spin-off Phlux Technology —which designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors — has appointed Christian Rookes as VP of marketing, Brian Williams as VP of operations, and John Fuller as director of engineering...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds addresses micro-LED efficiency through EQE and directionality</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Sep 2024 09:52:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/sep/lumileds-020924.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that, in the past few years, it has realized significant external quantum efficiency (EQE) performance for micro-LEDs. However, for micro-LEDs, and display applications in particular, EQE on its own is not a sufficient measure of performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave and GlobalFoundries agree technology development and licensing deal</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:42:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/finwave-gf-300824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has announced a strategic technology development and licensing agreement with GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:26:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/semiconductortoday-300824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell and Lit Thinking working on DARPA-funded project to develop AlN-based PiN diodes with low on-state resistance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:13:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/cornell-litthinking-290824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aided by a grant from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), researchers at Cornell University – in collaboration with Lit Thinking of Orlando, FL, US – are working to overcome some of the key technical challenges that have limited the widespread adoption of aluminium nitride (AlN) as a next-generation semiconductor material...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s fourth-generation SiC MOSFET chips adopted in three Geely ZEEKR EV models</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:28:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/rohm-290824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Co Ltd says that power modules equipped with 4th-generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET bare chips have been adopted for the traction inverters in three models of the ZEEKR electric vehicle (EV) brand of China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Since 2023, these power modules have been mass produced and shipped from HAIMOSIC (SHANGHAI) Co Ltd – a joint venture between ROHM and Zhenghai Group Co Ltd – to Viridi E-Mobility Technology (Ningbo) Co Ltd, a tier-1 manufacturer under Geely...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space unveils dynamic cross-reference tool for rad-hard MOSFET device replacement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:23:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/epcspace-290824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride-on-silicon transistors and ICs for power management in space and other harsh environments) has launched the Cross Reference Tool. Designed to streamline the search and replacement process for rad-hard MOSFET devices up to 350V, the tool makes it easier for users to find and replace any competitor’s rad-hard MOSFET device by simply typing in the part number...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent unveils CW DFB InP lasers for silicon photonics transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:15:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/coherent-290824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched new family of high-efficiency continuous wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers specifically engineered for silicon photonics transceiver modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration forms Hong Kong-based subsidiary to manage Asian business development</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:41:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/wise-integration-280824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the PCIM Asia 2024 conference in Shenzhen, China (28–30 August), fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France (which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020) has launched the subsidiary Wise-integration Ltd — based in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and led by James Ho as China business development director — to accelerate its growing business in China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Baylin receives CDN$2.25m order from satellite broadcaster and services provider</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:57:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/baylin-280824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toronto-based Baylin Technologies Inc says that its subsidiary Advantech Wireless Technologies Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave broadband communications systems) says that a “a major sports and entertainment satellite broadcaster and services provider” has placed orders totalling $2.25m for its C-band and Ku-band solid-state power block (SSPB) amplifiers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs awarded research grant from imec-led, EU-supported PhotonHub Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:05:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/alixlabs-270824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed the Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — is expanding into the photonics field thanks to a new research grant from imec-led and EU-supported PhotonHub Europe. The total value of the research project is about €197,000, of which PhotonHub will provide €58,500, with AlixLabs itself investing €129,000...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi releases upgraded power modules to boost solar power generation and energy storage</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:42:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/onsemi-270824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has released its newest-generation silicon and silicon carbide (SiC) hybrid power integrated modules (PIMs) in an F5BP package, suited to boosting the power output of utility-scale solar string inverters or energy storage system (ESS) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 16% to $308.3m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:48:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/lumentum-260824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal full-year 2024 (ended 29 June), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $1359.2m, down 23.1% on $1767m in fiscal 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Defect-free AlGaInP native red micro-LEDs by wet chemical etching</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:18:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/verticle-220824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To realize true commercialization of the high-resolution micro-LED displays, reducing LED chip size without losing efficiency is one of the key challenges to be solved urgently, especially for the phosphide-base red micro-LED which – due to material characteristics – is more vulnerable to efficiency drop than blue and green as chip size shrinks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LGD in TECH appoints director of strategic partnerships</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:08:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/lgdintech-220824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LGD in TECH of Carlsbad, CA, USA, a consortium dedicated to facilitating collaboration between diamond growers and global technology, scientific and industrial sectors, has appointed Rod St. Michel as director of strategic partnerships, bringing together diamond growers, diamond users, and R&D entities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal appoints Shawn Mills as VP of engineering</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:50:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/vuereal2-210824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has appointed Shawn Mills as VP of engineering, overseeing the development and integration of cartridge technology, backplane design, and micro-LED device engineering. “The company’s MicroSolid Printing platform is truly transformative,” comments Mills...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal appoints Jason K. Ruppert as VP of operations</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:04:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/vuereal-210824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VueReal has appointed Jason K. Ruppert as VP of operations, leading production and scale-up activities related to cartridge fabrication and MicroSolid Printing, including capacity planning, vendor and supplier management, quality control and production planning...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of 200Gbps PIN-PD chip for 800Gbps and 1.6Tbps fiber communication</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:12:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/mitsubishielectric-210824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that on 1 October it will begin shipping samples of its new 200Gbps PIN-photodiode (PD) chip for use in next-generation optical transceivers to support 800Gbps and 1.6Tbps fiber communication...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives repeat order for MBE 412 cluster platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:04:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/riber-210824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources — says that it has sold an MBE 412 cluster platform for delivered in 2025) to a leading US-based manufacturer of infrared imaging sensor materials for ground- and space-based astronomy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State granted $600,000 to help fund Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:24:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/pennstate-200824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) — an economic development partnership agency of the federal government and 13 state governments including Pennsylvania — has awarded $600,000 to Penn State University’s Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA, launched in early April) to develop a series of educational courses, workshops and paid academic and industrial internships focused on workforce development in Pennsylvania for the growing semiconductor industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF’s Q2 revenue grows 61.7% year-on-year to a record $6.1m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:33:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/guerrillarf-190824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2024, Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA has reported revenue of $6.1m, up 61.7% on $3.8m a year ago. The firm develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless OEMs in markets including network infrastructure for 5G/4G macro and small-cell base stations, SATCOM, cellular repeaters/DAS, automotive telematics, military communications, navigation, and high-fidelity wireless audio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ adds S7 package option to QSiC 1200V power module family</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:02:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/semiq-150824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has added an S7 package to its QSiC family of 1200V, half-bridge MOSFET and Schottky diode SiC power modules. The new products further enhance design flexibility by providing compact, high-efficiency, high-performance options for new designs while supporting drop-in-replacement in legacy systems that require more efficient operation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF uses MOCVD to fabricate aluminum yttrium nitride</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:42:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/fraunhoferiaf-140824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) of Freiburg, Germany has used metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to fabricate and characterize aluminum yttrium nitride (AlYN), enabling the development of new, diverse applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC adds Daimler/Mercedes Benz veteran Wolfgang Wondrak as consultant</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:58:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/visic-130824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for automotive, industrial and data-center applications – has added Wolfgang Wondrak to its team as a consultant...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN secures frame agreements for QuanFINE GaN-on-SiC epiwafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:46:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/swegan-130824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden — which develops and manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecoms, satcoms, defense and power electronics applications — has reported orders in first-half 2024 for its benchmark QuanFINE epiwafers worth SEK17m, including three large frame agreements from undisclosed major telecom and defense market players. The firm has reported a 100% increase in orders year-on-year and begun deliveries from its new facility in Linköping as it progresses in its scale-up...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q2 revenue up 50% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:02:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/axt-120824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2024, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — has reported revenue of $27.9m, up 23% on $22.7m last quarter and 50% on $18.6m a year ago, and exceeding the guidance of $25.5–27.5m. This reflects strong demand in various sectors, including data-center applications and satellite solar cells...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s record laser annealing sales compensate for declining compound semi revenue in Q2</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:20:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/veeco-120824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2024, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instrument Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $175.9m, up 1% on $174.5m last quarter and 9% on $161.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vitesco uses Infineon’s CoolGaN transistors to boost power density in DC–DC converters</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Aug 2024 13:44:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/infineon-090824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that Vitesco Technologies of Regensburg, Germany (which develops and manufactures drive technologies and electrification solutions for electro-mobility) has selected its CoolGaN Transistors 650V to improve the power efficiency of its Gen5+ GaN Air DC–DC converter. The transistors are said to significantly improve the overall system performance while minimizing system cost and increasing ease of use. As a result, Vitesco created a new generation of DC–DC converters that are said to set new standards in power density (efficiency of over 96%) and sustainability for power grids, power supplies, and OBCs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’s Q2 revenue and gross margin at higher end of guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Aug 2024 08:59:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/navitas-090824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2024, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $20.5m, down 12.6% on $23.2m last quarter but up 13% on $18.1m a year ago, and at the top of the $20m±$0.5m guidance range. Revenue for first-half 2024 was up nearly 40% year-on-year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lasers4NetZero and NUBURU collaborate on industrial lasers for sustainable technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Aug 2024 16:17:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/nuburu-080824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a strategic collaboration with Lasers4NetZero, an initiative dedicated to advancing sustainable practices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon opens first phase of largest SiC power semiconductor fab in Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Aug 2024 16:10:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/infineon-080824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has officially opened the first phase of a new 200mm-wafer silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor fab at its Kulim 3 site in Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister The Right Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Chief Minister of the state of Kedah The Right Honourable Dato’ Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi Haji Mohd Nor joined Infineon’s CEO Jochen Hanebeck to symbolically launch production...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF’s 34-member interoperability demo at ECOC showcasing solutions for data centers, AI/ML technologies and disaggregated systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 21:03:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/oif-070824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #B83 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2024) exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany (23–25 September), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is to lead a dynamic interoperability demonstration featuring live collaboration between 34 member companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON HL4Z undomed power LED</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 19:12:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/lumileds-070824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has released the LUXEON HL4Z undomed power LED, intended for applications that require very high intensity and superior efficacy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF raises $22m in private placement with institutional investor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 13:56:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/guerrillarf-070824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA has closed a private placement with a single institutional investor generating gross proceeds of $22m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers to spin off Photonics subsidiary as NASDAQ-traded firm with Silicon Valley HQ</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 13:49:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/siversphotonics-070824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies ICs and photonic modules for communications and sensor solutions) has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to merge its subsidiary Sivers Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK with byNordic Acquisition Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s below-seasonal June-quarter revenue follows major ramp at Samsung</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2024 00:29:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/qorvo-070824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2025 (ended 29 June 2024), Qorvo has reported a further decline in revenue to $886.7m, down 5.8% on last quarter’s $941m but up 36% on $651.2m a year ago, and exceeding the $850m mid-point of guidance by $37m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Neo selling rare metals gallium trichloride plant in Quapaw, Oklahoma</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Aug 2024 20:57:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/neo-060824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Neo Performance Materials Inc of Toronto, Canada has entered an agreement to sell its equity ownership interest in Neo Rare Metals (Oklahoma) LLC in Quapaw, OK, USA – which produces gallium trichloride - to the facility’s general manager & co-founder Kevin Reading. The transaction continues Neo’s operational transformation and production optimization commitment to simplify global operations by “focusing on portfolio assets that reflect its scale and growth targets in a competitive global business environment”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNFast ICs power expanded Samsung Galaxy smartphone portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2024 17:29:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/navitas-050824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that Samsung has expanded adoption of its GaNFast ICs from the original flagship Galaxy S22, S23 and S24 to the mainstream Galaxy A, and Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 smartphones with enhanced Galaxy AI features...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM to launch 8-channel 915nm SMT pulsed laser</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2024 15:55:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/amsosram-050824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany says that, this fall, it will launch the SPL S8L91A_3 A01, a high-performance 915nm infrared SMT pulsed laser with a monolithically integrated 8-channel design in a QFN (quad flat no leads) package. By simplifying the system design and boosting the performance, the laser is said to increase the effectiveness and reliability of long-range, high-resolution LiDAR systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds completes sale of Lamps and Accessories business to First Brands Group</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Aug 2024 14:01:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/lumileds-050824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that in July it completed the sale of its Lamps and Accessories business to First Brands Group LLC (a global automotive parts maker that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MassPhoton to establish Hong Kong’s first GaN epi wafer pilot line at InnoPark</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2024 16:53:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/massphoton-020824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After a launch ceremony co-hosted with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), MassPhoton Ltd is set to establish the region’s first R&D center for GaN epitaxy process technology at the Hong Kong Science Park as well as developing Hong Kong’s first production-scale 8-inch gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafer pilot line at InnoPark. With a projected investment of at least HK$200m and the establishment of a dedicated R&D team, the initiative aims to stimulate Hong Kong’s ‘third-generation’ semiconductor industry supply chain, as well as creating more than 250 jobs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas adds TOLL package to Gen-3 ‘Fast’ 650V SiC MOSFET range</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2024 09:36:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/navitas-020824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has extended its new portfolio of Gen-3 ‘Fast’ (G3F) 650V SiC MOSFETs into a thermally enhanced, rugged, high-speed, surface-mount TOLL (transistor outline leadless) package designed for demanding, high-power, high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED boosts XLamp XE-G LED efficiency by 20%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2024 08:42:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/creeled-020824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has launched higher-performance XLamp XE-G LEDs. Through a combination of higher light output and lower forward voltage, the upgraded XE-G LEDs deliver a 20% increase in efficiency for RGBW (red/green/blue/white) color-mixing systems and a 10% or higher efficiency gain for 13 of the 18 colors. Since their debut, XE-G LEDs have provided high functionality, and this latest performance boost will enable customers to further improve their lighting fixtures, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey sets 19 August as final dissolution date</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2024 15:40:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/odyssey-010824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA — which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology — has updated the timelines for its plan to complete its dissolution and liquidation, as approved by stockholders at a special meeting on 3 June following the closing of the sale of substantially all of its asset to Power Integration Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion) on 1 July. After completion of the relevant statutory and regulatory procedures, the firm also intends to declare a liquidating cash distribution, subject to payments of any claims and obligations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN Drive product family of integrated single switches and half-bridges with integrated drivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2024 11:53:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/aug/infineon-010824.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many different trends are taking center stage in both consumer electronics and industrial applications, such as portability, electrification, and weight reduction. All of these trends require compact and efficient designs. They also go hand in hand with unconventional PCB designs with severe space constraints that limit the use of external components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE plans IPO of Taiwan subsidiary on Taiwan Stock Exchange</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:33:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/iqe-310724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is planning an initial public offering of its Taiwanese operating subsidiary (IQE Taiwan) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech launches silicon carbide photodiodes for deep UVC detection</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:45:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/marktech-310724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies — including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors and indium phosphide (InP) epiwafers — has introduced silicon carbide (SiC) photodiodes designed for deep UVC detection. They exhibit visible light or solar-blind characteristics, making them suitable for monitoring 235nm and 255nm far or deep UVC LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU to resume trading on NYSE American on 2 August</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:07:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/nuburu-300724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that on 29 July it received a notification from NYSE American LLC informing it that it has resolved the continued listing deficiency with respect to low selling price, as described in Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide. NUBURU had previously twice postponed a 1-for-40 reverse stock split...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s revenue rebounds in Q2, boosted by LED segment</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:35:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/aixtron-300724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2024, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €131.8m, down 24% on €173.5m a year ago but up on last quarter’s €118.3m, and in the upper half of the €120-140m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC partners with Heraeus and PINK to deliver high-power-density BEV power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:14:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/visic-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – has partnered with electronic device assembly & packaging materials maker Heraeus Electronics (part of Heraeus Group of Hanau, Germany) and vacuum soldering and sintering system maker PINK GmbH Thermosysteme of Wertheim, Germany to develop an power module utilizing D3GaN technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr’s quarterly revenue rebounds from dip, enabling full-year growth</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:55:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/aehr-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 (to end-May), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $16.6m, down on $22.3m a year ago but more than doubling from $7.56m last quarter, and exceeding the expected $15.4m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass highlights progress in June quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:51:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/bluglass-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has given an update on its progress in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 (to end-June), including the following highlights...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Samco sells ICP-RIE etching systems to III-V Lab</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:50:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/samco-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process equipment maker Samco Inc of Kyoto, Japan has sold two of its RIE-400iP inductively coupled plasma reactive-ion etch (ICP-RIE) systems to III-V Lab of Palaiseau, France (a Alcatel-Lucent, Thales and CEA-Leti joint venture dedicated to industrial R&D on III-V-based optoelectronic and microelectronic components). The systems will be used in ongoing projects aimed at enhancing the performance and integration of III-V semiconductors with silicon. The deal is a milestone for Samco as it continues to expand its presence in the European market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal doubling manufacturing space</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:59:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/vuereal-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada plans to double its manufacturing space, introducing a production line capable of producing displays for customers and serving as a blueprint to be adopted in its partners’ facilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s CTO Richard Hogg to chair PCSEL Workshop at Aston University</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:57:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/iiiv-epi-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Richard Hogg, chief technical officer at III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — and professor of Photonics at Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT), is chairing this year’s PCSEL Workshop 2024 at Aston University (7–8 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds three patents to infringement lawsuit against Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/infineon-innoscience-290724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has expanded its lawsuit pending before the District Court for the Northern District of California against China-based gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd as well as Innoscience America Inc and affiliates, adding claims of infringement of three additional gallium nitride (GaN)-related patents: US Patent Nos. 8,686,562 (‘Refractory metal nitride capped electrical contact and method for fabricating same’), 9,070,755 (‘Transistor having elevated drain finger termination’) and 8,264,003 (‘Merged cascode transistor’). These join the already disputed US Patent No. 9,899,481 (‘Electric component and switch circuit’)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal and RiTdisplay partner on micro-LED displays</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:55:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/vueritdisplay-260724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada, a pioneer of MicroSolid Printing technology, and emissive display manufacturer RiTdisplay Corp (a subsidiary of RITEK group of Hsin Chu Industrial Park, Taiwan) have announced a strategic partnership to enable OEMs and vendors to access micro-LED displays that are said to combine unique features, high performance, low power consumption, and high transparency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Comparison between MBE and MOCVD technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:37:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/iiivepi-260724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Both molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) reactors operate in cleanroom environments and use the same set of metrology tools for wafer characterization. Solid-source MBE uses high-purity, elemental precursors heated in effusion cells to create a molecular beam to enable deposition (with liquid nitrogen used for cooling). In contrast, MOCVD is a chemical vapor process, using ultra-pure, gaseous sources to enable deposition, and requires toxic gas handing and abatement. Both techniques can produce identical epitaxy in some material systems, such as arsenides. The choice of one technique over the other for particular materials, processes, and markets is discussed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas releases 4.5kW AI data-center power supply reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:25:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/navitas-260724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has released its 4.5kW AI data-center power supply reference design, with optimized GaNSafe and Gen-3 ‘Fast’ (G3F) SiC power components. The optimized design enables what is claimed to be the world’s highest power density with 137W/in3 and over 97% efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU agrees strategic marketing partnership with NexGenAI</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:17:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/nuburu-260724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a marketing agreement with NexGenAI Solutions Group Inc, a provider of AI-driven marketing solutions (offering analytics and automation tools). The agreement aims to enhance NUBURU’s marketing efforts, leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and various proprietary marketing tools to drive commercial growth and market penetration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases enhanced plastic VHF to S-band ultra-low-noise amplifiers for military and industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:51:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/teledynee2vhirel-250724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of two enhanced plastic (EP) VHF to S‑band low-noise amplifiers, models TDLNA2050EP and TDLNA0430EP, which are suitable for demanding high reliability applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption and small package footprint are critical. Developed on a 250nm enhancement/depletion (E/D)-mode pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) process, the LNAs are available in an 8-pin dual-flat no-lead (DFN) 2mm x 2mm x 0.75mm plastic surface-mount package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>German researchers demo practical implementation of AlN-based value chain for power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:44:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/germanain-250724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In power electronics, conventional silicon devices are being replaced by more powerful wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors with superior physical and electrical properties. Silicon carbide (SiC) has already established itself on an industrial scale, but devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) are also on the rise. However, it is already foreseeable that, in the future, even WBG device properties will be surpassed by ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors like aluminium nitride (AlN)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalWafers assigned $400m CHIPS Act funding to boost onshore wafer manufacturing in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:23:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/globalwafers-240724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide GlobalWafers America LLC and MEMC LLC (subsidiaries of GlobalWafers Co Ltd of Hsinchu, Taiwan, the world’s third largest supplier of semiconductor wafers) up to $400m in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to help onshore critical semiconductor wafer production...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Russia’s Element and ETU LETI form joint venture Letiel</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:59:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/letiel-230724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The joint venture Letiel LLC has been formed, owned 51% by Russian microelectronics company PJSC Element and 49% by St Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI (ETU LETI), according to data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE), reports Moscow-based news agency Interfax. The JV is headed by Element’s technology development director Konstantin Okunev...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s first-half revenue up 13% year-on-year to €13.7m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:44:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/riber-230724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €13.7m, up 13% on €12.2m in first-half 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Halo Industries raises $80m in Series B funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:49:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/halo-230724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Halo Industries Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA has raised up to $80m in an over-subscribed Series B funding round led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and joined by 8VC and SAIC...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expects first-half revenue growth of 25% year-on-year to £65m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:44:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/iqe-230724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a pre-close trading update for first-half 2024, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects revenue to be at least £65m, in line with management expectations. This represents a year-on-year increase of at least 25% from first-half 2023’s £52m and half-on-half growth of about 3% from second-half 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU again postpones strategic reverse stock split, to 23 July</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:46:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/nuburu-220724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has again revised the date for implementation of its 1-for-40 reverse stock split, this time from 10 July to 23 July. This follows an initial postponement from 1 July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi to supply Volkswagen with SiC-based power box solution across EV brands</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:31:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/onsemi-220724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has signed a multi-year deal with Volkswagen Group to be the primary supplier of a complete power box solution as part of its next-generation traction inverter for its Scalable Systems Platform (SSP). The solution features silicon carbide-based technologies in an integrated module that can scale across all power levels – from high-power to low-power traction inverters to be compatible for all vehicle categories...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers appoints Vickram Vathulya as president &amp; CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:01:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/sivers-220724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies integrated chips and photonics modules for communications and sensor solutions) appointed Dr Vickram Vathulya as president & CEO, succeeding Anders Storm from 19 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK–Swiss joint funding for project to develop SiC power MOSFET gate technology using ALD oxides</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:41:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/oipt-hitachienergy-220724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the UK and Switzerland governments signed a memorandum of understanding in 2022 to harness collective strengths of the two countries, followed recently by a first joint funding call, 26 projects to enhance UK and Swiss collaborations and capabilities in emerging fields of technology have been selected to receive total funding of £7.8m from Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) and CHF9.1m from the Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innovate UK awards £1.1m one-year project to industrialize ULTRARAM, led by Quinas with IQE and Lancaster and Cardiff universities</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:34:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/ultraram-190724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) has granted £1.1m to epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK, the Universities of Cardiff and Lancaster, and project coordinator Quinas Technology Ltd (which was spun off from Lancaster University in early 2023)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF releases broadband pre-driver for wireless infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:20:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/guerrillarf-190724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has announced the formal release of the GRF5112, a highly linear, broadband gallium arsenide (GaAs) pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) power amplifier that delivers what is claimed to be excellent compression performance over large fractional bandwidths of up to 40%. Its broad, single-tuned responses enable multi-carrier base stations to simultaneously transmit across two or more cellular bands using a single RF lineup...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar announces ownership of TOPCon technology patents</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:15:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/firstsolar-190724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced its ownership of patents related to the manufacturing of Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) crystalline-silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic solar cells...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Daihen uses Infineon’s 2000V SiC module in highest-power-density grid storage ground power conditioner</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:22:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/infineon-190724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany that its CoolSiC 2000V modules have been selected by Daihen Corp of Tokyo, Japan for its unit-type power conditioners for grid storage batteries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi launches EliteSiC M3e MOSFETs as its latest-generation silicon carbide technology platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:27:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/onsemi-180724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the face of escalating climate crises and a dramatic rise in global energy demands, governments and industries are committing to ambitious climate goals aimed at mitigating environmental impact and securing a sustainable future. Key to these efforts is the transition to electrification to reduce carbon emissions and embrace renewable energy resources...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar commissions Western Hemisphere’s largest solar R&amp;D center</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:52:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/firstsolar-180724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has commissioned a new research & development innovation center in Lake Township, Ohio, which is believed to be the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation is dedicated to the late James ‘Jim’ F. Nolan, a former member of First Solar’s board of directors and the architect of the company’s CdTe semiconductor platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK can capitalize on data-center boom, reckons CSA Catapult’s CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:39:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/csacatapult-180724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There is a significant opportunity for the UK to play a leading role in developing future technologies for data centers, according to Martin McHugh, CEO of the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM dedicates Lowell Campus to John Ocampo</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:02:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/macom-170724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has held a special dedication ceremony to inaugurate the John L. Ocampo Technology Campus, in memory of the late John Ocampo, who passed away in November 2023. The campus in Lowell is home to one of MACOM’s semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities, research and development centers, and its corporate headquarters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rocket Lab celebrates CHIPS Act funding preliminary agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:25:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/rocketlabs-170724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The executive leadership of launch services and space systems provider Rocket Lab USA Inc of Long Beach, CA, USA welcomed government and community leaders (including Congressional leaders and state and local officials) at its space-grade solar cell manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 15 July to celebrate its signed preliminary agreement under the US CHIPS and Science Act...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas teams with Japanese sales &amp; marketing partner J Rep at Techno-Frontier</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:04:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/navitas-170724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA is teaming up with its Japanese sales & marketing partner J Rep (which specializes in power electronics) at Japan’s largest power electronics trade show, Techno-Frontier 2024, at the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center (24–26 July) to highlight solutions including a hybrid GaN-SiC AI server power supply unit (PSU), a 3-phase GaN industrial motor drive requiring no heat-sink, and a GaN-based 8K-LED TV power supply that enables the thinnest and highest-efficiency solution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axus wins orders for Capstone CMP system from SiC device makers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:10:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/axus-170724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Axus Technology of Chandler, AZ, USA – a provider of chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), wafer thinning and surface-processing solutions – has reported strong sales momentum for its Capstone CS200 Series of CMP processing tools. In recent months, the firm has received orders from silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor makers in Europe, Asia and North America...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia orders Aixtron G10-SiC and G10-GaN systems for Hamburg fab</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:34:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/aixtron-nexperia-160724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (which operates wafer fabs in Hamburg, Germany, and Hazel Grove Manchester, UK) is expanding its 200mm-wafer volume production of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices by placing a follow-up order for G10-SiC chemical vapor deposition (CVD) systems, complemented by another order for G10-GaN metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems, from deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience claims victory over EPC’s ’508 patent in ITC’s initial decision</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:33:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/innoscience-120724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience of Suzhou, China notes that it has defeated the entirety of US Patent No. 8,404,508 of Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA in the initial determination at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). No violation was found on claim 1 (the only asserted claim) of the ’508 patent, Innoscience asserts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Canada invests $120m to support semiconductor manufacturing and commercialization</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:46:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/fabric-110724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Through ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada), the Canadian government is investing $120m into FABrIC (Fabrication of Integrated Components for the Internet’s Edge) network, which is a five-year project totalling over $220m to advance domestic semiconductor manufacturing and commercialization capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches high-efficacy mid-power MP-5050 LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:24:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/luminus-110724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has launched the mid-power MP-5050-240E and MP-5050-810E LEDs, which deliver what is claimed to be unmatched efficacy of 233 lumens per watt at a correlated colour temperature (CCT) of 4000K at 70 CRI (color-rendering index) and 1 Watt, exceeding the standards in outdoor and industrial lighting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space showcasing rad-hard solutions at NSREC 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:22:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/epcspace-110724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC 2024) in Ottawa, Canada (22–26 July), EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA is presenting its latest radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon technology, highlighting solutions designed to meet the rigorous demands of space applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta opens office in Silicon Valley</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:21:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/photondelta-100724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic chips industry accelerator PhotonDelta of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which connects and collaborates with an ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations worldwide), has opened a new office in North America, with the aim of growing the photonic chip industry by promoting collaboration between European and North American organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qromis recognized with Frost &amp; Sullivan award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:41:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/qromis-100724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qromis Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA (founded in 2015) has received the Frost & Sullivan 2024 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Frost & Sullivan presents this award each year to a company that develops a pioneering technology that enhances current products and enables new product and application development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US ITC finds key EPC patents valid and foundational patent infringed by Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jul 2024 10:46:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/epc-090724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — says that its GaN intellectual property rights have been upheld for the third time in three months...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q2 order intake driven by silicon carbide and gallium nitride power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jul 2024 09:40:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/aixtron-080724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In preliminary results for second-quarter 2024, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is reporting strong order intake of about €176m (down only slightly on €177.9m a year ago). The largest shares of equipment orders comes from silicon carbide (SiC) power electronics (~58%) and gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics (~29%)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jul 2024 11:25:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/semiconductor-today-050724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European wafer developer pays BluGlass US$1.28m for transfer of IP developed under contract</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jul 2024 14:26:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/bluglass-040724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has secured a US$1.28m (AUS$1.93m) payment from a European wafer developer to acquire intellectual property (IP) rights relating to GaN growth techniques on the customer’s specialty wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Forge Nano launches TEPHRA 200mm single-wafer ALD cluster tool</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jul 2024 09:05:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/forgenano-040724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment provider and materials science company Forge Nano Inc of Thornton, CO, USA has further expanded into the semiconductor market by unveiling its new TEPHRA single-wafer ALD cluster platform. By offering single-wafer ALD coating quality at throughputs similar to the speed of batch systems, TEPHRA enables the production of what are claimed to be best-in-class coatings at commercial scale with unrivaled precursor efficiency and speed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds SFT-03X RGB LED chipset to projection product portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:56:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/luminus-030724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has added the SFT-03X Red-Green-Blue (RGB) LED chipset to its projection product portfolio, enabling extremely compact yet bright projection engines for embedded consumer and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries acquires Tagore’s GaN IP portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2024 09:51:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/gf-020724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA has acquired the proprietary and production-proven power gallium nitride (GaN) IP portfolio of Chicago-based fabless firm Tagore Technology Inc, which was founded in 2011 and has design centers in Arlington Heights, IL, USA and Kolkata, India developing gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) and gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology for RF and power management applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU postpones strategic reverse stock split to 10 July</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Jul 2024 11:50:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jul/nuburu-010724.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has revised the date for implementation of its 1-for-40 reverse stock split, from 1 July to 10 July, in order to “better coordinate with our overall strategic efforts to pursue resuming trading on NYSE and attract larger investors who may not otherwise invest in low-price stock,” says CEO Brian Knaley...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMC opens second power MOSFET and diode fab in Nanjing</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:13:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/smc-280624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[American-led semiconductor design and manufacturing company SMC Diode Solutions (which was founded in 1997) has celebrated the opening of its second power discrete fab in Nanjing, China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches XLamp XP-L Color LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:58:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/creeled-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) says that its new XLamp XP-L Color LEDs are multi-color RGBW LEDs that deliver a combination of high lumen output and color mixing in a small 3.45mm x 3.45mm package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia investing $200m in Hamburg site to add wide-bandgap semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/nexperia-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) plans to invest $200m (€184m) to develop wide-bandgap semiconductors (WBG) such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), and to establish production infrastructure at its site in Hamburg-Lokstedt, Germany. At the same time, wafer fab capacity for silicon (Si) diodes and transistors will be increased. The investments were jointly announced with Hamburg’s Minister for Economic Affairs Dr Melanie Leonhard on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the production site...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order from IEMN for double Compact 21 research MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:13:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/riber-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that long-standing customer the Institut d’Électronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN-CNRS) research institute in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France, has ordered a double Compact 21 research system (for delivery in 2025) for the development of hetero- and nanostructures, high-temperature surface treatment and exploratory research into new materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay introduces 16 new Gen 3 1200V SiC Schottky diodes spanning 5–40A</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:18:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/vishay-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced 16 new Gen 3 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes. Featuring a merged PIN Schottky (MPS) design, the devices combine high surge current robustness with low forward voltage drop, capacitive charge and reverse leakage current to increase efficiency and reliability in switching power designs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NASA awards $750,000 EPSCoR grant for project using UV light for space communications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:07:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/uofa-nasa-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Under the ‘Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’ (EPSCoR), the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a grant worth $750,000 to the project ‘III–Nitride Ultraviolet Laser Diodes for Harsh Environments, Space-Based Communications, and Remote Sensing’, which focuses on enhancing high-data-rate communications between satellites and Earth, particularly for deep-space missions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM develops VCSELED infrared light source combining features of VCSELs and LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:16:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/rohm-270624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM says that it has established VCSELED, a new infrared light source technology that encapsulates a VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) chip in a resin optical diffusion material for laser light. ROHM is currently developing this technology for commercialization as a light source for improving vehicle driver monitoring systems (DMS) and in-cabin monitoring systems (IMS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EC and Italian government awards IPCEI ME/CT funding to GlobalWafers/MEMC to establish 300mm wafer production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:57:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/globalwafers-260624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalWafers Co Ltd of Hsinchu, Taiwan (GWC, the world’s third largest supplier of semiconductor wafers) says that the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) — following project authorization by the EU Commission (Directorate General for Competition) — issued an Assignment Decree awarding MEMC Electronic Materials S.p.A. of Novara, Italy an R&D grant of up to €103m to establish Europe’s most advanced 300mm semiconductor wafer production facility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK keyfoundry intensifying efforts to develop GaN for power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:12:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/skkeyfoundry-260624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea-based SK keyfoundry — which provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services on 8-inch wafers for consumer, communications, computing, automotive and industrial applications — says that, after recently achieving key device characteristics, it is intensifying its efforts to develop 650V gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) as it aims to complete development by the end of this year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IEEE’s 2nd Wide Bandgap Power Devices in Europe conference being held in South Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:19:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/iee-wipda-europe-260624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is hosting its second bi-annual Power Electronics and Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA-Europe 2024) conference at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff City Centre, Wales, UK (16-18 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech launches 235nm and 255nm dual-chip UVC LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:23:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/marktechopto-250624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies — including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors and indium phosphide (InP) epiwafers — has launched its dual-chip UVC LEDs in 235nm and 255nm wavelengths. Available now, the high-power UVC LEDs are engineered to double the power output of traditional single-chip LEDs, meeting the need for more effective deep-UVC light sources for purification and instrumentation applications across various industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for MBE 49 GaN production system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:10:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/riber-250624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that an industrial customer in Asia has ordered an MBE 49 production system, for delivery in 2025. The system will be used to boost production capacity for gallium nitride (GaN) optoelectronic components used in consumer applications such as fast chargers, on-board chargers, power supplies and converters, as well as for research into new applications in the automotive industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley 200mm SiC fab reaches 20% utilization</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:10:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/wolfspeed-250624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — says that its Mohawk Valley silicon carbide fab has reached 20% wafer start utilization, a critical step in the firm’s efforts to meet the growing demand for silicon carbide power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU to implement 1-for-40 reverse stock split on 1 July</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:34:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/nuburu-240624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — is to continue its previously announced plan to implement a 1-for-40 reverse stock split of its common stock, but with an anticipated implementation date of 1 July rather than the previously announced 24 June...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for MBE 49 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:24:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/riber-240624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that an industrial customer in Asia has ordered an MBE 49 production system – for delivery in 2025 – to enhance its production capacity for gallium arsenide (GaAs) photodiode devices and optical amplifiers based on quantum dot lasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs used in Lenovo’s Xiaoxin 105W and Legion C170W fast chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:26:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/navitas-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNFast power ICs have been selected to lead Lenovo’s latest GaN technology chargers: the Xiaoxin 105W and the Legion C170W, respectively designed for daily travel and gaming power...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI and Delta collaborating on EV on-board charging</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:33:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/ti-delta-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc (TI) has announced a long-term collaboration with global power and energy management manufacturer Delta Electronics to create next-generation electric vehicle (EV) on-board charging and power solutions. This will leverage both companies’ R&D capabilities in power management and power delivery in a joint innovation laboratory in Pingzhen, Taiwan. Together, TI and Delta aim to optimize power density, performance and size to accelerate the realization of safer, faster-charging and more affordable EVs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases enhanced plastic UHF to S-band ultra-low-power LNA for space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/teledyne-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of its latest space-enhanced plastic (SEP) UHF to S-band (0.3–4GHz), low-noise amplifier (LNA) model TDLNA0840SEP, which is suitable for demanding high-reliability applications where ultra-low power consumption, low noise figure, and small package footprint are critical for program success...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BAE and GlobalFoundries collaborate on supply of essential semiconductors for US national security programs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:17:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/baesystems-gf-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BAE Systems Inc ─ which develops and services electric propulsion technology at its facilities in Endicott, NY, USA and Rochester, UK ─ and New York-headquartered GlobalFoundries (GF) are collaborating to strengthen the supply of critical semiconductors for US national security programs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla samples broadband gain block, extending amp core from 8GHz to 11GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 10:04:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/guerrillarf-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — is sampling the GRF2115, an ultra-wideband, high-linearity gain block amplifier that delivers what is said to be an exceptionally flat gain response over a single 50MHz to 11GHz broadband tune...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN 700V G4 power transistor product family</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:59:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/infineon-210624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the CoolGaN Transistor 700V G4 product family, which is said to be highly efficient for power conversion in the voltage range up to 700V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas completes acquisition of Transphorm</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:14:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/renesas-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan has completed its acquisition of Transphorm Inc of Goleta, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lit Thinking selects Taiyo Nippon Sanso MOCVD platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:15:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/taiyo-nippon-sanso-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Industrial gas company Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan (part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Group) says that Lit Thinking of Orlando, FL, USA is purchasing a TNSC SR2000HT-RR metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for its research and development on far- UVC-LEDs, aided by support and expertise from TNSC...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge start-up Wave Photonics raises £4.5m in seed funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:43:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/wavephotonics-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wave Photonics of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in May 2021) has received £4.5m ($5.8m) in a seed investment round co-led by the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) and Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, with participation from the Redstone and QAI Ventures’ Quantum Fund, Kyra Ventures, and Deep Tech Labs. This was complemented by non-dilutive funding in grants from the Horizon Europe European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and UK Government agency Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation). The company’s total funding to date is now £5.4m ($6.9m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST remains largest silicon carbide power device maker, with 32.6% market share</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:41:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/trendforce-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce reports that the silicon carbide (SiC) power device industry maintained strong growth in 2023, driven by the application of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The top five suppliers accounted for about 91.9% of total revenue: Europe-based STMicroelectronics led the pack with 32.6% market share, while US-based onsemi rose from fourth place in 2022 to second place in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Shipments of mini-LED backlight LCD displays to surpass OLED displays in 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:59:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/omdia-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest ‘Mini-LED Backlight Market Tracker’ from market research firm Omdia, LCD TV displays equipped with a mini-LED backlight unit will reach 6.2 million units in 2024, while Samsung Display and LG Display will produce 6.8 million units of OLED TV displays (including both WOLED and QD OLED TV variants). However, by 2025 the mini-LED backlight TVs are forecasted to reach 9.3 million units, surpassing the 7.5 million units of OLED TVs for the first time...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi launches high-power, high-linearity SP4T RF switch</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:19:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/psemi2-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA has launched the PE42447 high-power, high-linearity single-pole four-throw (SP4T) RF switch, manufactured using the firm’s silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, now supporting frequency ranges spanning 10MHz to 8GHz. The switch delivers extremely low insertion loss and high linearity with high input power handling capability, making it suitable for hybrid beam-forming in wireless infrastructure as well as other applications in broad markets that requires such performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi launches packaged 30GHz high-performance SP4T RF switch</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:40:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/psemi-200624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA — a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) — has launched the PE42548 high-performance single-pole four-throw (SP4T) RF switch, providing a suitable alternative to traditional flip-chip solutions. Designed to accelerate time-to-market, the PE42548 meets the increasing demand for contract manufacturing (CM)-friendly RF solutions, particularly in test and measurement (T&M) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CML launches packaged two-stage Ka-band GaN linear power amplifier</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:42:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/cml-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based CML Microsystems Plc, a designer and fabless manufacturer of mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for wireless communications applications, has launched a Ka-band gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier that is said to be a cost-effective building block for commercial high-volume satellite communication terminals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF samples GRF2113 high-linearity broadband gain block</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:59:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/guerillarf-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — is sampling the GRF2113, a next-generation variant of its GRF2013 gallium arsenide (GaAs) pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) amplifier core. The gain of this new variant surpasses that of its predecessor by up to 3.5dB, providing extra headroom in wireless infrastructure receive and transmit setups where marginal cascaded gain is a concern...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi selects Czech Republic to establish $2bn end-to-end silicon carbide production for power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:40:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/onsemi-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a strategic move addressing what it describes as unprecedented demand for power semiconductors that can optimize energy conversion and management, onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA plans to establish a vertically integrated silicon carbide (SiC) manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic. The site would produce the firm’s intelligent power semiconductors for improving the energy efficiency of power electronics in electric vehicles, renewable energy and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano expands into Turkey with new design-in partner Gesan Aydınlatma</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:36:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/crayonano-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway — which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology — has expanded its European footprint with a new design-in partnership agreement with Turkey-based Gesan Aydınlatma VE Elektronik Ltd Şti, which designs, manufactures and sells LED lighting systems and solutions for water and surface disinfection for agriculture and horticulture, under its brand DEMİRLED. Gesan Aydınlatma has designed CrayoNano’s UV-C LEDs into its products and systems for the disinfection of fungi, bacteria and other micro-organisms that are harmful to plants...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Viosys files LED patent lawsuit against US-based home lighting firm Feit</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:56:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/seoul-viosys-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet LED product maker Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (SVC, a subsidiary of South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against California-based home lighting company Feit Electronic Company Inc...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo adds RF multi-chip modules for advanced radar applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:13:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/qorvo-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched three new highly integrated RF multi-chip modules (MCMs) designed for advanced radar applications. The new modules leverage Qorvo’s packaging and process technology to deliver the compact size and what is claimed to be the superior performance, lower noise and reduced power consumption needed for modern phased-array and multi-function radar systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tagore launches high-power GaN SPDTs for broadband switching</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/tagore-190624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chicago-based fabless firm Tagore Technology Inc - which was founded in 2011 and has design centers in Arlington Heights, IL, USA and Kolkata, India developing gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) and gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology for RF and power management applications — has introduced the TS8728N and TS8729N asymmetrical reflective single-pole double-throw (SPDT) switches designed for broadband, high-power switching applications. The new feature-rich switches offer what is claimed to be best-in-class insertion loss, power handling, high linearity, and high isolation performance and are well suited for L- and S-band radar and cellular infrastructure applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SiCSem to collaborate with Indian Institute of Technology to develop compound semiconductor ecosystem in Bhubaneswar</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:34:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/sicsem-iit-bbs-180624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chennai-based SiCSem Private Limited (which was incorporated at the end of 2023) and the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) has signed a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on research on compound semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo adds three compact MMIC power amplifiers for Ku-band SATCOM terminals</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:04:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/qorvo-180624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched three monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers designed specifically for Ku-band satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>WIN releases moisture rugged 0.1µm GaAs pHEMT technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:17:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/win-170624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan — which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure and networking markets — has announced the beta release of its PP10-29 moisture rugged 0.1µm pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM adds 2-in-1 silicon carbide molded modules to TRCDRIVE pack series</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:49:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/rohm-170624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its TRCDRIVE pack series, Japan-based ROHM has developed four models with 2-in-1 silicon carbide (SiC) molded modules (two 750V-rated: BSTxxxD08P4A1x4, two 1200V-rated: BSTxxxD12P4A1x1) optimized for xEV (electric vehicles) traction inverters. The TRCDRIVE pack supports up to 300kW and features high power density and a unique terminal configuration, helping to solve the key challenges of traction inverters in terms of miniaturization, higher efficiency, and fewer person-hours...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF presents 1200V GaN HEMTs at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:42:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/fraunhoferiaf-170624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2024 in Nuremberg (11–13 June), Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) of Freiburg, Germany presented the current state of its development of novel technologies for lateral and vertical gallium nitride (GaN) transistors with blocking voltages above 1200V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NYSE American to begin delisting NUBURU</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:33:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/nuburu-170624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NYSE American LLC says that the staff of NYSE Regulation has begun delisting the common stock of high-power industrial blue laser maker NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (which was founded in 2015) from the NYSE American stock exchange. Trading in the firm’s common stock has been suspended...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>WIN announces beta release of NP12-0B mmWave RF GaN-on-SiC technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:47:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/win-140624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan – which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructur and networking markets – has expanded its portfolio of RF GaN technologies with the beta release of its highly robust NP12-0B millimeter-wave (mmWave) gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kymera to acquire silicon carbide materials firm Fiven</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:35:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/kymera-fiven-140624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kymera International of Research Triangle Park, NC, USA (which develops and manufactures specialty materials and high-performance surface coatings) has signed an agreement to acquire Fiven ASA of Oslo, Norway from Los Angeles-based global private equity firm OpenGate Capital, which acquired Fiven in 2019 through a corporate carve-out from Saint-Gobain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric sampling 8W and 14W GaN MMIC power amplifier chips</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:30:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/mitsubishi-electric-140624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 1 July, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp will begin sampling 8W and 14W gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers, shipped as customer-board-friendly bare chips, suitable for use in emergency communications and Ka-band multi-carrier satellite-communication (SATCOM) earth stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rocket Lab allocated $23.9m US CHIPS Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:55:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/rocketlab-140624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Launch services and space systems provider Rocket Lab USA Inc has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the Department of Commerce that would see Rocket Lab receive up to $23.9m in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches 1700V SiC Schottky discretes and dual diode modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:35:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/semiq-130624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has added 1700V SiC Schottky discrete diodes and dual diode packs to its QSiC product line...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>hofer powertrain and ETH Zurich initiate GaN multi-level traction inverter development project</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:55:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/ETHzurich-hofer-130624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive technology company hofer powertrain of Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany has begun a research project in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich). Supported by funding from INNOSUISSE (the Swiss Agency of Innovation Promotion, which advances science-based innovations in the interest of the economy and society in Switzerland), the core objective of the project is to rapidly develop an advanced multi-level traction inverter integrating gallium nitride (GaN) switches...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Element Six and Orbray partner to deliver high-quality wafer-scale single-crystal synthetic diamond</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:42:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/e6-orbray-130624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD-based synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six of Oxford, UK (E6, part of the De Beers Group) and Tokyo-based Orbray Co Ltd (which makes precision jewel parts, DC coreless motors, fiber-optic components, and medical devices) have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver high-quality wafer-scale single-crystal (SC) synthetic diamond...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Crystal IS achieved 99% usable area on 100mm bulk AlN substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:17:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/crystalis-120624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA — a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei that makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) — has announced serial production of 100mm-diameter single-crystal aluminium nitride (AlN) substrates with 99% usable area, based on current requirements for UVC LEDs, with manufacturing to take place in the USA. The ultra-wide bandgap and high thermal conductivity of AlN help to improve device reliability and performance in UVC LEDs and other next-generation RF and power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo launches first 4mΩ SiC JFET in TOLL package</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:16:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/qorvo-120624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched what it claims is the industry's first 4mΩ silicon carbide (SiC) junction field-effect transistor (JFET) in a TOLL package, designed for circuit protection applications including solid-state circuit breakers, where low resistance, superior thermal performance, small size and reliability are paramount...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI unveils first 650V three-phase GaN intelligent power module for 250W motor drive applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:01:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/texas-instruments-120624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced what it claims is the first 650V three-phase gallium nitride (GaN) intelligent power module (IPM) for 250W motor drive applications,  on display at the Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (PCIM) conference in Nuremberg, Germany (11–13 June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm demos bidirectional SuperGaN power supply with new reference design for e-mobility and energy/industrial markets</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:54:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/transphorm-120624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has released a new 300W DC-to-DC GaN reference design for 2- and 3-wheeled electric vehicle (EV) battery chargers. The TDDCDC-TPH-IN-BI-LLC-300W-RD design uses TP65H150G4PS 150mΩ SuperGaN FETs in a robust TO-220 package to power a high-performing, high-efficiency energy harvesting and distribution battery charging system...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD launches P2 series of ICeGaN power ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:42:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/cgd-120624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has launched its lowest ever on-resistance (RDS(on)) parts, which have been engineered with a new die and new packages to deliver the benefits of gallium nitride (GaN) to high-power applications such as data centers, inverters, motor drives and other industrial power supplies. New ICeGaN P2 series ICs feature RDS(on) levels down to 25mΩ, supporting multi-kW power levels with the highest efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia’s 650V SiC Schottky diodes now automotive-qualified and available in R2P DPAK packaging</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:50:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/nexperia-110624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) says that its 650V, 10A silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode is now automotive qualified (PSC1065H-Q) and available in real-two-pin (R2P) DPAK (TO-252-2) packaging, making it suitable for applications in electric vehicles (EVs) and other automobiles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC presenting new Gen 1+ 650V/6mΩ and Gen 2 650V/5mΩ GaN HEMTs at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:43:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/visic-110624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany (11–13 June), VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – is presenting its new Gen 1+ 650V/6mΩ and Gen 2 650V/5mΩ GaN HEMT power devices as well as a new range of power modules with over 650V/500Arms current for battery electric vehicles, AI data-center and renewable energy applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 50V, 8.5mΩ EPC2057 GaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:35:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/epc-110624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the 50V, 8.5mΩ EPC2057 GaN FET, designed specifically to meet the evolving needs of high-power USB-C devices including those used in consumer electronics, in-car charging, and eMobility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presenting live showcases of VCSEL solutions for optical sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:25:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/trumpf-110624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1-156 at Sensor+Test 2024 in Nuremberg (11–13 June), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets — is giving two live demonstrations to show the performance of its single-mode VCSEL solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches EcoSiC brand for products using silicon carbide</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:34:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/rohm-110624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Co Ltd has launched its EcoSiC brand as a trademark for products using silicon carbide (SiC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric ships lower-power 3.3kV SBD-embedded SiC-MOSFET modules</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:27:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/mitsubishi-electric-100624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has begun shipping low-current 3.3kV/400A and 3.3kV/200A versions of a Schottky barrier diode (SBD) embedded silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) module...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm adds Farnell as global distributor</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:39:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/transphorm-farnell-100624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Farnell Global  (which trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America and element14 in Asia Pacific) has announced a new global distribution partnership with Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA, which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified high-voltage gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for power conversion applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics gains £1.667m in equity investment and £1.27m in research funding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:52:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/vector-photonics-100624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) has received £1.667m in equity investment and £1.27m in additional research funding for the continued commercialization of its unique Surface Coupling Laser (SCL) technology, which is claimed to enhance performance in applications as diverse as next-generation data centers, co-located optics, artificial intelligence (AI), metal and plastic printing, LiDAR, and optical sensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JST and EPSRC announce Japan–UK joint funding opportunity</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2024 17:14:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/uk-japan-070624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have announced an international joint funding opportunity – with a closing date of 18 July – to support up to three research projects lasting 41 months (from an anticipated fixed start date of 1 November 2024 until 31 March 2028)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamond Quanta announces findings on diamond fabrication &amp; doping techniques</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2024 13:39:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/diamond-quanta-070624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diamond Quanta of Palo Alto, CA, USA (which was founded in January by CEO Adam Khan) says that on 20 and 21 August at the 32nd International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2024) in Cancun, Mexico, it is announcing breakthroughs around its proprietary, novel diamond semiconductor fabrication and doping techniques. With publications pending in two upcoming white papers (co-authored by Khan and senior engineer Tae Sung Kim), the results illustrate new strength and efficiency capabilities for diamond-based semiconductors, the firm says...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches Gen-3 Fast 650V and 1200V SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2024 09:48:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/navitas-070624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced its new portfolio of Gen-3 ‘Fast’ (G3F) 650V and 1200V SiC MOSFETs optimized for fastest switching speed, highest efficiency, and increased power density for applications such as AI data-center power supplies, on-board chargers (OBCs), fast electric vehicle (EV) roadside super-chargers, and solar/energy-storage systems (ESS). The broad portfolio spans industry-standard packages from D2PAK-7 to TO-247-4, designed for demanding, high-power, high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD partner with Qorvo to develop reference design and evaluation kit showcasing GaN for motor control applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2024 17:21:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/cgd-qorvo-060624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is partnering with Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) to develop a reference design and evaluation kit (EVK) that showcases GaN for motor control applications. CGD aims to speed the use of GaN power ICs in BLDC (brushless DC) and PMSM (permanent-magnet synchronous motor) applications, resulting in higher-power, highly efficient, compact and reliable systems. Qorvo is building an EVK for its PAC5556A motor/control IC that is powered by CGD’s ICeGaN (IC-enhanced GaN) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi unveils complete power solution to improve energy efficiency for data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2024 11:44:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/onsemi-060624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA claims that the combination of its latest-generation T10 PowerTrench family and EliteSiC 650V MOSFETs create a solution that offers unparalleled efficiency and high thermal performance in a smaller footprint for data-center applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches 40V rad-hard GaN FETs with low on-resistance and gate charge</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2024 09:32:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/epcspace-060624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA has launched two new radiation-hard gallium nitride (GaN) discretes with low on-resistance and extremely low gate charge for high-power-density solutions that are lower cost and more efficient than the nearest comparable rad-hard silicon MOSFET...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron acquires Italian production site near Turin</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 17:51:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/aixtron-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE is expanding its manufacturing presence in Europe with the acquisition of a production site near Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. The firm is hence expanding its production capacities to be prepared for further growth in unit shipments in the coming years. Furthermore, the new location allows Aixtron to establish a link to the strong university and supplier ecosystem in the Piedmont region. Aixtron’s exiting locations in Herzogenrath, Germany (headquarters, R&D, production) and Cambridge, UK (R&D, production) are expected to benefit from the strengthened European footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD demos new ICeGaN 650V GaN ICs at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 16:50:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/cgd-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany (11–13 June), fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is demonstrating how its product portfolio is developing to address higher-power applications such as motor drives, inverters and data centers, as well as lower-power, ultra-compact smart portable device adapters and chargers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds bidirectional switch and Smart Sense products to CoolGaN family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 14:26:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/infineon-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced two new CoolGaN product technologies: CoolGaN bidirectional switch (BDS) and CoolGaN Smart Sense...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar becomes solar industry’s first EPEAT Climate+ Champion</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:24:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/firstsolar-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its Series 6 Plus and Series 7 TR1 products are the world’s first PV solar modules to achieve the EPEAT Climate+ designation, establishing a new benchmark for the solar technology and manufacturing industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU’s distributor Japan Laser Company installs BL250 BlueScan in Osaka office</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:16:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/nuburu-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that distributor Japan Laser Company (JLC) has installed a BL250 BlueScan system in the JLC Osaka office, to be used to demonstrate micro-welding and wire stripping to strategic electronic and medical device customers in the Japanese market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Geely and ST set up joint lab and sign multi-year SiC device supply deal</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:07:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/st-geely-050624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and China-based automobile and electric vehicle (EV) maker Geely Auto Group have signed a multi-year silicon carbide (SiC) supply agreement to accelerate their existing cooperation on SiC devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD adds new ICeGaN power IC packages with enhanced thermal performance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:46:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/cgd-040624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has announced two new packages for its ICeGaN family of GaN power ICs that offer enhanced thermal performance and simplify inspection. As variants of the well-proven DFN style, both packages are said to be extremely rugged and reliable...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus renews and increases CdTe materials supply agreement with First Solar</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:26:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/5nplus-firstsolar-040624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has renewed its supply agreement with First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric sampling 16W GaN power amplifier module for 5G massive MIMO base stations</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2024 13:02:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/mitsubishielectric-040624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 11 June, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to begin shipping samples of a new 16W-average-power gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier module (PAM) for 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) base stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV launches 235nm Quad High-Power far-UVC LED at ICFUST</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2024 12:57:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/silannauv-040624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia – which provides far-UVC light sources for water quality sensors, gas sensors, disinfection, and HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) applications – is launching a new 235nm Quad High-Power far-UVC LED at the International Congress on Far-UVC Science and Technology 2024 (ICFUST) at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK (19–21 June). As a sponsor of the event, Silanna UV is showcasing its latest deep-UVC and far-UVC LED innovations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED chip market growing at 84% CAGR to $579m by 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2024 10:41:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/trendforce-040624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The micro-LED chip market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 84% from just $27m in 2023 to $579m by 2028, forecasts TrendForce’s ‘2024 Micro LED Market Trend and Cost Analysis Report’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent appoints Jim Anderson as CEO as Mattera retires</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2024 18:10:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/coherent-030624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has appointed Jim Anderson, an established industry executive with a proven track record of driving innovation and leading business transformations, as CEO. Anderson also joins the board. He succeeds Dr Vincent D. (Chuck) Mattera Jr, who is retiring as chair & CEO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs gains SEK2.5m grant from Sweden’s Vinnova</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2024 16:11:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/alixlabs-030624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Stockholm, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — has been granted SEK2.5m (equivalent to about €220,000) by Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova, for continuous R&D of its semiconductor products, starting September 2024 through August 2026. The funding is part of a SEK4m (about €350,000) grant from the strategic innovation program Electronic Components and Systems and its Research and Innovation Projects 2024, with SEK1.5m going to Halmstad University...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds Thin-TOLL 8x8 and TOLT packaged families to CoolSiC MOSFET discretes 650V portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2024 12:52:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jun/infineon-030624.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is expanding its portfolio of CoolSiC MOSFET discretes 650V by introducing two new product families housed in the Thin-TOLL 8x8 and TOLT packages, enabling maximum utilization of the PCB mainboard and daughter cards while also taking the system’s thermal requirements and space restrictions into account...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:52:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/semiconductor-today-310524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices signs MoU with ITRI covering GaN-based power supply development</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 12:40:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/cgd-itri-300524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to solidify a partnership in developing high-performance GaN solutions for USB-PD adaptors. The MoU also covers the sharing of domestic and international market information, joint visits to potential customers, and promotion...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds improved version of SST-08-UV LED</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 18:33:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/luminus-290524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the latest addition to its high-power UV-A LED series, Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has introduced the SST-08H-UV as the improved version of its SST-08-UV...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axus secures $12.5m in funding from IntrinSiC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 17:50:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/axus-290524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Axus Technology of Chandler, AZ, USA – a provider of chemical-mechanical polishing/planarization (CMP), wafer thinning and surface-processing solutions – has received $12.5m in capital funding from IntrinSiC Investment LLC of Palo Alto, CA, USA, a private equity firm that invests in suppliers of key enabling technology for silicon carbide (SiC). In addition, the firm has secured a significant revolving and term line of credit from a leading national bank...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN transistor families built on 8-inch foundry processes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 12:27:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/infineon-290524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced two new generations of high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) CoolGaN devices that now enable customers to use gallium nitride (GaN) in voltage classes from 40V to 700V in a broader array of applications that help to drive digitalization and decarbonization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SiC and GaN power semiconductor market growing at 22.9% CAGR from $1.41bn in 2024 to $11.08bn in 2034</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 12:21:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/factmr-280524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The global SiC and GaN power semiconductor market will rise at a compound annual growth rate CAGR of 22.9% from $1.41bn in 2024 to $11.08bn in 2034, forecasts a report by Fact.MR...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG highlights heterogeneous integration technologies at ECTC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 09:34:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/evg-280524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – says that new developments in heterogeneous integration enabled by its wafer-to-wafer (W2W) and die-to-wafer (D2W) bonding, lithography and infrared (IR) laser release solutions are being highlighted in papers presented at the 2024 IEEE 74th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) at The Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, CO, USA (28-31 May), where EVG is also exhibiting in booth 522...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano announces volume delivery to key water disinfection customer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 08:39:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/crayonano-280524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway — which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology — has announced the high-volume delivery of its CrayoLED H-Series (CLH-N3S) UV-C LED components to a key customer, described as a global leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of UV-C LEDs systems and disinfection products for water, air and surface applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon unveils CoolSiC MOSFET 400V family</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 08:26:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/infineon-280524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the increasing power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) processors, server power supplies (PSUs) must deliver more and more power without exceeding the defined dimensions of the server racks. This is driven by a surge in energy demand of high-level GPUs, which could consume 2kW and more per chip by the end of the decade...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s EPSRC grants Cardiff $11m to lead compound semiconductor research and manufacturing hub</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:19:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/cardiff-170524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As one of five new hubs supported by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Cardiff University is to receive funding to lead a hub that aims to capitalize on the opportunity of compound semiconductor manufacturing identified in the UK’s national semiconductor strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ESA awards €0.5m to Phlux, Airbus and Sheffield University to develop free-space optics satellite terminals</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/phlux-170524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sheffield University spin-off Phlux Technology (which designs and manufactures 1550nm avalanche photodiode infrared sensors), Airbus Defence and Space, and The University of Sheffield have embarked on a €500,000 project to build more efficient free-space optical communications (FSOC) satellite terminals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ quarterly revenue falls 12.9% to $1.046bn</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:17:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/skyworks-170524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to 29 March) Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1046m, down 12.9% on $1201.5m last quarter and 9.5% on $1153.1m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED IP plateaus after seven years of exponential growth</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:12:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/yole-170524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Apple effectively pioneered the micro-LED industry, thrusting it into the spotlight back in 2014 with the acquisition of micro-LED startup Luxvue. However, in February, Apple pulled the plug on its smartwatch micro-LED project despite a decade-long investment totaling $3bn, reports market analyst firm Yole Group in ‘Micro-LED Display Intellectual Property Landscape 2024’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM showcasing EcoGaN and SiC power semiconductors at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 08:09:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/rohm-160524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 304 (hall 9) at Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2024 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany (11–13 June), ROHM is presenting its new power semiconductor solutions, with a special focus on wide-bandgap devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech selects ClassOne’s Solstice single-wafer platform for development and manufacture of GaN products</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 19:03:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/classone-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless micro-LED company Poro Technologies Ltd (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge) has selected the Solstice single-wafer platform of ClassOne Technology of Kalispell, MT, USA (which manufactures electroplating and wet-chemical process systems for ≤200mm wafers) for the development and manufacture of GaN products for applications requiring silicon wafer substrates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue laser maker NUBURU enters medical device market</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 18:27:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/nuburu-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has received a purchase order for its BlueScan solution from Blueacre Technology of Dundalk, Ireland (which was founded in 2005 to provide contract manufacturing solutions to the medical device industry). The BL laser will be integrated by Blueacre with scan head optics to produce a versatile welding system for the manufacture of precision medical devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Canada’s NSERC awards grants worth $1.1m to research gallium extraction</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:11:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/nserc-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two researchers at Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) University and Laurentian University have been awarded funding from grants administered through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance Missions program. One project studies how gallium can be mined more efficiently while the second project focuses on the extraction of critical minerals from tailings ponds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches 4-in-1 red-green-blue-lime color-mix LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 13:51:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/luminus-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has launched a series of 4-in-1 RGBL (red-green-blue-lime) LEDs designed for stage and architectural lighting systems that require high-output color mixing with high color-rendering index (CRI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision demonstrating micro-LED advances at Display Week</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 09:42:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/mojovision-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SID Display Week 2024 in San Jose (14–16 May), Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — is announcing advances in display technology, including demonstrating a monolithic red, green and blue (RGB) panel with 4µm pixel pitch, representing a density of 6350 pixels per inch (ppi)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BAE Systems awarded $12m THREADS contract to boost effectiveness of RF-based applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 08:14:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/baesystems-150524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs R&D organization in Merrimack, NH, USA a $12m contract for the program THREADS (Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK–APAC Tech Growth Programme report highlights opportunities in Taiwan</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:15:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/uk-apcprogram-140524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Opportunities for UK companies across the semiconductor industry in Taiwan are revealed in a new report by international business development consultancy Intralink, which delivers the UK–APAC Tech Growth Programme on behalf of the UK Government...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPIR orders second Riber MBE 32 MCT research system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 10:59:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/riber-140524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France says that EPIR Inc of Bolingbrook, IL, USA has ordered its second MBE 32 MCT research system (just two months after delivery of the first), for delivery in 2025, to further strengthen its capacity for the development and production of advanced materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC presenting power solutions for automotive, robotics, power tools, solar at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 09:59:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/epc-140524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In exhibition stand 318 (Hall 9) at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2024 event in Nuremberg, Germany (11–13 May), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — is exhibiting what it claims is the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of GaN-based power conversion solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed quarterly revenue hit by weak industrial and energy markets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 18:22:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/wolfspeed-130524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2024 (to end-March 2023), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $200.7m, down 4% on $208.4m last quarter but up 4% on $192.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected appoints Howard Rupprecht as new managing director</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 13:53:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/csconnected-100524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected Ltd says that Howard Rupprecht will take over as its managing director, with effect from 1 June. Rupprecht has semiconductor industry and business development experience from both the public and private sectors, and has been a director of CSconnected since January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech unveils multi-chip packages with InGaAs photodiodes and multiple LED emitters</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2024 11:44:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/marktech-090524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies — including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors, and indium phosphide (InP) epiwafers — has unveiled its new multi-chip packages with indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiodes and multiple LED emitters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ CEO &amp; co-founder Gene Sheridan a finalist in EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Greater Los Angeles Award</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2024 09:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/navitas-090524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gene Sheridan, CEO & co-founder of gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA, has been named by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Greater Los Angeles Award finalist...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron grows Q1 revenue and profit significantly year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2024 12:14:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/aixtron-080524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2024, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €118.3m (near the top end of the €100–120m guidance range). This was down 45% on last quarter’s record €214.2m but up 53% on €77.2m a year ago (although the latter was reduced by delays in the issue of export licenses, pushing €70m worth of shipments out of the quarter)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CNIPA validates EPC’s GaN gate technology patent</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2024 09:58:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/epc-080524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — says that the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has validated the claims of EPC’s patent ‘Compensated gate MISFET and method for fabricating the same’ (Chinese Patent No. ZL201080015425.X) for enhancement-mode GaN semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon supplying silicon carbide power modules to Xiaomi EV for new SU7 smart EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 21:04:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/infineon-070524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is to provide HybridPACK Drive G2 CoolSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power modules and bare die products to Xiaomi EV of Shanghai, China for its recently announced SU7 electric vehicle until 2027. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations to acquire vertical GaN power device firm Odyssey</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 15:47:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/powerintegrations-odyssey-070524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion), has agreed to acquire the assets of Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology. The transaction is expected to close in July, after which all key Odyssey employees are expected to join Power Integrations’ technology organization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU wins second NASA contract for blue laser space technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 15:20:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/nuburu-070524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has been awarded an $850,000 Phase II contract by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance blue laser power transmission technology as a unique solution to dramatically reduce the size and weight of the equipment needed for Lunar and Martian applications. The contract builds on NUBURU’s Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) announced in August 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kubos adds $2m investment to double red micro-LED efficiency for AR/VR displays</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2024 11:36:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/kubos-070524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED material technology company Kubos Semiconductors Ltd (which was spun out of the UK’s University of Cambridge in 2017) has raised $2m to accelerate development of its cubic-phase gallium nitride (GaN) technology, which is said to be able to double the efficiency of red micro-LEDs. This brings total funding to $5.5m and will enable Kubos to enter the micro-LED display market within three years through IP licensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass highlights progress in March quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2024 08:48:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/bluglass-060524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For the three months ended 31 March (fiscal Q3/2024), BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has given an update, including the following highlights...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UMC introduces first 3D IC solution for RFSOI</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2024 08:53:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/umc-030524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced what it claims is the first 3D IC solution for radio-frequency silicon-on-insulator (RFSOI) technology. Available on UMC’s 55nm RFSOI platform, the stacked silicon technology reduces die size by more than 45% without any degradation of RF performance, enabling customers to efficiently integrate more RF components to address the greater bandwidth requirements of 5G...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Arkansas tops out of Multi-User Silicon Carbide Research and Fabrication Facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2024 16:12:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/arkansas-020524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Arkansas (U of A) has celebrated a milestone with the topping-out of the Multi-User Silicon Carbide Research and Fabrication Facility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aledia exceeds 32% EQE for sub-1.5µm micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2024 13:27:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/aledia-020524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aledia S.A of Echirolles, near Grenoble, France (a developer and manufacturer of 3D micro-LEDs for display applications based on its large-area gallium nitride nanowires-on-silicon platform) has announced a series of technical advances that, it claims, set new standards for performance, efficiency and display quality...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ partners with ClearComm Technical Sales to expand reach in North America</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2024 09:51:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/semiq2-020524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a partnership with ClearComm Technical Sales of Huntsville, AL, USA, a specialist manufacturer’s representative serving the computing, communication, industrial and consumer sectors across the Southeastern USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ commences known-good-die program for SiC portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2024 08:30:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/semiq-020524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has begun a known-good-die (KGD) screening program that delivers high-quality, electrically sorted and optically inspected SiC MOSFET technology ready for back-end processing and direct die attachment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MN8 orders 457MW of First Solar modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 15:33:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/firstsolar2-010524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that MN8 Energy LLC has placed orders for 457MW of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaics (PV) modules, including 170MW of its Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287MW of its Series 7 modules, to power projects in the northeastern and southern USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlights EV high-speed hybrid power semiconductor advances in keynote at China Innovation Summit</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 15:15:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/navitas-010524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA participated in the China Electronic Hotspot Solutions Innovation Summit in Shenzhen on 27 April, which gathered key players in power semiconductors and associated customer design teams for innovations in electric vehicles (EV) such as 800V supercharging, battery management, intelligent connected vehicle electronics, and high-power digital power supplies. EV OEM attendees this year included experts from Voyah and Dongfeng...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SUNY Poly receives extra $4m for Semiconductor Processing to Packaging Research, Education, and Training Center</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 12:19:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/sunypoly-010524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is the recipient of a $4m Empire State Development (ESD) Grant. The new funding — combined with an additional $16m investment in SUNY Poly’s College of Engineering announced by Hochul in November — will support the establishment of a $26.5m Semiconductor Processing to Packaging Research, Education, and Training Center in the NY CREATES Quad C building on SUNY Poly’s campus, which is also occupied by Semikron Danfoss...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Birch Creek orders 547MW of First Solar’s Series 6 Plus Bifacial modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2024 09:30:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/may/firstsolar-010524.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is to supply 547MW of its Series 6 Plus Bifacial cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaics (PV) modules to renewable energy company Birch Creek Energy of St. Louis, Missouri, which develops, finances and owns utility-scale solar and storage projects across the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult appoints Jonathan Flint as new chair</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:13:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/csacatapult-300424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales, UK has appointed Jonathan Flint CBE as the new chair of its board of directors. He will lead the board to help deliver the mission and purpose of CSA Catapult, as well as overseeing the corporate governance of the organization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF acquires GaN device portfolio from Gallium Semiconductor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:18:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/guerrillarf-300424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has finalized the acquisition of entire portfolio of gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifiers and front-end modules of Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures RF GaN products for 5G mobile communications, aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:10:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/semiconductor-today-300424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Enkris and Incize enter strategic partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/enkris-300424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enkris Semiconductor of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, a pure-play foundry for gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafers, has reached a memorandum of understanding with Incize, Belgium to enter a strategic cooperation on modeling, simulation, and testing of GaN-on-Si epitaxial technology for wireless communication applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s Q1 revenue up 20% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:57:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/riber-260424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €4.5m, up 20% on €3.7m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE’s annual revenue falls 31.2% in 2023, impacted by excess inventory</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:31:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/iqe-250424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2023, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has reported revenue of £115.25m, down 31.2% on 2022’s £167.5m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm and Weltrend add 150mΩ and 480mΩ 650V integrated GaN system-in-packages</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:32:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/transphorm-240424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — and fabless firm Weltrend Semiconductor Inc of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan (which specializes in the design, testing, application development and distribution of mixed-signal/digital ICs in power supplies, motor controls and image processing) have announced the availability of two new GaN system-in-packages (SiPs). When combined with Weltrend’s flagship GaN SiP launched in March 2023, the new devices establish the first SiP product family based on Transphorm’s SuperGaN platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay selects Aixtron’s G10-SiC multi-wafer batch technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:34:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aixtron-240424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that its G10-SiC chemical vapor deposition (CVD) epitaxy production platform has been chosen by discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA for its in-house silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy needs for power device manufacturing. The system will be delivered to Vishay’s automotive-certified Newport fab in South Wales. With its flexible dual-wafer-size configuration of 9x150mm and 6x200mm, the G10-SiC supports the transition between wafer diameters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rio Tinto awards Missouri S&amp;T $875,000 to research recovering gallium and germanium from copper refining waste</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:33:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/misourist-riotinto-240424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) has been awarded $875,000 from global mining group Rio Tinto for a two-year project researching new techniques to recover critical minerals in the waste by-products that come from extracting and refining copper...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s CSA Catapult and Sarawak’s SMD sign MoU</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:49:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/csacatapult-smd-230424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales, UK and Malaysia-based SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned entity of the Sarawak Government established in September 2022 under the Sarawak Research and Development Council Ordinance 2017) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation to work together in the design, prototyping and manufacturing of next-generation semiconductor and compound semiconductor chips in the automotive and space industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense’s UV-C LED technology integrated into International Space Station’s water dispenser</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:26:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aquisense-230424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) says that its UV-C LED technology has been integrated into NASA’s Potable Water Dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and has been operational since August 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toyoda Gosei develops high-output UV-C LED</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:21:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/toyoda-gosei-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan has developed deep ultraviolet (UV-C) LEDs with light output that is among the highest in the world, it is claimed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum awarded Platinum EcoVadis Medal for second consecutive year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:46:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/lumentum-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has received the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the second consecutive year, representing the highest level of recognition for sustainability performance. Lumentum remains in the top one percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis in the past year, increasing its overall score from 78 points to 80 points. In the environmental category, the firm increased its score by 10 points from last year. Medals are awarded based on the percentile rank of a company compared with the performance of all rated companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight introduces next-gen RF circuit simulator</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:10:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/keysight-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has introduced RFPro Circuit, a next-generation radio frequency (RF) simulation tool targeting the complex, multi-physics requirements of RF integrated circuit (RFIC) designers. Wireless, automotive and satellite designers can now deliver robust designs that overcome performance challenges in dense 3D packaging, taking advantage of interoperability and automation to form complex workflows, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s SiCrystal and ST expand silicon carbide wafer supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:05:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/rohmsicrystal-st-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM group of Kyoto, Japan and STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland have expanded the existing multi-year, long-term 150mm silicon carbide (SiC) substrate wafers supply agreement with ROHM group company SiCrystal GmbH of Erlangen, Germany. The new multi-year agreement governs the supply of larger volumes of SiC substrate wafers manufactured in Nuremberg for a minimum expected value of $230m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ZSW and First Solar partner on thin-film PV research</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:40:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/zsw-firstsolar-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germany’s ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA have announced a strategic research partnership focused on advancing thin-film photovoltaics (PV). The partnership will focus not only on performance but also on the potential to develop and optimize all-thin-film tandem technologies on a gigawatt scale...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EV DC charging system market to reach $23.7bn by 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:33:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/yole-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to the continual expansion of charging infrastructure and the coming need for infrastructure replacements, the emergence of electric vehicle direct current (EV DC) charging holds long-term market viability and presents a promising business venture for companies specializing in power electronics, reckons market analyst firm Yole Group. Meanwhile, alternating current (AC) chargers will persist alongside onboard chargers (OBCs) in vehicles until DC infrastructure becomes universally established, a process anticipated to take 10–15 years, says the firm in ‘DC Charging for Automotive 2024’, an update of its annual report...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DOD awards 5N Plus $14.4m to enhance space-qualified germanium substrate supply</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:28:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/5nplus-220424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Defense has awarded $14.4m via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) Program to specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada to sustain and expand the capability to produce space-qualified germanium substrates used in solar cells for both commercial and national security defense satellites. The effort supports the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy to continue and expand support for domestic production within the resilient supply chains strategic priority area...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron wins German Innovation Award</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:28:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aixtron2-190424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has won the German Innovation Award...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed orders multiple Aixtron G10-SiC systems to support ramp-up of 200mm epi production</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:22:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aixtron-190424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that in Q3 and Q4/2023 Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — placed multiple-tool orders to utilize its G10-SiC chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system to help further ramp up production for 200mm (8-inch) SiC epitaxial wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Virtual Forest adopts Navitas’ GaNFast for 2250W solar-powered irrigation pump</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:30:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/navitas-190424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Virtual Forest of Bengaluru, India (an electronics design company specializing in motor control and human interface technologies for consumer appliances, fluid movement and mobility) has adopted the GaNFast power integrated circuits (IC) technology of gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA for a zero-emission, 3hp (2250W) solar-powered irrigation pump...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EU-funded Chips JU selects four new pilot lines to be implemented in Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:38:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/chipsju-180424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has announced the successful evaluation of the submitted semiconductor pilot line proposals and has started negotiations with four consortia, targeting the signing of corresponding agreements later this year. The step aims to catalyse innovation in the region and reinforce Europe’s technological leadership on the global stage...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay launches 440mcd blue and 2300mcd true green surface-mount LEDs in MiniLED package</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:48:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/vishay-180424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced new blue and true green surface-mount LEDs in the ultra-compact MiniLED package. Measuring 2.2mm x 1.3mm x 1.4mm, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMB2332T1U2-08 blue and VLMTG2332ABCA-08 true green LEDs utilize the latest ultra-bright indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-on-sapphire chip technology to achieve typical luminous intensities at 20mA of 440mcd and 2300mcd, respectively, which is up to four times higher than previous-generation solutions in PLCC-2 packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Singulus develops TIMARIS STM coating system for micro-LED production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:24:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/singulus-180424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singulus Technologies AG of Kahl am Main, Germany (which makes production equipment for the optical disc and solar sectors) has introduced the TIMARIS STM modular high-vacuum sputtering system, which is said to offer significant progress in micro-LED manufacturing. The first TIMARIS STM system has already been sold and delivered...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TriEye and Vertilas demo 1.3µm VCSEL-driven SWIR sensing solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:51:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/vertilas-trieye-170424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A collaboration between TriEye Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel and Vertilas GmbH of Garching bei München, Germany has led to the development of a joint technology demonstrator that integrates TriEye’s Raven short-wave infrared (SWIR) image sensor with Vertilas’ indium phosphide (InP) vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology. Adopting high-volume, scalable manufacturing strategies, the technologies are said to provide cost-effective solutions for both consumer and industrial markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon provides Shanghai-based FOXESS with power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:39:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/infineon-170424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is supplying its power semiconductor devices to inverter and energy storage system maker FOXESS of Shanghai, China (founded in 2019). Specifically, Infineon will provide CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200V, which will be used with EiceDRIVER gate drivers for industrial energy storage applications. At the same time, FOXESS’ string photovoltaic (PV) inverters will use Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 1200V power semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonVentures’ second fundraising round of €15m raises total to €75m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:39:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/photonventures-160424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent deep-tech venture capital fund PhotonVentures says that its second fundraising round of over €15m has been completed, bringing the fund’s total to the targeted €75m, following the first €60m round led by PhotonDelta and private investors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM and DOMINANT collaborate to advance automotive ambient lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:29:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/amsosram-dominant-160424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has joined forces with Malaysia-based automotive LED maker DOMINANT Opto Technologies in a strategic partnership aimed at integrating ams OSRAM’s Open System Protocol (OSP) into DOMINANT Opto Technologies’ next-generation intelligent RGB LEDs designed for automotive ambient lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>South Korea’s RFHIC invests in epiwafer supplier SweGaN</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:06:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/swegan-150424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden has entered a strategic partnership with South Korea-based RFHIC Corp, which designs and manufactures GaN RF & microwave high-power semiconductor components and hybrid modules for applications in wireless communications, defense & aerospace, and RF Energy (industrial, scientific & medical). The new agreement encompasses an undisclosed equity investment from RFHIC. The two companies will focus on joint R&D and new product development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon receives ‘GaN Strategic Partner of the Year’ award from Chicony</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:56:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/infineon-150424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chicony Power Technology Co Ltd of New Taipei, Taiwan has announced the winners of its Annual Partner Awards, honoring Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany as its 2023 ‘GaN Strategic Partner of the Year’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Q-Pixel debuts highest-resolution active-matrix color display</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/qpixel-150424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED display startup Q-Pixel Inc of Los Angeles, CA, USA has achieved what it claims is the highest-resolution active-matrix color display: 3K x 1.5K resolution in a screen of ~1.1cm x 0.6cm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s annual revenue grows 41% to €39.3m, driven by systems revenue almost doubling</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:58:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/riber-150424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2023, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €39.3m, up 41% on 2022’s €27.8m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult issues annual report for 2022–23</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:43:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/csacatapult-120424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has issued its annual report for the financial year 2022–23, highlighting progress in its two focus areas — Net Zero and Future Telecoms — and describing how it has helped industry to bring next-generation compound semiconductor technologies to market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent secures $15m in CHIPS Act funding via CLAWS Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:09:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/coherent-120424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has secured $15m in funding from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022 that provided the US Department of Defense (DoD) with $2bn to strengthen and revitalize the US semiconductor supply chain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult in South Wales officially opens advanced packaging facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:59:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/csacatapult-110424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new £1.6m facility to help accelerate electrification across the UK has officially been opened at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expands customer partnership with AWSC with multi-year supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:47:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/iqe-awsc-110424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced an expansion of its partnership with Taiwan-based compound semiconductor wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) with a multi-year supply agreement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr quarterly revenue halves due to short-term SiC-related order push-outs following EV market slowdown</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:25:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aehr-100424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2024 (to end-February), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $7.56m, more than halving from $17.2m a year ago and $21.4m last quarter. The drop reflects delays in wafer-level burn-in system orders for silicon carbide (SiC) devices used in electric vehicles that have created a short-term gap in revenue and profitability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>State Governor emphasizes commitment to Vermont’s V-GaN Tech Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:03:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/v-gantechhub-100424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Governor Phil Scott has reiterated his support for Vermont’s Tech Hub V-GaN by devoting resources to gallium nitride (GaN)-related activities in the State...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience refutes Infineon’s US lawsuit alleging patent infringement</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 11:01:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/innoscience-infineon-090424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience says that it firmly denounces the accusations made on 13 March by Infineon Technologies in a patent infringement lawsuit against three Innoscience entities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ASU assistant professor Houqiang Fu receives US National Science Foundation CAREER Award</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 10:52:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/asu-090424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Houqiang Fu, an assistant professor of electrical engineering in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has received a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award to explore the potential of the ultrawide-bandgap semiconductor material aluminum nitride (AlN) for enhanced power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC9192 Class-D audio reference design enables high power and efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2024 09:35:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/epc-090424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched the EPC9192 reference design, enabling powerful, compact and efficient Class-D audio amplifiers. The EPC9192 showcases the capabilities of EPC’s 200V EPC2307 eGaN FETs in a ground-referenced, split-dual-supply single-ended (SE) design, delivering 700W per channel into a 4Ω load...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT expects Q1/2024 revenue of $22.4–22.7m, exceeding $20–22m guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 19:00:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/axt-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA — which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials — says that it expects to report revenue of $22.4–22.7m for first-quarter 2024, up from $19.4m a year ago and last quarter’s $20.4m, and exceeding its prior guidance of $20–22m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron receives Gold Supplier Award from BOE HC SemiTek</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 12:13:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aixtron-boehcsemitek-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has received the Gold Supplier Award from China-based chipmaker BOE HC SemiTek for their collaboration on micro-LED technology. The partnership spans more than 19 years, evolving since 2022 into a close collaboration focusing on 150mm gallium nitride (GaN) and arsenide-phosphide (AsP) materials for the development of micro-LED technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric sampling DFB-CAN laser with built-in wavelength monitor for digital coherent communications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 12:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/mitsubishi-electric-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has begun shipping samples of a DFB-CAN distributed feedback laser diode with built-in wavelength monitor. The new light source — reckoned to be the industry’s first to use the inexpensive TO-56CAN package (often used for low-speed optical signals, such as passive optical networks) for digital coherent communication capable of high-speed, long-distance transmission — is expected to contribute to the realization of ultra-small, low-power consumption of optical transceiver modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF’s 2.4W single-mode GaSb VECSELs provides low-noise pump source for quantum frequency conversion</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 11:51:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/fraunhoferiaf-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) of Freiburg, Germany has developed single-mode gallium antimonide (GaSb) VECSELs with what are reckoned to be best-in-class output powers of up to 2.4W, enabling quantum frequency conversion as a low-noise pump source...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Adtran and Vertilas unveil first ultra-low-power 100G PAM4 single-mode VCSEL technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 11:42:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/adtran-vertilas-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March), Adtran Inc of Huntsville, AL, USA (which provides open, disaggregated networking and communications solutions for voice, data, video and internet communications) and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) maker Vertilas GmbH of Garching bei München, Germany announced what is claimed to be the industry’s first 100Gb/s PAM4 single-mode VCSEL technology with capabilities up to 1.6Tb/s. It is said to set new standards for low power consumption in optical engines and modules, with up to 80% reduction in power on the transmit optics compared with conventional solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases TDGM650LS60 GaN load switch</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 10:58:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/teledynee2ehirel-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has released the TDGM650LS60, the first product in its new 650V power module family, which utilizes a Teledyne high-voltage gallium nitride (GaN) transistor and integrates an isolated driver in one package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Patent Office reviewing validity of two EPC patents asserted against Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 10:53:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/innoscience-epc-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd of Suzhou, China says that it welcomes two decisions of 20 March by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to institute a review of the validity of the two remaining US patents, as asserted by Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA against Innoscience. The USPTO wrote that “there is a reasonable likelihood that petitioner [Innoscience] would prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition.”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EU Intellectual Property Office grants trademark registration for AlixLabs’ APS process</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2024 09:50:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/alixlabs-080424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Atomic layer etching (ALE) specialist AlixLabs AB of Stockholm, Sweden (which was spun off from Lund University in 2019) says that the European Union Intellectual Property Office has granted a certification of registration for its trademark APS (ALE Pitch Splitting). APS describes the company’s process that aims to enable the production of chips at Ångström scale at lower cost and energy use...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s 2023 growth driven by industrial projects comprising 70% of revenue</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2024 10:14:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/iiivepi-050424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that an exceptional 2023 saw unprecedented growth, strengthening its position in both global photonics manufacture and the quantum supply chain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU raises $3m from strategic investors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 18:50:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/nuburu-040424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has announced a $3m investment in its common stock by strategic investors focused on strengthening and growing the company. The firm has also announced initial purchase orders from new customers in new markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance launched by Penn State University</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 13:18:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/pennstate-040424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Penn State University has launched the Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA), a coalition of industry leaders, academic institutions and government support with a focus on becoming the USA’s central hub for research, development and workforce training in silicon carbide (SiC) crystal technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axcelis ships Purion EXE SiC implanter to new power device customer in Japan</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 12:02:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/axcelis-040424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA has shipped a Purion EXE SiC high-energy implanter as well as a successful Purion H200 SiC medium-energy implanter evaluation closure at power device chipmakers in Japan. The systems will be used for 150mm and 200mm production of silicon carbide power devices supporting automotive, industrial, energy and other power-intensive applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs revenue halves quarter-to-quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/semileds-040424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to end-February), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $886,000 (almost halving from $1.65m last quarter). However, this included the period 3–18 February, when SemiLEDs shut down its manufacturing production due to the Chinese New Year holiday...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches rad-hard GaN gate driver IC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2024 09:44:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/epcspace-040424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA has launched the EPC7009L16SH, a radiation-hardened gallium nitride gate driver integrated circuit (IC) built on EPC’s proprietary eGaN IC technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass closes share purchase plan, adding $5.87m to $4.3m placement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2024 17:23:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/bluglass-030424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has closed its share purchase plan (SPP), raising $5.87m before costs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives order from new customer for FOX-NP multi-wafer test &amp; burn-in system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2024 10:15:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/aehr-030424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial customer order for a FOX-NP wafer-level test and burn-in system, multiple WaferPak Contactors, and a FOX WaferPak Aligner to be used for engineering, qualification and small-lot production wafer-level test and burn-in of their silicon carbide devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ opens office in Taiwan</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2024 10:09:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/semiq-030424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has officially opened its newest office in Taiwan, underscoring its commitment to providing enhanced ground support to customers in the region while solidifying its presence in the Asia-Pacific market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF completes $5m private placement equity financing and debt conversion</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2024 13:16:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/guerrillarf-020424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has completed a private placement equity financing, selling about 2 million shares of its common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 2 million shares of its common stock...