News Archive
DECEMBER 2013
31 December 2013
GigOptix closes public offering of common stock, raising $12.6m
31 December 2013
CIGS PV maker GS Hong Kong Solar opens 40MW manufacturing plant
31 December 2013
30 December 2013
Anadigics appoints Alltek as distributor in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
30 December 2013
Nitronex launches broadband GaN amplifier for military radar, radio and SatCom
30 December 2013
White light-emitting diodes from selective epitaxy GaN nanopyramids
27 December 2013
Mitsubishi Electric launching 3.3kV, 1500A inverter with all-SiC power module for high-power trains
27 December 2013
Soitec to receive €21.3m in French government support after EC approves financing
26 December 2013
MOCVD surface roughening for photon absorption boost in InGaN solar cell
24 December 2013
Ascent Solar to debut EnerPlex Surfr battery & solar case for iPhone 5 and 5s at CES
24 December 2013
NeoPhotonics appoints chief financial officer
23 December 2013
Oclaro announces exchange of all convertible debt
23 December 2013
Skyworks launches high-linearity, active bias LNA for cellular infrastructure
20 December 2013
Plasma-Therm holds nanotechnology symposium at Stanford’s Nanofabrication Facility
20 December 2013
Plasma-Therm’s CEO named an ‘All-Stars of the Chip-Making Industry’ for 2013 by VLSIresearch
19 December 2013
XsunX adds 20kW commercial PV system sale in Southern California; now offering $1m project financing
19 December 2013
GigOptix prices public offering of common stock to raise $11m
19 December 2013
LayTec's EpiCurve TT used for strain engineering of GaAs-based laser structures
19 December 2013
Intematix issued with red nitride phosphor patent for LED lighting
18 December 2013
GigOptix announces proposed public offering of common stock
18 December 2013
Soitec and CEA renew partnership for further five years
18 December 2013
Peregrine ships 75Ω RF switch for TVs, set-top boxes and DVRs
18 December 2013
Nanotronics Imaging to scale production after $7m Series B financing round
18 December 2013
18 December 2013
EPC now included in NI’s Multisim 13.0 enhanced SPICE circuit simulation and design software
18 December 2013
SPTS wins two more regional awards in manufacturing and skills investment
18 December 2013
18 December 2013
Evanescent wave coupling to increase light extraction efficiency
17 December 2013
Osram launches high-power versions of Ostar Projection LED for system output of up to 1700lm
17 December 2013
Direct-type LED TV penetration to surpass 60% in 2014
17 December 2013
Mitsubishi Electric to launch low-power 4-wavelength integrated 100Gbps EML-TOSA
16 December 2013
Chinese LED packaging growth driven by lighting, but technical progress still greatest challenge
16 December 2013
XsunX adds 50kW in signed projects to CIGS PV system development and installation services pipeline
16 December 2013
MACOM launches upconverter for 18 and 23GHz point-to-point wireless
16 December 2013
Low-power tunneling transistor for high-speed implantable devices at low voltage
16 December 2013
MACOM launches broadband 5V LNA in 2mm x 2mm 8-lead package for CPE universal front-ends
16 December 2013
Ascent Solar expands retail distribution network into Japan
13 December 2013
IES orders Riber MBE412 III-V system
13 December 2013
Vertical spacers for tighter integration of III-V MOSFETs
12 December 2013
Soitec and IntelliEPI collaborate to provide second source for GaAs market
12 December 2013
Eulitha unveils litho system for photonic patterning
12 December 2013
Finisar honors Multek with Most Consistent Quality Award
12 December 2013
Imec demos first strained germanium FinFETs at IEDM
12 December 2013
Low-resistivity n-type aluminium gallium nitride for more efficient LEDs
12 December 2013
DOE announces solid-state lighting advanced technology R&D funding opportunity for 2014
11 December 2013
Solarion begins series production of flexible CIGS PV modules
11 December 2013
Soraa founder Shuji Nakamura receives lighting industry honors
11 December 2013
SMART orders EVG automated production system for SOI and direct wafer bonding
11 December 2013
China’s LED lighting market to more than double to $7.4bn in 2017
11 December 2013
RFaxis unveils envelope tracker to boost system efficiency of CMOS multi-mode multi-band PAs
11 December 2013
CPV installations to grow 750% from 160MW in 2013 to 1362MW in 2020
10 December 2013
Firecomms signs Victory as sales rep in north central USA
10 December 2013
Skyworks launches optical solutions for Varian Medical
10 December 2013
Finisar proposes $200m offering of convertible senior notes
9 December 2013
SMI launches temperature profiling flange for CVD vertical reactors
9 December 2013
9 December 2013
Growing high-quality free-standing GaN-on-silicon substrates
9 December 2013
Finisar reports fifth quarter of revenue growth to record $290.7m
5 December 2013
Emcore quarterly revenue rebounds by 29% to $43.1m
5 December 2013
Brewer Science ships Cee 1300CSX thermal slide debonder for thin-wafer handling
5 December 2013
5 December 2013
Calyxo inaugurates 60MW CdTe PV module production line
5 December 2013
Cree’s LEDway HO Roadway luminaire replaces 400W high-pressure sodium lighting, halving energy use
5 December 2013
Aixtron celebrates 30th anniversary
5 December 2013
Ascent Solar’s flexible PV modules selected for Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion project
5 December 2013
Emcore announces changes to board
5 December 2013
Tektronix launches precision single-phase power analyzer to meet demands of GaN and SiC
4 December 2013
GaN-on-Si LEDs to grow at 69% CAGR from 1% market share in 2013 to 40% in 2020
4 December 2013
Cadmium selenide quantum dot layer boost for three-junction solar cells
4 December 2013
Cree extends LED bulb portfolio to 75-Watt replacement
3 December 2013
TriQuint launches GaN amplifiers and GaAs phase shifters and high-power limiters
3 December 2013
Osram launches Oslon Square LED for longer lifetime at high temperatures
3 December 2013
EVG launches full-field UV nanoimprint litho system for photonics, LED and BioMEMS production
3 December 2013
US LED and high-efficiency lighting market to grow at 10% annually through 2017
3 December 2013
Soitec announces financing and construction of CPV plant in Portugal
3 December 2013
Cree appoints Norbert Hiller executive vice president Lighting
3 December 2013
Cree appoints Anne Whitaker to board
2 December 2013
Nichia adds to US patent infringement lawsuit against Everlight
2 December 2013
Plessey samples its new-generation LED GaN-on-Si mid-power LEDs
2 December 2013
Sapphire substrate makers expanding production to meet LED lighting and smartphone demand
NOVEMBER 2013
30 November 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 November 2013
IQE’s CEO Drew Nelson presented with Elektra Lifetime Achievement Award
29 November 2013
GeneSiC launches 650-3300V SiC Schottky rectifiers in small-form-factor surface-mount packages
28 November 2013
Ascent Solar opens retail locations in California
28 November 2013
Transphorm and Fujitsu to merge GaN power device businesses
28 November 2013
RFMD unveils its first impedance tuners, targeting multi-band LTE and HSPA+ smartphones and tablets
28 November 2013
RFMD earns Huawei Supplier of the Year Award
27 November 2013
TriQuint opens Korea design center
27 November 2013
Soitec and SunEdison enter into SOI patent cross-license agreement
26 November 2013
ZSW achieves 10.3% European efficiency record for kesterite solar cells
26 November 2013
Limited area epitaxy applied to semipolar GaN laser diodes
26 November 2013
Spain’s IES-UPM reaches 39.2% efficiency with triple-junction CPV solar cell
26 November 2013
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology expands in India with direct sales and service office
26 November 2013
First Solar starts construction of PV project in Japan
25 November 2013
JDSU earns Huawei’s Excellent Core Partner Award for third time in past four years
25 November 2013
Finisar broadens optical interconnect portfolio at Supercomputing 2013
25 November 2013
First small-signal data from p-channel gallium nitride transistor
25 November 2013
Cree wins three awards at CHINASSL2013
22 November 2013
Solexant rebrands as Siva Power, refocusing on Gigawatt-scale CIGS PV production
