News Archive
March 2024
28 March 2024
UK funding of £14m for open-access power semiconductor test & packaging equipment
28 March 2024
Pragmatic officially opens UK’s first 300mm wafer fab
28 March 2024
Diamfab raises €8.7m in first-round funding
27 March 2024
Quintessent raises $11.5m in oversubscribed seed funding round
27 March 2024
EU-funded photonixFAB consortium now open for first prototyping
27 March 2024
Integrated Photonics System Roadmap unveiled, led by PhotonDelta and MIT Microphotonics Center
27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Vector Photonics and University of Glasgow collaborating to develop surface-emitting lasers
27 March 2024
Wolfspeed tops out construction of John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbide
27 March 2024
IQE expands portfolio of epiwafers for high-speed optical connectivity
27 March 2024
Lumentum enhances performance of 800ZR+ transceivers for broader applications
27 March 2024
TRUMPF applies proprietary subwavelength surface-grating technology to datacom VCSELs
26 March 2024
TRUMPF’s 980nm VCSEL extends transmission reach to 500m using optimized multimode fiber
26 March 2024
Coherent showcasing portfolio of new products and technology innovations at OFC
26 March 2024
Lumentum unveils innovations and demonstrations at OFC
26 March 2024
Sivers demonstrating laser chip and array technology at OFC
26 March 2024
Avnet to distribute EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN power devices
26 March 2024
Lumentum presents at OFC on innovations and role of photonics in AI data centers
26 March 2024
Sivers Semiconductors announces resignation of CEO Anders Storm
25 March 2024
Coherent announces first 6-inch InP scalable wafer fabs
25 March 2024
QPT’s Crowdcube funding round surpasses £1m
25 March 2024
Silicon carbide substrate costs falling as larger diameters adopted
22 March 2024
TRUMPF and Optomind demo 100Gbps VCSEL in 800Gbps transceiver at OFC
22 March 2024
Ayar Labs showcasing optical interconnect solutions for AI infrastructure at OFC
22 March 2024
Coherent debuts 800Gbps QSFP-DD form-factor transceiver module for IP-over-DWDM
21 March 2024
Layer transfer of III-N MEMS through 2D hexagonal boron nitride
21 March 2024
US Critical Materials announces discovery of gallium at Sheep Creek, Montana
21 March 2024
5N Plus commercializing its GaN-on-Si patents
21 March 2024
EFFECT Photonics raises $38m in Series D funding
21 March 2024
Silicon carbide power device market to grow to $5.33bn in 2026
20 March 2024
Veeco releases fifth sustainability report
20 March 2024
Riber wins US order for Compact 21 research MBE system
20 March 2024
MACOM awarded by Northrop Grumman for Supplier Excellence
19 March 2024
Vertical GaN power device firm Odyssey selling assets for $9.52m
19 March 2024
Mersen gains €12m in European funding to develop polycrystalline SiC substrate manufacturing
19 March 2024
EPC makes available 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design with 14–65V input range
18 March 2024
Coherent awards Tower as Outstanding Innovation and Technology Supplier
18 March 2024
Laser Thermal awarded DoD Phase I STTR contract
18 March 2024
GaAs Labs sells Mission Microwave
15 March 2024
15 March 2024
Sivers signs product development agreement for next-gen AI laser arrays
15 March 2024
14 March 2024
University of Jena and TU Braunschweig collaborating on GaN-based photonic devices
14 March 2024
Cascading VCSELs to boost power efficiency
14 March 2024
MACOM showcasing latest products at SATELLITE 2024
14 March 2024
Worksport to incorporate GaN into future versions of COR mobile battery generator system
14 March 2024
Infineon files lawsuit in USA against Innoscience
14 March 2024
Feit Electric files second white LED filament patent lawsuit
12 March 2024
12 March 2024
onsemi realigns business groups to expand product portfolio and accelerate growth
12 March 2024
Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFETs 2000V product family
