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31 August 2026

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

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

27 August 2026
Thin p-GaN ohmic contact formation

Researchers propose ultrathin magnesium deposition and brief thermal annealing to reduce resistance.

27 August 2026

BluGlass appoints global capital markets veteran to board

Shareholder Yam Rubenstein’s expertise and network to improve access to non-dilutive alternative funding sources

25 August 2026

Navitas to acquire power management firm Claros

Vertical power delivery and integrated voltage regulator technology to complete grid-to-xPU high-power portfolio for AI data center infrastructure

25 August 2026

Wolfspeed’s device revenue rebound driven by AI data center business

Doubling of full-year AI data center revenue offsetting softer automotive sector

24 August 2026

Ground broken on Alcoa-Sojitz Gallium Recovery Project in Western Australia

Facility expected to produce up to 10% of global gallium supply

24 August 2026

Quintessent raises $40m in oversubscribed Series A funding round

Firm begins sampling first product for AI optical interconnects

20 August 2026
Weak polarization electric-field c-plane GaN LEDs

Researchers achieve 15% EQE in manufacturable structure.

20 August 2026

Power GaN device market growing at 35% CAGR to $3.5bn in 2031, driven by data centers, EVs and industrial systems

From charging to AI: power GaN entering a broader, multi-market adoption cycle

20 August 2026

Micross acquiring AEMtec, expanding reach into Europe

Acquisition broadens advanced packaging, optoelectronics and test capabilities

20 August 2026

GaN epilayers grown on TekSiC’s semi-insulating silicon carbide wafers

Key milestones toward Europe’s first domestic commercially available semi-insulating SiC wafer supply

19 August 2026

HexSeed raises over £600,000 in early-stage funding

Funding to be used to demonstrate diamond coating process on commercial GaN power devices and support engagement with pilot customers

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13 August 2026
Electrochemical GaN HEMT exfoliation

Silicon substrate release method results in less than 2nm roughness of etched surfaces.

7 August 2026
GaN HEMT short-circuit performance

Device achieves record 629μs withstanding time.

7 August 2026
Reducing micro-LED sidewall impact

Neutral reactive N/H treatment increases EQE in 5μm GaN device by 34%.

6 August 2026
More thermally stable indium phosphide quantum dot near-infrared laser diodes
Researchers achieve a high T0 of 125K at 780nm.
6 August 2026
Taking heat off AlGaN-channel HEMTs
Researchers report record thermal performance
5 August 2026
First continuous-wave UV VCSEL operation at room temperature
Device benefits from reduced optical losses and improved thermal dissipation.
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31 August 2026

Smartphone market falls 4% year-on-year in Q2, driven by memory shortage
Apple and Samsung have grown shipments and market share, while massmarket suppliers shrank, says omdia.

31 August 2026

First experimental demonstration of S-band large-signal performance for GaN HBTs
Selective-area emitter technology and device scaling yield record 30.5GHz fT and 7.01GHz fmax in GaN HBTs, with a first-reported S-band output power density of 16.5kW/cm2

31 August 2026

Power electronics market to grow at 10% CAGR from $25.5bn to $65.2bn by 2036
Silicon carbide will become the dominant power semiconductor material by 2036, reckons IDTechEx.

31 August 2026

KnowMade highlights scaling of GaN-based architectures for strategic markets
Gallium nitride adoption is spanning AI infrastructure, advanced photonics and next-generation power electronics.

31 August 2026

Blue photonic crystal surface-emitting laser
Regrowth-free device achieves 0.066° divergence beam.

31 August 2026

UV LED reaches 19% wall-plug efficiency at 298nm
Researchers at UCSB use p-GaN islands to enhance light extraction.

31 August 2026

Gate-all-around InGaN nano-LED
Vertical integration of an FET with a nanopillar LED enables electrical modulation of sidewall recombination and transistor operation.

31 August 2026

Why the UK Government reshuffle matters for compound semiconductor manufacturers
Howard Rupprecht, managing director of CSconnected, on what July’s UK Cabinet reshuffle means for compound semiconductor manufacturers across the UK and beyond, and why South Wales is a central global asset to UK sovereign capability in this critical sector.