22 November 2013
Semipolar nitride laser diodes without AlGaN cladding
22 November 2013
Soraa expanding with new LED fab in New York State
22 November 2013
Rubicon appoints senior VP of sales & marketing
21 November 2013
Peregrine opens new lab facilities and expanded technical resources in UK, Korea and China
21 November 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue falls 29% from last quarter
21 November 2013
EPC demo board featuring eGaN FETs delivers high-quality audio in space-saving design
21 November 2013
Molex launches high-density AOCs transporting 12Gbps signals up to 100m
21 November 2013
First Solar contracts IXL to supply framing system for AGL’s New South Wales projects
21 November 2013
Infinera’s co-founder & president awarded by Institution of Engineering and Technology
20 November 2013
China Development Bank loan for Focusic and Soitec to construct 20MW CPV project in Xinjiang
20 November 2013
Picosun launches 150-200mm wafer batch ALD system for LEDs, MEMS and power devices
20 November 2013
Cree LED lighting saves convention center 32.4% of total energy usage
20 November 2013
Electrostatic protection for gallium nitride circuits
20 November 2013
20 November 2013
Emcore introduces 1x2, 1x4 and 1x8 3GHz RF redundancy switching for Optiva
20 November 2013
Ascent announces availability of EnerPlex Surfr battery & solar case for Galaxy S4
20 November 2013
TeliaSonera completes North America expansion with Infinera’s DTN-X platform
20 November 2013
Mitsubishi Electric launches Ku-band low-noise GaAs HEMT for DBS receiver modules
20 November 2013
Spectrolab raises efficiency record for ground-based non-concentrator solar cells to 38.8%
19 November 2013
EVG launches non-contact litho system for cost-efficient volume production of photonic components
19 November 2013
Osram Ostar Medical LED provides tunable white light with CRI of 95
19 November 2013
Zayo using Infinera DTN-X to deliver Terabit capacity for SC13
19 November 2013
SemiLEDs launches 10W RGBW LED; compact form factor eases color mixing, simplifies integration
19 November 2013
Emcore appoints general manager of Fiber Optics business
18 November 2013
BluGlass commissions former production MOCVD system to grow MQW base structures
18 November 2013
Hole conductivity in zinc sulfide telluride and blue-green light emission
18 November 2013
JX Nippon to distribute First Solar’s PV modules in Japan
18 November 2013
First Solar to invest $100m in developing PV power plants in Japan
18 November 2013
Ammono granted ESA funding to develop large-size semi-insulating GaN substrates
15 November 2013
Seoul Semiconductor launches Z5-M1 Series of improved efficacy high-power LEDs
15 November 2013
15 November 2013
AmpliTech enters into talks for product marketing and promotion in Europe
15 November 2013
Fraunhofer HHI enables visible light communication by LED at 3Gb/s
15 November 2013
NeoPhotonics' quarterly revenue grows 16.1% year-on-year to record $76.8m
15 November 2013
Custom MMIC launches 6-20GHz LNA delivering over 20dB of gain
15 November 2013
Integra approved by DLA for MIL-STD-750 processing
15 November 2013
Thinning gallium nitride barriers for more efficient photovoltaic conversion
14 November 2013
Transphorm’s 600V GaN power conversion adopted by Delta
14 November 2013
Diamond materials for semiconductors to grow to $43m market in 2020, driven by passive devices
14 November 2013
Embedding diodes in normally-off GaN transistors
14 November 2013
13 November 2013
Firecomms' RedLink optical transceivers for industrial applications enter full production
13 November 2013
Hanergy Solar increases shareholding by 8 million shares
13 November 2013
GigOptix ranked 305th on Deloitte’s 2013 Technology Fast 500 list
13 November 2013
Eta launches GaN power amplifier to double mobile base-station efficiency
13 November 2013
13 November 2013
Raleigh Orthopaedic selects Cree LED architectural troffers to improve lighting
12 November 2013
Redsolar buys multiple Veeco K475 MOCVD systems
12 November 2013
Excelitas acquires UV system maker Lumen Dynamics
12 November 2013
Peregrine’s UltraCMOS switch chosen for Pantech’s LTE-A phablet
12 November 2013
Veeco’s Q3 revenue flat sequentially, down 25% year-on-year
12 November 2013
SETi launches UV LED-based disinfection cases for mobile devices
11 November 2013
Advanced Photonix receives 100G commitment from major customer
11 November 2013
Aixtron hosts MOCVD seminar at China SSL 2013
11 November 2013
11 November 2013
Anadigics' sales grow 7.1% in Q3 to $37m, driven by Cellular growth of 27.8%.
8 November 2013
Brolis gains €1.6m more EU funding for R&D facilities expansion in 2014
8 November 2013
Graphene on SiC yields accurate quantum resistance standard
8 November 2013
Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows more-than-expected 9.4% to $477m
8 November 2013
GeneSiC launches SiC bare die up to 8000V ratings for high-voltage circuits and assemblies
8 November 2013
7 November 2013
OEM Group opens expanded facility in Japan
7 November 2013
Normally-off GaN HEMTs with thin high-Al content barrier
6 November 2013
MACOM to acquire Mindspeed for $272m
6 November 2013
MACOM launches 5V broadband LNA for CPE universal front-ends
6 November 2013
Intematix and Lumileds announce remote phosphor LED lighting module delivering 203lm/W
5 November 2013
LED backlighting to reach 90% penetration in LCD TVs in 2013
5 November 2013
ZSW raises thin-film PV efficiency record from 20.3% to 20.8%
5 November 2013
Lumileds launches LUXEON UV LEDs as smallest high-power UV emitters
5 November 2013
LayTec’s EpiCurve TT improves HVPE GaN growth at Ulm university
5 November 2013
HTC and Samsung opt for Skyworks’ SkyOne front-end solution
5 November 2013
Imec demos first III-V FinFET devices monolithically integrated on 300mm silicon
5 November 2013
Hittite launches 2W PA and analog VGA covering 27.5-31GHz for VSAT, PtP and radar
5 November 2013
GaN Systems showcasing power semiconductors at iPower 2013
5 November 2013
LED applications to be key drivers for bulk GaN market
5 November 2013
OIF members approve Implementation Agreements for 100G applications, plus medium-reach CEI-28G
4 November 2013
MCT-based IR detector firm Sofradir moving HQ in expansion
4 November 2013
JDSU’s revenue rises 1.8% in Q3 to $429m
4 November 2013
Quantum well engineering color-tunable nitride semiconductor LEDs
4 November 2013
Peregrine ships 2 billionth UltraCMOS RF chip
4 November 2013
Honda to discontinue operations of subsidiary Honda Soltec in spring 2014
4 November 2013
First Solar’s Q3 sales up 51% year-on-year to record $1.3bn
4 November 2013
Rubicon’s revenue rebounds further, up 4.7% in Q3 to $11.1m
1 November 2013
Anvil gains £1m funding to commercialize low-cost SiC-in-silicon power devices
1 November 2013
AXT’s revenue falls 14% in Q3 to $20.5m, driven by wireless consolidation and new technologies
1 November 2013
Oclaro closes sale of Amplifier and Micro-Optics business to II-VI Inc
1 November 2013
Peregrine and GLOBALFOUNDRIES sample RF switches using new UltraCMOS 10 RF SOI process
1 November 2013
Peregrine introduces UltraCMOS 10 technology to advance RF design with SOI
1 November 2013
First Solar sells 250MW Silver State South Solar Project to NextEra
1 November 2013
OCTOBER 2013
31 October 2013
Ascent Solar raising $10m in financing with Ironridge
31 October 2013
Cree’s SiC MOSFETs used in Shinry’s HEV/EV power converters, achieving 96% efficiency
31 October 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 October 2013
Shibaura Institute of Technology chooses Silvaco’s TCAD for simulation of GaN power devices
31 October 2013
Cree’s XP-G2 LEDs chosen by QuantumLED for new commercial lamp brand
30 October 2013
Infinera announces resignation of CFO
30 October 2013
LayTec's PearL qualified for CIGS monitoring in high-volume PV production
29 October 2013
Rubicon launches first commercial large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates for LEDs
29 October 2013
Finisar demonstrates XFP-RF pluggable optical transmitter portfolio for cable access networks
29 October 2013
Finisar opens production plant in Wuxi, China
29 October 2013
GigOptix’s revenue rebounds by more-than-expected 7% in Q3 to $7.3m
29 October 2013