12 March 2024
EPC issues Phase-16 Reliability Report
11 March 2024
Navitas unveils plans for 8–10kW power platform supporting 2025 AI power requirements
11 March 2024
Quarterly smartphone production jumps 12.1% in Q4/2023
11 March 2024
OIF hosting multi-vendor interoperability demos and expert panels at OFC
11 March 2024
Marvell’s Nagarajan to receive Optica’s 2024 David Richardson Medal
11 March 2024
8 March 2024
Optica’s Holonyak Award for Boston University’s Ted Moustakas
8 March 2024
Aixtron’s Q4 revenue grows to record €214.2m, aiding full-year growth of 36%
8 March 2024
Recycling GaN for vertical power device performance
7 March 2024
Linköping micro-LED spin-off Polar Light Technologies appoints CEO
7 March 2024
Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-tolerant S-band LNA for high-rel space and radar applications
6 March 2024
Phlux shipping 1550nm InGaAs APDs in volume as export orders drive demand
6 March 2024
Vishay completes acquisition of Nexperia’s Newport Wafer Fab following UK Government approval
5 March 2024
Taiyo Nippon Sanso develops high-purity hydrazine gas delivery system
5 March 2024
5 March 2024
Infineon launches CoolSiC MOSFET Generation 2
5 March 2024
New Asian customer orders automated Riber MBE 412 system
5 March 2024
Luminus expands range of Gen 2 CCT tunable COBs
4 March 2024
Lumentum appoints Jae Kim as senior VP, general counsel & secretary
4 March 2024
4 March 2024
ams OSRAM re-assessing micro-LED strategy after Apple project cancelled
4 March 2024
1 March 2024
First true ternary near-IR III–V nanowire-lasers
1 March 2024
Wise-integration raises €15m in Series B funding round
1 March 2024
ROHM's EcoGaN used in Innergie’s 45W output USB-C charger C4 Duo
1 March 2024
EPC launches first GaN FET with 1mΩ on-resistance
February 2024
29 February 2024
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 February 2024
CGD showcases new reference designs and demos at APEC 2024
29 February 2024
Qorvo launches four 1200V silicon carbide modules in compact E1B package
28 February 2024
Infineon launches 750V G1 CoolSiC MOSFET product family
28 February 2024
28 February 2024
Ancora’s double-side-cooling GaN FET demonstrates robustness and long-term reliability
28 February 2024
27 February 2024
DOE launches $2.25m American-Made Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize
27 February 2024
LED packaging market to grow at 3.9% CAGR from $16bn in 2024 to $19.4bn in 2029
27 February 2024
Report analyses economic impact of First Solar’s US manufacturing and supply chain investments
27 February 2024
Finwave showcases performance improvements with GaN-on-Si technology at MWC Barcelona
26 February 2024
Arrow and Infineon collaborate to help eInfochips accelerate EV charger development
26 February 2024
AXT’s quarterly revenue rebounds by 18% in Q4/2023
23 February 2024
SK Siltron CSS secures conditional commitment from US DOE for $544m loan
23 February 2024
Triple-lattice photonic crystal laser
22 February 2024
Transphorm quarterly product revenue falls by 11% due to short-term demand pushouts
21 February 2024
Navitas powers Samsung Galaxy S24 with integrated AI
21 February 2024
Aehr receives $23m in new follow-on orders
21 February 2024
TI launches new power conversion device portfolios at APEC
20 February 2024
Coherent’s Mattera to retire as CEO
20 February 2024
GlobalFoundries gains $1.5bn in CHIPS and Science Act funding
20 February 2024
Dowa Electronic Materials unveils SWIR LEDs with record efficiency
20 February 2024
EPC highlighting power electronics solutions at APEC
19 February 2024
SemiQ adds full-bridge configuration to QSiC 1200V SiC MOSFET module
19 February 2024
Veeco’s Q4 semiconductor revenue up 17% sequentially
16 February 2024
BluGlass and Applied Energetics sign MoU to collaborate
15 February 2024
Probing InGaN RGB micro-LEDs on silicon
15 February 2024
Navitas celebrates tenth anniversary
15 February 2024
Infineon highlights power solutions portfolio at APEC 2024
14 February 2024