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LED market to rebound by 3% to $13bn in 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2024 12:31:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/trendforce-020424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The global LED market is set to recover in 2024, with revenue growing by 3% year-on-year to US$13bn, forecasts TrendForce. This resurgence is driven primarily by demand across various sectors, including automotive lighting and displays, general/architectural/agricultural lighting, LED video walls, and UV/IR LEDs. Additionally, the successful deployment of micro-LEDs in large displays by Samsung and luxury watches by Tag Heuer has played a significant role in this growth...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Celestial AI closes $175m Series C funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2024 12:12:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/apr/celestialai-020424.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After raising $100m in a Series B funding round at the end of June 2023, Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA has raised $175m in a Series C funding round led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), joined by new and existing investors including AMD Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), Temasek, Temasek’s subsidiary Xora Innovation, IAG Capital Partners, Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings (SGH), Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Engine Ventures, M-Ventures and Tyche Partners...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:13:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/semiconductor-today-310324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision appoints Achin Bhowmik to board</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/mojo-290324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has appointed Dr Achin Bhowmik to its board of directors. Bhowmik, chief technology officer at Starkey, a former executive at Intel, and currently the president of the Society for Information Display (SID), joins as an independent board member to provide guidance and oversight for Mojo Vision as it accelerates the development of next-generation micro-LED technology. With his appointment, Mojo Vision is tapping 23 years of industry experience in perceptual computing, display and semiconductor business...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK funding of £14m for open-access power semiconductor test &amp; packaging equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/ukfunding-280324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has announced a £16.6m investment to give semiconductor researchers and businesses access to new equipment helping them to test and make chips for use in high-energy machines such as electric vehicles and manufacturing equipment. Of the funding, £14m is targeted particularly at semiconductors used in power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pragmatic officially opens UK’s first 300mm wafer fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/pragmatic-280324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a ceremony attended by HRH The Princess Royal as well as key customers, ecosystem partners, investors and government officials, Pragmatic Semiconductor of Cambridge, UK has officially opened what is the UK’s first 300mm wafer fabrication line. The manufacturing facility at the 60,000m2 Pragmatic Park brownfield site near Durham in North-East England produces chips based on the firm’s unique flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamfab raises €8.7m in first-round funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:42:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/diamfab-280324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diamfab has raised €8.7m in a first round of funding from Asterion Ventures, as well as from the French Tech Seed fund (managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of France 2030), Kreaxi with the Avenir Industrie Auvergne–Rhône–Alpes regional fund, Better Angle, Hello Tomorrow and Grenoble Alpes Métropole...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quintessent raises $11.5m in oversubscribed seed funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/quintessent-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quintessent Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA, which specializes in heterogeneous integration of quantum dot lasers and silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has closed on just over $11.5m in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Osage University Partners (OUP), joined by new investors including M Ventures, and existing investors Sierra Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Entrada Ventures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EU-funded photonixFAB consortium now open for first prototyping</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/photonixfab-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pushing ahead with the European Union (EU)-funded photonixFAB initiative, the consortium partners have taken the first step on the path to industrialize the European silicon photonics value chain by providing early access to R&D and small-scale manufacturing through technology partners...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide substrate costs falling as larger diameters adopted</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trendforce-250324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the continuous surge in demand for silicon carbide (SiC) substrates in recent years, the call for cost reduction in SiC has been growing stronger, as the ultimate product price remains the key determinant for consumers, says market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BelGaN qualifies its BEL1 650V eGaN platform for volume production with orders from several lead customers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:09:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/belgan-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) open foundry BelGaN of Oudenaarde, Belgium has qualified its BEL1 first-generation 650V eGaN platform for volume production for several lead customers that placed orders. After achieving this milestone within just two years, BelGaN is now ready to scale up as a high-volume GaN foundry in Europe...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics and University of Glasgow collaborating to develop surface-emitting lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:56:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/vector-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) and an engineering unit at the University of Glasgow have signed a collaboration agreement to develop lasers that could have a use in manufacturing and consumer products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed tops out construction of John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/wolfspeed-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — hosted Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and other local officials, community partners and employees at a ‘last beam’ ceremony to celebrate the topping out of construction at the $5bn John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide, located in Siler City, Chatham County, NC. By the end of 2024, phase one of construction is expected to be completed on the 445-acre site...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expands portfolio of epiwafers for high-speed optical connectivity</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/iqe-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK is strengthening its portfolio of high-speed optical connectivity epiwafers to address increasing demands for artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, carrier and data-intensive workloads. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum enhances performance of 800ZR+ transceivers for broader applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/lumentum-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced performance enhancements to its 800ZR+ transceivers that enable the modules to serve a wider range of applications, including expanded use in metro and regional networks through the ability to interface directly into routers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF applies proprietary subwavelength surface-grating technology to datacom VCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trumpf-270324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets — has announced a “breakthrough” by transferring its proprietary, patented subwavelength surface-grating technology (developed since 2006 and implemented on tens of millions of VCSELs for sensing applications) from its sensing products to datacom VCSELs, where it is said to bring a competitive edge for the firm’s 100Gbps VCSEL with lower relative intensity noise (RIN) and robust polarization stability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF’s 980nm VCSEL extends transmission reach to 500m using optimized multimode fiber</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trumpf-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets — has announced a transmission reach extended to 500m with its 980nm VCSEL and a multi-mode fiber optimized for this wavelength...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent showcasing portfolio of new products and technology innovations at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/coherent-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3412 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March), materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is showcasing its new products and technologies for next-generation optical communications networks, as well as presenting at panels, technical sessions, and other OFC events...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum unveils innovations and demonstrations at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/lumentum2-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has introduced the latest additions to its suite of photonic products at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers demonstrating laser chip and array technology at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:52:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/sivers2-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies ICs and modules for communications and sensor solutions) says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — in collaboration with ecosystem partners — is demonstrating its laser chip and array technology at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avnet to distribute EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/epc-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA says that Avnet has agreed to be a global distributor for its line of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) power devices qualified for satellite and high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Semiconductors announces resignation of CEO Anders Storm</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/sivers-260324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies lasers for AI photonics and integrated chips & modules for communications and sensor solutions) says that CEO Anders Storm has decided to leave his position for new challenges outside the company. Sivers has initiated a global search for a new CEO. Storm will remain in post until the new CEO has taken office or until the end of his six-month notice period in September...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent announces first 6-inch InP scalable wafer fabs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:09:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/coherent-250324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has established what it says is the world’s first capability for 6-inch indium phosphide (InP) wafer fabrication, in its fabs in Sherman, Texas, and Järfälla, Sweden...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT’s Crowdcube funding round surpasses £1m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:49:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/qpt-250324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) Ltd of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2019 and develops GaN-based electric motor controls) says that its Crowdcube funding round (which closes soon) has surpassed £1m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide substrate costs falling as larger diameters adopted</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:42:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trendforce-250324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the continuous surge in demand for silicon carbide (SiC) substrates in recent years, the call for cost reduction in SiC has been growing stronger, as the ultimate product price remains the key determinant for consumers, says market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and Optomind demo 100Gbps VCSEL in 800Gbps transceiver at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trumpf-220324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (24–28 March), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets – is demonstrating 100Gbps VCSEL performance together with customer Optomind Inc of Suwon, South Korea, which provides optical interconnect solutions for data centers including artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) networks. With increasing demand for multi-channel high-speed data transmission in artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based hyperscale cloud computing space, 800Gbps data rate at 100Gbps per lane and beyond is essential...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs showcasing optical interconnect solutions for AI infrastructure at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:19:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/ayarlabs-220324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Jose, CA, USA is presenting its latest technology advances and ecosystem partnerships in booth #1511 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (24–28 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent debuts 800Gbps QSFP-DD form-factor transceiver module for IP-over-DWDM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:13:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/coherent-220324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (26–28 March), materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA is demonstrating its 800Gbps coherent transceiver module in QSFP-DD form factor, operated in 800G ZR mode transmitting over 9000ps/nm of dispersion (equivalent to about 450km of fiber)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Critical Materials announces discovery of gallium at Sheep Creek, Montana</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:45:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/uscriticalmaterials-210324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Private rare-earths exploration, development and process technology company US Critical Materials Corp of Salt Lake City, Utah, has confirmed what it calls a “strategically significant” deposit of high-grade gallium on its 6700 acres of claims in Sheep Creek, Montana...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus commercializing its GaN-on-Si patents</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:32:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/5nplus-210324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc (5N+) of Montreal, Québec, Canada is officially launching the commercialization rights for its portfolio of gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) patents which, it says, can enable the rapid prototype development and first-to-market commercialization of novel vertical GaN-on-Si power devices by companies operating in the high-power electronics (HPE), electric vehicles (EV) and artificial intelligence (AI) server sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EFFECT Photonics raises $38m in Series D funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/effectphotonics-210324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EFFECT Photonics b.v. – a spin off from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands – has secured $38m in a Series D funding round, led by Innovation Industries Strategic Partners Fund, backed by Dutch pension funds PMT and PME, along with co-investor Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund and participation from other existing investors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide power device market to grow to $5.33bn in 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:59:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trendforce-210324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Benefitting from robust demand from downstream applications, market research firm TrendForce forecasts that the silicon carbide (SiC) power device market will grow to $5.33bn by 2026, with mainstream applications still highly reliant on electric vehicles and renewable energy sources...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco releases fifth sustainability report</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:32:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/veeco-200324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has released its fifth Sustainability Report highlighting its progress towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. Reflecting 2023 data, this Sustainability Report demonstrates continued progress and commitment to executing a robust sustainability strategy, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber wins US order for Compact 21 research MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/riber-200324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources — has received an order from a US customer for a Compact 21 research MBE system, for delivery in 2024, to be used for the development of III-V semiconductor materials and devices for microelectronics and photonics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM awarded by Northrop Grumman for Supplier Excellence</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/macom-northropgrumman-200324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has received two awards at US-based aerospace & defense technology company Northrop Grumman Corp’s Supplier Excellence Awards...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vertical GaN power device firm Odyssey selling assets for $9.52m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/odyssey-190324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA — which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology — has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its assets for $9.52m in cash to “a large semiconductor company”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mersen gains €12m in European funding to develop polycrystalline SiC substrate manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/mersen-190324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mersen of Courbevoie, France (which focuses on electrical power and advanced materials for high-tech industries) is to benefit from subsidies totaling over €12m under the European Commission’s Important Project of Common European Interest program in MicroElectronics and Communication Technologies (IPCEI ME/CT)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC makes available 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design with 14–65V input range</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/epc-190324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has announced the availability of the EPC9193, a 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter using the EPC2619 eGaN FET. The EPC9193 operates with a wide input DC voltage ranging from 14V and 65V and has two configurations — a standard unit and a high-current version...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent awards Tower as Outstanding Innovation and Technology Supplier</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/coherent-180324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has recognized specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel as an Outstanding Innovation and Technology Supplier for its silicon photonics based optical transceiver products. The award recognizes Tower’s “unwavering long-term commitment to providing the most advanced technology solutions, enabling the development of Coherent’s market-leading multiple-data-rate nodes for high-speed optical transceivers based on Tower’s PH18 silicon photonics process technology”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaAs Labs sells Mission Microwave</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/gaaslab-180324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[California-based technology investment company GaAs Labs LLC has sold its portfolio company Mission Microwave Technologies LLC of Cypress, CA, USA — a provider of gallium nitride (GaN)-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and block upconverters (BUCs) to the satellite communications market — to an investment affiliate of US-based J.F. Lehman Company (JFLCO)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK becomes participating state in EU’s Chips Joint Undertaking, accessing €1.3bn Horizon Europe collaborative research funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/euchipju-150324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK has joined the European Union’s ‘Chips Joint Undertaking’ as a participating state, giving British semiconductor researchers and businesses enhanced access to a €1.3bn fund set aside from Horizon Europe (the European Union’s scientific research initiative) to support research in semiconductor technologies over 2021-2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers signs product development agreement for next-gen AI laser arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/sivers-150324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies ICs and modules for communications and sensor solutions) says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has signed a product development agreement with an undisclosed company, helping to develop photonic laser arrays enabling next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infinera launches 1.6Tb/s optics to reduce power per bit by up to 75% for AI-driven intra-data-center connectivity</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/infinera-150324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of San Jose, CA, USA — a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems — has announced ICE-D, a new line of high-speed intra-data-center optics based on monolithic indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology. ICE-D optics are designed to dramatically lower cost and power per bit while providing intra-data-center connectivity at speeds of 1.6 terabits per second (Tb/s) and greater. The technology enables data-center operators to cost-effectively keep pace with relentless growth in bandwidth, says Infinera...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Jena and TU Braunschweig collaborating on GaN-based photonic devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/optogan-140324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Although micro-LEDs exist as single chips and waveguides as fiber-optic cables, the materials required to make them are too heterogenous to integrate these electronics and photonics components onto a single chip. However, a novel etching technique could enable the combining of optoelectronic light sources and photonic fiber optics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM showcasing latest products at SATELLITE 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/macom-140324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) is showcasing its latest products for space and hi-reliability applications in booth #1427 at the SATELLITE 2024 event in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, USA (19–21 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Worksport to incorporate GaN into future versions of COR mobile battery generator system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/worksport-140324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Worksport Ltd of West Seneca, NY, USA (an automotive accessory manufacturer developing clean energy solutions) has announced a strategic move to integrate gallium nitride (GaN) in its upcoming product offerings...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon files lawsuit in USA against Innoscience</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/infineon-140324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Through its subsidiary Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has filed a lawsuit in the district court of the Northern District of California against gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd of Suzhou, China, and Innoscience America Inc and affiliates. Infineon is seeking permanent injunction for infringement of a United States patent relating to gallium nitride (GaN) technology owned by Infineon. The patent claims cover core aspects of GaN power semiconductors encompassing innovations that enable the reliability and performance of Infineon’s proprietary GaN devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Feit Electric files second white LED filament patent lawsuit</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/feit-140324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[California-based global lighting and smart home brand Feit Electronic Company Inc has commenced a second white LED filament patent enforcement action against Savant Technologies LLC doing business as GE Lighting in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Feit Electric says that, despite being warned, Savant imported and then sold white LED filament light bulbs marketed under the GE brand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI raises Series A funding to expand team, design and build active backplane ASIC, and create micro-LED display module for AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/micledi-120324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium — a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 — has announced a first closing of its Series A funding round with participation from imec.xpand, PMV, imec, KBC and SFPIM, demonstrating support for the firm’s commercial and technological progress achieved in the seed round. The seed round award plus additional non-dilutive funding in the form of grants and other vehicles from VLAIO brings total funding to date to nearly $30m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi realigns business groups to expand product portfolio and accelerate growth</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/onsemi-120324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has formed an Analog and Mixed-Signal Group (AMG) that will be led by newly appointed group president Sudhir Gopalswamy. The group will be focused on expanding onsemi’s portfolio of power management and sensor interface devices to unlock an additional $19.3bn total addressable market and accelerate the firm’s growth in the automotive, industrial and cloud-end markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFETs 2000V product family</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:39:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/infineon-120324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the CoolSiC MOSFETs 2000V in the TO-247PLUS-4-HCC package to meet designers’ demand for increased power density without compromising the system's reliability even under demanding high-voltage and switching frequency conditions. The CoolSiC MOSFETs offer a higher DC link voltage so that the power can be increased without increasing the current. It is claimed to be the first discrete silicon carbide device with a breakdown voltage of 2000V on the market and comes in a TO-247PLUS-4-HCC package with a creepage distance of 14mm and clearance distance of 5.4mm. With low switching losses, the devices are suitable for solar (e.g. string inverters) as well as energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC issues Phase-16 Reliability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:32:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/epc-120324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has issued its Phase-16 Reliability Report, documenting continued work using test-to-fail methodology and adding specific guidelines for overvoltage specifications and improving thermo-mechanical reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas unveils plans for 8–10kW power platform supporting 2025 AI power requirements</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/navitas-110324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced its artificial intelligence (AI) data center technology roadmap for to up to 3x power increase to support similar exponential growth in AI power demands expected in just the next 12–18 months...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quarterly smartphone production jumps 12.1% in Q4/2023</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:57:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trendforce-110324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Third-quarter 2023 saw a significant rebound in global smartphone production, marking the end of an eight-quarter slump, according to market research firm TrendForce. In a strategic year-end surge, brands amped up production to capture more market share, propelling fourth-quarter smartphone output up 12.1% to 337 million units. Despite this final-quarter growth, 2023 rounded off with a slight 2.1% dip in annual production — totaling 1.166 billion units...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF hosting multi-vendor interoperability demos and expert panels at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/oif-110324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) says that its record-breaking, multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (24–28 March) will spotlight interoperable solutions in 800ZR, 400ZR and OpenZR+ optics; Energy Efficient Interfaces (EEI) & Co-Packaging; 112G and 224G Common Electrical I/O (CEI); and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marvell’s Nagarajan to receive Optica’s 2024 David Richardson Medal</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:57:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/marvell-110324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America, OSA) says that Dr Radhakrishnan Nagarajan has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the David Richardson Medal. Nagarajan is honored for the successful manufacturing and commercialization of indium phosphide (InP)- and silicon (Si)-based photonic integrated circuits for use as optical interconnects with a wide range of applications. Described as an insightful engineer and outstanding innovator and mentor, Nagarajan’s ability to move from concept to commercialization and deployment continues to have a profound impact on our industry, says Optica...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tokyo Institute of Technology’s Kenichi Iga awarded Optica’s Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:45:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/optica-tokyotech-110324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America, OSA) has named Kenichi Iga, Professor Emeritus and former president of Tokyo Institute of Technology, as recipient of the 2024 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize for his “pioneering contributions and visionary leadership in the field of semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics and a dedication to training and educating future generations”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Optica’s Holonyak Award for Boston University’s Ted Moustakas</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2024 17:09:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/bostonuni-moustakas-080324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Theodore Moustakas (ECE, MSE, Physics) — Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Photonics and Optoelectronics at Boston University (BU) — has been awarded the Nick Holonyak Jr Award by Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America, OSA) for his pioneering contributions to nitride semiconductor materials and optical devices that helped build the foundation for efficient blue and ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q4 revenue grows to record €214.2m, aiding full-year growth of 36%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Mar 2024 12:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/aixtron-080324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2023, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported record revenue of €214.2m, up 30% on €165m last quarter and up 17% on €183.2m a year ago: This is also about three times first-quarter 2023’s revenue of €77.2m, underlining Aixtron’s flexibility in its supply chain and manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Linköping micro-LED spin-off Polar Light Technologies appoints CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2024 14:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/polarlighttechnologies-070324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Polar Light Technologies (PLT) — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Sweden’s Linköping University — has appointed Oskar Fajerson as CEO to lead it through the final stages of research and into commercialization of its micro-LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-tolerant S-band LNA for high-rel space and radar applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2024 09:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/teledynee2vhirel-070324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of the TDLNA2050SEP radiation-tolerant S-band low-noise amplifier (LNA), suitable for demanding high-reliability, space and radar applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption and small package footprint are critical to mission success. Developed on a 90nm enhancement-mode pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) process, the new LNA is available in an 8-pin dual-flat no-lead (DFN) 2mm x 2mm x 0.75mm plastic surface-mount package, and is qualified per MIL‑PRF‑38534 Class K...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux shipping 1550nm InGaAs APDs in volume as export orders drive demand</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2024 15:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/phlux-060324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Phlux Technology (which was spun out of the UK’s Sheffield University in December 2022) has won a six-figure (GBP)-value export contract and is now shipping production quantities of its 1550nm indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay completes acquisition of Nexperia’s Newport Wafer Fab following UK Government approval</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/vishay-060324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has completed its acquisition of the wafer fabrication facility and operations in Newport, South Wales, UK of Netherlands-based Nexperia B.V. for about $177m in cash on hand (net of cash acquired)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed launches New York Semiconductor Registered Apprenticeship Program with support from National Institute of Innovation and Technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2024 16:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/wolfspeed-050324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Institute for Innovation and Technology (NIIT) and the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) has applauded Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — for the establishment of its New York Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). As part of its role in the USA’s semiconductor talent pipeline development, the Institute serves as the USDOL’s national Intermediary responsible for expanding Registered Apprenticeships (RAs) throughout the semiconductor and nanotechnology industry supply chains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFET Generation 2</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2024 14:17:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/infineon-050324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has introduced its next generation of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET trench technology. The new CoolSiC MOSFET 650V and 1200V Generation 2 is said to improve MOSFET key performance figures such as stored energies and charges by up to 20% compared with the prior generation without compromising quality and reliability levels, leading to higher overall energy efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Asian customer orders automated Riber MBE 412 system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2024 14:08:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/riber-050324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources — has received a multi-million Euro order from a new customer in Asia for an automated MBE 412 system in order to strengthen its fundamental and advanced nitride research capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus expands range of Gen 2 CCT tunable COBs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2024 09:31:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/luminus-050324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its Gen 2 CCT tunable chip-on-board (COB) LED portfolio with the introduction of the CTM-18 and CTM-22. Both feature the same 6500K to 2700K color combination of the exiting CTM-6, CTM-9 and CTM-14, along with two additional CCT (correlated color temperature) ranges: 4000K to 1800K and high-melanopic 5000K Salud to 2200K...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum appoints Jae Kim as senior VP, general counsel &amp; secretary</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2024 15:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/lumentum-040324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has appointed Jae Kim as senior VP, general counsel & corporate secretary, reporting to president & CEO Alan Lowe. Kim will be responsible for leading Lumentum’s Legal department, including Corporate Affairs, Commercial Transactions, Trade Compliance, and Intellectual Property. He will also be responsible for Facilities, Real Estate and Security...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LED lighting industry to see 5.8 billion units of secondary replacement demand for LED lamps and luminaires in 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2024 14:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/trendforce-040324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce’s latest reports indicate a significant turning point for the LED lighting market in 2024, as an estimated quantity of 5.8 billion LED lamps and luminaires reach the end of their lifespan. This is set to trigger a substantial wave of secondary replacements, breathing new life into the market and boosting total LED lighting demand to 13.4 billion units, the firm adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM re-assessing micro-LED strategy after Apple project cancelled</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2024 10:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/amsosram-040324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After having been informed of the unexpected cancellation of a cornerstone project for its micro-LED program, ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany says that it is re-assessing its micro-LED strategy. Discussions with the related customer — reported to be Apple — are ongoing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr ships new high-power-configured FOX-XP system for wafer-level burn-in and stabilization of silicon photonics ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2024 09:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/aehr-040324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has shipped the first order from a major silicon photonics customer for a new high-power configuration of its FOX-XP system for volume production wafer-level burn-in and stabilization of next-generation silicon photonics integrated circuits (ICs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration raises €15m in Series B funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 11:37:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/wise-integration-010324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuits and digital-control technologies for power supplies — has raised €15m in a Series B funding round led by imec.xpand and joined by Supernova Invest, BNP Paribas Developpement, Région Sud Investissement (RSI), Creazur, CASRA Capital and Angels for Greentech...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM's EcoGaN used in Innergie’s 45W output USB-C charger C4 Duo</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 10:35:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/rohm-010324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor says that its 650V GaN device (EcoGaN) has been adopted in the C4 Duo, a 45W output USB-C charger from Innergie, a brand of Taiwan-based power supply maker Delta Electronics Inc...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches first GaN FET with 1mΩ on-resistance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2024 10:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/mar/epc-010324.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched the 100V, 1mΩ EPC2361, which is claimed to be the lowest on-resistance gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor (FET) on the market, offering double the power density compared with EPC’s prior-generation products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:21:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/semiconductor-today-290224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo launches four 1200V silicon carbide modules in compact E1B package</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:44:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/qorvo-290224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced four 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) modules in a compact E1B package with low on-resistance RDS(on), namely the 19mΩ, 50A UHB50SC12E1BC3N and 9.4mΩ, 100A UHB100SC12E1BC3N half-bridge modules and the 70mΩ, 15A UFB15C12E1BC3N and 35mΩ, 25A UFB25SC12E1BC3N full-bridge modules. The highly efficient SiC modules are suitable for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, energy storage, industrial power supplies and solar power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches 750V G1 CoolSiC MOSFET product family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:29:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/infineon-280224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the 750V G1 discrete CoolSiC MOSFET to meet the increasing demand for higher efficiency and power density in industrial and automotive power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil integrates III-V DFB lasers and amplifiers with standard silicon photonics in production at Tower</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:20:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/scintil-tower-280224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of augmented silicon photonic integrated circuits (integrated laser arrays, 800Gb/s transmitters and receivers, tunable transmitters and receivers, as well as optical I/O for near-chip and chip-chip communication), has announced the integration of III-V distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and amplifiers with standard silicon photonics technology in production at foundry Tower Semiconductor, marking a pivotal step in its supply chain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ancora’s double-side-cooling GaN FET demonstrates robustness and long-term reliability</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/ancora-280224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless design company Ancora Semiconductor Inc (an affiliate of Taiwan-headquartered power supply maker Delta Electronics Inc) recently passed a series of rigorous DMTBF (demonstrated mean time between failures) tests for its double-sided-cooling gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistor. These tests have verified that Ancora components can maintain superior performance over long periods (200,000 hours), highlighting the high reliability and dependability of its products. The product line has been incorporated into the XPG FUSION 1600W Titanium-grade power supply developed in collaboration with Delta Electronics and ADATA Technology Co Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations launches InnoMux-2 switcher IC family with multiple, independently regulated outputs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/powerintegrations-280224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has launched the InnoMux-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power-supply ICs. InnoMux-2 ICs consolidate AC–DC and downstream DC–DC conversion stages into a single chip, providing up to three independently regulated outputs for use in white goods, industrial systems, displays and other applications requiring multiple voltages. Elimination of separate DC–DC stages slashes component count, reduces PCB footprint and increases efficiency by as much as 10 percentage points compared with traditional two-stage architectures. Efficiency is aided by the ICs’ 750V PowiGaN gallium nitride transistors, zero-voltage switching (without an active clamp) and synchronous rectification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DOE launches $2.25m American-Made Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:03:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/doe-270224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) has launched the $2.25m American-Made Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize. This contest invites competitors to propose, design, build and test state-of-the-art SiC semiconductor packaging prototypes to enable these devices to work more effectively in high-voltage environments such as energy storage. The prize is part of the American-Made Challenges program, which fosters collaboration between the USA’s entrepreneurs and innovators, DOE’s National Labs, and the private sector...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LED packaging market to grow at 3.9% CAGR from $16bn in 2024 to $19.4bn in 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:29:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/marketsandmarkets-270224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The LED packaging market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% from US$16bn in 2024 to US$19.4bn in 2029, forecasts a new report from MarketsandMarkets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Report analyses economic impact of First Solar’s US manufacturing and supply chain investments</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:20:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/firstsolar-270224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has released what is believed to be the first comprehensive economic analysis of a vertically integrated solar manufacturer’s value chain in the USA. Commissioned by First Solar and conducted by the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the study used IMPLAN economic software to analyze First Solar’s actual and forecasted US spending in 2023 and 2026, when the company expects to have 14GW of annual nameplate capacity across Alabama, Louisiana and Ohio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave showcases performance improvements with GaN-on-Si technology at MWC Barcelona</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:12:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/finwave-270224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its meeting room (Hall 2, #2D12MR) on the show floor at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona (26–29 February), Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA is hosting demonstrations of its latest technology and products, including unveiling the newest performance benchmarks with its gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology and high-power switches targeting the infrastructure and handset markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Arrow and Infineon collaborate to help eInfochips accelerate EV charger development</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:15:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/infineon-arrow-260224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arrow Electronics Inc and its engineering services company eInfochips are working with Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany to help eInfochips’ customers accelerate the development of electric vehicle (EV) chargers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s quarterly revenue rebounds by 18% in Q4/2023</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/axt-260224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – says that its full-year revenue fell by 46.3% from $141.1m in 2022 to $75.8m in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK Siltron CSS secures conditional commitment from US DOE for $544m loan</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/sksiltron-230224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron CSS of Auburn, MI, USA (a subsidiary of South Korea-based wafer manufacturer SK Siltron, a part of South Korea's second-largest conglomerate SK Group) has secured a conditional commitment from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for a loan of up to $544m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm quarterly product revenue falls by 11% due to short-term demand pushouts</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:27:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/transphorm-220224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2024 (to end-December 2023), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of $4. 67m, up 3.9% on $4.49m a year ago but down 6.8% on $5m last quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas powers Samsung Galaxy S24 with integrated AI</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/navitas-210224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced that its GaNFast power ICs drive Samsung’s 25W ‘Super-Fast Charging’ (SFC) for the new, AI-enhanced Galaxy S24 smartphone...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives $23m in new follow-on orders</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/aehr-210224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received new follow-on orders totaling $23m from existing customers for FOX wafer-level test & burn-in products to be used for production and engineering qualification needs for wafer-level burn-in and screening of their silicon carbide devices. Customer-requested shipping dates for these orders range from immediate shipment through the end of Aehr’s current fiscal year, which ends on 31 May...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI launches new power conversion device portfolios at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:12:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/ti-210224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced two new power conversion device portfolios to help engineers achieve more power in smaller spaces, providing what is claimed to be the highest power density at a lower cost. TI’s new 100V integrated gallium nitride (GaN) power stages feature thermally enhanced dual-side-cooled package technology to simplify thermal designs and achieve the highest power density in mid-voltage applications at more than 1.5kW/in3. The firm’s new 1.5W isolated DC/DC modules with integrated transformers are claimed to be the industry's smallest and most power-dense, helping engineers to shrink the isolated bias power-supply size in automotive and industrial systems by over 89%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent’s Mattera to retire as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/coherent-200224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that Dr Vincent (Chuck) D. Mattera Jr is to retire as CEO following the commencement of employment of his successor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries gains $1.5bn in CHIPS and Science Act funding</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/gf-200224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the US CHIPS and Science Act, the US Department of Commerce has announced $1.5bn in planned direct funding for New York-headquartered GlobalFoundries (GF), which is celebrating 15 year of operations and is the only US-based pure-play foundry with a global manufacturing footprint including facilities in the USA, Europe and Singapore. The investment aims to enable GF to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense and other vital markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Dowa Electronic Materials unveils SWIR LEDs with record efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:21:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/dowa-200224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dowa Electronic Materials Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan has developed and released a high-efficiency short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) LED chip series with what is claimed to be record luminous efficiency in the peak wavelength range 1200–1900nm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC highlighting power electronics solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/epc-200224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1045 at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2024) in Long Beach, CA, USA (25–29 February), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — is highlighting what it claims is the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of GaN-based power conversion solutions. With a focus on efficiency, reliability and performance, EPC says that its GaN-based products offer advantages for applications such as DC-DC converters, motor drives, and renewable energy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ adds full-bridge configuration to QSiC 1200V SiC MOSFET module</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/semiq-190224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices — has unveiled the latest addition to its QSiC family. The QSiC 1200V SiC MOSFET modules in full-bridge configurations deliver near-zero switching loss, significantly improving efficiency, reducing heat dissipation, and allowing the use of smaller heat-sinks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s Q4 semiconductor revenue up 17% sequentially</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:12:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/veeco-190224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2023, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $173.9m, down 2% on $177.4m last quarter but up 13% on $153.8m a year ago. It is also near the top of the guidance range (which had been raised in mid-January from $155–175m to $165–175m), driven by growth in semiconductor applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass and Applied Energetics sign MoU to collaborate</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/bluglass-160224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on its GaN distributed feedback (DFB) lasers being used by US-based advanced defence and dual-use photonics company Applied Energetics Inc in its advanced systems development for next-generation military and commercial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas celebrates tenth anniversary</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/navitas-150224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a series of events during 2024, beginning with the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2024) and ‘GaNFast Blast!’ celebration in Long Beach, CA, USA from 26 February, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is marking 10 years of innovation and growth in a broad range of fast-growing markets, from ultra-fast mobile charging to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, renewable energy and EVs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon highlights power solutions portfolio at APEC 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:24:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/infineon-150224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2024) in Long Beach, CA, USA (25–29 February), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has detailed its plans to highlight what it claims is the industry’s broadest range of power electronic devices – spanning silicon, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) materials – including wide-bandgap solutions offering the highest efficiency and power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC GaN FETs deliver power density and efficiency for computing, industrial and consumer DC/DC converters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:45:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/epc-140224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has announced the availability of several reference designs that feature EPC GaN FETs and Analog Devices Inc (ADI) controllers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches first rad-hard GaN power stage IC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/epcspace-140224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride power management solutions for space and other harsh environments) has launched a 50V, 6A rad-hard GaN power stage IC designed for space applications. The EPC7011L7SH is a single-chip driver plus eGaN FET half-bridge power stage IC in a compact aluminium nitride ceramic surface-mount technology package. Integration is implemented using EPC’s proprietary GaN IC technology. Input logic interface, level shifting, bootstrap charging and gate drive buffer circuits along with eGaN output FETs configured as a half-bridge are integrated within a monolithic chip with high-speed switching capability of 2+MHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK tech firms start commercial negotiations at SEMICON Korea</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/uk-apacprogram-130224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alongside a UK Government Department for Business & Trade mission at the SEMICON Korea event in Seoul (31 January – 2 February), as part of the Government-funded UK–APAC Tech Growth Programme seven British tech companies had 51 introductory business development meetings with South Korean corporations, resulting in several now being engaged in commercial negotiations with potential Korean customers and partners...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult’s achievements over 2018–2023 outlined in independent report</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:18:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/csacatapult-130224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new independent impact evaluation report spanning 2018–2023 undertaken by UK-based full-service research and evaluation agency Harlow Consulting on behalf of Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult finds that CSA Catapult has made significant achievements since its inception in 2018, despite facing many challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures $4.3m via share placement, and launches share purchase plan offer to raise up to $9m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/bluglass-130224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received $4.3m in commitments from institutional and sophisticated investors via a share placement at an issue price of $0.037 per share...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bami Bastani appointed executive chairman of Sivers Semiconductors Inc</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/sivers-120224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Semiconductors Inc has appointed Dr Bami Bastani as US executive chairman, and that he has also been nominated as the chairman of the board of directors of Sivers Semiconductors AB...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF showcasing interoperability at OFC with record 47 member companies</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/oif-120224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) says that at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC 2024) in San Diego, CA, USA (24-28 March) a record 47 member companies are showcasing the interoperable solutions that are addressing the unprecedented demand for next-generation data-center networking, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and disaggregation applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 27.5% to $366.8m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:04:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/lumentum-120224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to 30 December 2023), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has reported revenue of $366.8m, down 27.5% on $506m a year ago but up 15.5% on $317.6m last quarter, and above the midpoint of the $350–380m guidance. However, $59.5m of this came from a partial quarter (about eight weeks) of revenue after the acquisition on 7 November of Cloud Light Technology Ltd of Hong Kong (which designs and makes optical transceiver modules for automotive sensors and data-center interconnect applications), mostly from very strong shipments of 800G transceivers for artificial intelligence (AI) platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s quarterly revenue up 44.5% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2024 16:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/quorvo-090224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2024 (to 30 December 2023), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $1073.9m, down 2.7% on $1103.5m last quarter but up 44.5% on $743.3m a year ago. This exceeds the high point of the guidance range (of $1bn, plus or minus $25m) by $49m. “Revenue continues to benefit from significant content gains at our largest customer,” says chief financial officer Grant Brown...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soctera demos superior thermal performance in GaN HEMTs for next-gen telecoms and radar</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2024 10:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/soctera-090224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Soctera of Ithaca, NY USA (a developer of thermally optimized III-nitride millimeter-wave power amplifiers) has demonstrated high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) exhibiting a peak surface temperature rise of just 59°C while dissipating 10.4W/mm. Typical gallium nitride (GaN) HEMTs reach the standard operating temperature limit of 225°C when dissipating about 5W/mm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ESK-SIC and Kyocera to co-develop sustainable production of silicon carbide </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Feb 2024 09:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/kyocera-esk-sic-090224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ESK-SIC GmbH of Frechen near Cologne, Germany (which manufactures high-performance materials for industrial applications) and Kyocera (which manufactures technical ceramics and semiconductor technologies) have entered into a strategic partnership to develop solutions for the sustainable production of silicon carbide (SiC) and associated end-products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm showcasing GaN power conversion range at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Feb 2024 13:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/transphorm-080224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA says that it is showcasing its broad spectrum (low to high power) gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion solutions in booth 1813 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2024) in Long Beach, CA, USA (25–29 February), at which it is a Silver Partner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Feit Electric begins patent enforcement action against Ledvance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Feb 2024 10:33:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/feit-080224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[California-based global lighting and smart home brand Feit Electronic Company Inc has commenced patent infringement action against Ledvance LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Feit Electric says that, despite being warned, Ledvance imported and then sold white LED filament light bulbs marketed under the brand name Sylvania...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s £11m REWIRE Innovation and Knowledge Centre to develop wide/ultrawide-bandgap high-voltage power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Feb 2024 09:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/rewireikc-bristol-080224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With funding of £11m from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK (both part of UK Research and Innovation), the new Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE is being led by professor Martin Kuball and his team at the University of Bristol, with support from partners at the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick, as well as industry partners including Ampaire, BMW, Bosch, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), Element-Six Technologies, General Electric, Hitachi Energy, IQE, Oxford Instruments, Siemens, ST Microelectronics and Toshiba...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Worksport using Infineon’s GaN power transistors in converters of its portable power stations</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2024 18:12:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/infineon-070224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced a collaboration in which its GS-065-060-5-B-A gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors will be used by Worksport Ltd of West Seneca, NY, USA in the converters for its portable power stations in order to increase their efficiency and power density. Enabled by Infineon’s GaN transistors, the power converters will be lighter and smaller in size with reduced system costs. In addition, Infineon will support Worksport in the optimization of circuits and layout design to further reduce size and increase power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU evaluating strategic alternatives</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2024 16:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/nuburu-070224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has engaged Northland Capital Markets as its financial advisor in connection with its evaluation of strategic alternatives. With assistance from Northland and its other advisors, the NUBURU will assess a full range of strategic alternatives, including a sale, merger, divestiture, recapitalization, going private transaction, additional financing, and other significant transactions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks reports record cash flow, despite quarterly revenue falling 9.6% year-on-year to $1.2bn</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2024 19:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/skyworks-060224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to 29 December 2023) Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1201.5m, down 1.4% on $1218.8m last quarter and 9.6% on $1329.3m a year ago, but slightly above the midpoint of the $1175-1225m guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VMAX using Infineon’s CoolSiC hybrid discrete with TRENCHSTOP 5 Fast-Switching IGBT and CoolSiC Schottky diode</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2024 16:01:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/infineon-050224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its new CoolSiC hybrid discrete with TRENCHSTOP 5 Fast-Switching insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and CoolSiC Schottky diode has been chosen by VMAX (a Chinese manufacturer of power electronics and motor drives for new energy vehicles) for its next-generation 6.6kW OBC/DC-DC on-board chargers. Infineon’s components come in a D2PAK package and combine ultra-fast TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBTs with half-rated free-wheeling SiC Schottky barrier diodes to achieve the optimum cost-performance ratio for both hard and soft-switching topologies. Due to their performance, optimized power density and quality, the power devices are suitable for VMAX’s on-board chargers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo launches automotive-qualified 9m 750V SiC FET in D2PAK-7L package</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2024 15:35:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/qorvo-050224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has unveiled an automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) field effect transistor (FET) offering what is claimed to be an industry-best on-resistance RDS(on) of 9m in a compact D2PAK-7L package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s quarterly revenue grows 20% year-on-year, as design-wins hit a record $2.9bn</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Feb 2024 15:23:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/wolfspeed-050224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to end-December 2023), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has reported revenue of $208.4m, up 5.6% on $197.4m last quarter and up nearly 20% on $173.8m a year ago, and above the midpoint of the $192–222m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Arkansas professor receives $300,000 NSF grant to research gallium oxide-based EV traction inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Feb 2024 11:13:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/arkansas-020224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $300,000 grant to Xiaoqing Song, an assistant professor in the University of Arkansas‘ Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, to support his research project focused on advancing high-density and high-operation-temperature traction inverters. His project explores the integration of gallium oxide ( Ga2O3) packaged power modules to enhance the power density and temperature range of electric vehicles (EVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlighting GaN and SiC applications at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Feb 2024 10:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/navitas-020224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its ‘Planet Navitas’ booth #1353 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2024) in the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA, USA (26-29 February), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is highlighting how GaN and SiC technology is enabling the latest solutions for fully electrified housing, transportation and industry. Examples range from TV power to home-appliance motors and compressors, electric vehicle (EV) charging, solar/micro-grid installations, and data-center power systems. Each highlights end-user benefits, such as increased portability, longer range, faster charging, and grid-independence, plus a focus on how low-carbon-footprint GaN and SiC technology can save over 6Gtons/year CO2 by 2050...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s revenue grows by 41% to €39.2m in 2023, as systems revenue almost doubles</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2024 16:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/riber-010224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2023, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €23m, up 48% on €15.6m in Q4/2022 a year ago, and following revenue of just €3.7m, €8.5m and €4m in Q1, Q2 and Q3/2023, respectively...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo to acquire Anokiwave</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2024 09:39:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/qorvo-010224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Anokiwave Inc – which provides high-performance silicon integrated circuits (ICs) for intelligent active array antennas for defense & aerospace, SATCOM and 5G applications. The transaction is expected to close during the March quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco ships GEN20-Q MBE system to Taiwan’s Hermes-Epitek</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2024 09:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/feb/veeco-010224.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has shipped a GEN20-Q molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system to Hermes-Epitek, a semiconductor and optoelectronics client based in the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/semiconductor-today-310124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI demos device-ready micro-LEDs with micro-lenses at SPIE AR-VR-MR</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/micledi-310124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium — a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 —showcased its range of red, green and blue (R, G and B) µLEDs at the SPIE AR-VR-MR 2024 exhibition in San Francisco, CA, USA (30–31 January), colocated with Photonics West 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases single-supply, radiation-tolerant 0.3-3GHz LNA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:20:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/teledyne-e2vhirel-310124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of the model TDLNA0430SEP radiation-tolerant UHF to S-band low-noise amplifier (LNA), suitable for demanding high-reliability space applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption and small package footprint are critical to mission success...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>JEDEC publishes guidelines for reverse-bias reliability evaluation of GaN power conversion devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:56:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/jedec-300124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (which develops standards for the microelectronics industry) has published ‘JEP198: Guideline for Reverse Bias Reliability Evaluation Procedures for Gallium Nitride Power Conversion Devices’. Developed by the JC-70.1 Gallium Nitride Subcommittee of JEDEC’s JC-70 Wide Bandgap Power Conversion Semiconductor Committee (which was formed in October 2017 with 23 member companies, rising to over 80 now), JEP198 is available for free download from the JEDEC website...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches its first laser products</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/luminusdevices-300124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of green and blue lasers catering to a wide range of applications including entertainment lighting, laser projection display, leveling and measurement, and biometric monitoring...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT gains a second GaN Systems co-founder as advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:39:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/qpt-300124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2019) says that a second co-founder of GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications), Girvan Patterson, has joined his fellow co-founder Geoff Haynes, former VP of business development at GaN Systems, as an advisor to QPT. Patterson was CEO at GaN Systems (now part of Infineon) for over eight years and has been the founder of three major start-ups and led seven IPOs and M&A transactions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductor substrate market growing at 17% CAGR to $3.3bn in 2029</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:35:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/yole-300124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The compound semiconductor substrate market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% to $3.3bn in 2029, according to the report ‘Status of Compound Semiconductors Industry 2024’ by market analyst firm Yole Group...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silvaco joins GaN Valley ecosystem</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/silvaco-ganvalley-300124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silvaco Group Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA (which provides electronic design automation software and semiconductor design IP for process and device development) has joined GaN Valley to help advance the state of the art in designing efficient gallium nitride (GaN) power devices and enable its customers to innovate with its Victory TCAD (technology computer-aided design) platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Anker open joint Innovation Application Center in Shenzhen</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:53:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/infineon-anker-260124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced its joint Innovation Application Center in Shenzhen with mobile charging and consumer electronics products firm Anker Innovations of Changsha, Hunan, China. With the center already fully operating, it is paving the way for more energy-efficient and CO2-saving charging solutions that support decarbonization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF adds two ¼W linear PAs and two LNAs, targeting cellular compensators for automotive market</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/guerrillarf-260124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has announced the formal release of two ¼W linear power amplifiers PAs and two low-noise amplifiers LNAs earmarked specifically for the automotive market. All four devices were qualified to meet rigorous AEC-Q100 quality standards — a critical benchmark for semiconductor devices used in automotive applications. These new PAs and LNAs are used primarily in cellular compensators (essentially cellular ‘signal boosters’ serving to amplify and enhance cellular signals within the cabin of vehicles)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KYOCERA SLD Laser demos high-speed underwater wireless optical communication and custom GaN laser capabilities</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/kyocerasld-260124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1667 (Hall C) at SPIE Photonics West 2024 (30 January–1 February), KYOCERA SLD Laser Inc (KSLD) of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which is commercializing gallium nitride (GaN)-based laser light sources for automotive, mobility, specialty lighting and consumer applications — is demonstrating new LaserLight technologies including a high-speed, bidirectional link for underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) and custom-chip GaN laser capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and SHINRY open joint R&amp;D power lab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/navitas-shinry-250124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA and SHINRY of Shenzhen, China (a tier-1 supplier of on-board power supplies to auto-makers such as Honda, Hyundai, BYD, Geely, XPENG, and BAIC) have opened a joint R&D power laboratory to accelerate the development of new-energy vehicle (NEV) power systems enabled by Navitas’ GaNFast technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon providing 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET devices for Sinexcel’s energy storage systems</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:50:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/infineon-250124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has announced a partnership in which it will provide its 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET power semiconductor devices — in combination with EiceDRIVER compact 1200V single-channel isolated gate drive ICs — to Sinexcel Electric Co Ltd of Shenzhen, China (a provider of core power equipment and solutions for the energy Internet) to further improve the efficiency of energy storage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux unveils Noiseless InGaAs APDs as first products</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:49:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/phlux-250124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensor designer and manufacturer Phlux Technology (which was spun out of the UK’s Sheffield University, with a seed funding round of £4m led by Octopus Ventures in December 2022) has announced its first products, the Aura family of 1550nm infrared (IR) devices based on the firm’s Noiseless InGaAs APD technology. The sensors are claimed to be 12x more sensitive than traditional best-in-class indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) APDs. As a result, the operating range of LiDAR, laser range-finders, and optical fiber test equipment can be extended by up to 50% with Phlux sensors, which are drop-in replacements for existing surface-mount or TO-packaged components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia launches chip-scale LED with horizontal light distribution</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:11:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/nichia-240124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan — the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs — has commercialized a chip-scale LED (part number NFSWL11A-D6) that achieves a horizontal light distribution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV shares Photonics West booth with new distribution partner Marktech</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/silannauv-marktech-240124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the SPIE Photonics West 2024 exhibition in San Francisco, CA, USA (30 January–1 February), UV-C LED maker Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia is sharing booth #237 with Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA (a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies), denoting the start of Marktech commencing distribution of Silanna’s new 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs, which are said to enable safer, more eco-friendly, lower-power germicidal UV solutions, and chemical or material sensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments supplies ALD system to UK micro-LED maker</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:10:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/oipt-240124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Oxford Instruments says that its atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment has been installed at an “award-winning UK micro-LED provider” to support the latest consumer-immersive reality products and display devices. The system is used to deposit high-K dielectric ultra-thin films for high-density, very high-brightness, low-power and high-frame-rate RGB pixel arrays for consumer augmented-, virtual- and mixed-reality devices and smart watches...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber wins order from Asia for three production MBE systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/riber-240124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources — has received an order from a “major compound semiconductor industrial customer in Asia” for three production systems: two MBE 412 systems and one MBE 6000 system (for delivery in 2024)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to sample new J3-Series SiC and silicon power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:43:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/mitsubishielectric-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to release six new J3-Series power semiconductor modules for various electric vehicles (xEVs), featuring either a silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC-MOSFET) or a silicon-based RC-IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor), with compact designs and scalability for use in the inverters of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). All six J3-Series products will be available for sample shipments from 25 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to sample new J3-Series SiC and silicon power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/mitsubishielectric-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to release six new J3-Series power semiconductor modules for various electric vehicles (xEVs), featuring either a silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC-MOSFET) or a silicon-based RC-IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor), with compact designs and scalability for use in the inverters of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). All six J3-Series products will be available for sample shipments from 25 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ debuting QSiC 1200V MOSFET modules at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:58:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/semiq-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2245 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2024) in Long Beach, CA (25–29 February), SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices — is debuting new portfolio of QSiC 1200V MOSFET modules, which are designed to operate reliably in challenging conditions and enable high-performance, high-density implementation while minimizing both dynamic and static losses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech and Powerchip partner on mass producing 200mm GaN-on-Si micro-LEDs for displays</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:49:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/porotech-powerchip-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless micro-LED company Poro Technologies Ltd (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material and has an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) have announced a strategic partnership in micro-LEDs for display applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Wolfspeed expand and extend multi-year 150mm SiC wafer supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/infineon-wolfspeed-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — have expanded and extended their existing long-term 150mm silicon carbide wafer supply agreement, originally signed in February 2018 (when Wolfspeed was known as Cree). The extended partnership includes a multi-year capacity reservation agreement. It contributes to Infineon’s general supply chain stability, also with regard to the growing demand for silicon carbide semiconductor products for automotive, solar and electric vehicle (EV) applications and energy storage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Busch and Pfeiffer Vacuum jointly constructing sales, systems and service center in Switzerland</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/busch-pfeiffer-230124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vacuum pumps and systems manufacturer Busch Vacuum Solutions of Maulburg, Germany and Pfeiffer Vacuum of Aßlar, Germany (also part of the Busch Group) are jointly constructing a new sales, systems and service center in Sisseln, Switzerland, 35km east of Basel, for completion in 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Photonics receives $860,000 follow-up orders from US Fortune 100 customer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/sivers-photonics-220124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has received new orders and requests worth about $860,000 (SEK9m) from its first established US Fortune 100 customer, estimated to be delivered mostly during first-half 2024 (including some contingency planning that up to 25% that may be delivered later)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VCSELence Torino inaugurated as VCSEL center of excellence in Italy</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:10:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/vcselence-220124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the IEIIT-Reunion in Turin, Italy on 20 December, VCSELence Torino was inaugurated as a center of excellence (CoE). The primary scientific and technological goals are to investigate vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) for applications in high-speed optical fiber data transmission links and optical sensing. Relying on its established technical background in VCSELs, VCSELence targets the experimental exploitation of these devices, pushing their application beyond the current limits by performing modelling of the in-laser phenomena, supported by in-house experiments, with final testing of the device in the entire system...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar acquires facility for use as distribution center to serve expanding Ohio manufacturing footprint</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/firstsolar-220124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has acquired a 1.2 million square-foot facility in Troy Township, Ohio. Formerly known as Peloton Output Park, the facility is expected to be repurposed into a new distribution center serving First Solar’s Ohio manufacturing footprint, which comprises three manufacturing facilities with a combined annual nameplate capacity of about 6GW at the end of 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches SYNIOS P1515 automotive signaling LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/amsosram-220124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched a series of sidelooker, low-power LEDs that, it claims, simplify design, are easier to implement and enables the creation of a homogeneous appearance in extended light bars and other automotive rear lighting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF’s Q4 revenue almost doubles year-on-year to record $4.7m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/guerrillarf-190124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2023, Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has reported revenue of $4.7m, up 38% on $3.4m in Q32023 and up 95.8% on $2.4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia’s blue and green laser diodes receive Scientific and Technical Award from Academy of Motion Picture</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/nichia-190124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan — the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs — says that its laser diode technology has been recognized for its contribution to the advancement of the motion picture industry by receiving a Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches VCSEL-based illumination module platform for short- and mid-range LiDAR in automotive safety and industrial robotic vision</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/coherent-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has introduced of an illumination module platform for short- and mid-range light detection & ranging (LiDAR) in automotive safety and robotic vision in industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF unveils CEI-112G-XSR+-PAM4 Extended Extra Short Reach IA</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/oif-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has published a new Implementation Agreement (IA) for Common Electrical I/O (CEI) CEI-112G-XSR+-PAM4 Extended Extra Short Reach...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm launches two 4-lead TO-247 GaN FETs for high-power server, renewable, industrial power conversion</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:52:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/transphorm-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and makes JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the availability of two new 650V SuperGaN devices in a 4-lead TO-247 package (TO-247-4L)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Revasum Inc and Asahi Diamond America collaborate on silicon carbide wafer grinding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:45:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/revasum-asahidiamondamerica-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker Revasum Inc of San Luis Obispo, CA, USA and Asahi Diamond America Inc, a provider of diamond and cubic boron nitride tools, have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing silicon carbide (SiC) wafer grinding...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco revises revenue guidance for Q4/23 from $155–175m to $165–175m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/veeco-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 26th Annual Needham Growth Conference, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has revised its revenue guidance for fourth-quarter 2023 from $155–175m to $165–175m (up from $153.8m in Q4/2022). Revenue guidance for full year 2023 has been revised from $648–668m to $658–668m (up on 2022’s $646.1m), after having previously been raised from the initial guidance of $630–670m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Enablence and Polar partner to develop and manufacture optical transceiver chips</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/enablence-polar-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enablence Technologies Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a publicly traded company that designs and manufactures optical components, and Polar Semiconductor of Bloomington, MN, USA, a foundry manufacturer of analog and power semiconductor devices and sensors for automotive, consumer and industrial markets, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and manufacture optical semiconductors used by transceiver companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innolume expands quantum dot laser productio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:29:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/innolume-180124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum dot (QD) diode laser manufacturer Innolume GmbH of Dortmund, Germany has announced a substantial expansion of its production capacity to address the surging demand for O-band continuous wave (CW) lasers and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in several markets including artificial intelligence (AI)-driven connectivity. For example, according to LightCounting Market Research, shipments of 800+Gbps optical transceivers are expected to nearly double annually over the next five years, driven by the rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL awards $1.8m in second round of contracts for Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/nrel-170124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), on behalf of the US Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), has awarded $1.8m to fund seven projects to support the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower collaborates with Renesas to manufacture SiGe-based beam-forming ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/tower-renesas-170124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel is collaborating with Renesas, leveraging Tower’s high-volume and high-performance silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS technology to manufacture SiGe-based beam-forming ICs. Renesas’ portfolio of beam-forming products has already achieved design wins with key worldwide players across 5G, satcom, and aerospace & defense markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN appoints Stefan Axelsson as CFO and Anders Lundskog as R&amp;D manager</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/swegan-170124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden — which develops and manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecoms, satcoms, defense and power electronics applications — has appointed Stefan Axelsson as chief financial officer and Anders Lundskog as R&D manager. Axelsson has joined the executive management team, and Lundskog has joined in a new R&D role...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolGaN enables OMRON’s new V2X charging systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:40:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/infineon-170124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has partnered to combine its gallium nitride (GaN)-based power solutions with the circuit topology and control technology of Tokyo-based OMRON Social Solutions Co Ltd, enabling what is reckoned to be one of Japan’s smallest and lightest vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging systems. The partnership is expected to further drive innovation towards wide-bandgap materials in power supplies, helping to accelerate the transition to renewable energies, a smarter grid, and the adoption of electric vehicles, while fostering decarbonization and digitalization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE appoints chief financial officer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/iqe3-160124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has appointed Jutta Meier to its board as chief financial officer, effective from 22 January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE appoints VP of government affairs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:54:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/iqe2-160124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has appointed Rina Pal-Goetzen as VP of government affairs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expecting full-year 2023 of £115m after 20% growth from first half to second half</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/iqe-160124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a a pre-close trading update for full-year 2023, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects revenue to be at least £115m. This is down 31% on 2022’s £167.5m. However, it reflects a more than 20% increase from first-half to second-half 2023, in line with previously issued guidance. IQE expects this to result in an adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) of at least £3m and a net debt position of about £3m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue rebounds to $1.65m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:54:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/semileds-160124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to end-November 2023), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.65m, down slightly on $1.695m a year ago but up on $1.453m last quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT appoints Rupert Baines as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:10:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/qpt-150124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK — which was founded in 2019 and specializes in developing next-generation gallium nitride (GaN)-based motor drives — has appointed Rupert Baines as its CEO, effective from 1 April. He is a veteran of the semiconductor industry with C-level roles including CEO of UltraSoC (sold to Siemens) and chief marketing officer of Codasip...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lynred appoints executive president and CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/lynred-150124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lynred of Grenoble, France, which designs and manufactures infrared (IR) detectors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications, has appointed Hervé Bouaziz as executive president and Xavier Caillouet as CEO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass completes acquisition of GaNWorks</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:35:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/bluglass-150124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has completed its acquisition of contract manufacturer GaNWorks Foundry Inc, following the installation and validation of core GaN wafer processing equipment at its laser production fab in Silicon Valley...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision integrates RGB micro-LED sub-pixels into single panel</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:16:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/mojovision-150124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has integrated red, green and blue (RGB) sub-pixels into a first-of-its-kind single panel using its proprietary high performance quantum dots (QDs) and integration processes. The proof-of-concept integrates 1.3μm-diameter red and green QD-based sub-pixels adjacent to 1.3μm-diameter native blue sub-pixels, demonstrating the viability of the company’s path to developing single-panel RGB micro-LED displays. The milestone is said to mark significant momentum toward scaling micro-LED technology and its use in augmented reality (AR) devices for peak performance in diverse outdoor environments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF gains $1m PTMP wireless infrastructure purchase order</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/guerrillarf-150124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has received an initial purchase order (PO) of $1m for a new point-to-multipoint (PTMP) wireless infrastructure design win associated with its GRF2013 gain block. Delivery is scheduled for early second-quarter 2024. Management estimates the upper end of the design win to offer a $3.5m opportunity for calendar year 2024, of which the firm has only included $1m in released projections. This is a new production ramp and adds to existing sales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT wins ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge for Motor Drive Products</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/qpt-120124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2020) has won the ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge 2023 for Motor Drive Products. QPT says that its qGaN technology solves the issues of RF and overheating so that GaN can now be driven at the very high speeds needed to deliver major power savings in motors and drives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KYOCERA SLD Laser unveils automotive headlight modules and FiberLight grille assembly</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:40:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/kyocera-sldlaser-120124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[KYOCERA SLD Laser Inc (KSLD) of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which is commercializing gallium nitride (GaN)-based laser light sources for automotive, mobility, specialty lighting and consumer applications — has unveiled Laser-based Automotive Headlight Modules and FiberLight Grille Assemblies, demonstrating them at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024) in Las Vegas (9–12 January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs’ board gains silicon industry veterans to accelerate growth</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/ayar-120124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA says that Ganesh Moorthy, president & CEO of Microchip Technology Inc, and technology entrepreneur Craig Barratt, former CEO of Atheros and current chair of the board of Intuitive Surgical, are joining its board of directors. Also, Ayar’s co-founder Vladimir Stojanovic has been named chief technology officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar inaugurates $700m, 3.3GW PV module manufacturing plant in India</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:05:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/firstsolar-110124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its new facility in Tamil Nadu, India, the country’s first fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing plant, has been inaugurated by Dr T R B Rajaa (Minister for Industries, Promotions and Commerce of the Government of Tamil Nadu) in a ceremony attended by Eric Garcetti (the US Ambassador to India) and Scott Nathan, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas to acquire GaN device maker Transphorm for $339m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/renesas-transphorm-110124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, CA, USA is to be acquired by a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan for $5.10 per share in cash (a premium of about 35% to Transphorm’s closing stock price on 10 January, and about 56% to the volume-weighted average price over the last 12 months and 78% to that over the last six months). The transaction values Transphorm at about $339m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Consumer electronics 3D sensing VCSEL market to rebound at 11% CAGR to $1.404bn in 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:50:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/trendforce-110124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the latest report ‘TrendForce 2024 Infrared Sensing Application Market and Branding Strategies’, the market for consumer electronics 3D sensing vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) fell to US$847m in 2023 due to weak consumer demand and pricing pressure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas names Janet Chou as executive VP, CFO &amp; treasurer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:50:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/navitas-100124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Janet Chou as executive VP, chief financial officer & treasurer, effective upon the filing of Navitas’ 2023 annual report on Form 10‑K expected at the end of February...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures first order for alpha prototype blue GaN DFB lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/bluglass-100124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has secured its first purchase order of alpha gallium nitride (GaN) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers. The customer is a “pioneer in photonic and fiber-based laser technology” and will use BluGlass’ prototype blue DFB lasers in the development of defence, aviation and scientific applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK Siltron CSS to supply silicon carbide wafers to Infineon</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/sksiltroncss-infineon-100124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has formalized an agreement for compound semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron CSS of Auburn, MI, USA (a subsidiary of South Korea-based SK Siltron, a part of the SK Group) to provide it with 150mm silicon carbide (SiC) wafers, supporting the production of SiC semiconductors. In a subsequent phase, SK Siltron CSS will assist Infineon’s transition to 200mm-diameter SiC wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus to bring Sanan’s SiC and GaN power semiconductors to Americas market</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/sanansemi-luminus-100124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wide-bandgap power semiconductor materials, component and foundry services provider Sanan Semiconductor Co Ltd of Hunan, China has announced Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA — which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets — as its exclusive sales channel in the Americas. Both companies are subsidiaries of China’s Sanan Optoelectronics, the world’s largest LED chip maker...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron receives supplier award from onsemi</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jan 2024 15:13:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/aixtron-090124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has received a supplier award from onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA. With its new G10-SiC chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and customer service on-site, Aixtron is supporting the production ramp-up of onsemi’s facility in Bucheon, South Korea, which was achieved in record time. With a production capacity of more than 1 million 200mm SiC wafers per year, the facility is one of the world’s largest silicon carbide (SiC) fabs. At the inaugural event of the new S5 production line, Aixtron was among the suppliers receiving this award...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches laser driver boards showcasing AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FETs’ rapid transition for superior LiDAR system performance</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jan 2024 11:52:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/epc-090124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced three evaluation boards (EPC9179, EPC9181 and EPC9180) featuring pulse current laser drivers of 75A, 125A and 231A, showcasing the firm’s AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FETs. These FETs (EPC2252, EPC2204A and EPC2218A) are 30% smaller and more cost-effective than their predecessors. Designed for both long- and short-range automotive light detection & ranging (LiDAR) systems, these boards expedite solution evaluation with varied input and output options...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi releases DC ultra-fast EV charging solutions to address critical barriers to adoption</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jan 2024 09:25:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/onsemi-090124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has announced the availability of nine new EliteSiC power integrated modules (PIMs) enabling bidirectional charging capabilities for DC ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers and energy storage systems (ESS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Raytheon qualifies IQE North Carolina for defence components made in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2024 18:36:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/iqe-080124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its North Carolina site has been qualified by US-based Raytheon, a business of aerospace & defense company RTX, for the manufacture of epitaxial wafers for use in advanced infrared sensing and imaging...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innolume orders Riber MBE 49 system to boost GaAs QD laser production capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2024 17:39:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/riber-080124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – says that, at the end of December, Innolume GmbH of Dortmund, Germany ordered a new MBE 49 production system (for delivery in 2024) to boost its production capacity for gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum dot (QD) lasers and to support the expansion of its markets, in particular the cloud networking market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN HEMTs on diamond demonstrates twice the heat dissipation of GaN-on-SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2024 14:35:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/osaka-mteropolitan-university-080124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A research team led by associate professor Jianbo Liang and professor Naoteru Shigekawa of the Graduate School of Engineering at Japan’s Osaka Metropolitan University has fabricated gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) using diamond as a substrate (‘High Thermal Stability and Low Thermal Resistance of Large Area GaN/3C-SiC/Diamond Junctions for Practical Device Processes’, published in ‘Small’ DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305574). ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas participating at CES 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2024 14:27:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/navitas-080124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is participating in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024) in Las Vegas (9-12 January), with meetings at Tech West/Venetian, #29-335...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kopin and MICLEDI to collaborate on micro-LED displays for AR applications in high-brightness light conditions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2024 12:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/micledi-kopin-050124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kopin Corp of Westborough, MA, USA (a provider of application-specific optical systems and micro-displays for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products) and MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium — a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 — have announced a strategic agreement to work together to design, develop and manufacture micro-LED displays to provide a more immersive and information-rich AR experience for use in high-brightness light conditions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU receives notice of non-compliance with NYSE American listing standards</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2024 09:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/nuburu-050124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that on 28 December it received a deficiency letter from the NYSE American LLC small-cap equity market indicating that it is not in compliance with the continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide. Specifically, the notice informed NUBURU that NYSE American has determined that the shares of its common stock have been selling for a low price per share for a substantial period of time and, pursuant to Section 1003(f)(v) of the Company Guide, the firm’s continued listing is predicated on it demonstrating sustained price improvement by no later than 28 June...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB acquires M-MOS from Xtrion for €22.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2024 09:07:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/x-fab-050124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Analog/digital (mixed-signal) integrated circuit, sensor, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and specialty semiconductor foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium plans to acquire M-MOS Semiconductor Hong Kong Ltd from Xtrion NV for €22.5m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>FBH appoints new scientific managing director</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2024 17:38:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/fbh-040124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) of Berlin, Germany has appointed professor Patrick Scheele as scientific managing director, a management role that is linked to the W3 professorship of Microwave and Optoelectronics at Technische Universität Berlin. Together with administrative managing director Dr Karin-Irene Eiermann, Scheele will form the joint executive management of FBH gGmbH (a not-for-profit limited-liability company)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cleantech Solar to procure 150MW of India-made Series 7 modules to power First Solar India factory</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2024 13:38:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/firstsolar-040124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into a 15-year, captive power purchase agreement (PPA) with Singapore-headquartered Cleantech Solar, a provider of renewable energy solutions to corporations in India and Southeast Asia. Cleantech Solar will construct 150MW of solar and 16.8MW of wind-generating assets in Tamil Nadu, India, supplying about 7.3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity to First Solar’s new 3.3GW vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility, also located in Tamil Nadu...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space hosts visit by US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2024 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/kspace-040124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the week before Christmas, k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA — which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices — hosted Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, who represents Michigan’s 6th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives (as well as being a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>South Korea’s Key Foundry changes name to SK keyfoundry</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2024 13:01:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2024/jan/skkeyfoundry-030124.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following shareholder approval, Key Foundry of Cheongju, South Korea — which provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services on 8-inch wafers for consumer, communications, computing, automotive and industrial applications — has changed its corporate name to SK keyfoundry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/semiconductor-today-281223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar to sell up to $700m in 2023 IRA Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:47:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/firstsolar-281223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 22 December, cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA entered into two separate Tax Credit Transfer Agreements (TCTAs) to sell $500m and up to $200m, respectively, of 2023 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits to Fiserv Inc, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. Fiserv will pay $0.96 per $1 of tax credits to First Solar during first-half 2024, inclusive of fees and commissions paid by First Solar to the placement agent...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST supplying silicon carbide MOSFETs to Li Auto</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:45:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/st2-221223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has signed a long-term agreement to supply its silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET devices to China-based Li Auto (which designs, develops and manufactures electric vehicles) to support Li Auto’s strategy around high-voltage battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in various market segments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST’s latest 8x8 multi-zone ToF ranging sensor boosts ambient-light immunity, extends range and cuts power consumption</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/st-221223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that the VL53L8CX, its latest-generation 8x8 multi-zone time-of-flight (ToF) ranging sensor, delivers a range of improvements including greater ambient-light immunity, lower power consumption, and enhanced optics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo sells Beijing and Dezhou assembly &amp; test facilities to contract manufacturer Luxshare</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/qorvo-221223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reached a definitive agreement for global contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd of Dongguan City, Guangdong, China to acquire its assembly & test facilities in Beijing and Dezhou...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ASU gains $17.5m as part of $100m state funding to boost semiconductor development in Arizona</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/asu-221223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) has announced a $17.5m investment in Arizona State University (ASU) to expand Arizona’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. The expansion will enhance Arizona’s fan-out wafer-level packaging R&D and workforce training capabilities and drive the creation of a gallium nitride (GaN) manufacturing and research ecosystem in the state to enable technology of the future and make it available to more companies in the industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel adds space-screened versions of 100V, 90A and 650V, 30A GaN HEMTs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:06:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/teledynee2v-hirel-211223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has added new space-screened versions of its 100V, 90A and 650V, 30A high-reliability gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aeluma appoints Craig Ensley to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:22:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/aeluma-211223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA, which develops optoelectronic devices for communications and sensing applications including LiDAR (light detection and ranging), has elected Craig Ensley as a new member of its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT opens Crowdcube funding round, with Geoff Haynes as lead investor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:55:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/qpt-201223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2019) has opened its first funding round on Crowdcube, with Geoff Haynes, co-founder of GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications), as the lead investor. Also, the funding round is eligible under the UK Government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) for tax relief for venture capital investment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenZR+ MSA Group completes multi-vendor interoperability testing at LightRiver transporting 400G traffic over two different routes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:39:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/openzr-msa-201223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The OpenZR+ Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) Group has announced the results of two interoperability test events at LightRiver, showing compatibility to the OpenZR+ specification and interoperability between optical transceiver modules from different vendors in two different routers by transporting 400Gb/s traffic over various optical links. These testing events featured coherent optical transceivers from Cisco, Coherent, Fujitsu, Juniper Networks and Lumentum operating on Cisco and Juniper routers. Detailed information on both events can be found in a new white paper now available on the OpenZR+ MSA Group website...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas holds 2023 Investor Day at official opening of new HQ</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/navitas-201223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA held an Opening Ceremony and 2023 Investor Day at its new headquarters in Torrance, CA on 12 December...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF expands backend infrastructure for production and reliability testing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/altumrf-201223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF and millimeter-wave semiconductors for commercial and industrial applications) has unveiled its expanded backend production and reliability testing infrastructure in Eindhoven, Netherlands, which supports growing business demands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NYSE American commences delisting proceedings for NUBURU’s warrants</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/nuburu2-191223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NYSE American LLC says that the staff of NYSE Regulation has decided to commence proceedings to delist the redeemable warrants of NUBURU, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 (ticker symbol BURU WS) from the NYSE American. Trading in the warrants has subsequently been suspended immediately. Trading in the NUBURU’s common stock (ticker symbol BURU) continues on the NYSE American...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU wins BlueScan order for coil and motor winding production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/nuburu-191223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has received a purchase order for its BlueScan solution from a “worldwide leader in coil and motor winding and assembly systems to produce electric motors”. BlueScan includes a BL-250 laser, scanner and optics that will be supplied to the customer’s R&D lab where the automotive solenoid manufacturing production process will be validated...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber launches MBE 8000 for mass production of epiwafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/riber-191223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has announced final qualification of its MBE 8000 production platform by leading US epiwafer manufacturer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls due to inventory correction at networking customers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:36:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/lumentum-181223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to end-September 2023), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has reported revenue of $317.6m, down 14.3% on $370.8m last quarter and 37.3% on $506.8m a year ago, but above the midpoint of the $300–325m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult highlights role of compound semiconductors in the green hydrogen ecosystem</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/csacatapult-181223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound semiconductors have the potential to play a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the UK’s hydrogen ecosystem, according to a new white paper issued by the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech partners with Foxconn to accelerate commercialization of micro-LED micro-display for AR applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/porotech-foxconn-181223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless micro-LED company Poro Technologies Ltd (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material and has an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) of Taipei, Taiwan (the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and technology service provider) have announced a strategic partnership in micro-LED micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>A*STAR and centrotherm partner on 200mm silicon carbide technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/astar-centrotherm-151223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A partnership has been announced that combines the 200mm open R&D silicon carbide (SiC) pilot line of the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) with the diffusion and annealing tools of centrotherm International AG of Blaubeuren, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ adds 5mΩ, 10mΩ and 20mΩ variants in half-bridge packages to QSiC range of 1200V MOSFET power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/semiq-151223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices — has expanded its QSiC power module portfolio with the introduction of a new series of 5mΩ, 10mΩ and 20mΩ 1200V silicon carbide power MOSFETs in industry-standard half-bridge packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti develops CMOS-compatible 200mm GaN-on-silicon process close to state-of-the-art GaN/SiC performance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:39:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/cealeti-151223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France has developed a 200mm gallium nitride/silicon (GaN/Si) process technology compatible with CMOS cleanrooms that preserves the high performance of the semiconductor material but costs less than existing GaN/SiC technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm and Weltrend make available 100W USB-C PD power adapter reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:26:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/transphorm-141223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —and fabless firm Weltrend Semiconductor Inc of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan (which specializes in the design, testing, application development and distribution of mixed-signal/digital ICs in power supplies, motor controls and image processing) have announced the availability of a 100W USB-C PD power adapter reference design. The board uses the companies’ WT7162RHUG24A SuperGaN system-in-package (SiP) to achieve 92.7% efficiency in a quasi-resonant flyback (QRF) topology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr wins first order for FOX-NP wafer-level test &amp; burn-in system for GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:09:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/aehr-141223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial customer order for a FOX-NP wafer-level test & burn-in system and a FOX WaferPak Aligner (for shipment and installation this quarter) to be used for gallium nitride (GaN) power devices. The customer is a leading global supplier of semiconductor devices used in electric vehicles and power and adds another major customer to the list of companies using Aehr’s FOX products for wafer-level test & burn-in of wide-bandgap compound semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus expands UV LED wavelength options into UVC range</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/luminus-141223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has added to its portfolio of UV LEDs by launching its Gen2 XBT-3535 series, with multiple wavelength options including 265nm, 275nm, 285nm, 308nm and 340nm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF reports record deliveries in November</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:23:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/guerillarf-131223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications —says that its shipments in November were up by more than 25.3% compared with its previous largest month and up 259.7% year-on-year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec demos GaN-on-Si MISHEMTs with performance suiting 5G-advanced base station and mobile device applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/imec-131223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 69th International Electron Devices Meeting (IEEE IEDM 2023) in San Francisco (9–13 December), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has presented aluminum nitride/gallium nitride (AlN/GaN) metal-insulator-semiconductor high-electron mobility transistors (MISHEMTs) on 200mm silicon with high output power and energy efficiency while operating at 28GHz. This outperforms other GaN MISHEMT device technology in terms of performance, it is claimed, while adoption of silicon substrate provides a major cost advantage for industrial manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Purdue wins silicon carbide patent infringement lawsuit against ST</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:15:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/purdue-st-131223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 4 December, a patent lawsuit jury returned a verdict finding that STMicroelectronics infringed US patent 7,498,633 — which covers technology invented by Purdue University’s James Cooper and his graduate student/postdoctoral researcher Asmita Saha — by selling infringing silicon carbide semiconductors. The jury awarded Purdue $32.5m in past compensatory damages, plus a running royalty on future sales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN used in development kits for space data processing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/epcspace-131223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA (which provides high-reliability radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride power management solutions for space and other harsh environments) is collaborating with Alpha Data — which provides FPGA-based acceleration boards used in high-performance computing and rugged embedded computing — on the development of the ADK-VA601 Versal AI Core Development Kit for Space 2.0. Featuring a fully radiation-tolerant reference design in a deployable VPX format, the kit accelerates the development of adaptable processors for space applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order from Asia for two MBE 6000 production systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/riber-121223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources — says it has received a major order from an industrial customer in Asia for two MBE 6000 multi-wafer production systems, for delivery in 2024. The reactors will be used to produce high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) epiwafers for mobile communications, as well as antimony-based optoelectronic components for RF and optoelectronic communication devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs names co-founder &amp; CTO Mark Wade as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:35:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/ayarlabs-121223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has appointed co-founder & chief technology officer Mark Wade to serve as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Charles Wuischpard, who will continue to serve in an advisory capacity over the coming weeks before he transitions out of the company in mid-January. “My focus since I joined Ayar Labs was to put the company on the path to long-term growth,” says Wuischpard. “With the incredible progress we have made over the past two years in particular, this feels like the right inflection point to make this transition.”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First US CHIPS and Science Act funding to modernize BAE Systems’ Microelectronics Center</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/baesystems-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce has announced about $35m in initial funding for BAE Systems ─ which develops and services electric propulsion technology at its facilities in Endicott, NY, USA and Rochester, UK ─ to modernize its Microelectronics Center (MEC) in Nashua, New Hampshire. This is the first funding announcement as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which was designed to strengthen the USA’s manufacturing, supply chains and national security. Modernizing BAE Systems’ microelectronics center helps to support this vision and the continued development and manufacturing of cutting-edge technology to serve customers’ missions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia makes available GaN FETs in compact CCPAK SMD packaging for industrial and renewable energy applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:33:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/nexperia-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) says that its gallium nitride (GaN) FET devices, featuring high-voltage GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) technology in proprietary copper-clip CCPAK surface-mount packaging, are now available to designers of industrial and renewable energy applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds 920nm variant to OSLON Black and SYNIOS P2720 IR LED ranges</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:22:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/amsosram-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany says that its OSLON Black and SYNIOS P2720 infrared (IR) LED product series, which are mainly deployed in industrial facilities, are now also available with an emission wavelength of 920nm. The technologies are used primarily in biometrics (e.g. 2D face recognition) and consumer applications (e.g. smart doorbell). Brighter IR illumination at the optimum wavelength of 920nm enables the IR camera to see a better image of a person by optimizing the necessary compromise between sensor sensitivity and reddish glow...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intel demos first 3D stacked CMOS transistors combined with backside power and direct backside contact</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/intel-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 69th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2023) in San Francisco (9–13 December), Intel of Santa Clara, CA, USA showcased first-of-a-kind advances in 3D stacked CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) transistors combined with backside power and direct backside contacts. The firm also reported on scaling paths for recent R&D breakthroughs for backside power delivery, such as backside contacts, and it was the first to demonstrate successful large-scale 3D monolithic integration of silicon transistors with gallium nitride (GaN) transistors on the same 300mm wafer, rather than on package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cardiff University and IQE extend strategic partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:10:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/iqe-cardiff-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cardiff University and epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK have extended their strategic partnership in a move that will invest in developing talent in compound semiconductors and help to fuel the expansion of IQE’s South Wales manufacturing operations. The new agreement provides a further five-year commitment from both partners to expand research capacity in compound semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>More players exhibiting a common IP strategy for power and RF GaN technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:18:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/knowmade2-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a new GaN electronics intellectual property (IP) report released by technology intelligence and IP strategy consulting company KnowMade, the patent landscapes for both the power GaN and RF GaN electronics sectors have been analyzed to describe the global IP competition across the whole supply chains and the local ecosystems emerging to support the industrialization of GaN technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Status of the IP competition for vertical GaN power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/knowmade-111223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices have been successfully adopted in several power applications, starting with lateral GaN devices. After the release of its new GaN electronics IP report, technology intelligence and IP strategy consulting company KnowMade discusses the status of vertical GaN device technology in the power GaN patent landscape. With the potential to overcome breakdown voltage and current capacity limitations of lateral devices, while alleviating some thermal issues, vertical GaN is seen as a promising technology for the next generation of power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba and ROHM collaborate on silicon and SiC power device and wafer manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Dec 2023 16:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/rohm-toshiba-081223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A plan by Japan-based ROHM Co Ltd and Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) to collaborate on the manufacture and increased volume production of power devices has been recognized and will be supported by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a measure supporting the Government’s target of secure and stable semiconductor supply. ROHM and Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage will respectively make intensive investments in silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) power devices, effectively enhance their supply capabilities, and utilize each other’s production capacity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba expands range of 3300V SiC MOSFET modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Dec 2023 15:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/toshiba-081223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) – which was spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 – has expanded its lineup of chopper SiC MOSFET modules by launching the MG800FXF1ZMS3 and MG800FZF1JMS3, which have ratings of 3300V and 800A using third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET and Schottky barrier diode SBD chips for industrial equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent unveils first 800G ZR/ZR+ transceiver in QSFP-DD pluggable form factor</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Dec 2023 10:28:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/coherent-081223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched its 800G ZR/ZR+ transceiver in ultra-compact QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors for optical communications networks, claimed to be the first digital coherent optics (DCO) that can plug directly into QSFP-DD and OSFP transceiver slots on IP routers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas powers NIO Phone with fast charging and EV interaction</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Dec 2023 09:03:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/navitas-081223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA says that new-energy vehicle maker NIO Inc has released its inaugural smartphone, the NIO Phone with a 66W fast charger featuring its GaNFast power ICs equipped with GaNSense technology. This enhancement delivers flagship-level charging efficiency, providing end users with better vehicle-centric mobile interconnection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production rebounds by 13% in Q3, after eight quarters of year-on-year declines</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Dec 2023 18:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/trendforce-071223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fueled by reduced channel inventories and spikes in seasonal demand, global smartphone production rose by 13% quarter-to-quarter to about 308 million units in third-quarter 2023, according to market research firm TrendForce. Although this figure has yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, it is up 6.4% year-on-year, ending an eight-quarter streak of annual declines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass acquires contract manufacturer GaNWorks Foundry for US$800,000</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Dec 2023 11:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/bluglass-071223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has reached an agreement to acquire its Silicon Valley-based commercial contract manufacturing partner GaNWorks Foundry Inc for US$800,000, comprising 85% in 17,436,556 new BLG ordinary shares (US$680,000) issued from within the firm’s‘s existing capacity under ASX listing rule 7.1, plus 15% in cash (US$120,000, funded by the receipt of the firm’s $7.3m R&D rebate)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected welcomes UK’s £160m semiconductor investment zone in South Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Dec 2023 10:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/csconnected-071223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A recently announced investment zone in the UK is to focus on further strengthening the CSconnected semiconductor cluster based in and around South Wales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM expands library of LTspice models to over 3500 by adding SiC and IGBTs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Dec 2023 10:12:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/rohm-071223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM has expanded its lineup of SPICE models for the LTspice circuit simulator, increasing its number of LTspice models to more than 3500 for discretes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas ranked top 50 in Forbes’ 2024 Most Successful Small Companies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Dec 2023 10:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/navitas-071223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has secured 49th position on Forbes’ 2024 America’s Successful Small Companies list. The ranking is recognition of the firm’s growth based on strong demand for its high-efficiency, wide-bandgap (WBG) GaN and SiC power components, across growing and diverse global markets and an expanding customer base...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers, LioniX and Chilas partner to develop narrow-linewidth CW tunable 1310nm lasers for optical communications and sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Dec 2023 14:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/sivers-lionix-chilas-061223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has commenced a new partnership with LioniX International BV (LXI) and Chilas B.V. (both of Enschede, The Netherlands) to develop and supply a narrow-linewidth integrated O-band continuous wave (CW) tunable 1310nm laser targeting high-growth applications across optical communications and optical sensing sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey names co-founder, CTO &amp; board member Rick Brown as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Dec 2023 10:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/odyssey-061223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA — which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology — says that co-founder, chief technology officer & board member Rick Brown has been appointed as CEO. He replaces Mark Davidson, who has stepped down as CEO and board member, and is no longer employed at Odyssey...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Q-Pixel develops smallest full-color pixel and demonstrates first 10,000PPI full-color micro-LED display</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Dec 2023 09:25:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/q-pixel-0612123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Q-Pixel Inc of Los Angeles, CA, USA has developed what it claims is the world’s smallest full-color pixel and demonstrated it in the first ever 10,000PPI, full-color micro-LED display (surpassing the firm’s previous record 5000PPI full-color display, announced in May)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF launches GRF2110 5–8GHz LNA for C-band receiver applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:24:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/guerrillarf-051223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has announced the formal production release of its GRF2110, an ultra-low-noise amplifier that delivers what is said to be an exceptionally flat gain response over a single 5–8GHz broadband tune...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent’s silicon carbide business completes $1bn in investments from DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Dec 2023 10:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/coherent-denso-mitsubishielectric-051223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has closed the $1bn aggregate investment in its silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor business by automotive supplier DENSO Corp of Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan and Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp, announced on 10 October...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST extends MasterGaN performance with new 200W and 500W devices</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 22:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/st-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that its new MasterGaN1L and MasterGaN4L introduce the next generation of integrated gallium nitride (GaN) bridge devices that simplify power supply design leveraging wide-bandgap technology to achieve the latest eco-design targets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed completes sale of RF business to MACOM for $75m cash plus $60.8m in stock</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 16:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/wolfspeed-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices — has completed the sale of its radio frequency business (Wolfspeed RF) to MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies). Wolfspeed received about $75m in cash (subject to a customary purchase price adjustment) and 711,528 shares of MACOM common stock, worth about $60.8m (based on its closing price on 1 December, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches LUX 3030 and 2835 LEDs with KSF red phosphor technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 16:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/luminus-0412123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has launched the LUX 3030 and 2835 series, featuring KSF narrow-band red phosphor technology. The LEDs deliver a 120° typical viewing angle and minimum 90 CRI with very high lumen/watt efficacy for high-performance general lighting applications including replacement lamps, panel lighting, downlights, and architectural lighting. They are compatible with automatic placement equipment as well as with infrared reflow solder processes and are RoHS and REACH compliant...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass gains US$1.775m contract with NCSU for laser development</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 14:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/bluglass-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has signed a US$1.775m (AUS$2.6m) contract with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for BluGlass’ laser development as part of the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) Hub. This initial contract is for development work in fiscal year 2024 (to end-September) and supports the Microelectronics Commons program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches multi-LED package that boosts heart rate and blood oxygen measurements for wearables</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 14:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/ams-osram-0412123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched a new multi-LED package that offers more than 40% higher radiant intensity than the previous-generation product, resulting in higher-accuracy PPG (photoplethysmography) measurements in smart watches, wristbands and other wearable devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcasing GaN and SiC power semis at Bodo’s Wide Bandgap Event</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 10:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/navitas-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA is participating in and sponsoring the ‘Bodo’s Wide Bandgap Event’ at the Hilton Munich Airport Hotel, Germany (12–13 December)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm releases two battery charger reference designs for two- and three-wheeled EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 10:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/transphorm-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the availability of two new reference designs for electric vehicle (EV) charging applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI expands low-power GaN portfolio, allowing AC/DC power adapters to shrink 50%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Dec 2023 09:52:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/ti-041223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TI) has expanded its low-power gallium nitride (GaN) portfolio, designed to help improve power density, maximize system efficiency and shrink the size of AC/DC consumer power electronics and industrial systems. TI's overall portfolio of GaN field-effect transistors (FETs) with integrated gate drivers addresses common thermal design challenges, keeping adapters cooler while pushing more power in a smaller footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches 120W high-power laser diode for LiDAR</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Dec 2023 10:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/rohm-011223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ROHM has launched the RLD90QZW8 high-power laser diode, suitable for industrial equipment and consumer applications requiring distance measurement and spatial recognition...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spirox and Southport launch first non-destructive SiC defect inspection system</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Dec 2023 09:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/dec/spirox-southport-011223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spirox Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan, in collaboration with its subsidiary Southport Corp, has jointly launched the industry-first JadeSiC-NK non-destructive defect inspection system, which uses non-linear optical technology for whole wafer scanning of SiC substrates, identifying killer defects within the substrate. By replacing the existing high-cost, destructive KOH (potassium hydroxide) etching detection method, it leads to increased production yields and process improvement. Based on the need to etch two substrates for each SiC ingot, JadeSiC-NK can save a substrate manufacturer with 100 crystal growth furnaces about US$7.68m in annual costs incurred due to etching losses, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia launches discrete 1200 V devices as its first silicon carbide MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nexperia-301123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) has announced its first silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with the release of two 1200V discrete devices in 3-pin TO-247 packaging with RDS(on) values of 40mΩ and 80mΩ...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU’s Q3 hit by supply chain restrictions and delays in shipping products</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:20:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nuburu-301123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has reported revenue of $0.187m, down 78% on $0.868m a year ago, due mainly to a decrease in the number of laser system sales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE appoints new board members from TSMC and GlobalFoundries</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/iqe-291123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has appointed veteran semiconductor industry leaders Bamdad (Bami) Bastani and Maria Marced to its board of directors as independent non-executive directors, effective from 1 January 2024, when Sir Derek Jones KCB will step down from the board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers receives $1m in orders for advanced optical sensing in LiDAR, medical and industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/siversphotonics-291123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has received new orders worth $1m (about SEK10m) for advanced optical sensing products from three customers across light detection & ranging (LiDAR), medical and industrial sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm quarterly product revenue grows 18% sequentially to higher-than-expected $3.55m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:33:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/transphorm-291123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2024 (to end-September 2023), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of revenue of $5.01m, down 15% on $5.883m last quarter but up 36.5% on $3.67m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG completes construction of Manufacturing V building</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/evg-281123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – has completed construction work for the next expansion phase of its corporate headquarters. The new ‘Manufacturing V’ facility, which is now open and serves as the manufacturing department for EVG equipment components, provides a significant increase in production floor and warehouse space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ revenue grows 22% sequentially in Q3</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/navitas-281123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $22m, up 22% on $18.1m last quarter. This is also up 115% on $10.2m a year ago, aided somewhat by the acquisition in August 2022 of silicon carbide power semiconductor device designer and manufacturer GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult receives £4m to deliver resilient future telecoms network for UK</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/csacatapult-281123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has been awarded £4m from UK Government agency Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) to help deliver a resilient and energy-efficient future telecoms network for the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIPT wins orders for ALE and ALD systems from Japanese GaN HEMT foundries</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/oipt-281123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK says that it has received significant orders for plasma atomic layer deposition (ALD) and atomic layer etch (ALE) systems for gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) device production from several market-leading Japanese foundries. The systems will support high-growth GaN power electronics and radio frequency markets, with consumer fast-charging and data-center applications at the forefront for power electronics, and 5G/6G communication applications for the RF market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s Q3 revenue and profits exceed guidance</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:32:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/veeco-271123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $177.4m, up 10% on $161.6m last quarter and up 3.2% on $171.9m a year ago, driven by continued strength in the Semiconductor business and sequential growth in Data Storage business. This exceeded the $155–175m guidance range, after shipping one or two more systems than forecasted at the end of Q3 rather than the beginning of Q4. “Our on-time delivery for systems was, if not 100%, extremely close to 100%,” notes CEO Bill Miller Ph.D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European research project PROGRESSUS boosts power grid resilience</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/progressus-infineon-241123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the conclusion of the PROGRESSUS research project (which began on 1 April 2020, led by Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany), the 22 project partners from industry and research presented the results at a meeting in Bari, Italy. Among other things, a solution was introduced that would make it possible to operate 10–15 times more electric car charging stations on a single network connection. In addition, a strategy for tracking electricity from generation all the way to consumption was presented. PROGRESSUS focused on three central topics: efficient energy conversion, intelligent electricity management and secure network monitoring...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q3 GaAs revenue hit by China export restrictions, offset by rebound in InP</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:05:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/axt-241123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported a further decline in revenue, from $18.6m last quarter to $17.4m, more than halving from $35.2m a year ago.