Oclaro appoints VP, corporate finance Pete Mangan as chief financial officer
29 October 2013
Palladium oxide interlayer cuts gate leakage in nitride HEMTs
29 October 2013
Soraa appoints LED lighting executive Jeffery Parker as CEO
29 October 2013
29 October 2013
Atech Korea’s Glasses Free 3D LED Displays enabled by Osram’s Multi Chipled
28 October 2013
University of Queensland and First Solar to build 3.275MW PV research facility
28 October 2013
First Solar completes Dubai’s flagship 13MW solar power plant in under 30 weeks
28 October 2013
Ascent Solar introduces EnerPlex Surfr, battery & solar case for Samsung Galaxy S4
28 October 2013
Lateral current thinking improves light and voltage in nitride LEDs
28 October 2013
Osram's new wafer fabrication building in Penang certified as a Green Building
28 October 2013
Anadigics launches DOCSIS 3.1 Edge QAM amplifier
25 October 2013
Cree extends XLamp CXA family with 68% brighter LED array
25 October 2013
Toshiba adds 6, 8 and 10A models to 650V SiC Schottky family
25 October 2013
TriQuint's Q3 revenue grows 32% on Q2, driven by demand for LTE products and product ramp
25 October 2013
Hittite’s Q3 revenue and profit exceed guidance
24 October 2013
Hittite adds 10W, 6-18GHz PA to GaN MMIC product line
24 October 2013
Toshiba launches second-generation GaN-on-Si white LEDs
24 October 2013
24 October 2013
Agilent launches physics-based VCSEL model to solve challenges in designing rack-to-rack opto links
24 October 2013
Pulsed RF power semiconductor device markets to exceed $250m by 2018
24 October 2013
IQE wins three-year VCSEL epiwafer supply contract from Philips
24 October 2013
Aixtron raises €101m from capital increase
24 October 2013
Epistar qualifies LayTec’s Pyro 400 in-situ metrology system for GaN LED production
24 October 2013
Aixtron’s recovery program improves earnings, despite growth remaining subdued
24 October 2013
Infinera enters profitability on Q3 revenue up 27% year-on-year
23 October 2013
Riber’s 2013 revenue to end-September down 39% year-on-year to €10.2m
23 October 2013
Riber adds Compact 21 DZ to its range of research MBE systems
23 October 2013
Dow Corning adds VP of Compound Semiconductor Solutions business
23 October 2013
RFMD's quarterly revenue grows 48% year-on-year to record $310.7m
23 October 2013
Cree's quarterly revenue grows 24% year-on-year to record $391m
22 October 2013
Anadigics expands surface-mount line amplifier family for 1.2GHz DOCSIS 3.1 systems
22 October 2013
US DOE awards $27m ARPA-E funding to 14 new 'SWITCHES' projects
22 October 2013
Lumileds boosts LUXEON CoB LED arrays to lumen range of 1000-7000lm and efficacy of 130lm/W
22 October 2013
TriQuint expands CATV portfolio with infrastructure hybrids and GaN amplifiers
22 October 2013
Fujitsu develops InP HEMT-based receiver chip with sensitivity boosted tenfold
22 October 2013
POET’s Special Strategic Committee announces key updates
21 October 2013
Riber sells 4"-wafer R&D MBE system to Chinese material research institute
21 October 2013
Skyworks’ front-end modules supporting Broadcom 5G WiFi platforms
21 October 2013
SAMCO launches production etch system for SiC power devices
21 October 2013
AVACO boosts CIGS PV efficiency by 30% using new ALD process for buffer layer
21 October 2013
White light from near-UV and blue laser diodes and phosphors
18 October 2013
RFMD begins high-volume production of envelope tracking power amplifiers and power management ICs
18 October 2013
RFMD unveils 1.2GHz power doubler amplifier supporting new DOCSIS 3.1 cable specification
18 October 2013
China’s San'an to overtake Epistar in GaN LED wafer capacity by end 2014
18 October 2013
Ascent debuts EnerPlex Packr solar-integrated backpack
17 October 2013
Solid-state lighting market to grow at 18.7% to $56.79bn in 2018
17 October 2013
External optical modulator market to reach $229m in 2013
17 October 2013
First Solar to build 250MW power plant in California for NextEra
17 October 2013
Toshiba samples TaRF5 SP10T RF antenna switch claiming lowest insertion loss and smallest size
17 October 2013
RFaxis demos pure CMOS 802.11ac RF front-end ICs at Broadband World Forum
16 October 2013
OEM Group adds Sales and Service facility to Taiwan re-manufacturing site
16 October 2013
16 October 2013
EPC introduces family of commercial high-lead E-mode gallium nitride FETs
16 October 2013
Ascent Solar expanding Enerplex direct retail channel
15 October 2013
CPV module maker Suncore acquires Israel-based ZenithSolar
15 October 2013
Cree launches LMH2 module with sunset dimming
15 October 2013
Improving gate swing and avoiding current collapse in GaN MIS-HEMTs
15 October 2013
Cree licenses remote-phosphor patent portfolio to NNCrystal
15 October 2013
14 October 2013
Soraa launches first high-color-rendering, line voltage MR16 GU10 120V LED lamps
14 October 2013
Chip-level optical interconnect revenue to rise to $520m by 2019 then pass $1bn in 2021
14 October 2013
GigOptix chosen as sole long-reach TIA production partner by large 40Gbps QSFP+ transceiver supplier
14 October 2013
UMS makes available enhanced PDKs using Agilent’s latest ADS EDA software
14 October 2013
Cree Solution Provider program gains Count On Tools as member
11 October 2013
Revenue for packaged LEDs for lighting to nearly double in three years
11 October 2013
Oclaro’s chief financial officer resigns
11 October 2013
II-VI to buy Oclaro’s amplifier and micro-optics business for $88.6m
11 October 2013
Picodeon unveils first automated cold ablation pulsed laser deposition production system
11 October 2013
High-frequency nitride HEMTs on silicon with high breakdown
11 October 2013
EPC addresses demand for GaN power management products; leverages Digi-Key for global distribution
10 October 2013
Shimadzu unveils 10W blue laser diode, enabling micro-machining applications
10 October 2013
Osram launches its first LED replacement headlamp
10 October 2013
10 October 2013
Five millionth PV module installed at 550MW Topaz Solar Farms
10 October 2013
10 October 2013
George Turner of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory receives 2013 MBE Innovator Award
10 October 2013
GaN Systems appoints Vqdot as applications development partner
9 October 2013
Anadigics exhibiting DOCSIS 3.1 CATV RF infrastructure amplifiers at SCTE Cable-Tec
9 October 2013
Gallium oxide/silicon carbide heterojunction yields fast, high-sensitivity detection of UVC light
9 October 2013
MACOM launches 5W GaN power transistor in 2.5mm x 4.5mm surface-mount plastic package
9 October 2013
Russia’s Rostelecom selects Infinera for multi-Terabit Intelligent Transport Network
9 October 2013
Cree boosts Edge High-Output LED luminaires with TrueWhite Technology for outdoor lighting
8 October 2013
Albemarle acquires metal-organic supplier Cambridge Chemical
8 October 2013
Sofradir and Onera partner on IR detection for thermal imaging
8 October 2013
7 October 2013
Seoul Semiconductor selling Acrich2 AC LED modules in kit form for customized form factors
7 October 2013
7 October 2013
Showa Denko launching 6" SiC epiwafers for inverter power devices
7 October 2013
Growth switching for higher-efficiency near-green indium gallium nitride LEDs
7 October 2013
Veeco to ship first GENxplor R&D MBE system to University of Oklahoma
4 October 2013
AXT’s chief financial officer resigns
4 October 2013
Cascade acquires ATT Systems for testing over extended temperature ranges
4 October 2013
GaAs epi production to grow from 29,000 to 31,600 ksi over 2012-2017
4 October 2013
GaAs device revenue to grow from $5.3bn in 2012 to $6.1bn in 2017
4 October 2013
University of Nottingham buys GENxplor R&D MBE systems for optoelectronic research
4 October 2013
Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex products now available on Walmart.com
4 October 2013
Exploring nanopyramid approach to longer-wavelength nitride LEDs
3 October 2013
TriQuint exhibits new GaN solutions, optical modulator drivers and base-station amplifiers
3 October 2013
EPC introduces development board showcasing 100V eGaN FETs in parallel for high-current applications
3 October 2013
Anadigics' WiFi and cellular solutions powering Samsung GALAXY Note 3
2 October 2013
2 October 2013
Hittite elects Steve Sanghi to board
2 October 2013
Cree’s soft-white LED bulbs receive ENERGY STAR qualification for utility rebates
2 October 2013
Cree boosts brightness of XLamp XP-G2 LEDs by 7%
2 October 2013
US DOE publishes updated SSL Manufacturing R&D Roadmap
2 October 2013
Semprius raises efficiency record for commercially available solar modules from 33.9% to 35.5%
2 October 2013
DILAS launches 9xxnm fiber-coupled, multi-bar module delivering up to 6kW
2 October 2013
Extending effectiveness of transparent conductive oxide into ultraviolet
2 October 2013
Riber's first-half losses double after sales fall 17% year-on-year
1 October 2013
Skyworks powering WNC’s connected home solutions
1 October 2013
PVA TePla launches modular, highly automated PVT system for SiC crystal mass production
1 October 2013
MACOM launches highly integrated plastic-packaged control MMIC for commercial radar
1 October 2013
Daylight wins supplemental funding from NSF
1 October 2013
Fraunhofer ISE initiates round-robin test with four leading measurement laboratories
1 October 2013
EDF Renewable Energy dedicates Catalina Solar Project as its largest operating PV project
SEPTEMBER 2013
30 September 2013
Emcore receives AURP’s Innovation Award for high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells
30 September 2013
30 September 2013
SEMI-GAS’ new Xturion VaporX source system delivers low-vapor-pressure liquefied gases
30 September 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 September 2013
Ascent Solar debuts EnerPlexKickr I and II
30 September 2013
First Solar breaks ground on 150MW Solar Gen 2 project in California’s Imperial Valley
30 September 2013
UMass orders Aixtron BM system for CNT and graphene research
30 September 2013
Plasma-Therm introduces new MDS systems
27 September 2013
Oclaro’s revenue falls 4% quarter-on-quarter
27 September 2013
TriQuint introduces 2.5W 2100MHz integrated small-cell power amplifier module, halving board space
27 September 2013
27 September 2013
Copper with titanium nitride offers alternative GaN HEMT gate stack
27 September 2013
Cree launches XLamp XQ-E as new generation of lighting-class LEDs
26 September 2013
Nitride Solutions achieves first commercial sales
26 September 2013
Azzurro boosts nitride LED on silicon uniformity with strain engineering
26 September 2013
TriQuint expands SMT optical modulator driver portfolio with new 100-200Gb/s solutions
26 September 2013
MACOM launches first surface-mount L-band 90W GaN power module
26 September 2013
EPC launches eGaN FETs for use in both power semiconductor and RF applications
25 September 2013
M/A-COM introduces MAOM-003404 quad-channel differential modulator driver
25 September 2013
24 September 2013
GaN-resonant project targets more efficient and compact high-frequency power electronics
24 September 2013
Lumileds' LUXEON Q high-power LED boosts efficacy and flux in standard 3535 surface-mount package
24 September 2013
MBC extends Infinera DTN network into new interconnection facilities
24 September 2013
IQE confirms first-half revenue up 84% year-on-year to £63m
24 September 2013
Fraunhofer ISE, Soitec, Leti and Helmholtz Center achieve record 44.7% solar cell efficiency
23 September 2013
RFMD expands assembly capacity in China to accommodate product demand
23 September 2013
Osram launches Ostar Headlamp Pro as first LED for Advanced Forward Lighting Systems
23 September 2013
23 September 2013
23 September 2013
GigOptix showcasing drivers, TIAs and E-and products at ECOC
20 September 2013
Toshiba adds 10Amp model to family of 650V SiC Schottky barrier diodes
20 September 2013
Custom MMIC launches DC-20GHz distributed amplifier offers low noise figure of 2dB at 10GHz
20 September 2013
GaN to push microwave RF power semiconductor market to $250m by 2018
20 September 2013
Monolithic MOVPE III-nitride pump/light converter process
20 September 2013
Oclaro announces standards-compliant multi-rate 10G DWDM tunable SFP+ optical transceiver
20 September 2013
Oclaro releases narrow-linewidth micro-iTLA to volume production
19 September 2013
ROHM launches 80milliOhm 1200V SiC MOSFETs; one with co-packaged anti-parallel SiC Schottky
19 September 2013
RFMD introduces first 6" GaN-on-SiC wafers for RF power transistors
19 September 2013
Osram’s Oslon Black Flat LED now available with two chips
19 September 2013
MACOM and GigOptix announce final settlement of all pending lawsuits between them
19 September 2013
Oclaro announces volume production and OTU-4/100GbE FPGA interoperability for dual-rate 100G CFP2
19 September 2013
Oclaro samples 2km-reach multi-rate 10G SFP+ CPRI transceiver for wireless backhaul
19 September 2013
EPC expands eGaN FET family with 150V, 25milliOhm power transistor
18 September 2013
Soitec to supply US DoD with 1MW CPV demonstration project
18 September 2013
Imec, KULeuven and AIST report process paving way to increased mobility of beyond-10nm MOS
18 September 2013
Oxford Instruments organises two seminars in India
18 September 2013
Cree launches high-density class of XLamp CXA LED arrays
18 September 2013
Smit Ovens and SoLayTec to co-develop large-area spatial ALD tool for Solliance CIGS/CZTS program
18 September 2013
Sol Voltaics adds $9.4m equity funding to $6.2m Swedish Energy Agency loan
17 September 2013
Luminus Devices and Lightera complete merger
17 September 2013
Peregrine’s new antenna MultiSwitch used in Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A smartphone
17 September 2013
17 September 2013
Skyworks' low-noise amplifier FEMs used to ramp GPS/GNSS solutions
17 September 2013
17 September 2013
Doped barriers reduce polarization and droop effects in blue-green LEDs
17 September 2013
OIF showcasing record number of interoperability demonstrations at ECOC
17 September 2013
GigOptix files answer and counterclaim against MACOM
16 September 2013
Kyma's AlN template production ramp leverages equipment design improvements
16 September 2013
16 September 2013
Pasternack launches SiGe-based 60GHz waveguide modules and development system
16 September 2013
Aethercomm launches 50W, 6-18GHz GaN RF amplifier for aerospace & defense applications
13 September 2013
Microsemi launches 750W GaN-on-SiC RF power transistor for aviation applications
13 September 2013
Increasing output power from nitride LEDs with p-InGaN contacts
13 September 2013
TeraXion and Canadian Photonic Fabrication Center form strategic partnership
13 September 2013
VDE Americas and First Solar implement new standards for bankability and quality assurance
12 September 2013
Oclaro sells Zurich GaAs laser diode business to II-VI for $115m
12 September 2013
12 September 2013
Soitec launches CPV module with 31.8% efficiency
12 September 2013
EPC expands eGaN FET family with 100V, 16milli-Ohm power transistor
11 September 2013
Fraunhofer IAF and FBH boost GaN voltage converter efficiency to 98%
11 September 2013
MACOM launches high-power C-band GaAs MMIC amplifier in plastic packaging
11 September 2013
Seoul Semiconductor boosts Acrich2 module efficacy to 140lm/W
11 September 2013
11 September 2013
Inphi appoints tech investment expert Nicholas Brathwaite to board
11 September 2013
Ascent introduces CIGS-based EnerPlexKickr I and II
10 September 2013
Cree's new TW Series LED bulb first to meet California Energy Commission specification
10 September 2013
10 September 2013
Hittite introduces new GaAs MMIC SP4T reflective switch
10 September 2013
Infinera increases capacity for TSIC with SD-FEC
10 September 2013
Hittite introduces HMC1061LC5 Track & Hold amplifier
10 September 2013
Room-temperature indium antimonide mid-infrared photodiode
9 September 2013
First Solar creates PV Projects JV with BELECTRIC
9 September 2013
BinOptics offers optical engine to keep “Moore's Law” intact for computing evolution
9 September 2013
Finisar reports ‘record’ revenue for first quarter, 2014
9 September 2013
US DOE awards $2m to develop SiC and GaN based traction drive systems for hybrid-electric vehicles
6 September 2013
ITO cladding to reduce thermal damage in blue/green III-nitride lasers
6 September 2013
6 September 2013
Anadigics introduces ProVantage PAs
5 September 2013
Comtech introduces GaN RF and microwave amplifier for X-band radar
5 September 2013
Soitec Solar Division signs a performance-warranty insurance contract
5 September 2013
Alferov, Andreev recognized for solar work
5 September 2013
Raley's South Lake Tahoe store fitted with Cree LED lighting
4 September 2013
Rudolph introduces NSX 220 automated macro defect inspection system
4 September 2013
Everlight expands JU series of COB LED portfolio
4 September 2013
JDSU announces Q4 revenue of $421.3m, and 2013 revenue of $1.677 bn
3 September 2013
Pure foundry AWSC opts for Mentor Graphics’ Calibre for verification of GaAs Wireless ICs
3 September 2013
Optimizing spherical cap patterned sapphire for nitride semiconductor LEDs
3 September 2013
Veeco and imec collaborate to further develop GaN-on-Si for LED and power electronics
3 September 2013
GigOptix statement regarding Pacific Wave Industries patents
3 September 2013
2 September 2013
Kyma CEO Keith Evans takes role as NSF I-Corps program business mentor
2 September 2013
Skyworks launches 5GHz front-end module for mobile/portable 802.11n applications
2 September 2013
Peregrine launches UltraCMOS antenna tuning switch optimized for ultra-thin LTE-Advanced smartphones
AUGUST 2013
30 August 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 August 2013
DILAS introduces conduction-cooled, 200µm-fiber-coupled modules at 1470nm and 1530nm
30 August 2013
Tunneling to avoid efficiency droop in nitride semiconductor LEDs
30 August 2013
SEMI-GAS Systems offers gas distribution with semi-automatic valve manifold box
29 August 2013
LayTec’s In-situ seminar at ICNS 2013
29 August 2013
Cree's revenue rises 7% quarter-on-quarter to a record $375m
29 August 2013
NTT uses LayTec’s EpiCurve TT to optimize InGaAs metamorphic buffer for laser diodes
29 August 2013
Ascent Solar introduces Jumpr Stack
29 August 2013
First Solar appoints chief commercial officer
29 August 2013
Japan's Air Water opts for Aixtron MOCVD system to develop GaN-on-SiC-on-Si
28 August 2013
TowerJazz subsidiary awarded Trusted Foundry status
28 August 2013
AZZURRO demonstrates ‘1 bin’ wavelength LED wafer
28 August 2013
RFMD ships millionth RF7196D CMOS power amplifier
28 August 2013
IXYS launches high-power 600V, 10A and 1200V, 5A SiC diodes in surface-mount packages
27 August 2013
Plasma-Therm appoints Scientech as distributor for Greater China region
27 August 2013
First Solar sells 50MW Canadian power plants to GE-Alterra partnership
26 August 2013
Vishay releases high-power, high-speed 940nm IR emitter for gesture remote control applications
26 August 2013
Order disorder route on amber-green aluminium indium phosphide LEDs
23 August 2013
Sharp and Osram enter into LED and laser diode patent cross-licensing agreement
23 August 2013
MACOM files patent infringement suit against GigOptix
23 August 2013
Custom MMIC launches 4-10GHz GaAs driver amplifier offering high output and low current consumption
23 August 2013
SAMCO's stock transferred to Tokyo Stock Exchange
22 August 2013
MACOM launches high-power-handling and fast-recovery-time S-band SPDT switch-limiter
22 August 2013
Opto Diode launches high-output 850nm IRLED for night-vision
22 August 2013
China’s HG Genuine expands capacity with additional Aixtron MOCVD system
22 August 2013
Exploring graded electron-blocking layers for nitride LEDs
22 August 2013
22 August 2013
JDSU’s private offering raises $636m
21 August 2013
Ascent Solar introduces Jumpr Mini 1350mAh powerbank
21 August 2013
Atlas Copco Group to acquire Edwards Group
21 August 2013
First Solar expands business development team
21 August 2013
First Solar and Roseville sign power purchase agreement
21 August 2013
Hiden introduces HPR-20 QIC TMS gas analyser
21 August 2013
Peregrine introduces new RF switch
21 August 2013
Digital etch recess achieves highest current for e-mode GaN MISHFET on silicon
21 August 2013
First SMD UVTOP LEDs roll off SETi’s new high-volume production line
21 August 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice regarding late filing for Q2/2013
20 August 2013
Express tool developed for quality control of epitaxial graphene on SiC
20 August 2013
Stion's modules demonstrate zero degradation in first year
20 August 2013
20 August 2013
Amonix achieves record 35.9% PV module efficiency at NREL
19 August 2013
Korea's Dacom Crossing deploys Infinera's Intelligent Transport Network
19 August 2013
Anadigics enables WiFi connectivity in LG Electronics’ new G2 smartphone
19 August 2013
Veeco launches GENxplor MBE system for compound semiconductor R&D
19 August 2013
TriQuint appoints L&K Tech as Korea distributor for its RF solutions
16 August 2013
POET endorses Special Strategic Committee’s recommendations for next phase of commercialization
16 August 2013
JDSU announces pricing of $575m of senior convertible notes
16 August 2013
16 August 2013
Agilent expands business relationship with Gradient Design Automation
15 August 2013
Oxford Instruments and Cornell University co-host seminar
15 August 2013
JDSU to raise $575m via private offering, targeting stock repurchases and strategic transactions
15 August 2013
Skyworks powers MediaTek’s dual-core smartphone platforms
15 August 2013
Keithley introduces SMU instrument with interactive touchscreen display
15 August 2013
14 August 2013
Picodeon to ramp up research and manufacturing of thin-film deposition tools after €5m investment
14 August 2013
Lake Shore on show at ICNS 2013
14 August 2013
Custom MMIC introduces CMD192 GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier
14 August 2013
13 August 2013
Osram launches compact Duris S 8 multi-chip LED for interior lighting retrofits
13 August 2013
First Solar set to be first EPC firm to install 1GW of PV systems in a single year
13 August 2013
Explaining high electron leakage over electron-blocking layers in nitride LEDs
12 August 2013
Brazil to expand solar products with CIGS manufacturing equipment from PacWest
12 August 2013
Advanced Photonix’s revenue rises 18% quarter-on-quarter
12 August 2013
Quantum dot lasers on silicon with stable operation at high temperature
12 August 2013
Rubicon's revenue rises 28% in Q2, driven by strengthening LED market
12 August 2013
TriQuint’s board approves inducement awards in conjunction with CAP Wireless acquisition
12 August 2013
Emcore’s revenue falls 20.8% quarter-on-quarter
9 August 2013
Increased maximum oscillation for ETH double-heterostructure transistor
9 August 2013
NeoPhotonics’ revenue grows 34% to a record $75m in Q2
8 August 2013
SAES Pure Gas agrees to support customers of Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology
8 August 2013
Samsung selects Anadigics’ ProEficient-Plus WCDMA power amplifiers for Galaxy Mega phablet
8 August 2013
Grading barriers for improved hole distribution in nitride LEDs
8 August 2013
MOCVD precursor demand for LEDs to more than double to 69 tons over 2012-2016
8 August 2013
IQE’s CPV materials qualified for high-volume production by Solar Junction
8 August 2013
Calyxo welcomes EU decision to support fair competition between solar module makers in Europe
8 August 2013
Ascent Solar closes $3m second tranche of $6m financing; regains Nasdaq compliance
8 August 2013
LED equipment spending to rebound in 2014
8 August 2013
TriQuint acquires CAP Wireless and its Spatium technology
8 August 2013
8 August 2013
Anadigics’ sales up 31% to $34.6m in Q2, driven by 138% growth in WiFi
7 August 2013
First Solar’s sales fall 31% to $520m in Q2
7 August 2013
RFaxis begins volume production of single-chip Wi-Fi/Bluetooth RF front-end IC
7 August 2013
Cree launches 4000 lumen LMH2 LED module to replace 70W ceramic metal halide lamps
7 August 2013
7 August 2013
First Solar acquires US and Mexico 1.5GW project portfolio from Element Power
7 August 2013
Finisar’s preliminary quarterly revenue, margin and profit exceed guidance
7 August 2013
Osram’s multi-chip MultiLEDs give automobile designers more color options
6 August 2013
Cree launches first $99 LED street light as direct replacement for residential street lights
6 August 2013
Veeco’s orders rebound by 21% to $85m in Q2, driven by MOCVD orders rising 40%
6 August 2013
Laser sculpting increases nitride LED extraction by up to 46%
6 August 2013
GigOptix reports Q2 revenue down 29% year-on-year but level with Q1
5 August 2013
Silvaco joins SEMATECH to co-develop modeling tools for next-generation technologies
5 August 2013
5 August 2013
ClassOne expands European operations to support Semitool equipment
5 August 2013
Osram’s Ostar Headlamp Pro LED used by Peterson in 7-inch automotive headlight
5 August 2013
Nanosphere-patterned sapphire improves deep UV LED performance
5 August 2013
TriQuint’s revenue returns to year-on-year growth in Q2
5 August 2013
Existing LED oversupply to continue through 2016 as suppliers add capacity
5 August 2013
First Solar appoints former Deloitte executive chairman Allen to board
5 August 2013
Con Edison offering rebates on Soraa’s LED MR16 lamps to New York City businesses
2 August 2013
Cree introduces VG Series parking garage luminaire
2 August 2013
Gold-free CMOS-compatible nitride semiconductor Schottky barrier diodes
1 August 2013
RFMD’s quarterly revenue rises 45% year-on-year to a record $293m
1 August 2013
MACOM launches 10W amplifier for 2-6GHz broadband high-power applications
1 August 2013
China’s AMEC granted Validated End-User status by US Department of Commerce
1 August 2013
Law firm Pomerantz files class action lawsuit against SemiLEDs
JULY 2013
31 July 2013
AXT’s revenue grows 4.5% in Q2
31 July 2013
Diamond Microwave launches compact high-power X- and Ku-band GaN solid-state power amplifiers
31 July 2013
Ultratech/Cambridge NanoTech expands operations
31 July 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 July 2013
First Solar to deliver 155MW of solar power projects in New South Wales for Australia’s AGL
31 July 2013
30 July 2013
30 July 2013
Alstom and Soitec agree to create a French alliance for CPV power plants
30 July 2013
Peregrine expands family of UltraCMOS antenna switches
30 July 2013
Sanan expands LED production capacity with Veeco MaxBright M MOCVD systems
30 July 2013
Emcore launches Medallion 8000 1550nm directly modulated CATV transmitter
30 July 2013
KaiStar orders multiple Veeco MaxBright M MOCVD systems for its LED manufacturing ramp
30 July 2013
Bilkent University upgrades ALD system with Meaglow’s hollow cathode plasma source
29 July 2013
Aixtron cuts losses as revenue rebounds 13% in Q2
29 July 2013
29 July 2013
Kyma demonstrates nSPEC in action
26 July 2013
Hittite reports rise in profit on 4.9% growth year-on-year in Q2
26 July 2013
China’s Hanergy acquires US-based CIGS PV firm Global Solar Energy
26 July 2013
Skyworks exceeds quarterly revenue and profit guidance
26 July 2013
Pre-straining for reduced quantum-confined Stark effect in blue laser diode material
25 July 2013
Bridgelux’s Vero Series LED arrays shipping with higher efficacy and tighter color binning
25 July 2013
Infinera’s Q2 revenue up 48% year-on-year
25 July 2013
25 July 2013
BluGlass awarded $3m Australian Government clean tech innovation grant
25 July 2013
Park Systems introduces AFM system targeting semiconductor manufacturing
25 July 2013
Combining Al2O3 and SiO2 for nitride semiconductor LED passivation
24 July 2013
GaN Systems appoints VP of Product Management
24 July 2013
RFMD selling UK GaAs fab to Phoenix-based Compound Photonics
24 July 2013
First Solar to build three solar power plants totaling 23 MW for New Mexico’s PNM
24 July 2013
IQE’s first-half revenue up 80% year-on-year to nearly £63m
24 July 2013
Seoul Semiconductor introduces two new mid-power packaged LED lighting products
23 July 2013
Soraa appoints online distributor
23 July 2013
Ascent Solar to debut new EnerPlex Kickr products
23 July 2013
23 July 2013
Taiwan’s EpiLEDs orders further Aixtron CRIUS II-L MOCVD systems
23 July 2013
Cree’s second-generation SiC MOSFETs used in Delta Elektronika’s latest generation of power supplies
22 July 2013
22 July 2013
Cree adds UK and Nordic lighting sales manager
22 July 2013
Cobham introduces simulation software for designing magnetron sputter coaters
19 July 2013
Tyndall National Institute’s Brian Corbett wins Intel Outstanding Researcher Award for 2013
19 July 2013
Veeco’s request for continued NASDAQ listing granted, pending 4 November SEC filing deadline
18 July 2013
Skyworks announces new $250m stock repurchase program
18 July 2013
Solar Systems officially opens Australia’s largest CPV solar plant
18 July 2013
Epiwafer market to reach $4bn in 2020 as LED lighting grows to $80bn
18 July 2013
China’s MOCVD activity rebounds with positive LED lighting market outlook
17 July 2013
17 July 2013
Combining nitride pyramid-array LEDs with graphene electrodes
17 July 2013
MACOM introduces new integrated SPDT switch and LNA for front end WLAN applications
17 July 2013
Cree extends series of LED bulbs
17 July 2013
MicroPower gains exclusive use of MBE reactor at Texas State to produce thermoelectric devices
16 July 2013
Growth slows for LED backlights in June, as Taiwan’s LED makers flock to the lighting market
16 July 2013
Ascent Solar appoints distributor for UK and Ireland
15 July 2013
Surging demand for Soraa’s GaN-on-GaN LED MR16 lamps spurs expansion of sales team
15 July 2013
Brewer Science recognised in workplace satisfaction survey
15 July 2013
Veeco honoured for ion beam deposition system
16 July 2013
Investor lawsuit against SemiLEDs alleges securities laws violations over misleading statements
15 July 2013
Skyworks receives Outstanding Supplier and Perfect Quality awards from Lenovo
15 July 2013
CIGS firm SoloPower to restructure while seeking financing
15 July 2013
Cree launches LED street luminaire for challenging environmental requirements
15 July 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue falls 27% from quarter to quarter
12 July 2013
Boston University sues Apple over GaN thin-film patent infringement
12 July 2013
NeoPhotonics names Rusnano USA president & CEO Dmitry Akhanov to board
12 July 2013
Self-terminating recess etch produces nitride transistor with +3V threshold
12 July 2013
RSI announces record-size CdTe solar modules
11 July 2013
Fujitsu to ship samples of WLCSP-packaged GaN-on-Si HEMT-based power device with 150V breakdown
11 July 2013
Pall unveils new filtration and purification technologies
11 July 2013
Custom MMIC launches GaAs MMIC LNA operating at 33-45GHz
11 July 2013
RF SOI now mainstream in mass producing smartphone switches, says Soitec
11 July 2013
Soitec completes first solar power plant in California with modules from its San Diego factory
11 July 2013
Hittite launches GaN MMIC power amplifiers delivering 25W at 2-6GHz and 8W at 2-20GHz
10 July 2013
Anadigics’ HELP 3G PA selected by Huawei for Ascend P6 smartphone
10 July 2013
Leti and EVG launch common lab on wafer bonding technologies
10 July 2013
10 July 2013
UNC selects Cree LED lighting in bid to reduce energy usage by at least $25m over seven years
10 July 2013
EV Group highlights revenue growth and new manufacturing process solutions at SEMICON West
10 July 2013
Sensirion introduces SLQ-QT500 liquid flow sensor for semiconductor industry
10 July 2013
10 July 2013
Element Six expands microwave CVD synthetic diamond manufacturing capacity by 60%
9 July 2013
Nujira extends foundry partnership with TowerJazz
9 July 2013
SEMI announces results of board elections and leadership appointments
9 July 2013
ClassOne unveiling PLC controller upgrade for Semitool 302-based platforms
9 July 2013
University of Wroclaw starts up second Aixtron 3x2” CCS MOCVD system
8 July 2013
Bridgelux appoints Future Electronics as global distributor
8 July 2013
Plessey appoints Mouser as global distributor
8 July 2013
Solliance and imec achieve 9.7% efficiency with CZTSe thin-film solar cell
8 July 2013
PVMC releases first US roadmap for CIGS
8 July 2013
ClassOne Equipment expands Wet Processing Division with new subsidiary
8 July 2013
SSEC adds WaferEtch and WaferStorm platforms to single-wafer wet processing product portfolio
8 July 2013
8 July 2013
Siemens spin-off Osram goes public, becoming an independent firm
5 July 2013
First 40GHz results for quaternary nitride semiconductor HEMTs
5 July 2013
FX Networks selects Infinera’s DTN-X platform for its nationwide network
4 July 2013
Kyma extends 2” n-type GaN substrates from government/internal use to commercial availability
4 July 2013
Plessey’s solid-state LED lighting assists Plymouth City Council’s carbon reduction plan
4 July 2013
Cree introduces 750-lumen integrated LED module for residential downlighting
4 July 2013
Anadigics introduces new PAs for WCDMA, HSPA, and LTE small-cell applications
3 July 2013
Straining barriers towards low-noise high-breakdown pHEMTs
3 July 2013