14 February 2024
CGD addressing challenges of data centers at APEC
14 February 2024
EPC Space launches first rad-hard GaN power stage IC
13 February 2024
UK tech firms start commercial negotiations at SEMICON Korea
13 February 2024
CSA Catapult’s achievements over 2018–2023 outlined in independent report
13 February 2024
12 February 2024
OIF showcasing interoperability at OFC with record 47 member companies
12 February 2024
Bami Bastani appointed executive chairman of Sivers Semiconductors Inc
12 February 2024
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 27.5% to $366.8m
9 February 2024
Qorvo’s quarterly revenue up 44.5% year-on-year
9 February 2024
Soctera demos superior thermal performance in GaN HEMTs for next-gen telecoms and radar
9 February 2024
Fully vertical GaN-on-SiC Schottky barrier diodes with low on-resistance
9 February 2024
ESK-SIC and Kyocera to co-develop sustainable production of silicon carbide
8 February 2024
Transphorm showcasing GaN power conversion range at APEC
8 February 2024
Feit Electric begins patent enforcement action against Ledvance
8 February 2024
7 February 2024
Worksport using Infineon’s GaN power transistors in converters of its portable power stations
7 February 2024
NUBURU evaluating strategic alternatives
6 February 2024
Skyworks reports record cash flow, despite quarterly revenue falling 9.6% year-on-year to $1.2bn
5 February 2024
5 February 2024
Qorvo launches automotive-qualified 9m 750V SiC FET in D2PAK-7L package
5 February 2024
Wolfspeed’s quarterly revenue grows 20% year-on-year, as design-wins hit a record $2.9bn
2 February 2024
2 February 2024
Navitas highlighting GaN and SiC applications at APEC
1 February 2024
Green photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers
1 February 2024
Riber’s revenue grows by 41% to €39.2m in 2023, as systems revenue almost doubles
1 February 2024
1 February 2024
Veeco ships GEN20-Q MBE system to Taiwan’s Hermes-Epitek
January 2024
31 January 2024
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 January 2024
Wolfspeed expands long-term 150mm silicon carbide wafer supply agreement
31 January 2024
MICLEDI demos device-ready micro-LEDs with micro-lenses at SPIE AR-VR-MR
31 January 2024
Teledyne e2v HiRel releases single-supply, radiation-tolerant 0.3-3GHz LNA
30 January 2024
JEDEC publishes guidelines for reverse-bias reliability evaluation of GaN power conversion devices
30 January 2024
Luminus launches its first laser products
30 January 2024
QPT gains a second GaN Systems co-founder as advisor
30 January 2024
Compound semiconductor substrate market growing at 17% CAGR to $3.3bn in 2029
30 January 2024
Silvaco joins GaN Valley ecosystem
26 January 2024
Infineon and Anker open joint Innovation Application Center in Shenzhen
26 January 2024
26 January 2024
25 January 2024
Navitas and SHINRY open joint R&D power lab
25 January 2024
Carbon removal for boosting GaN electron mobility
25 January 2024
Infineon providing 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET devices for Sinexcel’s energy storage systems
25 January 2024
Phlux unveils Noiseless InGaAs APDs as first products
24 January 2024
Nichia launches chip-scale LED with horizontal light distribution
24 January 2024
Silanna UV shares Photonics West booth with new distribution partner Marktech
24 January 2024
Oxford Instruments supplies ALD system to UK micro-LED maker
24 January 2024
Riber wins order from Asia for three production MBE systems
24 January 2024
ams OSRAM showcasing high-performance LEDs, lasers, sensors and ICs at Photonics West
23 January 2024
Mitsubishi Electric to sample new J3-Series SiC and silicon power modules
23 January 2024
SemiQ debuting QSiC 1200V MOSFET modules at APEC
23 January 2024
Porotech and Powerchip partner on mass producing 200mm GaN-on-Si micro-LEDs for displays
23 January 2024
Infineon and Wolfspeed expand and extend multi-year 150mm SiC wafer supply agreement
23 January 2024