By product category, gallium arsenide revenue has fallen further, from $8.1m a year ago and $5.4m last quarter to $4.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds RGB versions of OSTAR Projection Compact LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/ams-osram-241123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has added Red, True Green and Blue colors to its OSTAR Projection Compact family of low-profile, ultra-high-brightness LEDs, to enable manufacturers of machine vision systems or stage lighting fixtures to create more powerful and slimmer products. ams OSRAM already offered a White option in this package specification (at that time known as OSLON Boost)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron begins constructing new €100m innovation center</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/aixtron-231123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE has officially begun construction of the new innovation center at its headquarters in Herzogenrath, Germany. The firm is investing about €100m in 1000m2 of cleanroom, with additional space for the required metrology equipment. The first systems are scheduled to move into the new building during second-half 2024. The official handover is planned for early 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DOE announces $42m in funding for first 15 projects in ULTRAFAST program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/ultrafast-231123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Funded through its program ULTRAFAST (‘Lasting Transformative Resiliency Advances by Faster Actuation of power Semiconductor Technologies’) launched on 24 February, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has now announced $42m for 15 projects across 11 states to improve the reliability, resiliency and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the development of next-generation semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM announces passing of chairman John Ocampo</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:36:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/macom-231123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductors, components and subassemblies) has announced the passing of John Ocampo, chairman of its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia adds in-house production of red laser chips to production of blue and green</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:22:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nichia-221123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan, the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD) manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, has started in-house production of a high-power red laser diode chip and will sell laser packaged products including this high-power red LD chip from spring 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed reports quarterly revenue, gross margin and EPS at high-end of guidance ranges</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:55:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/wolfspeed-221123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to end-September 2023), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA - which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices — has reported revenue from continuing operations of $197.4m, down 16.3% on $235.8m last quarter but up 4.2% on $189.4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infinera awarded $14m, five-year CalCompetes grant</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/infinera-211123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of San Jose, CA, USA — a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems — has been awarded a California Competes (CalCompetes) grant worth up to $14m over five years by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). This is a first step to expanding and modernizing Infinera’s US-based domestic production of compound semiconductors and continuing to support innovation and economic development in the USA in future years...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron to deliver G10-GaN MOCVD system to BelGaN by end-2023</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/aixtron-belgan-211123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that it is enabling automotive-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) open foundry BelGaN of Oudenaarde, Belgium to expand its business into the growing GaN market and to accelerate GaN technology innovation. For this strategic step, BelGaN is relying on Aixtron’s new G10-GaN metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system, which offers what is claimed to be best-in-class performance, an all-new compact design, and overall lowest cost per wafer. Starting with an 8x150mm-wafer configuration, the system will be delivered to BelGaN before the end of 2023 and will in the future migrate to 5x200mm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi opens systems application lab for EVs in Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:18:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/onsemi-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has opened an application test lab in Piestany, Slovakia, focused on the advancement of system solutions for battery/plug-in hybrid/electric vehicles (xEVs) and energy infrastructure (EI) power conversion systems. The systems applications lab provides specialized equipment to develop and test next-generation silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) solutions in collaboration with automotive OEMs, tier-1s and energy infrastructure (EI) providers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Q-Pixel joins Silicon Catalyst to accelerate full-color micro-LED display development</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/qpixels-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To accelerate development of its full-color displays manufactured with tunable polychromatic LEDs, fabless micro-LED display innovator Q-Pixel Inc of Los Angeles, CA, USA has joined Silicon Valley-based Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating early-stage semiconductor hardware companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds 62mm package to CoolSiC 1200V and 2000V MOSFET module families</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:03:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/infineon-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has expanded its CoolSiC 1200V and 2000V MOSFET module families with a new industry-standard package. The proven 62mm device is designed in half-bridge topology and is based on the recently introduced M1H silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology. The package enables the use of SiC for mid-power applications from 250kW – where silicon reaches the limits of power density with insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology. Compared to a 62mm IGBT module, the list of applications now additionally includes solar, server, energy storage, electric vehicle (EV) charger, traction, commercial induction cooking and power conversion systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass to receive full $7.3m R&amp;D rebate from Australian Taxation Office</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/bluglass-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received confirmation from the Australian Taxation Office that it will receive its full $7.3m rebate for R&D activities carried out across its Australian and US facilities in fiscal year 2023. The firm expects to receive the funds within 10 business days...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT shortlisted for ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:57:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/qpt-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent power electronics company QPT of Cambridge, UK has been chosen as one of four finalists to participate in the ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge 2023 for motor drive products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense launches PearlAqua Kilo for industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/aquisense-201123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) has introduced the PearlAqua Kilo system, designed for industrial applications. It is the smaller sibling to the PearlAqua Tera, which is designed for municipal applications and was released in early 2022. The Kilo and Tera integrate LEDs into a compact design without the use of harmful chemicals...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment’s Q3 revenue down 23.2% year-on-year due to lower system revenue</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/cvd-equipment-171123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, thermal processing, physical vapor transport, gas and chemical delivery control systems, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has reported revenue of $6.2m, up 21.6% on $5.1m last quarter but down 23.2% on $8.1m a year ago due primarily to lower system revenues...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Raytheon wins $15m four-year DARPA THREADS contract to boost RF sensors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/raytheon-161123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[US-based Raytheon, a business of aerospace & defense company RTX, has been awarded a four-year, $15m contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to increase the electronic capability of radio frequency sensors with high-power-density gallium nitride (GaN) transistors. The improved transistors will have 16 times higher output power than traditional GaN with no increase in operating temperature...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds names Tom Constantino as new CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/lumileds-161123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA says that Tom Constantino has joined it as chief financial officer (CFO). Constantino has over 35 years of finance leadership experience at leading technology companies in Silicon Valley...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec and SMART Photonics sign MoU to work on hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/smartphotonics-imec-161123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium and independent pure-play indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) foundry SMART Photonics of Eindhoven, The Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to underpin their intention to work together in the field of hybrid integration of InP on silicon nitride/silicon photonics (SiN/SiPh)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight EDA strengthens design and simulation support for Tower’s RF process technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/keysight-tower-161123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has expanded the simulation capabilities in its electronic design automation (EDA) software suite to include electro-thermal simulation for the silicon germanium (SiGe) power amplifier (PA) process of specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel. Together with process design kits (PDKs) for Tower radio frequency (RF) technologies for circuit and physical designs, the new electro-thermal simulation enables integrated circuit (IC) designers to achieve first-pass success...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm and Allegro team up to increase GaN power system performance for high-power applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:51:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/transphorm-allegro-161123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — and Allegro MicroSystems Inc, which provides power and sensing semiconductor technology for motion control and energy-efficient systems, have announced a collaboration including Transphorm’s SuperGaN FETs and Allegro’s AHV85110 isolated gate driver to enable the expansion of GaN power system design for high-power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU wins purchase order from multi-national electronics manufacturer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:16:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nuburu2-151123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has been awarded a purchase order from a multi-national electronics manufacturer with manufacturing capabilities across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the USA to supply a BL-250 for next-generation computers, consumer electronics and communication (3C) device manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium nitride and silicon carbide to be essential for enabling scale and potential of AI</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/omdia-151123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Decades old norms are being challenged in the power semiconductor industry as Omdia forecasts an explosion in novel semiconductors due to the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. “Will the artificial intelligence (AI) boom have a similar impact?,” the firm questions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marktech launches 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:17:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/marktech-151123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marktech Optoelectronics Inc of Latham, NY, USA, a designer and manufacturer of optoelectronics components and assemblies — including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors, indium phosphide (InP) epiwafers and other compound semiconductors — has released 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs made by Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia, housed in flat and dome lens SMD and TO-can packages (e.g. MTE2350F-UV and MTE2350D-UV)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU announces $5.5m bridge financing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nuburu-151123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has agreed a secured bridge loan worth $5.5m with existing investors and a new institutional investor in order to finance the firm until it secures long-term credit financing, which is anticipated in the near term...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q3 revenue and earnings up significantly year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:41:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/aixtron-151123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2023, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €165m, down 4.9% on €173.5m last quarter but up 86% on €88.9m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OKI develops GaN lifting-off/bonding technology on Shin-Etsu’s QST substrates</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:29:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/oki-shinetsu-141123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd, Tokyo-based Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd has developed technology that uses its CFB (crystal film bonding) technology to lift off only the gallium nitride (GaN) functional layer from Shin-Etsu Chemical’s QST (Qromis Substrate Technology) substrate (a composite material substrate developed by California-based Qromis Inc and licensed exclusively for GaN growth to Shin-Etsu in 2019) and bond it to a different material substrate...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC launches top-side-cooled isolated package</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:16:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/visic-141123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – has introduced the V22TG D3GAN gull-wing leaded top-side-cooled isolated package. Samples will be available in first-quarter 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric and Nexperia to co-develop SiC power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:37:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/mitsubishielectric-nexperia-131123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is entering into a strategic partnership with discrete device designer and manufacturer Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) to jointly develop silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors for the power electronics market. Mitsubishi Electric will leverage its wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies to develop and supply SiC MOSFET chips that Nexperia will use to develop SiC discrete devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AmpliTech launches new pHEMT MMIC-based products</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:40:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/amplitech2-131123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AmpliTech Group Inc of Hauppauge, NY, USA – which designs and makes signal-processing radio frequency (RF) microwave components for satellite communications, telecoms (5G & IoT), space, defense and quantum computing markets – has introduced its latest new product offerings, which include low-noise amplifiers, coaxial in-line LNAs, and coaxial in-line band-pass filters from the AmpliTech Inc division...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CDI to distribute AmpliTech Group MMIC Design Center products</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/amplitech-131123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AmpliTech Group Inc of Hauppauge, NY, USA has agreed for Component Distributors Inc (CDI) to market and distribute all MMICs (in either die or packaged forms) released by its AmpliTech Group MMIC Design Center (AGMDC) Division in Plano, Texas, which was founded in 2021 and designs, develops and manufactures signal-processing components for satellite and 5G communications networks, defense, space and other commercial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM’s third generation of OSLON Submount PL LEDs boosts brightness in automotive forward lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/amsosram-131123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched the next generation of its OSLON Submount PL family of LEDs, offering higher brightness and more design flexibility to manufacturers of automotive forward lighting modules and products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BAE Systems awarded $5m ONR contract for COALESCE program</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/baesystems-101123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BAE Systems ─ which develops and services electric propulsion technology at its facilities in Endicott, NY, USA and Rochester, UK ─ says that its FAST Labs research and development organization has been awarded a $5m contract by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the program COALESCE (Common-architecture Amplifier for Low-cost, Efficient, SWaP-Constrained Environments), whose objective is to develop the world’s highest-efficiency high-power amplifier module in its frequency band...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU completes US Air Force AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nuburu-101123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has completed the AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the US Air Force in 2022. Supported by metal additive design and manufacturing firm GE Additive (part of GE), NUBURU demonstrated blue laser-based 3D printing solutions with area printing technology, as set forth in the contract as the goal for the project...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent’s CIGS technology achieves specific power 1900W/kg at AM0</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Nov 2023 09:35:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/ascent-091123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA — which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications — says that its latest CIGS technology has achieved a measured specific power (power-to-weight ratio) of 1900W/kg at AM0 (air mass 0, the standard solar spectrum that represents solar radiation outside Earth’s atmosphere, in the vacuum of space). The existing range of specific power for crystalline solar technologies deployed in space is 100–400W/kg...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay to acquire Nexperia’s Newport Wafer Fab for $177m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Nov 2023 08:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/vishay-nexperia-091123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has agreed to acquire Newport Wafer Fab in South Wales, UK from Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) for $177m in cash. ATREG Inc, the Seattle-based global firm for initiating, brokering and executing the exchange of semiconductor manufacturing assets, served as Nexperia’s transaction advisors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Modelithics and RFMW collaborate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2023 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/mocelithics-rfmw-081123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Modelithics Inc of Tampa, FL, USA — which provides standardized model libraries and custom modeling services for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave electronic device electronic design automation (EDA) — is collaborating with RFMW (a specialty electronics distributor providing RF, microwave and power components and semiconductors, as well as component engineering support) to expand the resources readily available to engineering designers and suppliers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Europe’s integrated photonics firms call on EU to support building resilient supply chain for PICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2023 10:26:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/eu-photondelta-081123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CEOs from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented Thomas Skordas (deputy director-general of DG Connect), Lucilla Sioli (director for artificial intelligence & digital industry at DG Connect) and Werner Steinhögl (head of sector, Unit for Microelectronics & Photonics for the European Commission) with a plan to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits (PICs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum completes acquisition of Cloud Light for $750m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2023 09:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/lumentum-081123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has completed its acquisition (announced at the end of October) of Cloud Light Technology Ltd of Hong Kong (which designs and makes optical transceiver modules for automotive sensors and data-center interconnect applications)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM completes acquisition of Solar Frontier’s Kunitomi Plant</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Nov 2023 09:21:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/rohm-081123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on an agreement announced on 12 July, Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor has completed its acquisition of Tokyo-based CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker Solar Frontier K.K.’s former Kunitomi Plant in Japan, which covers 400,000m2 and has a total floor area of 230,000m2...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD forms GaN ecosystem with Chicony Power and Cambridge University Technical Services</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Nov 2023 18:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/cgd-071123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has signed a tripartite agreement with Taiwan-based Chicony Power Technology Co Ltd and Cambridge University Technical Services (CUTS, a subsidiary of Cambridge Enterprise) to conceive and develop efficient, high-power-density adapters and data-center power products using gallium nitride...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamond Foundry creates first diamond-based electric car inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Nov 2023 09:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/diamond-foundry-071123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diamond Foundry Inc (DF) of San Francisco, CA, USA has created an electric car inverter leveraging its diamond wafer technology to enable greater efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Nov 2023 16:49:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/semiconductor-today-061123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diamond Foundry creates first 100mm single-crystal diamond wafer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Nov 2023 16:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/diamond-foundry-061123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diamond Foundry Inc (DF) of San Francisco, CA, USA says that it has created the world’s first 100mm single-crystal diamond wafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNFast 25W fast charger adopted for Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S23 phone</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2023 14:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/navitas-031123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has announced another GaNFast win at Samsung, this time a new 25W charger for the flagship Galaxy S23 smartphone...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device to be transferred to MinebeaMitsumi</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2023 13:21:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/hitachipowersemidevice-031123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd has agreed to transfer all the shares of its subsidiary Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device to MinebeaMitsumi Inc of Nagano, Japan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 100V eGaN FET-based 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2023 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/epc-031123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9194, a 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter reference design that operates from an input supply voltage range of 14V to 60V and delivers up to 60Apk (40ARMS) output current. This voltage range and power level makes it suitable for a variety of 3-phase BLDC motor drives including e-bikes, e-scooters, drones, robots, and DC servo motors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent raises its CIGS PV efficiency from 15.5% to 17.55% in just six weeks</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Nov 2023 12:32:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/ascent-021123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA says that the latest test results of its proprietary flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology show an increase in efficiency from 15.5% to 17.55%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT appoints GaN specialist</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Nov 2023 11:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/qpt-021123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[QPT of Cambridge, UK says it has expanded its team with the addition of another GaN expert, Tony Astley...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU names CFO Brian Knaley as new CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Nov 2023 10:51:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/nuburu-021123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has appointed Brian Knaley as chief executive officer, replacing Dr Mark Zediker, who has left the firm to pursue other opportunities. Knaley has also joined NUBURU’s board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Swift Current Energy extends First Solar relationship with 500MW order</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Nov 2023 15:35:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/first-solar-011123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has agreed to supply Boston-based utility-scale clean energy developer, owner and operator Swift Current Energy with 500MW of Series 7 cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules. Swift Current Energy previously placed orders for 3.3GW of First Solar modules in 2022. This latest order, which was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s third-quarter 2023 results on 31 October, will see modules delivered between 2027 and 2028...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum acquiring Cloud Light to accelerate data-center speed and scalability</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Nov 2023 12:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/lumentum-011123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloud Light Technology Ltd of Hong Kong (which designs and makes optical modules for automotive sensors and data-center interconnect applications) in a transaction worth about $750m (subject to certain adjustments)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ELEMENT 3–5’s novel ACCELERATOR 350K provides single-crystal AlN for mass production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Nov 2023 11:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/nov/element-3-5-news011123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ELEMENT 3–5 GmbH says that its innovative Next Level Epitaxy (NLE) technology enables the reduction of the total manufacturing cost, energy and environmental impact of light-emitting diodes (LED), high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) for high-power applications, and life-time expanding layers in batteries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Malvern Panalytical acquires key technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:34:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/malvern-311023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spectris group firm Malvern Panalytical of Malvern, UK, a supplier of analytical instrumentation, has acquired the product line for six X-ray diffraction (XRD) products from Freiberg Instruments GmbH...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations launches 1250V GaN switcher IC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:45:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/powerintegrations-311023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has released what it claims is the world’s highest-voltage, single-switch gallium nitride (GaN) power supply IC, featuring a 1250V PowiGaN switch...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SuperLight Photonics secures seed funding in investment round with DeepTechXL and oost NL</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/superlight-photonics-301023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SuperLight Photonics of Enschede, the Netherlands — a spin-off from the University of Twente that is developing a wideband laser light source for measurement and detection applications — has completed a seed investment round led by DeepTechXL in collaboration with regional development agency Oost NL (operating on behalf of the Province of Gelderland, the Province of Overijssel, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate). SuperLight Photonics reckons that it will hence be able to further develop its platform technology into unique products and (sub)systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments on track for recovery after only slight decline in Q3</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/idc-301023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Worldwide smartphone shipments declined by 0.1% year-on-year to 302.8 million units in third-quarter 2023, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Although macro-economic uncertainties linger as markets struggle with soft demand, inflation and geopolitical tensions, healthy inventory and the slower pace of decline are encouraging some vendors to increase shipments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL sets efficiency record of 27% for a single-junction GaAs cell grown by D-HVPE</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:30:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/nrel-271023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says that it has been able to extract some extra efficiency out of its solar cells through careful design of the materials in the cell stack...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm launches first JEDEC-standard top-side-cooled surface-mount TOLT GaN transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:20:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/transphorm-271023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —has introduced the SuperGaN TOLT FET...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech awarded $1m grant from NSERC to develop nanoscale LEDs and lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:01:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/nsnanotech-271023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Canada Inc in Montréal, Québec (founded in November 2022) has been awarded a two-year Alliance Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for research into the development of nanoscale light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. NSERC and parent firm NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (founded in 2017) have committed a total of CDN$1m in funding and in-kind contributions. The firm co-applied for the grant with professor Songrui Zhao of McGill University in Montréal. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Excelitas appoints new CEO and CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:40:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/excelitas-271023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Excelitas Technologies Corp of Waltham, MA, USA (which provides customized photonic solutions to OEMs) has appointed Ron Keating as its new chief executive officer and Ben Stas as chief financial officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Vermont–GlobalFoundries consortium designated a Tech Hub</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:18:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/vermont-gf-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A consortium led by the University of Vermont (UVM) — and including GlobalFoundries, the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and the Vermont State College System — has been designated as one of 31 Tech Hubs by the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), unlocking the opportunity for up to $75m in federal grant funding to further research in semiconductor technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM’s shareholders approve €800m rights issue</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:27:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/amsosram3-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) meeting on 20 October, shareholders of ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany approved (“with a large majority and without any contestation”) a proposed rights issue of €800m, expected to take place this fall/winter 2023/24 (subject to market conditions)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches its first street-approved LED retrofit lamp for H1 sockets</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:20:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/amsosram2-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany is expanding its series of LED retrofit lamps. With the street-approved OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER H1-LED, drivers can legally, easily and cost-effectively upgrade their conventional H1 halogen low-beam and high-beam head-lights to LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches its first street-approved LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:15:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/amsosram-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched the NIGHT BREAKER H4-LED as its first street-approved LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles, enabling motorcyclists to legally, easily and cost-effectively upgrade their conventional H4 halogen low- and high-beam lamps to LED technology. The NIGHT BREAKER family is already used by motorists...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches SST-12 high-power white LED for directional lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:07:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/luminus-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has announced the immediate availability of the SST-12, a high-power white LED featuring a patented round emitter that is claimed to set a new standard in directional lighting by significantly enhancing the quality and brightness of beam spots. Compared with square-shaped emitters, the SST-12’s round emitter offers advantages: its compatibility with typically round-shaped optics results in superior brightness and color uniformity within beam spots, and it provides a tighter beam angle and longer beam distance, making it a suitable choice for a wide range of directional lighting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST launches 32-pin, dual-inline, molded, through-hole package silicon carbide power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:21:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/st-261023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has released the ACEPACK DMT-32 family of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules in a 32-pin, dual-inline, molded, through-hole package for automotive applications. Targeted at systems such as on-board chargers (OBC), DC/DC converters, fluid pumps and air conditioning, they are said to deliver advantages including high power density, very compact design, and simplified assembly. ST says that the product family enhances flexibility for system designers by presenting a choice of four-pack, six-pack and totem-pole configurations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi completes expansion of silicon carbide fab in South Korea</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:04:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/onsemi-251023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has completed expansion of its silicon carbide (SiC) fabrication facility in Bucheon, South Korea (claimed to be the world’s largest SiC wafer fabrication plant). At full capacity, the plant will be able to manufacture more than 1 million 200mm SiC wafers per year. To support the ramp in SiC manufacturing capacity, onsemi plans to hire up to 1000 local employees over the next three years to fill the mostly highly technical positions – a more than 40% increase over the present workforce of about 2300....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon completes acquisition of GaN Systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:53:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/infineon-251023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has closed its acquisition (announced on 2 March) of GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) for US$830m, funded from existing liquidity in an all-cash transaction. All required regulatory clearances have been obtained and GaN Systems is now part of Infineon...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints board member Thomas Werner as chairman</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:46:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/wolfspeed-251023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices — says that Thomas Werner, a board member since 2006, has been elected the new chairman of the board. Werner succeeds Darren Jackson, who stepped down as chair after five years in the role. Jackson will continue to serve as a member of Wolfspeed’s board. In addition, board member Stacy Smith will replace John Replogle as chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas spotlights GaNSafe at China Power Supply Society conference</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:45:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/navitas-241023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has announced its continued sponsorship of the 2023 China Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Congress & the 26th China Power Supply Society (CPSS) Conference and Exhibition (CPSSC 2023), where it is highlighting next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor platforms, including GaNSafe...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds 0.33” DLP-compatible LEDs to OSTAR Projection Power range</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:02:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/amsosram-201023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has added four new LEDs to its family of OSTAR Projection Power products. The new LEDs are said to produce superior optical performance in projection equipment that is based on a 0.33” DLP (Digital Light Processing) imager...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations’ PowiGaN technology used in solar car race across Australian Outback</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:43:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/pwer-integrations-191023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, is providing PowiGaN gallium nitride (GaN) technology, expert design support, and financial sponsorship for Team aCentauri in the 3000km Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, which begins in Darwin on 22 October with 38 entrants and is expected to conclude in Adelaide on 29 October after crossing the Australian Outback...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries gains $35m US Government funding to accelerate 200mm GaN-on-Si chip production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:29:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/gf-181023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has been awarded $35m in federal funding from the US government to accelerate the manufacturing of its gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon semiconductors at its facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. The funding brings GF closer to large-scale production of GaN chips, whose ability to handle high voltages and temperatures enable “game-changing” performance and efficiency in 5G and 6G cellular communications for infrastructure and handsets, automotive and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), as well as power grids and other critical infrastructure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF signs MEV as sales rep in Germany, Austria and Switzerland</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:12:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/altumrf-181023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF and millimeter-wave semiconductors for commercial and industrial applications) has announced a sales representative agreement with Germany-based MEV Elektronik Service GmbH (a distributor/stocking rep and manufacturers' representative for electronic components, modules and systems), covering customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as the firm continues to expand its sales and technical resources...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Taiyo Nippon Sanso achieve high-speed MOVPE growth of high-purity gallium oxide films</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:56:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/taiyonipponsanso-181023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology’s professor Yoshinao Kumagai and assistant professor Ken Goto of the Institute of Engineering’s Division of Applied Chemistry and assistant professor Shogo Sasaki of the FLOuRISH Institute — in collaboration with Junya Yoshinaga, Guanxi Piao and Dr Kazutada Ikenaga of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp Innovation Unit’s CSE Department and Dr Yuzaburo Ban, fellow of Taiyo Nippon Sanso CSE Ltd — have achieved high-speed growth of high-purity β-gallium oxide ( β-Ga2O3) thick films using the metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) method, which has been considered difficult...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon signs multi-year agreement to supply power semiconductors to Hyundai/Kia</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:18:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/infineon-181023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG has signed a multi-year agreement to build and reserve manufacturing capacity to supply silicon carbide (SiC) as well as silicon (Si) power semiconductor modules and chips to South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corp until 2030. Hyundai/Kia will support the capacity build-up and capacity reservation with financial contributions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>J2 and HKSTP to establish first silicon carbide fab in Hong Kong</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:30:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/j2-171023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with mainland China-based J2 Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co Ltd to establish a global R&D Centre focusing on third-generation semiconductors at the Hong Kong Science Park, and to set up Hong Kong’s first silicon carbide (SiC) 8-inch wafer fab...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience signs MEV Elektronik as European distributor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:34:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/innoscience-171023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) power solutions firm Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd of Suzhou, China has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Germany-based MEV Elektronik Service GmbH...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s MBE 49 GaN aims to compete with MOCVD for 200mm GaN-on-Si</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:34:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/riber-171023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – says that it continues to improve and develop its system portfolio with the advent of the MBE 49 GaN, a mass-production machine dedicated to growth the growth of gallium nitride (GaN)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr almost doubles revenue year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:21:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/aehr-161023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to end-August 2023), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $20.6m, up 93% on $10.7m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GE Licensing, Current Lighting, Savant and Seoul Semiconductor enter into patent license agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:27:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/seoulsemi-161023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GE Licensing (GEL), Current Lighting Solutions LLC, Savant Systems Inc and South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd (SSC) have entered into a patent license whereby SSC has acquired a license to a PFS (also known as KSF) patent portfolio for all application fields widely licensed by the LED industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision almost doubles Series A funding round to $43.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:25:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/mojovision-161023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Six months after an initial Series A close of $22.4m, Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications —  has announced a final close of its $43.5m new Series A investment round to advance its micro-LED display technology across applications and bring it to commercialization. The funding round is led by long-time investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Khosla Ventures, and new investor Vanedge Capital, with participation from Shanda Grab Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Advantech Capital, Liberty Global Ventures, Drew Perkins, Fusion Fund, Open Field Capital and Knollwood Investment Fund...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:52:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/semiconductor-today-131023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum releases 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:50:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/lumentum-121023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has issued its fiscal 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting its environmental, social and governance progress and achievements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems’ co-founder Geoff Haynes joins QPT as advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:24:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/qpt-121023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2020) says that Geoff Haynes, who co-founded GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is joining its team as an advisor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET collaborates with Yuanjie for laser supply as optical engines enter volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/poet-121023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is enabling its joint venture Super Photonics Xiamen (SPX) to ramp optical engines to high-volume production by utilizing the high-speed indium phosphide (InP) lasers of Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology Inc (YST), which was founded on 28 January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm launches 650V SuperGaN FETs in TOLL packages with on-resistances of 35m Ω, 50m Ω and 72m Ω</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:39:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/transphorm-121023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has introduced three 650V SuperGaN FETs in TOLL packages with on-resistances of 35m Ω, 50m Ω and 72m Ω. Transphorm’s TOLL package configuration is industry standard, so the SuperGaN TOLL FETs can be used as drop-in replacements for any E-mode TOLL solution. The new devices also offer Transphorm’s proven high-voltage dynamic (switching) on-resistance reliability that is generally lacking in leading foundry-based E-mode GaN offerings, it is claimed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric investing $1bn in Coherent’s silicon carbide business</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:43:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/coherent-111023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that automotive supplier DENSO Corp of Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan and Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp have agreed to invest an aggregate $1bn in its silicon carbide business. The transaction results from Coherent’s strategic review process announced in May for the business...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec inaugurates new plant for SmartSiC wafer production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:34:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/soitec-111023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the presence of Thierry Breton (European Commissioner for the Internal Market) and Roland Lescure (French Minister Delegate for Industry), engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France has inaugurated its new plant, which will have a 2500m2 footprint and a final production capacity of 500,000 SmartSiC wafers per year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s ICeGaN HEMTs awarded ‘Best Demo’ at Innovation Zone of TSMC’s Europe Tech Symposium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:46:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/cgd-tsmc-101023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — says that its ICeGaN GaN HEMT system-on-chip (SoC) was awarded ‘Best Demo’ at the Innovation Zone of the 2023 Europe Technology Symposium of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CML completes acquisition of Microwave Technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Oct 2023 09:51:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/cml-091023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based CML Microsystems Plc, a designer and fabless manufacturer of mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for wireless communications applications, has completed its acquisition of Silicon Valley-based semiconductor firm Microwave Technology Inc (MwT)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space achieves ‘A’ rating in VDA 6.3 P6 Process Analysis/Production assessment</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Oct 2023 09:51:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/kspace-061023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA – which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices – has earned an ‘A’ result — the best possible result — on its recent VDA 6.3 P6 Process Analysis/Production assessment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass a commercial partner in US Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub CLAWS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2023 19:10:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/bluglass-051023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has been named a member of the ‘Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide-bandgap Semiconductors’ (CLAWS) Hub, one of eight Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hubs announced by the US Department of Defense, with the aim of developing next-generation photonic devices with significant commercial and strategic defence applications in the decades ahead...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ATU partners with Tyndall and Ulster University to explore economic opportunities of EU Chips Act</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2023 17:24:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/atu-tyndall-ulster-051023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 18 September at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) campus in Letterkenny, Ireland, a multi-stakeholder event spearheaded by ATU, in partnership with Tyndall National Institute and Ulster University (UU), explored the economic opportunities presented by the newly adopted EU Chips Act...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DoD awards $39.4m for NC State-led Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub CLAWS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:31:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/claws-ncsu-051023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[North Carolina State University has been awarded $39.4m from the US Department of Defense to serve as the leader of a regional innovation hub in wide-bandgap semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for MBE 49 system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Oct 2023 10:02:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/riber-051023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – says that a new Asian industrial customer has placed a multi-million Euro order for a MBE 49 system, for delivery in 2024. The purchase provides production capacity for optoelectronic components based on III-nitride materials (GaN, AlN) for the light-emitting diode market (UV LEDs, white LEDs and micro-LEDs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia and KYOCERA AVX Salzburg to co-produce 650V SiC rectifier module for power applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2023 16:22:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/nexperia-kyocera-avx-041023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a deepening of their existing, long-term partnership, Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) and Austria-headquartered automotive electronic component maker KYOCERA AVX Components (Salzburg) GmbH are to jointly produce a new 650V, 20A silicon carbide (SiC) rectifier module for high-frequency power applications ranging from 3kW to 11kW power stack designs, aimed at applications such as industrial power supplies, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and on-board chargers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent’s 200G PAM4 DFB-MZ laser wins ECOC Award for Most Innovative Product</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:23:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/coherent-041023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that its 200G four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) distributed-feedback laser and Mach–Zehnder modulator (DFB-MZ), combined monolithically in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), has won the 2023 ECOC Exhibition Industry Award for Most Innovative Product in the category of Innovative Photonics Component...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semtech and Coherent demo 200G-per-lane differential driver with 200G DFB-MZ laser</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2023 10:02:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/semtech-coherent-041023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-performance semiconductor, IoT system and cloud connectivity service provider has Semtech Corp of Camarillo, CA, USA has announced the demonstration of its latest FiberEdge 200G PAM4 MZM driver driving the 200G DFB-MZ laser of materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>imec presents SiGe BiCMOS optical receiver achieving gross data rate of 200Gbps</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2023 14:03:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/imec-031023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October), researchers from IDLab, a team at Ghent University, Belgium from Leuven-based microelectronics research center imec, have presented an optical receiver achieving a gross data rate of 200Gbps. Their approach, combining a SiGe BiCMOS traveling-wave electronics integrated circuit and a silicon photonics germanium photodetector, offers not only speed but also scalability: two prerequisites for meeting exploding data-rate needs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight partners with Spark to scale design services</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2023 11:16:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/openlight-031023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has announced a strategic partnership with Spark Photonics of Waltham, MA, USA, which provides pure-play end-to-end integrated photonics design, layout and consulting services across silicon, silicon nitride, indium phosphide and lithium niobate platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DustPhotonics unveils first merchant single-chip 800G DR8 photonic integrated circuit</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2023 09:32:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/dust-photonics-031023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October), DustPhotonics of Modi’in, Israel — which was founded in 2017 and develops silicon photonics technology and solutions — has announced what is claimed to be the industry’s first merchant single-chip 800G DR8 photonic integrated circuit (PIC). DustPhotonics has multiple live demos of this product highlighting its operation in several applications at booth #644...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE launches first 6” InP DFB laser platform for AI and data-center applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2023 09:21:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/iqe-031023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced what it says is the industry’s first 150mm (6") indium phosphide (InP) platform enabling the scaled production of electro-optic devices at the core of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and cloud data-center networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum addresses surge in AI and ML data traffic with high-performance optical solutions at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 19:05:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/lumentum-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is showcasing its latest solutions, conducting live demonstrations, and sharing industry perspectives at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October). The firm’s booth is located at the Scottish Event Campus, in Hall Four, Stand #426...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ethernet Alliance’s ECOC demo spotlights scaling to 800Gb/s</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 12:09:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/ethernet-alliance-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ethernet Alliance has unveiled details of its multi-vendor interoperability demonstration in booth #460 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and KDPOF showcasing first 980nm multi-gigabit interconnect system for automotive systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 11:53:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/trumpf-kdpof-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference for Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (1–5 October), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets – and fabless semiconductor firm KDPOF of Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain – a supplier of automotive gigabit connectivity over POF (plastic optical fiber) – are showcasing the first 980nm multi-gigabit interconnect system for automotive systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF breakthrough in sub-wavelength grating reducing RMS and RIN values</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 08:54:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/trumpf-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets – is showcasing its recently updated VCSEL product portfolio and technology with matching photodiodes in booth 641 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QSFP-DD MSA releases hardware specification revision 7.0</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 08:52:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/qsfp-ddmsa-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, the Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP-DD) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) group announced the release of a hardware specification revision 7.0. This updates the existing QSFP-DD MSA specification and introduces the QSFP-DD1600 module variant to drive further improvements in performance, scalability and power handling...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semilab and Fraunhofer IISB form long-term strategic partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Oct 2023 08:48:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/oct/semilab-fraunhoferusb-021023.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Metrology equipment firm Semilab ZRT of Budapest, Hungary has agreed to form a long-term strategic partnership with Fraunhofer IISB (Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology) in Erlangen, Germany. Within the framework of the cooperation, a demo lab will be opened with a focus on developing metrology and inspection solutions for wide-bandgap semiconductor materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hyper Photonix showcasing transceivers at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:13:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/hyperphotonix-290923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 49th European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2023) exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October), optical transceiver designer and manufacturer Hyper Photonix Ltd of Bellevue, WA, USA is featuring its latest products at the Ethernet Alliance booth 460, where it is participating in a series of interoperability demonstrations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers demos DFB laser arrays supporting 4 Terabit GPU-to-GPU communication for generative AI</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:06:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/sivers-290923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that, at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (1–5 October), its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK is showcasing its range of custom III-V photonic devices in booth #615 of the exhibition (2–4 October), with a focus on CW-WDM MSA compliant 8-wavelength O-band CW DFB laser arrays (shown as part of a live demo)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight samples fully integrated 2xFR4 PASIC photonic integrated circuit</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:10:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/openlight-290923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has made available samples of a fully integrated 2x FR4 Photonic Application Specific Integrated Circuit (2xFR4 PASIC). The firm’s PASIC technology integrates all the components of silicon photonics devices, both active and passive components, into one chip...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent unveils first 140GBaud optical subassembly to enable 800G in ultra-compact pluggable form factors</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:53:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/coherent-290923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has launched its 140GBaud integrated coherent transmitter-receiver optical subassembly (IC-TROSA), which is claimed to be the first to enable 800G QSFP-DD and OSFP digital coherent optics (DCO) pluggable transceivers for high-speed data-center interconnects and metro networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems launches Gen4 GaN power platform</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:41:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/gansystems-290923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has introduced its 4th generation GaN power platform, targeting markets including consumer electronics, data centers, solar energy, industrial applications, and automotive...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indian Institute of Science develops fully indigenous GaN power switch</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:56:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/iisc-280923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has developed what it describes as a fully indigenous gallium nitride (GaN) power switch that can have potential applications in systems like power converters for electric vehicles and laptops, as well as in wireless communications (Baby R, Mandal M, Roy SK, Bardhan A, Muralidharan R, Basu K, Raghavan S, Nath DN, ‘8A, 200V normally-off cascode GaN-on-Si HEMT: From epitaxy to double pulse testing’, Microelectronic Engineering (2023)). The entire process of creating the switch – from material growth to device fabrication to packaging – was developed in-house at IISc’s Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent and Kinetic extend partnership to enable 100G services at network edge</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:58:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/coherent-kinetic-280923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA and Kinetic by Windstream, a business unit of communications and software company Windstream that provides fiber-based connectivity, collaboration and security services across 18 states in the USA, have their existing partnership to enable 400G services has been extended to enable 100G services at the edge of the network, leveraging what is claimed to be the industry’s first 100G QSFP28 0dBm digital coherent optics (DCO) transceiver...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF updates revenue guidance, targeting 30% growth in 2023 and 40% in 2024</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:30:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/guerrillarf-280923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — has revised its guidance for third-quarter 2023 revenue from $3–3.5m to $3.3–3.5m. Full-year 2023 revenue is now expected to exceed $15m ($14.6–15.4m), up about 30% on 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LESSENGERS begins volume production of 800G AOCs and transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:45:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/lessengers-280923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LESSENGERS Inc of Seoul, South Korea, which provides optical components based on its patented direct optical wiring (DOW) technology, says that its new 800G transceiver product (800G OSFP SR8) will begin volume production in fourth-quarter 2023 and begin shipping to customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor exhibits LEDs at SID’s Vehicle Displays &amp; Interfaces Symposium</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:44:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/seoulsemi-270923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium 2023, organized by the Society of Information Display (SID), in Detroit, MI, USA (26-27 September), South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd is exhibiting its LED products and technologies for future in-vehicle displays, such as 1515, Mini-LED products for local dimming, and WICOP Pixel Micro-LED, in line with the evolution of automotive displays, which are increasing in size and resolution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches sensor for attachment/detachment and proximity detection</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:58:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/rohm-270923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM has developed the compact (2.0mm x 1.0mm) RPR-0720 proximity sensor, optimized for applications requiring attachment/detachment and proximity detection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM unveils ALIYOS LED-on-foil technology for automotive lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:00:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/amsosram-260923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL 2023) in Darmstadt, Germany (25-27 September), ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has unveiled ALIYOS LED-on-foil technology, which it says opens up new possibilities for design freedom and creativity in automotive lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU extends independent chairman’s role to executive chairman</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:46:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/nuburu-260923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — says that its board of directors has appointed Ron Nicol as executive chairman. After joining the firm as a director in 2020, Nicol has been the independent chairman of the board since earlier this year. In his newly extended role, he will prioritize scaling commercial efforts as well as executive administrative functions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices incorporates individual 2D barcode on GaN ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:18:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/cgd-250923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — claims to be first to incorporate an individual 2D barcode on a gallium nitride (GaN) IC, which can be read by a standard, commercial code reader. This not only enables CGD to scan packaged devices and identify the circuit and the batch but also to learn exactly where on the wafer each individual die was made, providing vital data concerning process ruggedness and reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE’s first-half revenue down about 40% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:16:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/iqe-250923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2023, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has reported revenue of £52m, down 39.7% on a reported basis (and 42.6% at constant currency) from £86.2m in first-half 2022. This was within the revised guidance range of £50–56m provided on 17 May...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UV LED maker Nitek sues Photon Wave in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:14:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/nitek-photonwave-220923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UV LED maker Nitek Inc of Columbia, SC, USA has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against South Korea’s Photon Wave Co Ltd in the Eastern District of Texas...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Germany and Bavaria governments to provide €300m IPCEI funding for ams OSRAM to expand opto R&amp;D and manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:43:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/amsosram-220923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has received notice of substantial public funding – via the European Commission’s Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) program for funding digital and green initiatives – from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Free State of Bavaria’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy. The application for public subsidies of more than €300m over five years is subject to final notice of the grant...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar breaks ground on $1.1bn 3.5GW Louisiana factory</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:36:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/firstsolar-220923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has broken ground its fifth fully vertically integrated factory in the USA. Sited in Iberia Parish, Louisiana (as announced on 10 August), the ceremony was attended by the Governor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards and other dignitaries from the state...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF’s multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations at ECOC feature 39 firms</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 23:27:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/oif-210923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) says that, in its booth #304 at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2–4 October), a record 39 companies are demonstrating innovation and collaboration across four sectors: 400ZR+ optics, co-packaging solutions, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) channels and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon providing 1200V CoolSiC MOSFETs for Infypower’s EV charger stations</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:40:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/infineon-210923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is providing 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET power semiconductor devices to improve the efficiency of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations made by Infypower of Shenzhen, China. Since being founded in 2014, Infypower has focused on power electronics and intelligent control, and provides EV charging modules, smart energy routers, supercharging stations, and photovoltaic energy storage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-tolerant L- and S-band RF LNA for space &amp; radar applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:04:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/teledynee2vhirel-210923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of the TDLNA002093SEP rad-tolerant L- and S-band low-noise amplifier, suitable for demanding high-reliability space and radar applications where low noise figure, minimal power consumption and small package footprint are mission-critical...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Plasma-Therm acquires Thin Film Equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:57:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/plasmatherm-210923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA (which makes plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets) has acquired Thin Film Equipment SrL (TFE) of Binasco, Milan, Italy, which supplies physical vapor deposition (PVD) sputtering and evaporation process equipment and high-purity materials for thin-film applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Tongmei receives initial export permits from China for GaAs and Ge substrates</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:50:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/axt-210923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – says that its China-based manufacturing subsidiary Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology Co Ltd has met the applicable legal and commercial requirements and has received its initial export permits from China’s Central Ministry of Commerce to resume shipping gallium arsenide and germanium substrates to certain customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Camtek buying FormFactor’s FRT Metrology business for $100m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:22:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/camtek-200923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Inspection and 3D metrology equipment maker Camtek Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel has agreed to acquire for $100m (subject to customary purchase price adjustments), the FRT Metrology business of FormFactor Inc of Livermore, CA, USA (a provider of test & measurement technologies along the full IC life-cycle – from metrology and inspection, characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE and VisIC to co-develop D-Mode GaN power devices for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:04:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/iqe-visic-200923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced a strategic collaboration with VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride transistors for high-voltage automotive applications – to develop high-reliability gallium nitride D-Mode (D-Mode GaN) power products for use in electric vehicles (EV) inverters. The 200mm (8”) D-Mode GaN power epiwafers will be developed at IQE’s UK facilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Automotive semiconductor firm indie acquires EXALOS</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:38:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/indie-exalos-190923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive semiconductor and software platform provider indie Semiconductor Inc of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA has acquired privately held EXALOS AG of Zürich, Switzerland, which was founded in 2003 and designs and manufactures light sources based on superluminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs) and external-cavity tunable lasers for optical coherence tomography and fiber-optic gyroscopes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass receives custom GaN laser order from repeat customer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:58:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/bluglass-190923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has received a custom GaN laser project order from a repeat customer that is a leading USA-based research laboratory...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New customer orders Aehr FOX-NP multi-wafer test and burn-in system for silicon carbide MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:39:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/aehr-190923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test, burn-in and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial customer order for a FOX-NP wafer-level test & burn-in system, multiple WaferPak Contactors, and a FOX WaferPak Aligner to be used for engineering, qualification and small-lot production wafer-level test & burn-in of silicon carbide devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Umicore collaborates with RENA to enhance germanium wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:57:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/umicoreeom-rema-180923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germanium product and materials solutions supplier Umicore Electro-Optic Materials (EOM) has established a strategic collaboration aimed at integrating the ACE inception wafer processing solution of RENA Technologies of Gütenbach, Germany into the ongoing development of germanium (Ge) wafers for the space solar cell industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobiTech selects Aixtron’s G10-SiC CVD system for expansion into silicon carbide market</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:13:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/aixtron-180923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that it is supporting GlobiTech Inc of Sherman, TX, USA, one of the world’s largest silicon-epitaxy foundries, to expand its business into silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor makes available first ISM CW amplifier</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:26:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/galliumsemi-180923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor — which designs and manufactures RF gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for 5G mobile communications, aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications — has announced the availability of the GTH2e-2425300P ISM CW (continuous wave) amplifier, a 2.4–2.5GHz, 300W pre-matched discrete GaN-on-SiC high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European Semiconductor Regions Alliance launched</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:14:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/esra-180923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 7 September, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels, Belgium — in a signing ceremony hosted by the Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen) Michael Kretschmer — launched the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA) as a political network engaged to strengthen Europe’s capacity to produce semiconductors and microelectronics, reducing its dependency from supplies from third countries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KERI transfers SiC power semiconductor ion implantation evaluation technology to Hungary’s SEMILAB</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Sep 2023 13:30:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/keri-semilabzrt-080923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) — which is funded under the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) of South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT — has transferred ion implantation and evaluation technology for silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors to metrology equipment firm SEMILAB ZRT of Budapest, Hungary...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM providing sub-assembled RGB laser diodes to TriLite</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Sep 2023 14:06:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/amsosram-trilite-070923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A technology collaboration has been announced in which ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany will provide sub-assembled RGB laser diodes to ‘light up’ the Trixel 3 laser beam scanner (LBS) of TriLite of Vienna, Austria...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches GaNSafe power platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Sep 2023 11:39:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/navitas-070923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a worldwide launch event at the Marriot Taipei in Taiwan, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA unveiled GaNSafe, a new, high-performance wide-bandgap power platform. Navitas has optimized its fourth-generation GaN technology for demanding, high-power applications in data centers, solar/energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) markets, where efficiency, power density, and robust and reliable operation are critical...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AlixLabs raises SEK40m to industrialize Atomic Layer Etching Pitch Splitting nanofabrication technique</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Sep 2023 11:28:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/alixlabs-070923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden, which has developed an Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS), has secured SEK40m in funding from investors including Navigare Ventures, Industrifonden, and FORWARD.one...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Volvo invests in Chinese SiC-based power module maker Leadrive</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Sep 2023 22:01:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/volvo-leadrive-060923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Sweden-based Volvo Cars, has invested in Leadrive Technology of Shanghai, China, which was founded in 2017 and manufactures power electronics and control units for electric cars, specializing in designing and building power modules that use silicon carbide (SiC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron launches G10-GaN MOCVD platform for power and RF devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Sep 2023 14:07:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/aixtron-060923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the SEMICON Taiwan 2023 event in Taipei (6-8 September), deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has launched its new G10-GaN cluster metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) platform for gallium nitride (GaN)-based power and radio frequency (RF) devices, offering what is claimed to be best-in-class performance, an all-new compact design, and overall lowest cost per wafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ugreen using Navitas’s GaNFast ICs in first 5-port 300W GaN desktop charger</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Sep 2023 10:40:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/navitas-060923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based Ugreen (which provides charging accessories) has partnered with gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA to launch what is reckoned to be the world’s first 5-port 300W GaN desktop charger – the Ugreen Nexode 300W Desktop Charger...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Shin-Etsu Chemical launches QST substrates for GaN power device growth</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Sep 2023 18:17:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/shinetsu-050923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan has announced the market launch of QST (Qromis Substrate Technology) — a composite material substrate licensed in 2019 exclusively from Qromis Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA — for the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production falls 6.6% year-on-year to 272 million in Q2; first-half 2023 down 13.3%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Sep 2023 14:18:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/trendforce-040923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After plunging by a record 19.5% year-on-year in first-quarter 2023, global smartphone production saw a second consecutive quarterly decline in Q2/2023, falling by about 6.6% year-on-year to 272 million units, according to market research firm TrendForce. First-half 2023 production was 522 million units, down 13.3% year-on-year. This represents a ten-year low for both individual quarters and the first half of the year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector evaluating Sivers’ InP100 epi for surface-coupling laser project</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Sep 2023 10:55:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/vector-sivers-040923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has received an initial order from Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from the University of Glasgow in 2020) for the evaluation of epitaxial material — manufactured on Sivers’ InP100 platform — for a new, next-generation surface-coupling laser project...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonVentures raises €60m to invest in Europe’s photonic chip start-ups</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2023 17:35:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/photonventures-010923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PhotonVentures has launched a venture capital fund aimed at early-stage photonic chip start-ups and scale-ups. €60m was raised in its first financing round, with Netherlands-based PhotonDelta as the lead investor (via the transfer of its portfolio to PhotonVentures) alongside numerous private investors. PhotonVentures plans to raise a total of €100–150m, with its final close set for the start of 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF showcases products at EuMW</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2023 13:16:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/altumrf-010923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs RF and millimeter-wave semiconductors for commercial and industrial applications) is showcasing its featured products and technical expertise in booth #431B at European Microwave Week (EuMW 2023) in Messe Berlin Hub27, Germany (19–21 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm highlighting high-voltage SuperGaN solutions for EVs at electronica India</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2023 10:03:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/sep/transphorm-010923.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —says that it is highlighting its technology for next-generation electric vehicle (EV) power systems in booth E2D31 (Hall 2) at the electronica India 2023 event in the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (13–15 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches power-stage ICs with built-in 650V GaN HEMTs and gate driver</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:46:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/rohm-310823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor maker ROHM Co Ltd has developed the BM3G0xxMUV-LB series of EcoGaN power-stage ICs with built-in 650V gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and gate driver, optimized for primary power supplies (AC-DC, PFC circuits) inside industrial applications (such as data servers and office automation devices) and consumer applications (such as home appliances, AC adapters, PCs, TVs, refrigerators, and air-conditioners)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba releases third-generation SiC MOSFETs with reduced switching losses</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:31:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/toshiba-310823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toshiba is now shipping the TWxxxZxxxC series of ten silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs based on the firm’s third-generation technology, targeted at reducing losses in a variety of industrial applications including switching power supplies for servers & data centers, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and JV partner SPX demonstrating 800G OSFP optical transceivers at CIOE</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:29:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/poet-300823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #11C63at the 24th China International Optoelectronics Expo (CIOE 2023) in Shenzhen (6–8 September), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is giving live demonstrations of end-to-end optical solutions for 800G, 400G and 200G optical transceivers using its highly integrated optical engines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN gains former Ericsson CEO as senior advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:13:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/swegan-300823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden, which develops and manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecom, satellite communications, defense and power electronics applications, says that former Ericsson CEO Sven-Christer Nilsson – who is an investor and board member in leading tech companies – has joined it as a senior advisor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:04:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/semiconductor-today-300823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba ships first 2200V dual SiC MOSFET module</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:54:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/toshiba-290823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) – which was spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 – has begun volume shipments of what it reckons is the industry’s first 2200V dual silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET module for industrial equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPCSpace adds rad-hard GaN devices in high-current G-Package</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:52:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/epc-290823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA has introduced two new radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) transistors with ultra-low on-resistance and high-current capability for high-power-density solutions that are said to be lower cost and more efficient than the nearest comparable rad-hard silicon MOSFET. The devices are supplied in hermetic packages in very small footprints. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s GaN powers first integrated micro-inverter PV systems by DAH Solar</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:19:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/transphorm-250823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its GaN platform is powering the first integrated photovoltaic (PV) systems from DAH Solar Co Ltd. The PV systems are used in DAH Solar’s new SolarUnit product line. DAH Solar credits Transphorm’s GaN FETs with enabling it to produce smaller, lighter and more reliable solar panel systems that also offer higher overall power generation with lower energy consumption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU appoints John Bolton to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:17:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/nuburu-240823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has appointed attorney, diplomat, consultant and political commentator John Bolton to its board of directors, providing strategic insight to support efforts to expand its presence in the defense, energy and aerospace markets as well as guidance on the impact of international relations and regulations on the firm’s business and customer base...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas unveiling new power platform at SEMICON Taiwan</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:09:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/navitas-240823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that, as part of its display in booth J2238 (Hall 1) at SEMICON Taiwan 2023 in the Nangang Exhibition Center (TaiNEX) in Taipei (6–8 September) – which it is sponsoring – it is revealing a new, high-performance wide-bandgap power platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment appoints Ashraf Lotfi to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:14:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/cvd-equipment-220823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor transport, gas and chemical delivery control systems, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has appointed Dr Ashraf Lotfi to its board of directors, which has also approved an expansion of the number of directors from the current level of five to six...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed selling RF business to MACOM for $125m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:43:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/wolfspeed-macom-220823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices — has agreed to sell its radio frequency business (Wolfspeed RF) to MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) for about $75m in cash (subject to a customary purchase price adjustment) plus 711,528 shares of MACOM common stock, valued at $50m based on its 30 trading day average through 21 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Instrument Systems joins MicroLED Industry Association</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:07:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/instruments-systems-220823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Light measurement technology firm Instrument Systems GmbH of Munich, Germany (which was founded in 1986 and has been a subsidiary of Konica MinoIta Group since 2012) has become a member of the MicroLED Industry Association (MIA), supporting the development and implementation of μLED display technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s margins fall further while 200mm SiC device fab ramp-up lags</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:35:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/wolfspeed-210823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal full year (to end-June), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has reported revenue growth of 24%, from $746.2m in 2022 to $921.9m for 2023, due to the strength in both materials and power device product lines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>&lt;new&gt;</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:26:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/lumentum-210823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported full-year revenue growth of 3.2% from $1712.6m in fiscal 2022 to $1767m for fiscal 2023 (ended 1 July)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DOE renews funding for PowerAmerica Institute</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:49:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/poweramerica-180823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) has announced renewed funding for PowerAmerica, a public–private research initiative established in 2014 that is the DOE’s first Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spark Connected and Infineon unveil 500W industrial wireless charging module</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:24:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/infineon-180823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spark Connected of Dallas, TX, USA (which develops wireless power technology for industrial, automotive, aerospace and consumer applications) and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany, have announced the market release of the Yeti 500W ready-to-integrate wireless charging module, targeted at industrial machinery, autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), light electric vehicles (LEVs), e-Mobility and other power-intensive applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfson grant to boost Swansea University’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:34:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/wolfson-swanseacism-170823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Swansea University in south Wales, UK has received a grant from the Wolfson Foundation (an independent charity with a focus on research and education) that will provide a boost to its Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UbiQD expands collaboration with First Solar on quantum dot-enhanced solar modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:41:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/ubiqd-firstsolar-170823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology firm UbiQD Inc of Los Alamos, NM, USA has entered into a joint development agreement with cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA to collaborate further on developing the potential to incorporate fluorescent quantum dot technology in advanced solar modules. The two firms have been conducting exploratory work since early 2022, and the initial results have supported the new, more formalized joint-development effort...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Chicony Power collaborate on GaN-based PD3.1 notebook adapter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:54:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/infineon-160823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiwan-based power supply maker Chicony Power Technology is expanding its partnership with Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany to increase the performance of its latest PD3.1 notebook adapter series. The two firms aim to provide end-customers with highly efficient power solutions, based on gallium nitride (GaN), with a smaller form factor and higher power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>German industrial customer orders automated Riber MBE 412 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:23:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/riber-160823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – says that a German industrial customer has placed a multi-million Euro order for an automated MBE 412 system, for delivery in 2024, to be used to produce optoelectronic devices. More specifically, the machine is designed to passivate laser facets, in particular gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based quantum dot lasers, covering a wide range of applications: LiDAR, fiber-optic communications, cloud networking, etc...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm quarterly revenue grows 14% year-on-year to $5.9m, boosted by Government contract revenue</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:26:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/transphorm-160823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (to end-June 2023), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of $5.883m, up 14.1% on $5.16m a year ago, and up 84% on $3.192m last quarter due to the delay in securing a new government contract with the $15m National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) to manufacture GaN epiwafers under the ECLIPSE project, recognizing revenue of $2.9m during the quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar issues 2023 Sustainability Report unveiling onsite third-party social audits</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:33:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/firstsolar-150823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has released its 2023 Sustainability Report and established a new industry benchmark for transparency by making public details of onsite third-party social audits conducted across its global manufacturing footprint in what is believed to be an industry first...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET creates optical interposer platform for 1.6T transceivers using 200G-per-lane technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:48:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/poet-150823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced its development of an optical interposer platform for 1.6T transceivers and beyond using 200G-per-lane technology for next-generation data-center and AI networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ revenue grows 35% in Q2</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:02:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/navitas-150823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $18.1m (exceeding the $16–17m guidance range), up 35% on $13.46m last quarter. This is also up 110% on $8.6m a year ago, although this is aided by the acquisition in August 2022 of silicon carbide power semiconductor device designer and manufacturer GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bami Bastani joins Sivers Semiconductors as strategic advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:13:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/sivers-150823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that Dr Bami Bastani has joined it as a strategic advisor to the board and management to further strengthen the firm’s focus on the US and global markets and to provide guidance related to the semiconductor, photonics, 5G and SATCOM ecosystems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Department of Energy releases 2023 Critical Materials Assessment</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:15:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/doe-140823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment, which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains and has hence determined the 2023 DOE Critical Materials List of energy-specific critical and near-critical materials through 2035...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET cuts losses further in Q2</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:21:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/poet-140823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has reported non-recurring engineering revenue (NRE) of $177,000, down from $181,000 last quarter but up on $120,000 a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU more than doubles revenue in Q2 to $1.1m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:56:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/nuburu-140823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers for fast, laser materials processing — has reported revenue of $1.05m, more than doubling from $0.47m last quarter and compared with just $0.04m a year ago, driven by continued execution of product deliveries to commercial customers Essentium and GE Additive...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus solar cells powering Chandrayaan-3</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:39:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/5nplus-110823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that solar cell technology produced by its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH is being used in the third and most recent Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lunar exploration mission...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey signs letters of intent with customers for early-access sampling program</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:31:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/odyssey-110823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA - which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology — says that, in second-quarter 2023, two letters of intent with customers were signed for its early-access sampling program. At least one additional signed letter of intent is in process and, due to summer holidays in Europe, is expected to be signed by September...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ June-quarter revenue down 13% year-on-year due to ongoing inventory digestion for Android</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:00:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/skyworks-110823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal third-quarter 2023 (to end-June), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1071.2m, down 7% on $1153.1m last quarter and 13% on $1232.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar selects Louisiana for its fifth US manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:45:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/firstsolar-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has selected the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana as the location for its fifth fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in the USA (announced at the end of July). Believed to be the single largest capital investment in the area’s history, the facility represents an investment of up to $1.1bn in expanding the USA’s capacity to produce its own photovoltaic solar modules. Expected to be completed in first-half 2026, it is forecast to grow the firm’s nameplate manufacturing capacity by 3.5GW to reach about 14GW in the USA in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s Q2 record semiconductor revenue drives growth</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:38:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/veeco-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $161.6m, down on $164m a year ago but up 5% on $153.5m last quarter, and near the top end of the $145–165m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED chip market to almost double to $27m in 2023, driven by large displays and wearables</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:31:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/trendforce-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Driven by the mass production of large displays and wearable devices, the micro-LED chip market will grow by 92% year-on-year from $14m in 2022 to $27m in 2023, while rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 136% between 2022 and 2027 to $580m due to the scaling of existing application shipments and the introduction of new applications, forecasts market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q2 sees InP revenue bottom out, offset by rebound in GaAs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/axt-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported revenue of $18.6m, down slightly on $19.4m last quarter but more than halving from $39.5m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF hosting largest ever multi-vendor interoperability demo at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:29:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/oif-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #304 at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2-4 October), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is showcasing its largest-ever multi-vendor interoperability demonstration, involving 39 companies participating in live and static demos highlighting advances in four key technology areas: 400ZR+ optics; co-packaging solutions; Common Electrical I/O (CEI) channels; and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s GaN first to hit short-circuit robustness milestone key for motor drives</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:27:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/transphorm-100823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has demonstrated up to 5μm short-circuit withstand time (SCWT) on a GaN power transistor with a patented technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Arkansas begins construction of US national Multi-User Silicon Carbide Research and Fabrication Facility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Aug 2023 18:58:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/uofa-090823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The University of Arkansas (U of A) has begun construction of the US national Multi-User Silicon Carbide Research and Fabrication Facility (MUSiC). Capable of silicon or silicon carbide chip fabrication, the new semiconductor research and fabrication facility will enable the government, businesses of all sizes, and universities to prototype in silicon carbide, introducing a capability that does not presently exist in the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Crystal IS produces first 4-inch AlN substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Aug 2023 16:52:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/crystalis-090823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA — a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei that makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) — has produced what it claims is the first reported 4-inch (100mm)-diameter single-crystal aluminium nitride (AlN) substrate, demonstrating the scalability of its processes for growing AlN bulk single crystals to meet production demands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers receives $375,000 award under DARPA NGMM program in collaboration with PseudolithIC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:49:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/sivers-090823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its US subsidiary Sivers Semiconductors Inc has received an award worth $375,000 (about 4MSEK) under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) program in collaboration with PseudolithIC Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. The program aims to develop three-dimensional heterogeneously integrated (3DHI) technologies. PseudolithIC and Sivers will specifically investigate 3DHI systems for millimeter-wave (mmWave) applications in the 5G, SATCOM and defense sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF announces External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable Implementation Agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 21:16:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/oif-080823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has unveiled the External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) Implementation Agreement (IA), defining a front-panel pluggable form factor tailored to co-packaged optical systems and other multiple laser external laser source applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indium Corp to supply high-quality gallium acetylacetonate</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 21:03:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/indiumcorps-080823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA is to supply high-purity gallium acetylacetonate ( Ga(acac)3), an organometallic coordination complex with gallium at the center surrounded by three acetylacetonate ligands that, due to its versatility and stability, has several applications in materials science, organic chemistry and catalysis...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU wins NASA contract to demo power beaming in space using blue laser technology</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 16:25:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/nuburu-080823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — has been awarded a contract by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to demonstrate the feasibility of power beaming in space using the firm’s proprietary blue laser technology. Through NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding initiative, NUBURU has been selected to create a qualified solution that mitigates the high costs associated with transporting copper or aluminium wires that are critical to provide power to lunar or planetary bases in remote locations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s June-quarter revenue down less than expected, as Android consumer-related inventory consumption offset by growth in defense &amp; aerospace and automotive</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 16:19:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/qorvo-080823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal first-quarter 2024 (ended 1 July 2023), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $651.2m (down 37% on $1035.4m a year ago but up 2.9% on last quarter’s $632.7m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM Semiconductor receives Continental’s Supplier of the Year award</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 14:38:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/rohm-080823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Continental Automotive of Hanover, Germany has honored Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor with its ‘Supplier of the Year 2022 Award’ for “particularly exemplary performance”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano to supply CrayoLED UV-C LEDs for AquiSense’s water disinfection systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Aug 2023 08:49:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/crayonano-aquisense-070823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway — which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology — has signed a commercial frame contract to supply UV-C LEDs worth about NOK4m over the next 12 months to AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water, air and surface disinfection systems). The contract offers additional opportunities to increase the value beyond the minimum amount...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide and gallium nitride power electronics applications grow to 83% of Aixtron’s first-half revenue</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Aug 2023 17:05:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/aixtron-040823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2023, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €173.5m, more than doubling from the dip to €77.2m last quarter and up 69% on €102.5m a year ago. This drove first-half revenue up 31% year-on-year, from €191.1m in 2022 to €250.7m for 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ares detects germanium and gallium at US fluorspar mine</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Aug 2023 08:51:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/ares-040823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following assaying conducted by inspection, verification, testing and certification services company SGS, Ares Strategic Mining Inc of Vancouver, BC, Canada, which owns the only permitted fluorspar mine in the USA, says that it has detected germanium and gallium at its 5982-acre Lost Sheep Fluorspar Project in the Spor Mountain area, Juab County, Utah (about 214km south-west of Salt Lake City)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s half-year revenue grows 32% year-on-year to €12.2m as systems revenue almost triples</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2023 18:42:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/riber-030823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has reported first-half revenue growth of 32%, from €9.2m in 2022 to €12.2m for 2023. Of this, 26% came from Europe, 62% from Asia and 12% from North America...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ CRPS185 3200W ‘Titanium Plus’ server power platform meets demands of AI data-centers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2023 16:19:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/navitas-030823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its CRPS185 3200W ‘Titanium Plus’ server reference design not only surpasses the stringent 80Plus Titanium efficiency requirements but also effectively satisfies the increasing power demands of AI data-center power...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon expanding Kulim fab investment with €5bn second phase for Module Three</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2023 10:12:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/infineon-030823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is to significantly expand its fab in Kulim, Malaysia – over and above the original investment announced in February 2022 – by building the world’s largest 200mm-wafer silicon carbide (SiC) power fab. The planned expansion is backed by customer commitments covering about €5bn of new design wins in automotive and industrial applications as well as about €1bn in pre-payments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Blue Laser Fusion raises $25m in seed round funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2023 09:28:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/bluelaserfusion-030823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blue Laser Fusion Inc (BLF) of Palo Alto, CA, USA has raised a total of $25m in its first series seed round funding. Major investors are the two Japan-based venture capital firms JAFCO Group Co Ltd and SPARX Group Co Ltd (Mirai Creation Fund III)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems and ACEpower partner to drive GaN adoption in Chinese EV market</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Aug 2023 08:27:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/gansystems-030823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has partnered with ACEpower — a Chinese designer and manufacturer of power supplies, electric vehicle (EV) charging modules, and OBC (onboard charger) products — to expedite the widespread adoption of GaN technology in electric vehicles. By harnessing GaN Systems’ power semiconductors, extensive expertise in EV power electronics, and ACEpower’s track record in high-power system design and high-volume manufacturing capabilities, the partnership is expected to accelerate the GaN-based electric vehicle power market in China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus’ CEO Dr Decai Sun retires</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 17:02:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/luminus-020823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – says that, after 11 years of service, chief executive officer Dr Decai Sun is retiring, and executive VP of marketing & sales Mark Pugh has taken over as CEO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM appoints Wayne Struble as senior VP, Advanced Semiconductor Technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 16:56:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/macom-020823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has appointed Wayne Struble as senior VP, Advanced Semiconductor Technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kubos’ gains £700,000 Innovate UK grant to develop 5%-efficient red micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 14:42:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/kubos-020823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED material technology company Kubos Semiconductors Ltd (which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2017) has won a £700,000 Future Economy Investor Partnerships (FEIP) grant from UK government innovation agency Innovate UK. The funding is subject to completing aligned investment led by the Development Bank of Wales. The firm has also been granted its first process technology patents and has received its first customer order...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent appoints Christopher Dorman as executive VP, Lasers Business</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 09:48:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/coherent2-020823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that Dr Christopher Dorman has been named executive VP, Lasers Business. He is responsible for the Lasers Segment across the markets of precision manufacturing, semiconductor & display capital equipment, life sciences, and scientific instruments, driving operational excellence and customer focus...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent ships 200 billionth VCSEL emitter for sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Aug 2023 09:31:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/coherent-020823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) says that it has now shipped more than 200 billion vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) emitters to date for sensing applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF-led GaN4EmoBiL project targets bidirectional charging for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Aug 2023 13:43:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/aug/gan4emobil-010823.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the Elektro-Mobil program, the three-year research project ‘GaN4EmoBiL — GaN power semiconductors for electro-mobility and system integration through bidirectional charging’ was launched in mid-July, led by Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF and joined by consortium partners the University of Stuttgart, Robert Bosch GmbH and Ambibox GmbH...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:36:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/semiconductor-today-310723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For key compound semiconductor business and technology developments, see latest issue.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s rights offering raises $7.94m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:27:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/transphorm-310723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —says that its rights offering (announced on 16 June), which entitled eligible stockholders to purchase 0.07655623 of a share of common stock for every right held at a subscription price of $3.30 per whole share, has resulted in the sale of 2,404,758 shares, generating about $7.94m in gross proceeds. After giving effect to the rights offering, the firm has about 61.8 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric buys stake in Novel Crystal Technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:47:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/mitsubishi-electric-280723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has taken an equity position in Novel Crystal Technology Inc of Saitama, Japan, which develops and sells gallium oxide wafers. Gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) is a promising candidate for use in superior energy-saving power semiconductors that Mitsubishi Electric intends to develop at an accelerated pace in support of global decarbonization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar to invest $1.1bn in fifth US manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:24:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-280723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is to build a fifth manufacturing facility in the USA (in a yet-to-be-determined location), investing up to $1.1bn in further expanding the country’s capacity to produce its own solar modules. The planned fully vertically integrated facility is expected to grow the firm’s nameplate manufacturing capacity by 3.5GW to about 14GW in the USA and 25 GW globally in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Matrix to procure 2.1GW of First Solar PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:53:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-270723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into a framework agreement for new customer Matrix Renewables of Madrid, Spain, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, to procure about 2.1GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic modules, for delivery in 2024–2027 for projects in the USA and Spain. Matrix Renewables was created and backed by global alternative asset manager TPG and its $17bn investing platform TPG Rise...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi to supply EliteSiC MOSFET technology to Magna for EV traction inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:01:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/onsemi-270723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA has announced a long-term supply agreement (LTSA) for its EliteSiC intelligent power solutions to be integrated into the eDrive systems of mobility technology company Magna International Inc of Aurora, Ontario, Canada (one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM’s OSIRE E3731i RGB LED alllows dynamic color and motion effects across hundreds of LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:34:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/amsosram-270723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced new technology that is said to greatly simplify the implementation of dynamic, color- and intensity-changing arrays of hundreds of RGB LEDs in car interior lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Michigan Semiconductor Hands-On Research Experience to help grow US workforce</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:27:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/michigan-270723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a program designed to help grow the US semiconductor workforce, a cohort of college students from across the country is spending summer at the University of Michigan learning how to make, study and improve advanced semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hasselt University and imec spin-off EnFoil unveils thin, flexible CIGS solar panels</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:26:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/enfoil-270723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hasselt University (UHasselt) and Leuven-based nanoelectronics research center imec have unveiled the new spin-off EnFoil of Genk, Belgium, which offers pliable, robust solar panels only a few millimeters thick that can be integrated on various surfaces. Initial talks between EnFoil and industry leaders to produce the solar panels and integrate them onto the roofs of trucks are ongoing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Axcelis ships Purion H200 SiC Power Series ion implanter to Wolfspeed</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:19:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/axcelis-260723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA has shipped a Purion H200 SiC ion implant system to Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices. The evaluation system will be used to support the production of power devices for electric vehicle (EV) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET announces sample availability of 100G LR4 optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:04:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/poet-260723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced sample readiness of 100G LR4 Transmit and 100G LR4 Receive optical engines that are part of its POET Legacy product family. Three lead customers have received samples and started product evaluation and two others have requested samples...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expects first-half 2023 revenue of at least £52m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:58:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/iqe-260723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an unaudited pre-close update for first-half 2023, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that trading was in line with management expectations. Revenue is expected to be at least £52m, in line with market guidance and within the firm’s £50–56m guidance provided on 17 May. This compares with revenue in first-half 2022 of £86.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo releases new circuit simulation software for power and analog designers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:36:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/qorvo-250723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has released QSPICE, a new generation of circuit simulation software that is said to provide power and analog designers significantly higher levels of design productivity through improved simulation speed, functionality and reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tennessee Valley Authority secures 279MW of PV panels from First Solar</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-250723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) of Knoxville, TN, the USA’s largest public power supplier (delivering energy to 10 million people across seven south-eastern states), has secured 279MWDC of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic panels from First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA for its planned Lawrence County Solar Project in Alabama, which is expected to begin commercial operation in 2027. The project reflects TVA’s growing emphasis on solar in the region which, by 2025, is also expected to become the home of one of the largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing facilities in the USA, when First Solar commissions its fourth American factory...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass’ highlights new GaN laser orders for quantum sensing and surgical applications, and improvements to DFB lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:21:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/bluglass-250723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has provided an update on activities in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2023 (to end-June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM receives Vitesco’s 2022 Supplier of the Year Award in ‘Partnering’ category</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:04:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/rohm-250723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vitesco Technologies of Regensburg, Germany (which develops and manufactures drive technologies and electrification solutions for electro-mobility) has honored Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor with its 2022 Supplier of the Year Award in the category ‘Partnering’ for the company’s particularly outstanding performance. Overall, Vitesco has honored the exemplary performance of six of its approximately 17,000 suppliers worldwide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KLA appoints Agilent’s president &amp; CEO to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:22:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/kla-250723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process control and inspection systems provider KLA Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA has appointed Michael R. McMullen to its board of directors and Compensation and Talent Committee...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe appointed to NC A&amp;T’s Board of Trustees</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:29:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/wolfspeed-210723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – says that CEO Gregg Lowe has been elected to serve on North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s (NC A&T) Board of Trustees. NC A&T is the USA’s top-ranked historically black college or university (HBCU)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult to open Future Telecoms Hub in Autumn at the Bristol &amp; Bath Science Park</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:29:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/csacatapult4-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its plans to support industry across the UK, in Autumn Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is to open a Future Telecoms Hub at the Bristol & Bath Science Park in Bristol...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult Scotland to offer improved design and optimization capabilities in power electronics and packaging for high-power industries</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:23:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/csacatapult3-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its plans to support industry across the UK, Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is to have a presence in Scotland for the first time...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult establishing presence in North East England, targeting telecoms, space and defence</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:47:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/csacatapult2-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its plans to support industry across the UK, Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is to move into an office in the North East of England, at North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, County Durham...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult expands across the UK to South West &amp; North East England and Scotland</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:29:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/csacatapult-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales is expanding across the UK to Bristol, the North East of England, and Scotland...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches intelligent multi-pixel EVIYOS 2.0 LED for precision adaptive headlights</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:25:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/amsosram-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After 10 years of continuous engineering development, ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched EVIYOS 2.0 in volume production, a new type of intelligent multi-pixel LED that enables fully adaptive, dynamic headlight operation and image projection in automotive forward lighting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo participates in launch of US Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Consumer Technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:10:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/qorvo-200723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has participated in the launch of the US Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Consumer Technology. The event in Washington DC included senior representatives from IoT device makers, industry associations, standards bodies and US government agencies in support of the May 2021 Executive Order 14028 on improving the nation’s cybersecurity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM awarded $4m USAF contract to further develop GaN-on-SiC process technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:10:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/macom-190723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has been awarded a multi-year contract worth about $4m from the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop advanced semiconductor process technology related to gallium nitride-on-silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed promotes Priya Almelkar to senior VP, IT &amp; chief information officer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:37:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/wolfspeed-190723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has promoted Priya Almelkar to senior vice president, IT & chief information officer. He succeeds David Costar and becomes the fifth female member of Wolfspeed’s senior leadership team...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds 650V TOLL portfolio to CoolSiC MOSFET family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:12:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/infineon-190723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As digitalization, urbanization and the rise of electro-mobility continue to shape the rapidly evolving world, the demand for power consumption is reaching unprecedented levels. Acknowledging energy efficiency as an important concern, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is addressing these megatrends with its silicon carbide (SiC) CoolSiC MOSFET 650V in TO leadless (TOLL) packaging. The new SiC MOSFETs are enhancing Infineon’s comprehensive CoolSiC portfolio and are optimized for the lowest losses, the highest reliability and ease-of-use in applications such as SMPS for servers, telecom infrastructure as well as energy storage systems and battery formation solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED unveils fourth generation of XLamp XP-G product family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:21:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/cree-led-190723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has unveiled the fourth generation of its XLamp XP-G product family. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NTT achieves 300GHz-band high-speed data transmission with beamforming</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/ntt-tokyotech-190723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At June’s 2023 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in San Diego, CA, USA, Tokyo-based NTT Corp and researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology said that they have demonstrated a phased-array transmitter module to enable instantaneous ultra-high-capacity data transmission to mobile receivers. The researchers achieved the first wireless data transmission via beamforming in the 300GHz band, which is expected to be utilized in the realization of sixth-generation (6G) communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NoMIS Power gains USAF award to develop SiC devices for aircraft electrical power systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:52:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/nomis-power-180723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NoMIS Power of Albany, NY, USA — which was spun off from State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in 2020 — has achieved won an award from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop rugged silicon carbide (SiC) power devices to support the electrical power systems of aircraft...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BorgWarner to integrate onsemi’s EliteSiC 1200V and 750V power devices into VIPER power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:13:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/onsemi-180723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA and BorgWarner Inc of Auburn Hills, MI, USA (which provides sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market) are expanding their strategic collaboration for silicon carbide (SiC), making the total agreement worth over $1bn in lifetime value. BorgWarner plans to integrate onsemi’s EliteSiC 1200V and 750V power devices into its VIPER power modules. The EliteSiC devices join a broad portfolio of onsemi products that are part of the long-standing strategic relationship between the two companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC expands rad-hard GaN FET family with 62A- and 250A-rated 40V devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:56:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/epc-180723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has introduced two new 40V-rated radiation-hardened GaN FETs, available for engineering sampling now. EPC7001 is a 40V, 4mΩ, 250APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a small 7mm2 footprint. EPC7002 is a 40V, 14.5mΩ, 62APulsed, rad-hard GaN FET in a tiny 1.87mm2 footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s supply chain not impacted by China’s export restrictions on gallium and germanium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:50:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/wolfspeed-180723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – says that, following an internal review, its supply chain will not be impacted by the export restrictions on gallium and germanium proposed by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce from 1 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs receives Nasdaq non-compliance notice</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:43:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/semileds-180723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 11 July, LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan received a notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market indicating that it no longer complies with the audit committee requirements as set forth in Listing Rule 5605 and confirming its opportunity to regain compliance within the cure period provided in Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), which is the earlier of the firm’s next annual meeting of stockholders or 10 July 2024. Alternatively, if the next annual stockholders’ meeting is held before 8 January 2024, then the firm must evidence compliance no later than that date...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Applied Materials and Fraunhofer IPMS to create European metrology technology hub</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:52:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/appliedmaterials-fraunhoferipms-170723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process equipment maker Applied Materials Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (FhG IPMS) in Dresden, Germany are collaborating to create what is reckoned will be Europe’s largest technology hub for semiconductor metrology and process analysis, aiming to accelerate research and enhance development projects with chipmakers and ecosystem partners across Europe, particularly in the ICAPS (Internet of things, Communications, Automotive, Power and Sensors) market segments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments launches high-rate ALD research system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:50:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/oipt-170723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Oxford Instruments has launched the PlasmaPro ASP, a high-rate atomic layer deposition (ALD) research system within its Atomfab product range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Energix to buy 5GW of First Solar modules, for delivery in 2026–2030</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:42:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-170723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that Israel-based Energix Renewable Energy Ltd has agreed to procure 5GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, for delivery in 2026–2030 for projects in Israel, Poland and the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DISCO unveils KABRA process optimized for GaN wafer production</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 16:28:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/disco-140723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based DISCO Corp – which makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment including chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) systems and laser-based ingot slicing equipment and processes – says that, using its KABRA (Key Amorphous-Black Repetitive Absorption) laser-based ingot slicing method, it has developed a process optimized for the production of gallium nitride (GaN) wafers that can simultaneously increase the number of GaN wafers produced and decrease the production time...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs revenue rebounds from last quarter’s dip</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:32:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/semileds-140723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2023 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue rebounding to $1.679m, up on $1.152m last quarter and roughly level with the prior quarter’s $1.695m. However, this is still down on $1.784m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM launches RGB chip LED for automotive interiors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:53:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/rohm-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM Semiconductor has launched a new RGB chip LED (SMLVN6RGBFU) suitable for automotive interiors, such as function/status indicators in instrument clusters, CID (Center Information Displays), car audio/navigation, heater control etc, as well as automotive ambient/accent lighting (footwells, roof, handles, cup holders, etc)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST begins volume production of PowerGaN HEMTs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:42:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/st-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has begun volume production of e-mode PowerGaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) devices that simplify the design of high-efficiency power conversion systems. The STPOWER gallium nitride (GaN) transistors are said to raise performance in applications such as wall adapters, chargers, lighting systems, industrial power supplies, renewable energy applications, and in automotive electrification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Inseto supplies equipment to Cardiff’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:15:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/inseto-ics-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Inseto (UK) Ltd of Andover, UK (a distributor of equipment and materials to the semiconductor, microelectronic & advanced technology sectors) has supplied Cardiff University’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors with a variety of semiconductor manufacturing equipment for its new 16,150ft2 cleanroom adjacent to its Translational Research Hub (TRH), which opened for business in May...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba launches SiC 650V Schottky barrier diodes with forward voltage of 1.2V</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:36:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/toshiba-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) – which was spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 – has launched twelve 650V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) based on its latest third-generation technology. Now shipping in volume, the new devices are specifically intended for use in efficiency-critical industrial equipment applications including switching power supplies, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and photovoltaic (PV) inverters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT and GaN Systems sign MoU to develop technologies to extend EV driving range</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:14:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/qpt-gansystems-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power electronics company Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK (which was founded in 2020) announced in late May that it had created the drive, control and sense technologies to maximize gallium nitride (GaN) transistor performance and overcome design challenges in the 100kHz to 20MHz frequency range for high-power and high-voltage applications that use hard switching. This technology is now unleashing the power performance in GaN-based designs, most dominantly in the automotive industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMART Photonics secures €100m in extra funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:00:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/smart-photonics-130723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Independent pure-play indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) foundry SMART Photonics of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has secured an additional round of funding of €100m from a group of strategic industry and financial Dutch players...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiyo Nippon Sanso launches UR26K-CCD MOCVD system for GaN mass production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:42:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/taiyo-nippon-sanso-120723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan has launched the UR26K-CCD metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for the mass production of gallium nitride (GaN).
As its flagship production-scale MOCVD model, with fully automated handling of wafers and parts cleaning, it is reckoned that the UR26K-CCD can increase production efficiency by about 2x compared with conventional systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM acquiring Kunitomi Plant from Solar Frontier</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:08:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/rohm-120723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor has reached a basic agreement with Tokyo-based Solar Frontier K.K. – which manufactures CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – to acquire the assets of its former Kunitomi Plant in Miyazaki, which covers 400,000m2 and has a total floor area of 230,000m2. Solar Frontier plans to continue to use part of the site and buildings as its business office (on a lease basis)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>American Elements to increase production of gallium and germanium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:54:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/american-elements-110723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Los Angeles-headquartered American Elements says that it will significantly expand production of gallium and germanium from its Salt Lake City plant to address the announcement on 3 July by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs (GAC) of export control measures on gallium- and germanium-related semiconductor raw materials from 1 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent expects minimal to no impact from China’s export restriction of gallium and germanium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:11:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/coherent-110723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm CoherentCorp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VIInc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) has provided its initial assessment of the export restriction of gallium and germanium from China expected to begin on 1August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIPT ships full suite of plasma processing solutions to Indian Institute of Science</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:44:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/oipt-100723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK has announced a shipment of equipment to the GaN Ecosystem Enabling Centre and Incubator (GEECI) located at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, (CeNSE) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in Bengaluru...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm announces commencement of rights offering</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jul 2023 10:21:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/transphorm-070723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —has commenced its rights offering (announced on 16 June). If the rights offering is fully subscribed, the firm will receive gross proceeds of $15m, minus expenses related to the rights offering. Transphorm intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>North American GaN device makers confirm continuity of gallium sourcing despite China’s export restrictions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jul 2023 09:58:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/transphorm-gansystems-navitas-070723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[North America-based producer of gallium nitride (GaN) power devices have responded to China’s imposition of export restrictions on gallium and germanium with statements affirming their continuity of supply...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar secures $1bn revolving credit facility</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jul 2023 09:45:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-070723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that on 30 June it entered into a five-year revolving credit and guarantee facility for $1bn. The facility includes up to $250m available for the issuance of letters of credit. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank acted as lead arranger and is administrative agent for the facility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Capital Power orders 1GW of First Solar PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jul 2023 10:12:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/firstsolar-060723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that Capital Power Corp of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – which builds, owns and operates 29 utility-scale generation facilities across North America including renewables and thermal – has secured its first order for about 1GWDC of thin-film solar modules. For delivery between 2026 and 2028, the Series 6 Plus modules will support Capital Power’s growing development portfolio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Renesas and Wolfspeed sign 10-year silicon carbide wafer supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Jul 2023 09:48:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/wolfspeed-060723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan has executed a wafer supply agreement and $2bn deposit to secure a 10-year supply commitment of silicon carbide bare and epitaxial wafers from Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices. The supply deal will pave the way for Renesas to scale production of silicon carbide power semiconductors starting in 2025. The signing ceremony was held at Renesas’ headquarters in Tokyo between Renesas’ president & CEO Hidetoshi Shibata and Wolfspeed’s president & CEO Gregg Lowe...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NexGen and General Motors to receive DoE funding for GaN-based electric drive systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jul 2023 10:20:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/nexgen-050723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NexGen Power Systems Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA – which was founded in 2017 to design and manufacture proprietary power conversion devices using patented Vertical GaN (gallium nitride) technologies – says that its collaborative project with General Motors had been awarded funding by the US Department of Energy (DoE) for the development of electric drive systems using its Vertical GaN semiconductors. The joint development project aims to enhance the efficiency, performance and overall sustainability of electric vehicles and intends to focus on power electronics design, motor integration, thermal management and system-level optimization for electric drive systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and Plexim accelerate time-to-market with PLECS models for GeneSiC power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jul 2023 09:46:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/navitas-050723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA and Plexim GmbH of Zurich, Switzerland, which provides design and testing tools for the power conversion industry, have partnered to release GeneSiC G3 SiC MOSFET and Gen 5 MPS diode PLECS thermal loss models for highly accurate simulations of complete power electronics systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT to seek permits from China to export gallium and germanium substrate products</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Jul 2023 09:39:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/axt-050723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has addressed the potential impact of the announcement of China’s new export control regulations on gallium- and germanium-related materials, which take effect on 1 August...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Photonics receives $1m order from Ayar Labs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Jul 2023 09:29:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jul/sivers-photonics-030723.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has received a new order worth $1m (about SEK11m) from silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA for the development of laser arrays that support applications including high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML). The order deepens Sivers’ strategic collaboration with Ayar Labs, which is working on scaling its in-package optical I/O solution for volume production...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s full-year product revenue grows 21%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:59:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/transphorm-300623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2023 (to end-March), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of $3.192m, down on $4.493m last quarter and $4.927m a year ago. However, this was impacted primarily by a government contract delay (the revenue from which will be recognized starting in fiscal first-quarter 2024). Product revenue was at the targeted $3.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Celestial AI raises $100m in Series B funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:12:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/celestialai-300623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA, creator of the Photonic Fabric, has raised $100m in Series B funding led by IAG Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and Temasek’s Xora Innovation fund. Other major investors in the round include Samsung Catalyst, Smart Global Holdings (SGH), Porsche Automobil Holding SE, The Engine Fund, imec.xpand, M Ventures and Tyche Partners. Celestial AI’s Photonic Fabric technology platform delivers optical connectivity performance levels that are claimed to be ten years more advanced than existing technology offerings...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU’s latest private placement boosts June capital raise from about $8m to $9.2m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:36:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nuburu-290623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — says that, subsequent to the purchase agreement announced on 12 June that raised $7.925m, on 16 June, it entered into an additional note and warrant purchase agreement with certain investors including existing investors, for the sale of (i) convertible promissory notes worth a total of $1.3m, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 1,889,535 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>STIHL honors Infineon as ‘Supplier of the Year 2022’ in semiconductor sector</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/infineon-290623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global chainsaw market leader STIHL of Waiblingen near Stuttgart has honored Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany as ‘Supplier of the Year 2022’ for being a highly reliable partner in terms of quality and delivery capability, even in a challenging environment. Infineon not only supports STIHL's battery strategy as a main supplier in the semiconductor segment, but also collaborates closely with STIHL in R&D. The collaboration is to generate innovations in energy-efficient motor control for battery-powered tools using compound semiconductors based on gallium nitride (GaN)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision powers highest-density red micro-LED micro-display</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:29:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/mojovision-290623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — claims that it has made an important step in overcoming challenges of delivering high-performance and reliable full-color micro-LED displays by powering the world’s highest-density (14K ppi) red micro-LED micro-display...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kulicke &amp; Soffa launches high-power-interconnect capabilities for power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:36:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/kands-280623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (K&S) — which designs and manufactures semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment — has launched several new systems and capabilities serving high-volume semiconductor and fast-growing power-semiconductor applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quantum Foundry Copenhagen orders Veeco GEN20-Q MBE systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:35:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/veeco-280623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order from Denmark-based Quantum Foundry Copenhagen P/S for multiple GEN20 molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems. The multi-process module system is scheduled for delivery in 2024. The GEN20-Q MBE system, a purpose-built GEN20 MBE reactor designed for the growth of quantum technologies, was selected to enable the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing hardware to support life-science and biological applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG earns 11th consecutive triple win in TechInsights’ 2023 Customer Satisfaction Survey</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:33:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/evg-280623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – has again been voted by customers as one of the ‘10 BEST Focused Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment’ and one of ‘THE BEST Suppliers of Fab Equipment’ in the 2023 TechInsights Customer Satisfaction Survey, increasing its score in both award segments compared with last year’s listings as well as earning a 5 Star rating in both segments for the second time in a row. EVG also received a ‘RANKED 1st in Specialty Fab Equipment’ award again, marking the 11th consecutive year that it has received all three customer satisfaction awards...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diodes Inc launches automotive-compliant 1200V silicon carbide MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:09:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/diodesinc-270623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has further enhanced its wide-bandgap product range by releasing the DMWSH120H90SM4Q and DMWSH120H28SM4Q automotive-compliant silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs. The N-channel MOSFETs respond to the increasing market demand for SiC solutions that enable better efficiency and higher power density in electric and hybrid-electric vehicle (EV/HEV) automotive subsystems like battery chargers, on-board chargers (OBC), high-efficiency DC–DC converters, motor drivers, and traction inverters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent and TriEye demo laser-illuminated SWIR imaging system for automotive and robotic applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:22:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/coherent-trieye-270623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) and TriEye Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel — which claims to have pioneered the first CMOS-based shortwave infrared (SWIR) image-sensing solutions — have jointly demonstrated a laser-illuminated SWIR imaging system for automotive and robotic applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr added to Russell 3000 Index</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:59:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aehr-270623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has been added to the Russell 3000 Index as part of the 2023 Russell index annual reconstitution “highlighting the financial and operating growth we have achieved and further enhancing our visibility and reach within the investment community,” says president & CEO Gayn Erickson. “We look forward to continuing our strong momentum in the semiconductor wafer-level test and burn-in market and driving increased value for shareholders.”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed raises $1.25bn via Apollo Credit, plus $750m accordion feature</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/wolfspeed-260623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has announced a $1.25bn secured note financing from an investment group led by Apollo, with an accordion feature for up to an additional $750m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches new generation of blue and green lasers with higher beam quality and tighter tolerances</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:49:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/amsosram-260623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced improved blue and green lasers based on a new generation of its diode emitter chip. The chip’s performance enables manufacturers to increase the value of laser modules and devices aimed at applications such as leveling and scanning. Enhancements enabled by the new lasers include a smaller power supply, a more homogeneous beam, and more efficient coupling to optical fiber...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass showcasing enhanced GaN laser products at Laser World of Photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:29:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/bluglass-260623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 539 (Hall B2) at the Laser World of Photonics 2023 event in Munich, Germany (27–30 June), BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — is showcasing enhanced GaN laser products featuring significant performance improvements in light emission, power conversion efficiencies, and voltage...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNSense Control power IC used in GravaStar’s Alpha65 Transformer fast charger </title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:46:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/navitas-230623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNSense Control power IC is used in GravaStar’s new Alpha65 Transformers-branded fast chargers, which are customized to celebrate the worldwide release of the movie ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches third generation of OSLON Compact PL LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:13:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/amsosram-230623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced the third generation of its OSLON Compact PL family of automotive LEDs, boosting brightness by 8% from the second generation. By producing the luminous output required by safety specifications with fewer LEDs, the new LEDs are said to offer manufacturers of automotive forward lighting greater value and new design options...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL awards $2m in contracts to support development of cheaper, more efficient CdTe solar cells</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:40:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nrel-230623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has awarded $2m to fund six projects to support the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of NX-type full-SiC power semiconductor modules for industrial equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:17:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/mitsubishielectric-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has begun shipping samples of its new NX-type full-SiC (silicon carbide) power semiconductor module for industrial equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF sampling new high-gain drivers for 5G mMIMO applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:56:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/guerrilla-rf-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications — is sampling the GRF5123 and GRF5124, two new high-gain, high-linearity driver amplifiers designed specifically for 5G mMIMO transmitters. With a rated operating range of 1.8–5GHz, each device can cover all major mMIMO bands with separate tunes covering 1.8–2.2GHz, 2.3–2.7GHz, 3.3–4.2GHz, and 4.4–4.7GHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM showing latest laser and optical sensing technologies at Laser World of Photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:48:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/amsosram-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 526.1 (Hall A2) at the Laser World of Photonics 2023 exhibition in Munich (27-30 June), ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany is showcasing how it uses its photonics technologies to develop edge-emitting lasers (EELs), vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for industrial, robotics, medical and wearables applications in settings as diverse as large warehouses, industrial manufacturing plants, and biomedical laboratories...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration and Savoy launch first GaN charger embedded with e-bike battery</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:37:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/wise-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wise-integration of Meylan, France — which was founded in 2020 and designs and develops gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuits and digital-control technologies for power supplies — and France-based tier-1 automotive supplier Savoy Group have announced a new GaN charger for e-bikes embedded with the battery of the new Cocotte electric bike, designed and manufactured by KILOW (a rebranded light e-mobility division of Savoy Group)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches record 65W pump laser diode</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:10:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/coherent-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) has introduced its next-generation pump laser diode, with 65W output power for fiber lasers in industrial and consumer applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave appoints Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:47:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/finwave-220623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA says that Dr Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre has joined it as CEO. Described as a semiconductor industry veteran with decades of experience leading technology companies into accelerated growth and increased profitability, Lesaicherre will be instrumental in driving the adoption of Finwave’s technology and bringing it to the broader market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron honored with two German investor relations awards</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:36:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aixtron-210623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has won the German Investor Relations Award in two categories. The firm secured the top ranking in the category ‘Best IR Work of an MDAX Company’. Vice president IR Guido Pickert achieved first place for ‘Best IR Work by an MDAX IR Professional’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emerging substrates market growing at 27% CAGR from $63.6m in 2022 to $264m by 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:39:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/yole-210623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to the need to improve the performance and the cost limits, new materials, platforms and designs are continually being investigated in the semiconductor industry. In the previous decade, some compound semiconductors, such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) for radio frequency (RF) and silicon carbide (SiC) for power electronics, have succeeded in competing with silicon and have entered the mass market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric demos light source module for high-capacity optical communication in space</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:16:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/mitsubishielectric-210623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has demonstrated laser optical frequency control using a new light source module, a key component of a projected high-capacity laser optical communication network to be deployed in outer space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF showcasing new TruHeat VCSEL modules at LASER World of Photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:54:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/trumpf-210623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing & heat treatment and automotive markets – is showcasing the latest product developments in its TruHeat VCSEL series as well as live applications of optical sensing in booth 341 (Hall A3) at LASER World of Photonics 2023 in Munich, Germany (25–29 June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED moves into new HQ in Research Triangle Park</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:52:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/cree-led-210623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has officially moved into its new headquarters at the Park Point campus in Research Triangle Park, NC. The new location will focus on R&D and provide an environment for collaboration and innovation capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Airbus and ST collaborate on SiC and GaN power electronics for aircraft electrification</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:33:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/st-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aerospace & defence firm Airbus of Toulouse, France and integrated device manufacturer STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland have signed an agreement to cooperate on power electronics R&D to support more efficient and lighter power electronics, essential for future hybrid-powered aircraft and full-electric urban air vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s CTO Florin Udrea inducted into IEEE ISPSD Hall of Fame</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:48:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/cgd2-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — says that its co-founder & chief technology officer professor Florin Udrea was recently inducted into the IEEE ISPSD (35th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs) Hall of Fame, which honours individuals who have made high-impact contributions in advancing power semiconductor technology and/or sustaining the success of ISPSD. His citation reads: “For inspiring a generation of engineers to excel in power semiconductors and his numerous contributions to the field and to ISPSD”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD signs global distribution deal with DigiKey</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:32:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/cgd-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has signed a global distribution deal with DigiKey of Thief River Falls, MN, USA. DigiKey will hold substantial stocks of CGD’s ICeGaN gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) and related products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ITRI to strengthen Taiwan–UK collaboration</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:23:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/itri-uk-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During an initial exchange with the UK’s newly established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Dr Shih-Chieh Chang, general director of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories at Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), suggested that Taiwan can become a trustable partner for the UK and that the partnership can leverage collective strengths to create mutually beneficial developments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toyoda Gosei develops horizontal GaN power device for high-voltage, high-speed operation</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:14:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/toyoda-goesei-powdec-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With support from the Japan Ministry of the Environment’s ‘Project to Accelerate the Social Implementation and Spread of Components and Materials for Innovative CO2 Reductions’, Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, and Japan-based Powdec K.K. have jointly developed a high-performance horizontal gallium nitride (GaN) power device that can lead to improved performance in power converters used in solar power generation and other equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti and Intel to co-develop atomically thin 2D TMDs on 300mm wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:02:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/leti-intel-200623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France and Intel of Santa Clara, CA, USA have announced a joint research project to develop layer transfer technology of two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) on 300mm wafers with the goal to extend Moore’s Law beyond 2030...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM and Vitesco form $1bn SiC power semiconductor supply partnership for 2024–2030</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:37:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/rohm-vitesco-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on a development partnership since 2020 that optimized silicon carbide (SiC) chips for use in automotive inverters, a long-term supply partnership has been formed for Japan-based electronic parts maker ROHM Semiconductor to provide silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors worth more than $1bn during 2024–2030 to Vitesco Technologies of Regensburg, Germany (which develops and manufactures drive technologies and electrification solutions for electro-mobility)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight introduces PathWave ADS 2024 EDA software suite</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:57:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/keysight-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has introduced PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) 2024, an electronic design automation (EDA) software suite giving chip designers new millimeter-wave (mmWave) and subterahertz (sub-THz) frequency capabilities that accelerate 5G mmWave product design and anticipate requirements for 6G wireless communications development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm announces rights offering to raise $15m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:41:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/transphorm-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that the independent Financing Committee of its board of directors has approved a rights offering available to all holders of record of the firm’s common stock, par value $0.0001 as of 5pm Eastern Daylight Time on 26 June...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF samples new LNA with selectable gain for 5G mMIMO applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:40:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/guerrillarf-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — is sampling the GRF2176, a high-gain, two-stage pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) low-noise amplifier (LNA) with built-in bypass functionality. As with other bypass-capable devices in its portfolio, the LNA leverages patented Guerrilla Armor technology, which prevents amplifiers from turning on in the presence of large RF input signals — a critical requirement for guaranteeing exceptional stage isolation and minimal impact on a device’s on-state performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU boosts BL blue laser product line from 250W to 1kW</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:37:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nuburu-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — has increased the power of its BL product line from 250W to 1000W by introducing its next-generation BL-1000-F. The additional power enables higher-speed, micron-level precision and repeatable high-quality welds, all of which are critical attributes for the needs of large commercial markets including electric vehicle (EV) battery welding and 3D printing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SK Powertech adopts Silvaco’s Victory TCAD solution for SiC power device development</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:30:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/silvaco-190623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silvaco Group Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA (which provides electronic design automation software and semiconductor design IP for process and device development) says that South Korea’s SK Powertech (which was founded in 2017, and became a part of SK Group in May 2022) has adopted its Victory TCAD (technology computer-aided design) solution for power devices to accelerate R&D of its silicon carbide (SiC) power devices. The Victory TCAD solution is said to enable SK Powertech to achieve significant improvements in its power management technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Space Agency funds IceMOS to develop radiation-tolerant, high-voltage power MOSFET incorporating SiC engineered-drain substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:59:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/icemos-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Space Agency, in partnership with ADS, has awarded IceMOS Technology (a provider of superjunction MOSFETs, MEMS solutions and advanced engineering substrates) part of £300,000 in funding for a project to further develop a new breed of power transistors for space applications through the Space Technology Exploitation Programme (STEP). The IceMOS manufacturing center of excellence in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is one of only three companies selected to accelerate development in UK space exploration and supply chains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>X-FAB leads EU-funded photonixFAB project to industrialize European silicon photonics value chain</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:50:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/photonixfab-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Analog/digital (mixed-signal) integrated circuit, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and specialty semiconductor foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium is spearheading a strategic initiative aiming to enable the European semiconductor and photonics industries to gain greater sovereignty, strengthening the continent’s manufacturing capabilities in key emerging areas. The photonixFAB project aims to empower photonics innovation by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large entities by providing low-barrier access to both low-loss silicon nitride (SiN)- and silicon-on-insulator (SOI)-based photonics platforms with indium phosphide (InP) and lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNO) heterogenous integration capabilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar announces limited production run of first bifacial thin-film PV module</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:48:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/firstsolar-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced a limited production run of what it says is the first bifacial solar panel utilizing a thin-film semiconductor. A fully functional pre-commercial Series 6 Plus Bifacial PV module is making its industry debut at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany, where it is on display at First Solar’s booth #520 in Hall A1 (14–17 June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi launches 3.5GHz dual-channel switch + LNA module &lt;1dB noise figure</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:09:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/psemi2-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has announced two multi-chip modules featuring dual-channel switches. The PE53230 for 3.3–3.8GHz and the PE53231 for 3.5–4.0GHz each contain two switches and two LNAs for high- and low-band frequencies. The new module portfolio is said to deliver the industry’s lowest noise figure, at less than 1dB, enabling best-in-class receiver sensitivity and performance while handling 20W average input power, enabling removal of external circuitry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi unveils high-isolation SP4T switches with broadband frequency up to 8GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:19:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/psemi-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has unveiled its latest single-pole four-throw (SP4T) switches with broadband frequency coverage up to 8GHz. The PE42445 high-isolation 3mm x 3mm package and the PE42446 high-isolation 4mm x 4mm package switches deliver high linearity and what is claimed to be best-in-class isolation performance, essential in 5G base stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IntelliEPI and Riber MBE 8000 joint development program shows high thickness and doping uniformities across 8x6” or 4x8” wafer runs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:24:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/riber-intelliepi-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Milestones have been announced in the joint development program between Intelligent Epitaxy Technology Inc (IntelliEPI) of Richardson, TX, USA – which manufactures MBE-grown epitaxial wafers – and Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – regarding qualification of the latter’s new MBE 8000 production platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET announces alpha sample availability of Infinity chiplet and testing with two lead customers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:08:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/poet-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced alpha sample readiness of POET Infinity, a chiplet-based transmitter platform for 400G, 800G and 1.6T pluggable transceivers and co-packaged optics solutions. Two lead customers have agreed to partner with POET to test the alpha version...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum upsizes convertible notes offering from $500m to $525m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:18:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/lumentum-150623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced the pricing of its offering of $525m worth of convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>WIN releases next-gen mmWave E-mode/D-mode GaAs pHEMT technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:12:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/win-140623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan – which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure, and networking markets – has announced the commercial release of its PQG3-0C next-generation integrated millimeter-wave (mmWave) GaAs platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:54:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/semiconductor-today-140623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF Photonic Components gains Thomas Dobbertin as new managing director</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:39:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/trumpf-140623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is to have a new managing director as of 17 July. Dr Thomas Dobbertin will take over the role from Dr Berthold Schmidt, who will serve as chief technology officer (CTO) and member of the managing board for TRUMPF SE + Co KG as of 1 July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF launches ¼W InGaP HBT linear PAs for automotive and 5G infrastructure in 2.5GHz and 3.6GHz bands</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:19:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/guerrillarf2-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — has released the GRF5526, GRF5526W, GRF5536 and GRF5536W, the latest in a series of ¼W linear power amplifiers. The indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) amplifiers were designed specifically for 5G wireless infrastructure applications requiring exceptional native linearity over large 100MHz bandwidths and temperature extremes of –40°C to 105°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel launches RF low-noise VCOs for LEO space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:00:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/tdehirel2-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of a pair of voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) with low-phase-noise performance for low earth orbit (LEO) space and other demanding applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel launches RF LNAs for LEO space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:48:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/tdehirel-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of a pair of low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) for low earth orbit (LEO) space and other demanding applications. Combining to span 17–31.5GHz frequency ranges, the TDLNA2626 and TDLNA2628 are fabricated in a gallium arsenide (GaAs) process technology that provides lower power consumption and high gain/bandwidth. Both are packaged in a 4mm x 4mm plastic QFN...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon makes available new-generation 1200V CoolSiC trench MOSFET in TO263-7 package</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:32:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/infineon-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has made available its new generation of 1200V CoolSiC MOSFETs in TO263-7 packaging for automotive applications. The automotive-graded silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET generation offers high power density and efficiency, enables bi-directional charging and significantly reduces system cost in on-board charging (OBC) and DC–DC applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor showcasing new products at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:16:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/galliumsemi-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1316 at the IEEE’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (13–15 June), Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor is showcasing its RF gallium nitride (GaN) products targeting 5G telecoms, aerospace & security, and multi-market applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU private placement raises $7.925m from existing investors</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:49:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nuburu-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — has entered into definitive agreements primarily with certain existing investors to receive a cash infusion of $7.925m (prior to deducting transaction and issuance costs) through an offering of (i) convertible promissory notes and (ii) warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The shares underlying the convertible notes and warrants are subject to a one-year lock up and are expected to be registered for resale on a registration statement on Form S-3 after 6 February 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF launches ½W InGaP HBT power amplifiers with 26dBm linear power for 5G infrastructure without DPD, CFR or ET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/guerrillarf-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — has released the GRF5607 and GRF5608, the first in a new class of ½W linear power amplifiers being developed. The indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) amplifiers were designed specifically for 5G wireless infrastructure applications requiring exceptional native linearity over temperature extremes of –40°C to 85°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum announces $500m convertible notes offering</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:38:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/lumentum-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is to offer (subject to market conditions and other factors) $500m worth of convertible senior notes due in 2029 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Lumentum also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $75m of the notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds 640nm Red to OSLON Optimal horticultural LED Series</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:09:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/ams-osram-130623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has extended its OSLON Optimal family of horticultural lighting LEDs with a new 640nm Red LED, which enables indoor farmers to produce faster and healthier plant growth...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>WIN releases 50V RF GaN technology for high-power MMICs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:50:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/win-120623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan – which provides pure-play gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafer foundry services for the wireless, infrastructure, and networking markets – has announced the commercial release of NP25-20, a 50V 0.25µm-gate RF GaN platform, targeting high-performance front-end applications including radio access networks, satellite communications, electronic warfare and radar systems. The NP25-20 technology supports full monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) enabling customers to design compact, linear or saturated high-power amplifiers, rugged low-noise amplifiers and single-chip front-end solutions through 18GHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Photonics receives $1.3m order from US</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:40:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/sivers-photonics-120623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has received a new order worth $1.3m (SEK14m) from a US-based customer for the qualification and supply of photonic devices for optical sensing applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi selected for Nasdaq 100 Index</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:48:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/onsemi-120623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is to be added to the Nasdaq 100 Index prior to market open on 20 June. The inclusion comes after two consecutive years of record results, tripling the firm’s market cap over the last 30 months. The company closed out 2022 with $8.3bn in revenue and with earnings growing 3x faster than revenue...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense launches smallest UV-C LED water disinfection system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:39:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aquisense-120623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and makes UV-C LED water disinfection systems) has launched what it reckons is the world smallest UV-C LED water disinfection system. The PearlAqua Micro A deploys the firm’s patented reactor technology and high-volume manufacturing capabilities into a very small footprint for dispensing applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives $13.7m follow-on orders from its lead silicon carbide test &amp; burn-in customer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:37:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aehr-120623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received $13.7m in orders from its lead silicon carbide (SiC) test & burn-in customer for WaferPak full-wafer Contactors to meet their increased production capacity needs for silicon carbide power semiconductors for the electric vehicle (EV) market. This customer is “a leading Fortune 500 supplier of semiconductor devices with a significant customer base in the automotive semiconductor market”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo earns Raytheon’s Premier Award for second consecutive year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:40:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/qorvo3-090623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that Raytheon Technologies has recognized Qorvo with its 2022 Premier Award for performance and overall excellence. This is the second consecutive year that Qorvo has been honored with the Premier Award...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo adds PA modules for 5G mMIMO wireless systems</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:32:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/qorvo2-090623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has expanded its family of products for 5G base stations. The QPB3810 is a gallium nitride (GaN)-based power amplifier module (PAM) with integrated bias control for 5G massive MIMO (mMIMO) applications. The new QPB9362 is a highly integrated front-end low-noise amplifier (LNA) module targeting 5G TDD systems. The devices extend Qorvo’s product portfolio supporting mMIMO applications and are key building blocks in a new RF front-end reference design that accelerates adoption of mMIMO systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo unveils smallest 2–18GHz 10W front-end module</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:26:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/qorvo-090623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched what it claims is the first front-end power module covering the 2–18GHz frequency range. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric develops SBD-embedded SiC-MOSFET with new structure for power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jun 2023 16:21:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/mitsubishi-electric-080623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During the 35th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD 2023) in Hong Kong (28 May–1 June), Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a new structure for a silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC-MOSFET) embedded with a Schottky barrier diode (SBD), which it has applied in the FMF 800 DC-66 BEW 3.3kV full-SiC power module for large industrial equipment such as railways and DC power systems. Samples began shipping on 31 May. The chip’s new structure is expected to help to downsize railway traction systems etc, as well as to make them more energy efficient, and contribute to carbon neutrality through the increased adoption of DC power transmission...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM giving live demonstrations of new products at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jun 2023 12:31:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/macom-080623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) is hosting live demonstrations of a wide range of new products in booth #1135 and foundry services in booth #722 at the IEEE’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (13–15 June)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF ships 175 millionth RFIC/MMIC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jun 2023 10:17:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/guerrilla-rf-080623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio-frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — has shipped its 175 millionth RFIC/MMIC (radio-frequency integrated circuit/monolithic microwave integrated circuit). This represents a 17% increase in lifetime shipments since reaching the 150 million mark just seven months ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF showcasing new products for SatCom and radar at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jun 2023 17:29:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/altum-rf-070623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1648 at the IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (13-15 June), Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF, microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductors for commercial and industrial applications) is featuring products including new components for SatCom and radar markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST and Sanan creating 200mm SiC device fab JV in China</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jun 2023 15:45:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/st-sanan-070623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and China’s Sanan Optoelectronics Co Ltd — which manufactures LEDs, silicon carbide (SiC), optical communications, RF, filters and gallium nitride (GaN) products — have agreed to create a new 200mm silicon carbide device manufacturing joint venture (JV) in Chongqing, China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production falls by record 19.5% year-on-year to ten-year quarterly low of 250 million units in Q1/2023</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Jun 2023 13:18:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/trendforce-070623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce reports that global production of smartphones fell by a record 19.5% year-on-year to only 250 million units in first-quarter 2023, a historic low in quarterly production since 2014, as the ongoing global economic downturn continues to impact consumer confidence in the market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches CS range, joining Core and CX ranges of CoB LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jun 2023 15:06:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/lumileds-060623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since there are no industry standards for the footprint or board size for chip-on-board (CoB) LEDs, over the years companies that manufacture CoB holders and optics have largely designed their products to support the three board formats that are widely adopted by lighting manufacturers, notes LED product and lighting maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA. However, the firm says that, with its introduction of LUXEON CS CoBs, it now offers a full range of LUXEON CoBs in each of the common board footprints...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NXP launches top-side-cooled RF amplifier modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jun 2023 14:25:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nxp-060623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has launched a family of top-side-cooled RF amplifier modules, based on a packaging innovation designed to enable thinner and lighter radios for 5G infrastructure. These smaller base stations can be more easily and cost-effectively installed, and blend more discretely into their environment. NXP’s GaN multi-chip module series, combined with the industry’s first top-side-cooling solution for RF power, helps to reduce not only the thickness and weight of the radio by more than 20% but also the carbon footprint for the manufacture and deployment of 5G base stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces full exercise of underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jun 2023 09:44:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/navitas-060623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In connection with its public offering of 10 million shares of Class A common stock (announced on 23 May), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has announced, the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase 1.5 million additional shares at the public offering price of $8 per share, resulting in additional gross proceeds of $12m (before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CML Micro changes focus to exhibit RF-to-mmWave semiconductor capability at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2023 18:29:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/cmlmicro-050623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based CML Microsystems Plc, a designer and fabless manufacturer of mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for wireless communications applications, says that its presence in booth 655 at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2023) exhibition in San Diego, CA, USA (13–15 June) will reflect an expansion of its technology offering, as the firm is now developing more advanced RF, microwave and mmWave devices for transformative applications centred around its SµRF product range of gallium arsenide (GaAs)- and gallium nitride (GaN)-based devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nidec and Renesas collaborate on SiC and GaN for EV E-Axle systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2023 15:47:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/renesas-050623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kyoto-based motor application product maker Nidec Corp and Tokyo-based Renesas Electronics Corp in Japan have agreed to collaborate on the development of semiconductors for a next-generation E-Axle (X-in-1 system) that integrates an EV drive motor and power electronics for electric vehicles (EVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA-Leti proof of concept demonstrates higher electrons mobility in germanium tin than in silicon or germanium</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Jun 2023 14:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/cea-leti-050623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro/nanotechnology R&D center CEA-Leti of Grenoble, France has demonstrated that electrons and other charge carriers can move faster in germanium tin than in silicon or germanium, enabling lower operation voltages and smaller footprints in vertical devices than in planar devices. This proof-of-concept means that vertical transistors made of germanium tin are promising candidates for future low-power, high-performance chips and possibly quantum computers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Space Enterprise Lab opens at CSA Catapult in South Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jun 2023 14:55:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/csacatapult-020623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The latest addition to the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult’s network of Space Enterprise Labs (SEL) has opened at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult in Newport, South Wales, providing companies and academics access to the latest collaborative technology, resources and expertise...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New silicon carbide customer and initial order for Aehr’s FOX-XP multi-wafer test and burn-in</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jun 2023 09:23:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aehr-020623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has announced a new silicon carbide customer and initial order for a FOX-XP multi-wafer test and burn-in system, multiple WaferPak Contactors, a WaferPak Aligner, and a high-volume production support kit for volume production of silicon carbide MOSFETs for electric vehicles, trucks and train traction inverter modules. The turnkey system including the FOX-XP, WaferPak Contactors and WaferPak Aligner is expected to ship within the next two quarters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU and GE Additive sign joint development agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 16:22:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/nuburu-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — has signed a joint technology agreement with metal additive design and manufacturing firm GE Additive (part of GE) to explore the speed, accuracy and commercial benefits of blue laser-based metal 3D printing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds built-in eye-safety to 940nm IR VCSEL emitter for in-cabin monitoring</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 15:48:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/amsosram-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has enhanced its portfolio of infrared laser modules for automotive in-cabin sensing with the TARA2000-AUT-SAFE family of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which is said to offer a more reliable and robust eye-safety feature than existing automotive VCSEL modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PRFI’s 150th MMIC design moves to production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 13:36:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/prfi-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PRFI Ltd of Cambridge, UK (which designs and develops RFICs, MMICs and microwave/millimeter-wave modules) says that its 150th custom MMIC design, a low-current mmWave gain block, has moved to production. The firm’s list of clients includes Samsung, Sony, Analog Devices, BAE Systems and Qorvo...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>After 23% drop in 23% in 2022, LED chip market to rebound by 5% to $2.92bn in 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 10:27:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/trendforce-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Market research firm TrendForce has reported a significant decline in global LED demand throughout 2022, resulting in a noticeable downturn in both LED lighting and video wall markets. The industry was faced with an LED chip surplus, which led to a continuous drop in prices throughout the year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech wins People’s Choice Award for Best New Display Component</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 10:16:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/porotech-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) has won the People’s Choice Award for Best New Display Component at Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr appoints Chris Siu as chief financial officer &amp; executive VP of finance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 10:05:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/aehr-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has appointed Chris Siu as chief financial officer, executive VP of finance & secretary. He succeeds Ken Spink, who announced his planned retirement after 15 years with the firm. To ensure an orderly transition, Spink is staying on through the completion of Aehr’s fiscal 2023 year (to end-May) and annual 10-K filing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tektronix releases oscilloscope-based Double Pulse Test solution</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 09:50:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/tektronix-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Test, measurement and monitoring solutions supplier Tektronix Inc of Beaverton, OR, USA has announced a new release of its Double Pulse Test (WBG-DPT) solution (available now for global customers). With new wide-bandgap switching devices enabling significant advances in electric vehicles, solar energy and industrial controls, the WBG-DPT solution has the ability to provide automated, repeatable and accurate measurements on wide-bandgap devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) MOSFETs, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM completes acquisition of OMMIC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2023 09:39:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jun/macom-010623.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has completed its acquisition of the key manufacturing facilities, capabilities and technologies of OMMIC SAS of Limeil-Brévannes, near Paris, France, which has expertise in wafer fabrication, epitaxial growth and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMICs) processing and design...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi signs 10-year, $1.9bn deal to supply SiC power devices for Vitesco’s traction inverters and EV drives</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 17:19:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/onsemi-vitesco-310523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vitesco Technologies of Regensburg, Germany (which develops and manufactures drive technologies and electrification solutions for electro-mobility) and intelligent power and sensing technology firm onsemi of Scottsdale, AZ, USA have announced a 10-year long-term supply agreement worth $1.9bn (€1.75bn) for silicon carbide (SiC) products to enable Vitesco’s ramp in electrification technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>South Wales Compound Semiconductor Cluster CSconnected forge links with SMARTNano Northern Ireland</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 13:50:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/csconnected-310523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During a recent review meeting of the South Wales Compound Semiconductor Cluster project CSconnected hosted by professor Paul Meredith at the new £50m Centre for Integrated Semiconductor Materials (CISM) at Swansea University, CSconnected hosted a visit by Mark Gubbins (director of development at Seagate Technology) —representing the SMARTNano Northern Ireland (NI) Cluster — as well as the Strength in Places Fund Programme Team...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas invests $20m in its first three Aixtron G10-SiC epi reactors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 09:28:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-310523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has announced the first in a series of strategic manufacturing investments, in order to increase control, reduce costs and enhance revenue capacity for its GeneSiC silicon carbide power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU delivers first blue laser units to additive manufacturing firm Essentium</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 09:20:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/nuburu-310523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — says that multiple units were delivered to industrial additive manufacturing (AM) firm Essentium. This signifies the initial execution of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement (jointly announced in May 2022) to develop and manufacture a blue laser-based metal AM platform. As a result of this technology integration, Essentium expects strong growth across new applications and markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision and DigiLens partner on products for AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 21:18:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/mojovision-gigilens-300523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has partnered with DigiLens Inc (a developer of head-worn holographic display and waveguide technology) to integrate its micro-LED technology with DigiLens’ surface relief gratings (SRG) technology and holographic waveguides for peak optimization. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of products for the augmented reality (AR)/extended reality (XR) market, combining the capabilities of each company’s technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience responds to EPC’s lawsuits filed at US ITC and federal courts</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 17:18:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/innoscience-300523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd of Suzhou, China says that it “vigorously responds” to the lawsuit against the firm and its affiliates that was filed by Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA at the US International Trade Commission (FTC) and US federal courts, asserting four patents of its foundational patent portfolio for EPC’s proprietary enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CompoundTek and Hyper-silicon collaborate on silicon photonics high-volume wafer edge coupling test for datacom products</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 20:48:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/compoundtek-290523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd has formed a strategic collaboration with China-based data-center transceiver provider Ningbo Hyper-silicon Technology Co Ltd (founded in 2019) to establish cost-effective high-volume SiPh wafer edge coupling test...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 24.2% sequentially due to customer inventory digestion</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 18:31:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/lumentum-260523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2023 (ended 1 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $383.4m, down 24.2% on $506m last quarter and 3% on $395.4m a year ago, and below the initial $430–460m guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent and Mitsubishi Electric collaborating to scale manufacturing of silicon carbide power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 16:46:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/coherent-260523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) and Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a program to scale manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) power electronics on a 200mm technology platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hardinge demonstrating BoulePro-200AX for forming wafer-ready silicon carbide puck</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 16:00:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/hardinge-260523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hardinge Inc of Elmira, NY, USA (which designs, manufactures and distributes high-precision, computer-controlled machine tools) says that its BoulePro-200AX, with its Single-Step Dual-plane Compensation (SSDC) capability, has streamlined the silicon carbide (SiC) fabrication process of shaping an as-grown boule to wafer-ready puck...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Semiconductors raises a further SEK100m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 09:45:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/sivers-260523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Related to the directed new issue of shares worth SEK150m in April, chip and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden has now entered into a loan agreement with Formue Nord for financing up to SEK75m, of which SEK25m is a convertible loan at a fixed conversion rate of 9.61 SEK, corresponding to a dilution effect of about 1.1%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor unveils second-generation LED technology at Display Week</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 16:38:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/seoul-semi-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Society for Information Display (SID)’s Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles (23–25 May), South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd is unveiling its second-generation LED technologies for future displays, including WICOP-Pixel-based micro-LED displays and Low Blue Light (LBL) displays that help to maintain the health of users’ eyes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers initiates Photonics foundry capacity project and makes management changes</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 13:39:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/sivers-photonics-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK (a business unit of IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden) is evaluating how to expand its capacity to meet volumes of more than 1000 wafers per week. To make this possible Sivers Semiconductors has formed a strategic business development project, hired an advisor, and made changes in Photonics management...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emcore doubles revenue projection for last-time buys of Broadband products to $20m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 10:20:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/emcore-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA — the world’s largest independent provider of inertial navigation products to the aerospace & defense industry, with AS9100 aerospace-quality-certified manufacturing facilities in Budd Lake, NJ and Concord, CA — expects revenue from last-time buys of Broadband products to be about $20m, up from the $10m previously projected. The firm expects margins to be consistent with the historical margin performance for these products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas prices public offering to raise $80m, plus $12m option</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 10:10:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas2-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its underwritten public offering of 10 million shares of Class A common stock (announced on 23 May) will be at a price to the public of $8.00 per share. All of the share are being offered by Navitas. The gross proceeds (before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses) are expected to be $80m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG and Dymek form joint venture in Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 08:58:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/evg-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – and Dymek Company Ltd of Hong Kong, an equipment distributor for the semiconductor, biomedical, data storage, photovoltaic and aerospace industries, have established a new joint venture company in Penang, Malaysia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC sues Innoscience at ITC for GaN power device patent infringement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 08:42:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/epc-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has filed complaints in the US District Court for the Central District of California and in the US International Trade Commission (ITC) asserting four patents of its foundational patent portfolio against Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co Ltd and its affiliates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GeneSiC MOSFETs adopted for Exide’s industrial high-frequency chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 08:35:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-250523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GeneSiC power semiconductors have been adopted by France-based Exide Technologies in order to ensure reliability, safety, ease-of-use and optimal charging in its high-frequency fast chargers for industrial material handling equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT’s modules enable GaN to operate at up to 20MHz without overheating or RF issues</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 16:56:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/qpt-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Founded in 2020, Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK claims to be the first company to create the technologies needed to enable GaN to operate at well over the existing limitations of 100kHz right up to 20MHz in high-power, high-voltage applications that use hard switching such as motor drive systems for HVAC, robotics etc. The technology opens up this important section of the GaN market that no-one else currently has solutions to address, the firm adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs adds $25m in expansion of $130m Series C funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 15:07:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/ayar-labs-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has raised an additional $25m in Series C1 funding, bringing its total Series C raise to $155m. The oversubscribed up-round was led by new investor Capital TEN. VentureTech Alliance also entered the Series C expansion that included participation by previous investors Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, NVIDIA, and Tyche Partners. Past strategic and financial investors include Applied Ventures, GlobalFoundries, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, Intel Capital and Lockheed Martin Ventures...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD introduces Application Interface Boards for trying out ICeGaN HEMTs in existing designs without PCB re-layout</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 14:07:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/cgd-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has introduced a range of Application Interface Boards that allow designers to try out its ICeGaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) in existing circuits in place of competing MOSFET or GaN devices without having to re-layout the PCB...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm wins $15m contract from US National Security Technology Accelerator</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 12:46:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/transphorm-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has been awarded a contract for up to $15m from the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces proposed $80m public offering</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 10:50:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has commenced an underwritten public offering of $80m of shares of its Class A common stock. All of the shares are being offered by Navitas. In addition, Navitas intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $12m of shares at the public offering price, minus underwriting discounts and commissions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mojo Vision develops first 300mm GaN-on-Si blue LED wafer for micro-LED display</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 09:24:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/mojovision-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA — which is developing and commercializing micro-LED display technology for consumer, enterprise and government applications — has announced a development and process milestone with the light-up of what it claims is the first 300mm GaN-on-silicon blue micro-LED array wafer, marking progress towards maturing micro-LED manufacturing at 300mm CMOS fabs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE launches 200mm RGB epi for micro-LED display qualification</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 20:56:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/iqe-230523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has launched a new portfolio of 200mm (8”) red, green and blue (RGB) epitaxial wafer products for micro-LED display qualification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches EU projects for power electronics and AI</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 08:41:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/infineon-240523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon in Villach, Austria is launching two European research projects involving 98 partners from 18 countries, with total funding over three years (until April 2026) of €130m from industry investments, grants from the individual countries involved, and the European Key Digital Technologies research program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas to be added to Russell 3000 Index</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 16:45:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-220523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA is to be added as a member of the broad-market Russell 3000 Index (effective after the US market opens on 26 June) as part of the 2023 Russell indexes reconstitution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus releases LUX COB series of LEDs, with 90 and 95 CRI minimum</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 18:05:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/luminus-190523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has announced the immediate availability of the LUX COB series of LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK unveils National Semiconductor Strategy, with £1bn government funding</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 16:20:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/uk-national-semiconductor-strategy-190523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK government has unveiled its long-awaited National Semiconductor Strategy, which aims to boost the UK’s semiconductor industry’s strengths and skills (focusing on design, intellectual property, R&D and compound semiconductors) while safeguarding supply chains from disruption and protecting the technology sector against national security risks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult and Cardiff University showcase high-performing GaN power amplifier for satcoms</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:42:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/csacatapult-cardiff-190523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A high-performing gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier for use in satellite communication applications has been developed by a collaboration including a team of engineers at the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult and Cardiff University in South Wales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech reports record performance of red nano-LED</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:35:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/nsnanotech-190523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA has reported record performance for its nano-LED technology, demonstrating the first submicron-scale red LED efficient enough for commercial applications. The red nano-LED, with external quantum efficiency (EQE) greater than 8% was fabricated in the University of Michigan laboratory directed by NS Nanotech co-founder professor Zetian Mi...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semi gains permanent injunction in Europe against infringing LED products</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:01:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/seoulsemi-190523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf, Germany, has issued a final judgement confirming a permanent injunction for infringement of its patent against multiple LED companies’ LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Delay to UK’s Semiconductor Strategy deterring tech firms’ investment, warns Wales’ Economy Minister</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 15:21:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/uk-wales-180523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Technology companies looking to invest in Wales are being put off from doing so by the UK Government’s continued delay in publishing a Semiconductor Strategy, warns the Welsh Government’s Economy Minister Vaughan Gething...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sparrow Quantum raises €4.1m in seed funding</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 13:17:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/sparrow-180523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sparrow Quantum Aps of Copenhagen, Denmark has secured DKK31m (€4.1m) in a seed funding round led by London-based venture capital firm 2xN joined by LIFTT and the European Innovation Council (EIC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech unveils first monolithic full-color micro-LED displays</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 10:13:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/porotech-180523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) has announced what it says is the first single-panel, full-color micro-display suitable for augmented reality (AR) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE proposes £30m placing and £3m retail offer and extends $35m revolving credit facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 09:29:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/iqe-180523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced a proposed fundraise of about £30m through the issue of new ordinary shares to institutional investors and certain directors of the company, at a price of 20 pence per ordinary share. The firm also intends to conduct a retail offer, open to existing retail investors, of up to £3m in total (the ‘REX retail offer’), at the issue price...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU delivers first blue-laser-powered area 3D printer light engine</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 15:40:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/nuburu-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — says that in first-quarter 2023 it delivered what it claims is the world’s first blue-laser-powered area 3D printer light engine to its technical partner under a contract with the US Air Force...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AmpliTech’s growth in LNA sales offset by drop in semiconductor distribution demand</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 15:32:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/amplitech-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, AmpliTech Group Inc of Hauppauge, NY, USA – which designs and makes signal-processing radio frequency (RF) microwave components for satellite communications, telecoms (5G & IoT), space, defense and quantum computing markets – has reported revenue of $4.1m, down on $5.1m a year ago. Core low-noise amplifier (LNA) sales continued to grow, but semiconductor distribution sales fell due to softer international demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron introducing new Executive Committee to support CEO and CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 11:08:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/aixtron-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In October, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany will introduce a new Executive Committee to support chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Felix Grawert and chief financial officer Dr Christian Danninger. Due to personal reasons, current chief operating officer Dr Jochen Linck will not renew his contract, which ends in September...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco proposes private offering of $200m of convertible senior notes</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 09:47:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/veeco-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA is to offer (subject to market and other conditions) $200m worth of convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Veeco also expects to grant the initial purchasers a 30-day option to buy up to an additional $30m of the notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET cuts losses in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 09:39:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/poet-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has reported non-recurring engineering revenue (NRE) of $181,000 (compared with $200,000 last quarter but nil a year ago). This comprised services provided to multiple customers (one of which continued to contract services from last year) relating to unique projects that are being addressed utilizing the capabilities of the POET Optical Interposer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF expanding laser production site in Ulm</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 09:31:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/trumpf-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) has been highlighted by Apple as a key supplier for its work supporting the proximity sensor in iPhone, which turns off the screen when it detects an object that is close by (e.g. when a user holds iPhone up to their ear), saving power and preventing inadvertent touches...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State and onsemi sign MOU for $8m collaboration on silicon carbide growth</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 09:23:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/onsemi-170523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for an $8m strategic collaboration that includes the establishment of the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center (SiC3) at Penn State University’s Materials Research Institute (MRI). onsemi will fund SiC3 with $800,000 per year over the next 10 years...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron investing up to €100m to build new innovation center</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 17:02:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/aixtron-160523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE has received approval from its Supervisory Board to invest up to €100m in building a new innovation center at its headquarters in Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas doubles Q1 revenue year-on-year, boosted by acquisitions</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 15:38:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-160523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $13.46m, up 8% on $12.3m last quarter and almost doubling from $6.74m a year ago. This takes into account revenue from silicon carbide power semiconductor device designer and manufacturer GeneSiC Semiconductor Inc of Dulles, VA, USA (acquired in mid-August 2022)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm appoints co-founders Primit Parikh and Umesh Mishra as president &amp; CEO and chair</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 11:36:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/transphorm-160523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its board of directors has appointed Dr Primit Parikh as president & CEO and as a member of the board. The board also appointed Dr Umesh Mishra as chair of the board. Both of these appointments are effective 15 May...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sineng using onsemi’s EliteSiC MOSFETs and IGBT-based power integrated modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 11:14:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/onsemi-160523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA says that its EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and IGBT-based high-density power integrated modules (PIMs) will be integrated into the utility-scale solar inverter and industry-first 200kW energy storage system (ESS) of China-based Sineng Electric. The two firms worked together to develop optimized solutions that maximize the performance of solar inverters, energy storage and power conversion systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi and Kempower enter strategic agreement for EV chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 15:07:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/onsemi-150523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of a new strategic agreement, power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is to provide its EliteSiC MOSFETs and diodes for scalable electric vehicle (EV) chargers made by Finland-based Kempower. The ongoing collaboration between the two firms enables Kempower’s suite of EV charging solutions with a variety of power semiconductor technologies, including onsemi’s EliteSiC. These devices will be used in the active AC–DC front-end and in the primary and secondary DC–DC converters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Orbray and MIRISE collaborating on vertical diamond power devices for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 14:28:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/mirise-orbray-150523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Orbray Co Ltd (which makes precision jewel parts, DC coreless motors, fiber-optic components, and medical devices) and automotive semiconductor research company MIRISE Technologies Corp of Minamiyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (a joint venture founded in April 2020 by DENSO and Toyota) have begun collaborating on vertical diamond power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks maintains strong cash flow generation</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 12:35:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/skyworks-150523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal second-quarter 2023 (to end-March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1153.1m, down 13.2% on $1329m last quarter and 13.7% on $1335.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s semiconductor-related revenue up 20% year-on-year in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 09:21:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/veeco-150523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $153.5m, roughly level with $153.8m last quarter but down slightly on $156.4m a year ago. However, this was above the $130–150m guidance range, driven by sales to semiconductor customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo quarterly revenue down 45.7% year-on-year while channel inventory consumed</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 09:20:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/qorvo-150523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue for the fiscal full-year (to 1 April) down by 23.2% from 2022’s $4646m to 2023’s $3569m. The two 10% customers were Apple (at 37%, up from 33% in fiscal 2022) and Samsung (at 12%, up slightly from 11%)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU reports Q1 revenue of $0.47m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:59:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/nuburu-120523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA has reported revenue of about $0.47m (up on $0.09m a year ago) after it launched and began taking orders for the new BL Series laser...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar acquires Swedish perovskite PV firm Evolar</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 10:27:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/firstsolar-120523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has acquired perovskite technology firm Evolar AB of Uppsala, Sweden. The purchase price is about $38m paid at closing and up to an additional $42m to be paid subject to certain technical milestones being achieved in the future. The impact to 2023 operating expenses is expected to be $2-4m, excluding the impact of purchase price accounting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET receives first volume purchase order for optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 16:12:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/poet-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — says that the first volume production order for its optical engines have been placed with 80%-owned joint venture company Super Photonics Xiamen (SPX)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lynred breaks ground on €85m site for IR detector manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 16:02:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/lynred-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lynred of Grenoble, France, which designs and manufactures infrared (IR) detectors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications, has broken ground on its biggest construction investment since it began manufacturing in 1986 — a new €85m ($93.7m) ‘Campus’ industrial site for producing infrared technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments down 12.7% year-on-year in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 13:53:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/omdia-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone shipments totaled 268.5 million units in first-quarter 2023, down 11.1% on 302 million last quarter and 12.7% on 308 million a year ago, according to the latest Omdia smartphone preliminary shipment report...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q1 revenue halved year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 11:59:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/axt-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported revenue of $19.4m, down 27.6% on $26.8m last quarter and 51.1% on $39.7m a year ago, and towards the lower end of the $19–21m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of 3.3kV SBD-embedded SiC MOSFET module</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 10:05:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/mitsubishi-electric-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After already releasing four full-SiC modules and two 3.3kV high-voltage dual-type LV100 modules, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that on 31 May it will begin shipping samples of a new Schottky barrier diode (SBD)-embedded silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) module, featuring dual-type 3.3kV withstand voltage and 6.0kVrms isolation voltage (dielectric strength)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Microchip unveils SiC-based E-Fuse demonstrator for 400–800V battery systems</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 09:34:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/microchip-110523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-voltage electrical subsystems throughout battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) require a mechanism to protect the high-voltage distribution and loads in the event of an overload condition. To provide BEV and HEV designers with a faster and more reliable high-voltage circuit protection solution, Microchip Technology Inc of Chandler, AZ, USA has announced the E-Fuse Demonstrator Board, enabled by silicon carbide (SiC) technology, available in six variants for 400–800V battery systems and with a current rating up to 30A...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC makes available 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 17:00:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/epc-100523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9186, a 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter using the EPC2302 eGaN FET. The EPC9186 supports a wide input DC voltage ranging from 14V to 80V. The high-power capability of the EPC9186 supports applications such as electric scooters, small electric vehicles, agricultural machinery, forklifts, and high-power drones...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience and University of Bern develop multi-level topology reference demo</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 16:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/innoscience-100523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innoscience Technology of Suzhou, China has collaborated with the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) to deliver a reference demo that employs its 650V InnoGaN gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) devices in a multi-level topology to address 850VDC applications such as e-mobility motor drivers, solar and industrial inverters, electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, and potentially EV drivetrains...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD launches second series of ICeGaN 650V HEMTs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 14:33:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/cgd-100523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has launched the second series of its ICeGaN 650V gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) family...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Foxconn partnering on silicon carbide for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 11:27:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/infineon-100523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG and Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, aim to establish a long-term partnership in the field of electric vehicles (EV) to jointly develop advanced electro-mobility with efficient and intelligent features. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focuses on silicon carbide (SiC) development, leveraging Infineon’s automotive SiC innovations and Foxconn’s expertise in automotive systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives first FOX-XP order for production wafer-level burn-in of silicon photonics ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 10:37:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/aehr-100523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received the first order for a new high-power configuration of its FOX-XP system for production wafer-level burn-in of next-generation silicon photonics integrated circuits (ICs) from an existing major silicon photonics customer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas enters high-power markets with GeneSiC SiCPAK modules and bare die</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 21:13:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/navitas-090523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has expanded its portfolio into higher-power markets with its silicon carbide power products in SiCPAK modules and bare die...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia launches e-mode GaN FETs for 100/150V and 650V applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 21:06:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/nexperia-090523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) has released its first power GaN FETs in e-mode (enhancement-mode) configuration for low (100/150V)- and high (650V)-voltage applications. By augmenting its cascode offering with seven new e-mode devices, the firm now provides designers with a choice of GaN FETs alongside its portfolio of silicon-based power electronics components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM begins mass production of 650V GaN HEMTs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 17:17:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/rohm-090523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor maker ROHM Co Ltd has begun mass production of the 650V gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) GNP1070TC-Z and GNP1150TCA-Z, which are optimized for a wide range of power supply systems in industrial equipment and consumer devices, including servers and AC adapters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi 1200V EliteSiC M3S devices enhance efficiency of EV and energy infrastructure applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 10:38:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/onsemi-090523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has released the latest generation of 1200V EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) M3S devices. The new portfolio includes EliteSiC MOSFETs and modules that facilitate higher switching speeds to support the growing number of 800V electric vehicle (EV) on-board charger (OBC) and energy infrastructure applications, such as EV charging, solar and energy storage systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm releases simulation model of first 1200V GaN-on-sapphire device</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 09:36:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/transphorm-090523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the availability of its 1200V FET simulation model and preliminary datasheet. The normally-off TP120H070WS FET is claimed to be the only 1200V GaN-on-sapphire power semiconductor introduced to date, making its model the first of its kind...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon adds CoolSiC power modules using 3.3kV MOSFETs in XHP 2 package, targeting traction applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 May 2023 20:49:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/infineon-080523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To meet global climate targets, transportation must shift to more environmentally friendly vehicles such as energy-efficient electrified trains. However, trains have demanding operating profiles with frequent acceleration and braking, while being expected to operate reliably over a long service life. Consequently, energy-efficient traction applications with high-power density, reliability and quality are required for implementation. Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it is addressing these requirements by adding two new products to its CoolSiC power module portfolio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q1 shipments roughly halved by delays in export licensing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 May 2023 10:12:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/aixtron-080523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €77.2m, down 58% on €183.2m last quarter and 13% on €88.6m a year ago. This was due mainly to delays in the issue of export licenses, pushing shipment of €70m worth of finished tools out of the quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches CoolGaN 600V GIT HEMT portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2023 16:23:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/infineon-050523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it has integrated the CoolGaN 600V hybrid-drain-embedded gate injection transistor (HD–GIT) technology into its in-house manufacturing. The firm is now releasing the complete portfolio of its GaN devices to the broader market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PARALIA to develop LiDAR/radar optical multi-beam beam-forming platform based on multi-port linear optical operator architectures using InP and SiN integration</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2023 09:51:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/paralia-050523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PARALIA (Photonic Multi-beam Beamforming Technology enabling RADAR/LiDAR Multisensor Fusion platforms for Aerospace and Automated Driving applications) is a new EU HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions Project launched on 1 January that aims to develop fundamental innovations in automotive and aerospace applications. Funded under the HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-03 Call (project number 101093013), PARALIA is coordinated by Greece’s Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and runs from January 2023 through to June 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LayTec extends managing board contracts for Volker Blank and Kolja Haberland</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2023 09:43:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/laytec-050523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optical in-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany says that its supervisory board has extended the contracts of the two members of the managing board ahead of schedule. Volker Blank and Dr Kolja Haberland were appointed for an additional five years to continue in their current roles. LayTec says that the decision of the Supervisory Board is a clear signal of continuity and stability, essential for the firm’s further growth and development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay showcasing power management solutions at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 May 2023 09:35:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/vishay-050523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 event in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA is showcasing its portfolio of power management solutions addressing two increasingly important trends in power electronics: e-mobility and energy storage...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s revenue growth constrained by 200mm SiC material capacity ramp</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 4 May 2023 13:08:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/wolfspeed-040523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2023 (to end-March), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has reported revenue of $228.7m, up 6% on $216.1m last quarter and up 22% on $188m a year ago, and at the high end of the $210–230m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UMC announces 40nm RFSOI platform to accelerate 5G mmWave applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2023 12:17:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/umc-030523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan says that its 40nm radio-frequency silicon-on-insulator (RFSOI) technology platform is now ready for the production of millimeter-wave (mmWave) RF front-end products, enabling the proliferation of 5G wireless networks and applications including smartphones, fixed-wireless access (FWA) systems, and small-cell base stations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>China’s SICC and TanKeBlue to supply silicon carbide wafers and boules to Infineon</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2023 11:47:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/infineon-030523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To diversify its silicon carbide (SiC) material supplier base and to secure additional SiC sources, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has signed two separate agreements for Chinese SiC suppliers SICC Co Ltd and TanKeBlue Semiconductor Co Ltd to supply 150mm SiC wafers and boules, each covering a double-digit share of the forecasted demand in the long term...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices presents at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2023 09:17:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/cgd-030523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is reflecting its transition from start-up to scale-up with a significantly increased presence at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 event in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May). The firm is unveiling the next generation of its ICeGaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) family, detailing innovations that support dual claims concerning ease-of-use and ruggedness, and providing a full suite of demonstrations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems showcasing products at Data Center World 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2023 09:16:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/gansystems-030523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is exhibiting GaN solutions and presenting ‘Efficiency and Profitability in the Data Center with GaN’ at Data Center World 2023 conference in Austin, Texas (8-11 May)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BAE Systems and Eaton co-developing electric drive for medium-duty commercial trucks</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 May 2023 20:44:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/bae-systems-020523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BAE Systems ─ which develops and services electric propulsion technology at its facilities in Endicott, New York, USA and Rochester, UK ─ is collaborating with intelligent power management company Eaton to develop electric vehicle (EV) technology solutions. Through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the firms will initially offer a solution for the medium-duty commercial truck platforms market. A Class-7 pickup and delivery demonstration vehicle is already in development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 May 2023 13:31:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/semiconductor-today-020523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For key compound semiconductor business and technology developments, see latest issue.]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Reference design uses new Analog Devices controller optimized to drive EPC GaN FETs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 May 2023 13:24:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/epc-020523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9158, a dual-output synchronous buck converter reference design board operating at 500kHz switching frequency that converts an input voltage of 48–54V to a regulated 12V output and delivers up to 25A per phase or 50A total continuous current...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order from Asia for MBE 6000 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 May 2023 09:31:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/riber-020523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources –says that a new industrial customer in Asia has placed an order worth several million euros for a MBE 6000 production system, for delivery in 2024, giving it production capacity for advanced electronic components for both telecoms and datacoms applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hamamatsu Photonics constructing new building at Miyakoda factory to boost laser production</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 May 2023 10:15:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/may/hamamatsu-010523.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 10 May, Japan-based Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new building (costing about 4bn yen) at its Miyakoda Factory site in Shinmiyakoda, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon introduces HybridPACK Drive G2 automotive power module for EV traction inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:41:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/infineon-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched the HybridPACK Drive G2 automotive power module, which builds on the HybridPACK Drive G1 concept of an integrated B6 package, offering scalability within the same footprint and extending it to higher power and ease-of-use. The HybridPACK Drive G2 will be available with various current ratings, voltage levels (750V and 1200V) and Infineon’s next-generation chip technologies EDT3 (silicon IGBT) and CoolSiC G2 MOSFET...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s Q1 revenue up 54% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:46:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/riber-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2023, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has reported revenue of €3.7m, up 54% on €2.4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semiconductor market growing at 6.1% CAGR to $61.911m by 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:51:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/p-s-intelligence-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The compound semiconductor market was $38.552bn in 2022 and is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% to $61.911bn in 2030, forecasts a report published by P&S Intelligence. Growth is ascribed primarily to the rising demand for silicon carbide (SiC) devices in power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm introduces six SuperGaN D-mode FETs pin-to-pin compatible with E-mode devices</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:22:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/transphorm-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the availability of six surface-mount devices (SMDs) available in industry-standard PQFN 5x6 and 8x8 packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Leeward orders 2GW of First Solar modules, taking fleet to almost 6GWDC by 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:13:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/firstsolar-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced an agreement to supply 2GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, for delivery in 2026 and 2027, to Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) of Dallas, TX, USA (which owns and operates a portfolio of 25 renewable energy facilities across nine states totaling about 2700MW of generating capacity)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>McGill University grant to accelerate NS Nanotech’s commercialization of nano-LED technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:41:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/nsnanotech-280423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA says that NS Nanotech Canada in Montréal, Québec (founded in November 2022) has received matching funding support from McGill University’s Office of Innovation & Partnerships (I&P) to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation nano-LED technologies. The I&P Partnerships Program is supported by Québec’s Ministère de l’Éducation and the Ministère de l’Enseignment Supérieur...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Commercialization of 800V for EVs to play crucial role in growth strategy of OEMs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:57:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/research-in-china-270423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As new energy vehicles and battery technology boom, charging and battery swapping in the industry chain have become weak links for the development of new energy vehicles. Inconvenient charging and short cruising range have become sore points that plague every consumer buying electric vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus to increase AZUR’s production capacity by 30% over 2023–2024</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:04:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/5nplus-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that, as a result of previously announced contracts, its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH has undertaken concrete actions to increase its capacity by 30% over the course of 2023 and 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bosch acquiring US chipmaker TSI, adding California plant to Reutlingen and Dresden fabs in Germany</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:59:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/bosch-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of expanding its semiconductor business into silicon carbide (SiC) chip manufacturing, Robert Bosch GmbH of Reutlingen, Germany plans to acquire TSI Semiconductors of Roseville, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Schweizer extend cooperation in chip embedding to develop more efficient silicon carbide automotive solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:59:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/infineon-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and Schweizer Electronic AG of Schramberg, Germany are collaborating on ways to further increase the efficiency of chips based on silicon carbide (SiC) by developing a solution to embed Infineon’s 1200V CoolSiC chips directly onto printed circuit boards (PCB), which will increase the range of electric vehicles and reduce the total system costs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi and ZEEKR sign long-term supply agreement for silicon carbide power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:50:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/onsemi-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has announced a long-term supply agreement (LTSA) to provide its EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) power devices to increase the powertrain efficiency of smart electric vehicles (EVs) made by ZEEKR (the global premium electric mobility brand of China-based Geely Holding Group). Adoption of the devices should result in improved performance, faster charging speeds and extended driving range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures GaN laser purchase orders for testing in quantum sensing and surgical applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:27:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/bluglass-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – has secured two new GaN laser purchase orders from a “quantum photonics pioneer” and a “leading medical device manufacturer”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GRF adds to high-linearity gain block portfolio, extending coverage to include full suite of gain options</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:26:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/guerrillarf-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — which develops and manufactures monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless OEMs — has announced the production release of the GRF2010 and GRF2011 high-linearity gain blocks targeting infrastructure applications such as 5G/4G base stations, automotive telematics, and cellular repeaters/DAS...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC showcasing latest-generation GaN power semiconductors at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:17:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/epc-260423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 event in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – is featuring what is claimed to be the industry’s broadest portfolio of GaN power conversion solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems showcasing innovations at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:23:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/gansystems-250423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 9-204 at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is showcasing GaN solutions demonstrating advances in power density and efficiency across automotive and additional markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mouser to distribute Navitas’ wide-bandgap semiconductors products globally</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:20:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/navitas-250423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has signed an agreement with global semiconductor and electronic component distributor Mouser Electronics Inc (a Berkshire Hathaway company)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET Starlight launched for AI market</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:31:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/poet-250423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has launched POET Starlight, a packaged light source solution for AI applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hon Hai collaborates with Ennostar and Unikorn to develop 6500PPI micro-LED micro-display with blue light brightness of 200,000 nits</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:03:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/honhai-250423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with fellow Taiwan-based firms Ennostar and Unikorn Semiconductor Corp, at Touch Taiwan 2023 in Taipei (19–21 April), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) announced the development of a new 0.12-inch micro-display with a pixel density exceeding 6500PPI and a blue light brightness of 200,000 nits, using micro-LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU gains patents for blue laser welding and multi-kilowatt blue lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:31:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/nuburu-240423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness industrial blue lasers — has received additional patents that expand its intellectual property portfolio, broadly covering blue lasers for use in welding and other applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emcore restructuring to focus on aerospace &amp; defense</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:21:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/emcore-210423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA — the world’s largest independent provider of inertial navigation products to the aerospace & defense industry — has announced a restructuring program as the final phase of Emcore’s transition to Aerospace & Defense. The firm is AS9100 aerospace quality certified at its manufacturing facilities in Budd Lake, NJ and Concord, CA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM producing SWIR devices in smallest size class for sensing applications in portable and wearable devices</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:02:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/rohm-210423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM has established mass-production technology for short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) devices in the industry’s smallest class 1608-size (1.6mm x 0.8mm) for portable/wearable/hearable devices requiring material detection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Musco LED system featuring ams OSRAM LEDs illuminates Regensburg baseball stadium</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:20:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/ams-osram-210423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Performance details have been unveiled for OSCONIQ LEDs made by ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany as part of a new field-of-play lighting system made by Musco Lighting of Oskaloosa, IA, USA installed at the Armin-Wolf-Arena baseball stadium in Regensburg, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense adds Deca 30C to PearlAqua family</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:19:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/aquisense-210423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and manufactures water disinfection systems based on UV-C LEDs) has added to its PearlAqua family by launching the Deca 30C system, offering effective treatment for larger point-of-use applications and for smaller point-of-entry applications. With a compact design and easy-to-install features, 30C is suitable for commercial and industrial water treatment, food and beverage processing, and residential use. It is suitable for showers, soda machines, recreational vehicles (RVs), boats, and tiny homes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIPT to supply KAUST with hardware upgrades and ALE systems, complementing ALD</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:19:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/oipt-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has announced an agreement with the Saudi Arabia-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Core Labs, a system of multi-disciplinary and interconnected research laboratories...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia launches 650V SiC diodes for demanding power conversion applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:08:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/nexperia-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) has introduced a 650V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode designed for power applications that require ultra-high performance, low loss, and high efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ £1m ZEUS project to commercialize 1W artificial intelligence PCSEL</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:00:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/vector-photonics-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) has won ZEUS, a £1m industrial research project to commercialize its 1Watt, all-semiconductor photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) for artificial intelligence (AI) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon showcasing power semiconductors and wide-bandgap technologies at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:13:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/infineon-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #412 (Hall 7) at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 trade fair in Nuremberg (9–11 May), Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is showcasing how its latest solutions in power semiconductors and wide-bandgap technologies provide answers to the current challenges of green and digital transformation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm showcasing GaN power conversion solutions at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:07:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/transphorm-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that, in booth 108 (Hall 7) at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), its showcase will underscore its expanding footprint in market applications spanning the power spectrum...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Midsummer receives €6.4m grant as first instalment of €22m from Invitalia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:55:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/midsummer2-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a provider of turnkey production lines as well as flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – has received a grant payment of €6.4m (SEK73.4m) from the Italian Ministry of Finance’s state investment and economic development institution Invitalia for the establishment of a factory for the production of thin-film solar cells in Bari, Italy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Midsummer participating in Australian project to reach 30% efficiency in tandem solar cells</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:39:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/midsummer-200423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a provider of turnkey production lines as well as flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – has been selected to be part of a research team aiming to reach 30% efficiency in silicon/CIGS tandem solar cells using already commercialized technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiyo Nippon Sanso selling lower-moisture RASIRC BRUTE-Hydrazine anhydrous material</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:41:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/tnsc-190423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan says that it is to sell anhydrous hydrazine (N2H4) material BRUTE-Hydrazine (manufactured by California-based TNSC group company RASIRC Inc) with even lower moisture content than that of its existing product...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF showcasing industrial-grade VCSEL lasers for precise optical sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/trumpf-190423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1-156 at Sensor+Test 2023 in Nuremberg (9–11 May), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is giving two live demonstrations to showcase the performance of its single-mode VCSEL solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm GaN products exceed 125 billion field operating hours</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:06:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/transphorm-190423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that in February its high-reliability GaN semiconductor products exceeded 125 billion field hours...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber reports full-year net profit, despite electronic component sourcing constraints</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:26:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/riber-190423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has reported revenue of €27.8m, down 11% on 2021’s €31.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue almost halves year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:07:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/semileds-180423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal second-quarter 2023 (ended 28 February), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.152m, down on $1.695m last quarter and almost halving from $2.18m a year ago. However this includes shutting down manufacturing production in Chunan, China, for one week (20–29 January) due to the Chinese New Year holiday...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas displaying expanded portfolio of GaN and SiC power semiconductors at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:04:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/navitas-180423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2023 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA is introducing and displaying an expanded portfolio of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) power products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Salience hires former Imagination Technologies chief product officer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:11:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/salience-180423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics company Salience Labs of Oxford, UK has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Chris Porthouse as chief product officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF implements one-for-six reverse stock split</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 11:30:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/guerrilla-rf-170423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — is implementing a one-for-six reverse split of its outstanding and authorized common stock, effective at 12:01am (EDT) on 17 April. The common stock continues trading under the temporary symbol ‘GUERD’ on a reverse stock-split-adjusted basis on the OTCQX market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus solar cells powering ESA’s mission to Jupiter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:52:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/5nplus-azur-170423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says it has played a key role in enabling the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission, with high-end triple-junction solar cell technology from subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany (acquired in 2021, which makes multi-junction solar cells based on III-V compound semiconductor materials)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Multi-year deal signed for ST to supply silicon carbide devices to ZF</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:15:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/st-zf-170423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has signed a multi-year contract to supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices that will be integrated into the new modular inverter architecture of Germany-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG (one of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive industry) that is going into series production in 2025. ZF aims to leverage ST’s vertically integrated silicon carbide manufacturing in Europe and Asia to secure customer orders in electro-mobility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds 905nm edge-emitting laser with low-cost plastic package for consumer and industry applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:27:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/amsosram-130423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has added a higher-performance infrared laser targeting cost-conscious consumer and other applications with the introduction of a 75W edge-emitting laser in a cost-effective radial plastic package. The firm says that the SPL PL90AT03’s high peak output power and narrow 110µm aperture result in superior performance in long-distance ranging applications and easier optical integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Origin secures €6m PhotonDelta funding to create independent photonic chip foundry</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:52:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/neworigin-120423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New Origin of Enschede, the Netherlands, which was spun out of the MESA+ NanoLab as a subsidiary of University of Twente Holding, has secured €6m in funding from integrated photonics industry accelerator PhotonDelta – a cross-border ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 30mΩ 100V and 11mΩ 200V devices to rad-hard GaN family</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:42:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/epc-100423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has introduced two new radiation-hardened GaN FETs (available for engineering sampling now): the 200V, 11mΩ, 170APulsed EPC7020 in a small 12mm2 footprint, and the 100V, 30mΩ, 42APulsed EPC7003 in a tiny 1.87mm2 footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV presenting 235nm far-UVC LEDs using new SPSL technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:22:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/silanna-uv-070423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications (ICULTA 2023) in Berlin, Germany (23-26 April), as well as being a Silver sponsor UV-C LED maker Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia is presenting new technology that is said to push the boundaries of far-UVC LEDs to emit at shorter wavelengths, at higher power, and with longer lifetimes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU selected by US DoD for high-energy laser system contract</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 19:00:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/nuburu-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which conducts research, development, design and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness blue lasers — has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for a position on the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the fabrication and delivery of prototypes and equipment in support of solid-state high-energy laser (HEL) weapon systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s CTO Richard Hogg being made Professor of Photonics at Aston University</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 15:27:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/iiivepi-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III-V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a fast-turnaround molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — says that in May its chief technology officer & technical advisor professor Richard Hogg is taking on a new role as Professor of Photonics at Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT) in Birmingham...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration and Powernet team on digitally controlled, compact, energy-efficient GaN power supply systems</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 13:07:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/wise-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wise-integration of Meylan, France, which was founded in 2020 and designs and develops gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuits and digital-control technologies for power supplies, and power supply maker Powernet of Seoul, South Korea, have agreed to build compact and energy-efficient technology for power supply applications that are currently limited to analog control...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey delivers vertical GaN product samples to lead customers in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 11:41:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/odyssey-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which develops high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, says that it delivered vertical GaN product samples to lead customers in first-quarter 2023, as planned, and remains on track to sign product development agreements with customers by the end of second-quarter 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum reduces March-quarter revenue guidance from $430-460m to $380-384m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 09:55:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/lumentum-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2023 (ended 1 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reduced its revenue guidance from the prior $430-460m to $380-384m (down on $395.4m a year previously)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and realme launch first 240W ultra-fast-charging phone at MWC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Apr 2023 09:46:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/navitas-060423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNFast technology has been adopted for the ‘in-box’ 240W ultra-fast charger provided with the recently announced realme GT3 smartphone...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM presenting SiC- and GaN-based solutions for e-mobility and energy conversion at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:17:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/rohm-050423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 310 (hall 9) at the Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 trade fair in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), ROHM Semiconductor is showcasing its new power semiconductors that advance sustainable technologies – including high-performance solutions for the e-mobility sector and beyond...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent cutting over 100 jobs at Newton Aycliffe UK plant by end-May</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:50:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/coherent-050423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA (formerly II-VI Inc before it acquired Coherent in July 2022) has announced job losses at its plant in Aycliffe Business Park in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, UK, according to a report in The Northern Echo newspaper...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC releases Phase-15 Reliability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Apr 2023 11:58:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/epc-040423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has issued its Phase-15 Reliability Report, documenting continued work using test-to-fail methodology and adding specific reliability metrics and predictions for real-world applications including solar optimizers, light detection & ranging LiDAR) sensors, and DC–DC converters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DENSO develops its first inverter using SiC power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Apr 2023 09:10:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/denso-040423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automotive supplier DENSO Corp of Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan has developed its first inverter based on silicon carbide (SiC). Incorporated in the eAxle (an electric driving module developed by BluE Nexus Corp), the inverter will be used in the new RZ, Lexus’ first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, released on 30 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET reports highlights of Q4/2022</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Apr 2023 10:25:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/poet-030423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2022, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has reported non-recurring engineering revenue (NRE) of $200,000 compared with $233,000 last quarter and $nil a year ago. In 2022, POET provided NRE contract services to multiple customers, one of which continued to contract services from the prior year. The revenue relates to unique projects that are being addressed utilizing the capabilities of the POET Optical Interposer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr reports record quarterly order bookings</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:43:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/aehr-030423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2023 (ended 28 February), semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $17.2m, up 13% on $15.3m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment’s revenues grow more than 50% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:32:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/apr/cvdequipment-030423.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2022, CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor transport, gas and chemical delivery control systems, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has reported revenue of $7.2m, up 53% on $4.7m a year ago. This took full-year revenue to $25.8m for 2022, up 57% on 2021’s $16.4m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diodes Inc adds N-channel MOSFET to silicon carbide product portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:38:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/diodesinc-310323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has added to its portfolio of silicon carbide (SiC) products with the DMWS120H100SM4 N-channel SiC MOSFET, which addresses demand for higher efficiency and higher power density for applications such as industrial motor drives, solar inverters, data center and telecom power supplies, DC–DC converters, and electric vehicle (EV) battery chargers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches Gen 2 CCT tunable COB LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:47:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/luminus-310323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its chip-on-board portfolio with the introduction of Gen 2 CCT tunable COBs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EDP Renewables orders 1.8GW of First Solar modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:34:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/first-solar-310323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EDP Renewables of Madrid, Spain has placed a multi-year order for 1.8GWdc cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA. To be delivered up to 2028, the modules will power US projects developed by subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) of Houston, TX, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:33:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/semiconductor-today-300323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NoMIS Power partners with Hyundai to evaluate and develop high-voltage power semiconductor device designs and packaging</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:39:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/nomis-300323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NoMIS Power of Albany, NY, USA, which was spun off from State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in 2020, has embarked on a new partnership with South Korea-based automotive firm Hyundai Group to evaluate and develop novel power semiconductor device designs and packaging for high-voltage power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>India awards financial incentives to First Solar’s Tamil Nadu manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:47:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/first-solar-290323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its manufacturing facility in India has been awarded financial incentives under the Indian government’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program. First Solar was one of only three manufacturers selected to receive the full range of incentives, which are reserved for fully vertically integrated manufacturing. The incentives are subject to the facility meeting product efficiency and domestic value creation thresholds, which will be evaluated on a quarterly basis from second-quarter 2026 through 2031...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Welsh Government to expand Newport’s compound semiconductor cluster</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:40:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/cscluster-290323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following a trade mission to California’s Silicon Valley last week, the Welsh Government’s Economy Minister Vaughan Gething says that it is progressing with plans to expand the compound semiconductor cluster in Newport, South Wales...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s Durham HQ hosts first stop on Biden’s ‘Invest in America’ tour</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:43:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/wolfspeed2-290323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At its headquarters in Durham, NC, USA, Wolfspeed Inc — which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices — hosted the first stop of US President Joe Biden’s ‘Invest in America’ tour, in which he highlighted initiatives designed to boost US manufacturing, rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and strengthen supply chains. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper were also in attendance at the event...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed and NC A&amp;T to establish joint silicon carbide R&amp;D facility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:28:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/wolfspeed-290323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At an event attended by US President Joe Biden, it was announced that Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (America’s leading historically Black college or university) are to apply for CHIPS and Science Act funding to build a new R&D facility on the North Carolina A&T campus, focused on SiC to support the next generation of compound semiconductors. Wolfspeed and A&T intend to submit the project for federal investment as part of the CHIPS and Science Act when the Notice of Funding Opportunity for R&D facilities is released this fall...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s RF Fusion22 wins 2023 GTI Award</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:42:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/qorvo-280323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that its RF Fusion22 chipset has won the 2023 GTI Innovative Breakthrough in Mobile Technology Award. The award recognizes Qorvo’s technical innovation in 5G chipsets, which combine compact, high-performance 5G functionality for leading smartphone manufacturers. This is the third time that Qorvo’s 5G offerings have been recognized with the GTI Award...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SGL Carbon reaches long-term offtake agreement to supply graphite components to Wolfspeed</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:47:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/sgl-carbon-280323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on their established and long-lasting business relationship, SGL Carbon has entered into a long-term offtake agreement to supply graphite components to Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA for its US production, as it ramps up capacity to meet steepening demand for silicon carbide technology and devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VueReal to create 75 new jobs over three years, aided by Invest Ontario and SDTC funding</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:59:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/vue-real-280323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Invest Ontario is providing investment support to VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada to enhance its technology manufacturing capabilities in the province. With funding assistance from Invest Ontario and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), VueReal plans to create 75 new jobs over three years in the Kitchener-Waterloo area...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ACM receives first purchase order for Ultra C SiC substrate cleaning tool</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:41:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/acm-research-280323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ACM Research Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops and manufactures wafer processing equipment for semiconductor device and advanced wafer-level packaging (WLP) applications, has — through its operating subsidiary ACM Research (Shanghai) Inc — received the first purchase order (PO) for its Ultra C silicon carbide (SiC) substrate cleaning tool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ruggedness of CGD’s ICeGaN technology proven by Virginia Tech</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:06:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/cgd-270323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 by CEO Dr Giorgia Longobardi and professor Florin Udrea and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — says that independent, third-party research by Virginia Tech University has demonstrated that its ICeGaN gallium nitride technology is more reliable and robust than other GaN platforms. Presented by researchers from Virginia Tech and CGD’s director of Innovation & Research Daniel Popa at the Applied Power Electronics Conference...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult celebrates fifth anniversary</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/csacatapult-230323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult is celebrating its five-year anniversary with the publication of an overview of its impact and achievements to date...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s ultra-high-speed control IC technology maximizes performance of GaN switching devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/rohm-230323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to their superior high-speed switching characteristics the adoption of GaN devices has expanded in recent years. However, the speed of control ICs (for directing the driving of these devices) has become challenging...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches GaNSense Control ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/navitas-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has launched a family of GaNSense Control ICs that deliver what it claims are unprecedented levels of performance and integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST extends VIPerGaN power converter range to 65W and 100W</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/st-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has extended its high-voltage wide-bandgap power converter family by adding the VIPerGaN100 and VIPerGaN65 for single-switch quasi-resonant (QR) flyback converters up to 100W and 65W. The compact and highly integrated design targets switched-mode power supplies (SMPS) for USB-PD chargers, home appliances, smart-building controllers, lighting, air conditioning, smart metering, and other industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds OSLON UV 3535 series to mid-power UV-C LED range</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/amsosram-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced the OSLON UV 3535 series of mid-power UV-C LEDs, meeting customers’ requirements for longer lifetime, higher output power and easier system integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei set 160mW output record for single-chip UVC LED in 260–270nm germicidal range</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:07:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/crystalis-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei and its subsidiary Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, which makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs), have demonstrated their next-generation Klaran single-chip UVC LED which emits at 160mW in the ideal germicidal range of 260–270nm. Setting a new record for single-chip device output in a commercial device, this marks a 60% increase over prior Crystal IS devices while retaining the optimal wavelength for germicidal efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU expects revenue to double to over $3m for 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/nuburu-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA says that, for full-year 2023, it expects revenue to more than double year-on-year to over $3m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives volume production order for WaferPak full-wafer Contactors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/aehr-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an order from its second major silicon carbide (SiC) customer for production quantities of WaferPak full-wafer Contactors to be used with previously ordered FOX-XP systems for test & burn-in of SiC wafers in their production facility. Shipments will begin in Aehr’s current fiscal fourth quarter that began on 1 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 15A and 25A devices to 100V power stage IC range</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 10:45:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/epc-220323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has introduced two new 100V power stage ICs rated at 15A (EPC23104) and 25A (EPC23103). The two devices join the 100V 35A power stage IC EPC23102...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm releases 3kW inverter board with Microchip’s digital signal controller</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/transphorm-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced availability of its third high-power GaN design tool using a digital signal controller from Microchip Technology Inc of Chandler, AZ, USA. The TDINV3000W050B-KIT is a 3.0kW DC-to-AC non-isolated full-bridge inverter evaluation board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations launches 900V GaN flyback switcher ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:48:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/powerintegrations-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has announced a 900V gallium nitride (GaN) extension to its InnoSwitch3 family of flyback switcher ICs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco releases new sustainability report</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:32:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/veeco-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has released its latest Sustainability Report highlighting its continued progress towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. The firm says that this Sustainability Report, reflecting 2022 data, demonstrates an ongoing commitment to building, and improving on, its sustainability strategy...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas surpasses 75 million GaN power shipments</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:19:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/navitas-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has surpassed the milestone of shipping more than 75 million high-voltage GaN units...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments accelerating qualification programs for Plasma Polish production ramp in 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/oipt-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based Oxford Instruments says that, with intensive qualification projects underway with several leading manufacturers, it has been confirmed that its Plasma Polish technique can be applied, with great effect, to improve silicon carbide (SiC) substrate surface and reduce subsurface damage for multiple production processes, where SiC crystal quality is a critical yield-limiting factor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems unveils 11kW/800V on-board charger reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/gansystems-210323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, FL, USA (19–23 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has unveiled a new GaN-based 11kW/800V on-board charger (OBC) reference design that is claimed to deliver 36% higher power density and up to 15% lower bill of materials (BOM) cost compared with silicon carbide (SiC) transistors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s silicon carbide devices chosen by Apex for new power module family</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:04:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/rohm-200323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM says that its silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and SiC Schottky barrier diode (SBD) are being adopted by precision power analog company Apex Microtechnology of Tucson, AZ, USA (a part of HEICO Corp’s Electronics Technologies Group) for a new line of power modules. The product family currently includes the three-phase SA310 module, suitable for driving high-voltage BLDC motors, as well as two half-bridge devices SA110 and SA111, suitable for a wide range of high-voltage applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches compact surface-mount edge-emitting laser with narrow 110µm aperture</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/ams-osram-200323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has extended its edge-emiting laser diode portfolio by introducing a compact surface-mount device with a small aperture size. The SPL S1L90H_3 offers improved performance at long range and easier optical integration in light detection & ranging (LiDAR) and long-distance industrial ranging applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay showcasing power management solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:37:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/vishay-200323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2023) in Orlando, Florida (19-23 March), discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA is showcasing its portfolio of power management solutions addressing the latest trends in power electronics — from energy harvesting, electric vehicle (EV) powertrains, and mass commercialization to efficient and effective power electronics for power tools and switching regulators that shorten the iterative design cycle...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna launches its first 100W multi-port fast charger reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/silanna-200323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna Semiconductor of San Diego, CA, USA, which makes AC/DC and DC/DC power converter ICs, has expanded its family of fast charger reference designs with its first 100W multi-port offering. Built around its CO2 Smart Power AC/DC controllers and high-frequency DC/DC converters, the RD-16 integrates a front-end PFC converter stage and provides a high-power-density, ultra-efficient, production-ready solution for multi-port 100W USB-PD applications delivering currents up to 5A...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon providing CoolSiC MOSFETs for Infinitum’s air-core motor drive</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:19:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/infineon-200323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is joining forces with Infinitum of Round Rock, TX, USA, creator of the sustainable air-core motor. Infineon will provide silicon carbide CoolSiC MOSFETs and other key semiconductor components that contribute to the Infinitum motor system’s precise motor control, optimal power and energy savings...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi showcasing intelligent power technologies at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:09:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/onsemi-160323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1032 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, Florida (19-23 March), power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is featuring a diverse range of demonstrations for the industrial and automotive markets, including an area dedicated to the EliteSiC silicon carbide family, complete with an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Another showcase demonstrates the latest industrial power supply and charging solutions: a 6.6/11kW power factor correction (PFC) inverter, an ultra-high-density 240W USB PD 3.1 solution and a 600W battery charger...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower announces first heterogeneous integration of QD lasers on SiPho foundry platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:06:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/tower-quintessent-160323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel, in collaboration with Quintessent Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA, which specializes in laser integration with silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs), have announced what they claim is the first heterogeneous integration of gallium arsenide (GaAs) quantum dot (QD) lasers and a foundry silicon photonics (SiPho) platform (PH18DB)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum receives Excellent Core Partner Award from FiberHome</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/lumentum-160323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has received the 2022 Excellent Core Partner Award from China-based information and communication network products and solution provider FiberHome Telecommunications Technologies Co Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Richardson to distribute Navitas’ SiC power semiconductors in Americas</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/navitas-160323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has announced a distribution agreement with Richardson Electronics Ltd of LaFox, IL, USA covering SiC power semiconductors for the Americas...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected highlighted in UK’s new £2.5bn Quantum Strategy</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/csconnected-160323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected is highlighted in the new UK Quantum Strategy announced by Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 15 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU appoints laser industry veteran as chief marketing &amp; sales officer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/nuburu-150323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power industrial blue laser technology firm NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA has appointed Dr Matthew Philpott as chief marketing & sales officer. He will lead the team to further develop NUBURU’s product roadmap and to accelerate market penetration across all segments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SHARGE chooses EPC’s GaN FETs for 67W USB PD charger</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:27:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/epc-150323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has teamed up with China-based SHARGE Technology to design a 67W USB PD charger with a power display screen...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives $6.7m order for FOX WaferPak full-wafer contactors</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:18:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/aehr-150323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received a $6.7m order from its lead silicon carbide (SiC) test & burn-in customer for multiple WaferPak full-wafer contactors to meet its increased production capacity needs for silicon carbide power semiconductors for the electric vehicle (EV) market. This customer is a leading Fortune 500 supplier of semiconductor devices with a significant customer base in the automotive semiconductor market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano’s CrayoLED H-series UV-C LEDs enter 100mW and 5% efficiency performance class</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/crayonano-140323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway — which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology — has announced improvements to the performance of its CrayoLED H-series UV-C LEDs. Entering the 100mW and 5% wall-plug efficiency (WPE) class at a standard operating current of 350mA, the LED is targeting the disinfection market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alpha and Omega Semiconductor to demo power management solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/aos-140323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor designer and developer Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd (AOS) of Sunnyvale, CA, USA is exhibiting its 650V and 750V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET platform for industrial and automotive applications and its complete line of advanced power management solutions in booth #810 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, FL, USA (20–22 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric to build new 8-inch SiC fab to boost power semi production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/mitsubishi-electric-140323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to double the investment plan (that it announced in 2021) from 130bn yen to about 260bn yen in the five-year period to March 2026, mainly for constructing a new wafer plant to increase production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron maintains annual revenue and earnings growth despite shipment push-outs and delays to export licenses</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/aixtron-130323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2022, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €183.2m, up slightly (by 1%) from the strong €180.9m a year ago and more than doubling from Q3/2022’s €88.9m (and the best fourth-quarter in terms of shipments since 2011). The growth is attributed to unabated strong demand and stable supply chains plus shipment push-outs from Q3/2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass grows customer base with two additional purchase orders for commercial lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:17:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/bluglass2-130323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – says that it continues to grow its customer base, receiving two additional purchase orders for both its single-mode and multi-mode violet 405nm and blue 450nm GaN lasers in flexible form factors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures $10.2m via share placement; launches $2.7m entitlement offer for existing shareholders</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:11:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/bluglass-130323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – has secured $10.2m in commitments from international and Australian institutional and sophisticated investors via a strongly supported share placement at an issue price of $0.06 per share...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult launches online seminar series Seeking Value Beyond Semiconductor Industry</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:09:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/csa-catapult-100323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CSA (Compound Semiconductor Applications) Catapult is highlighting the collaboration opportunities open to the UK compound semiconductor industry and Taiwan in a two-part online seminar series ‘Seeking Value Beyond Semiconductor Industry: Opportunities and Challenges for IC Design and Compound Semiconductor in the UK and Taiwan’ on 14 and 16 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems presenting products and strategies at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/gansystems-100323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #822 at the 38th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, FL, USA (19–23 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is showcasing the following GaN solutions, demonstrating advances in power density and efficiency across multiple market segments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight introduces new method to accelerate power amplifier digital pre-distortion test speeds</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:14:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/keysight-100323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has introduced the new Iterative Learning Control (ILC) test method that significantly shortens digital pre-distortion (DPD) test times for power amplifiers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Inventory build-up throughout supply chain to yield £30m year-on-year drop in IQE’s first-half 2023 revenue</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:26:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/iqe-100323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an update on current trading, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, although it expects results for full-year 2022 to remain in line with the update provided on 16 January, it has since seen an acceleration of the anticipated trends, with weaker demand leading to inventory build-up throughout the supply chain. This reduction in customer orders and forecasts is expected to result in a decline in first-half 2023 revenue of about £30m year-on-year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected welcomes UK Government Science &amp; Technology Framework, but environment needed for exploitation and commercialization of innovations</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Mar 2023 15:15:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/csconnected-090323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK Government’s newly created Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has published its new Science and Technology framework that clearly identifies semiconductors and quantum technologies as two of the five technologies that are critical to the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SiC power device market to grow 41.4% to $2.28bn in 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Mar 2023 13:48:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/trendforce-090323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to its latest survey of the market for compound semiconductors, market research firm TrendForce projects that the global market for silicon carbide (SiC) power devices will grow by 41.4% year-on-year to $2.28bn in 2023, highlighted by chipmakers onsemi and Infineon respectively forming collaborative relationships with both carmakers and developers of energy solutions, for the two largest application segments: electric vehicles ($1.09bn in 2022, comprising 67.4% of the market) and renewable energy ($210m in 2022, or 13.1% of the market)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Adtran, China Mobile and Windstream announce record field trials leveraging Acacia’s Coherent Interconnect Module 8</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Mar 2023 09:28:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/acacia-090323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Acacia Communications Inc of Maynard, MA, USA (now part of Cisco) — which develops and manufactures high-speed coherent optical interconnect products — has reported the results of three breakthrough live network trials showing ultra-long-haul, long-haul and regional distances recently completed by Adtran with NYSERNet, China Mobile with ZTE, and Windstream Wholesale, all leveraging Acacia’s Coherent Interconnect Module 8 (CIM 8). As these trials demonstrate, the CIM 8 enables network operators to achieve the highest capacity and reach today while maximizing transmission data rate across a wide range of multi-haul network applications including DCI, metro, long-haul and subsea...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avicena partners with ams OSRAM on production of ultra-low-energy chip-to-chip optical interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2023 15:46:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/avicena2-080323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Avicena Tech Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (which develops ultra-low-energy optical links based on micro-LEDs) has partnered with ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten/Graz, Austria and Munich, Germany to develop high-volume manufacturing of gallium nitride (GaN) micro-LED arrays for its LightBundle communication architecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avicena demos optical link operating at record temperature of 235°C</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2023 12:25:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/avicena-080323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3950 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego (7–9 March), Avicena Tech Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (which develops ultra-low-energy optical links based on micro-LEDs) is demonstrating what is claimed to be the highest-temperature optical link, operating at up to 235°C using its LightBundle communication architecture and technology. The LightBundle architecture is said to unlock the performance of xPUs, memory and sensors, removing key bandwidth and proximity constraints while simultaneously offering an order-of-magnitude reduction in power consumption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ELPHiC samples high-speed EML at 224Gb/s-per-lane for data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2023 11:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/elphic-080323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm ElectroPhotonic-IC Inc (ELPHiC) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which provides indium phosphide (InP) optoelectronic chips, has announced sample availability of its high-speed electro-absorption modulator laser (EML) for data-centers applications for 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s modules. This follows the sampling of its 10G 1271 laser and its integrated PIN-TIA receiver for passive optical network (PON) applications that has showed very high reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lawrence Livermore chooses SemiQ’s silicon carbide diodes for particle accelerator project</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2023 07:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/semiq-080323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA – which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices – says that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has chosen it to supply SiC diodes for an ongoing particle accelerator project...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers demos CW-WDM MSA-compliant DFB laser arrays at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Mar 2023 07:38:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/sivers-photonics-080323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #5400 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7–9 March), IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has successfully demonstrated its CW-WDM MSA-compliant distributed feedback (DFB) laser arrays with the SuperNova remote optical source of silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA, supporting next-generation applications including artificial intelligence (AI) connections, disaggregated data centers, 6G, and phased-array sensory systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NI acquires SET to accelerate power semi and aerospace/defense test system development</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 20:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/ni-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Automated test & measurement system firm NI of Austin, TX, USA has acquired SET GmbH of Wangen, Germany, which develops aerospace & defense test systems as well as power semiconductor reliability test. Founded in 2001, SET has about 100 staff, who join NI. NI funded the transaction through cash on hand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s SiC SBDs chosen by Murata for data-center power supply units</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 15:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/rohm-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM says that its high-performance silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) are being used by Murata Manufacturing Group company Murata Power Solutions to increase performance and reduce the size of power supply units (PSUs) for data-center applications. ROHM says that its SCS308AH SiC SBDs feature high surge resistance and short recovery time, enabling high-speed switching...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ranovus demos 800G Ethernet interoperable link to scale AMD adaptive SoCs for AI/ML</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 15:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/ranovus-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ranovus Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (which develops and manufactures multi-terabit photonics interconnect solutions for data-center and communications networks) has announced interoperability of AMD’s Versal adaptive SoCs with the co-packaged Odin 800G direct-drive optical engine and third-party 800G DR8+ re-timed pluggable modules. The interoperability demonstration is part of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7–9 March) and highlights the versatility of Ranovus’s Odin portfolio for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and communications applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi’s EliteSiC technology to be used in BMW’s EV drivetrains</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 08:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/onsemi-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has announced a long-term supply agreement (LTSA) for its EliteSiC technology to be used by German premium car manufacturer BMW AG in its electric drivetrains for 400V DC bus. onsemi’s latest EliteSiC 750V M3 die is used in a full-bridge power module delivering several hundred kWs of power...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum introduces full-band tunable optical transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 08:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/lumentum-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3415 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego (5–9 March), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA is highlighting its portfolio of full-band optical tunable transceivers in a live product demonstration, including 10G optical transport network (OTN) SFP+, 25G T-SFP28 and 100G coherent CFP2-DCO bi-directional (BiDi) transceiver modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Record 400G transmission across 2400km Corning TXF fiber with Infinera’s ICE-X QSFP-DD coherent pluggable</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 00:10:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/infinera2-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems, has delivered record 400Gb/s single-wavelength transmission with its ICE-X 400G QSFP-DD intelligent coherent pluggable solution across 2400km of Corning’s TXF optical fiber (twice the previous record distance)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>&lt;new&gt;</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 00:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/infinera-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems, and Arelion of Stockholm, Sweden have announced record-setting transmission of 400Gb/s wavelengths using a QSFP-DD pluggable coherent transceiver over 1800km of SMF-28 fiber in a live production network. The milestone in point-to-point optical networking was achieved by leveraging Infinera’s ICE-X 400G ZR+ intelligent pluggable coherent transceiver across Arelion’s production transmission network on routes between Dallas, Memphis and Chattanooga...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and Vanguard Automation collaborate on solutions for co-packaged optics and AI–ML applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 00:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/poet-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — and Vanguard Automation GmbH of Karlsruhe, Germany (the developer of 3D-nanoprinted Photonic Wire Bond and Micro-Lens technology and manufacturer of software-defined equipment for photonic integration and packaging) are collaborating to enable the integration of micro-lenses on the POET Optical Interposer to maximize coupling efficiency while maintaining POET’s wafer-level passive assembly process...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight demos 224G InP-based modulator for Tower’s PH18DA platform</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 23:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/openlight-070323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) says that it has developed and demonstrated a 224G indium phosphide (InP)-based modulator available for Tower Semiconductor’s PH18DA platform. Measured as part of a fully operational photonic integrated circuit (PIC), OpenLight extended the speed of its PAM4 modulator and demonstrated a PAM4 224G eye...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult appoints Nick Singh as CTO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 17:07:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/csa-catapult-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult (headquartered in Newport, South Wales) has appointed Nick Singh as its new chief technology officer (CTO)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ board gains executive chair</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 13:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/vector2-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) says that Adrian Meldrum has joined its board of directors as executive chair, contributing to corporate strategy, planning and implementation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics commercializing uncooled 1W, 1310nm CW PCSEL for cloud data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 13:16:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/vector-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) is to begin commercialization of an uncooled, 1W, 1310nm continuous-wave (CW) photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL), targeted at interconnects, silicon photonics and co-packaged optics (CPO) in next-generation cloud data-center applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alfalume samples 1.3μm high-power uncooled InAs/GaAs QD DFB lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/alfalume-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In partnership with quantum dot (QD) diode laser manufacturer Innolume GmbH of Dortmund, Germany, Alfalume Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA has announced sample availability of its O-band high-power indium arsenide/gallium arsenide (InAs/GaAs) quantum dot distributed feedback (DFB) lasers, which offer what is claimed to be best-in-class output power, wall-plug efficiency and temperature range as well as fundamentally better reliability of QD lasers compared with quantum well (QW) counterparts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD presents GaN-based power electronics at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:50:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/cgd-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, FL, USA (19–23 March), Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 by CEO Dr Giorgia Longobardi and professor Florin Udrea and designs, develops and commercializes power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — is presenting several papers covering strategic views on sustainability and deep-dive technology analysis. Executives from the firm are chairing two sessions, and on booth 305 CGD is presenting demos using proven reference designs and evaluation boards plus new and established GaN eco-system partnerships...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm presenting at APEC 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/transform2-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that it is highlighting its broad spectrum (low- to high-power) GaN power conversion solutions in booth 853 at the 38th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2023) in Orlando, FL, USA (19–23 March), where the firm is a Silver Partner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum presenting at Optical Fiber Communication conference</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:35:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/lumentum2-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) says that several of its thought leaders are participating in technical sessions and panel discussions at the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (5-9 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum introducing latest solutions and showcasing technology and partner demos at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/lumentum-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3415 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego (5–9 March), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA is featuring its portfolio of optical communications products for terrestrial and undersea networks and cloud data centers, underscoring its capabilities in vertical and functional integration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM showcasing optical and high-speed analog and mixed-signal solutions at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/macom-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) is hosting live demonstrations of its products in booth #3927 at the Optical Networking and Communications Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego (7–9 March), where the firm’s optical and high-speed data IC design, product management and applications engineering teams are providing in-depth explanations of MACOM’s semiconductor solutions and benefits...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QSFP-DD MSA to extend module bandwidth to 1.6Tbps</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/qsfp-ddmsa-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA, the Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density Multi Source Agreement (QSFP-DD MSA) has announced plans to develop a new specification extending the bandwidth of the form factor to 1.6Tbps. The new specification will leverage the industry’s focus on next-generation systems that will utilize 200Gbps serial PAM4 SerDes technology currently under development...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm and Weltrend partner to release integrated GaN system-in-package</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 09:01:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/transform-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — and fabless firm Weltrend Semiconductor Inc of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, which specializes in the design, testing, application development and distribution of mixed-signal/digital ICs in power supplies, motor controls and image processing, have released their first GaN system-in-package (SiP)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infinera unveils coherent optical subsystems and pluggable optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 08:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/infinera-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems, has unveiled a new portfolio of coherent optical subsystems and coherent pluggable optical engines designed to help network operators cost-effectively keep up with the relentless growth in bandwidth demand while streamlining operations and reducing carbon footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF completes final closing of $9.2m private placement equity financing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Mar 2023 08:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/guerrilla-rf-060323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA — a provider of radio frequency (RF) and microwave communication solutions for wireless OEMs — has completed its private placement equity financing, selling about 7.1 million units to accredited investors (each unit comprising one share of the firm’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one half of a share of common stock) for $1.30 per unit. The warrants have an exercise price of $2 per share and a term of five years. The private placement has resulted in aggregate gross proceeds of about $9.2m (including $5m from the initial closing in early January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Casela demos external laser source module for 1310nm and CWDM4 wavelengths</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 19:02:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/casela-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Casela Technologies of Palo Alto, CA, USA — a vertically integrated semiconductor laser company delivering high-performance laser technology, products and platforms for datacoms infrastructure and sensing — has launched multi-fiber external laser source (ELS) modules operating at 1310nm and CWDM4 wavelengths. The module uses blind mate optical and electrical connectors supporting OIF’s (Optical Internetworking Forum’s) external laser small-form-factor pluggable (ELSFP) implementation agreement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET Infinity chiplet-based transmitter platform launched for 400G, 800G and 1.6T data-center solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 11:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/poet-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced POET Infinity, a chiplet-based transmitter platform for 400G, 800G and 1.6T pluggable transceivers and co-packaged optics solutions. The firm is showcasing a live demonstration of early samples at in booth #5311 the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7-9 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei announce lifetime characterization data for Klaran LA UVC LED</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 10:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/crystal-is-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei and its subsidiary Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, which makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs), have released lifetime characterization data after more than 10,000 hours of testing its Klaran LA UVC LED, which supports a projected L70 lifetime of 25,000 hours. This advancement retains true disinfection with a refined wavelength optimal for germicidal efficiency, with a lifetime exceeding that of low-pressure mercury lamp technology, promoting the transition to non-mercury/non-ozone generating devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NS Nanotech opens Canadian R&amp;D center in Montréal</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 10:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/nsnanotech-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA has formed NS Nanotech Canada in Montréal, Québec, an R&D center focused on enabling the commercialization of next-generation nano-LED technologies for televisions, mobile phones, smart watches, augmented-reality headsets, and other applications. Leveraging exclusive licenses to a portfolio of patents owned by McGill University, the research center will further NS Nanotech’s long-term mission to develop the first efficient sub-micron-scale nano-LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon to acquire GaN Systems for US$830m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 09:48:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/infineon-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) for US$830m. Employing more than 200 staff, GaN Systems has a broad portfolio of transistors that address applications including consumer electronics, data-center servers and power supplies, renewable energy systems, industrial motors, and automotive electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric develops 200Gbps (112Gbaud PAM4) EML chip supporting four CWDM signals</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Mar 2023 09:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/mitsubishi-electric-030323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a 200Gbps (112Gbaud four-level pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM4)) electro-absorption modulator laser diode (EML) chip that doubles the speed of the firm’s existing 100Gbps EML chip due to a proprietary hybrid waveguide structure. Support for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) of four wavelengths realizes 800Gbps transmission using four chips or 1.6Tbps using eight chips...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech opens new UK and Taiwan facilities</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 18:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/porotech-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) has celebrated the opening of new facilities in Cambridge, UK on 16 February and in Hsinchu, Taiwan on 20 February with an evening for industry professionals, university professors and local government representatives to discuss the future of the firm and its technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Casela launches 1310nm CW-DFB lasers for silicon photonics-based transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 16:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/casela-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Casela Technologies of Palo Alto, CA, USA — a vertically integrated semiconductor laser company delivering high-performance laser technology, products and platforms for datacoms infrastructure worldwide — has launched its 1310nm-band high-power, continuous-wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers, which have what are claimed to be record high-power conversion efficiency and optical powers for silicon photonics-based transceivers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments to fall 1.1% in 2023, rather than prior forecast of 2.8% growth</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 16:16:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/idc-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to a slower recovery than previously expected as the market continues to suffer from weak demand and ongoing macroeconomic challenges, International Data Corporation (IDC) has revised its forecast for worldwide smartphone shipments in 2023 from the 2.8% growth in the prior forecast to a decline of 1.1% to 1.19 billion units, according to the firm’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor releases nonlinear model library for GaN product portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 13:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/gallium-semi-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures RF gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for 5G mobile communications, aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications, has released a library of nonlinear models for its portfolio of GaN products. The library consists of 22 models covering all of Gallium Semi’s broadband dual flat no-leads (DFN) plastic and air-cavity ceramic (ACC) packaged products. All models are designed and validated with broadband S-parameters and load-pull measurements to cover a broad range of applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/sivers-photonics-020323.shtml</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 13:28:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/sivers-photonics-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IC and integrated module supplier Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics of Glasgow, Scotland, UK is to exhibit and give a live demonstration of its CW-WDM MSA-compliant 8-wavelength O-band DFB laser arrays on 7–9 March in booth #5400 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA. Sivers says that the laser technology is enabling integrated photonics to support the growing demand for improved internet services at lower power consumption and reduced costs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN to build new HQ and GaN-on-SiC epiwafer production facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 10:49:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/swegan-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden, which manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecom, satellite, defense and power electronics applications, is to build a new headquarters including a high-capacity semiconductor production facility in Linköping...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil demos first single-chip 100GHz DFB comb laser source</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 10:41:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/scintil-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3351 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (5–9 March), Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of silicon photonic integrated circuits (integrated laser arrays, 800Gb/s transmitters and receivers, tunable transmitters and receivers, as well as optical I/O for near-chip and chip-chip communication), is demonstrating its latest technology, a single-chip multi-port 100GHz distributed feedback (DFB) comb laser source for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight announces availability of first PDK sampler to accelerate component testing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 09:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/openlight-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To enhance familiarity with process technologies and increase the accessibility of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V lasers) has announced general availability of its process design kit (PDK) Sampler...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM to demo 100G/lane optical link with linear drive interface at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2023 09:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/macom-020323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and manufactures semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) is demonstrating its linear drive 100Gbps per lane optical links at the Optical Networking and Communications Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (5–9 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar demos first 4Tbps optical solution, paving way for next-gen AI and data-center designs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2023 13:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/ayar-010323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has announced public demonstration of what it says is the industry’s first 4 terabit-per-second (Tbps) bidirectional wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical solution at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego (5–9 March). The firm adds that it is currently working with high-volume manufacturing and supply partners including GlobalFoundries, Lumentum, Macom, Sivers Photonics and others to deliver the optical interconnects needed for data-intensive applications. Also at OFC, partner Quantifi Photonics is launching a CW-WDM-compliant test platform that integrates Ayar’s SuperNova light source...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quantifi Photonics launches first CW-WDM MSA-compliant laser test source</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2023 13:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/quantifi-ayar-010323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quantifi Photonics Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand (which provides high-density test equipment for silicon photonics, co-packaged optics and pluggable optics) has launched the Laser 1300 Series of compact, scalable CW-WDM MSA-compliant laser test sources, designed to enable the CW-WDM ecosystem and accelerate the adoption of multi-wavelength technology across emerging applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC) and high-density optics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass appoints president Jim Haden as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2023 09:38:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/bluglass-010323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – has appointed Jim Haden as CEO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon Ranch commits to extra 1.5GW of First Solar’s PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2023 08:47:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/mar/first-solar-010323.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silicon Ranch of Nashville, TN, one of the USA’s largest independent power producers, has procured an additional 1.5GW of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from First Solar Inc. The Series 6 Plus modules were designed and developed at First Solar’s R&D facilities in California and Ohio, and in the USA are manufactured in Ohio..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PRFI moves to larger lab and office premises</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:07:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/prfi-280223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[PRFI Ltd of Cambridge, UK (which designs and develops RFICs, MMICs and microwave/millimeter-wave modules) has moved to new premises at Abbey Barns in Ickleton, near Cambridge...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Adoption of 800V in mass-market EVs to boost transition of power electronics to SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:28:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/idtechex-280223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The demand for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics will increase dramatically in the next ten years, primarily driven by rapid growth in the battery electric vehicle (BEV) car market, where market analyst firm IDTechEx predicts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% globally over the next decade. Currently, the weighted-average battery capacity of BEV cars is increasing in all regions, piling pressure on battery supply chains, and creating uncertainty. The result is that drive cycle efficiency must come to the forefront of powertrain design, meaning the time has come for high-voltage wide-bandgap (WBG) power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/semiconductor-today-280223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lightsource bp orders 4GW of First Solar modules, for US projects in 2026-2028</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/first-solar-280223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that San Francisco-based Lightsource bp (a 50:50 joint venture with bp that develops and manages solar energy and energy storage projects) has ordered 4GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, for delivery between 2026 and 2028 for projects in the USA. This latest deal follows a prior order by Lightsource bp in 2021 for up to 4.3GWDC, putting the firm on a path to becoming one of the world’s largest users of First Solar’s solar technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ Q4 revenue up 68% year-on-year, boosted by acquisitions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/navitas-240223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Diversification of Technology, End Markets and Geography Positions Navitas for Scale...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum appoints sustainability and innovation expert as independent board member</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/lumentum-240223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has appointed Pamela Fletcher as an independent member of its board of directors, expanding the membership to nine members, eight of whom are independent...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bridgelux responds to Nichia’s Japan patent lawsuit against CoreStaff targeting F90 LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/bridgelux-230223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 13 February, Japan-based Nichia Corp filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court seeking damages and to enjoin trading company CoreStaff Co Ltd from selling products from the F90 family of LEDs made by Bridgelux Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (a vertically integrated developer and manufacturer of solid-state light sources for lighting applications), which it alleges infringe Japanese patent no. 4974310...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus appoints Blair Dickerson to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/5nplus-230223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Ms Blair Dickerson to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s product revenue grows 25% in December quarter</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:17:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/transphorm-230223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal third-quarter 2023 (to end-December 2022), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of $4.5m, down slightly on $4.6m a year ago but up 22% on last quarter’s $3.67m (exceeding the prior 20% quarterly growth rate)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent introduces 1300nm high-power DFB lasers for silicon photonics-based transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:03:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/coherent-230223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has introduced its 1300nm high-power continuous wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes for silicon photonics-based datacom pluggable transceivers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET to design optical engines for Beijing FeiYunYi’s 100G optical transceiver modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/poet-220223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has announced an agreement with Beijing FeiYunYi Technology Ltd (BFYY) to design optical engines for deployment in optical modules in the telecom market globally, beginning in China. The agreement, valued at up to $1m over a two-year period, includes non-recurring engineering (NRE) for POET and an initial purchase order for 10,000 units that will be used to sample customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF showcasing updated 25G and 56G VCSEL technology and portfolio at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/trumpf-210223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 2616 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7–9 March), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is showcasing its recently updated VCSEL product portfolio and technology with matching photodiodes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s revenue falls 24% in Q4, as InP hit by cooling data-center market and softness in 5G telecoms in China</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:14:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/axt-200223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – says that its full-year revenue rose by 2.7% from $137.4m in 2021 to $141.1m for 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Microchip investing $880m to expand SiC and silicon capacity in Colorado Springs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:26:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/microchip-200223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Microchip Technology Inc of Chandler, AZ, USA plans to invest $880m to expand its silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) production capacity at its manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, CO, USA over the next several years...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass secures first customer purchase orders for 405nm and 420nm commercial lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/bluglass-200223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – says that it has secured initial purchase orders for its 405nm and 420nm 250mW single-mode gallium nitride (GaN) lasers from two customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for MBE 6000 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/riber-200223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – says that an industrial customer in Asia has placed an order worth several million euros for a MBE 6000 production system, for delivery in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco grows revenue 11% in 2022, despite 10.5% dip in Q4 driven by smartphone-related 5G RF weakness</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/veeco-170223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2022, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $153.8m, down 10.5% on $171. 9m last quarter but roughly level with $153m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RF front-end market growing at 5.8% CAGR to $26.9bn in 2028</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/yole-160223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following the dip caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the cell-phone market recovered in 2021, but pre-COVID-19 levels have yet not been reached due to chip supply shortages. Furthermore, in 2022, the smartphone industry was seriously impacted following a global macroeconomic downturn: a market decline with high inflation caused by geopolitical tensions such as the Russia–Ukraine war and tensions between China and Taiwan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emcore announces pricing of public offering</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/emcore-160223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA – which provides mixed-signal products for the aerospace & defense, communications and sensing markets – has announced the pricing of a public offering of 15,454,546 shares of its common stock at a price of $1.10 per share. Gross proceeds to Emcore, before deducting the placement agent fees and other offering expenses, are expected to be about $17m. The offering is expected to close on or about 17 February, subject to customary closing conditions. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as sole placement agent on a best-efforts basis...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Germany’s President visits Infineon’s Kulim 3 fab site in Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/infineon-160223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany, says that, as part of his trip to Asia, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited its Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd site in Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Malaysia. The visit focused on Infineon’s contribution to enabling the global energy transition with energy-saving semiconductor solutions, as well as by investing in solutions that further reduce the CO2 footprint in its chip manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue up 13.3% year-on-year to $506m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/lumentum2-150223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2023 (ended 31 December 2022), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $506m, roughly level with $506.8m last quarter but above the midpoint of the guidance range, and up 13.3% on $446.7m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor opens Philippines manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/galliumsemi-150223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures RF gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for 5G mobile communication networks as well as aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications, has opened its manufacturing facility in Laguna, Philippines. The inauguration was held on 3 February and was led by VP of global operations Henk Thoonen and advisor Kin Tan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum awarded EcoVadis Platinum Medal for sustainability performance</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:26:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/lumentum-150223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has received the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, the highest recognition level at EcoVadis for sustainability performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC demos efficient GaN-based 3-phase traction inverter with automotive-grade PMSM motor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:42:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/visic-150223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for high-voltage automotive applications – says that it has successfully tested its 2.2mΩ 650V half-bridge power module, consisting of four parallel 8mΩ power FET, in a 3-phase configuration on a dyno-test-bench using a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) motor at a major automotive OEM...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET to demo 800G optical engines and light source products at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/poet-140223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #5311 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7–9 March), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — is hosting live demonstrations of its optical engine and light source products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches high-brightness SMD LEDs for large-format, high-resolution video screens</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/cree-led-140223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has announced the availability of three surface-mount diode (SMD) LEDs optimized for large-format, high-resolution video screen applications. The new LEDs provide enhanced performance for all types of large-format displays requiring superior image quality and reliability. The SMDs are suitable for stadium signs, airport displays, command center displays, and full-color roadway signs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas fast charges global launch of OnePlus 11 5G flagship smartphone</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:32:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/navitas-140223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its GaNFast technology is being used to fast-charge the new OnePlus 11 5G flagship smartphone...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed expands senior leadership team to support growth</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/wolfspeed-130223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has expanded its senior leadership team (SLT) with the promotion of four global operations leaders, as part of its accelerated growth and capacity expansion plan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU showcases new BL-Series blue laser at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/nuburu-130223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA showcased its new NUBURU BL-Series at SPIE Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, CA, USA (28 January to 2 February), where key members of its management team and Advisory Committee were in attendance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space co-founder Roy Clarke named AAAS Fellow</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/kspace-100223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA – which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices – says that its co-founder and University of Michigan physics professor Roy Clarke has been named an AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm GaN FET designed into HP’s 65W USB-C PD/PPS power adapter</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:56:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/transphorm-100223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its GaN technology has been used in a Hewlett Packard USB-C PD/PPS power adapter. The firm reckons that the design win solidifies its GaN FET technology in the 25–350W low- and mid-power adapter space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ quarterly revenue falls during Android-related inventory consumption</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2023 15:28:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/skyworks-090223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal first-quarter 2023 (to 30 December 2022), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $1.329bn, down 5.5% on $1.407bn last quarter and 12% on $1.51bn a year ago, but exceeding consensus estimates...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alpha and Omega Semiconductor announces silicon carbide license deal and supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2023 18:11:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/aos-080223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor designer and developer Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd (AOS) of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has entered into a license agreement with a “leading power semiconductor automotive supplier” related to AOS’s silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET and diode technology. AOS will license and provide engineering support for its proprietary aSiC technology as well as an accompanying supply agreement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s quarterly revenue falls by a third due to weak end-market demand and elevated channel inventories</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/qorvo-080223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal third-quarter 2023 (ended 31 December 2022), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $743.3m, down 35.8% on $1158.1m last quarter and 33.3% on $1114m a year ago, but $18m above the midpoint of the $700-750m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>European project PowerizeD kicked off, targeting intelligent power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2023 18:54:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/powerized-070223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The European research initiative PowerizeD has been kicked-off with a meeting of over 100 representatives from 39 companies and 23 research institutions – comprising 62 research partners from 13 European countries – at the headquarters of the project’s initiator and coordinator Infineon Technologies AG in Munich, Germany, which is an active participant via several corporate divisions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM qualifies Aixtron’s G5+ C and G10-AsP systems on 200mm wafers for micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2023 18:48:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/aixtron-070223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten/Graz, Austria and Munich, Germany has qualified its AIX G5+ C and G10-AsP (arsenide–phosphide) metal-organic chemical vapor system (MOCVD) systems on 200mm wafers for a micro-LED application...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s quarterly revenue falls 10% due to spare parts supply chain constraints plus weak 5G RF device demand</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2023 13:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/wolfspeed-060223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal second-quarter 2023 (to 25 December 2022), Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has reported revenue of $216.1m, up 25% on $173.1m a year ago but down 10% on $241.3m last quarter and at the low end of the $215–235m guidance range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MIT-led team demos full-color, vertically stacked RGB micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2023 08:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/mit-060223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Much like transistors, LEDs are reaching a limit to how small they can be while also performing effectively. This is especially noticeable in close-range displays such as augmented-reality (AR) and virtual-reality (VR) devices, where limited pixel density results in a ‘screen door effect’ such that users perceive stripes in the space between pixels...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo introduces three-stage power solution for phased-array radar</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2023 14:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/qorvo-030223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced a compact, three-stage power solution for phased-array commercial and defense radar. The three-chip solution provides configurable gallium nitride (GaN) bias point autocalibration, enabling engineers to maximize system performance for different GaN power amplifiers (PAs) without changing the board design...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pilot Photonics announces availability of nanosecond-switching narrow-linewidth widely tunable laser</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2023 09:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/pilot-photonics-030223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pilot Photonics of Dublin, Ireland — which produces light sources and III-V photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for communications, automotive and space applications — has announced the availability of a new widely tunable laser module. It is claimed to be the only commercially available tunable laser that offers the elusive combination of nanosecond switching and narrow linewidth, solving a long-running challenge in the industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi’s high-linearity sub-6GHz RF switches reach volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2023 08:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/psemi-030223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has announced the production readiness of two new high-linearity switches targeted at the latest 5G wireless infrastructure and massive MIMO base-station deployments...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM to acquire OMMIC for €38.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2023 08:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/macom-030223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies) has entered into a definitive agreement through one of its French subsidiaries to acquire the assets and operations of semiconductor manufacturer OMMIC SAS of Limeil-Brévannes, near Paris, France, which has expertise in wafer fabrication, epitaxial growth and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMICs) processing and design...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s full-year revenue falls 11% to €27.8m, constrained by electronic component sourcing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2023 18:13:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/riber-020223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has reported revenue of €15.6m, up by 2% on €15.4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET announces availability of 400G and 800G receive optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2023 13:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/poet-020223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has started sampling 400G FR4 and 800G 2xFR4 receive optical engines (RXOEs). POET will partner with Luxshare Technology Co Ltd (a subsidiary of Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd of Dongguan, China, that designs and manufactures datacom facilities and enterprise-level products) as a lead customer to enable the sale of power-efficient and cost-optimized 400G and 800G transceiver solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ZF invests in Wolfspeed to support construction of largest SiC device fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:04:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/wolfspeed2-020223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA and Germany-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG (one of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive industry) have announced a strategic partnership that includes the creation of a joint innovation lab to drive advances in silicon carbide (SiC) systems and devices for mobility, industrial and energy applications. The partnership also includes a significant investment by ZF to support the planned construction of the world’s largest 200mm silicon carbide device fabrication plant in Ensdorf, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed chooses Germany for site of largest silicon carbide device fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2023 11:32:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/wolfspeed-020223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced plans to build a highly automated 200mm-wafer silicon carbide (SiC) device fabrication facility — the largest in the world — in Ensdorf near Saarbrücken, in the south-western German state of Saarland. The firm’s first fab in Europe will be its most advanced, creating an SiC development and production facility in the European Union (EU) to support growing demand for a wide variety of automotive, industrial and energy applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM to benefit from Apple adopting micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2023 11:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/trendforce-020223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to market research firm TrendForce, Apple is expected to adopt micro-LEDs for its consumer electronic products in the near future. The Apple Watch will likely be the first of its products to feature a micro-LED display, and adoption is expected to occur in 2024. Then, during 2026-2030, the scope of application of micro-LEDs could expand to encompass artificial reality (AR) headset displays, smartphone displays, automotive displays etc...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU and Tailwind finalize business combination</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 22:05:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/nuburu-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tailwind Acquisition Corp (TWND) and NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA have completed their business combination (announced on 8 August), resulting in NUBURU becoming a publicly listed company. The combined company will operate under the name Nuburu Inc and its common stock and warrants commenced trading on 1 February on the NYSE American Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbols ‘BURU’ and ‘BURU WS’, respectively...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec co-integrates SiN waveguide technology with active silicon photonics platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 16:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/imec-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an invited talk at SPIE Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, CA, USA (28 January to 2 February), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium announced that it has demonstrated the co-integration of its silicon nitride waveguide technology with its silicon photonics platform — without any degradation in performance of the high-bandwidth active devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI highlights micro-LEDs for ultra-compact displays at SPIE AR-VR-MR</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 16:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/micledi-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #131 at SPIE AR-VR-MR at Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco (31 January – 1 February), MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium — a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 — is on hand to demonstrate its portfolio of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) gallium nitride (GaN) µLEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco acquires silicon carbide CVD system maker Epiluvac</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 14:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/veeco-epiluvac-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has acquired Epiluvac AB of Lund, Sweden, which was founded in 2013 and makes silicon carbide (SiC) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment. It is reckoned that Epiluvac’s technology platform, combined with Veeco’s global go-to-market capabilities, create a significant long-term growth driver for Veeco...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF industrializing high-volume production of InP-based SWIR VCSELs above 1300nm</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 14:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/trumpf-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is industrializing the production of short-wave infrared (SWIR) VCSELs above 1300nm to support high-volume applications such as in smartphones in under-OLED applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kyocera SLD Laser introduces high-power blue laser product line for industrial, biomedical, defense and display applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/feb/kyocera-sldlaser-010223.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 1762 at the SPIE Photonics West 2023 exhibition in San Francisco (31 January – 2 February), Kyocera SLD Laser Inc (KSLD) of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which is commercializing gallium nitride (GaN)-based laser light sources for automotive, mobility, specialty lighting and consumer applications — is introducing high-power 5W blue laser diode products for industrial, biomedical, defense and display applications. The firm is also showcasing its new high-brightness white/IR LaserLight SMD products (winner of the 2021 Prism Award)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumotive and Lumentum introduce reference design for faster adoption of 3D LiDAR</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/lumentum-310123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumotive of Redmond, near Seattle, WA, USA, which develops patented Light Control Metasurface (LCM) beam-steering chips enabling next-generation 3D sensors, and Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) have jointly announced the availability of the M30 Reference Design, a complete software-defined sensor implementation to enable rapid adoption of LCM-based solid-state beam-steering technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GeneSiC MOSFETs used in KATEK’s 4.6kW Steca solar inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:27:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/navitas-310123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that the coolcept fleX family of Steca solar inverters made by KATEK GROUP of Memmingen, Germany has adopted its new GeneSiC power semiconductors for improved efficiency, size, weight and cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 200V, 10mΩ GaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/epc-310123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has introduced the 200V, 10mΩ EPC2307 in a thermally enhanced QFN package in a 3mm x 5mm footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass launches suite of 405nm, 420nm and 450nm single- and multi-mode lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/bluglass-310123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SPIE Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, CA, USA (28 January to 2 February), BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – has launched its first suite of gallium nitride (GaN) laser products available for customer purchase, spanning 405nm, 420nm and 450nm wavelengths in both single-mode and multi-mode devices, specifically...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Diodes Inc launches its first silicon carbide Schottky barrier diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:27:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/diodes-310123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor product supplier Diodes Inc of Plano, TX, USA has released its first silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBD). The portfolio includes the DSCxxA065 series comprising eleven products rated at 650V (4A, 6A, 8A and 10A) and the DSCxx120 series comprising eight products rated at 1200V (2A, 5A and 10A)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/semiconductor-today-300123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics receives over £2.4m of equity investment</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/vector-photonics-300123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd (which was spun off from Scotland’s University of Glasgow in March 2020, based on research led by professor Richard Hogg) has received over £2.4m of equity investment to further commercialize its unique, all-semiconductor photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rosati retires from Aehr’s board</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/aehr2-300123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA says that long-time board member Mario M. Rosati has retired from its board. This leaves the firm with six board members...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New customer selects Aehr’s FOX system for wafer-level test and burn-in of SiC devices for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/aehr-300123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA says that a new customer, which supplies silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductor devices, has selected its FOX-P system for qualification and production wafer-level test and burn-in of its silicon carbide devices for automotive electric vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed and ZF to build SiC device fab in Germany, says Handelsblatt</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:37:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/wolfspeed2-260123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 21 January, German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported that, together with Germany-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG (one of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive industry) as a minority partner, Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA is planning to build a multi-billion-euro factory on the site of a disused coal-fired power station in Ensdorf near Saarbrücken, in the south-western German state of Saarland, to make silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications. Also at the site, a research center is to be built, with ZF taking a majority stake, it is reported...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Quarterly smartphone shipments fall a record 18.3% year-on-year to 300.3 million in Q4/2022</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:27:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/idc-260123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments fell by 18.3% year-on-year to 300.3 million units in fourth-quarter 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron launching G10-AsP system at Photonic West</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/aixtron-260123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is launching what it says is the first fully automated AsP (arsenide–phosphide) platform on the market, enabling robust high-volume production linked to very complex requirements. The new system G10-AsP specifically addresses the growing demands in the micro-LED and laser device sectors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints Stacy Smith to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/wolfspeed-260123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power switching & RF semiconductor devices – says that Stacy Smith has been appointed to its board of directors, effective 23 January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi and VW collaborate on silicon carbide for next-gen EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:45:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/onsemi-250123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has signed a strategic agreement with Germany’s Volkswagen AG to provide modules and semiconductors that enable a complete electric vehicle (EV) traction inverter solution for VW’s next-generation platform family. The semiconductors are part of an overall system optimization and provide a solution that will support the front and rear traction inverters in the VW models...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF hosting largest ever multi-vendor interoperability demo</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/oif-250123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2023) in San Diego, CA, USA (7-9 March), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is hosting the largest ever multi-vendor interoperability demonstration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments receives tier-1 orders for InP high-volume manufacturing equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/oxford-instruments-240123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To support demand from high-growth markets such as communications and sensors, indium phosphide (InP) processing capability is becoming more advanced, with a higher degree of automation, while the industry is also looking to migrate to 6”-diameter wafers to increase the number of die per wafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 80V, 11mΩ, AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:52:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/epc-240123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has expanded its range of automotive, off-the-shelf GaN transistors with the introduction of the 80V, 11mΩ EPC2252, which delivers 75A pulsed current in a 1.5mm x 1.5mm footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic buys automated wedge bonder for power semis, automotive power modules and industrial power hybrids</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/filtronic-230123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield, County Durham, UK — which designs and manufactures RF, microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) components and subsystems — has further enhanced its hybrid and semiconductor packaging capabilities by investing in a fully automated wedge bonder suitable for power semiconductors, automotive power modules, and industrial power hybrids...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET completes amendment of warrant terms</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/poet-230123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — says that, further to its announcement on 22 December, it has completed the amendment to the terms of 1,764,720 common share purchase warrants that were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on 11 February 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF Venture invests in InP PIC-based quantum technology startup Quside</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/trumpf-quside-230123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Venture of Ditzingen, Germany is making a multi-million euro investment in startup Quside of Castelldefels near Barcelona, Spain...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas acquiring remaining stake in silicon control IC JV</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:43:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/navitas-200123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has agreed to acquire the remaining minority interest in its silicon control IC joint venture from Halo Microelectronics (which develops analog and power management integrated circuits) for $20m in Navitas stock...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN lasers from BluGlass’ Silicon Valley fab meeting or exceeding performance benchmarks</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/bluglass-200123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – says that gallium nitride (GaN) laser diodes produced at its Silicon Valley production facility are now achieving or exceeding contract manufacturer performance benchmarks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum listed among America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:58:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/lumentum-190123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has been named by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for a second consecutive year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF achieves expanded scope of registration to ISO 9001</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:31:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/altumrf-190123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications) has announced an expanded scope to its re-certification to ISO 9001:2015 for the quality management system. The firm says that the renewed registration demonstrates its commitment to excellence in the design and development of semiconductor products, along with areas of manufacturing and sales, and the expanded scope validates its dedication to regularly supplying high-quality and reliable semiconductor components to customers worldwide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NEC achieves record output power in 150GHz band using mass-producible GaAs technology</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/nec-190123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based NEC Corp has developed a power amplifier that can serve as a key device for mobile access and fronthaul/backhaul wireless communication equipment to enable high-speed, high-capacity communications for 5G Advanced and 6G networks. The power amplifier uses gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology that can be mass produced and has achieved record output power of 10mW in the 150GHz band. Capitalizing on this, NEC aims to fast-track both equipment development and social implementation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Dutch consortium invests €3.5m in LioniX</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/lionix-190123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Dutch consortium led by Invest-NL and FORWARD.one, and further consisting of Universiteit Twente Holding, Oost NL and Netherlands-based PhotonDelta, has invested €3.5m in LioniX International BV (LXI) of Enschede, The Netherlands, which designs and produces customized integrated microsystems, photonics, sensing and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for OEMs and system integrators. The consortium sees investment in LioniX International as an illustration of its commitment to further strengthening the Dutch deep-tech ecosystem and ChipTech Twente in particular...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CEA and Renault develop wide-bandgap-based bidirectional on-board charger for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:40:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/cea-renault-190123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CEA (the French Atomic and Renewable Energy Commission) and Renault Group are working on future generations of vehicle-to-grid (V2G), the bidirectional exchange technology that enables electric vehicles to restore part of the electricity stored in their batteries to optimize the operation of the grid and compensate for the intermittent nature of renewable energies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV introduces TO-can package for SF1 235nm- and SN3 255nm-series UV-C LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:15:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/silannauv-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UV-C LED maker Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia has released two new products in its SF1 235nm and SN3 255nm series of UV-C LEDs: the SF1-3T9B5L1 and the SN3-5T9B5L1...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight appoints Adam Carter as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/openlight-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA, the first open silicon photonics technology with integrated lasers, has appointed Dr Adam Carter as CEO. Carter has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including roles in sales, marketing and general management in networking, optical communication system, optical component and module markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus releases MP-7070 mid-power LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/luminus-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has announced the launch and immediate availability of a new high-efficacy family of 7070 mid-power LEDs designed for high performance and long-term reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET collaborates with ADVA on highly integrated 4x100G solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/poet-adva-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has developed multi-engine 100G CWDM4 and 100G LR4 chip-on-board solutions for its lead customer ADVA Optical Networking SE of Munich, Germany. ADVA will use POET’s multi-engine transmit and receive chips in an innovative pluggable solution that packs the functionality of four independent 100Gbit/s interfaces into a single QSFP-DD housing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi appoints Neil Gerrard as director of epitaxy</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:11:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/iiiv-epi-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III-V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a fast-turnaround molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — has appointed Dr Neil Gerrard as director of epitaxy, with the role of helping to meet the MBE and MOCVD III-V epitaxial manufacturing, support and R&D requirements of III-V Epi’s customers. These range from universities, development departments and start-ups through to defence and smaller datacoms and telecoms companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU launches compact blue laser with third-generation light engine</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/nuburu-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 3086 at Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco (28 January to 2 February), NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA is launching the BL-series, a new compact-form-factor blue laser enabled by a third-generation light engine design...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF expands portfolio of polarization-stable multi-mode VCSELs to improve illumination quality in 3D applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:57:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/trumpf-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – has released a new multi-mode VCSEL with stable polarization to support the increasing demand for advanced VCSEL sources...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics appoints factory applications engineer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/vector-180123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that Peter Linton has joined it as factory applications engineer, providing a technical interface between global network equipment manufacturer (NEM) customers and its research & development team in Glasgow. This will involve establishing each NEM customer’s next-generation 800Gb/s interconnect requirements as they develop devices for hyperscale and cloud data-center applications. The firm says that the role is essential to the ongoing commercialization of its unique, all-semiconductor PCSEL technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC expands GaN ToF laser driver IC family to 80V, 15A for higher-density, lower-cost LiDAR</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/epc-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has introduced the EPC21701, a laser driver that monolithically integrates an 80V, 40A FET with gate driver and 3.3V logic-level input into a single chip for time-of-flight light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems used in robotics, surveillance systems, and vacuum cleaners. It is tailored to LiDAR systems for gesture recognition, time-of-flight (ToF) measurement, robotic vision, or industrial safety...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches first commercially available 50W pump laser diodes for fiber lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/coherent-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp has launched its next-generation pump laser diodes, which achieve output power of 50W from a single chip (40% more than that of the existing product), enabling high-power industrial fiber laser designs with fewer pump laser diodes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK’s CML buys Silicon Valley’s Microwave Technology for $18m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/cml-mwt-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based CML Microsystems Plc, which develops mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for communications applications, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Valley-based semiconductor firm Microwave Technology Inc (MwT), for up to $18m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mini-LEDs to challenge OLEDs in high-end display market</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/yole-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With $14bn of investment in mini-LEDs between 2019 and 2021, mini-LED backlight units seem to be on a huge upswing. Neglected for some time by the high-end display market – which is mainly dominated by organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) – liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) are back in force with a new technology building block designed to compete with the contrast ratio and image quality provided by OLEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and RSP partner to miniaturize non-invasive wrist-worn blood glucose sensor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:07:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/trumpf-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – and medical device company RSP Systems A/S of Odense, Denmark have partnered to create a sensor that will allow RSP’s non-invasive technology to be miniaturized to a wearable format. The aim to make life easier for people with diabetes. Instead of having to prick with a needle or wear an implant, in the future a wrist-worn device will read their glucose with a mini-laser...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>k-Space launches XRF thin-film metrology tool</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/kspace-170123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA – which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices – has launched the kSA XRF x-ray fluorescence thin-film metrology tool, which measures film thickness for materials that are too thin for reliable optical measurements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SmartKem creates first monolithic micro-LED display using organic thin-film transistors</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:04:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/smartkem-130123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based electronics materials and process technology firm SmartKem claims that it has created the first monolithic micro-LED display using organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems named to 2023 Global Cleantech 100</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/gansystems-130123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has been named by Cleantech Group to its 2023 Global Cleantech 100 list of companies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar completes sale of 141MW Luz del Norte power plant to asset manager Toesca</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:33:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/first-solar-130123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has completed the sale of Luz del Norte (a 141MWAC utility-scale solar power plant in Copiapó) to independent asset manager Toesca of Las Condes, Chile...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED releases Pro9 versions of XLamp LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/cree-led-130123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has launched XLamp Pro9 LEDs, which deliver up to 15% higher efficacy for 90 and 95 color-rendering index (CRI) LEDs without sacrificing color rendering quality. With this performance improvement, Pro9 versions of XLamp LEDs provide 90 CRI light quality with the same efficacy as standard 80 CRI LEDs at correlated color temperatures (CCTs) of 2700-4000K. The new LEDs are said to improve the output, efficacy and size of LED luminaires in commercial applications requiring high-quality light...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM appoints new director for its Application and Technical Solution Center in Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:03:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/rohm-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM says that, following the retirement of Günter Richard (after 32 years working for the firm), he has been succeeded as director of its European Application and Technical Solution Center (ATSC) by Aly Mashaly (as of 1 January)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Richtek and EPC collaborate to create small 140W fast-charging solution</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:26:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/epc-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – and power management analog IC company Richtek Technology Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan have announced the availability of a 4-switch bidirectional buck-boost controller reference design board that converts an input voltage of 12V–24V to a regulated 5V–20V output voltage and delivers up to 5A continuous current and 6.5A maximum current...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Camtek receives $18m order from compound semiconductor manufacturer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:58:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/camtek-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Camtek Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel has received a multi-system order worth $18m from a “leading global compound semiconductor manufacturer”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon signs new SiC material multi-year supply and cooperation deal with Resonac</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:52:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/infineon-resonac-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is extending its cooperation with silicon carbide (SiC) suppliers by signing a new multi-year-supply and cooperation agreement with Tokyo-based wafer manufacturer Resonac Corp (formerly Showa Denko K.K. until its integration with Showa Denko Materials Co Ltd on 1 January), complementing and expanding the announcement of 2021. The new set of contracts will deepen the long-term partnership on SiC material. Resonac will supply Infineon with SiC materials for the production of SiC semiconductors, covering a double-digit share of the forecasted demand for the next decade...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent appoints Beck Mason as executive VP, Telecommunications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/coherent-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp says that Dr Beck Mason has joined the company as executive VP, Telecommunications, leading the Telecommunications business unit within the Networking Segment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi’s EliteSiC MOSFETs being used in Ampt’s DC string optimizers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:21:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/onsemi-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA and Ampt LLC of Fort Collins, CO, USA, which provides DC optimizers for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage systems, have announced a collaboration to meet the high demand for DC string optimizers. Ampt uses onsemi’s N-Channel SiC MOSFET, part of the EliteSiC family of silicon carbide (SiC) technologies, in its DC string optimizers for critical power switching applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave joins American Semiconductor Innovation Coalition</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/finwave-120123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has joined the American Semiconductor Innovation Coalition (ASIC). ASIC recently expanded its membership to include representatives from all stages of the chipmaking supply chain, and Finwave will be joining fellow technology innovators to advance US semiconductor R&D...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment receives extra order for ten PVT-150 systems for SiC growth</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/cvd-equipment-110123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, gas control and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has received an additional order for ten high-performance PVT-150 systems. For delivery in first-half 2023, the systems will be used to grow 150mm-diameter monocrystalline silicon carbide (SiC) boules, for processing into SiC wafers used in power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s fourth-gen SiC MOSFETs to be used in Hitachi Astemo’s EV inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/rohm-110123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM has announced the adoption of its new fourth-generation silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs and gate driver ICs in electric vehicle (EV) inverters made by Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Hitachi Astemo Ltd...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent launches 905nm triple-junction edge-emitting lasers for industrial LiDAR</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/coherent-110123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser technology firm Coherent Corp has introduced its 905nm triple-junction edge-emitting semiconductor lasers for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) in industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed appoints Elif Balkas as chief technology officer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/wolfspeed-110123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices –has promoted Elif Balkas to chief technology officer, succeeding the late Dr John Palmour, a co-founder of Wolfspeed, who died on 13 November...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET announces production release of optical engines for 100G, 200G and 400G for telecom and data-center markets</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:54:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/poet-110123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence markets — has advanced its commercialization goals by releasing to production four optical engines. The small-form-factor optical engines with integrated directly modulated lasers (DMLs), optical multiplexer, high-speed photodiodes and optical demultiplexer enable low-power, cost-efficient and highly scalable 100G CWDM4, 200G FR4 and 400G FR4 pluggable transceivers for telecom and data-center markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Lab chooses Riber MBE 412 to expand opto and microelectronic manufacturing platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:03:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/iiv-lab-100123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Under France’s economic stimulus package ‘Plan France Relance’ (administered by the nation’s Ministry of the Economy and Finance), III-V Lab of Palaiseau, France (the joint Alcatel-Lucent, Thales and CEA-Leti industrial research laboratory) is being supported by the Government to adapt and modernize its R&D and production tool. III-V Lab has hence chosen to rely on epitaxy equipment from Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – whose set up realized during first-half 2023 will expand III-V Lab’s optoelectronic and microelectronic semiconductors manufacturing platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey shipping vertical GaN product samples to customers from Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/odyssey-100123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which is developing high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, says that fabrication of 650V and 1200V vertical GaN product samples was completed as planned in fourth-quarter 2022 and that shipments to customers will begin in first-quarter 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cornell to lead SRC-sponsored SUPREME research center</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2023 18:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/cornell-supreme-090123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cornell University in the USA is leading a new $34m research center that will accelerate the creation of energy-efficient semiconductor materials and technologies, and develop new approaches for microelectronics systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr receives follow-on production order from second major SiC customer</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2023 15:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/aehr-060123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received a follow-on production order from its second major silicon carbide (SiC) customer for an additional production FOX-XP multi-wafer test & burn-in system configured with Aehr’s fully integrated and automated WaferPak Aligner (to ship in Aehr’s fiscal fourth-quarter 2023, beginning 1 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm releases compact 240W power adapter reference design with TO-220 GaN FETs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2023 15:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/transphorm-060123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion —has announced the availability of its new 240W power adapter reference design. The TDAIO-TPH-ON-240W-RD deploys a continuous-conduction mode (CCM) boost PFC + half-bridge LLC topology to deliver a peak power efficiency of over 96% with a power density up to 30W/in3...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs more than halves net loss to $512,000</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2023 10:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/semileds-060123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal first-quarter 2023 (ended 30 November 2022), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported further revenue growth, from $1.47m a year ago and $1.626m last quarter to $1.695m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI demos red AlInGaP micro-LEDs at CES, completing portfolio of RGB micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2023 10:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/micledi-060123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 – has produced its first demonstration units of red µLEDs on aluminium indium gallium phosphide (AlInGaP) starting material. The newest addition to its portfolio of R, G and B µLEDs follows the firm’s strategy of optimized display module performance and is manufactured in a CMOS-compatible flow, free of arsenide. Demonstration units of both red gallium nitride (GaN) and red AlInGaP are being shown in booth #54946 in the Venetian Expo at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) in Las Vegas...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micross acquires RF and microwave product maker KCB Solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2023 15:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/micross-050123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micross Components Inc of Orlando, FL, USA (a global provider of bare die and mission-critical microelectronic components and services for high-reliability aerospace & defense, space, medical, energy and industrial applications) has acquired KCB Solutions of Shirley, MA, USA, which manufactures RF and microwave surface-mount microcircuits and hybrids. The acquisition further expands the proprietary Hi-Rel component product portfolio of Micross...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF announces initial closing of $5m in private placement equity financing</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2023 12:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/guerrilla-rf-050123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has announced the initial closing of its private placement, providing gross proceeds of about $5m (not including any additional proceeds that may be received upon further closings or the exercise of warrants)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Onsemi’s silicon carbide power module selected for traction inverter in Kia’s EV6 GT model</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2023 18:46:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/onsemi2-040123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA says that its EliteSiC family of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules has been selected for Kia Corp’s EV6 GT model. The electric vehicle (EV) accelerates from zero to 60mph in 3.4 seconds and reaches top speed at 161mph. Within the traction inverter of a high-performance EV, the EliteSiC power module enables high-efficiency power conversion from the DC 800V of the battery to the AC drive for the rear axle. onsemi continues to collaborate with South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corp (HMC/KIA) to use EliteSiC technology for the upcoming high-performance EVs based on HMC/KIA’s Electric – Global Module Platform (E-GMP)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed to supply silicon carbide devices for future Mercedes-Benz EV platforms</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2023 16:47:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/wolfspeed-040123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – is to supply silicon carbide devices to power future Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle (EV) platforms, enabling greater efficiency in the powertrain. Wolfspeed’s semiconductors will be incorporated into next-generation powertrain systems for several Mercedes-Benz vehicle lines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nichia and Infineon launch first fully integrated micro-LED light engine for HD adaptive driving beams</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2023 13:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/nichia-infineon-040123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three years ago Nichia Corp of Anan City, Tokushima, Japan and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany announced the joint development of a high-definition (HD) light engine with more than 16,000 micro-LEDs for headlight applications. Now, both firms are launching what is said to be the industry’s first fully integrated micro-LED light engine for HD adaptive driving beam applications. The micro-LED matrix solution will be seen in a German premium vehicle in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Onsemi showcasing EliteSiC family of devices at CES</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2023 09:13:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/onsemi-040123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) in Las Vegas (5-8 January), power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is showcasing three new members of its EliteSiC family of silicon carbide (SiC) devices: the 1700V EliteSiC MOSFET and two 1700V avalanche-rated EliteSiC Schottky diodes. The new devices provide reliable, high-efficiency performance for energy infrastructure and industrial drive applications, the firm says...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum names Caroline Pan as senior VP&amp; chief marketing officer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2023 20:55:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/lumentum-030123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has appointed Caroline Pan as senior VP & chief marketing officer, reporting to president & CEO Alan Lowe. Pan will be responsible for leading strategic marketing, corporate marketing and communications, and Lumentum Ventures, a company-wide initiative to drive market expansion through breakthrough innovation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems unveils annual power semiconductor predictions for 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/gansystems-030123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its annual power semiconductor predictions, GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) reckons that 2023 will be another landmark year for GaN — with the now widely adopted technology forecasted by Yole Intelligence’s ‘Power GaN 2022: Market and Technology Report 2022’ to reach $2bn by 2027, driven by rising adoption across consumer electronics, automotive, data centers, and sustainability initiatives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas presents partner insights at CES</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2023 09:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/navitas-030123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #17584 (LVCC Central Hall) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) in Las Vegas (5-8 January), gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA is hosting a partner speaker series ‘Navitas Presents’, giving an end-market view of how next-generation technology is replacing legacy silicon chips in fast charging and small size for ultimate portability..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Arizona State University developing transistors made of diamond and boron nitride</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:05:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2023/jan/asu-020123.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power transistors to regulate the flow of electrical power have traditionally been made with silicon, while more advanced transistors are made of silicon carbide (SiC) or gallium nitride (GaN). But Trevor Thornton, a professor of electrical engineering in Arizona State University’s School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering), is leading a team researching the use of two new transistor materials: diamond and boron nitride (BN)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:04:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/semiconductor-today-301222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tailwind stockholders approve NUBURU business combination</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:49:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/nuburu-291222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At a special meeting, shareholders of special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tailwind Acquisition Corp voted to approve its business combination (announced on 8 August) with NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA, as well as other proposals related to the business combination...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed made Official Power Semiconductor Partner of Jaguar TCS Racing Formula E team</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/wolfspeed-231222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jaguar TCS Racing has revealed the Jaguar I-TYPE 6, designed and engineered to compete for the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, as the all-electric motorsport category moves into a new Gen3 era on 14 January in Mexico City for the first of Season 9’s 17 races in 12 cities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET to amend terms of share purchase warrants</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:21:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/poet-231222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — intends to amend the terms of 1,764,720 common share purchase warrants that were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on 11 February 2021. After giving effect to the consolidation, the warrants currently have an exercise price of C$11.50 per common share and will expire on 11 February 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric extends GaN HEMT range with 70W 12.75-13.25GHz low-Ku-band products</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:52:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/mitsubishi-electric-221222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is adding two new 12.75-13.25GHz (low-Ku-band) 70W (48.3dBm) gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) to its lineup of GaN HEMTs for satellite communication (SATCOM) earth stations. On sale from 15 January 2023, two products — one for multi-carrier communications and the other for single-carrier communications — support increased data-transmission capacity and smaller earth stations even in the low-Ku-band...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer ISE advancing perovskite–silicon tandem cell and module technology to industrial maturity</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/fraunhofer-ise-221222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compared with a pure silicon solar cell, stacking a solar cell made of perovskite material on top of a conventional silicon solar cell enables more effective use of the solar spectrum. Scientists around the world are presently researching these perovskite–silicon solar cells, focusing on stability, durability and industrial manufacturing processes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN device market grows at 12.13% CAGR from $6.24bn in 2021 to $7bn in 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/business-research-company-211222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to a report from the Business Research Company, the global gallium nitride (GaN) device market is estimated to have risen at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.13% from $6.24bn in 2021 to $7bn in 2022. This is despite the Russia–Ukraine war disrupting the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term, since it has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, affecting many markets across the globe. Longer term, the GaN device market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.38% to $12.41bn in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Project to explore ideas to build on UK’s strengths in design, compound semiconductors and advanced technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/uk-211222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new national institution could be established as part of plans to boost the infrastructure underpinning the UK’s industry through the government’s upcoming semiconductor strategy. The strategy will aim to “unlock the potential of British microchip businesses, support jobs and skills to grow the UK’s domestic industry and ensure a reliably supply of semiconductors”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mini-LED-backlit automotive display module shipments to grow from 140,000 in 2022 to 450,000 for 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:07:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/trendforce-211222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Because of their use by European, Chinese and US carmakers, shipments of mini-LED-backlit display modules are estimated to total about 140,000 units in 2022, which can be considered to be the inaugural year for their adoption in the automotive industry, says TrendForce. In 2023, European and US carmakers such as Ford and Jeep are expected to gradually introduce the display technology to more of their models, driving shipments to 450,000 units, it forecasts. However, 2024 will be the year when shipments take off even more dramatically. By then, the further technological maturation of mini-LED backlights will attract the late adopters among carmakers, it is reckoned. Shipments are thus forecasted to reach almost 1 million units in 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NIST and AIM Photonics collaborating to boost photonic chip design to 110GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:35:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/nist-aimphotonics-211222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with AIM Photonics that will give chip developers a critical new tool for designing faster integrated photonic circuits, as key components in fiber-optic networks and high-performance computing facilities as well as laser-guided missiles, medical sensors and other advanced technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber deploys MBE technology for quantum computing materials development</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/riber-201222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources – has further strengthened its development of quantum processor materials.
Through EPICENTRE – a joint laboratory established in June 2021 with the French National Centre for Scientific Research’s Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS-CNRS) in Toulouse – Riber has started to deploy the technologies making it possible to build the core components of future-generation quantum computers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ganvix and BluGlass to co-develop green GaN-based VCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:52:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/ganvix-bluglass-201222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Early-stage startup company Ganvix Inc of Wilmington, DE, USA – which specializes in developing nanoporous gallium nitride (NP-GaN) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) – and BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs – have entered into a development agreement to combine their complementary technologies to create GaN VCSELs operating in the green region (515–525nm) of the optical spectrum...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emcore announces sale and leaseback of Tinley Park, IL facility</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/emcore-191222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA – which provides mixed-signal products for the aerospace & defense, communications and sensing markets – says that, pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement entered into on 1 November, it has completed the sale and leaseback of its Tinley Park, IL facility, generating $10.3m in net cash proceeds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TI’s half-bridge GaN FET with integrated gate driver used in Chicony’s 65W laptop power adapter</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/ti-161222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc (TI) — which designs, manufactures and tests analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems — says that Chicony Power has designed in its integrated gallium nitride (GaN) technology to power its latest 65W laptop power adapter, Le Petit. Leveraging TI’s half-bridge GaN FET with integrated gate driver, LMG2610, Chicony Power and TI collaborated on a design to reduce the size of Chicony's power adapter by 50% and increase efficiency up to 94%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New silicon carbide device-making customer chooses Aehr’s FOX-XP for wafer-level test and burn-in</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 14:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/aehr-161222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor production test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has received an initial production order from its new major silicon carbide (SiC) device-making customer for a FOX-XP multi-wafer test and burn-in system configured with Aehr’s new fully integrated and automated WaferPak Aligner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano releases preliminary lifetime results for CrayoLED CLH-N3S</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:42:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/craynano-161222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – has released the preliminary results of the CrayoLED CLH-N3S H-Series UV-C LED room-temperature operating life (RTOL) test conducted by an independent, accredited third-party testing and qualification lab...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Empa achieves record efficiencies of 19.8% for front illumination and 10.9% for rear illumination in bifacial CIGS solar cell</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:58:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/empa-161222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bifacial thin-film solar cells based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) can collect solar energy from both their front side and their rear side – and thus potentially yield more solar electricity than their conventional counterparts. So far, however, their fabrication has led to only modest energy conversion efficiencies....]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>National Grid Renewables orders 1.6GW of First Solar modules, for delivery in 2026-2027</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:06:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/first-solar-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into an agreement to supply 1.6GWDC of its Series 7 cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to Minneapolis-based National Grid Renewables, for delivery in 2026 and 2027. The deal was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s third-quarter 2022 earnings in October...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm releases new GaN FET reliability ratings, now segmented into low and high power levels</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/transphorm-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the latest reliability ratings for its GaN power FETs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed extends silicon carbide wafer supply agreement with power device maker</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:23:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/wolfspeed-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded an existing multi-year, long-term silicon carbide wafer supply agreement, now worth about $225m, with what it describe as a leading power device company. The expanded agreement calls for Wolfspeed to supply 150mm silicon carbide bare and epitaxial wafers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Plasma-Therm receives follow-on Japan order for Heatpulse RTP system for automotive SiC MOSFET power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/plasmatherm-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA (which makes plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets) has received an order from a leading Japanese device maker for multiple systems built on its newly redesigned Heatpulse rapid thermal processing (RTP) platform, launched in July at SEMICON West 2022. The Heatpulse systems will be used to manufacture silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power devices in Japan for electric vehicles (EVs) and other automotive applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tomás Palacios named director of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/mit-mtl-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Maria Zuber (vice president of research and E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics) and Anantha Chandrakasan (dean of the School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) say that on 1 December Tomás Palacios assumed the role of director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hamamatsu Photonics adopts Siemens’ mPower digital software</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:23:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/siemens-hanamatsu-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Siemens Digital Industries Software of Plano, TX, USA says that Japan-based Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has adopted Siemens’ mPower digital software for the power integrity analysis of its next generation of optical semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Disco develops fully automatic grinder for 100-200mm Si and SiC wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/disco-151222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At SEMICON Japan 2022 at Tokyo Big Sight (14-16 December), Tokyo-based equipment maker DISCO Corp – which makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment including chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) systems and laser-based ingot slicing equipment and processes – is exhibiting the new DFG8541, a fully automatic grinder that can process silicon (Si) and silicon carbide (SiC) wafers up to a maximum diameter of 8-inches (100-200mm)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF secures $580,000 LNA purchase order from EV maker</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/guerrilla-rf-141222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has received a purchase order for ultra-low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) from what it says is one of the world’s leading electric automobile manufacturers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC shipping lowest on-resistance 150V and 200V GaN FETs on market</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/epc-141222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has launched the 150V, 3mΩ EPC2305 and the 200V, 5mΩ EPC2304 GaN FETs in a thermally enhanced QFN package with exposed top and a small 3mm x 5mm footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Edge-emitting laser market growing at 13% CAGR to $7.4bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/yole-141222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The market for edge-emitting lasers (EELs) is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% from $3.5bn in 2021 to $7.4bn in 2027, reckons Yole Intelligence (part of Yole Group) in its report ‘Edge Emitting Lasers – Technology and Market Trends 2022’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD and IFP Energies nouvelles sign automotive inverter development deal</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/cgd-131222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) has signed an agreement with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) — a French public research and training organization in the fields of energy, transport and the environment — to develop an automotive inverter using GaN devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF launches BEACON project as part of ESA’s ARTES program</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:48:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/fraunhofer-iaf-131222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to limited bandwidth, it is becoming increasingly difficult to meet the growing need for higher data rates in satellite systems with very high data throughput. Using higher frequencies can help to meet this increasing demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST boosts EV performance and driving range with new silicon carbide power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:56:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/st-121222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland has released new high-power silicon carbide (SiC) modules for electric vehicles (EVs) that boost performance and driving range. In production now, the ACEPACK DRIVE modules have been selected for Hyundai’s E-GMP electric vehicle platform (which is shared by the Kia EV6 and several models)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Virginia Tech gains $1.5m, four-year NSF grant to research optically driven power switches</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:12:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/virginia-tech-121222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Principal investigator Yuhao Zhang and three other professors from the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been awarded a $1.5m grant from the US National Science Foundation’s Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems flagship program ASCENT (Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams), which is focused on future semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds adds 14 new 80 and 90CRI 3V parts to LUXEON 2835 Commercial range</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 15:58:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/lumileds-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has added to its LUXEON 2835 Commercial portfolio of LEDs by releasing 14 new 3V parts that deliver higher flux and efficacy to enable rapid upgrading of existing solutions and design of new lighting solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba develops SiC MOSFET with check-pattern embedded Schottky barrier diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 13:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/toshiba-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 68th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2022) in San Francisco (3–7 December), Japan-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) – spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 – reported the development of a silicon carbide (SiC) metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) that arranges embedded Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) in a check pattern (check-pattern embedded SBD) to realize both low on-resistance and high reliability. Toshiba has confirmed that the design secures an approximately 20% reduction in on-resistance (RonA) against its existing SiC MOSFET, with no loss of reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UCSB’s Steven DenBaars and Jonathan Klamkin honored by Optica</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 12:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/ucsb-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) College of Engineering professors Steven DenBaars and Jonathan Klamkin are among the 109 members from 24 countries who have been elected to the 2023 Fellow Class of Optica (the society advancing optics and photonics worldwide), formerly known as the Optical Society (OSA). Fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to business, education, research, engineering and service to Optica and the field...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus releases Salud COB LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 11:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/luminus-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its human-centric lighting portfolio by introducing the Salud COBs. These chip-on-board (COB) LEDs have high R9 values, high melanopic/photopic ratios, and minimum color rendering index (CRI) of 90 in warm correlated color temperatures (CCTs) that enable users to meet WELL Building requirements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI Microdisplays forms US subsidiary</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 11:50:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/micledi-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 – has established a US subsidiary, located at 2820 S. Alma School Rd, in Chandler, Arizona...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed sponsors FIRST Robotics Competitions in North Carolina, California, Arkansas and Arizona</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 10:48:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/wolfspeed-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – is sponsoring the FIRST Robotics Competition, a hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program that combines the excitement of athletics with the rigors of science and technology for high-school students...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent partners with ETRI and KAIST on devices for Korean market</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 09:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/coherent-091222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Materials, networking and laser firm Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two South Korean institutions, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), to foster collaboration on advanced electronic and photonic devices, with a focus on the Korean market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semikron Danfoss secure long-term agreement to supply SiC modules for Dana’s inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2022 14:16:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/semikron-danfoss-081222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semikron Danfoss of Nuremberg and Flensburg, Germany has announced a long-term agreement to supply silicon carbide (SiC) modules for use in the TM4 silicon carbide inverters of Dana Inc, a tier-1 manufacturer of propulsion solutions to power vehicles and mobile machines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave joins MITRE Engenuity’s Semiconductor Alliance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2022 13:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/finwave-081222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has joined MITRE Engenuity’s Semiconductor Alliance. Finwave says that it has answered the group’s call for industry participation to help establish a US-wide approach to protect IP in advanced microelectronics R&D, manufacturing and supply chain resilience...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production in Q3 down 11% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2022 11:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/trendforce-081222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to market research firm TrendForce, global smartphone production totaled about 289 million units in Q3/2022, down 0.9% quarter-on-quarter and 11% year-on-year. The smartphone market thus saw extremely weak demand as the ‘iron law’ of positive growth in the third quarter was broken after being in effect for years. The contraction of production during this year’s peak season was mainly attributed to smartphone brands giving priority to the consumption of channel inventory for whole devices and maintaining a fairly conservative production plan for Q3/2022. Moreover, they had kept lowering their production targets due to strong global economic headwinds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 80V AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FETs for vehicle electronics and advanced autonomy</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2022 11:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/epc-081222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its range of automotive, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors by introducing the 80V, 6mΩ EPC2204A (which delivers 125A pulsed current in a 2.5mm x 1.5mm footprint) and the 80V, 3.2mΩ EPC2218A (which delivers 231A pulsed current in a 3.5mm x 1.95mm footprint), offering designers significantly smaller and more efficient devices than silicon MOSFETs for automotive DC–DC for 48V–12V conversion, infotainment, and light detection & ranging (LiDAR) for autonomous driving...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Phlux secures £4m in seed funding to bring antimonide-based LiDAR sensors to market</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2022 09:46:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/phlux-071222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-performance infrared sensor designer Phlux Technology has secured £4m in a seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures and joined by Northern Gritstone, the Foresight Williams Technology Funds and the Innovation Fund, plus UK Government agency Innovate UK (which, as part of UK Research and Innovation, provides funding and support for business innovation)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cardiff and CSA Catapult develop AI method to optimize wide-bandgap power electronic converters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2022 09:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/catapul-cardifft-071222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new and more efficient way of modeling and designing power electronic converters using artificial intelligence (AI) has been created by a team at Cardiff University and the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult (headquartered in Newport, South Wales)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Imec introduces framework to model GaN HEMT and InP HBT RF devices for 5G and 6G</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/imec-061222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 68th annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2022) in San Francisco (3–7 December), nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium has presented a Monte Carlo Boltzmann modeling framework that, for the first time, uses microscopic heat carrier distributions to predict 3D thermal transport in advanced RF devices intended for 5G and 6G wireless communication...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Automotive semiconductor chip market growing at 11.1% CAGR to over $80bn in 2027, driven by electrification and ADAS</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2022 15:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/yole-061222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite a relatively flat market for light vehicles, the market for automotive semiconductor chips is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1% from US$44bn in 2021 to US$80.7bn in 2027, reckons Yole Intelligence in its ‘Semiconductor Trends in Automotive 2022’ report. This represents the semiconductor chip value per car rising from ~US$550 to ~US$912 in 2027, while the number of chips incorporated in each car grows from ~820 to ~1100...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector fast-tracks PCSEL commercialization with all-Scottish prototype supply chain</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2022 13:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/vector-061222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that it is commercializing its all-semiconductor photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) using a prototype supply chain based entirely in Scotland’s photonics cluster (a capability claimed to be unique in the industry)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC to use VIS’ 8-inch GaN foundry from early 2023</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2022 12:52:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/epc-vis-061222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a multi-year agreement, Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA is to use the 8-inch (200mm) wafer fabrication capabilities of specialty IC foundry service provider Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (VIS) of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, significantly increasing manufacturing capacities for its gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si)-based power transistors and integrated circuits. Manufacturing will begin in early 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Zuken and CSA Catapult optimize power module design tools</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2022 17:14:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/csa-catapult-051222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zuken, which provides software and solutions for electronic and electrical engineering, and the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult have announced a milestone in their R&D collaboration aimed at building a development environment for state-of-the-art compound semiconductor products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CML launches low-power 6–18GHz (C-, X-, Ku-band) gain blocks</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2022 14:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/cml-051222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CML Microcircuits (part of CML Microsystems plc), a developer of low-power analog, digital and mixed-signal semiconductors for telecoms systems, has announced the availability of the CMX90G701 and CMX90G702 positive gain-slope amplifiers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ascent Solar launches options trading</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:53:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/ascent-021222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – has introduced options trading of its stock, via all US options exchanges...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge’s Rachel Oliver awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/cambridge-021222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Professor Rachel Oliver of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies. The award is worth £2.5m over ten years to develop emerging technologies with high potential to deliver economic and social benefits to the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm opens GaN application lab in Shenzhen</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2022 21:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/transphorm-011222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has opened a new office in Shenzhen, China, which is fully operational and already serving the firm’s broad customer base in China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM and BASiC partner on silicon carbide power devices for automotive applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:06:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/rohm-basic-011222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a signing ceremony at its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan-based power semiconductor device maker ROHM Co Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with China’s Shenzhen BASiC Semiconductor Ltd on silicon carbide (SiC) power devices for automotive applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST to qualify Soitec’s silicon carbide substrate technology over next 18 months</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/st-soitec-011222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France have announced the next stage of their cooperation on silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, with the qualification of Soitec’s SiC substrate technology by ST planned over the next 18 months. The goal is the adoption by ST of Soitec’s SmartSiC technology for its future 200mm substrate manufacturing, feeding its devices and modules manufacturing business, with volume production expected in the midterm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Midsummer signs four new LOIs for delivery of extra 224MW of solar panels</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2022 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/dec/midsummer-011222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a provider of turnkey production lines as well as flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – has signed new letters of intent (LOI) with four Swedish and international roof material producers, house manufacturers and solar cell installers for the pre-sale of 224MW of solar panels...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:25:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/semiconductor-today-301122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Invitalia and Midsummer agree final terms for Italian CIGS PV factory start-up</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:05:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/midsummer-301122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Italian Ministry of Finance’s state investment and economic development institution Invitalia has agreed the final contractual term sheet for grant payments supporting the factory investment by Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a provider of turnkey production lines as well as flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight makes available PDK for first unified electronic and photonic design platform</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/openlight-251122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To streamline the end-to-end design of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and meet future demands of applications including datacom, telecom, LiDAR, healthcare, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) and optical computing, OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA has announced the general availability of its process design kit (PDK)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kyocera develops smallest GaN laser chip mass produced from silicon substrate</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/kyocera-241122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kyocera Corp of Kyoto, Japan has developed a new thin-film process technology for making unique silicon substrates for gallium nitride (GaN)-based micro-light sources (with a side measuring less than 100μm), including short-cavity lasers and micro-LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Richardson to distribute Gallium Semiconductor’s RF GaN products globally</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:42:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/galliumsemi-241122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Richardson Electronics Ltd of LaFox, IL, USA (a global provider of engineered solutions, RF & microwave and power electronics products) has announced a global distribution agreement with Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor, which supplies RF gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for 5G mobile communication networks as well as aerospace & defense, and industrial, scientific & medical applications. The agreement aligns with both companies’ commitments to providing high-performing, high-efficiency RF GaN products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ganvix partners with BluGlass to develop green GaN VCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:13:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/bluglass-ganvix-241122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia has entered into a collaboration agreement with early-stage startup company Ganvix Inc of Wilmington, DE, USA – which specializes in developing nanoporous gallium nitride (GaN) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) – to develop GaN VCSELs for green wavelengths (515–525nm)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scantinel raises €10m in Series A funding from PhotonDelta, Scania and ZEISS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/scantinel-241122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scantinel Photonics GmbH of Ulm, Germany, which was founded in 2019 and is developing frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) sensing technology for light detection & ranging (LiDAR) solutions in autonomous mobility and industrial applications, has secured a €10m extended Series A round of funding backed by PhotonDelta and existing investors Scania Growth Capital and ZEISS Ventures. Scantinel will use the funding to roll out its FMCW LiDAR devices to customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV launches SF1 series of UV-C LEDs, highlighting nitrate sensing applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:07:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/silannauv-231122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UV-C LED maker Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia says that its newly developed ultraviolet LEDs for nitrate sensing applications promise cleaner and safer drinking water free from nitrate contamination. The SF1 series of LEDs leverage the firm’s patented short-period superlattice (SPSL) technology for the challenging 230-260nm UV range (far UV-C and deep UV-C). Silanna now provides a complete reference design for a nitrate detector based on this technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM, Mazda and Imasen to co-develop inverters for e-Axle using SiC power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/rohm-221122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s ROHM has signed a joint development agreement with Mazda MotorCorp and Imasen Electric Industrial Co Ltd for inverters and silicon carbide (SiC) power modules to be used in the electric drive units of electric vehicles, including e-Axle...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations launches InnoSwitch4-Pro family of ZVS flyback ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/power-integrations-221122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany (15-18 November), Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, launched the InnoSwitch4-Pro family of digitally controllable, off-line CV/CC Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) flyback ICs, which substantially reduce the size of power adapters. Incorporating a PowiGaN gallium nitride primary switch and steady-state switching frequency of up to 140kHz, the highly integrated devices reduce the component count and PCB area required for ultra-compact adapters for cellphone, notebook, tablet and multi-port accessories...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ITRI introduces high-resolution full-color micro-LED display for AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/itri-221122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has introduced the High Resolution Full-Color Micro-LED Display for AR Glasses, which aims to assist panel makers and other industry players to upgrade their technology, expand their micro-LED applications, meet market demand and secure business opportunities in next-generation augmented reality (AR) display products for immersive experiences in the metaverse...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco appoints general manager of KLA’s pattern inspection process control division to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/veeco-221122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has appointed Lena Nicolaides Ph.D. to its board of directors. The firm says that, in addition to her industry experience and leadership qualities, Nicolaides was identified through a search process in connection with the board’s desire for increased diversity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ZSW’s perovskite-CIGS tandem solar module reaches 21%+ efficiency</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:58:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/zsw-211122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germany’s ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) has achieved 21.1% solar energy conversion efficiency with a tandem module comprising copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) and perovskite materials. Not only are these thin-film-based modules highly efficient, they can also be light and flexible. Modules made of lightweight, pliable materials open doors to many applications that remain closed to the standard rigid modules found in solar parks, says ZSW...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>3D-Micromac’s CEO presenting at mini- &amp; micro-LED display conference</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/3dmicromac-211122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[3D-Micromac AG of Chemnitz, Germany (which provides laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for semiconductor, photovoltaic, glass and display applications) says that, at the TechBlick ‘Mini- & Micro-LED Displays: Markets, Manufacturing Innovations, Applications, Promising Start-ups’ event (being held virtually) its CEO Uwe Wagner is presenting ‘Laser technologies for the production of micro-LEDs’ on 1 December (at 4:55pm Central European Time) highlighting laser-based system solutions for various manufacturing steps for micro-LEDs, including the use of integrated process control and monitoring to assure stable and reliable operation to ensure high throughput and low yield losses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass demos feasible reliability of GaN laser diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/bluglass-211122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology – says that its gallium nitride (GaN) laser diodes have achieved feasible reliability, demonstrating more than 500 hours of continuous operation with stable optical power and voltage in reliability testing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Hunan Sanan secures $524m SiC chip order for NEV power systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:20:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/hunan-sanan-211122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[China’s Sanan Optoelectronics Co Ltd says that its subsidiary Hunan Sanan has signed a procurement letter of intent (LOI) agreement to supply silicon carbide (SiC) chips worth US$524m over the next few years for the new electric vehicle (NEV) product line of a strategic automotive partner. Hunan Sanan’s SiC technology will provide energy for the NEV power system for medium- and high-voltage platforms...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK Government deems Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab a “risk to national security”</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/nexperia-newport-181122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pursuant to section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021, the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has made a final order after its review of the acquisition on 5 July 2021 by Netherlands-based Nexperia BV of an additional 86% of the shares of Newport Wafer Fab (NWF, now Nexperia Newport Ltd, or NNL), taking its stake to 100%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed prices private offering of convertible senior notes to raise $1.525bn</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/wolfspeed-181122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has announced the pricing of its private offering of convertible senior notes due 2029 (announced on 16 November) to raise $1525m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intersect Power orders 4.9GW more First Solar PV modules, for 2025-2029 delivery</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/firstsolar2-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into agreements to supply an additional 4.9GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect Power LLC, taking the total ordered this year to 7.3GWDC after an agreement for 2.4GWDC signed in July...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM adds camera-optimized emitters to OSLON P1616 high-power IR LED range</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/amsosram-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has extended its OSLON P1616 family of small, high-power infrared LEDs, launching emitters that produce a field of illumination optimized for the square or rectangular field of view (FoV) of IR cameras. The OSLON P1616 products, which have a footprint of 1.6mm x 1.6mm, are said to be among the industry’s smallest high-power IR LEDs. Also, a low profile makes them suitable for use in the face recognition camera system mounted in the thin bezel of a laptop computer, or in smart doorbells...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Deloitte ranks Navitas among top 75 fastest-growing firms in North America</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has been ranked 75th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list. Navitas’ high ranking was driven by demand for its high-speed, high-efficiency GaNFast power ICs, which helped the company grow revenue by 2300% between 2018 and 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SUSS MicroTec launches 300mm imprint platform</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:34:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/sussmicrotech-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SÜSS MicroTec SE of Garching, near Munich, Germany (which makes photomask aligners, laser processing systems and wafer bonders) has extended its imprint technology to 300mm wafers and launched its new mask aligner MA12 Gen3 at the SEMICON Europa 2022 show in Munich. The addition to the product portfolio combines photolithography, micro- to nano-imprint, and wafer-level stacking within a compact tool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 80V, 4mΩ GaN FET in 1.5mm x 2.5mm footprint</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/epc-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has launched the 80V, 4mΩ EPC2619 as the lead product of a new generation of eGaN devices that have double the power density compared with EPC’s prior-generation products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar selects Alabama for fourth US manufacturing facility</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/firstsolar-171122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has selected Lawrence County, North Alabama, as the location for its fourth American cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturing facility. The new factory is part of a previously announced investment in scaling First Solar’s American manufacturing footprint to over 10GWDC by 2025, and is expected to create over 700 new direct jobs in the state...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BorgWarner investing $500m in Wolfspeed’s financing transaction</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:06:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/wolfspeed-borgwarner-161122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has announced a multi-year strategic partnership in which BorgWarner Inc of Auburn Hills, MI, USA (which provides sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market) will invest $500m in its financing transaction, in exchange for being entitled to purchase up to $650m of silicon carbide devices annually as BorgWarner’s requirements increase...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed raising $1.3bn in private offering</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:49:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/wolfspeed-161122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – is offering, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1300m of its convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). In addition, Wolfspeed expects to grant the initial purchasers an option to purchase (for settlement within a 13-day period from, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued) up to an additional $200m of the notes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus’ Gen5 die boosts UV-A LED power density by 75%</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/luminus-161122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has released the SBT-10X-UV LED series, a surface-mount device (SMD) that utilizes the firm’s latest Gen5 die architecture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Plasma-Therm’s Grenoble site made EMEA HQ focused on power, wireless, memory, sensor and MEMS device development</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/plasmatherm-161122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA (which makes plasma-process equipment for the semiconductor and compound semiconductor markets) says that its site in Grenoble, France will serve as regional headquarters to support customers in central Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMEA) markets focused on developing power, wireless, memory, sensor and MEMS, and other advanced microelectronic devices. The firm’s European facility, equipped with R&D, manufacturing and demonstration cleanrooms, is poised to support new application and product development with strategic customers and partners in the region...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Compound semi substrate market growing at 16% CAGR to $2.4bn by 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/yole-161122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Driven by power and photonics applications, the compound semiconductor (CS) substrate market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% to nearly US$2.4bn by 2027, according to the report ‘Status of the Compound Semiconductor Industry 2022’ from Yole Intelligence (part of Yole Group)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD’s ICeGaN HEMTs available in high volume</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/cgd3-151122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) says that its IceGaN smart high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) monolithically integrated power solutions are now available for volume shipment. What is said to be the industry’s first easy-to-use and scalable 650V GaN HEMT family is also expected to be verified as the industry’s most rugged GaN platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD and Neways co-developing GaN-based solar inverters</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:41:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/cgd2-151122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At 10am on 17 November at Electronica 2022 in Messe München, Munich, Germany, fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) and Neways Electronics of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which develops and produces electronics for smart mobility, semiconductor and connectivity solutions) are signing an agreement in Neways’ booth (Hall A1, Stand 306) to develop high-efficiency photovoltaic solar inverter products based on gallium nitride (GaN) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices secures $19m in Series B funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:01:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/cgd-151122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) has raised $19m in a Series B funding round led by Parkwalk Advisors and BGF, with participation from IQ Capital, CIC, Foresight Williams Technology and Martlet Capital. The investment will enable CGD to begin mass production of its range of GaN transistors for power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs used in Motorola X30 Pro’s 125W fast charger</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-151122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that its next-generation GaNFast power ICs have been selected for the ‘in-box’ 125W charger of Motorola’s latest ﬂagship smartphone (the X30 Pro), providing a charge from 1% to 50% in just 7 minutes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST exhibiting and presenting at electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/st-151122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 101 (hall C3) at electronica 2022 (15-18 November) in Munich, Germany, STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland is exhibiting and presenting its technology, focusing on four broad areas: smarter mobility; industrial IoT and factory automation; energy management and power efficiency; and developing and securing AI-based connected systems. Over 35 demos showcase technology already deployed in the field with existing customer and partner systems and devices as well as next-generation, innovative solutions. In addition to the activities on the floor of the show, ST is broadcasting live on three days from the event...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Stellantis sign MoU for SiC chip supply deal</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:17:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/infineon-141122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and global automaker Stellantis have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) as a first step towards a potential multi-year supply cooperation for silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Infineon would reserve manufacturing capacity and supply CoolSiC bare die chips in the second half of the decade to the direct tier-1 suppliers of Stellantis. The potential sourcing volume and capacity reservation have a value of significantly more than €1bn...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s high-speed DMLs to be used in POET’s 400G FR4 transmit optical engines</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/poet-lumentum-141122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — is to use high-speed directly modulated laser (DML) technology from Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA in its transmit optical engines to enable high-volume, low-power and cost-efficient 400G, 800G and 1.6T pluggable transceivers for hyperscale data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s quarterly growth dips, but product revenue still up 38% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/transphorm-111122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal second-quarter 2023 (to end-September 2022), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has reported revenue of $3.67m, down from $5.16m last quarter but up 11% on $3.3m a year ago (excluding the latter’s one-time licensing revenue of $8m, making $11.3m in total). Specifically, product revenue was up 38% year-on-year, reflecting another strong quarter from ramping shipments of GaN products for a broad range of power conversion applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ennostar and PlayNitride team up on 6” micro-LED epiwafer production</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/trendforce-111122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ennostar subsidiary Epistar and PlayNitride subsidiary PlayNitride Display have teamed up to build a production line for 6-inch micro-LED epiwafers, reports market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ growth in data-center, EV, energy storage, solar, home appliance and industrial markets outweighs mobile softness</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:06:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-111122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2022, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA has reported revenue of $10.2m, up 19% on $8.6m last quarter and 82% on $5.6m a year ago. However, this includes a partial quarter of revenue from GeneSiC (acquired in mid-August)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs adds VP of products, strategy &amp; ecosystem and VP of manufacturing &amp; operations</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/ayar2-101122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To further its commercial development, chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has expanded its executive team by adding Lakshmikant (LK) Bhupathi as VP of products, strategy & ecosystem and Scott Clark as VP of manufacturing & operations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar granted $15m for US DoD Project KANAGAWA</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/ayar-101122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has been awarded a $15m multi-year prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) in support of Project KANAGAWA (Co-Packaged Analog-Drive High-Bandwidth Optical Input/Output). The OTA, a non-traditional government contracting method for fast-tracking research and innovation, was issued by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) Trusted & Assured Microelectronics (T&AM) program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>France’s DIAMFAB moves to new dual business model strategy</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/diamfab-101122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[DIAMFAB of Grenoble, France — which was spun off from France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in March 2019 to synthesize and dope diamond semiconductor epilayers — says that it is moving to a new dual business model strategy under which it will sell its technology directly and through application-oriented strategic partnerships and alliances...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avnet Silica to expand EMEA market for Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-101122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Avnet Silica of Brussels, Belgium (the European semiconductor specialist division of global technology distributor Avnet) is collaborating with gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA to grow the market in Europe for GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indium Corp promotes Theo Ruas to global sales manager, Metals and Compounds</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/evg-091122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA has promoted Theo Ruas to the role of global sales manager, Metals and Compounds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AMP’s e-mobility Energy Management Unit using Wolfspeed’s E-Series SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/wolfspeed-091122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AMP of Los Angeles, CA, USA (which specializes in connected battery management and charging technologies for electric mobility) has integrated the E-Series silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs of Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA into its e-mobility Energy Management Unit, enabling it to optimize battery performance, charging and costs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC’s GaN FETs used in Solarnative’s micro-inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/epc-091122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – says that Germany-based Solarnative is using GaN devices in its new micro-inverter to achieve what is said to be industry-best power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CGD demos GaN power devices at Electronica for first time</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:51:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/cgd-091122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) is participating for the first time at Electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany (15-18 November), when it will take part in the conference proceedings as well as showcasing GaN devices and discussing strategic partnerships...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BOE becomes largest shareholder in HC Semitek with RMB2.1bn investment</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2022 13:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/trendforce-081122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After making a RMB2.1bn capital investment, BOE has become the largest shareholder in HC Semitek and is now partnering on the development of micro/mini-LED businesses, reports market intelligence firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>3D-Micromac receives order for laser lift-off systems for micro-LED device manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2022 10:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/3dmicromac-081122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[3D-Micromac AG of Chemnitz, Germany (which provides laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for semiconductor, photovoltaic, glass and display applications) says that a leading optical solutions provider has purchased multiple microMIRA laser lift-off (LLO) systems for use in micro-LED device production. The customer will install the new systems in pilot and production lines at its LED chip factory in Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ full-year revenue grows from $4.735m to $7.051m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2022 09:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/semileds-081122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.62m, down on $1.784m in Q3/2022 but up on $1.4m a year ago. Full-year revenue rose from $4.735m for fiscal 2021 to $7.051m for fiscal 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG launches next-gen 200mm EVG150 automated resist processing platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2022 08:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/evg-081122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – has strengthened its portfolio of optical lithography solutions by unveiling the next-generation 200mm version of its EVG150 automated resist processing system...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fairview adds 10–200W high-power amplifiers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2022 19:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/fairview-071122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fairview Microwave Inc of Lewisville, TX, USA (an Infinite Electronics brand that provides on-demand RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components) has broadened its line of high-power amplifiers designed for multiple market applications in VHF, UHF, L, S, C, X and Ku bands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi demonstrating SiC-based technologies at electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2022 15:59:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/onsemi-071122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 101 (hall C4) at electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany, power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is presenting and demonstrating its latest innovations spanning the automotive, industrial and Cloud power markets, including applications in electric vehicles (EVs), advanced safety, factory automation, energy infrastructure and EV charging — with many of them based on silicon carbide (SiC). With an end-to-end SiC supply chain — from volume boule growth to integrated modules and discrete package solutions, onsemi says that it can provide customers with the supply assurance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron shipment pushouts in Q3 to lead to record revenue in Q4</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2022 13:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/aixtron-071122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For the first nine months of the year, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue growth of 13% year-on-year, from €248.1m in 2021 to €279.9m in 2022 (with 78% coming from equipment sales and 22% from after-sales service & spare parts)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semi wins high-power LED patent lawsuit in Germany</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2022 14:44:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/seoulsemi-041122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has announced another victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against a global electronic components distributor of high-power LEDs in Germany. This continues Seoul’s record of successes in patent litigation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CompoundTek collaborates with Siemens and Ansys to launch PDK 3.0</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2022 14:31:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/compoundtek-041122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd has partnered with Siemens Digital Industries Software and Ansys-Lumerical to develop and release CompoundTek’s process design kit (PDK) version 3.0. With the vision of enabling best-in-class photonic circuit simulation for customers, PDK 3.0’s Component Model Library (CML) offers new elements and enhanced performance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds completes financial restructuring and emerges from Chapter 11</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2022 09:33:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/lumileds-041122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED product and lighting maker Lumileds Holding B.V. of San Jose, CA, USA has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11, having significantly de-leveraged its balance sheet and improved liquidity (reducing its funded debt by about $1.4bn). The firm is now owned by a new group of long-term institutional investors, including Anchorage Capital Group LLC, Nut Tree Capital Management LP and Cerberus Capital Management LP...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HG begins production of GaN power electronics epiwafers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2022 08:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/hg-041122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd recently began manufacturing its own 6-inch gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics epitaxial wafers, which have hence now officially entered full-scale production. This was far earlier than the expected timetable, as the firm’s technical team has capitalized on its experience to debug production facilities and technology in just three months, paving the way to the rapid industrialization and mass production of GaN ‘third-generation’ semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and VREMT open joint R&amp;D lab for EV power systems and semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2022 19:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-031122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA says that on 1 November Charles (Yingjie) Zha, VP & general manager of Navitas China, and Shuibao Guo, vice general manager of VREMT of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China (a subsidiary of Geely Group that supplies electric powertrains to ZEEKR, Volvo, Polestar and Lotus), opened a joint R&D power semiconductor laboratory in Ningbo...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo announces $2bn share repurchase program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2022 14:18:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/qorvo-031122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $2bn of its outstanding common stock. The new repurchase program includes the remaining authorized dollar amount under the prior program, which was terminated concurrent with the new authorization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo and SK Siltron CSS sign long-term silicon carbide supply agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2022 11:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/qorvo-sksiltron-031122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has finalized a multi-year agreement for the supply of silicon carbide (SiC) bare and epitaxial wafers from compound semiconductor wafer maker SK Siltron CSS of Auburn, MI, USA (a subsidiary of South Korea-based SK Siltron, a part of the SK Group)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE signs three-year wireless epi supply agreement with AWSC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2022 10:42:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/iqe-awsc-031122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signed a multi-year agreement with compound semiconductor wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) for the supply of epiwafers for wireless applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kyocera develops first laser headlight with white and near-IR diodes on same optical axis</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2022 10:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/kyocera-031122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Kyocera Corp has developed an Automotive Night Vision System that can accurately identify collision-risk objects in low-visibility driving conditions, such as at night, or in rain, snow, fog or smoke. The system is expected to reduce traffic accidents and promote safer driving...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UCSB and UCSD professors to receive 2022 University Research Awards from SIA/SRC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 17:04:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/sia-src-021122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) have announced the recipients of the 2022 University Research Awards: Dr Mark J.W. Rodwell, Doluca Family Endowed Chair and Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); and Dr Tajana Šimunić Rosing, Fratamico Endowed Chair and Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas delivering keynote at IEEE Power Semiconductor Workshop</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-021122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA, says that Dan Kinzer, co-founder & chief operating officer/chief technology officer (COO/CTO), is presenting a keynote speech on next-generation semiconductor technology at the 9th IEEE WiPDA (Wide Bandgap Power Devices & Applications) 2022 workshop at the Sonesta Redondo Beach and Marina hotel in Redondo Beach, CA, USA (7-9 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor appoints Rohan Houlden as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 12:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/gallium-semi-021122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based RF gallium nitride (GaN) supplier Gallium Semiconductor has appointed Rohan Houlden as chief executive officer, focused on expanding its product offering and driving revenue growth. He succeeds Kin Tan, who will continue to serve as an advisor to the company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI demos 50nm-FWHM 630nm red GaN micro-LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/micledi-021122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 – has demonstrated 630nm-wavelength red gallium nitride (GaN) with full-width half-maximum (FWHM) in the range of 50nm, enabling the integration of highly optimized monochrome red micro-LEDs into full-color micro-LED display modules. Historically, red micro-LEDs have suffered a reputation as a poor-performing part...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Indium Corp promotes Sze Pei Lim to senior global product manager, Semiconductor and Advanced Materials</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2022 08:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/indium-021122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indium Corp of Clinton, NY, USA has promoted Sze Pei Lim to the role of senior global product manager, Semiconductor and Advanced Materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN adds chief operating officer as it scales up GaN-on-SiC epi manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2022 13:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/swegan-011122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden, which manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecom, satellite, defense and power electronics applications, has added a new role to its executive team by appointing Henrik Tölander as chief operating officer. The new management role follows the firm’s Series A financing round (completed in early October) and supports its growth strategy to serve what it describes as explosive global market demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcases power semis at China power electronics conference</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2022 07:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/nov/navitas-011122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor of Torrance, CA, USA is participating in the 2022 China Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Congress & the 25th China Power Supply Society Conference and Exhibition (CPEEC & CPSSC 2022) at the Guangzhou Yuexiu International Conference Center, Guangdong Province (4-7 November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed to supply silicon carbide power devices for Jaguar Land Rover’s next-gen EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/wolfspeed-311022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced a strategic partnership to supply silicon carbide (SiC) power devices to UK-based Jaguar Land Rover for its next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), delivering increased powertrain efficiency and extended driving range...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vishay Intertechnology acquires MaxPower for $50m</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:43:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/vishay-311022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has acquired fabless power semiconductor provider MaxPower Semiconductor Inc of San Jose, CA, USA for $50m (net of cash acquired) plus contingent payments of up to $57.5m upon the achievement of certain technology milestones and the occurrence of certain non-operating events. MaxPower will be incorporated into Vishay’s MOSFETs reportable segment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s revenue halves in Q3, impacted by difficulties sourcing electronic components</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:25:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/riber-311022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For third-quarter 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported revenue of €3m, more than halving from €6.8m in Q2/2022 and €6.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar investing $270m in R&amp;D innovation center in Perrysburg, Ohio</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/firstsolar-281022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA plans to invest $270m in a dedicated R&D innovation center near its existing manufacturing facility in Perrysburg, Ohio. The new facility is believed to be the first of its scale in the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent promotes Optoelectronic Devices and Modules general manager to CTO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:18:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/coherent-281022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF surpasses 150 million RFIC/MMIC deployments</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:12:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/guerrilla-rf-281022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has surpassed the 150 million milestone for RFIC/MMIC deployments – a 50% increase in lifetime shipments since it reached the 100m mark 15 months ago. Since opening its doors in 2013, Guerrilla RF has experienced rapid growth within the wireless infrastructure market. In 2020 and 2021, the firm was recognized by Inc. magazine as being one of the top 500 fastest-growing companies in the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm appoints six company leaders</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:02:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/transphorm-281022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has appointed six company leaders. The roles are being filled by company veterans as well as newly hired experts. Their collective sales, operations, engineering and product marketing skillsets will contribute to business growth and customer support strategies as Transphorm responds to rapidly rising demand for high-voltage GaN power semiconductors across industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sumitomo Electric develops N-polar GaN HEMT using Hf-based gate dielectric</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/sei-271022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 17 October at the 2022 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS) in Phoenix, AZ, USA, Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) reported that it had developed a gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistor (GaN HEMT) that uses N-polar GaN and, for the gate insulating layer, what is reckoned to be the world’s first hafnium (Hf)-based, highly heat-resistant, high-dielectric material, targeting the post-5G era, which will realize even greater capacity and high-speed communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET unveils 800G &amp; 1.6T optical engines for hyperscale data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:56:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/poet-271022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — is to use directly modulated lasers (DMLs) with integrated drivers in its transmit optical engines and high-speed photodiodes and integrated transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) in its receive optical engines to enable low-power, cost-efficient and highly scalable 800G and 1.6T pluggable transceivers for hyperscale data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Arevon secures 2GW supply of First Solar’s Series 7 PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:45:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/firstsolar2-271022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arevon Energy Inc of Scottsdale, AZ and New York City (which supplies renewable energy to utilities and corporations across North America) has secured a more than 2GWDC supply of Series 7 cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA to support its growing renewable energy portfolio. About 700MWDC of the total volume secured includes purchase orders issued prior to the release of First Solar’s second-quarter 2022 earnings in July. These orders will add to Arevon’s existing 2GW portfolio of operating assets with First Solar modules and will support projects under development in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar to supply 2GW of PV modules to Swift Current Energy</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:56:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/firstsolar-271022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar has agreed to supply 2GWDC of its thin-film solar modules in 2025 and 2026 to Boston-headquartered Swift Current Energy, which develops, owns and operates utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage projects across the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KYOCERA AVX Salzburg and VisIC expand collaboration for GaN-based e-mobility</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:29:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/visic-kyoceraavx-261022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for high-voltage automotive applications – and Austria-headquartered automotive electronic component maker KYOCERA AVX Salzburg (Kyocera-AVX Salzburg, which has production sites in North America, China and Europe) are expanding their collaboration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems releases Class D GaN FET amplifier boards and audio boost converter solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:05:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/gansystems-261022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has released two complete Class D high-performance GaN FET amplifier boards and two complete audio boost converter solutions for marine, auto and battery-powered vehicles. The firm now provides a comprehensive solution set consisting of turnkey amplifier designs, power supplies and boost converters — allowing audio systems designers across auto, home and professional markets to mix and match designs to maximize performance for their specific applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avicena acquires GaN micro-LED fab and engineering team from Nanosys</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:43:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/avicena-nanosys-261022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Avicena of Mountain View, CA, USA (which develops ultra-low-energy optical links based on micro-LEDs) has acquired a micro-LED fabrication facility and associated engineering team in Sunnyvale, CA, USA from fellow Silicon Valley-based firm Nanosys Inc (which was founded in 2001 and operates the world’s largest quantum dot nanomaterials fab — as of 2021, consumer electronics brands have shipped more than 60 million devices in over 750 unique products from tablets to monitors and TVs with Nanosys’ proprietary quantum dot technology)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nitride Semiconductors releases micro-RGB + UV LED chips trial kit</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:42:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/nitridesemi-261022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nitride Semiconductors Co Ltd of Tokushima, Japan says that, in addition to micro-ultraviolet (UV) LEDs with a peak wavelength of 385nm, it has developed three types of indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based visible micro-LEDs with peak wavelengths of 620nm for red, 510nm for green, and 450nm for blue, grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on a 4-inch or 6-inch sapphire substrate...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber wins European order for research MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:56:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/riber-251022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has received an order from a new European customer for a Compact 21 research system, which will be used for R&D on quantum computers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aledia and QustomDot to co-develop full-color micro-LED displays</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:53:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/aledia-qustomdot-251022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aledia S.A of Echirolles, near Grenoble, France (a developer and manufacturer of 3D micro-LEDs for display applications based on its large-area gallium nitride nanowires-on-silicon platform) and Belgium-based Ghent University spin-off QustomDot (which combines quantum dot synthesis, surface engineering and ink/photoresist formulation into patterned color conversion layers for micro-LED displays) have joined forces to leverage their expertise and co-develop a full-color micro-LED technology that will address the video wall and luxury TV markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ CTO wins IET’s Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation Medal</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:57:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/vector-photonics-251022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that its chief technology officer Dr Richard Taylor has won the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation Medal at the annual IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Achievement Awards, which aim to recognize and inspire engineering excellence...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ EVP &amp; GeneSiC founder inducted into NCSU ECE Alumni Hall of Fame</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:01:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/navitas-genesic-251022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland, says that Dr Ranbir Singh, executive VP of its GeneSiC business unit, has been inducted into the North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Alumni Hall of Fame...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ComEd and NCSU receive $200,000 US DOE grant for SiC-based XFC project</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:22:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/ncsu-comed-241022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based energy provider Exelon Corp), in partnership with North Carolina State University’s FREEDM Systems Center, has been awarded a $200,000 federal research and development grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund a $5m research project focused on improving the efficiency of, and reducing the cost of, extreme fast charging (XFC) for electric vehicles (EVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innoscience completes 650V GaN HEMT range</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:55:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/innoscience-241022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innoscience Technology of Suzhou, China has filled out its portfolio of 650V enhancement-mode (E-mode) gallium nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) by adding devices with on-resistances (RDS(on)) of 190mΩ, 350mΩ and 600mΩ. Available in industry-standard 8x8 and 5x6 DFN packages, they join the previously announced 140mΩ, 240mΩ and 500mΩ RDS(on) parts...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC extends packaged GaN FET family to 150V</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:33:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/epc-241022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has expanded its selection of off-the-shelf GaN FETs in thermally enhanced QFN packages by introducing the 150V EPC2308 designed for motor drives in power tools and robots, high-density DC-DC from/to 80V–100V for industrial applications, synchronous rectification to 28V–54V for chargers, adaptors and power supplies, smartphone USB fast chargers, and in solar optimizers and micro-inverters...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF completes ¼W linear power amplifier family</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:14:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/guerrillarf-241022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has introduced the GRF5521, one of ten ¼W linear power amplifiers (PAs) released as part of its continued expansion into the cellular market. The indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) amplifiers were designed for 5G/4G wireless infrastructure applications requiring exceptional native linearity over temperature extremes of –40°C to 85°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lowe’s LED filament bulbs ruled to infringe EPISTAR patents</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:37:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/epistar-211022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 4 October, in ‘EPISTAR Corp versus Lowe’s Home Centers LLC’, the United States District Court of the Central District of California issued its post-trial decision that confirmed the jury verdict that Lowe’s Home Centers’ LED filament bulbs infringed three patents of EPISTAR of Hsinchu, Taiwan (a subsidiary of Ennostar Inc) and rejected Lowe’s arguments that challenged the validity of the EPISTAR patents...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First European patent for AlixLabs’ Atomic Layer Etch Pitch Splitting technique</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:29:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/alixlabs-211022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After being granted two US patents by the US Patent Office (US10930515 in February 2021 and US11424130 on 23 August 2022), the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a notice of intention to grant AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden its first European Patent for the firm’s Atomic Layer Etch Pitch Splitting (APS) nanofabrication technique, a new method for manufacturing semiconductor components with a high degree of packing (eliminating several steps in the manufacturing process)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia showcasing automotive and industrial applications at electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:30:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/nexperia-211022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth C3-319 at electronica 2022 in Munich, Germany (15-18 November), Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) is showcasing its portfolio for automotive and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ganvix and ITRI sign phase II deal extending JV to commercialize blue-green laser technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/ganvix-itri-211022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Working with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), early-stage startup company Ganvix Inc of Wilmington, DE, USA, which specializes in the development of gallium nitride (GaN) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), has completed the development of its first blue GaN lasers and signed a phase II agreement to extend their joint venture relationship (established in November 2021)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF announces sales rep agreement with NWN</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:44:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/altumrf-191022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications) has announced a sales representative agreement with NWN Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, covering customers in Northern California, Northern Nevada and Oregon...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcasing GaN &amp; SiC power semiconductors at Electronica</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:51:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/navitas-191022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth B4.126 at the Electronica 2022 trade fair and conference at Messe München in Munich, German (15-18 November), Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is showcasing its portfolio of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technologies, for application ranging from 20W to 20MW, including the following...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolSiC power devices chosen by Bloom for Energy Server and Electrolyzer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:07:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/infineon-181022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its CoolSiC MOSFETs and CoolSiC diodes have been chosen by California-based Bloom Energy to process electrical power in its hydrogen-powered Energy Server and Electrolyzer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Furukawa selects Aixtron’s AIX 2800G4 MOCVD system for opto device production</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:10:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/aixtron-181022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has received an order from Japan-based compound semiconductor device maker Furukawa Fitel Optical Device Co Ltd (FFOD) for an AIX 2800G4 metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system, to be used for the development and the production of optoelectronic devices based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium phosphide (InP) materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries awarded $30m in US funding for development and production of GaN-on-Si</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:28:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/globalfoundries-181022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has been awarded $30m in federal funding to advance the development and production of gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon at GF’s fabrication plant in Essex Junction, near Burlington, Vermont...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus’ subsidiary AZUR to supply new space solar cell to Sierra Space</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:19:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/5nplus-171022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that, through its subsidiary AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH of Heilbronn, Germany (acquired in 2021, which manufactures multi-junction solar cells based on III-V compound semiconductor materials), it has signed a ten-year extension to its exclusive teaming arrangement with US-based commercial space company Sierra Space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE announces multi-year high-volume VCSEL supply deal with global consumer electronics firm</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:42:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/iqe-171022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compound semiconductor epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has announced the signing of a multi-year strategic agreement with a global consumer electronics leader based in Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ushio launches longer-life, 600mW ESD-resistant 405nm violet lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:35:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/ushio-141022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ushio Inc has launched the HL40173MG and HL40175MG 600mW (CW) 405nm violet laser diodes, which maintain pin layout compatibility with the conventional products (HL40113MG and HL40115MG) while achieving about twice the lifetime (mean-time-to-failure, MTTF)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silanna UV launches far UV-C 235nm and deep UV-C 255nm LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:33:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/silanna-uv-141022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia has launched far UV-C and deep UV-C LEDs that take advantage of the firm’s patented short-period superlattice (SPSL) technology for what it claims is industry-leading performance in the difficult-to-obtain 230–265nm UV range – including the highest output power in any mass-produced UV LED at 235nm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds again boosts LUXEON 5050 Round LED performance</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:30:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/lumileds-131022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On the sixth anniversary of its first 5050 LED, Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has again increased the light output and efficacy of its LUXEON 5050 Round LED. Introduced in October 2016, output and efficacy have increased by 14% to 693 lumens and 178 lumens per Watt at 4000K CCT (correlated color temperature) and 70CRI (color rendering index). Further, the portfolio (available through Lumileds’ global distribution network) has grown in breadth and is claimed to be the only 5050 offering with a full array of CCT options at 70, 80, and 90 CRI...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/semiconductor-today-131022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco’s new integrated MBE and ALD system chosen for hybrid GaN deposition research</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:38:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/veeco-131022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order from Justus Liebig University Giessen (University of Giessen) in Germany for an integrated GENxplor R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and Fiji atomic layer deposition (ALD) system...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>InP market growing from $2.5bn in 2021 to $5.6bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:14:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/yole-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The indium phosphide (InP) market, long dominated by datacom and telecom applications, will grow from $2.5bn in 2021 to about $5.6bn in 2027, forecasts the ‘InP 2022’ report from Yole Intelligence’s compound semiconductor team...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches 514nm laser diode as small, low-cost alternative to argon-ion lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:58:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/amsosram-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has released the Metal Can PLT5 522FA_P-M12, its first commercial off-the-shelf semiconductor laser emitter to produce the specific 514nm wavelength output required by many applications for life science in research and diagnostics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems’ power transistor used in Renesas’ automotive 48V/12V bidirectional DC/DC converter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:34:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/gansystems-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says its GS61008P 100V enhancement-mode GaN-on-silicon power transistor is powering the new automotive 48V/12V bidirectional DC/DC converter of Renesas Electronics Corp of Tokyo, Japan, resulting in significant power density improvements and a 46% reduction in system size...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches GaN-based inverter reference design for motor drive systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:57:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/epc-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9176, a 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive inverter using the EPC23102 ePower Stage GaN IC with embedded gate driver function and two GaN FETs with 5.2mΩ typical RDS(on)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC recruits senior VP of product</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:22:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/visic-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors for automotive applications – says that Dieter Liesabeths is joining it as a senior VP of product...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF adds multi-junction option to VCSEL array portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:35:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/trumpf-121022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – says that it is supporting the demand for miniaturization in consumer electronics and automotive applications by expanding its VCSEL array portfolio with a multi-junction option...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech unveils first ‘all-in-one’ full-color micro-LED display</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:38:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/porotech-111022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) has announced what it says is the world’s first public demonstration of an ‘all-in-one’ full-color display of micro-LED pixels...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s order book up 76% year-on-year to €30.6m at end-June</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:37:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/riber-111022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported revenue of €9.2m, slightly below the €9.3m a year previously...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum expands specialty optical fiber manufacturing operations and R&amp;D in Slovenia</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:58:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/lumentum-101022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has expanded its manufacturing operations and advanced R&D in Škoflijica, Slovenia for specialty optical fibers that are essential components of many Lumentum products. This expansion more than doubles Lumentum’s manufacturing and R&D footprint in Slovenia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE collaborating with SK siltron on GaN epi for Asian markets</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:50:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/iqe-sksiltron-101022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with silicon wafer supplier SK siltron of Gumi, South Korea (an affiliate company of Seoul-based SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate) for the development and commercialization of compound semiconductor products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Asahi Kasei demos Crystal IS UVC LED-based water disinfection</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:55:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/crystalis-101022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei and its subsidiary Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, which makes proprietary ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs), have concluded in a bacterial performance test that an experimental Klaran WR water treatment reactor demonstrated over 75% higher performance than a traditional low pressure mercury lamp system using an equivalent power consumption level...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments fall 7.3% year-on-year in Q2; Samsung on 21.5% marketshare and Apple at 16.3%</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2022 15:21:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/strategy-analytics-290722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone shipments fell by 7.3% year-on-year from 314 million units in second-quarter 2021 to 291 million units in second-quarter 2022 (the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year decline by smartphone volumes), according to market research firm Strategy Analytics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aehr enhances FOX-P wafer-level test &amp; burn-in systems for SiC and GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2022 10:23:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/aehr-071022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment supplier Aehr Test Systems of Fremont, CA, USA has released two new enhancements for its FOX-P family of wafer-level test and burn-in systems – the FOX Bipolar Voltage Channel Module (BVCM) and Very High Voltage Channel Module (VHVCM) options – which enable advanced capabilities for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano launches CrayoLED H-series of UV-C LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2022 08:34:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/crayonano-071022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoLED by CrayoNano provides a new disinfection solution for air, water, and high-contact surfaces
CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – has launched the CrayoLED H-Series (CLH-N3S) of ultraviolet-C light-emitting diode (UV-C LED) packaged components. The firm says that CrayoLED’s quality-driven design meets the high standards for reliability and performance in the fast-growing industrial and commercial disinfection and sanitization market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HexaTech investment accelerates 100mm AlN substrate program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 13:37:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/hexatech-061022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA (a subsidiary of Stanley Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) says that its 100mm-diameter single-crystal aluminium nitride (AlN) substrate product development program, which has been in the early stages of development over the last year, is being accelerated through a significant investment in human resource and capital expenditures, addressing all areas of the manufacturing process (from crystal growth through polishing). Claiming to be the world’s leading commercial supplier of single-crystal physical vapor transport (PVT)-grown AlN substrates, HexaTech aims to continue to drive product performance and production scale...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI and Kura partner on manufacturing AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 12:25:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/micledi-061022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 – and Silicon Valley-based AR headset developer Kura Technologies are collaborating to manufacture AR glasses. Based on Kura’s proprietary architecture from the chip level up, the new glasses are designed by Kura and incorporate MICLEDI’s unique 300mm micro-LED displays to achieve the performance required for Kura’s next generation of AR glasses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE partners with MICLEDI to develop micro-LEDs for AR products</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2022 10:40:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/iqe-micledi-061022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has entered into a partnership with MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium, focused on the large-scale commercialization of micro-LED technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches 1200V 40mΩ SiC MOSFET</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2022 21:54:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/semiq-051022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ of Lake Forest, CA, USA – which designs, develops and manufactures SiC components and 150mm SiC epiwafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices – has expanded its portfolio of SiC power devices by launching its second-generation silicon carbide power switch, a 1200V 40mΩ SiC MOSFET. This complements the firm’s existing 80mΩ SiC MOSFETs and SiC rectifiers at 650V, 1200V and 1700V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar completes sale of 665MW Japan O&amp;M platform to PAG</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2022 15:14:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/firstsolar-051022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has completed the sale of its solar operations and maintenance (O&M) platform in Japan (announced in May) to funds managed by Tokyo-based PAG Real Assets (PAG), an Asia Pacific-focused private investment manager with more than $50bn in assets under its management...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST to build €730m silicon carbide wafer factory in Catania, Italy</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2022 14:40:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/st-051022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland is to build an integrated silicon carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing facility in Italy to support the increasing demand from customers for SiC devices across automotive and industrial applications as they transition to electrification and seek higher efficiency. Production is expected to start in 2023, enabling a balanced supply of SiC substrate between internal and merchant supply...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ design engineer O’Dowd short-listed for TechWomen100 awards</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2022 12:04:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/vectorphotonics-051022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that design engineer Anna O’Dowd has been short-listed for the TechWomen100 awards, a WeAreTechWomen initiative helping to raise the profile of women in technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SweGaN raises €12m in Series A financing to expand production capacity</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2022 12:09:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/swegan-041022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden, which manufactures custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers (based on a unique growth technology) for telecom, satellite, defense and power electronics applications, has completed a Series A financing round totaling SEK125m (€12m). The financing was co-led by Intertech Ventures, Mount Wilson Ventures and European investor Atlantic Bridge, with participation by STOAF of Sweden and global fabless semiconductor firm MediaTek, forming a global network spanning the USA, Taiwan and Europe. Fred Chang of InterTech Ventures, David Lam of Atlantic Bridge and semiconductor manufacturing executive Walter Wohlmuth have joined SweGaN’s board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT lowers Q3 revenue guidance from $39-41m to $34-35m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2022 11:37:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/axt-041022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which manufactures gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at its plants in China – says that for third-quarter 2022 it now expects revenue of $34-35m. This is below the guidance of $39-41m provided on 28 July, due mainly to weakening macroeconomic conditions, particularly in the demand environment in China. This is also down on $39.5m, but compares with $34.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas showcases pure-play WBG solutions for EVs at ECCE 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2022 11:06:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/navitas-041022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is showcasing gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technologies at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE 2022) in Detroit, Michigan (9-13 October), which features both industry-driven and application-oriented technical sessions, as well as industry expositions and seminars in electrical and electromechanical energy conversion...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Spain launches its first commercial III-Vs foundry, targeting integrated photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2022 14:26:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/oct/sparc-031022.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The city of Vigo in Spain is to be the location of a new foundry for III-V semiconductor-based photonics. SPARC (the III-V Semiconductor Foundry and Advanced Photonics Research Center) will consist of a 1600m2 cleanroom for wafer production, and a research center that will assist customers in bringing fully certified integrated photonic products to market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RF GaAs device revenue declining in 2022 with softening of handset demand</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:33:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/strategyanalytics-300922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After turning the tide in 2020 from the first decline in more than a decade, revenue for RF gallium arsenide (GaAs) devices continued its upward trajectory in 2021, summarizes the ‘RF GaAs Device Technology and Market Forecast: 2021 – 2026’ from Strategy Analytics Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>KLA to build new R&amp;D and manufacturing facility for SPTS in Newport, Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:41:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/kla-300922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Process control and inspection systems provider KLA Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA plans to build a new R&D and manufacturing center for its SPTS division in Newport, Wales, UK (which manufactures etch, PVD and CVD wafer processing solutions for the MEMS, advanced packaging, LED, high-speed RF, and power management device markets)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Semiconductors enters into SEK100m loan agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:30:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/sivers-290922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies chips and integrated modules) has entered into a loan facility agreement of up to SEK100m, of which SEK50m is paid out in October...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus renews and increases multi-year supply agreement with First Solar</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:22:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/5nplus-firstsolar-290922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has renewed and increased its multi-year agreement for the supply of semiconductor materials for the manufacture of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules by First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment to sell and lease back premises for $28.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:35:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/cvdequipment-290922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, gas control and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has entered into an agreement to sell and lease back its Central Islip, New York facility from the prospective purchasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems ‘GaN Cup’ power electronics design competition chooses 16 finalists</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:06:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/gansystems-290922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says that 16 teams from China’s top universities have been selected as finalists in the 8th annual ‘GaN Systems Cup’ College Power Electronics Application Design Competition...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi launches automotive SiC-based power modules for on-board chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/onsemi-290922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has announced a trio of silicon carbide (SiC)-based power modules in transfer-molded technology for use in on-board charging and high-voltage (HV) DC-DC conversion in all types of electric vehicles (xEV). The APM32 series is reckoned to be the first-of-its-kind that adopts SiC technology into a transfer-molded package to enhance efficiency and shorten charge time of xEVs and is specifically designed for high-power 11-22kW on-board chargers (OBC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Novel Crystal Technology reports first inverted gallium oxide DI-MOS transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:42:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/novel-crystal-technology-280922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 83rd Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting Symposium on 21 September, Novel Crystal Technology Inc of Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan reported what it claims is the first basic operation of a gallium oxide (β-Ga2O3) inverted double-implanted MOS transistor (DI-MOSFET) with a high breakdown voltage (1kV) and a sufficiently high threshold voltage (6V). The firm has been aiming to commercialize the β-Ga2O3 transistor since 2019 by participating in the ‘Research and Development of Inverted MOS Channel Type Gallium Oxide Transistor’ program of the National Security Technology Research Promotion Fund (JP004596) of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum releases 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility report</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:34:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/lumentum-280922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has issued its fiscal 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, highlighting its environmental, social and governance practice and achievements, including the following...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi’s 5G mmWave switch reaches volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:13:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/psemi-280922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has announced the production readiness of a new single-pole four-throw (SP4T) switch targeted at wideband and high-frequency applications up to 67GHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF announces new grant and collaboration with ITRI and TMYTEK</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:06:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/altumrf-280922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications) has announced a new grant (from the Eureka Globalstars Taiwan framework) and collaboration with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and TMY Technology Inc (TMYTEK), a one-stop (design, manufacturing and test) mmWave solution provider targeting the 5G/B5G and SATCOM markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor unveils new GaN transistor product portfolio</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:43:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/gallium-semi-270922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #B25 at European Microwave Week (EuMW 2022) in Milan, Italy (25-30 September), Singapore-based RF gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor supplier Gallium Semiconductor has unveiled its broad portfolio of RF power transistor products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Oxford Instruments and ITRI develop recessed-gate GaN MISHEMT</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:38:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/oipt-itri-260922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK and its research partner Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of HsinChu, Taiwan have announced technology developments that, they reckon, can significantly benefit key hyper-growth electric vehicle (EV), data-center and 5G markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches 100mW UV-C LED with 5.7% wall-plug efficiency at 265nm</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:50:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/amsosram-260922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has complemented its high-power UV-C LED portfolio for purification applications by launching the OSLON UV 6060, which offers typical optical output power of 100mW from a single die source at 265nm (the emission wavelength that provides the highest germicidal effectiveness) combined with what is claimed to be market-leading wall-plug efficiency (WPE) of on average 5.7% (as per internal tests)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US DoE grants $10.3m to establish first Energy Frontier Research Center in Arkansas</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:16:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/arkansas-230922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A team of researchers led by Shui-Qing ‘Fisher’ Yu, electrical engineering professor at the University of Arkansas (U of A), is to receive a $10.35m grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to establish the first Energy Frontier Research Center in Arkansas...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ELPHiC sampling InP integrated optics/electronics PIN receiver, eliminating APDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:07:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/elphic-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless firm ElectroPhotonic-IC Inc (ELPHiC) of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which provides indium phosphide (InP) optoelectronic chips, has made available samples of its integrated optics/electronics receiver. This follows sampling of its 10G 1271 laser for ONU applications (which has shown high reliability, the firm says)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and JP showcase GaN and SiC at electronica India</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/navitas-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is participating alongside official distributor JP Electronic Devices in booth EB-21 (Hall 10) at electronica India 2022 at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida (21-23 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi expands Czech silicon carbide wafer and epi fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:32:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/onsemi-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA has inaugurated its expanded silicon carbide (SiC) fab in Rožnov, Czech Republic with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Ministry of Industry and Trade section chief Zbyněk Pokorný, Governor of the Zlín Region Radim Holiš and City Mayor Jiří Pavlica as well as other local governmental dignitaries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ principle development engineer presents paper at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:11:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/vectorphotonics-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the 8th International Symposium for Optical Interconnect in Data Centres at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (19–21 September), Dr Calum Hill, principle development engineer at Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, gave an invited talk on 21 September on ‘PCSELs at multiple wavelengths for high-bandwidth communications’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s 200G PAM4 EMLs win ECOC Data Center Innovation/Best Product Award</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:06:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/lumentum-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) says that its 200G PAM4 externally modulated lasers (EMLs) has received the Industry Awards for the Data Center Innovation/Best Product category at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (18–22 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass’ Silicon Valley GaN laser fab now contributing to tech roadmaps</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:59:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/bluglass-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs for industrial, defence, display and scientific markets – says that its Silicon Valley production fab in Fremont, CA, USA now has several operational manufacturing processes for GaN laser diode development and is contributing to the firm’s technical roadmaps...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Coherent’s 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO transceiver wins ECOC Industry Award for Optical Integration</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:32:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/coherent-220922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Coherent Corp of Saxonburg, PA, USA, which provides photonics technology for communications and aerospace & defense applications, says that its 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO optical transceiver has won the Industry Award for Optical Integration at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (19–21 September)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Source Photonics’ telecom-grade 400G QSFP-DD and 100G QSFP28 PAM4 products win ECOC Industry Award for Optical Transport</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:53:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/sourcephotonics2-210922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (19-21 September), Source Photonics Inc of West Hills, CA, USA (which provides optical connectivity products for hyperscale data-center and optical transmission applications) has won the 2022 Industry Award in the category of Optical Transport for its family of telecom-grade 400G QSFP-DD and 100G QSFP28 PAM4 products for dual-rate OTU transmission...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Source Photonics receives ECOC Industry Award for 50G PAM4 SFP56 transceivers for 5G front-haul wireless deployment</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:32:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/sourcephotonics-210922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (19-21 September), Source Photonics Inc of West Hills, CA, USA (which provides optical connectivity products for access and datacom applications) has received the 2022 Industry Award in the category of Innovative FTTx products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VCSEL market to grow at 19.2% CAGR from $1.6bn in 2022 to $3.9bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:09:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/yole-210922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Yole Intelligence’s annual ‘VCSEL – Market and Technology Trends 2022’ report, the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) market is reckoned to have almost doubled since 2018. Furthermore, it should rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.2% from $1.6bn in 2022 to $3.9bn in 2027. In particular, by application during 2022-2027, the datacom sector should grow at a CAGR of 22.2% from $782m to $2.1bn (regaining its supremacy in 2023 and dominating the market), while mobile & consumer grows at a 15.7% CAGR from $840m to $1.7bn...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi produces InP-based telecoms laser structures for University of Surrey</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:44:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/iiivepi-200922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III-V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a fast-turnaround molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — has produced experimental telecoms laser structures targeting temperature-insensitive operation. The epitaxy development was for the University of Surrey, funded by a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Impact Acceleration Account...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics hires operations manager</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:22:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/vectorphotonics-200922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that William ‘Junior’ Coyle has joined it as operations manager, helping to drive commercialization of its all-semiconductor photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) technology for datacoms and adjacent optics markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul’s Violeds UV-C disinfection applied to Genesis G90 sedan</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:43:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/seoul-190922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Seoul Viosys offers optimized disinfection solutions, operating its own auto lab.
UV-C LED lamps incorporating Violeds disinfection technology, developed by South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd, have been installed in the armrest console box in the back of luxury sedan car maker Genesis’ new model G90 (launched in first-half 2022) in order to disinfect passengers’ belongings (in the aftermath of the COVID-19 era)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF moves first SOI product into production phase</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:11:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/guerrillarf-190922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has started the production phase for its new GRF6402 digital step attenuator (DSA). After sampling and receiving positive validation from its strategic customer base, the firm is now ready to move forward with mass producing its first silicon-on-insulator (SOI) product, as it marks the expansion of its existing portfolio to now include state-of-the-art silicon from one of the industry’s premier semiconductor foundries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar to supply 600MW of Series 7 CdTe PV modules to Azure Power</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:34:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/firstsolar-190922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has agreed to supply 600MWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to independent sustainable energy solutions provider and renewable power producer Azure Power Global Ltd of New Delhi, India...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HG enters into strategic cooperation framework agreement with GCL</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2022 12:15:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/hg-090922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Golden Concord Group Ltd, a company ultimately held under a discretionary trust with GCL Technology Holdings Ltd’s founder, chairman & executive director Zhu Gongshan and his family members as beneficiaries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 100V, 3.8mΩ EPC2306 to packaged GaN FET family</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2022 16:01:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/epc-080922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its selection of off-the-shelf enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power FETs in thermally enhanced QFN packages with the introduction of the 100V EPC2306, designed for 48V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications, in 48V brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives for e-mobility and robotics, and in solar optimizers and micro-inverters, and Class D audio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Clas-SiC qualifies Oxford Instruments’ contactless SiC plasma epi-prep</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2022 14:01:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/oipt-080922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK recently announced the launch of its silicon carbide (SiC) substrate contactless plasma polishing solution to supersede the established chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process with a clean, dry, lower-cost, higher-yield and sustainable alternative. The project has now taken a step forward through collaborating with Clas-SiC Wafer Fab Ltd of Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, UK and qualifying whole-wafer 1200V MOSFET devices, further boosting confidence in the new solution and its impact on SiC power semiconductor devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF members showcasing interoperability for critical networking technologies at ECOC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2022 09:12:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/oif-080922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth#701 during the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2022) in Basel, Switzerland (19-21 September), the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) is hosting the largest ever interoperability showcase, with nearly 30 member companies participating in demonstrations in four critical areas: 400ZR optics, co-packaging architectures, Common Electrical I/O (CEI) architectures and Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS) implementations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF launches 400W S-band power amplifier MMIC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2022 20:13:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/altum-rf-070922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In collaboration with Eindhoven-based research institute TNO (the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research in Delft), Altum RF (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications), has introduced a 400W S-band power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), using the NP45-11 technology of compound semiconductor wafer foundry WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Selective-area p-doping by Mg implant then UHP anneal yields kV-class, low-ON-resistance vertical GaN junction barrier Schottky</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2022 16:34:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/ncsu-adroit-070922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[By using a unique technique for doping gallium nitride (GaN) in a controlled way, researchers at North Carolina State University (NC State) and spin-off Adroit Materials Inc of Cary, NC, USA plus the Institute of High-Pressure Physics at the Polish Academy of Sciences have created new high-power electronic devices that are said to be more energy efficient than previous technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas launches first GaNSense half-bridge power ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2022 12:47:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/navitas-070922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has launched the first GaNSense half-bridge power ICs. These half-bridge ICs enable a new level of MHz switching frequencies while dramatically reducing the system cost and complexity compared with existing discrete solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF appoints Susan Barkal to board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2022 12:30:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/guerrillarf-070922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has appointed Susan Barkal to its board, which now consists of seven directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and KDPOF partner on components and networks for automotive datacoms</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2022 13:58:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/trumpf-kpdof-060922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – and fabless semiconductor supplier KDPOF of Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain – a supplier for automotive gigabit connectivity over POF (plastic optical fiber) – have become strategic partners on automotive datacom solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil completes second funding round with investment from Applied Ventures ITIC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2022 13:51:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/scintil-060922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of silicon photonic integrated circuits (integrated laser arrays, 800Gb/s transmitters and receivers, tunable transmitters and receivers, as well as optical I/O for near chip and chip-chip communication), has completed its second round of funding by securing additional investment from Applied Ventures ITIC Innovation Fund L.P., a fund jointly created by Applied Ventures LLC (venture capital arm of Applied Materials) and ITIC-Taiwan (Industrial Technology Investment Corporation, the venture capital arm of Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) led the original round in June, with support from historic investors Innovacom, Supernova Invest and Bpifrance (through its Digital Venture fund). With this new investment, the firm’s total funding has reached €19m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Viosys demonstrates micro-LEDs at IFA</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2022 08:53:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/seoul-viosys-060922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA 2022) in Germany (2-6 September), ultraviolet LED product maker Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (a subsidiary of South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd) presented micro-LEDs based on a laminated structure – which enables high-resolution displays – as well as its micro-LED display products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds says LUXEON HL1Z outperforms seemingly brighter competitors in application</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 17:14:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/lumileds2-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that data sheets have long been the go-to source for LED specifications and are broadly used to narrow options and ultimately select an LED for a particular application. But, too often, factors not accounted for in the data sheet significantly affect the LED’s performance in the application, and, in some cases, relying on data-sheet specifications alone will lead to the wrong conclusion...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaNo Opto launches first silicon carbide EUV photodiode</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 12:34:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/ganoopto-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaNo Optoelectronics Inc – a spin-off from China’s Nanjing University that offers ultraviolet (UV) detectors and modules based on wide-bandgap semiconductors including gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) – has formally released what it claims are the first commercial SiC-based extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photodiodes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba launches third-generation SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 10:37:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/toshiba-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) - spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 - has launched the new TWxxNxxxC series of power devices, its third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs), delivering low on-resistance and significantly reduced switching loss...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU raises $5m in convertible promissory notes to provide capital to invest in business</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 09:32:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/nuburu-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (which was founded in 2015 and specializes in high-power, high-brightness blue lasers for 3D printing and industrial applications) has issued over $5m of convertible promissory notes and completed several milestones related to its business combination (announced on 8 August) with special-purpose acquisition company Tailwind Acquisition Corp...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight unveils device modeling software to enable one-stop design and development workflow</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 08:39:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/keysight-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has announced a new model generator (MG) environment that increases productivity for semiconductor device modeling with improved automation across the entire workflow...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments to fall 6.5% in 2022, amidst global inflation and softer demand</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 5 Sep 2022 08:31:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/idc-050922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to record-breaking inflation, geopolitical tensions and other macroeconomic challenges that have significantly dampened consumer demand, shipments of smartphones will decline by 6.5% to 1.27 billion units in 2022, according to the latest International Data Corp (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast. As a result, the latest forecast figures represent a reduction of three percentage points from previous projections. However, IDC expects the setback to be short term and the market to rebound in 2023 with 5.2% growth year-over-year and, in the long term, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF introduces single-mode VCSEL platform for industrial sensing products</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2022 13:45:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/trumpf-020922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – has unveiled a new product platform for its single-mode VCSEL products for industrial and professional applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marelli and Politecnico di Torino co-developing GaN for high-voltage power converters</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Sep 2022 13:04:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/marelli-020922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marelli Motorsport – the motorsport business unit of automotive supplier Marelli, (which has extensive experience of developing hybrid and electric systems) – and the Power Electronics Innovation Center (PEIC) of Italy’s Politecnico di Torino have announced a new collaboration on gallium nitride (GaN) technology for power electronics, targeting electric engines. The project is included in a wider framework research partnership between Marelli and Politecnico...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production falls 6% in Q2 to 292 million</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 19:10:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/trendforce-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to market research firm TrendForce, second-half 2022 smartphone production planning was quite conservative as brands gave priority to adjusting distribution channel inventory. At the same time, weak market demand worsened on the back of China’s pandemic controls and brands were forced to lower their production targets. As a whole, production volume dropped by 6% in second-quarter 2022, even though volume had always grown in previous second quarters. Global output was only about 292 million units, down 5% on the same period in 2021 when a second wave of pandemic outbreaks occurred in South Asia and Southeast Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF develops VCSELs for quantum-based altitude gyroscope sensor</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 16:51:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/trumpf-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – has developed a high-power, single-mode VCSEL to be implemented in an altitude gyroscope sensor suitable for use in space...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Palomar appoints new managing director for European operations</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 15:52:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/palomar-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonics and microelectronic device assembly & packaging equipment maker Palomar Technologies Inc of Carlsbad, CA, USA has appointed Thorsten Scheidler as the new managing director for its European operations, effective 1 October. He replaces Josef Schmidl, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIPT’s silicon carbide plasma epi-prep alternative to CMP validated</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:37:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/oipt-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After announcing its plasma alternative to chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK says that its non-contact plasma etch method of preparing silicon carbide substrates for epitaxy delivers comparable results to CMP but with lower operating expenditure (OPEX), higher device yield and a process window capable of supporting the transition to thinner wafers and therefore increasing wafers per boule...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG expands collaboration with ITRI on heterogeneous integration process development</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:05:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/evg-itri-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – has expanded its collaboration with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Hsinchu, Taiwan on developing advanced heterogeneous integration processes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm wins ARPA-E contract for GaN-based four-quadrant switches with bidirectional current and voltage control</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2022 08:20:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/sep/transphorm-010922.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has been awarded a contract by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Part of the ARPA-E CIRCUITS program and through a sub-contract from Illinois Institute of Technology, the project covers the supply of GaN-based four-quadrant switches (FQSes) for use in various power conversion applications including novel ones like current source inverters, cyclo-converters for drives and micro-inverters, matrix switching, and solid-state circuit breakers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:54:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/semiconductor-today-310822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar investing $1.2bn to scale up production of US-made PV modules by 4.4GW</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:09:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/firstsolar-300822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA plans to invest up to $1.2bn in scaling production of American-made photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, supporting the USA’s transition to a decarbonized future. The investment is forecasted to expand the firm’s ability to produce American-made modules for the US solar market to over 10GWDC by 2025...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo appoints Grant Brown as chief financial officer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:22:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/qorvo-300822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has appointed Grant Brown as chief financial officer. Brown was named interim chief financial officer on 18 April, and previously served as vice president of treasury...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIPT launches alternative to CMP for epi-prep of silicon carbide substrates</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:00:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/oipt-290822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Plasma etch and deposition processing system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Yatton, near Bristol, UK has unveiled a new alternative method of preparing silicon carbide (SiC) substrates for epitaxy. Plasma polishing for SiC substrates has been demonstrated as a superior and high-volume manufacturing (HVM)-compatible alternative to chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), while alleviating significant technical, environmental and supply chain issues associated with CMP...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tagore launches dual-channel ultra-low-noise amplifier with integrated RF switch</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:50:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/tagore-290822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Tagore Technology Inc – which was founded in January 2011 and has design centers in Arlington Heights, IL, USA and Kolkata, India developing gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology for RF and power management applications – has launched the TSL8329M, a dual-channel low-noise amplifier (LNA) with an integrated RF switch...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Everlight convicted for misappropriating Seoul Semi’s trade secrets and technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:48:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/seoul-semi-240822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that the Korean Suwon District Court Appellate Division has found Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics Co Ltd guilty of criminal misappropriation of its trade secrets and industry technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU awarded USAF SBIR Phase II contract to develop blue laser-based area printing additive manufacturing system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:19:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/nuburu-240822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NUBURU Inc (which was founded in 2015 and specializes in high-power, high-brightness blue lasers for 3D printing and industrial applications) has been awarded an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to develop a blue laser-based 3D printing solution with area printing technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI extends CEO contract with Chuck Mattera to August 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:47:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/iivi-240822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that its board of directors, upon the recommendation of its Human Capital and Compensation Committee, has unanimously agreed to extend Dr Vincent D. ‘Chuck’ Mattera Jr’s contract as CEO until 1 August 2030...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco grows revenue 4.9% in Q2, despite supply chain constraints</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:57:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/veeco-240822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $164m (above the midpoint of its $150-170m guidance). This is up 4.9% on $156.4m last quarter and 12% on $146.3m a year ago, despite revenue being impacted by some demand not being able to be fulfilled due to supply chain constraints...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BRC Solar selects EPC2218 100V eGaN FETs for solar power optimizer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:28:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/epc-230822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications – says that its EPC2218 100V FETs have been designed into the next-generation M500/14 power optimizer of BRC Solar GmbH of Ettlingen Germany. This has enabled a higher current density due to the low power dissipation and the small size of the GaN FET making the critical load circuit more compact. The small parasitic capacitance and inductance of the GaN FETs creates a clean switching performance, which allows good EMI behavior in the field. Another benefit of the GaN FETs is the zero reverse recovery losses...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon signs multi-year supply agreement for II-VI’s silicon carbide wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:13:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/infineon-iivi-230822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has signed a multi-year supply agreement for silicon carbide (SiC) wafers from II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA. Infineon’s aim is to secure further access to silicon carbide to meet the strong increase in customer demand in this sector, and to supports its multi-sourcing strategy and increase its supply chain resilience. The first deliveries have already taken place...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SEMIKRON and Danfoss Silicon Power become Semikron Danfoss</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:31:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/semikron-danfoss-220822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Less than five months after it was announced in late March, German firms SEMIKRON of Nuremberg and Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH of Flensburg have started doing business as Semikron Danfoss.
Semikron Danfoss is owned by the owner-families of SEMIKRON and the Danfoss Group, with Danfoss being the majority owner...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass appoints new CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:31:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/bluglass-220822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs for industrial, defence, display and scientific markets – has appointed Rob Ambrogio as chief financial officer to lead its finance functions through the next phase of the company’s growth and transformation. Ambrogio commences on a part-time basis and may increase to full-time in-line with revenue generation activity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Shanghai-based Eta moving HQ to Tongling in September</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:44:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/eta-190822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eta Research of Shanghai, China is moving in September to its new headquarters in Tongling, Anhui Province, after beginning construction on the new factory in 2017...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED large-sized display chip market to reach $2.7bn by 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:28:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/trendforce-180822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the report ‘TrendForce 2022 Micro LED Self-Emitting Display Trends and Analysis on Supplier's Strategies’, 4-inch wafers for micro-LED large-sized displays will reach about 1.14 million units by 2026, with the chip market rising at a compound annual growth rate of about 241% from 2021 to $2.7bn in 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI closes $100m contract to supply Tianyu with 150mm SiC substrates for power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:11:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/iivi-180822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has closed a contract worth over $100m to supply 150mm silicon carbide (SiC) substrates to China’s Dongguan Tianyu Semiconductor Technology Co Ltd (which specializes in the R&D, design and manufacturing of SiC epitaxial wafers), to be delivered beginning this quarter and through the end of 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor wins German injunction against Conrad</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:55:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/seoulsemi-170822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has obtained a permanent injunction in patent litigation against European retailer Conrad Electronic for infringement of an LED patent in Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QustomDot and MICLEDI to co-develop polychromatic micro-LEDs via color conversion</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:46:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/micledi-170822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ghent University spin-off QustomDot (which combines quantum dot synthesis, surface engineering and ink/photoresist formulation into patterned color conversion layers for micro-LED displays) and MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses that was spun off from nanoelectronics research center IMEC in 2019 – have announced a joint development program to demonstrate full-color micro-LED integration in polychromatic pixel arrays...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems launches 140W AC/DC charger reference design with USB PD3.1, single-port Type-C output</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:38:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/gansystems-160822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has announced the availability of a new turnkey 140W AC/DC charger reference design with USB PD3.1, single-port Type-C output...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment’s Q2 revenue up 44% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:06:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/cvdequipment-160822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, gas control and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has reported revenue of $5.8m, up 44% on $4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Keysight extends collaboration with Synopsys to validate complex RF and millimeter-wave design</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:17:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/keysight-synopsis-160822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keysight Technologies Inc of Santa Rosa, CA, USA has extended its collaboration with Synopsys Inc of Mountain View, CA, USA ― which provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductor IP and services for chip and electronic system design ― with the integration of PathWave RFIC Design (GoldenGate) with Synopsys Custom Compiler design environment and Synopsys PrimeSim circuit simulation solutions. This will enable designers to validate complex radio frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave design requirements for 5G/6G system-on-chip (SoC) and subsystem designs in the Synopsys Custom Design Family...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas acquires GeneSiC, accelerating entry into EV, solar and energy storage markets by 2-3 years</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:20:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/navitas-160822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has reported net revenue of $8.6m, up on $6.74m last quarter and 58% on $5.45m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ 160W ultra-fast charger powers OnePlus 10T smartphone</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:01:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/navitas-150822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that global mobile technology company OnePlus has once again chosen GaNFast power ICs to ultra-fast-charge its new flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 10T...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum acquires IPG Photonics’ telecom transmission product lines</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:54:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/lumentum-150822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has acquired the telecom transmission product lines (optical transceivers and coherent components) of IPG Photonics Corp of Oxford, MA, USA (which makes high-power fiber-lasers and amplifiers primarily for materials processing and other diverse applications) in an all-cash transaction. The divested activities include the former Menara Networks and a subsidiary in Brazil...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT’s Q2 revenue up 17% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:02:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/axt-150822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which manufactures gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials at its plants in China – has reported revenue of $39.5m, down slightly on $39.7m last quarter but up 17% on $33.7m a year ago. Also, this was despite COVID playing a role in the last week or two of the quarter, thwarting about $1.5m of deliveries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey’s foundry revenue recovery in Q3 to offset cash used during product development</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:04:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/odyssey-120822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which is developing high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, has reported revenue of just $20,581 for second-quarter 2022 (following just $29,938 in Q1), down from $287,153 a year previously, with net loss remaining about $1.3m ($0.10 per diluted share)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi expands silicon carbide production facility in New Hampshire</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:21:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/onsemi-120822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VisIC’s D3GaN chip technology used in hofer’s new 3Level traction inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:55:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/visic-110822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices based on gallium nitride (GaN) transistors – says that its D3GaN (Direct Drive D-Mode) chip technology has been used by automotive technology company hofer powertrain of Nürtingen, Germany to develop new multi-level power electronics. Tests prove that the new solution’s efficiency and power density exceed the capabilities of silicon-based technology, the firm adds. The new 3Level GaN Inverter is said to have proven its capabilities on the test bench, confirming significantly better switching speed and smaller and lighter package size, reducing total system cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET reports NRE revenue from multiple customers in Q2</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:53:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/poet-110822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has reported non-recurring engineering revenue (NRE) of $120,261, compared with $209,100 a year ago and nil last quarter. The firm provided services under an NRE contract to one customer in 2021. In 2022, the firm is now providing similar services to multiple customers, one of which continued to contract services from last year. The revenue relates to unique projects that are being addressed utilizing the capabilities of the POET Optical Interposer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State orders another Veeco GENxplor R&amp;D MBE system for opto materials research</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:24:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/veeco-110822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received an order from the Pennsylvania State University for its GENxplor R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system, to be used to enable the epitaxial growth of high-quality III-V compound semiconductor materials for applications including lasers and next-generation infrared plasmonic meta-materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Catania and ST launch Advanced Master’s Program in Power Electronics Devices and Technologies</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:15:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/st-catania-110822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wide-bandgap semiconductor-based technologies guarantee more efficient power electronics performance in line with sustainable development. Looking to educate and expand the pool of professionals in the key power technologies for industrial sectors such as automotive, renewable energy, energy conversion and storage, the University of Catania Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering (DIEEI) and integrated device manufacturer STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland are launching an advanced master’s degree program in Power Electronics Devices and Technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 100V, 35A GaN ePower Stage IC for 48V applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:44:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/epc-100822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched a 100V, 35A integrated circuit designed for 48V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications and in 48V BLDC motor drives for e-mobility, robotics, and drones...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI launches first micro-LED devices with integrated micro-lenses</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:16:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/micledi-100822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses – has announced what it claims are the first micro-LED devices with integrated micro-lenses for pixel-level beam shaping, manufactured in the firm’s proprietary 300mm manufacturing flow...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED transparent AR smart glasses chip market to grow to $38.3m by 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:48:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/trendforce-100822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Micro-LED light engine performance beats micro-OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) in terms of brightness, contrast ratio and responsiveness in transparent augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses micro-displays and is ideal for applications in outdoor environments, according to the report ‘TrendForce 2022 Self-Emitting Micro LED Display Cost and Trend Analysis’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU to go public via Tailwind Acquisition</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2022 17:10:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/nuburu-090822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power industrial blue laser technology firm NUBURU Inc (which was founded in 2015) and special-purpose acquisition company TWND Corp have announced a definitive agreement that puts NUBURU on the path to becoming a publicly listed company. The combined company named NUBURU Inc will continue to be based in Centennial, CO, USA, led by CEO, co-founder & president Dr Mark Zediker and other key executive leadership, and expects to be traded under the ticker symbol ‘BURU’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Optical transceiver market growing at 15% CAGR to $24.7m in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2022 13:13:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/yole-090822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The optical transceiver market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% from $10.4bn in 2021 to about $24.7bn in 2027, estimates the report ‘Optical Transceivers for Datacom & Telecom 2022’ from Yole Group...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas powers OnePlus’ first in-box GaN smartphone charger</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2022 13:02:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/navitas-090822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that its gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit technology has been used by global mobile technology company OnePlus for the 160W in-box fast charger supplied with its latest OnePlus 10R 5G (worldwide) and OnePlus ACE 5G (China model) Android smartphones...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey receives bridge loan from chairman</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2022 09:50:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/odyssey-090822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which is developing high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, has received a $1.25m bridge loan from John Edmunds, chairman of its board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco releases 2021 sustainability report</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2022 20:24:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/veeco-080822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has released its 2021 sustainability report, highlighting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. In particular, the third annual report spotlights Veeco’s progress towards its ESG goals released earlier this year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HG places new shares and announces subscription of shares and warrants by GCL’s founder</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2022 20:14:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/hg-080822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd has announced placement of 30 million new shares at the placing price of HK$3.20 per share to no less than six placees. In addition, the group has entered into an investment agreement with Profit Act Ltd, an entity indirectly wholly owned by GCL Technology Holdings Ltd’s founder, chairman & executive director Zhu Gongshan, pursuant to which the group had conditionally agreed to allot and issue, and the strategic investor had conditionally agreed to subscribe for 60 million subscription shares and 60 million warrants...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron’s Q2 revenue up 51% year-on-year, driven by demand from SiC and GaN power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:35:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/aixtron-010822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported 63% growth in revenue (equipment & after-sales), from €117.2m in first-half 2021 to €191.1m in first-half 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s acquisition of NeoPhotonics receive anti-trust clearance in China</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:19:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>https://semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/aug/lumentum-neophotonics-010822.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA says that it has obtained anti-trust clearance from the People’s Republic of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation in connection with its pending acquisition of San Jose-based NeoPhotonics Corp...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas COO/CTO presenting tutorial at PowerAmerica 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:38:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/navitas-290722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that, on 2 August (1pm eastern time), its chief operating officer/chief technology officer & co-founder Dan Kinzer is presenting the 75-minute tutorial ‘Advancing GaN Power Integration: Efficiency, Reliability & Autonomy’ at the 2022 Wide Band-gap (WBG) Summer Workshop (2–4 August) on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, NC, of PowerAmerica, a public–private research initiative established in 2014 between industry, government, national labs and academia dedicated to accelerating the adoption of WBG silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics’ Q2 revenue up 46% year-on-year to $95m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:40:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/neophotonics-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – has reported revenue of $95m, up 6% on $89.3m last quarter and up 46% on $65m a year ago (the second consecutive quarter with year-on-year growth of more than 45%). This was despite ongoing supply chain shortages (primarily of analog and power semiconductor chips) again constraining revenue by about $10m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intersect Power orders 2.4GW of First Solar’s modules, for delivery in 2024-2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:06:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/firstsolar-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into an agreement to supply 2.4GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect Power LLC. The modules are scheduled to be delivered from 2024 to 2026, making Intersect Power (which previously placed orders for a total of 4.1GWDC in 2019 and 2021) one of the world’s largest buyers and operators of First Solar’s module technology, with about 6.4GWDC expected to be deployed by 2027...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus adds chief commercial officer role</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:15:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/5nplus-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Roland Dubois to the newly created position of chief commercial officer, effective no later than 1 September. Dubois will lead the firm’s commercial excellence program and go-to-market strategy with a segmented approach to commercial partnering...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas sponsoring China International New Energy Vehicle Forum</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:05:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/navitas-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is sponsoring the 12th China International New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Forum, which is due to take place in in Suzhou (4-5 August). NEV 2022 combines an exhibition with technical presentations showcasing the latest automotive power and infrastructure developments, and will be attended by over 1000 industry representatives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave raises $12.2m in Series A round to bring 3DGaN to volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:58:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/finwave-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA has raised $12.2m in a Series A round of funding led by Fine Structure Ventures with additional participation from Citta Capital, Soitec, Safar Partners and Alumni Ventures. This follows an award of $4.3m in federal funding from the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) SCALEUP (Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential) grant, to help bring the company’s three-dimensional gallium nitride (3DGaN) technology to volume production. The funds will be used to expand the company’s team, product development activities and lab facilities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems’ transistors powering HARMAN’s 100W 4-port USB InstantCharger</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:26:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/gansystems-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says that its GS-065-011-1-L power transistor is being used in Samsung Electronics subsidiary HARMAN’s new InfinityLab InstantCharger 100W, 4 USB GaN charger...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo/UnitedSiC adds D2PAK-7L surface-mount package options to 750V SiC FET portfolio for power designs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:24:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/qorvo-unitedsic-280722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched seven 750V silicon carbide (SiC) field-effect transistors (FETs) in the surface-mount D2PAK-7L package...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>North East Advanced Material Electronics cluster launched in UK</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:10:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/neame-270722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The North East Advanced Material Electronics (NEAME) cluster group has been formal launched, with a mission to highlight and promote the region as a centre of excellence for advanced compound semiconductor technology design and manufacture...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s first-half revenue stable at €9.3m despite electronic component shortage</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:31:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/riber-270722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-half 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported revenue of €9.2m, slightly below the €9.3m a year previously due to the difficulties in sourcing electronic components preventing further deliveries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV technology powering Phihong’s new 65W 2C1A USB PD adapter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:33:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/transphorm-270722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its GaN technology is powering the new 65W 2C1A USB PD adapter by Phihong, a global supplier of power products and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The adapters leverage Transphorm’s SuperGaN Gen IV technology, a GaN FET platform that is said to offer benefits ranging from easy system design-in with lower system component count to higher performance with world-class reliability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micross to distribute EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN power devices for space, aerospace and high-rel applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:46:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/epcspace-270722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA says that Micross Components Inc of Orlando, FL, USA (a global provider of bare die and a mission-critical microelectronic components and services for high-reliability aerospace & defense, space, medical and industrial applications) has agreed to become an authorized distributor for its line of packaged radiation-hardened gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) transistors and ICs, which are designed and qualified for satellite and other high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SkyWater to build $1.8bn fab in partnership with State of Indiana and Purdue University</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/skywater-260722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SkyWater Technology of Bloomington, MN, USA – a Department of Defense (DoD)-accredited technology foundry that manufactures integrated circuits for markets including aerospace & defense, automotive, biomedical, cloud & computing, consumer, industrial, and the Internet of Things (IoT) – plans to build a $1.8bn R&D and production facility in Indiana through a public–private partnership with the State and Purdue University to pursue funding from the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) for America Act...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar issues 2022 Sustainability Report showcasing progress on ESG metrics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/firstsolar-260722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has issued its 2022 Sustainability Report highlighting its continued environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon’s CoolSiC devices support Delta’s bi-directional inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:11:35 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/infineon-260722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CoolSiC products from Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany have been adopted by Delta Electronics (a Taiwan-based global provider of power and energy management solutions) to allow a step towards energy transition and carbon neutrality with green power. With the development of bi-directional inverters, a hybrid three-in-one system that integrates solar, energy storage and charging of electric vehicles (EV), Delta is enabling EVs to become a household emergency backup power...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lowe’s offering AquiSense’s UV-C LED water disinfection systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:52:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/acquiscience-260722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To sell its consumer product lines PearlAqua Deca and PearlAqua AutoMate online in the USA, AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and manufactures water disinfection systems based on UV-C LEDs) has partnered with Lowe’s Companies Inc of Mooresville, NC (one of the largest home improvement suppliers in the USA and Canada, with an average of 19 million transactions per week). The PearlAqua Deca is the first UV-C LED system in the whole-house water treatment category for Lowe’s...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar to supply 500MW of CdTe PV modules to France’s Akuo</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:49:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/firstsolar-250722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that independent global renewable energy producer and developer Akuo of Paris, France has placed an order for 500MWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, comprising the delivery of 200MWDC in first-half 2024 for a utility-scale project developed by Akuo in the USA, and the remainder in 2025 and 2026, potentially powering projects in Europe or other regions where Akuo is present...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CNRS-CRHEA and FOTON Institute order two Riber Compact 21 research MBE systems</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:20:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/riber-250722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France — which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells — has received orders for two Compact 21 research MBE systems (to be delivered in 2023)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi meets demand for reduced-lead-time wafer design, manufacture, test and characterization</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:43:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/iiiv-epi-250722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III-V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a fast-turnaround service for custom compound semiconductor wafer design, manufacturing, test and characterization — says that, by focusing on low- to medium-volume manufacturing, it has been able to provide molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), III-V, epitaxial structures, and overgrowth services with shorter lead times than the industry standard...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Impedans raises €3.5m in Series B funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:35:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/impedans-220722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Impedans of Dublin, Ireland, which specializes in intelligent sensors for RF and plasma processing, has raised €3.5m from a combination of new and existing investors, including venture capital and investment management firm SOSV (which is headquartered in Princeton, NJ, USA, but has operations in Cork, Ireland) and Irish Government agency Enterprise Ireland. Founded by Mike Hopkins in 2004, Impedans has plans to grow headcount by 40% in 2022...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TSLC-SemiLEDs to supply components for Cepton’s LiDAR solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:24:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/semileds-220722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optoelectronic system manufacturer TSLC Corp, a subsidiary of LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, has been selected to supply key components for both automotive and non-automotive light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions made by Silicon Valley-based Cepton Inc, which has developed high performance micro-motion technology (MMT) LiDAR...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Solarvest orders 93MW of First Solar modules for Malaysian projects</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:48:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/firstsolar-220722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is to supply Solarvest Holdings Berhad of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a clean energy specialist and turnkey engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) service provider in South-East Asia, with 93MWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SMART Photonics and TU/e enter into long-term strategic partnership</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:40:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/smart-photonics-210722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eindhoven-based independent pure-play indium phosphide (InP) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) foundry SMART Photonics and Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands have signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement that aims to further strengthen the development of InP photonic integration technology and provide a smooth path of new technologies to end customers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LPE and A*STAR’s IME to develop high-quality 200mm SiC and specialty epitaxy processes</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:34:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/lpe-ime-210722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LPE SpA of Milan, Italy, which designs and makes epitaxial reactors for power electronics applications, and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have announced a research collaboration to develop high-quality 200mm silicon carbide (SiC) and specialty epitaxy processes including enhanced growth rates with improved uniformity. This will be done through experimental activities supported by simulation studies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron to ship CCS MOCVD system to University of Texas at Austin for gallium oxide power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:20:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/aixtron-210722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany is to ship a new Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system to The University of Texas at Austin, Microelectronics Research Center (MRC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Palomar expands Singapore Innovation Center to support demand for specialty OSAT/process development</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:59:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/palomar-210722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonics and microelectronic device assembly & packaging equipment maker Palomar Technologies Inc of Carlsbad, CA, USA has expanded its Innovation Center in Singapore to meet growing demand in Southeast Asia for process development and specialty outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) for advanced semiconductor new product introductions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MRSI and Lumentum collaborate on developing automotive LiDAR solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:32:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/mrsi-lumentum-210722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MRSI Systems (Mycronic Group) of North Billerica, MA, USA (which makes fully automated, high-precision, high-speed eutectic and epoxy die bonding systems) has announced a new collaboration with photonics chip and module designer and manufacturer Lumentum Operations LLC to develop light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for the automotive industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UIUC demos cubic GaN on large-area U-grooved silicon (100) dies</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:45:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/uiuc-200722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) and its alloys (i.e. III-nitride semiconductors) are the backbones of solid-state lighting, and next-generation RF and power electronics. Most R&D in this material system is currently focused on its conventional, hexagonal (i.e. wurtzite) phase...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN-on-Si device maker Innoscience opens Korean sales and design center</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:32:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/innoscience-190722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innoscience Technology of Suzhou, China has opened a new office in Gwangmyeong, near Seoul, South Korea, to provide technical and marketing services to the country’s consumer and automotive market. Innoscience Korea will also design new solutions tailored to the Korean market’s needs and based on InnoGaN technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Anker partners with Infineon, Navitas, Innoscience and Southchip to develop all-GaN fast chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:43:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/anker-190722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mobile charging and consumer electronics products firm Anker Innovations of Changsha, Hunan, China has partnered with gallium nitride (GaN) technology firms to develop a new generation of charging solutions for both home and on-the-go...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space expands rad-hard GaN transistor family for critical space-borne and other high-rel environments</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:29:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/epcspace-190722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA has introduced two new radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) transistors with ultra-low on-resistance and extremely low gate charge for high-power-density solutions that are claimed to be lower cost and more efficient than the nearest comparable rad-hard silicon MOSFET. With drain-to-source voltages (VDS) of 100V and 200V respectively, the EPC7018G and EPC7007B are supplied in hermetic packages in very small footprints (of 8.0mm x 5.6mm and 5.7mm x 3.9mm, respectively). Chip-scale versions are available from Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI and Artilux demo longer-range, higher-resolution 3D camera operating at 1380nm</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/iivi-180722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA and Artilux of Hsinchu, Taiwan, which specializes in germanium silicon (GeSi) photonics and CMOS short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) sensing technology, have jointly demonstrated a next-generation 3D camera with much longer range and higher image resolution...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE sues Tower over porous silicon technology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:23:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/iqe-180722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has filed a lawsuit against specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment’s orders grow 73% in first-half 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:30:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/cvd-equipment-150722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, gas control and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) says that in second-quarter 2022 orders exceeded $12.6m, more than doubling from $6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec boosting SmartSiC wafer manufacturing yield using KLA Surfscan SP A2 unpatterned inspection system</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:42:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/soitec-kla-150722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France has selected process control and inspection systems provider KLA Corp of Milpitas, CA, USA to enable high-yield manufacturing of silicon carbide (SiC) devices for the automotive industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches rugged flip-chip mid-power 3030 LED</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:37:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/luminus-150722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has announced the launch and immediate availability of MP-3030-110F flip-chip LEDs, enabling the development of lighting solutions with maximum efficacy, brightness, and overall ruggedness...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue falls back from $2.176m to $1.784m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:03:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/semileds-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2022 (to end-May 2022), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $1.784m, down on $2.176m last quarter, although this is still up on $1.44m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm adds 50mΩ 650V SuperGaN FET in TO-263, extending SMDs to high-power applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:10:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/transphorm-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has expanded its surface-mount package offerings with the addition of the TP65H050G4BS. The new higher-power surface-mount device (SMD) is a 650V SuperGaN FET in a TO-263 (D2PAK) offering a typical on-resistance of 50mΩ. It marks Transphorm’s seventh SMD, adding to a wide range of currently available PQFN devices for lower- to mid-power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s fourth-generation SiC MOSFETs to be used in SEMIKRON’s eMPack power modules for EVs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:19:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/semikron-rohm-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After collaborating for over ten years on implementing silicon carbide (SiC) inside power modules, the latest fourth generation of SiC MOSFETs of ROHM Semiconductor of Kyoto, Japan has recently been fully qualified for automotive use in the eMPack modules of SEMIKRON of Nuremberg, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bosch investing €3bn in semiconductor business by 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:53:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/bosch-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the ‘Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI)’ funding program on Microelectronics and Communications Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH of Reutlingen, Germany plans to invest another €3bn in its semiconductor division by 2026. “Microelectronics is the future and is vital to the success of all areas of Bosch business,” says Dr Stefan Hartung, chairman of the Bosch board of management, at the Bosch Tech Day 2022 in Dresden...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Automotive SiC power component market to grow to $1bn in 2022 then $3.94bn by 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/trendforce-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To further improve the power performance of electric vehicles (EV), major global automakers have focused on a new generation of silicon carbide (SiC) power components and have successively launched a number of high-performance car models equipped with corresponding products. According to research by TrendForce, as more and more auto-makers begin to introduce SiC technology into electric drive systems, the market for vehicle SiC power components is forecast to grow to $1.07bn in 2022 then $3.94bn by 2026...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE expects revenue growth of 7% for first-half 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:58:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/iqe-140722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an unaudited pre-close update for first-half 2022, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that trading was in line with management expectations. Revenue is expected to be at least £85m (>7% growth) on a reported basis. With a foreign exchange tailwind, this is in line with £79.5m a year ago on a constant-currency basis...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon lays foundation of third wafer fab module in Kulim, Malaysia</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:03:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/infineon-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The foundation stone has been laid for construction of a new wafer fab module at Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd in Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Malaysia. With more than RM8bn worth of investment, the third module will add significant manufacturing capacity in power semiconductors, particularly wide-bandgap technology based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). Construction is expected to be completed by third-quarter 2024...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mission Microwave wins $8m follow-on order for SATCOM terminal upgrade program</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:47:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/mission-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mission Microwave Technologies LLC of Cypress, CA, USA, which manufactures gallium nitride (GaN)-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and block up-converters (BUCs), has confirmed an $8m order for the continuation of a major upgrade program for a customer supporting a US Government requirement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AGIC Capital invests in UV lithography firm Eulitha</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:49:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/eulitha-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[European-Asian private equity firm AGIC Capital says that an investment fund under its management has invested in Eulitha AG of Kirchdorf, Switzerland (a spin-off of the Paul Scherrer Institute founded in 2006)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ACM introduces post-CMP cleaning tool for silicon and SiC substrate manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:39:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/acm-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ACM Research Inc (ACM) of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops and manufactures wafer processing equipment for semiconductor device and advanced wafer-level packaging (WLP) applications, has launched its new post-CMP cleaning tool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MRSI launches latest die bonder for high-power laser makers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:40:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/mrsi-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MRSI Systems (Mycronic Group) of North Billerica, MA, USA (which makes fully automated, high-precision high-speed eutectic and epoxy die bonding systems) has launched the MRSI-H-HPLD+ (to be available in third-quarter 2022) as the latest advance in its MRSI-H/HVM-series product line...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Obducat receives SEK7.1m order for fully automated Microcluster Track wet processing tool</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:26:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/obducat-130722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Obducat AB of Lund, Sweden says that its subsidiary Obducat Europe GmbH, a supplier of systems for lithography processing, has received an order worth about SEK7.1m for a fully automated Microcluster Track wet processing tool...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas acquires VDD Tech to expand high-power, next-gen semiconductor capabilities</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:33:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/navitas-120722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has acquired VDD Tech of Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, a creator of digital-isolators for next-generation power conversion...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Siemens establishes power electronics innovation hub in UK with CSA Catapult</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:29:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/csa-catapult-120722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germany’s Siemens plc has entered into a strategic innovation partnership with the UK’s Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult to accelerate the development of leading-edge power electronics capability. The partnership model, a first for both companies in the UK, aims to focus on the development of disruptive power electronics and building advanced skills in the UK...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VIGO’s Q2 revenue grows 12.7% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:10:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/vigo-110722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For second-quarter 2022, VIGO Photonics S.A. of Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland (which manufactures mid-infrared photonic detectors, detection modules and semiconductor materials) has reported revenue growth of 12.7% year-on-year to PLN20.3m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:41:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/semiconductor-today-110722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlighting fast charging at Asia Charging Expo</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:11:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/navitas-110722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is participating (as a sponsor) in the 2022 Asia Charging Expo and Global Third Generation Semiconductor Industry Summit at the Futian Convention & Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China (18-20 July)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AmpliTech debuts MMIC designs and full product suite at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:43:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/amplitech-110722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Denver (21-23 June), AmpliTech Group Inc of Hauppauge, NY, USA – which designs and makes signal-processing radio frequency (RF) microwave components for satellite communications, telecoms (5G & IoT), space, defense and quantum computing markets – debuted its monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) chip designs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LayTec presents in-situ monitoring of 2D materials epitaxy during CVD</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:38:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/laytec-110722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Graphene and other sp2-bonded 2D monolayer materials like hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and tungsten disulfide (WS2) are opening up new device and material possibilities. According to in-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany, one of the most promising methods for synthesizing them is thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LayTec adds fully automated wafer handling and cassette-to-cassette loading to EpiX mapping station</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jul 2022 12:31:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/laytec-080722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After introducing its EpiX mapping station some years ago, in-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany is now bringing its newest EpiX generation to the market. The first demonstration unit of the new system is being displayed in the firm’s booth at the 20th International Conference on Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (ICMOVPE XX) in Stuttgart, Germany (10-14 July)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Thin-film metrology system maker k-Space celebrates 30th anniversary</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jul 2022 08:54:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/kspace-080722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA – which was founded in 1992 and produces thin-film metrology instrumentation and software for research and manufacturing of microelectronic, optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices – is celebrating 30 years of helping the world’s leading technology makers develop, monitor, control and manufacture their products in the thin-film, semiconductor, solar and glass markets, to name a few...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon and Delta strengthen collaboration on WBG-based server and gaming PC power solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jul 2022 08:05:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/infineon-080722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global megatrends, such as digitalization, and decarbonization, call for wide-bandgap (WBG) devices (SiC/GaN). Due to their unique characteristics, they enable the highest performance and energy efficiency at the same time. Targeting both of these domains, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany and power supply maker Delta Electronics Inc have deepened their collaboration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marelli unveils 800V SiC inverter platform at Dritev</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jul 2022 13:38:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/marelli-070722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 22nd International VDI Congress ‘Dritev’ (Drivetrain Transmission Electrification in Vehicles) in Baden Baden, Germany (6-7 July), automotive supplier Marelli has unveiled a new, complete platform of 800V silicon carbide (SiC) inverters, ensuring improvements in terms of inverters’ size, weight and especially efficiency (a critical parameter in electric vehicles)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET samples 200G FR4 Transmit and Receive optical engines for QSFP56 transceivers for Cloud data centers and 5G connectivity</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2022 16:02:16 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/poet-060722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has begun sampling its 200G FR4 Transmit (TX) and Receive (RX) optical engines, which are based on the POET Optical Interposer (a unique hybrid integrated photonics packaging platform)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar completes sale of Japan project development platform to PAG</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2022 09:50:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/firstsolar-060722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has completed the sale (announced in May) of a 293MWDC utility-scale solar project development platform in Japan, to funds managed by PAG Real Assets (PAG), a Asia Pacific-focused private investment manager with more than $50bn in assets under management. As part of the sale, the majority of First Solar project development employees in Japan have joined PAG...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems and PowerSphyr co-developing 30W, 100W and 500W industrial and automotive wireless charging solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2022 09:07:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/gansystems-060722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) and wireless energy technology developer PowerSphyr Inc of Danville, CA, USA are collaborating to deliver a portfolio of end-to-end wireless power solutions (30W, 100W and 500W) for industrial and automotive applications worldwide. Combined with new and enhanced levels of customer service and support, the new portfolio provides what is said to be an easy path to obtain the most compact, wireless power solutions with industry-leading performance and cost...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics appoints consultant programme manager, overseeing new product introduction</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2022 17:07:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/vector-050722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has appointed Ian Caldwell as consultant programme manager, overseeing the new product introduction (NPI) programme. He brings extensive, industrial experience to the company, as it continues to commercialize its all-semiconductor PCSEL technology for data-center and co-located optics markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum joins CEO Action for Diversity &amp; Inclusion</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2022 16:27:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/lumentum-050722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) and its president & CEO Alan Lowe have joined the growing coalition CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cardiff University-based Translational Research Hub opens for business</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2022 13:02:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/trh-050722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Translational Research Hub (TRH) — home to the Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) and Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) — is now open for business, with the aim of fostering collaboration.
Funded by UK and Welsh governments, TRH brings together industrial partners alongside researchers to design, develop and test new cleaner, greener products and processes using its bespoke laboratories, offices, shared collaborative spaces, bespoke European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)-funded cleanroom and microscopy suite...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UKRI awards National Epitaxy Facility £12m to support UK semiconductor R&amp;D</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2022 09:52:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/uk-national-epitaxy-facility-050722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK’s National Epitaxy Facility, a collaboration between the Universities of Sheffield, Cambridge and University College London (UCL), has been awarded £12m in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and will be a critical element of the UK’s scientific and industrial strategy in semiconductor technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI completes acquisition of Coherent</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2022 16:23:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/iivi-010722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has completed its acquisition of Coherent Inc of Santa Clara, CA (which provides lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial applications)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer IAF inaugurates new MOCVD and laboratory research buildings</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2022 13:41:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/fraunhofer-iaf-010722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 30 June, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Freiburg, Germany officially inaugurated two new buildings with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting by executive director professor Rüdiger Quay, Freiburg’s mayor for construction professor Martin Haag, and managing director of Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik Messe GmbH & Co KG (FWTM) Hanna Böhme...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Palomar places vacuum reflow furnace at UK’s EPIC</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2022 11:26:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jul/palomar-010722.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonics and microelectronic device assembly & packaging equipment maker Palomar Technologies Inc of Carlsbad, CA, USA has announced the consignment of an SST 5100 vacuum reflow furnace at the Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Paignton, Torbay, UK. The focus will be on delivering higher-quality optoelectronics packaging for several different applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>US Patent Office denies ST’s petition to invalidate Purdue SiC patent</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:12:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/purdue-300622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA says that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the US Patent and Trademark Office has denied STMicroelectronics’ challenge to the patentability of its US patent 7,498,633 involving silicon carbide (SiC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds fifth eGaN FET to rad-hard family, offering 7mΩ, 100V, 160A</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:40:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/epc-300622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched the EPC7004, a 100V, 7mΩ, 160APulsed, radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistor (FET) in a small 6.56mm2 footprint. The EPC7004 has a total dose radiation rating greater than 1Mrad and (single-event effect) immunity for LET (linear energy transfer) of 85MeV/(mg/cm2). Along with the rest of the rad-hard family (EPC7014, EPC7007, EPC7019, EPC7018), the EPC7004 is offered in a chip-scale package, the same as the commercial eGaN FET and IC family. Packaged versions will be available from EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas powering Xiaomi’s first in-box GaN 100W laptop fast charger</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:38:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/navitas-290622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that its GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology are driving the 100W fast chargers supplied ‘in-box’ in the latest Redmi laptop family of Chinese consumer electronics firm Xiaomi Corp...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET makes available 400G FR4 and 800G (2x400G FR4) receive optical engines for QSFP-DD and OSFP transceivers in cloud data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:37:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/poet-290622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has announced the availability of its 400G FR4 and 800G (2x400G FR4) receive (RX) optical engines based on the POET Optical Interposer, a unique hybrid integration photonics packaging platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Micro-LED AR smart glass display chip market to jump from $5m in 2025 to $41m in 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:33:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/trendforce-290622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Among many micro-LED display applications, micro-LED micro-displays will be the next new high-end product following on from large-scale display development, according to TrendForce’s latest micro-LED research report...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense develops first UV-C LED municipal water treatment system for North America</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:07:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/aquisense-290622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and manufactures water, air and surface disinfection systems based on UV-C LEDs) has developed the PearlAqua Tera, the first North American UV LED disinfection system designed for municipal and industrial markets. The first installation of the Tera is set for the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which is well known for innovative solutions for water treatment. The installation is scheduled for first-quarter 2022, with more orders to follow from a variety of municipalities and industrial leaders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intel Labs demos eight-wavelength laser array on silicon wafer with matched power and uniform spacing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/intel-290622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intel Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has announced advances in multi-wavelength integrated optics, including the demonstration of an eight-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array that is fully integrated on a silicon wafer and delivers output power uniformity of ±0.25dB and wavelength spacing uniformity of ±6.5% that exceed industry specifications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Umicore develops ultra-low-resistivity 8” n-type germanium wafers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:26:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/umicore-280622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Germanium product and materials solutions supplier Umicore Electro-Optic Materials (EOM) has announced the development of ultra-low (<1mΩ.cm) 6” and 8” germanium wafers for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI Inc obtains China anti-trust clearance for Coherent acquisition</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:19:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iivi-coherent-280622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has obtained anti-trust clearance from the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China (SAMR) for its pending acquisition of Coherent Inc of Santa Clara, CA (which provides lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial applications)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presents VCSEL heating system for perforating separator foils in Li batteries for e-mobility</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:45:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/trumpf-280622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth A10 (Hall 10) at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart (28-30 June), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is presenting a new application field for its VCSEL heating systems in the manufacturing process of lithium ion (Li) batteries for e-mobility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>III-V Epi’s revenue coming mostly from high-growth industrial customers for ongoing production</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:08:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iivi-epi-270622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[III-V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says, in the last year, that most of its revenue has come from devices supplied for industrial applications with ongoing production requirements, demonstrating that it has met a clear need in the global photonics industry as a trusted manufacturer of prototype and lower-volume III-V epitaxial structures by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for multi-4” GSMBE 49 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:12:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/riber-270622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has received an order for a multi-4”-wafer GSMBE 49 production system, for delivery to Asia in 2023...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED unveils latest LED innovations at LightFair</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:19:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/creeled-230622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At LightFair 2022 in Las Vegas (21-23 June), Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has debuted its XLamp Element G (XE-G) LEDs (launched in early June), which are claimed to deliver a new performance class with unmatched light output and efficiency in a small form factor...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi’s first mmWave beam-former and up-down converter ICs reach volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:56:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/psemi-230622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has announced the production readiness of two new millimeter-wave (mmWave) ICs targeted for active antenna systems in 5G base stations, 5G customer premises equipment (CPE) and point-to-point radio communication applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Guerrilla RF launches 2.5–2.7 and 3.3-4.2GHz ¼W PAs deliver for 5G without DPD</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:36:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/guerrilla-rf-230622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guerrilla RF Inc (GRF) of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – is now sampling the GRF5526 and GRF5536, the latest in a series of new ¼W linear power amplifiers. The indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) amplifiers were designed specifically for 5G wireless infrastructure applications requiring exceptional native linearity over large 100MHz bandwidths and temperature extremes of -40°C to 85°C...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers completes integration of MixComm</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:11:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/sivers-230622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies chips and integrated modules) has completed the integration of fabless semiconductor company MixComm Inc of Chatham, NJ, USA (which also has design centers in Oregon and California), creating a global provider in 5G, SATCOM and radar...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s reference design portfolio kick-starts USB-C PD GaN power adapter development</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:59:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/transphorm-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has announced the availability of seven reference designs intended to speed development of GaN-based USB-C PD power adapters. The portfolio includes a wide range of open frame design options with various topologies, outputs, and wattages (45-140W) to choose from...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration launches compact 120mΩ GaN half-bridge power IC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:21:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/wise-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wise-integration of Meylan, France, which was founded in 2020 and specializes in the digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) power supplies and GaN integrated circuits, has launched its first commercial product: the 120mΩ WI62120 half-bridge power circuit, which is claimed to provide power electronics designers with new levels of power density, performance and cost-effectiveness...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-hard 30GHz SPDT RF switch for space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:42:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/teledyne-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics of Milpitas, CA, USA (part of the Teledyne Defense Electronics Group that provides solutions, sub-systems and components to the space, transportation, defense and industrial markets) has announced the availability of the model TDSW030A2T radiation-tolerant 30GHz, single-pole double-throw (SPDT) reflective RF switch, which is suitable for demanding high-reliability, space and defense applications and is now available with qualified material off-the-shelf...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Integra begins production shipments of first 100V RF GaN products</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:33:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/integra-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Integra Technologies Inc (ITI) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which provides RF and microwave high-power semiconductor and pallet solutions for mission-critical applications (including radar, electronic warfare and advanced communications systems), has begun production shipments to US and European customers of its 100V RF gallium nitride (GaN) technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE announces multi-year, high-volume strategic epiwafer supply agreement with Lumentum</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iqe-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has signed a multi-year agreement with Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) for the supply of epiwafers supporting 3D sensing, light detection & ranging (LiDAR) for automotive and optical networking applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET appoints silicon photonics expert Michal Lipson as board advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:55:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/poet-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has appointed Michal Lipson, a pioneer in silicon photonics as well as a highly published researcher in physics, as an advisor to its board of directors. The firm also plans to nominate Lipson as a director at its upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for 6 October...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo adds 2W S-band and 4W C-band MMIC power amplifiers for radar systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:46:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/qorvo-220622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has introduced two power amplifiers (PAs) offering superior power-added efficiency (PAE) for radar systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM extends PURE CARBIDE GaN-on-SiC power amplifier range to 7kW</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:51:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/macom-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2022) in Denver, CO, USA (21-23 June), MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductors, components and subassemblies) has announced that it has expanded its power amplifier product portfolio with the MAPC-A1605 7.0 kilowatt power amplifier, suitable for high-power and high-voltage aerospace and defense applications, including radar and electronic warfare (EW) systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST-ONE power supply controller boosts energy efficiency in consumer electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:44:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/st-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that its new ST-ONE chip can increase energy efficiency in a wide variety of AC–DC adapters, fully compliant with USB-PD 3.1, including laptop and smartphone chargers. New adapters built with ST-ONE can reduce both CO2 emissions and the quantity of plastics consumed, the firm adds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI and ADVA unveil first 100ZR pluggable coherent transceiver for optical network edge</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:05:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iivi-adva-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA and open optical networking solutions provider ADVA of Munich, Germany have launched what is claimed to be the first 100ZR pluggable coherent transceiver. Jointly defined and purpose-built for the optical network edge, the coherent 100ZR transceiver is rated for both commercial- and industrial-temperature (C-temp and I-temp) operating ranges. The new 100ZR digital coherent optics (DCO) transceiver features the Steelerton coherent digital signal processor (DSP). Co-funded by both companies, this all-new DSP is said to be completely unique to the marketplace...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil raises €13.5m in second-round financing led by Robert Bosch</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:49:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/scintil-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of silicon photonic integrated circuits (integrated laser arrays, 800Gb/s transmitters and receivers, tunable transmitters and receivers, as well as optical I/O for near chip and chip-chip communication), has secured €13.5m ($14.4m) in a second round of funding, led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC) and joined by reinvestment from historic shareholders Supernova Invest, Innovacom and Bpifrance (through its Digital Venture fund). Total funding to date is now €17.5m ($18.8m) following the €4m ($4.4m) first round in September 2019...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tagore launches GaAs pHEMT ultra-low-noise amplifiers and linear PA driver</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:40:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/tagore-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Tagore Technology Inc – which was founded in January 2021 and has design centers in Arlington Heights, IL, USA and Kolkata, India developing gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology for RF and power management applications – has launched ultra-low-noise amplifiers (LNA) and a companion linear power amplifier (PA) driver. Tunable from 100MHz to 5GHz and operating from a 2.7-5V supply, the family of devices is suitable for a broad range of applications including 5G infrastructure and high-performance Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo launches 8W gallium nitride PA modules for 5G designs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:14:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/qorvo2-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched the QPA3908 and QPA3810, two gallium nitride (GaN) 8W power amplifier modules (PAMs) that offer a combination of high performance and a significantly smaller footprint than traditional discrete component solutions, reducing the board-level footprint required by network infrastructure equipment manufacturers. The products target applications such as massive MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) base stations and open radio access networks (O-RAN) for active antenna systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo introduces GaN PA biasing reference design</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:41:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/qorvo-210622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced the availability of the ACT41000-104-REF1, a gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier (PA) biasing reference design that enhances the design and testing of the firm’s GaN PAs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems Cup 2022 design competition underway</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:57:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/gansystems-200622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says that the eighth annual ‘GaN Systems Cup’ China Power Supply Society (CPSS) design competition is now underway — with 50 teams from China’s top universities selected to enter the preliminary round of competition. This year’s competition focuses on sparking innovation in high-efficiency and high-power-density single-stage photovoltaic inverters using GaN Systems’ power transistors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector’s business support manager joins ‘Opening up Photonics’ Steering Board</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:21:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/vector-200622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that its business support manager Sharon Doonin has joined the Steering Board of the ‘Opening up Photonics’ (OUP) initiative. The initiative was set up to discuss and address the barriers faced by minority groups in Scotland’s photonics sector, aiming to increase accessibility and champion diversity...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ampleon showcasing new products at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:03:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/ampleon-200622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2022) at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO, USA, Ampleon Netherlands B.V. of Nijmegen, The Netherlands is introducing several new gallium nitride (GaN) and LDMOS solutions intended for use in wireless infrastructure, aerospace & defense, non-cellular communications (NCC), industrial, scientific & medical (ISM), cooking and defrosting applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CompoundTek and STAr co-develop silicon photonics wafer testers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 16:27:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/compoundtek-170622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd and reliability test system and probe-card supplier STAr Technologies Inc of Hsinchu, Taiwan have developed a silicon photonics (SiPh) wafer test solution with automatic fiber array block edge coupling...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic launches E-band mmWave active diplexers with integral PAs and LNAs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:23:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/flitronic-170622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF, microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) components and subsystems — has launched the Hades range of active diplexers, designed to enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture cost-effective E-band radios with significantly increased RF performance, for use in military or commercial telecoms applications, including airborne and High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ GaNFast power ICs powering Anker’s 100W fast charger</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:31:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/navitas-170622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that its GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology are powering the new 100W fast charger of consumer electronics firm Anker Innovations of Changsha, Hunan, China...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus renews $124m syndicated credit facility</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:01:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/5nplus-170622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has announced the renewal of its US$124m senior secured multi-currency revolving syndicated credit facility. Subject to lenders’ approval, 5N Plus can opt to increase its credit facility to $154m through a $30m accordion feature...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE commits to net zero carbon neutrality by 2050</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:54:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iqe-170622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has announced a formal commitment to net zero carbon neutrality across its operations by 2050, in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems launches 650V, 18A, 78mΩ transistor for consumer, industrial and data-center applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:58:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/gansystems-160622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has expanded its portfolio of high-performance, low-cost gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors by launching the GS-065-018-2-L, which features lower on-resistance, increased robustness and thermal performance, and an 850V VDS (transient) rating...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo awarded Department of Defense advanced RF GaN program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:25:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/qorvo-160622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to proceed with the program ‘Advanced Integration Interconnection and Fabrication Growth for Domestic State of the Art (SOTA) Radio Frequency Gallium Nitride (GaN)’, also known as STARRY NITE, as part of the Office of Undersecretary of Defense Research & Engineering’s (OUSD R&E) microelectronics roadmap...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Perovskite–GaN tandem LED with improved tunable luminance and color</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:25:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/scut-150622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In conventional display panels, the red, green and blue sub-pixels are assembled in a side-by-side structure, which intrinsically leads to a large pixel area, making it difficult to fulfill the requirements of applications requiring ultra-high display resolution, e.g. advanced high-dynamic-range (HDR) and virtual-reality (VR) displays, notes the South China University of Technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Finwave targeting 5G with 3DGaN FinFET technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:42:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/finwave-150622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Founded in 2012 by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge Electronics has rebranded as Finwave Semiconductor Inc of Waltham, MA, USA (with offices in San Diego, CA and the Bay Area), as it aims to revolutionize 5G communications with its three-dimensional gallium nitride (3DGaN) technology, which features a 3D fin transistor (GaN FinFET) structure...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass ships first prototype laser diode products</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:31:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/bluglass-150622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs – has shipped its first fully packaged laser diode prototypes to its initial customer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>VIGO’s IR detectors selected for environmental system monitoring on NASA’s Orion spacecraft</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:35:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/vigo-150622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[VIGO Photonics of Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland says that its infrared detector products have been selected to monitor critical environmental systems – namely the Laser Air Monitor System (LAMS) crew habitable environment spectrometer instrument – on board NASA’s Orion spacecraft...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems showcasing power electronics advances at TSMC Technology Symposium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:54:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/gansystems-140622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 16 June in Santa Clara, CA, USA at the 2022 North America Technology Symposium and Innovation Zone of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is showcasing its latest GaN power electronics innovations across consumer, data-center, industrial and automotive markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 3.9mΩ 100V rad-hard GaN transistor for space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:01:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/epc-140622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched the EPC7018, a 100V, 3.9mΩ, 345APulsed, radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistor (FET) in a small 13.9mm2 footprint...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlights power IC technology at GaN Marathon Workshop</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:03:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/navitas-140622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is participating in the third ‘GaN Marathon’ Workshop in Venice, Italy on 20–22 June...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AquiSense launches European subsidiary</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:29:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/aquisense-130622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AquiSense Technologies LLC of Erlanger, KY, USA (which designs and manufactures water, air and surface disinfection systems based on UV-C LEDs) has unveiled its latest subsidiary AquiSense Technologies Europe GmbH, providing support to local business development strategies and existing efforts to maintain customer relationships. The development comes at a strategic time, as sales are growing and large partners are coming online for the firm’s UV-C LED disinfection products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power GaN device market growing at 59% CAGR to $2bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:35:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/yole-130622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The power gallium nitride (GaN) device market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 59% from just $126m in 2021 to $2bn in 2027, estimates market research and strategy consulting company Yole Développement in the latest edition of its annual report ‘Power GaN 2022’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Optimizing AlInP/AlGaInP laser epilayer uniformity by combining in-situ and ex-situ metrology</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:22:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/laytec-130622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The combination of ex-situ wafer mapping and optical in-situ measurements during metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) for laser devices constitutes a powerful method for obtaining maximum layer and die uniformity across the wafer for the production of devices such as vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) or edge-emitting laser (EEL) structures, notes in-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RF GaN device market growth slowed to 10% in 2021 as Huawei ends buffering of trade sanctions</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:53:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/strategyanalytics-100622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Revenue growth from RF GaN-enabled devices slowed down in 2021, but still managed to increase by 10%, according to the Strategy Analytics Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA) and Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) report ‘RF GaN Device Market Forecast: 2021-2026’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar’s Ohio complex rated Platinum in RBA’s Validated Assessment Program audit</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2022 16:57:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/firstsolar-090622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its 2.7GWDC vertically integrated manufacturing complex in Ohio has achieved Platinum status in a Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Validated Assessment Program (VAP) audit. Platinum is the highest rating awarded on completion of a full VAP audit, which is considered a leading standard for onsite compliance verification and effective, shareable social and environmental audits across industries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI Inc reduces global carbon footprint with renewable energy contracts in Asia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2022 16:21:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/iivi-090622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has signed renewable energy contracts for powering multiple sites throughout Asia with 100% renewable electricity. These new agreements represent 35GWh of renewable electricity per year, avoiding an additional 18,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. The agreement covers II-VI sites in India, the Philippines, Vietnam, China and Japan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HG collaborating with China Titans Energy on GaN-based fast-charging</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2022 14:21:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/hg-090622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd has entered into a framework agreement with China Titans Energy Technology Group Co Ltd to commence a three-year strategic cooperation on fast-charging pile (station) technology promotion and product sales in mainland China and Hong Kong...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlights long-term partnership and record GaN shipments at TSMC Technology Symposium</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2022 10:19:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/navitas-090622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has announced its participation on 16 June in Santa Clara, CA, at the 2022 North America Technology Symposium of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF showcasing new products at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2022 09:28:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/altumrf-090622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #3012 at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2022) at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver (21-23 June), Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute selects Veeco’s Propel MOCVD system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2022 19:17:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/veeco-080622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that its Propel R&D metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system has been selected by the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories (TSRI, Narlabs) for development and collaboration related to gallium nitride (GaN)-based power and RF devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Tower showcasing key process and PDK features of silicon photonics process</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2022 16:32:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/tower-080622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel says that on 28 June its technology and design enablement experts will host a webinar ‘Develop and Verify Designs Using a Silicon Photonics Platform with Integrated Lasers’ introducing key process and process design kit (PDK) features of its PH18 process (Session 1 – China 11am, Japan 12pm; Session 2 – USA PST 9am, Europe (Germany) 6pm). The webinar requires advanced registration...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order for two MBE 6000 production systems, plus option for four more</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2022 14:03:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/riber-080622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has received an order from industrial client for two MBE 6000 production systems (for delivery this year) worth a total of several million euros, as well as options for four additional MBE 6000 systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM to demo RF and microwave amplifiers, switches and filters at IMS</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2022 11:58:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/macom-080622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #6050 at IEEE’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2022) in the Colorado Convention Center, Denver (21–23 June), MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductors, components and subassemblies) is demonstrating a range of new products optimized for telecom, satcom, aerospace & defense, test & measurement, and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cree LED launches XLamp Element G LEDs for multi-color directional lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2022 09:16:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/creeled-080622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has launched XLamp Element G LEDs, delivering a new product class with what is claimed to be unmatched light output and efficiency for LEDs of this size. Product samples are available now and production quantities are available with standard lead times...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo launches 20W GaN-on-SiC MMIC power amplifier for satcoms</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2022 20:27:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/qorvo-070622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched a 20W GaN-on-SiC (gallium nitride on silicon nitride) power amplifier (PA) for defense and commercial satellite applications, including low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET appoints Arista Networks’ chief procurement director as board advisor</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2022 16:34:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/poet-070622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has appointed Theresa Lan Ende, currently chief procurement director of Arista Networks, as an advisor to its board of directors. The firm also intends to nominate her as a director at its Annual General Meeting scheduled for 6 October...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LED package market grew 15.4% to $17.65bn in 2021</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2022 14:41:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/trendforce-070622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The global LED market beat market expectations in 2021, growing 15.4% year-on-year to $17.65bn as a slowing pandemic drove the recovery of various global economic activities, according to TrendForce’s latest LED report...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OpenLight unveils open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2022 10:56:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/openlight-070622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing the growing silicon photonics market requirements for improved performance, power efficiency and reliability, newly launched company OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA has introduced what it claims is the first open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jun 2022 17:17:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/epc-060622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9173, a three-phase BLDC (brushless DC) motor drive inverter using the EPC23101 eGaN IC with embedded gate driver function and a floating power GaN FET with 3.3mΩ RDS(on)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm receives $16m from existing investors’ exercise of green shoe</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jun 2022 11:38:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/transphorm-060622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — has received gross proceeds of $16m as a result of the exercise of the ‘green shoe’ (over-allotment option) associated with the firm’s private placement completed in November 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s Rick Madormo succeeds Thomas Wessel as senior VP of sales &amp; marketing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jun 2022 10:42:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/wolfspeed-060622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has promoted Rick Madormo to senior VP of sales & marketing, succeeding Thomas Wessel, who is retiring at the end of June. In anticipation of Madormo’s promotion, Wolfspeed has hired Owen DeLeon as its new VP of sales for the Americas...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production volume falls 12.8% to 310 million in Q1 due to amplified off-season effect</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2022 15:15:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/trendforce-020622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The multiplicative effect of the traditional off-season further weakened smartphone production performance in first-quarter 2022, with global output only reaching 310 million units, down 12.8% quarter-on-quarter, according to market research firm TrendForce. Compared with the same period last year, the strategic planning adopted by smartphone brands in response to Huawei’s market share collapse is quite different, with annual decline in production as high as 10.1%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s GaN FET used in Nayuta’s LEMURIA Li-ion battery power supply</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2022 09:30:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/transphorm-020622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications — says that its GaN technology is powering the LEMURIA ME3000 of power supply manufacturer Nayuta Power Energy Co Ltd of Hamamatsu, Japan. Nayuta uses the GaN FETs in the LEMURIA’s AC inverter to achieve 99% efficiency in a fanless system. Notably, the LEMURIA ME3000 is Japan’s first lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power storage device for medical equipment to earn S-JQA certification for electrical products (indicating a product’s safety and performance quality)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Source Photonics ships 2 millionth 28G EML laser chip</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:13:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/sourcephotonics-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Source Photonics Inc of West Hills, CA, USA (which provides optical connectivity products for data centers, metro and access networks) says that it has now shipped more than 2 million 28G high-speed EML laser chips for data centers and optical transmission applications. Source Photonics began production shipments of 28G EMLs (externally modulated lasers) with its 10km QSFP28 100G LR4 products in first-quarter 2020, after successful introduction and qualification by many of the firm’s leading customers and partners throughout 2019...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advantest acquires test equipment supplier CREA</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:04:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/advantest-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based automated semiconductor test & measurement equipment maker Advantest Corp has agreed to acquire power semiconductor test equipment supplier CREA - Collaudi Elettronici Automatizzati S.r.l. (CREA) of Ciriè, near Turin, Italy, which will become a subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH (subject to regulatory approvals)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Southern California’s MOSIS Service announces MoU with WIN for III-V MMIC manufacturing</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 13:56:33 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/win-uscmosis-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The MOSIS Service of the Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development of gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) using the process technologies of WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan – the largest pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry. Project flows for customers to utilize the MOSIS Service to fabricate MMICs at WIN Semiconductors will be released...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Midsummer finalizes installation of UNO thin-film solar cell R&amp;D tool at University of New South Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 11:10:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/midsummer-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Midsummer AB of Järfälla, near Stockholm, Sweden – a provider of turnkey production lines as well as flexible, lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar panels for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) – has finalized installation of its unique UNO machine for thin-film solar cell research at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia (home to the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering), where it will be used to develop a new type of tandem solar cell...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM launches OSLON Optimal LEDs for horticulture lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 10:34:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/amsosram-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany has launched the OSLON Optimal family of LEDs, based on the firm’s latest 1mm2 chip for horticulture lighting, which offer a combination of high efficiency, reliable performance and value...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems makes available GaN transistor ADS models for ISM RF power</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2022 10:23:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jun/gansystems-010622.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has announced availability of its GaN transistor ADS (Advanced Design System) models to facilitate customer ease-of-use in RF power markets traditionally dominated by expensive silicon LDMOS and other RF power technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vitesco extends cooperation with Infineon from silicon to SiC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 21:04:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/vitesco-infineon-310522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vitesco Technologies of Regensburg, Germany, which supplies drive technologies and electrification solutions for electro-mobility, has signed a cooperation agreement with Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany, which it says is the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors for automotive electronics and a global supplier of power semiconductors made from silicon carbide (SiC). Vitesco is already using SiC components in its existing generation of electronics, where they enable small sizes with high efficiency, for example in very compact high-voltage inverters that control electric drive motors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 15:15:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/semiconductor-today-310522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SEMI Europe honors imec’s Luc Van den hove and Soitec’s Paul Boudre for outstanding leadership in microelectronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 15:56:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/semieurope-300522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe 2022), Luc Van den hove, president & CEO of nanoelectronics research center imec of Leuven, Belgium, has received the 2021 European SEMI Award and Paul Boudre, CEO of engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, has received the 2021 Special Service Award...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Fraunhofer ISE raises solar cell efficiency record from 46.1% to 47.6%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 15:54:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/fhg-ise-300522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 2nd International tandemPV Workshop in Freiburg, Germany (30 May-1 June), Freiburg-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has reported that, by using a new anti-reflection coating, it has increased the solar energy conversion efficiency of the best four-junction solar cell to date from 46.1% to 47.6% at a light concentration of 665 suns...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Elevation launches high-voltage power conversion ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 12:30:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/elevation-270522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elevation Semiconductor of Irvine, CA, USA, a high-voltage power conversion solutions developer founded in 2021, has launched two high-efficiency power ICs with smaller footprints for fast-charging solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas appoints Ron Shelton as new CFO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 10:30:29 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/navitas-270522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has appointed Ron Shelton as senior VP, chief financial officer & treasurer. In parallel, interim CFO Todd Glickman will continue in his integral role as senior VP of finance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s quarterly revenue doubles year-on-year to record $4.93m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 13:54:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/transphorm-260522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 (ended 31 March), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications — has reported revenue of $4.93m, up on $4.6m last quarter and up 103% on $2.4m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nitride Semiconductors settles UV-LED patent litigation against Digi-Key</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 11:11:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/nitridesemiconductor-260522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Nitride Semiconductors Co Ltd (which was spun off from Tokushima University in 2000) has entered into a settlement with global electrical components distributor Digi-Key Corp. Nitride filed the patent litigation against Digi-Key in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota, asserting infringement of its ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) patent...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON HL1Z CSP LED</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 15:58:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/lumileds-250522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that its newest high-power CSP LED – the LUXEON HL1Z – is an un-domed, single-sided emitter that delivers high luminous efficacy (137lm/W or more) from a very small package just 1.4mm square...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches smallest 40V, 1.1mΩ FET</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 15:50:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/epc-250522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has expanded its selection of low-voltage, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of the EPC2066 (0.8mΩ typical, 40V) GaN FET...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron expands MOCVD market share to 75% in 2021</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 15:41:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/aixtron-250522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that it was able to expand its market share in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) in 2021 and is the largest supplier of MOCVD tools worldwide for the sixth consecutive year. According to the report ‘Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment, Worldwide, 2021’ issued in April 2022 by market research firm Gartner, Aixtron held a 75% share of the market, while competitors from China and the USA had significantly lower market shares of 14% and 11%, respectively. At the same time, the global market for MOCVD tools grew by 28% from $438m in 2020 to $561m in 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems’ growth and design win momentum fuel 3x North America expansion</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 18:54:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gansystems-240522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has highlighted the growth of its North America presence with a 3x increase in its Ottawa headquarters operation, the opening of a design center in Dallas, Texas, and a growing footprint across the USA and Europe. This expansion comes after a recent increase in the Asia Pacific and is driven by the firm’s continued growth in revenue and design momentum, particularly with industry leaders across its target markets. The firm says that the expansion enables it to serve more customers and supports more designs across all target markets around the globe...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Showa Denko’s 8-inch SiC wafer development project funded by NEDO</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 13:15:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/sdk-240522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based wafer manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) says that its ‘Project to Develop SiC Wafers Technology for Next-generation Green Power Semiconductors’ has been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as an R&D target of ‘Next-generation Digital Infrastructure Construction’ as part of its Green Innovation Fund projects...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>University of Glasgow appoints research associate to lead KTP with Vector Photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 13:38:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/vectorphotonics-glasgow-230522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scotland’s University of Glasgow has appointed Adam McKenzie as a research associate leading its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Glasgow-based photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd. McKenzie will analyse PCSEL reliability and failure capabilities to inform new product development and accelerate commercialization. A robust accelerated life-test (ALT) ‘burn-in’ system for PCSELs will be developed and the University of Glasgow’s Kelvin Nano-characterisation Centre (KNC) will provide the facilities for failure mode analysis...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF introduces 760nm and 763nm VCSELs for spectroscopic oxygen sensing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 12:13:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/trumpf-230522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is introducing its next generation of VCSEL for spectroscopic oxygen sensing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries unveils GF Labs to accelerate technology innovation</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 16:50:51 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gf-200522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At its annual GF Technology Summit (GTS) in San Jose, CA, GlobalFoundries of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) has announced the launch of GF Labs, a new program that aims to extend the development horizon of its semiconductor technology and broaden its portfolio of feature-rich solutions. GF Labs will focus on advancing new technology and long-term roadmap differentiation with the aim of enabling GF customers to develop innovative products and accelerate their time-to-market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Gallium Semiconductor opens Nijmegen R&amp;D Center</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 14:14:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gallium-semi-200522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Gallium Semiconductor has opened its European R&D center in a ceremony at Kerkenbos 1224 in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The ceremony was hosted by CEO Kin Tan and VP of operations Henk Thoonen, who also serves as the Nijmegen site director. Many of Gallium Semi’s customers, partners and vendors from the Europe region were in attendance to dedicate the R&D center...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>DoD awards GlobalFoundries $117m to transfer 45nm SOI from East Fishkill to fab in Malta, NY</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 17:49:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gf-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the USA’s effort to sustain the microelectronics manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security, and in support of Executive Order 14017 ‘America’s Supply Chains’, the Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $117m under Defense Production Act Title III to GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HG adds Wide Yield as new strategic investor</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 13:21:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/hg-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based HG Semiconductor Ltd has gained the new strategic investor Wide Yield Investment Holding Ltd, supporting its expansion to building a ‘third-generation semiconductor’ industry chain platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia and KYOCERA AVX partner on GaN automotive power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 13:13:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/nexperia-kyoceraavx-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) has announced a partnership covering gallium nitride (GaN) automotive power modules with KYOCERA AVX Components (Salzburg) GmbH, which designs, develops, manufactures and supplies electronic components for the automotive industry. The agreement is the next step in the long-lasting relationship between the two companies and will focus on power components with the aim of jointly developing GaN applications for electric vehicles (EV)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Siemens collaborates with GlobalFoundries to provide silicon photonics design verification</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 11:50:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gf-siemens-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Siemens Digital Industries Software of Plano, TX, USA says that its Calibre nmPlatform now enables designers to leverage the newest silicon photonics platform of GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA). GF’s next-generation, monolithic platform GF Fotonix is the first in the industry to combine its differentiated 300mm photonics and RF-CMOS features on a silicon wafer, delivering best-in-class performance at scale...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Photonics wins $617,000 initial order to supply laser sources</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 09:22:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/sivers-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies chips and integrated modules) says that its subsidiary Sivers Photonics (formerly CST Global of Glasgow, Scotland, UK) has commenced a partnership agreement with a new customer by signing a contract worth over $617,000 to deliver next-generation laser sources...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NREL raises one-sun solar cell efficiency record to 39.5%</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 08:42:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/nrel-190522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has raised the efficiency record for solar cells (under standard one-sun global illumination) to 39.5% (‘Triple-junction solar cells with 39.5% terrestrial and 34.2% space efficiency enabled by thick quantum well superlattices’, Joule vol6, issue5 (18 May 2022), p1121). NREL previously set a record in 2020 with a 39.2%-efficient six-junction solar cell using III-V materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cubic-phase III-nitride LEDs overcome efficiency droop</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 17:10:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/uiuc-180522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Annually, lighting accounts for 15% of global electricity consumption and 5% of worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions. In the USA alone, the transition to solid-state lighting has already reduced lighting-related energy needs and greenhouse-gas emissions by about 25% with respect to non-solid-state lighting (SSL). However, the average household energy consumption for lighting is set to triple over the next 50 years due to population growth and an increase in housing size...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rio Tinto starts tellurium production at Kennecott</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 12:11:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/riotinto-5nplus-180522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has started producing tellurium at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, becoming one of only two US producers of the mineral. Tellurium is listed as a critical mineral by the US Government due to its importance to the economy and energy security...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas’ revenue grows by 8.2% in Q1</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 08:54:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/navitas-180522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2022, gallium nitride (GaN) power IC firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp has reported revenue of $6.74m, up 8.2% on $7.3m last quarter and 27% on $5.3m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scout Clean Energy orders 378MW of First Solar’s PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 17:13:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/firstsolar2-170522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has signed an agreement to supply 378MWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to renewable energy developer and owner-operator Scout Clean Energy of Boulder, CO, USA (a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners). The deal was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s first-quarter 2022 earnings in April...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron to supply CCS 3x2 MOCVD system to Boise State University</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 12:44:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/aixtron-170522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that subsidiary Aixtron Ltd will deliver a deposition system from their Close Coupled Showerhead metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (CCS MOCVD) product range for compound semiconductor materials to the Boise State University. The CCS 3x2 is an essential part of an infrastructure expansion awarded to Boise State University, Idaho...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sensitron introduces GaN half-bridge module using 350V EPC2050 eGaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 09:43:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/epc-170522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA says that, by replacing traditional silicon FETs with its 350V, EPC2050 enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistor (FET), Sensitron of Hauppauge, NY, USA – which manufactures high-reliability power electronic components for defense, aerospace, space and medical markets – was able to reduce the size of its solution by 60% while also improving the module’s already excellent junction-to-case thermal conduction...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>First Solar selling Japan project development and O&amp;M platforms to PAG</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 09:37:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/firstsolar-170522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has entered into definitive agreements for funds managed by PAG Real Assets (PAG) of Tokyo, Japan, to acquire its 293MWDC utility-scale solar project development platform, and a solar operations and maintenance (O&M) platform with about 665MWDC under management, in Japan. The transaction is expected to close in second-quarter 2022 for the project development platform and the second-half 2022 for the O&M platform, in each case after obtaining regulatory approvals, the receipt of third-party consents, and satisfying other customary closing conditions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon carbide patent analysis shows firms building vertically integrated supply chains</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 09:26:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/knowmade-170522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Driven by the adoption of silicon carbide (SiC) technology in electric vehicle (EV) applications, the SiC power device market is growing fast. Earned by companies mainly in Europe (STMicroelectronics, Infineon), the USA (Wolfspeed, onsemi) and Japan (Rohm Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Electric, Fuji Electric), SiC power device market revenues exceeded $1bn in 2021, and are rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34% to more than $6bn in 2027, forecasts market analyst firm Yole Développement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Semiconductor Innovation for Net Zero project gains £2.45m funding</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 15:31:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/cism-160522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new research and innovation facility based at Swansea University in Wales has received a funding boost of £2.45m to host a project that will trial innovative emission reduction strategies to help the semiconductor industry deliver on net-zero ambitions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s March-quarter held to 37% year-on-year growth by China COVID shutdowns</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 10:56:13 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/wolfspeed-160522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2022 (ended 27 March), Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree Inc) of Durham, NC, USA has reported a seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth to $188m, up 8.6% on $173.1m last quarter and 37% on $137.3m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech wins Innovation Zone Award - Best Prototype Category at Display Week</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 09:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/porotech-160522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) has won the Innovation Zone Award - Best Prototype Category at the Display Week 2022 event hosted by the Society for Information Display (SID) in San Jose, CA, USA (8-13 May)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST and MACOM RF GaN-on-Si prototypes achieve technology and performance milestones</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 08:58:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/st-macom-160522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland and MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic semiconductors, components and subassemblies) have announced the production of radio-frequency gallium nitride on silicon (RF GaN-on-Si) prototypes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET’s loss rises in Q1 as product development and introduction programs expand</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 08:32:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/poet-160522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2022, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has reported a net loss of $5.4m ($0.15 per share), up $3.7m ($0.10 per share) last quarter and $4.1m ($0.13 per share) a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas GaN ICs fast-charge Lenovo’s 2022 Legion Gen 7 gaming laptops</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 08:11:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/navitas-130522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that its next-generation GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology have been used in Lenovo’s new Legion C135 GaN charger...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>China’s Innoscience and Taiwan’s WPG sign global distribution agreement</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 16:52:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/innoscience-120522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Innoscience Technology of Suzhou, China has signed a global distribution agreement with WPG Holdings of Taipei, Taiwan (the world’s largest electronics distributor, according to Gartner Research, with 5000 staff in 80 sales offices), giving customers worldwide access to its high- and low-voltage normally-off (enhancement-mode) GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EV car maker NIO selects onsemi’s silicon carbide traction power modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 13:42:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/onsemi-120522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA says that China-based car maker NIO Inc has chosen its latest VE-Trac Direct SiC power modules for its next-generation electric vehicles (EVs). The silicon carbide (SiC)-based power modules enable longer range, higher efficiency and faster acceleration for EVs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo/UnitedSiC launches 1200V Gen 4 SiC FETs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:57:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/qorvo-120522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has launched the new UF4C/SC next-generation series of 1200V Gen 4 silicon carbide (SiC) field-effect transistors (FETs) with what are claimed to be industry-leading figures of merit in on-resistance:...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Mitsubishi Electric adds 400A, 1200V dual module to SiC power device lineup</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:36:40 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/mitsubishielectronic-120522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Electric has launched the FMF400DY-24B, a 400A, 1200V dual silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power module that includes an anti-parallel, low Vf, zero-recovery-loss SiC Schottky barrier diode (SBD)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus partners with Rio Tinto for domestic supply of tellurium</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 08:25:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/5nplus-120522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reached a commercial agreement with Rio Tinto to refine the tellurium to be produced at global mining group Rio Tinto’s Kennecott copper operation in Utah...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST cooperating with Semikron to integrate SiC power technology in EV drives</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 19:03:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/st-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says it is supplying silicon carbide (SiC) technology for the eMPack electric vehicle (EV) power modules made by Semikron of Nuremberg, Germany...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM highlights new power semiconductor developments and SiC capacity investment</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 18:55:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/rohm-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10–12 May), ROHM Semiconductor Europe has introduced its new power semiconductor solutions focusing on e-mobility and energy conversion applications. In addition, the firm announced its European and global business activities, strategies and silicon carbide (SiC) investment plans...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems and Phihong debut highest-power-density gaming laptop power supply</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 13:05:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gansystems-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) and power supply company Phihong Technology have announced the debut of Phihong’s 280W GaN charger (claimed to be the industry’s highest-power-density power supply for gaming laptops)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE unveils first commercially available 200mm VCSEL wafer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 12:58:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/iqe-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has announced what is said to be the world’s first commercially available 200mm (8”) vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) epiwafer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 5.7% year-on-year to $395.4m</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 09:17:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/lumentum-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2022 (ended 2 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $395.4m, down 11.5% on $446.7m last quarter and 5.7% on $419.5m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas upgrades GaN IC power by 50% for EV, solar and data-center applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 08:50:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/navitas-110522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has launched the NV6169, a new high-power 650/800V-rated GaNFast power IC with GaNSense technology to address higher-power applications such as 400-1000W 4K/8K TVs and displays, next-generation gaming systems, 500W solar micro-inverters, 1.2kW data-center SMPS (switched-mode power supplies), and up to 4kW/5hp motor drives...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems and xFusion announce first 100W/in3 data-center power supply</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 19:54:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/gansystems-100522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) and computing power infrastructure and services provider xFusion Digital Technologies Co Ltd have introduced the xFusion 3kW PSU, which – with its compact dimensions of 68mm x 183mm x 40.5mm – is claimed to be the first power supply unit with power density of 100W/in3, as well as 80 Plus Titanium efficiency of 96%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon extends CoolSiC portfolio to 2kV voltage class</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 16:15:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/infineon-100522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The increasing demand for high power density is pushing developers to adopt 1500VDC links in their applications to increase the rated power-per-inverter and reduce system costs. However, 1500VDC-based systems also pose more challenges on the system design, such as fast switching at high DC voltage, which typically requires a multi-level topology. This leads to a complicated design and a relatively high number of components...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE enters micro-LED market in partnership with Porotech</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 13:37:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/iqe-porotech-100522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has announced a strategic partnership with Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC ships smallest 100V, 2mΩ GaN FET</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 10:46:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/epc-100522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has expanded its range of low-voltage, off-the-shelf gallium nitride (GaN) transistors with the introduction of the EPC2071 (1.7mΩ typical, 100V) GaN field-effect transistor (FET)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas ships 50 millionth GaN IC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2022 17:09:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/navitas-090522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland (which was founded in 2014) has announced what it says is an industry-first achievement of 50 million units shipped – with zero reported GaN-related field failures. To celebrate, a Navitas GaN wafer was presented to customer vivo...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rhombus using Wolfspeed’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs for faster EV charging infrastructure</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2022 16:19:37 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/wolfspeed-090522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle (EV) charging and power conversion system provider Rhombus Energy Solutions of San Diego, CA, USA says that its EV2flex line of charging infrastructure products is to be supplied with silicon carbide MOSFETs made by Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA, enabling greater efficiency, higher power density and faster charging times. Specifically, Wolfspeed’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs will power the EV2flex-120...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT Q1 revenue grows 26% year-on-year, driven by 45% growth in InP</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2022 10:07:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/axt-090522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter 2022, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported a ninth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, to $39.7m (near the top end of the guidance range of $38-40m). This is up 5% on $37.7m last quarter and 26% on $31.4m a year ago, highlighting market share gains and expansion into new applications and tier-1 opportunities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics Q1 revenue grows 47% year-on-year, despite chip supply chain shortages</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 15:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/neophotonics-060522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For first-quarter of 2022, NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – has reported revenue of $89.3m, up 11% on $80.6m last quarter and up 47% on $60.9m a year ago due to more than 70% growth in 400G-and-above capable products to $54m (61% of total revenue up from 56% last quarter and 52% a year ago). This is despite the impacts of semiconductor chip shortages. Supply chain shortages negatively impacted revenue by about $10m, but these were primarily shortages of analog and power semiconductors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NexGen showcasing Vertical GaN-based power systems at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2022 09:44:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/nexgen-060522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 500 (Hall 7) at the Power Conversion Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany (10-12 May), NexGen Power Systems Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA – which was founded in 2017 to design and manufacture proprietary power conversion systems using patented Vertical GaN (gallium nitride) technologies – is showcasing what it says is the world’s smallest, lightest and most efficient commercial power systems built on 1.2kV, 1+MHz Vertical GaN with Repeated Avalanche and >10µs Short-Circuit Protection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI presenting 300mm micro-LED array technology for AR glasses at Display Week</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 15:28:52 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/micledi-050522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium – a fabless developer of micro-LED display modules for augmented reality (AR) glasses – is demonstrating its technology at the Display Week 2022 event hosted by the Society for Information Display (SID) in San Jose, CA, USA (8-13 May)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>onsemi showcasing energy-efficient solutions at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 14:57:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/onsemi-050522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 330 (Hall 9) at Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10-12 May), power semiconductor IC supplier onsemi of Phoenix, AZ, USA is introducing a range of new power solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI extends ion implanter disk refurbishing services to Asia</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 14:35:44 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/iivi-050522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA – which claims to have the world’s largest ion implant foundry with disk refurbishing services – is extending its ion implanter disk refurbishing services to Asia, with a multi-million-dollar expansion in Hsinchu City, Taiwan (to come online in July)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>K&amp;S receives multiple orders for LUMINEX system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2022 12:38:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/k-and-s-050522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (K&S) – which designs and manufactures semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment – has received two purchase orders, from two separate customers, for its latest advanced display system, LUMINEX (a laser-based mini- and micro-LED die-transfer solution launched last November)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>QPT launches qGaNDrive module</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2022 18:59:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/qpt-040522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Quantum Power Transformation (QPT) of Cambridge, UK has launched its qGaNDrive module, which utilizes gallium ;nitride (GaN) power ;transistors, for motor ;drives in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air ;conditioning) systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2022 17:17:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/semiconductor-today-040522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech demonstrating tunable-colour DynamicPixelTuning technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 May 2022 11:48:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/porotech-040522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2022 event at the San Jose Convention Center, CA, USA (10-12 May), Porotech (a spin off from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge that has developed porous GaN material) is unveiling DynamicPixelTuning on its PoroGaN micro-display platform. This makes it possible to create full-color or tunable-colour displays using identical pixels from a single wafer – achieving color uniformity while eliminating complex fabrication processes...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI Inc and Coherent refile Premerger Notification and Report Form</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 20:55:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/iivi-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA and Coherent Inc of Santa Clara, CA (which provides lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial applications) have refiled their Premerger Notification and Report Form (‘HSR Notification’) with the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice, in connection with the pending acquisition of Coherent by II-VI...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ LIFT grant brings life testing of 3D metal printing PCSELs in-house</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 19:48:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/vectorphotonics-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that the LIFT grant from UK Government agency Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business innovation as part of UK Research and Innovation) has enabled it to develop an in-house accelerated life testing (ALT) capability for its high-power PCSELs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU and Essentium partner to launch first blue laser-based wire feed metal 3D printers</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 19:42:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/nuburu-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power blue laser technology firm NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (which was founded in 2015) and industrial additive manufacturing (AM) firm Essentium Inc of Austin, TX (which makes industrial 3D printers and materials) are partnering to develop and manufacture a blue laser-based metal AM platform. The new Essentium printer will enable manufacturers to create production-grade metal parts with high resolution and fast throughput...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CreeLED sues Star Headlight &amp; Lantern</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 17:39:34 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/creeleds-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CreeLED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a company of SMART Global Holdings of Milpitas, CA) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of New York against Star Headlight & Lantern Co Inc. The lawsuit asserts that Star has infringed Cree LED’s rights in four US patents (nos. 8,884,510; 9,048,396; 9,865,780; and D718,258) by selling a DLITE product that incorporates six infringing LED packages...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 25mΩ 200V rad-hard transistor for space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 17:33:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/epc-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched the EPC7007, a 200V, 25mΩ, 80APulsed radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistor (FET) in a small 5.76mm2 footprint. The EPC7007 has a total dose rating greater than 1Mrad and SEE (single event effect) immunity for LET (linear energy transfer) of 85MeV/(mg/cm2). The devices are offered in a chip-scale package, the same as the commercial eGaN FET and IC family. Packaged versions will be available from EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LUXEON SunPlus portfolio gains high-power deep-red HPE variant</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2022 13:59:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/may/lumileds-030522.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has launched the LUXEON SunPlus HPE, a high-power, deep-red (660nm) LED designed specifically for the horticulture lighting industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s revenue falls 25% in Q1 due to deferred billing for major Services &amp; Accessories order</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:03:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/riber-290422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For for first-quarter 2022, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported revenue of €2.4m, down 25% on €3.2m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET cuts loss year-on-year in Q4/2021</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:24:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/poet-290422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth quarter 2021, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has reported a net loss of $3.7m ($0.10 per share), up from $3.5m ($0.10 per share) last quarter due to certain NRE (non-recurring engineering) commitments with large tier-one industry suppliers established to manage POET’s supply chain and associated risks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments fall year-on-year for third consecutive quarter, by 11% to 314 million in Q1/2022</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:42:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/strategy-analytics-290422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone shipments fell by 11% year-on-year to 314 million units in first-quarter 2022 (the third consecutive quarter of annual decline by smartphone volumes), according to market research firm Strategy Analytics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor files patent lawsuits over Philips’ TV and filament LED bulbs</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:55:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/seoulsemi-290422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that it has launched patent infringement lawsuits in the USA against global retail company Ace Hardware and in Europe against a distributor of Conrad Electronic’s sales platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Efficiency droop halved in cubic- versus hexagonal-phase InGaAlN LEDs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:14:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/uiuc-280422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It is widely accepted that the large Auger coefficient is the main cause for the large (~50%) efficiency droop in traditional hexagonal-phase indium gallium aluminium nitride (InGaAlN) LEDs. Yet this explanation is inadequate to account for the low efficiency droop in gallium arsenide (GaAs)- and gallium phosphide (GaP)-based LEDs, as those have similar Auger coefficients...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Kubos’ cubic GaN 20 times faster than hexagonal GaN LEDs for VLC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:38:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/kubos-280422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2017 – with an exclusive license to develop and commercialize its proprietary cubic-phase gallium nitride (GaN) intellectual property – Kubos Semiconductors Ltd of Cambridge, UK, in collaboration with researchers at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, has identified the potential for its material to deliver LEDs capable of switching at significantly faster speeds than those produced in the hexagonal crystal phase...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM and Delta partner on developing and mass producing GaN devices</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:43:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/rohm-280422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based power semiconductor maker ROHM Co Ltd and power supply maker Delta Electronics Inc have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and mass produce gallium nitride (GaN) power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Bristol installs gallium oxide MOCVD system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:33:14 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/bristol-280422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the drive to cut carbon emissions intensifies and fuel costs soar (making need to reduce energy consumption even greater), a team at the University of Bristol has installed the UK’s first metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for the epitaxial deposition of gallium oxide (Ga2O3), which can be used to make power electronics devices that could cut overall energy usage by about 20% in both domestic and industrial settings, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ayar Labs raises $130m in Series C funding round</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/ayar-270422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA has secured $130m in additional financing led by Boardman Bay Capital Management to drive the commercialization of its integrated optical I/O solution, which is targeted at artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, high-performance computing (HPC), 5G, and light detection & ranging (LIDAR) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CVD Equipment receives order for nine SiC PVT systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:20:45 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/cvdequipment-270422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CVD Equipment Corp of Central Islip, NY, USA (a designer and maker of chemical vapor deposition, gas control, and other equipment and process solutions for developing and manufacturing materials and coatings) has received an order for nine physical vapor transport (PVT) systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds boosts performance of LUXEON SunPlus 3030 and LUXEON 3030 HE Plus LEDs for horticulture and illumination</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:09:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds2-270422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a new, higher performance level consisting of 21 new parts for its horticulture and illumination mid-power 3030 LEDs. Typical flux, PPF (photosynthetic photon flux) and efficacy have increased by 2%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds issues 2021 Sustainability Report</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:01:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds-270422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has issued its 2021 Sustainability Report, which details its progress in supporting the transition to a low-carbon and sustainable economy. In the report, Lumileds highlights how its lighting solutions contribute to positive changes in energy usage, safety, and health and well-being. The firm follows a formalized sustainability agenda that identifies specific priorities and tracks progress...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations showcasing new automotive and high-power products at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:27:19 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/powerintegrations-270422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10-12 May), Power Integrations Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, is showcasing new products for the electric vehicle (EV) and industrial gate driver markets in booth 318 (Hall 9)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ lasers on schedule with project BLOODLINE</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:33:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/vector-photonics-260422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In advance of the LASER World of PHOTONICS 2022 trade fair in Munich, Germany (26-29 April), photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that the project BLOODLINE (Bright Laser diOdes fOr aDvance metaL addItive maNufacturing systEms) is on schedule...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM awarded US DoD development contract</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:57:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/macom-260422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) has been awarded a contract from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a high-power transmitter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC showcasing GaN for power delivery and advanced autonomy at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:50:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/epc-260422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – is delivering multiple technical presentations on GaN technology and applications at PCIM Europe 2022 in Nuremburg (10–12 May). In addition, in Hall 9, Stand 113, the firm is demonstrating its latest eGaN FETs and ICs in a large variety of customer end products...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech showcases brightest native full-color InGaN-based micro-LED display projections at Touch Taiwan</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:37:46 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/porotech-260422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #M402 (Hall 1, 4F) at the Touch Taiwan – Display International event in the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (27-29 April), Porotech (which was spun off in 2020 from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge) is showcasing what it says is the first set of native indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based red, green and blue micro-LED displays at 1920 x 1080 resolution with at least 2 million nits of brightness (≥2m nits)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed opens Mohawk Valley 200mm silicon carbide fab</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:03:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/wolfspeed-260422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – has officially opened its Mohawk Valley silicon carbide fabrication plant in Marcy, NY with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Federal and State officials. The 200mm wafer fab will help to lead the industry-wide transition from silicon to silicon carbide-based semiconductors, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum exhibiting at LASER World of PHOTONICS</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:23:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumentum-250422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In Stand #330 (Hall A6) at the LASER World of PHOTONICS 2022 trade fair in Messe Munchen, Munich, Germany (26-29 April), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is showcasing demonstrations with partners as well as its latest laser solutions for industrial and 3D sensing markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide power modules used in inverters of Lucid Air EV</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:11:31 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/wolfspeed-250422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – says that automaker Lucid Motors has deployed its silicon carbide power device solutions in its high-performance pure-electric car – the Lucid Air. Wolfspeed and Lucid have a multi-year agreement for Wolfspeed to produce and supply silicon carbide devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems exhibiting at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:40:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/gansystems-250422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10–12 May), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is showcasing solutions that, it says, unlock the value of smaller, lighter and lower-cost power electronics and enable companies to create more energy-efficient power electronics requiring fewer scarce resources and materials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas GaN IC drives vivo’s first 8”-screen foldable smartphone</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:32:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/navitas-250422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that its next-generation GaNFast power ICs with GaNSense technology have been selected to power vivo’s newly released, first folding-screen flagship ‘X Fold’ in-box 80W flash charger...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI signs renewable energy contracts for nine sites in USA</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:59:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/iivi-220422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA says that it has signed renewable energy contracts for powering nine of its sites in the USA with 100% renewable electricity. The sites range from some of II-VI’s most advanced manufacturing sites and some small engineering offices to multiple facilities across the USA in California, Oregon, New Jersey and New York...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia demonstrating power semiconductor developments at PCIM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:40:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/nexperia-220422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #317 (Hall 9) at Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10–12 May), Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) is demonstrating the latest innovations and developments in power semiconductors across a wide range of applications including the following...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas CEO giving plenary talk at CS MANTECH</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:03:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/navitas-220422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that CEO & co-founder Gene Sheridan is a plenary speaker at the 36th International Conference on Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (CS MANTECH 2022) in Monterey, CA, USA (9–12 May), which brings together around 450 participants from different sectors of the semiconductor supply chain and comprises technical papers, talks, workshops, ‘fireside chats’ and manufacturer exhibits...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed exhibiting at PCIM 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:37:50 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/wolfspeed-220422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10–12 May), Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree) of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices, for applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace & defense – is exhibiting in Booth 435 (Hall 7) and offering insights into the latest developments in the industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Penn State leading five-year, $7.5m study of radiation effects on wide-bandgap semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:22:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/pennstate-210422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Compared with conventional silicon-based electronics, electronics employing wide-bandgap semiconductors promise better resistance against radiation damage. So, to better predict and mitigate radiation-induced damage of wide-bandgap semiconductors, the US Department of Defense has awarded a five-year, $7.5m Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award to a new national collaboration led by Penn State University...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds’ fully transitions to renewable electricity at Penang plants</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds2-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that, as of 18 March, it has fully transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at its two manufacturing locations in Penang, Malaysia (reducing emissions by more than 40,000 tons of CO2 equivalent every year)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON HL2Z un-domed CSP high-power LED</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:43:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has introduced the LUXEON HL2Z, an un-domed, CSP (chip-scale package), single-sided, high-power LED that is said to significantly reduce system costs while delivering high flux density, high luminance and precise beam control. It delivers luminous flux of more than 315 lumens and efficacy of more than 160 lumens per Watt from a compact 2.3mm-square package that is just 0.36mm high...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Viosys obtains permanent injunction against home electronics retailer Namsung America</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:53:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/seoulviosys-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet LED product maker Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (SVC, a subsidiary of South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd) says that the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against Namsung America Inc, which sold home electronics incorporating UV LEDs manufactured and supplied by SL Vionics Co Ltd (previously Semicon Light)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nippon Sanso’s first Ga2O3 MOCVD system installed and qualified</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:06:54 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/nippon-sanso-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) of Tokyo, Japan has installed its first gallium oxide (Ga2O3) metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system in the laboratory of professor Yoshinao Kumagai at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics’ CTO completes RAE’s Shott Scale Up Accelerator program for technology entrepreneurs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:31:49 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/vectorphotonics-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK says that its chief technology officer Dr Richard Taylor has completed the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Shott Scale Up Accelerator program...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey appoints Mark Davidson as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:41:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/odyssey-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which is developing high-voltage vertical power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, says that Mark Davidson has joined it as CEO and member of the board of directors. He succeeds co-founder Rick Brown, who served as interim CEO since September 2021 and will continue as chief technology officer and board member...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 100V, 58mΩ AEC-qualified ToF LiDAR IC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:31:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/epc-200422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has introduced the EPC2221, a common-source dual gallium nitride FET rated at 100V, 58mΩ and 20A pulsed current that can be used in time-of-flight (ToF) light detection & ranging (LiDAR) systems for robots, surveillance systems, drones, autonomous cars, and vacuum cleaners...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas joins PowerAmerica consortium</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 19:06:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/navitas-190422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has announced its membership of PowerAmerica, a public-private research initiative established in 2014 between industry, government, national labs and academia dedicated to accelerating the adoption of wide-bandgap (WBG) silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET joins SHINE Center for photonics integration as founding member</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:59:47 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/poet-190422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has joined the Singapore Hybrid-Integrated Next generation micro-Electronics (SHINE) Center, located in the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), as a founding member...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>&lt;new&gt;</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:16:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/bluglass-190422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs – has closed its non-renounceable entitlement offer, raising AUS$3.71m before costs. The entitlement offer enabled eligible shareholders to subscribe for new shares on a 1:4 basis at AUS$0.03 per share; and follows a AUS$3.4m placement to US and Australian institutional funds and investors (as announced to ASX on 24 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Windstream completes first 400G ZR+ interoperability trials, using II-VI and Acacia modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:19:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/windstream-iivi-acacia-190422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Optical solutions provider Windstream Wholesale of Little Rock, AK, USA has tested the interoperability of QSFP-DD form factor ZR+ pluggable modules from II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, and Acacia Communications Inc of Maynard, MA (now part of Cisco). The tests established 400 Gigabit links in a production environment over a 1027km link. The team also leveraged the Marvell Deneb coherent DSP (digital signal processor) within a native 0dBm II-VI pluggable and the Acacia module using the Greylock DSP. Industry-standard oFEC (open forward-error correction) algorithms were also used in the trials...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Laserline showcasing first blue diode laser with 3kW CW output</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:30:21 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/laserline-180422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In Hall A5 (Booth 305) at the Laser World of Photonics 2022 in Munich (26-29 April), Laserline GmbH of Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany, which manufactures diode lasers for industrial material processing, is presenting what it claims is the first blue diode laser with 3kW CW output power. Designed especially for welding, cladding and additive manufacturing of copper components, the laser is a further milestone in the power development of blue high-power diode lasers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PhotonDelta gains €1.1bn funding, including €470m from Netherlands’ National Growth Fund</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:22:28 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/photondelta-180422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Integrated photonics industry accelerator PhotonDelta, a cross-border ecosystem of photonic chip technology organizations, has secured €1.1bn in public and private investment (subject to certain conditions, including: agreeing a strategic partnership with a foundry; research activity connected with applications of technology; and ongoing evaluation of PhotonDelta’s ecosystem). As part of the Dutch Government’s national plan to cement and expand the country’s position in integrated photonics, the investment includes €470m obtained through the National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds), while the rest is co-invested by various partners and stakeholders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum receives LEED Silver certification for San Jose HQ</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:45:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumentum-140422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification for its headquarters building in San Jose, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM investing €800m over next 18-24 months on new 8” LED front-end fab</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:07:58 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/ams-osram-140422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At its Capital Markets Day (CMD) on 5 April, ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany provided investors with an update on its strategy, business outlook and targeting optical solutions, showcasing the opportunities for the firm since it has been on an integration path after ams gained operational control of OSRAM in March 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CompoundTek and Voyant to establish high-volume silicon photonic wafer test</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:41:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/compoundtek-voyant-140422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd has formed a strategic collaboration with light detection & ranging (LiDAR) solution provider Voyant Photonics of Long Island City, NY, USA to establish cost-effective high-volume SiPh wafer test for LiDAR designed specifically for automotive as well as other fast-growing applications such as robotics and drones...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC Space launches 4mΩ, 40V rad-hard GaN power transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:08:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/epcspace-140422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA has launched the EPC7019G, a 40V, 4mΩ, 530Apulsed radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor that is claimed to be lower in cost and a more efficient solution than the nearest comparable rad-hard (RH) silicon MOSFET...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Emcore awarded Medallion 8100 L-EML transmitter contract extension</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:07:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/emcore-140422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emcore Corp of Alhambra, CA, USA – which provides mixed-signal products for the aerospace & defense, communications and sensing markets – has been awarded a contract extension for Medallion 8100 Series linear externally modulated laser (L-EML) CATV transmitters by a major broadband multi-service operator (MSO) in Europe. The contract extension brings the value of L-EML transmitters shipped for this multi-year project to over $2m. For this phase of the project, Emcore expects to deliver transmitters beginning in second-quarter 2022. ..]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s revenue up 3% in 2021, driven by diversification of product mix</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:42:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/riber-130422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2021, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported revenue of €31.2m, up 3% on 2020’s €30.2m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nevada Gold Mines orders 260MW of First Solar’s PV modules</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:47:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/firstsolar-130422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar module technology will power 17% of the annual energy needs of Nevada Gold Mines (NGM). NGM is operated by Barrick Gold Corp and is a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont Corp (38.5%) that combined their assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the world’s largest gold-producing complex...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon extends CoolSiC M1H technology portfolio with 1200V SiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:28:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/infineon-130422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has introduced a new CoolSiC technology: the CoolSiC MOSFET 1200V M1H. The silicon carbide (SiC) chip will be implemented in a widely extended portfolio using the Easy module family, along with discrete packages using .XT interconnect technology. The M1H chip offers high flexibility and is suitable for solar energy systems, such as inverters, that have to meet peak demand. The chip is also suitable for applications such as fast electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage systems and other industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiLEDs’ quarterly margins rise as revenue recovers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:40:03 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/semileds-130422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2022 (to end-February 2022), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.18m, up 48% on $1.47m last quarter and 82% on $1.2m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Silicon Ranch and First Solar expand partnership with 4GW supply agreement spanning 2023-25</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:01:08 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/firstsolar2-120422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has signed a master supply agreement (MSA) to supply 4GWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Silicon Ranch of Nashville, TN, one of the USA’s largest independent power producers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CompoundTek demos hybrid silicon O+C+L-band wavelength-tunable laser module</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:50:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/compoundtek-120422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the recent LUX-Enterprise Singapore Copackaged Photonics/ASICs & Heterogeneous Integration Workshop, Singapore-based silicon photonic (SiPh) foundry services provider CompoundTek Pte Ltd shared results on a hybrid silicon O+C+L-band wavelength-tunable laser module that a stealth-mode product company ran with CompoundTek...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Origis Energy orders 750MW of First Solar modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:10:32 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/firstsolar-120422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that Origis Energy of Miami, FL, one of America’s largest solar and energy storage developers, has placed an order for 750MWDC of its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. The deal, which was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s fourth-quarter 2021 earnings in February, utilizes First Solar’s agile contracting approach and Origis will benefit from any advances in technology through 2024, when the modules will be delivered to its projects across the USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Synopsys and Juniper forming firm to offer ‘laser-on-a-chip’ open silicon photonics platform</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:51:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/synopsis-juniper-120422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Synopsys Inc of Mountain View, CA, USA ― which provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, semiconductor IP and services for chip and electronic system design ― and optical network provider Juniper Networks Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA have closed a transaction to form a new, separate company that will provide an open silicon photonics platform to address the growing photonic requirements in applications such as telecom, datacom, light detection & ranging (LiDAR), healthcare, high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and optical computing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ST’s 50W GaN converter enables high-efficiency power designs in consumer and industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/st-110422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[STMicroelectronics of Geneva, Switzerland says that its VIPerGaN50 simplifies building single-switch flyback converters up to 50W and integrates a 650V gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor for superior energy efficiency and miniaturization...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Enkris releases Full Color GaN products and expands wafer size to 300mm for micro-LED applications</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2022 13:29:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/enkris-080422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Enkris Semiconductor of Suzhou Industrial Park, China – which is a pure-play foundry for gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafers for power electronics, RF, micro-LED and UVC applications – has released its Full Color GaN® RGB series of products with wafer size up to 300mm for the micro-display industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco releases ESG goals for 2022 and beyond</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:51:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/veeco-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has unveiled its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals for 2022 and beyond, showcasing its on-going commitment to corporate social responsibility. Based on feedback received from the company’s stakeholders and results of its 2021 materiality assessment, the goals relate to climate change, product responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and responsible corporate governance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum launches series of multi-junction 905nm VCSEL arrays for advanced mobility and industrial applications</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:48:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumentum-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced the M Series of multi-junction vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays for next-generation automotive, industrial light detection & ranging (LiDAR) and 3D sensing applications, and availability of the first M Series product, the M51-100 905nm 70W multi-junction VCSEL array...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE’s full-year 2021 constant-currency revenue down a less-than-expected 7%</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:06:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/iqe-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For full-year 2021, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has reported revenue of £154.1m, above the £152m guidance but down 13.4% on 2020’s £178m. However, the firm experienced a foreign exchange (FX) headwind of about £10.6m affecting GBP revenue on a reported basis, caused by the relative strength of Sterling versus the US dollar (in which most of IQE’s revenues are denominated). On a constant-currency basis, revenue was down just 7.3% at £165m (in line with November’s trading update of £164m)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>LED lighting market growing at 8.4% to $11.1bn in 2026</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:41:42 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/trendforce-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to TrendForce’s ‘Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update’ report, demand for high-standard LED products in the lighting market is entering a growth stage. Generally speaking, the price of lighting LED products is stable. However, due to the recent rise in global raw material prices, the unit price of products looks to be trending higher...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC introduces 350V GaN power transistor with 80mΩ RDS(on) and 26A peak current</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 08:57:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/epc-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the production release of the EPC2050, a 350V GaN transistor with a maximum on-resistance (RDS(on)) of 80mΩ and a 26A pulsed output current. The EPC2050 measures just 1.95mm x 1.95mm, enabling power solutions to occupy ten times less area than comparable silicon solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Taiyo Nippon Sanso and RIKEN demo 226nm AlGaN-based DUV LED electroluminescence</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 08:49:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/nipponsanso-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp (TNSC) and Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Saitama have demonstrated aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) deep ultraviolet (DUV) LED electroluminescence (EL) at a short wavelength of 226nm using TNSC’s metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New ams OSRAM green laser diode offers 4x higher perceived brightness than red lasers used in industrial equipment</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 08:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/amsosram-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria has introduced a green laser diode that is said to be a brighter, easier-to-use, more reliable and cost-competitive replacement for red lasers in applications such as levelling, scanning, biosciences and dot projection...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alter Technology opens Photonics Design Centre at University of Strathclyde</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Apr 2022 08:25:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/alter-070422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of TÜV NORD Group (one of Germany’s largest technical service providers), Alter Technology TÜV NORD – which provides micro- and optoelectronics services in engineering, procurement, assembly and test for the space and harsh-environment sectors – has opened a Photonics Design Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, at the University of Strathclyde, to accelerate the commercialization of photonic products into quantum technology and space markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic signs Ormic as Israel sales rep</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:24:59 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/filtronic2-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF, microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) components and subsystems — has signed a sales representative agreement with Ormic Components Ltd of Modi’in Technological Park, Israel...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas highlighting GaN ICs for high-power markets at PCIM Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:18:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/navitas-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 523 (Hall 9) at Power, Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe 2022 in Nürnberg Messe, Nuremberg, Germany (10–12 May), gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland is highlighting next-generation IC technologies and market advancement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum and Ambarella unveil joint reference design combining edge AI and privacy for smarter building automation and occupancy sensor systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 13:24:01 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumentum-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) and edge artificial intelligence (AI) vision semiconductor and software company Ambarella Inc of Santa Clara, CA, have announced a new joint reference design that combines edge artificial intelligence (AI) with privacy, enabling new possibilities for smart building applications. Called Vision-D and available now, the design combines Lumentum’s flood illuminator module for extremely accurate time-of-flight (ToF) 3D sensing with Ambarella’s CV22 edge AI SoC (system-on-chip)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI’s 940nm VCSEL flood illuminator modules compliant with AEC-Q102 for automotive in-cabin applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 13:15:18 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/iivi-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA, which provides depth sensing technology, says that its 940nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) flood illuminator modules have been qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q102 quality standard for automotive in-cabin applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5G a significant market opportunity for GaN</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 09:38:17 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/idtechex-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Much of the 5G rollout to date has been in frequency bands more similar to existing 4G rather than taking full advantage of 5G’s higher frequencies, notes IDTechEx’s latest research report ‘Thermal Management for 5G 2022-2032’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Filtronic introduces E-band high-power amplifiers for long-range telecoms links</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2022 08:39:56 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/filtronic-060422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF, microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) components and subsystems — has announced the availability of the extended Cerus range of high-power E-band amplifiers designed for long-range commercial or military telecommunications applications, including low Earth orbit (LEO) and high-altitude platform systems (HAPS)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Altum RF uses WIN’s latest 0.1µm GaAs pHEMT technology for amplifiers covering Q-, V- and E-bands</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2022 18:29:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/altumrf-050422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Altum RF of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (which designs high-performance RF to millimeter-wave solutions for commercial and industrial applications) has announced three new gallium arsenide (GaAs) pHEMT monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers targeting applications covering Q-, V- and E-bands. Using the PP10-20 GaAs pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (pHEMT) technology of WIN Semiconductors Corp of Taoyuan City, Taiwan – the largest pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry – the compact die amplifiers are said to achieve high gain and low noise, while simplifying design-in for engineers by using single-gate and single-drain supplies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo announces chief financial officer transition</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:09:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/qorvo-050422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that, after being appointed chief financial officer in June 2016, Mark Murphy is leaving the firm, effective 18 April, to join Micron Technology Inc as its CFO...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presents new generation of 940nm single-mode and multi-mode VCSELs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2022 13:11:43 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/trumpf-050422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is presenting new VCSEL solutions to expand its portfolio for 3D sensing in consumer and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IRPS ‘best paper’ award for ST/CNR-IMM work on silicon carbide power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2022 10:42:06 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/st-cmr-imm-050422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 2022 IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) in Dallas, TX, USA (27-31 March), a team from STMicroelectronics and the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems at the National Research Council of Italy (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, CNR-IMM) in Catania, Italy, was recognized with the IRPS 2021 ‘best paper’ award for ‘Correlation between MOSFETs breakdown and 4H-SiC epitaxial defects’, which exposed newly discovered relations between certain defects and the viability of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SemiQ launches 1200V 80mΩ SiC power MOSFET modules in SOT-227 packages</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2022 09:42:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/semiq-050422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SemiQ of Lake Forest, CA, USA – which designs, develops and manufactures SiC components and 150mm SiC epiwafers for high-frequency, high-temperature and high-efficiency power semiconductor devices – has released its second-generation silicon carbide 1200V 80mΩ power MOSFET modules developed in industry-standard SOT-227 packages, namely the GCMS080B120S1-E1 with 1200V 10A parallel diode and the GCMX080B120S1-E1 without parallel diode. The 1200V silicon carbide MOSFET modules are the latest extension to the firm’s SiC MOSFET product portfolio...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AKHAN appoints Kirk Hasserjian to board</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 19:10:38 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/akhan-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AKHAN Semiconductor Inc of Gurnee, Lake County, IL, USA – which was founded in 2013 and specializes in the fabrication and application of synthetic, lab-grown, electronics-grade diamond materials – says that Kirk Hasserjian has joined its board of directors, supporting the commercialization of its Miraj Diamond Platform...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SiC device market growing at 34% CAGR from $1.09bn in 2021 to $6.3bn in 2027</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 15:19:36 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/yole-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The global silicon carbide (SiC) device market is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34% from $1.09bn in 2021 to $6.3bn by 2027, estimates market research and strategy consulting firm Yole Développement in its latest annual report ‘Power SiC 2022’...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass completes acquisition of Silicon Valley laser diode fab</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:15:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/bluglass-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs – has completed its acquisition of a 19,000ft2 purpose-built commercial laser diode production facility lease and manufacturing equipment in Silicon Valley for US$2.5m (comprising US$2m cash and US$500,000 in new BluGlass shares at an issue price of AUS3.3 cents per share)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds expands LUXEON 5050 HE LED range with higher CRI and efficacy</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 10:47:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds2-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that, in response to market demands for better outdoor and industrial light and very high efficacy, it is expanding its LUXEON 5050 HE LEDs (launched last November) with new 80 and 90 CRI (color-rendering index) parts while simultaneously increasing the luminous efficacy of the parts that are available in both 6V and 24V configurations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EU-funded project INSPIRE combining SiN and InP PICs with wafer-scale micro-transfer printing</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 09:01:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/inspire-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After receiving nearly €5m in funding from the European°Union’s Horizon°2020 research and innovation program (under grant agreement n°101017088), the project INSPIRE was officially launched on 1 January...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON 3528 RGB LED</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2022 08:48:15 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds-040422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has released its new LUXEON 3528 RGB, a very small, slim RGB LED package that supports a broad range of architectural, decorative and color-changing applications. The white body increases reflectivity and system lumens per watt and system efficiency. The IPX8 water-resistant rating allows for use in moist environments inside or outside a building...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds boosts LUXEON 2835 Color Line lumen performance</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2022 16:50:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds2-010422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a dramatic boost in luminous flux to its LUXEON 2835 Color Line family of color LEDs. Specifically, Red, Blue and Royal Blue lead with flux increases of 10-13%...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds launches LUXEON CoB Core Pro LEDs for retail lighting</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2022 14:27:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/lumileds-010422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has launched the LUXEON CoB Core Pro range. With a color point that is below the black-body locus and aligns with the color point of conventional (ceramic discharge metal halide) solutions, typical color-rendering index (CRI) of 92, R9 greater than 50, and typical luminous efficacy of 152lm/W (for a correlated color temperature CCT = 3000K, junction temperature Tj = 85C, 90CRI, and 15mm light-emitting surface), the new CoB range is targeted at retail and hospitality recessed and track lighting solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Semiconductor participating in ISAL 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2022 14:18:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/seoulsemi-010422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 14th International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL) in Darmstadt, Germany (4-6 April), South South Korea-based LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd is introducing a customized driving solution based on its LED technology for automobiles, and also proposing a new lifestyle in the future that provides a clean driving environment and safety for pedestrians...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM selling Automotive Lighting Systems business to Plastic Omnium</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2022 14:06:20 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/amsosram-010422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria has agreed to sell its independent AMLS (Automotive Lighting Systems GmbH) business to Plastic Omnium for €65m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi appoints veteran from parent company Murata as CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Apr 2022 13:56:55 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/apr/psemi-010422.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has appointed Tatsuo Bizen as CEO, succeeding interim CEO Takaki Murata...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Odyssey demos 700V vertical GaN power FETs; targets 1200V next</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:15:41 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/odyssey-310322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies Inc of Ithaca, NY, USA, which is developing high-voltage power switching components based on proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology, says that it has reached a technology milestone in its development of vertical GaN power field-effect transistors (FETs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:58:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/semiconductor-today-310322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone production forecast for 2022 downgraded from 1.38 billion to 1.366 billion units after weak Q1 demand</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:27:26 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/trendforce-300322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to lower-than-expected sales in fourth-quarter 2021, the smartphone market in first-quarter 2022 not only needed to adjust its accumulated inventory of finished products but it was also affected by sluggish seasonal demand, resulting in relatively weak Q1/2022 production performance, according to market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems and GSR conducting Internet data center power supply field trial</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:46:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems-290322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) and Xuzhou GSR Semiconductor Co Ltd have jointly announced what is claimed to be the first industry field trial of GaN in the power infrastructure of an Internet data center (IDC), reckoned to be a key milestone toward the universal adoption of GaN in IDCs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NXP launches RF GaN power transistors for 32T32R active antenna systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:46:48 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/nxp-290322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced a new series of RF power discrete solutions for 32T32R active antenna systems, using its latest proprietary gallium nitride (GaN) technology. The new series complements NXP’s existing portfolio of discrete GaN power amplifier solutions for 64T64R radios, covering all cellular frequency bands from 2.3GHz to 4.0GHz. NXP now offers what is claimed to be the largest RF GaN portfolio for massive multiple input, multiple output (massive MIMO) 5G radios...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>UK government funding for connecting 5G radio towers with optical fiber</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:17:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/csc-rushmere-290322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Together with consortium partners, the Compound Semiconductor Centre Ltd (CSC, a joint venture founded in 2015 between Cardiff University and epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK) has won £1.5m in funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the UK’s efforts to develop homegrown telecoms technology and diversify 5G and future-generation networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Showa Denko enters mass production of 6-inch SiC single-crystal substrates</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:11:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/sdk-280322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based wafer manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has launched the mass production of 6-inch (150mm)-diameter silicon carbide (SiC) single-crystal wafers, for processing into SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductor devices as demand rises rapidly in fields including electric vehicles (xEVs), railcars, and industrial equipment...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presents VCSEL heating systems for faster and better flip-chip assembly</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:20:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/trumpf-250322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 341 (hall A6) at LASER World of Photonics 2022 in Munich, Germany (26-29 April), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is presenting new processes utilizing its VCSEL heating systems for flip-chip assemblies in the electronics industry...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches Generation 4 high-density COBs with Robusto technology</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/luminus-250322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has launched its next generation of high-lumen-density white COB arrays featuring Robusto technology, the latest enhancement to improve maximum operating temperature...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM starts production of 150V GaN HEMTs with 8V gate-source voltage</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:26:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/rohm-240322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power semiconductor maker ROHM says that its new GNE10xxTB series of 150V gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) increases the gate withstand voltage (rated gate-source voltage) to what is claimed to be an industry-leading 8V – ideally to be applied in power supply circuits for industrial equipment such as base stations and data centers along with Internet of Things (IoT) communication devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BluGlass acquiring US laser fab for $2.5m</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/bluglass-240322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia – which has developed proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology for manufacturing devices such as laser diodes, next-generation LEDs and micro-LEDs – has agreed to acquire the lease on a commercial 19,000ft2 purpose-built laser diode production facility in Silicon Valley (Fremont, CA, USA) plus manufacturing equipment for US$2.5m (US$2.5m comprising US$2m cash and US$500,000 of new BluGlass shares). The acquisition should fast-track BluGlass’ growth strategy, significantly increasing its laser manufacturing capacity and bringing forward higher-value product development timelines, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Advanced Furnace Technology’s research director wins ‘Women in Innovation’ award</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:25:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/aft-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineering and materials science company Advanced Furnace Technology Ltd of Cambridge, UK (which provides specialist graphite services such as graphite cleaning, purification and coating) says that its director of research Dr Zoe Tolkien has won £50,000 and a mentoring and support package after being named a winner at the ‘Women in Innovation’ awards of the UK Government agency Innovate UK (which provides funding and support for business as part of UK Research and Innovation)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 90–265V universal AC input to 15–48V DC output power supply for USB PD3.1 ultra-fast chargers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/epc-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9171, a 90–265V universal AC input to 15–48V DC output power supply designed for USB PD3.1 ultra-fast chargers. This reference design can deliver 240W maximum output power at 48V output voltage and 5A load current. A power density of about 1.1W/cm3 is achieved by employing gallium nitride (GaN) power switches operating at high switching frequencies in both the primary and secondary circuits...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminar acquiring Freedom Photonics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/luminar-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Following a multi-year collaboration, automotive technology company Luminar Technologies Inc of Orlando, FL, USA is acquiring Freedom Photonics LLC of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which was founded in 2005 and manufactures photonic components, modules and subsystems for markets including automotive LiDAR, optical sensing, aerospace, industrial processing and data communications). The acquisition brings fundamental next-generation chip-scale laser technology, intellectual property (IP), and production expertise in-house for Luminar light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems exhibiting power supplies for data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:56:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems2-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 37th annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2022) in Houston, TX, USA (20-24 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has announced power supply unit (PSU) solutions that, it is claimed, enable data centers to enhance profitability, reduce operating costs, and reduce energy consumption. Solutions from SoluM, Compuware and GaN Systems are on display at the firm’s booth #1324...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems launches 300W Audio Boost Converter SMPS</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:36:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the 37th annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2022) in Houston, TX, USA (20-24 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has launched its 300W Audio Boost Converter SMPS (switch-mode power supply)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s SuperGaN FETs power Boco’s crypto-mining power supply</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:21:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/transphorm-230322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its SuperGaN FETs are being used in the new 3.6kW power supply of Hangzhou Boco Electronics Co Ltd. The 12V AC-to-DC power supply achieves a peak efficiency of greater than 96% and is designed to be used in rugged environments caused by ultra-demanding applications such as crypto-mining rigs and high-performance data-center systems...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NXP and Hitachi Energy collaborate on power module to accelerate SiC adoption in E-mobility</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/nxp-hitachienergy-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has announced a collaboration with Hitachi Energy to accelerate the adoption of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor modules in e-mobility. The project aims to provide more efficient, reliable and functionally safe SiC MOSFET-based solutions for powertrain inverters consisting of NXPs GD3160 single-channel high-voltage (HV) isolated gate drivers and Hitachi Energy’s RoadPak automotive SiC MOSFET power modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU appoints chief financial officer</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/nuburu-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power blue laser technology firm NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (which was founded in 2015) has appointed Brian Knaley as chief financial officer, overseeing all aspects of finance and investor relations as the firm accelerates and implements its growth strategy to expand the presence of its blue laser technology across target markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MICLEDI collaborating with GlobalFoundries on manufacturing micro-LED displays for AR glasses</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/micledi-gf-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[MICLEDI Microdisplays B.V. of Leuven, Belgium, a fabless developer of micro-LED arrays for high-end augmented reality (AR) glasses, has announced a manufacturing collaboration with GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA), aiming to enable AR glasses to achieve the brightness, resolution, power, size and economies of scale needed to become affordable for consumers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces first 20-year warranty for GaN ICs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/navitas-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has announced a 20-year limited warranty for its GaNFast technology – 10x longer than typical silicon, SiC or discrete GaN power semiconductors – and a critical accelerator for GaN’s adoption in data center, solar and electric vehicle (EV) markets, it is reckoned...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations unveils quasi-resonant PFC IC with 750V GaN switch</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/powerintegration-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has launched the HiperPFS-5 family of power-factor correction (PFC) ICs, which have an integrated 750V PowiGaN gallium nitride switch. With efficiency of up to 98.3%, the new ICs deliver up to 240W without a heat sink and can achieve a power factor of better than 0.98. HiperPFS-5 ICs are suitable for high-power USB PD adapters, TVs, game consoles, all-in-one computers and appliances...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Microchip unveils 3.3kV silicon carbide MOSFETs and Schottky barrier diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/microchip-220322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Microchip Technology Inc of Chandler, AZ, USA has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) portfolio with the release of what is claimed to be the lowest on-resistance (RDS(on)) 3.3kV SiC MOSFETs and highest current-rated SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) available in the market, enabling system designers of traction power units (TPUs), auxiliary power units (APUs), solid-state transformers (SSTs), industrial motor drives and energy infrastructure solutions to take advantage of ruggedness, reliability and performance. With the expansion of its SiC portfolio, Microchip says that designers are equipped with the tools to develop smaller, lighter and more efficient solutions for electrified transportation, renewable energy, aerospace and industrial applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems showcasing smallest GaN chargers at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems-210322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1324 at the 37th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2022) in Houston, Texas (20-24 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) together with power conversion R&D company Rompower Energy Systems Inc of Tucson, AZ, USA are displaying what are claimed to be industry firsts - the smallest 65W and 100W GaN chargers offering the highest efficiency and best power density...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5N Plus appoints president &amp; CEO</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/5nplus-210322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Specialty semiconductor and performance materials producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada says that its board of directors has appointed Gervais Jacques as president & CEO. Jacques has been interim president & CEO since 1 December 2021. He remains a member of the board...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sandia reports GaN diode with record 6.4kV breakdown ultrafast devices step to protecting the grid from EMPs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/sandia-210322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories has fabricated and tested a gallium nitride (GaN)-based electronic device that can shunt excess electricity within a few billionths of a second while operating at a record 6400V — a step towards protecting the electric grid from an electromagnetic pulse (Yates et al, ‘Demonstration of >6.0-kV Breakdown Voltage in Large Area Vertical GaN p-n Diodes With Step-Etched Junction Termination Extensions’, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices; DOI: 10.1109/TED.2022.3154665). The team’s ultimate goal is to provide protection from voltage surges, which could lead to months-long power interruptions, with a device that operates at up to 20,000V...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches optimized 650V CoolSiC MOSFETs</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/infineon-210322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has launched a new family of CoolSiC 650V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs to deliver reliable, easy-to-use and cost-effective top performance. Building on Infineon’s SiC trench technology and come in a compact D2PAK SMD 7-pin package with .XT interconnection technology, the devices target high-power applications including servers, telecom, industrial switch-mode power supplies (SMPS), fast electric vehicle (EV) charging, motor drives, solar energy systems, energy storage, and battery formation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices debuts first commercial products</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:50:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/cgd-210322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Marking its debut appearance at the (Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) (20-24 March), fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) has emerged from stealth mode to launch its first portfolio of products, which are capable of reducing power losses by up to 50%. CGD has launched the ICeGaN 650V H1 series comprising four 650V products that utilise GaN-based technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Germany’s ‘EdgeLimit-Green ICT’ project gains funding for three-year implementation phase</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:18:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/edgelimit-greenict-170322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for three years as part of the ‘Green ICT’ initiative, Fraunhofer Institutes IAF (Institute for Applied Solid State Physics, in Freiburg) and IIS (Institute for Integrated Circuits, in Erlangen) - together with the Institute for Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) at the University of Freiburg and multiple industrial partners – have begun the implementation phase of the project ‘EdgeLimit-Green ICT’, which aims to develop and test an energy-efficient edge-cloud system for mobile radio base stations by 2025, making use of aluminium scandium nitride (AlScN)-based components and demand-driven control...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm and TDK-Lambda add 12V and 48V modules to GaN-based 500W AC-DC power supply family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:35:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/transphorm-160322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that TDK-Lambda Corp (a group company of TDK), which makes power conversion products for industrial and medical equipment, has expanded its GaN-based PFH500F product line...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC releases lowest on-resistance rad-hard transistor available for demanding space applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:53:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/epc-160322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has launched the EPC7019, a 40V, 1.5mΩ, 530APulsed radiation-hardened enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) in a small 13.9mm2 footprint. The EPC7019 has a total dose rating greater than 1Mrad and SEE (single event effect) immunity for LET (linear energy transfer) of 85MeV/(mg/cm2). The devices are offered in a chip-scale package, the same as the commercial eGaN FET and IC family. Packaged versions will be available from EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET demos 200G FR4 Transmit and 400G FR4 Receive Optical Engines at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:10:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/poet-160322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, CA, USA (8-10 March), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — gave live demonstrations of its recently announced 200G FR4 Transmit and 400G FR4 Receive Optical Engines...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET responds to Shenzhen COVID lockdown</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/poet-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has reported that, as a response to the temporary lockdown resulting from a COVID-19 outbreak in Shenzhen, critical development activities have been absorbed by Singapore and other locations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed adds to global operations leadership team to support rapid company growth</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:09:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/wolfspeed-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices, for applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace & defense – says that Jeff Ferraro has joined it as VP of enterprise supply chain & procurement...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems powers Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Ultra fast charger</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:40:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says that its high-efficiency semiconductor products have been selected to power the flagship Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Ultra smartphones, enabling the slim and powerful 45W charger to deliver on the efficiency and fast-charging promise of GaN. The 45W charger is claimed to set a new benchmark in power density and efficiency...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toyoda Gosei makes record diameter GaN substrates, targeting next-gen power devices</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:31:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/toyoda-gosei-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, together with Osaka University, says that it has succeeded in increasing the diameter of substrates for gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, by leveraging its expertise in GaN semiconductors such as blue LEDs and ultraviolet (UV-C) LEDs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPIR orders Riber MBE 32P MCT research system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/riber-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – has received an order from EPIR Inc of Bolingbrook, IL, USA (a subsidiary of Sivananthan Laboratories Inc) for an MBE 32P MCT research system to expand its manufacturing base...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics’ full-year 400G-and-above product revenue up more than 70% to $148m</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:39:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/neophotonics-150322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – has reported full-year revenue of $290.3m for 2021, down 22% on $371.2m in 2020 as it replaces the revenue base of its largest customer in 2020. However, revenue from customers other than Huawei grew by 17% year-on-year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET begins trading on Nasdaq under symbol ‘POET’</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:57:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/poet-140322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — says that its common shares have begun trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ‘POET’ as of the market opening on 14 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron grows revenue 59% and orders 65% in 2021, driven by power electronics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:50:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/aixtron-140322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2021, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €180.9m (the highest for 10 years), up 38% on €130.8m in Q3 and up 67% on €108.1m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>France funding Riber’s 300mm pilot line for silicon photonics sector</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/riber-140322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of the call for projects ‘Industry Stimulus Plan - Strategic Sectors’ launched by the France’s Ministry of Industry, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – has been awarded public funding to finance its 300mm pilot line...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>AXT grows revenue 44% year-on-year, aided by market share gains</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:07:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/axt-110322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2021, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA – which makes gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) substrates and raw materials – has reported revenue of $37.7m, exceeding both the initial guidance range of $34-36m (provided on 27 October) and the increased guidance range of $36–$37m. Despite usually being a down quarter for AXT, this is up 9% on $34.6m last quarter and up 40% on $27m a year ago, representing an eighth consecutive quarter of growth and a fourth consecutive quarter over $30m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Soitec expanding SmartSiC wafer manufacturing for EVs and industrial markets</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:56:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/soitec-110322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec has announced a new fabrication facility at its headquarters in Bernin, near Grenoble, France, primarily to manufacture new silicon carbide (SiC) wafers targeted at the electric vehicle (EV) and industrial markets. The extension will also support Soitec’s 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) activities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET approved for listing on Nasdaq Capital Market</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/poet-110322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — says that its common shares have been approved for listing and are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol ‘POET’ on 14 March...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems showcasing power electronics solutions at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:26:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gansystems-100322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #1324 at the 37th annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2022) in Houston, Texas (20-24 March), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) is showcasing its lineup of power electronics solutions, including the following...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm exhibiting and presenting at APEC 2022</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/transphorm-100322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 825 at the 37th annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2022) in Houston, Texas (20-24 March), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — is hosting in-production products from customers representing a broad range of markets. Also, its engineering experts are presenting several technological innovations driving both the usability and adoption of GaN industry-wide...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Third-generation power semiconductors growing at 48% CAGR from $980m in 2021 to $4.71bn in 2025</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/trendforce-100322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the materials with currently the most development potential, the output value of ‘third-generation’ power semiconductors – i.e. wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors with high-power and high-frequency characteristics, including silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), that are used mainly in electric vehicles (EVs) and the fast-charging battery market – is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48% from $980m in 2021 to $4.71bn in 2025, reckons market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Nexperia showcasing power electronics at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/nexperia-100322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #534 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2022) in Houston, TX, USA (20-24 March), Nexperia B.V. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands (a subsidiary of Wingtech Technology Co Ltd) is demonstrating its latest developments in power electronics, spanning a range of recent innovations including...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC and Analog Devices collaborate to deliver up to 2MHz switching frequency for high-density DC-DC converters</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 21:24:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/epc-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9160, a dual-output synchronous buck converter reference design board operating at 2MHz switching frequency that converts an input voltage of 9-24V to a 3.3-5V output voltage and delivers up to 15A continuous current for both outputs...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum and Ayar Labs collaborate on CW-WDM MSA-compliant external laser sources for co-packaged optical interconnects</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 17:38:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/ayar-lumentum-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonic products for optical networks and lasers in industrial and consumer markets) and Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA, whose integrated optical I/Os are targeted at artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, high-performance computing (HPC), 5G, and light detection & ranging (LIDAR), have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to deliver CW-WDM MSA (continuous-wave wavelength division multiplexing multi-source agreement)-compliant external laser sources in high volume...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ROHM’s SiC MOSFETs chosen by EV firm Lucid for on-board charging</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 13:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/rohm-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan-based ROHM Semiconductor says that California-based luxury electric vehicle (EV) company Lucid is using its silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) in its first car, the Lucid Air, for which customer deliveries are now underway...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ranovus and TE Connectivity demo first monolithic 800G optical interconnect with fine-pitch socket for co-packaged optics and optical module applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 12:22:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/ranovus2-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communications conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, CA, USA (8-10 March), Ranovus Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (which develops and manufactures multi-terabit photonics interconnect solutions for data-center and communications networks) and TE Connectivity (which designs and makes sensors and connectors) have announced that their strategic collaboration has delivered the world’s first Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) platform based on Ranovus’ Odin 800Gbps Analog-Drive CPO 2.0 architecture with TE’s CPx fine-pitch socket interposer technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ranovus delivers first monolithic 100G optical I/O cores for data centers based on GF Fotonix platform</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 12:15:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/ranovus-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communications conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, CA, USA (8-10 March), Ranovus Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (which develops and manufactures multi-terabit photonics interconnect solutions for data-center and communications networks) has announced the availability of its protocol-agnostic Odin 100G optical I/O cores based on GF Fotonix, the new next-generation monolithic platform of US-based GlobalFoundries. GF Fotonix is reckoned to be first in the industry to combine 300mm photonics and RF-CMOS features on a silicon wafer, delivering what is claimed to be best-in-class performance at scale...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GlobalFoundries collaborating on silicon photonics for data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 10:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/gf-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GlobalFoundries (GF) of Malta, NY, USA (which has operations in Singapore, Germany and the USA) says that it is collaborating with firms including Broadcom Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Marvell and NVIDIA, along with photonics companies including Ayar Labs, Lightmatter, PsiQuantum, Ranovus and Xanadu, to deliver feature-rich solutions to solve challenges facing data centers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi launches first SP4T switches for up to 67GHz</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 09:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/psemi-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has expanded its RF SOI portfolio with the first SP4T (single-pole four-throw) switches for wideband and high-frequency applications up to 67GHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EFFECT acquires Viasat’s coherent optical DSP &amp; FEC business</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2022 08:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/effect-090322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communications conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, CA, USA (6-10 March), EFFECT Photonics b.v. – a spin off from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands that develops DWDM optical system-on-chip components using indium phosphide (InP)-based multi-channel photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for mobile networks and data-centers – announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire coherent optical digital signal processing (DSP) and forward-error correction (FEC) technology as well as a highly experienced engineering team from global communications company Viasat Inc of Carlsbad, CA, USA...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Canada invests CDN$240m in semiconductor and photonics industries</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:55:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/canada-semiconductorchallenge-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canada’s government has announced the Semiconductor Challenge Callout, providing CDN$150m through its Strategic Innovation Fund to make targeted investments to build on Canada’s domestic strengths associated with the development and supply of semiconductors. He also announced CDN$90m in funding for the National Research Council of Canada’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI accelerates 150-200mm SiC substrate and epi manufacturing expansion</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:08:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/iivi-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of its previously announced $1bn investment in silicon carbide (SiC) over the next 10 years, engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA is accelerating its investment in 150mm and 200mm SiC substrate and epitaxial wafer manufacturing with large-scale factory expansions in Easton, Pennsylvania, and Kista, Sweden...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics shipping 53Gbaud PAM4 driver ICs for 100G and 400G hyperscale data-center networks</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 15:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/neophotonics2-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – says that it has shipped more than 1 million single and quad drivers for PAM4 transceivers used in hyperscale data-center networks...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Source Photonics demos 50G PAM4 SFP56 transceivers for 5G front-haul</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:26:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/sourcephotonics-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth #2901 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego (8-10 March), Source Photonics Inc of West Hills, CA, USA (which provides optical connectivity products for data centers, metro and access networks) is giving a live demonstration of its 50G SFP56 transceivers with industry partners (specifically, Viavi’s 50G ONA-1000 optical traffic testing solutions)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics transceivers included in OIF 400ZR interoperability demo</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 13:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/neophotonics-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Communication conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego (8-10 March), NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – says that its OSFP and QSFP-DD 400ZR transceivers are included in the OIF 400ZR interoperability and CMIS demonstrations...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>MACOM demos TIA and laser driver interoperability with Broadcom 100Gbps VCSEL, photodetector and PAM-4 DSP up to 1.6Tbps</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:27:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/macom-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In its booth #3927 at the Optical Networking and Communications Conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) is collaborating to give a live demonstration of interoperability of Broadcom’s vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), photodetector and PAM-4 DSP (digital signal processor) with MACOM’s VCSEL driver and transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for 100Gbps-per-lane multi-mode fiber (MMF) applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber wins Asian order for extra MBE 6000 production system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/riber-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – says that an industrial client in Asia has ordered an additional MBE 6000 production system for a total of several million euros...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EFFECT and Jabil to co-develop next-gen coherent optical modules</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:44:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/effect-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EFFECT Photonics b.v. – a spin off from the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands that develops DWDM optical system-on-chip components using indium phosphide (InP)-based multi-channel photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for mobile networks and data-centers – and Jabil Photonics, a business unit of manufacturing solutions provider Jabil Inc, intend to co-develop a next generation of coherent optical modules. The modules provide a solution for network operators and hyperscalers that want to take advantage of the high-end performance with QSFP-DD small footprint, low power consumption and cost, field replaceability and vendor interoperability for cloud data-center interconnects (DCIs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EVG and Teramount collaborate on packaging technologies for PICs</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 11:17:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/evg-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EV Group of St Florian, Austria – a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology applications – and Teramount of Jerusalem, Israel (which provides scalable solutions for connecting optical fibers to silicon chips for data center, advanced computing, sensors and other datacom and telecom applications) are collaborating on implementing wafer-level optics to solve a major obstacle of silicon photonics, namely fiber chip packaging. The collaboration will leverage EVG’s nanoimprint lithography (NIL) technology, expertise and services with Teramount’s PhotonicPlug technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector produces PCSEL arrays emitting four concurrent 1300nm wavelengths</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/vector-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has produced 1300nm, all-semiconductor PCSELs targeting 800Gb datacoms applications. The PCSEL arrays emit four concurrent 1300nm wavelengths, with a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of about 35dB...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum demonstrating and previewing innovations at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:04:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/lumentum-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) is participating in partner demonstrations and highlighting its portfolio of future-ready solutions at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego (8-10 March) at both the Lumentum booth #3415 and partner booths...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Scintil unveils III-V-augmented silicon photonic IC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Mar 2022 08:26:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/scintil-080322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of silicon photonic integrated circuits (integrated laser arrays, 800Gb/s transmitters and receivers, tunable transmitters and receivers), is unveiling a prototype III-V-augmented silicon photonic integrated circuit (IC) in booth #5227 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference & exhibition (OFC 2022) in San Diego, CA, USA (8–10 March)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET announces product demos and technology showcase at OFC</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:23:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/poet-020322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC 2022) exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center (8-10 March), POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — is demonstrating two advanced Optical Engine products and participating in a ‘Technology Showcase’ event...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Q4 smartphone production sees 9.5% quarter-on-quarter growth, driven by 66% growth for Apple</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2022 11:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/trendforce-010322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone production came to 356 million units for fourth-quarter 2021, showing a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase of 9.5%, according to market research firm TrendForce...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Newly established Asian opto firm orders Riber Compact 21 MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2022 09:24:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/mar/riber-010322.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – says that a recently established optoelectronics company in Asia has ordered a Compact 21 MBE system, for delivery this year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:04:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/semiconductor-today-280222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HP and Ayar Labs to co-develop silicon photonics-based optical I/O for HPC and AI</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:11:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/ayarlabs-250222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Texas-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise and chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of Santa Clara, CA, USA have announced a multi-year strategic collaboration to develop silicon photonics-based optical I/O technology, supporting future requirements for high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm demonstrating 99% efficiency power switching with 1200V GaN power transistor</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/transphorm-250222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD 2022) in Vancouver, Canada (22-26 May), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — is to demonstrate R&D results from its 1200V GaN device...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF introducing longer-wavelength VCSELs for datacoms</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:39:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/trumpf-250222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 2423 at the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC 2022) in San Diego, USA (8–10 March), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) – which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets – is to show its existing 850nm product portfolio and its future roadmap for longer wavelengths...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET and Liobate Technologies collaborate on ultra-high-performance PICs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:54:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/poet-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has announced a collaboration with China-based Liobate Technologies Ltd to incorporate advanced thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulators onto POET’s Optical Engines supporting power-efficient ultra-high-bandwidth electro-optic conversion for data-center and telecom applications. The multi-phase co-development project is initially focused on delivering and commercializing a POET 400/800Gps Transmit and Receive Optical Engine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds adds 3V and 6V options to LUXEON 2835 Commercial LED range</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:55:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/lumileds-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA says that it is tripling the LUXEON 2835 Commercial 3V options for lumen and lumen/Watt in 80 and 90 CRI (color rendering index). It is also adding LUXEON 2835 Commercial 6V parts that allow for fewer parts and denser arrays when needed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI renews annual pledge of $1m to fund STEM educational and research programs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:47:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA is to contribute $1,000,000 in unrestricted funds during 2022 to support the goals of the II-VI Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. This is the second year in a row that II-VI has contributed $1m to the Foundation.
The mission of the II-VI Foundation is to encourage and enable students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) while maintaining a standard of excellence in that pursuit. The private foundation’s two primary programs are block gifts for graduate students and undergraduate student scholarships. The announcement was made in conjunction with National Engineers’ Week (20-26 February)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Open Eye Consortium releases 400Gbps and 800Gbps long-reach and short-reach specs</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:05:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/openeyemsa-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Open Eye Consortium multi-source agreement (Open Eye MSA) has announced the public availability of its 100Gbps-per-lane, long-reach, single-mode specification and MSA internal availability of its 100Gbps-per-lane, short-reach, multi-mode specification. The specifications are optimized for low-power, low-cost solutions enabling hyper-scale 400Gbps and 800Gbps data-center connectivity. The new specifications complement the Open Eye MSA’s previously released single- and multi-mode specifications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces ‘redemption fair market value’ for warrants</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has announced the ‘redemption fair market value’ in connection with its upcoming redemption of all outstanding warrants to purchase shares of its Class A common stock...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN Systems expands Taiwan-based Asia operation by 3x</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/gansystems-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) has expanded its Asia presence with a 3x increase in its operation in Taiwan. Due to a 3x growth in revenue from consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and data-center and industrial power supply producers embracing GaN Systems’ power transistors, more people and space were necessary, says the firm...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed announces $250,000 gift to SUNY Poly Foundation</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/wolfspeed-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has joined Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree Inc) of Durham, NC, USA in announcing a $250,000 Wolfspeed Curriculum Gift, which is earmarked for enhancing educational science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities for SUNY Poly students, especially those from traditionally underserved backgrounds...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NeoPhotonics samples Open ZR+ QSFP-DD transceivers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:42:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/neophotonics-240222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications – has announced sample availability for its Open ZR+ QSFP-DD transceivers...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Aixtron ships AIX 2800G4-TM and AIX G5+ C MOCVD systems to HC Semitek</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/aixtron-230222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that in fourth-quarter 2021 it shipped AIX 2800G4-TM (IC2) and AIX G5+ C metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems (all in 8x6-inch configuration) to China-based chipmaker HC Semitek...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>‘Semiconductors 4 Photonics’ webinar to take place on 8 March</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/csconnected-230222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Organized in partnership with Holland Semiconductors, High Tech NL, and supported by the Welsh Government, the ‘Semiconductors 4 Photonic’ webinar on 8 March will explore the future potential of the semiconductor-enabled photonics markets, and focus on building and strengthening existing relationships between the UK and Netherlands...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC adds 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter for e-bikes, drones and robotics</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/epc-230222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9167, a 3-phase BLDC (brushless DC) motor drive inverter using the EPC2065 eGaN FET. It operates from an input supply voltage of 14-60V (nominal 48V) and has two configurations – a standard unit and a high-current version...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Sivers Semiconductors completes acquisition of 5G mmWave firm MixComm</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:35:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/sivers-220222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sivers Semiconductors AB of Kista, Sweden (which supplies chips and integrated modules) has completed the previously announced acquisition of fabless semiconductor company MixComm Inc of Chatham, NJ, USA (with design centers in Oregon and California) to strengthen its position in 5G, SATCOM and radar markets for current and future high-frequency mmWave products. The acquisition provides a greatly increased customer base, expanded capacity, a broad IP portfolio and a strong presence across the USA, Europe and Asia...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET proceeding with ten-for-one share consolidation on TSXV</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:09:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/poet-220222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the next step in the process to achieve listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has determined to proceed with a ten-for-one consolidation of its common shares in order to meet Nasdaq listing requirements and the company’s own post-consolidation price target...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Porotech secures $20m Series A investment</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/porotech-220222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Porotech (which was spun off in 2020 from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride at the UK’s University of Cambridge) has secured $20m Series A investment to accelerate global expansion and mass production of its micro-LED products. The funding is designed to ensure that the company keeps pace with growing demand from its customers and partners in the $140bn display market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco grows revenue 28% in 2021</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:19:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/veeco-210222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2021, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $153m, up 1.8% on $150.2m last quarter and 10.2% on $138.9m a year ago, driven primarily by strong performance in the semiconductor market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas and UGREEN announce GaNFast Global Marketing Program</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-180222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has announced a GaNFast Global Marketing Program with consumer electronics and accessory specialist UGREEN. The program builds on the companies’ technology partnership to create awareness of GaN and education for global consumers. In-person and on-line events emphasize the capability of GaN technology to set all-new standards in fast charging, with miniaturized form factors, and significant sustainability benefits to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus adds 5000K Salud technology to CCT-tunable modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/luminus-180222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its human-centric lighting portfolio with the introduction of the Salud CCT-tunable modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm to uplist from OTCQX to Nasdaq Capital Market</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:59:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/transphorm-180222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion — says that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI unveils pluggable optical line subsystem in QSFP form factor</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-180222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA, which provides optical communications solutions for datacom and telecom networks, has launched its pluggable optical line subsystem (POLS) in the small QSFP form factor for eight-channel 400ZR/ZR+ transport in data-center interconnects (DCIs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon investing €2bn in third module at Malaysia front-end fab for wide-bandgap power semiconductors</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/infineon2-170222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is investing more than €2bn to add significant manufacturing capacities in wide-bandgap power semiconductors by building a third module at its site in Kulim, Malaysia. Once fully equipped, the new Kulim 3 module should generate €2bn in additional annual revenue from products based on silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon names Rutger Wijburg as chief operations officer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:07:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/infineon-170222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that Rutger Wijburg will join its management board as chief operations officer on 1 April. He succeeds Jochen Hanebeck, who will take over from Dr Reinhard Ploss as CEO. The company announced the supervisory board decision on the occasion of its Annual General Meeting...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN power IC firm Navitas doubles revenue in 2021</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:10:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-170222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fourth-quarter 2021, gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has reported revenue of $7.3m, up 30% on $5.6m last quarter and 55% on $4.7m a year ago. Full-year revenue doubled from $11.8m in 2020 to $23.7m in 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi launches sub-6GHz SP4T RF SOI switches</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/psemi-170222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has expanded its portfolio of RF SOI switches targeted for the latest 5G wireless infrastructure and massive MIMO base-station deployments. By using the new high-linearity switches in hybrid architecture topologies, base-station designers can save valuable board space and improve thermal management, reducing the overall system’s cost, weight and power consumption...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ARPA-E’s OPEN 2021 program awards $4.5m funding to MIT</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:44:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/mit-arpae-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $175m for 68 research and development projects aimed at developing novel advanced energy technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rockley announces promotions to key senior roles</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:59:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/rockley-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rockley Photonics Ltd of Oxford, UK and Pasadena, CA, USA (which develops integrated silicon photonic chipsets and supplies modules for health monitoring and communication products) has announced several senior leadership promotions to further accelerate the development of its biomarker sensing platform and to drive its opportunity in healthcare...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Intel to acquire analog foundry Tower for $5.4bn</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/intel-tower-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Intel Corp of Santa Clara, CA, USA has agreed to acquire specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel for $53 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of about $5.4bn. The acquisition advances Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy as it further expands its manufacturing capacity, global footprint and technology portfolio to address unprecedented industry demand...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed’s John Palmour elected to US National Academy of Engineering</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/wolfspeed-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree Inc) of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices – says that the US National Academy of Engineering has elected its co-founder & chief technology officer Dr John Palmour into its 2022 class for the development of SiC-based advanced electronic devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 2kW, two-phase, regulated-output-voltage 48V/14V bidirectional converter</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:51:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/epc-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9165, a 2kW, two-phase 48V–14V bidirectional converter that operates with 97% peak efficiency in a small footprint, suitable for high-density and high-power 48V battery packs such as those required for eMobility and light mobility...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano secures UV-C LED chip supply for ramp-up to volume production</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/crayonano-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – has executed the first high-volume supplier contract, with an undisclosed manufacturer, for over 1 million units of UV-C LED packaged chips targeted for the water disinfection market following its controlled market entry plan. The contract also secures long-term capacity ramp-up beyond 10 million units/year manufacturing. CrayoNano says that this is a strategic partnership to develop its product roadmap according to market and customer requirements...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Digi-Key to distribute EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN power devices for high-rel and aerospace applications</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/epcspace-160222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[EPC Space LLC of Haverhill, MA, USA says that Digi-Key Electronics will be a global distributor for its line of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) transistors and ICs, packaged, tested and qualified for satellite and high-reliability applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano licensing deal gives access to 180+ extra patents</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/crayonano-150222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – has signed a licensing agreement with what it describes as a “renowned LED industry player”. CrayoNano will have access to and use of more than 180 patents, particularly in LED chip processing, fabrication, packaging and manufacturing – supplementing CrayoNano’s patent portfolio covering nanowire and graphene-based technologies in general and UV-C LED products specifically...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>OIF launches CEI-224G framework project white paper for next-gen data-rate systems</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/oif-150222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the industry looks forward to higher data rates and increased throughput for the next generation of systems based on 224Gbps per lane, new specifications and technologies will be required. The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has announced a framework document representing its efforts to identify the hardware interconnection application spaces where the communications and computer industries could benefit from interconnection definitions or Implementation Agreements (IA)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Viosys’ Violeds sterilizes Omicron variant</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/seoulviosys-150222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet LED product maker Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (a subsidiary of South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd) has announced experimental results confirming that its Violeds technology sterilizes 99.99% of Omicron Variant (SARS-CoV-2 Variant: B.1.1529) in 1 second...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas GaN ICs to be highlighted at APEC</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:07:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-150222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2022) in Houston, TX, USA (20-24 March), gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland will highlight technology for mobile fast chargers, plus expansion into higher-power markets including data-center, solar and electric vehicles (EVs)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Vector Photonics appoints Anna O’Dowd as design engineer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:44:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/vectorphotonics-140222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has appointed Anna O’Dowd as design engineer, responsible for the simulation development for the firm’s all-semiconductor PCSEL devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Infineon launches XHP 2 CoolSiC power module for streetcars</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/infineon-140222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is launching power semiconductors with CoolSiC MOSFET and .XT technology in the XHP 2 package, tailored specifically to the requirements of rail services...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Seoul Viosys seeks to enjoin sales of infringing UV LED products in Europe</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/seoulviosys-140222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ultraviolet LED product maker Seoul Viosys Co Ltd (a subsidiary of South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd) says that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit with the Hague District Court in the Netherlands, seeking to enjoin UV LED products in European countries...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI grows revenue, despite supply-line and COVID-related constraints</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-140222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2022 (ended 31 December 2021), engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has reported revenue of $806.8m, up 1.5% on $795.1m last quarter and 2.6% on $786.6m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas issues first GaN sustainability report</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-140222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland has released its first annual sustainability report. As well as detailing the goals and progress of corporate initiatives to reduce its own greenhouse-gas emissions, the ‘Sustainability Report 2021’ highlights how the firm’s GaN technology supports global carbon ‘net-zero’ ambitions by reducing customers’ CO2 footprints and accelerating the evolution from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and electricity-based applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET to supply Celestial AI with Optical Interposer-based integrated light engine modules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/poet-110222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has entered into an agreement with Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA to provide multi-laser integrated external light source (ELS) modules using its advanced packaging platform based on the POET Optical Interposer. The agreement includes a contract for continued platform development, along with a purchase order for initial quantities of the modules...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano and SemiLEDs to co-develop nanowire UV-C LED chips</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:25:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/crayonano2-110222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – and LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan have signed an agreement to jointly develop next-generation UV-C LEDs for the disinfection market...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CrayoNano establishes branch in Taiwan</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/crayonano-110222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CrayoNano AS of Trondheim, Norway – which develops and manufactures semiconductor components based on patented and proprietary nanomaterials technology – has expanded its operations and established a branch in Taiwan, located in the city of Hsinchu (which has a well-established technology infrastructure and semiconductor community)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wise-integration agrees Asian channel partnership with EDOM</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:20:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/wise-integration-110222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wise-integration of Meylan, France, aims to expand business in Asian markets for its gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors after announcing a new channel partnership with distributor and solutions provider EDOM Technology of Taipei, Taiwan...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Transphorm’s quarterly revenue up 129% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:28:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/transphorm-110222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal third-quarter 2022 (ended 31 December 2021), Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which designs and manufactures JEDEC- and AEC-Q101-qualified gallium nitride (GaN) field-effect transistors (FETs) for high-voltage power conversion applications — has reported revenue of $4.6m, up 129% on $2m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber receives order from Arkansas for fifth MBE system</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/riber-100222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which designs and makes molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporators – has received an order for a Compact 21, 3-inch research system from professor Greg Salamo, director of Nanoscience and Engineering Institute at University of Arkansas in the USA. For delivery in 2022, this fifth Riber MBE system will complete the existing modutrac line. Apart from III-V nanoscale growths, the new reactor will also allow the study of epitaxial Si/Ge/Sn/Pb heterostructures focused on band engineering via Sn (tin) incorporation and strain manipulation...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Construction contract awarded for CSL-MIF at MIT Lincoln Laboratory</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/mit-100222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a contract to Gilbane-Exyte Joint Venture to build the Compound Semiconductor Laboratory – Microsystem Integration Facility (CSL-MIF) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lextar launches UVC LED sterilization solutions</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2022 18:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/lexstar-090222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vertically integrated LED product maker Lextar Electronics Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan (a subsidiary of Ennostar Inc) has launched comprehensive UVC LED sterilization integrated solutions with over 99.9% sterilization efficiency, noting that – since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic – the demand for sterilization has surged, and the application of UVC LEDs has become more diverse...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI ships 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO transceivers to Windstream</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2022 14:07:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-090222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has shipped its 400G ZR+ QSFP-DD-DCO transceivers – claimed to be the first with 0dBm output power – to Windstream Wholesale for field qualification...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cambridge GaN Devices launches project to develop reliable GaN power ICs for data centers</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2022 12:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/cambridgegandevices-090222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabless semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) – which was spun out of the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Electrical Power and Energy Conversion group in 2016 to develop power semiconductors using gallium nitride (GaN)-on-silicon substrates – has launched ICeData, a project aiming to develop and commercialize a highly efficient GaN-based integrated circuit for use in data-center server power supplies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Qorvo’s December quarter exceeds the mid-point of guidance for revenue, gross margin and EPS</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2022 09:18:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/qorvo-090222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal third-quarter 2022 (ended 1 January), Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has reported revenue of $1114m, down 11.2% on last quarter’s record of $1255.2m but up 1.7% on $1094.8m a year ago, and $9m above the midpoint of $1090-1120m guidance...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ICS launches its first VCSEL for quantum applications</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:45:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/ics-080222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Integrated Compound Semiconductors Ltd (a spin off from the UK’s University of Manchester that designs, manufactures and tests RF and optical devices for 5G wireless, 10G/25G/100G telecom and datacom markets) has launched its VCS894.6-DP vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), designed specifically for atomic clock and quantum magnetometer applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Report details growth in compound semiconductor jobs and exports in Wales</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Feb 2022 12:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/csconnected-080222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report published by the Welsh Economy Research Unit at Cardiff University focuses on the contribution to the economy by the Wales-based compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected during 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Navitas announces redemption of outstanding warrants</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Feb 2022 13:28:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/navitas-070222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuit firm Navitas Semiconductor of El Segundo, CA, USA and Dublin, Ireland says that it will redeem all of its publicly traded and privately held warrants to purchase shares of its Class A common stock that remain outstanding at 5pm New York City time on 7 March, for a redemption price of $0.10 per warrant...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks’ revenue grows 15% sequentially to a record $1.51bn</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 7 Feb 2022 09:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/skyworks-070222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For fiscal first-quarter 2022 (to end-December 2021), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported record revenue of $1.51bn, up fractionally year-on-year and up 15% on $1.311bn last quarter, driven by continued strong demand across the firm’s entire portfolio. “The growth trajectory we established in fiscal 2021 is extending into fiscal 2022,” notes CEO, president & chairman Liam Griffin. “This demonstrates the strength of our broadening product portfolio. Growth was well diversified across Mobile and Broad Markets.”...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum’s revenue falls 6.7% year-on-year to $447m</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2022 17:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/lumentum2-040222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2022 (ended 1 January), Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has reported revenue of $446.7m, down by 6.7% $478.8m a year ago and by 0.4% on $448.4m last quarter...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Luminus launches Smooth White chip-on-board LED arrays</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2022 09:33:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/luminus-040222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its portfolio of chip-on-board (COB) arrays with the launch and immediate availability of a new 95CRI-minimum Smooth White COB series designed for spotlights, downlights, museum, hospitality and architectural lighting applications. The new LED arrays offer what is claimed to be excellent uniformity and color over angle consistency, as well as exceptional long-term color stability...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumentum receives Thailand’s 2021 Prime Minister’s Industry Award in Productivity category</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2022 09:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/lumentum-040222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) says that Thailand’s prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has presented it with the 2021 Prime Minister’s Industry Award in the Productivity category...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI licenses single-crystal diamond technology from Element Six</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:58:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-elementsix-030222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA and synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six of Oxford, UK (E6, part of the De Beers Group) have announced a strategic collaboration that will expand II-VI’s diamond platform, accelerating the development of new applications by licensing Element Six’s single-crystal diamond technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>GaN power devices market to grow at over 57.4% CAGR to 2030</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2022 13:27:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/atlanicmarketresearch-030222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The global gallium nitride (GaN) power devices market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 57.4% during 2022-2030, driven primarily by demand for GaN in commercial radio-frequency applications, the adoption of GaN in electric vehicles (EVs), escalating demand for wireless charging, and a reduction in the price of GaN devices, according to a report from Atlantic Market Research. Wireless charging in particular has been widely adopted in smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs), with various initiatives across the globe, and has proven to be the major market driver, paving the way for GaN power devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks adds Iridium’s chief operations officer to board</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2022 12:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/skyworks-030222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has appointed Suzanne ‘Suzi’ E. McBride to its board of directors...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NexGen appoints chief systems officer to lead Global Systems Engineering group</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 19:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/nexgen-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NexGen Power Systems Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA (which was founded in 2017), a designer and manufacturer of proprietary power electronics and conversion systems using patented Vertical GaN (gallium nitride) technologies, have appointed 30+ year industry veteran Ganesh Guruswamy as chief systems officer...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Riber’s full-year 2021 revenue up 3% to €31.2m, as Services &amp; Accessories compensate for restricted export licenses for MBE Systems</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 16:24:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/riber2-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has reported full-year revenue up 3%, from €30.2m in 2020 to €31.2m for 2021. Of total revenue, 31% came from Europe, 59% from Asia, 9% from North America, and 1% from other regions...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New university in Asia orders Riber MBE 412 system</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 13:26:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/riber-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Riber S.A. of Bezons, France – which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells – has received an order for a fully automatic MBE 412 system from newly established university in Asia focusing on engineering sciences...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Power Integrations introduces first automotive-qualified high-voltage switcher ICs with 1700V SiC MOSFET</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 13:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/powerintegrations-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Power Integrations of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, has added two new AEC-Q100-qualified, 1700V-rated ICs to its InnoSwitch3-AQ family. supply ICs to incorporate a silicon carbide (SiC) primary switching MOSFET. Delivering up to 70W of output power, the new ICs are targeted for use in 600V and 800V battery and fuel-cell electric passenger vehicles, as well as electric buses, trucks and a wide range of industrial power applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI qualifies 1200V SiC MOSFET platform to automotive standards and expands relationship with GE</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 12:33:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/iivi-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has qualified its 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET platform, on its SiC substrates, to stringent automotive standard requirements and is expanding its relationship with GE by signing a three-year technology access agreement (TAA) with GE Research to gain access to the Lab’s SiC module technology and team of experts to accelerate customer design-in engagement activities...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>pSemi introduces complete 5G mmWave RF front-end solution</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Feb 2022 11:21:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/psemi-020222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murata company pSemi Corp of San Diego, CA, USA – a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) – has announced the expansion of its millimeter-wave (mmWave) RF front-end (RFFE) portfolio for 5G wireless infrastructure applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed prices private offering of $650m of convertible senior notes</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2022 19:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/wolfspeed-010222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree Inc) of Durham, NC, USA – which makes silicon carbide materials as well as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power-switching & RF semiconductor devices, for applications such as electric vehicles (EVs), fast charging, 5G, renewable energy and storage, and aerospace & defense – has announced the pricing of $650m of its 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2028 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers (pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended). The offering size was increased from the previously announced $500m...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Veeco receives multi-tool order from opto component maker</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2022 16:38:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/veeco-010222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that a leading manufacturer of optoelectronic components has ordered multiple Lumina metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for the production of optoelectronic components for photonics applications. The customer currently operates multiple Veeco MOCVD platforms, as well as other Veeco technologies...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Skyworks appoints financial and operational expert to board</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2022 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/skyworks-010222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has appointed Eric J. Guerin to its board of directors. Guerin currently serves as executive VP & chief financial officer for CDK Global, a publicly traded provider of integrated technology solutions to the automotive industry. Prior to joining CDK Global, Guerin served as division vice president and sector chief financial officer at Corning Glass Technologies (a division of Corning Inc)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ams OSRAM’s Belago 1.1 Dot Projector featured in Luxonis’ new 3D vision spatial AI cameras</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2022 11:52:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/amsosram-010222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria has announced a new partnership with Luxonis, a developer of embedded artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology. Luxonis provides 3D solutions for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), robots, drones and more that help to create high-quality 3D maps for applications such as object detection and obstacle avoidance. A key component are infrared light sources, such as ams OSRAM’s Belago 1.1 Dot Projector, which combines an infrared vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chip with special optics and a robust package that is suited to active stereo vision (ASV)...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC releases Phase 14 report on GaN reliability</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2022 11:09:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/feb/epc-010222.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced its Phase-14 Reliability Report, documenting the strategy used to achieve a its field reliability record...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Wolfspeed revenue grew 11% in December quarter despite supply constraints</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:45:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/wolfspeed-310122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For its fiscal second-quarter 2022 (ended 26 December 2021), Wolfspeed Inc (formerly Cree Inc) of Durham, NC, USA has reported a sixth consecutive quarter of revenue growth (for continuing operations) to $173.1m (near the high end of the $165–175m guidance range). This is up 11% on $156.6m last quarter and 36% on $127m a year ago...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PCSEL firm Vector Photonics appoints process engineer</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/vectorphotonics-310122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) firm Vector Photonics Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK has appointed Dr Joao Valente as process engineer, bringing extensive knowledge of the micro- and nano-fabrication of optoelectronic devices to the company...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipments down 3.2% year-on-year in Q4, but full-year 2021 still up 5.7%</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/idc-310122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In fourth-quarter 2021, global smartphone shipments declined year-over-year for a second consecutive quarter. However, despite a challenging second half of the year, full-year shipments still grew due to a strong first half, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 362.4 million phones during the holiday quarter (Q4/2021), which was down 3.2% year-on-year but slightly better than IDC’s forecast. On an annual basis, the market grew 5.7% in 2021, with 1.35 billion smartphones shipped...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE establishes Environmental, Social and Governance board committee</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/iqe2-280122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK has announced the formation of an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) board committee, with the purpose of developing and monitoring the execution of the firm’s ESG strategy as well as overseeing the communication of ESG activities with all stakeholders...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IQE confirms 2021 revenue guidance of £164m, down 8% year-on-year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:57:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/iqe-280122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a pre-close trading update for full-year 2021, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, UK says that it expects revenue to be in line with its November trading update guidance of about £164m (down 8% year-on-year, at constant currency), subject to external audit review...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Apple iPhone tops smartphone market in Q4/2021, but Samsung remains top for full year</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:48:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/strategyanalytics-280122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Global smartphone shipments fell by 2.7% year-on-year to 365 million units in fourth-quarter 2021, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. “Factory constraints and component shortages continued to restrict smartphone supply in the final quarter of last year,” notes senior director Linda Sui...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Smartphone shipment recovery to continue in 2022, growing 4% to 1.386 billion units</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/trendforce-280122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since reaching a peak of 1.457 billion units in 2017, it has been difficult for smartphones to significantly increase their penetration rate, notes market research firm TrendForce. In addition, mobile phone hardware updates have slowed, which has lengthened the consumer replacement cycle. Together with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, growth in overall smartphone shipment volume has become increasingly difficult to achieve...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Cepton using OSRAM’s 905nm IR edge-emitting lasers for LiDAR series production</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/amsosram-280122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ams OSRAM of Premstaetten, Austria is expanding its partnership with Cepton Technologies of San Jose, CA, USA to provide light detection & ranging (LiDAR) solutions for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles (AVs), smart infrastructure and robotic vehicles...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Greenworks chooses GaN Systems for charging station</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:17:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/gansystems-270122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (a fabless developer of gallium nitride-based power switching semiconductors for power conversion and control applications) says that its power transistors are featured in the 24V Cordless Stick Vacuum super charging station of Greenworks, a provider of battery-operated power equipment that aims to make sustainable, eco-friendly products designed to deliver high performance with the lowest environmental impact...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Toshiba launches 1200V and 1700V SiC MOSFET modules</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/toshiba-270122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tokyo-based Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp (TDSC) - spun off from Toshiba Corp in 2017 - has launched two silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET dual modules: MG600Q2YMS3 with a voltage rating of 1200V and drain current rating of 600A, and MG400V2YMS3 with a voltage rating of 1700V and drain current rating of 400A. The first Toshiba products with these voltage ratings, they join the previously released MG800FXF2YMS3 in a lineup of 1200V, 1700V and 3300V devices...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF and Metalenz demo VCSELs with stable polarization for smartphone illumination</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/trumpf-270122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At Photonics West 2022 in San Francisco (22-27 January), TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) - which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets - presented a live showcase on VCSELs with controlled polarization for illumination applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>EPC launches 2kW, two-phase 48V/14V bidirectional converter with regulated output voltage reference design board</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:51:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/epc-260122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA – which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications – has announced the availability of the EPC9170, a 2kW, two-phase 48V–14V bidirectional converter that operates with 96.8% peak efficiency in a small footprint. The board features the ePower 100V, 65A integrated circuit chipset. The chipset includes the EPC23101 eGaN IC plus EPC2302 eGaN FET for a solution capable of a maximum withstand voltage of 100V, delivering up to 65A load current, while capable of switching speeds greater than 1MHz...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>ACM strengthens wet processing portfolio with new compound semiconductor tools</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/acm-260122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ACM Research Inc (ACM) of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops and manufactures wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging (WLP) applications, has introduced its comprehensive tool set to support compound semiconductor manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds adds cyan to LUXEON Rubix LED family</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/lumileds2-260122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has added cyan, its eighth color, to the LUXEON Rubix high-power LED family, enabling multi-color driven systems to produce very high-CRI (color rendering index) white light (important for entertainment lighting). Adding the cyan LED fills a significant wavelength gap between blue and green in a system and accounts for the significant increase in CRI...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lumileds boosts retail lighting efficacy by 3-5% lm/Watt for 90 and 95CRI LUXEON CoBs with CrispWhite technology</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/lumileds-260122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has announced substantial performance improvements for its 90 and 95 CRI LUXEON CoBs with CrispWhite technology. Now, the two color rendering index (CRI) versions offer light output within 1-2% of each other and efficacy within 1-2 lumens per Watt. Lumileds says that its patented CrispWhite technology brings a vivid and bright look to retail settings. Its ability to highlight bright whites while also revealing the richest colors found in clothing, paints and other goods results in more inviting and attractive displays, it is claimed...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NUBURU secures new funding and appoints COO and VP of global sales</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:09:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/nuburu-250122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[High-power blue laser technology firm NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (which was founded in 2015) says that it has raised additional growth capital, bringing the total valuation to about $350m. Existing investors Anzu Partners, GRAPHA Holdings and Thomas Wilson participated in the funding round...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>IVWorks acquires Saint-Gobain’s GaN wafer business</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/ivworks-250122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IVWorks Co Ltd of Daejeon, South Korea – which was founded in 2011 and manufactures 100-200mm gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxial wafers for RF & power electronics applications – has acquired the GaN wafer business of France-based materials maker Saint-Gobain, which designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ushio ships samples of 1.2W 675nm and 690nm red multi-mode laser diodes</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/ushio-250122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ushio Inc has begun shipping samples of its new HL67203HD and HL69203HD multi-mode laser diodes (LDs), which present improvements to output power (1.2W cw) and efficiency (40% and 41%, respectively) over the conventional 675nm and 690nm red laser light sources commonly used in medical, healthcare and life science fields...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>POET named to 2022 OTCQX Best 50</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/poet-250122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — a designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for the data-center and telecom markets — has been named to the 2022 OTCQX Best 50, a ranking of top-performing companies traded over-the-counter on the OTCQX Best Market last year...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/semiconductor-today-240122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For coverage of all the key business and technology developments in compound semiconductors and advanced silicon materials and devices over the last month, subscribe to Semiconductor Today magazine...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>HSR clearance for Lumentum’s acquisition of NeoPhotonics</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/lumentum-photonics-240122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[San Jose-based Lumentum Holdings Inc (which designs and makes photonics products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) with respect to its pending acquisition of NeoPhotonics Corp – a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of silicon photonics and hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based lasers, modules and subsystems for high-speed communications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSconnected ‘Strength in Places Fund’ project to focus on overcoming skills barriers</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:59:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/csconnected-210122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A £43m, 55-month project part-funded by £25m through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) is focusing on strengthening the emerging regional compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected in South Wales around advanced semiconductor materials, research and manufacturing...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>II-VI Inc wins Excellent Supplier Award from Han’s Laser</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:09:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/iivi-210122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA, which manufactures high-power semiconductor lasers, has received the Excellent Supplier Award 2021 from Shenzhen Han’s Laser Diodes Technology...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>TRUMPF presents controlled-polarized VCSEL at Photonics West</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:55:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/trumpf-210122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In booth 327 at the Photonics West fair 2022, TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group), which manufactures vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for the consumer electronics, datacoms, industrial sensing, heating and automotive markets, is presenting a live showcase of VCSELs with controlled polarization for illumination applications...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lextar supplies first high-volume AEC-Q102-qualified VCSELs to automakers</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/lexstar-200122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For expanding time-of-flight (ToF) three-dimensional (3D) applications, Lextar Electronics of Hsinchu, Taiwan (a subsidiary of Ennostar group) passed the strict AEC-Q102 standard and went into mass production before other companies (it is claimed) in 2020, and started to supply high-quality vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) to automakers in the European Union (EU) and USA in 2021...]]></description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CSA Catapult appoints Raj Gawera as non-executive director</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:11:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2022/jan/csacatapult-200122.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The UK’s not-for-profit Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult (based in South Wales) has expanded its board of directors and appointed Raj Gawera as a non-executive director...]]></description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>