UK creates first EPSRC National Centre of Excellence for Power Electronics
3 July 2013
Advanced Photonix’s annual sales fall 20%
2 July 2013
EVG introduces LowTemp room-temperature debonding platform
2 July 2013
Sapphire substrates to face another growth peak, driven by emerging demand from handset market
2 July 2013
Solar Frontier re-starts production at 60MW Miyazaki No.2 Plant
2 July 2013
Finisar’s quarterly revenue rises 2%, as datacoms growth counteracts drop in telecoms
1 July 2013
GT introduces 100mm silicon carbide production furnace
1 July 2013
First Solar breaks ground on New Mexico’s largest solar power plant
1 July 2013
Finisar and u2t partner to acquire exclusive access to HHI’s 100G coherent modulator technology
1 July 2013
RF-Lambda selects TriQuint GaN for new line of high-power amplifiers
1 July 2013
1 July 2013
TowerJazz raises $22m in rights offering; major shareholder to invest a further $10m
1 July 2013
OPEL achieves Milestone 6 in POET platform development roadmap ahead of schedule
1 July 2013
Avago completes acquisition of CyOptics
JUNE 2013
28 June 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 June 2013
China’s first diamond MESFET with gigahertz frequency performance
28 June 2013
28 June 2013
Plessey releases 350mW GaN-on-Si LEDs
27 June 2013
Nitride semiconductor on graphene promises 1THz performance
27 June 2013
United Silicon Carbide chooses Silvaco's TCAD device simulators for SiC power device modeling
27 June 2013
27 June 2013
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology updates iPhone application for plasma etch & deposition
27 June 2013
SEMI-GAS’ Auto-Guard prevents accidental hazardous gas release
27 June 2013
Cree expands CXA LED product family
27 June 2013
Aixtron delivers 3x2”CCS MOCVD system to University of Illinois for developing solar nanowires
27 June 2013
Sol Voltaics gains $6m loan from Swedish Energy Agency; former REC CTO Erik Sauar invests
26 June 2013
Anadigics’ ProEficient-Plus PAs power Samsung’s new Galaxy S 4 Mini
26 June 2013
Australia’s Solar Systems starts operations of 1.5MW demo CPV facility
26 June 2013
26 June 2013
IR and EPC reach settlement, ending litigation
26 June 2013
Fraunhofer ISE director receives SolarWorld Einstein Award for commitment to photovoltaics in Europe
25 June 2013
Tektronix adopts IBM’s 9HP SiGe technology in 70GHz oscilloscopes
25 June 2013
25 June 2013
SiC and GaN key as market for solar inverter discrete devices grows 7% to $1.4bn in 2020
25 June 2013
SPTS acquires XACTIX to expand etch offering
24 June 2013
NREL reports record 31.1% efficiency for two-junction solar cell under one-sun illumination
24 June 2013
Infinera and Nissho Labs demonstrate transport SDN and packet technology on DTN-X platform
24 June 2013
Infinera’s photonic integrated circuit wins Best Optical Component Beyond 100G award
24 June 2013
NREL study shows Alta’s solar material retains high efficiency at elevated temperatures
24 June 2013
Solar Frontier reaches 14.6% efficiency with 1257mm x 977mm CIS module
24 June 2013
GaN LED shipments to exceed 100 billion units in 2013, tripling since 2009
24 June 2013
OPEL’s AGM agrees name change to POET Technologies Inc
21 June 2013
Microsemi and Future Electronics announce global distribution agreement
21 June 2013
Ascent to provide solar panels for Energizer Lantern Donation
21 June 2013
KORE to distribute Lumileds’ application-specific LEDs in India
21 June 2013
Osram Opto Semiconductors wins Yazaki’s Green Supplier of the Year award
21 June 2013
NREL's Emery wins IEEE’s Cherry Award
21 June 2013
TriQuint-supported NASA Mars mission reaches turning point
20 June 2013
Samsung selects Anadigics’ WiFi front-end ICs for Galaxy Tab 3 family
20 June 2013
Emcore wins $22m solar cell assembly supply contract with Indian Space Research Organisation
20 June 2013
EPC introduces buck converter demonstration board featuring EPC2015 eGaN FETs plus TI gate driver
19 June 2013
RFaxis introduces first pure CMOS high-power 2.4GHz WLAN PA
19 June 2013
Asian investor backs Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex products with $6m in funding
19 June 2013
Sharp sets CPV cell solar conversion efficiency record of 44.4%
19 June 2013
19 June 2013
Hittite elects Teradyne CFO Greg Beecher to board
18 June 2013
First Solar’s stock offering raises $427.7m after underwriters exercise over-allotment option
18 June 2013
Veeco receives stay of suspension pending NASDAQ hearing on 27 June
18 June 2013
5N Plus settles with vendors of MCP Group
18 June 2013
Oxford Instruments introduces PlasmaPro100 Sapphire single wafer etch system
18 June 2013
EV Group and Dynaloy jointly develop complete single-wafer cleaning solution
18 June 2013
18 June 2013
First yellow LEDs from nitride semiconductor MQWs on silicon
18 June 2013
Infinera’s PICs reach milestone 1bn hours of failure-free operation
18 June 2013
ARPA-E issues two wide-bandgap funding opportunities
17 June 2013
17 June 2013
Air Liquide to acquire electronics materials firm Voltaix
14 June 2013
Qualcomm’s CMOS PA targeted at increasing competitiveness of firm’s baseband
14 June 2013
Infinera introduces Intelligent Transport Network
14 June 2013
LayTec’s SolR monitors 50 nm thin layers
14 June 2013
Digi-Key to be exclusive distributor of GeneSiC’s 3300V Schottky rectifiers
14 June 2013
LayTec appoints new sales service partner in India
14 June 2013
Huawei selects Anadigics’ pentaband PA for new CPE and hotspot devices
13 June 2013
Northrop Grumman launches 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz GaAs E-band high-power MMICs
13 June 2013
US government honors Raytheon for completing Title III GaN production improvement program
13 June 2013
13 June 2013
Osram’s Duris LEDs used by SchahlLED Lighting yield 70% power saving in carpark pilot project
13 June 2013
Aixtron receives Aurora Award for AIX G5+ GaN-on-Si MOCVD system
13 June 2013
Saudi Aramco chooses Soitec's CPV solar technology
13 June 2013
Soitec and Maxwell collaborate to demonstrate benefits of integrating energy storage system with CPV
13 June 2013
Smartphones to account for nearly half of both 802.11ac and 802.11ad chipset shipments in 2018
13 June 2013
Longer-wavelength-lasing metamorphic InAs quantum wells on InP diodes
13 June 2013
Custom MMIC launches 2-20GHz GaAs broadband amplifier die
13 June 2013
First Solar prices stock offering to raise $390m
13 June 2013
Anadigics promotes Cresci to president and van Saders to chief operations officer
12 June 2013
12 June 2013
Sanan’s US affiliate Lightera acquires Luminus Devices
12 June 2013
11 June 2013
First Solar announces public offering of common stock
11 June 2013
Soitec installs 25kW CPV power plant in Namibia
11 June 2013
5N Plus to open new gallium chemicals facility in South Korea by end 2013
11 June 2013
Overgrowth and surface plasmons for ultraviolet LEDs made on silicon wafers
11 June 2013
EPIR founder Sivananthan honored made White House ‘Champion of Change’
11 June 2013
First wafer-scale heteroepitaxial growth of III-V nanowires on silicon
10 June 2013
Fujitsu develops high-output mm-wave transceiver based on GaN HEMT
10 June 2013
10 June 2013
Peregrine adds PLL with low-phase-noise figure of merit and supporting 5GHz operation
7 June 2013
7 June 2013
Oclaro’s chairman & CEO Couder retires; board members Dougherty made CEO and Peterson made chair
7 June 2013
Improving dynamic performance of nitride HEMTs
7 June 2013
Hainan Airlines offers Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex Kickr IV to purchase in-flight
7 June 2013
RPI’s Smart Lighting ERC demos first monolithic integration of LED and HEMT on GaN chip
7 June 2013
DOE selects five projects for $10.1m fourth-round SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity
7 June 2013
Everlight launches 1W high-power LED with low-thermal-resistance housing for lighting applications
6 June 2013
SemiLEDs adds to vertical UV-LED portfolio
6 June 2013
Skyworks enables Novero’s automotive on-board communication systems
6 June 2013
First Solar set to begin construction of New Mexico’s largest solar power plant
6 June 2013
MACOM launches compact broadband sub-harmonic pumped mixer requiring no biasing or extra filtering
6 June 2013
Freescale’s RF business creates aerospace & defense-focused unit
6 June 2013
Everlight adds two IRLEDs for remote controls and optical touch panels