Busch and Pfeiffer Vacuum jointly constructing sales, systems and service center in Switzerland
22 January 2024
Sivers Photonics receives $860,000 follow-up orders from US Fortune 100 customer
22 January 2024
VCSELence Torino inaugurated as VCSEL center of excellence in Italy
22 January 2024
22 January 2024
ams OSRAM launches SYNIOS P1515 automotive signaling LEDs
19 January 2024
Guerrilla RF’s Q4 revenue almost doubles year-on-year to record $4.7m
19 January 2024
18 January 2024
18 January 2024
UCSB reports first N-polar InAlGaN HEMT
18 January 2024
OIF unveils CEI-112G-XSR+-PAM4 Extended Extra Short Reach IA
18 January 2024
18 January 2024
Revasum Inc and Asahi Diamond America collaborate on silicon carbide wafer grinding
18 January 2024
Veeco revises revenue guidance for Q4/23 from $155–175m to $165–175m
18 January 2024
Enablence and Polar partner to develop and manufacture optical transceiver chips
18 January 2024
Innolume expands quantum dot laser production
17 January 2024
NREL awards $1.8m in second round of contracts for Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium
17 January 2024
Tower collaborates with Renesas to manufacture SiGe-based beam-forming ICs
17 January 2024
SweGaN appoints Stefan Axelsson as CFO and Anders Lundskog as R&D manager
17 January 2024
Infineon’s CoolGaN enables OMRON’s new V2X charging systems
16 January 2024
IQE appoints chief financial officer
16 January 2024
IQE appoints VP of government affairs
16 January 2024
IQE expecting full-year 2023 of £115m after 20% growth from first half to second half
16 January 2024
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue rebounds to $1.65m
15 January 2024
QPT appoints Rupert Baines as CEO
15 January 2024
Lynred appoints executive president and CEO
15 January 2024
BluGlass completes acquisition of GaNWorks
15 January 2024
Mojo Vision integrates RGB micro-LED sub-pixels into single panel
15 January 2024
Guerrilla RF gains $1m PTMP wireless infrastructure purchase order
12 January 2024
QPT wins ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge for Motor Drive Products
12 January 2024
KYOCERA SLD Laser unveils automotive headlight modules and FiberLight grille assembly
12 January 2024
Ayar Labs’ board gains silicon industry veterans to accelerate growth
11 January 2024
Virtual body concept for 650V GaN-on-silicon ICs
11 January 2024
First Solar inaugurates $700m, 3.3GW PV module manufacturing plant in India
11 January 2024
Renesas to acquire GaN device maker Transphorm for $339m
11 January 2024
Consumer electronics 3D sensing VCSEL market to rebound at 11% CAGR to $1.404bn in 2028
10 January 2024
Navitas names Janet Chou as executive VP, CFO & treasurer
10 January 2024
BluGlass secures first order for alpha prototype blue GaN DFB lasers
10 January 2024
SK Siltron CSS to supply silicon carbide wafers to Infineon
10 January 2024
Luminus to bring Sanan’s SiC and GaN power semiconductors to Americas market
9 January 2024
Aixtron receives supplier award from onsemi
9 January 2024
9 January 2024
onsemi releases DC ultra-fast EV charging solutions to address critical barriers to adoption
8 January 2024
Raytheon qualifies IQE North Carolina for defence components made in USA
8 January 2024
Innolume orders Riber MBE 49 system to boost GaAs QD laser production capacity
8 January 2024
GaN HEMTs on diamond demonstrates twice the heat dissipation of GaN-on-SiC
8 January 2024
Navitas participating at CES 2024
5 January 2024
MACOM’s board gains Raj Shanmugaraj as independent director
5 January 2024
5 January 2024
Lateral polarity structure GaN Schottky barrier diodes
5 January 2024
NUBURU receives notice of non-compliance with NYSE American listing standards
5 January 2024
X-FAB acquires M-MOS from Xtrion for €22.5m
4 January 2024
FBH appoints new scientific managing director
4 January 2024
Cleantech Solar to procure 150MW of India-made Series 7 modules to power First Solar India factory
4 January 2024
k-Space hosts visit by US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell