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20 February 2025

ST launches SiPho and next-gen BiCMOS technologies for higher-performing cloud optical interconnect in data centers and AI clusters

Ramp up from second-half 2025 to address 800Gb/s and 1.6Tb/s optical modules

20 February 2025

BluGlass receives AUS$120,000 order for specialized GaN laser bars

Repeat customer University of Central Florida’s CREOL developing coherent beam combining array

19 February 2025

Lumileds’ LUXEON C ES enables small, high-output, complex, multi-color arrays

2mm2 chip, dome, and small ceramic package with 3-stripe pad enable denser array and better performance from single optic systems

19 February 2025

Sivers appoints Alexander McCann as strategic senior advisor

Primary focus is to strengthen and scale photonics operations

19 February 2025

CGD raises $32m in Series C funding round

Cambridge University spin-out to expand operations in Cambridge, North America, Taiwan and Europe

18 February 2025

Infineon launches CoolGaN G3 Transistor in new silicon-footprint packages

Easy multi-sourcing strategies to drive industry-wide standardization

17 February 2025

Wolfspeed’s revenue falls 7% in December quarter

Cost cutting, better revenue linearity, stricter cash management and inventory reduction to improve profitability

13 February 2025
Gallium oxide JFETs reach beyond 10kV breakdown
Researchers claim the first report of 250°C operation and 3kV reliability data
13 February 2025

Qorvo’s quarterly revenue hit by mass-tier Android 5G demand falling faster than expected

Focus narrowed to higher-value flagship and premium tiers

13 February 2025

Sivers signs MOU with optical infrastructure firm for high-volume production of laser arrays

$4.3m program to focus on production qualification, high-volume manufacturing readiness and pre-production units for system testing and field trials

13 February 2025

Infineon releases first silicon carbide products to customers based on 200mm silicon carbide wafers

Villach fab providing SiC power chips for high-voltage applications

12 February 2025

IQE raising £18m by issuing convertible loan notes

Issuance to preclude need to raise near-term capital

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News Features
6 February 2025
InGaN laser diodes on c-plane lateral overgrowth material
Researchers demonstrate improved performance on high-quality crystal regions covering up to 88% of wafer.
30 January 2025
GaN complementary logic circuit building blocks
Researchers claim breakthroughs for propagation delay and p-FET drain currents.
23 January 2025
Gallium arsenide nano-ridge laser diodes on 300mm silicon
Researchers achieve record-low 6x104/cm2 misfit defect density.
16 January 2025
Improving hole injection in deep UV LEDs
Researchers report 20% enhanced light output power and 6% voltage reduction at 40mA.
9 January 2025
Fast gallium oxide MOCVD growth
Researchers achieve high mobility comparable to material grown at slower rates.
27 December 2024
Near-room temperature 8μm interband cascade lasers
Researchers believe that RT operation is within reach.
Feature Downloads
3 February 2024

High-breakdown-voltage P-GaN gate HEMTs with threshold voltage of 7.1V
Thermal oxidation treatment of P-GaN combined with atomic layer deposition prior to gate metal deposition

3 February 2024

Double-heterostructure gallium nitride for 5G FR2 mobile handsets
A GaN-on-silicon HEMT has achieved record saturated output power for low-voltage handset application.

3 February 2024

MESFETs on single crystal aluminium nitride substrate
Devices reach 2kV breakdown performance with short 15μm gate–drain distance.

3 February 2024

Boron enables AlN on silicon growth without cracks
Aluminium nitride layers have been produced with low dislocation density.

3 February 2024

Graded barriers bandwidth boost for micro-LEDs on silicon
Devices achieve a –3dB bandwidth (f–3dB) of 580MHz at 2000A/cm2.

3 February 2024

Indium phosphide laser on silicon nitride photonic circuit
Micro-transfer printing integration achieves wavelength tuning over 54nm in the C and L bands.

3 February 2024

CSA Catapult outlines steps to create UK semiconductor ‘super cluster’ and drive long term growth and exports
Recommendations include a National Semiconductor Institute, a Semiconductor Challenge Fund, prioritizing UK semiconductors in public contracts, and skills plans.

23 December 2024

Semiconductor laser market growing at 9% CAGR to over $5bn in 2029
The telecom & infrastructure segment is growing at 18% to over $2.5bn, as consumer applications grow just 1% to $1.75bn, says Yole Développement.