6 June 2013
Daylight Solutions licenses mid-IR technology to Corning
6 June 2013
RFMD adds microwave voltage-controlled attenuator for high-linearity power control
6 June 2013
RFMD launches 500W pulse power GaN L-band amplifier for radar applications
6 June 2013
Nitronex extends capabilities with family of ceramic- and plastic-packaged 48V power transistors
6 June 2013
Northrop Grumman samples GaN packaged power amplifier for Ka-band communications
5 June 2013
IBM launches fifth-gen SiGe process, compatible with 90nm CMOS
5 June 2013
5 June 2013
Peregrine introduces new CMOS RF switches
5 June 2013
Infinera and DANTE deliver 2 Tb/s capacity in under twelve minutes on GÉANT production network
5 June 2013
KANC hosts Plasma-Therm Semiconductor Processing Workshop
5 June 2013
Toshiba expands high-power C-band GaN HEMT product line to support SatCom market
5 June 2013
Toshiba adds high-gain 200W C-band GaN HEMT power amplifier for weather radar
5 June 2013
Avago expands portfolio of RF front-ends for small-cell base transceiver stations
5 June 2013
5 June 2013
MACOM launches highly linear two-stage differential VGA for DOCSIS3.1 reverse-path applications
5 June 2013
MACOM launches ultra-small broadband VGA for multi-market applications
5 June 2013
Sumitomo Electric launches its first Ku-band GaN HEMT for satcoms
5 June 2013
Sumitomo Electric launches 500W single-ended GaN power amplifiers for S-band radar
4 June 2013
Fraunhofer ISE teams with EVG to enable direct wafer bonding for next-gen solar cells
4 June 2013
Skyworks launches 0.7-3.8GHz GaAs pHEMT LNAs with 25dB noise figure
4 June 2013
Integra expands portfolio for L-band avionics with two GaN-on-SiC devices
4 June 2013
Emcore launches DFB laser modules for wireless and distributed antenna systems
4 June 2013
OPEL provides update on Hurricane Sandy-hit R&D facility and development
4 June 2013
4 June 2013
Cree ships 2 millionth GaN HEMT device for telecom infrastructure
4 June 2013
4 June 2013
CRAIC releases Lambdafire microspectroscopy & imaging software for Windows 8
3 June 2013
Anadigics unveils pre-distortion-optimized PA for more power-efficient small-cell base-stations
3 June 2013
MwT launches AlGaAs/InGaAs pHEMT-based ultra-broadband driver MMIC amplifier up to 50GHz
3 June 2013
GigOptix demos high E-band power amplifier with enhanced P1dB, P3dB and reduced power consumption
3 June 2013
3 June 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice of non-compliance; requests hearing for continued listing
3 June 2013
Emcore reports below-guidance quarterly revenue of $42.3m, but breaks even
MAY 2013
31 May 2013
Mesuro introduces Rapid Load Pull solution for device characterization test
31 May 2013
Cree introduces mid-power LEDs
31 May 2013
White paper examines opportunities for sapphire
31 May 2013
31 May 2013
GigOptix showcasing RF MMICs and E-band products at IMS 2013
31 May 2013
Anadigics launches GaN power doubler line amplifier for 1.2GHz CATV systems
31 May 2013
Silicon nitride gate insulation and passivation reduces current collapse
31 May 2013
Ascent Solar debuts CIGS-based EnerPlex product line in China
30 May 2013
Peregrine completes collaborative sourcing and UltraCMOS license agreement with Murata
30 May 2013
TriQuint launches high-output GaN and GaAs power doublers for CATV infrastructure
30 May 2013
NXP granted £2m by UK Government to develop GaN power semiconductors in Hazel Grove
30 May 2013
TriQuint launches RF chipsets for wireless backhaul microwave radios
29 May 2013
Nitronex fully qualifies NPT1015 28V GaN-on-Si RF power transistor
29 May 2013
Anadigics launches 802.11ac WiFi PAs for infrastructure and multimedia applications
29 May 2013
Crystal IS’ UVC LEDs win water technology award
29 May 2013
VLSIresearch survey ranks Plasma-Therm first in multiple categories
29 May 2013
DILAS introduces Compact Evolution diode laser system
29 May 2013
Element Six acquires Group4 Labs to expand portfolio of synthetic diamond materials
29 May 2013
SPTS and QMF grow 3C-SiC epi on 300mm silicon
29 May 2013
Soitec and Minera El Tesoro establish CPV pilot plant for Chilean mining operation
28 May 2013
28 May 2013
LayTec’s EpiCurveTriple TT used for 200mm GaN-on-Si at Singapore’s IMRE
28 May 2013
SiC power device market grows at 38% year-on-year, despite 2012’s overall power electronics downturn
27 May 2013
Rubicon’s revenue falls in Q1 as 6” customers reduce inventory
27 May 2013
First polariton laser with electrical pumping
27 May 2013
Hiden introduces new SIMS system products
27 May 2013
Oclaro’s quarterly revenue falls 11%
24 May 2013
5N Plus increases earnings and cuts debt in Q1
24 May 2013
24 May 2013
Infinera prices offering of convertible senior notes to raise $135m
24 May 2013
MIT and Brookhaven show that In-rich clustering does not drive efficiency in InGaN LEDs
24 May 2013
GCS makes available two new InGaP HBT foundry processes
24 May 2013
Soraa requests EPA’s ENERGY STAR program to address LED lighting color quality
24 May 2013
Infinera announces proposed $100m offering of notes
23 May 2013
Oxford Instruments’ seminars in China and Taiwan attract record attendance
23 May 2013
Aixtron’s shareholders approve all resolutions at AGM
23 May 2013
EPC redesigns website to include GaN power transistor library
23 May 2013
Infinera retains top spot in global long-haul 100G market
23 May 2013
IQE and Chalmers report first 40Gb/s VCSELs operating at up to 85°C for data-centers
23 May 2013
Aixtron outlines 5-Point Program to return to sustainable profitability
23 May 2013
US photonics societies unite to form National Photonics Initiative
23 May 2013
TriQuint accelerates GaN offerings, releasing new products, processes and foundry services
22 May 2013
Fraunhofer ISE and Soitec achieve 43.6% efficiency with four-junction CPV cell
22 May 2013
Emcore signs solar panel manufacturing contract with ATK
22 May 2013
Cree announces commercial availability of XLamp XP-E2 color LEDs
22 May 2013
Solid-state lighting expert Bernhard Stapp joins Aledia’s board
22 May 2013
TowerJazz wins ML100 Award in Operational Excellence category
22 May 2013
LayTec signs OEM partnership with Evatec
22 May 2013
First 802.11ac 4x4 reference design specifies Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs
22 May 2013
NCSU develops new technique for atomic-layer thin-film growth
22 May 2013
Ascent Solar launches retail presence in Colorado
22 May 2013
JDSU’s March-quarter revenue hit by delayed carrier spending
21 May 2013
u2t unveils fastest balanced photodetector with 70GHz 3dB bandwidth
21 May 2013
Xilinx and Sumitomo Electric collaborating to reduce broadband radio network CapEx and OpEx
21 May 2013
Freescale launches GaAs pHEMT-based broadband LNA to optimize receiver performance
21 May 2013
GigOptix’s optical component revenue grows 25% in Q1
20 May 2013
20 May 2013
European project LAST POWER summarizes results on SiC and GaN power electronics developments
20 May 2013
Bridgelux closes agreement with Toshiba, completing transfer of GaN-on-Si technology
20 May 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice regarding late filing for Q1/2013
20 May 2013
Custom MMIC launches 4-8GHz LNA with 1.9dB noise figure
20 May 2013
German research project focuses on intelligent LED headlamps
20 May 2013
Verticle extends Cu-base hexagonal LED chip range to UV
20 May 2013
20 May 2013
Soraa launches 230V and 100V versions of VIVID 2 and PREMIUM 2 LED MR16 lamps
20 May 2013
GT acquires Thermal Technology
20 May 2013
Mesuro delivers measurements needed for non-linear devices
20 May 2013
Anadigics’ revenue falls 13.4% in Q1 to $26.4m
17 May 2013
Graphene foam as transparent conductive electrode for blue LEDs
16 May 2013
Anadigics’ 802.11ac WiFi front-end IC and cellular PAs selected by Samsung for Galaxy S 4 smartphone
16 May 2013
16 May 2013
Fast growth of graphene for nitride LED transparent contacts
16 May 2013
MACOM launches 90W, 50W and 15W GaN in plastic transistors
16 May 2013
NeoPhotonics opens Moscow sales and R&D office
15 May 2013
TriQuint announces $75m stock repurchase program
15 May 2013
XsunX appoints DayStar co-founder John Tuttle to advisory board
15 May 2013
Cree expands CR Series LED downlights
15 May 2013
Agder Breiband first in Norway to select Infinera’s DTN and ATN platforms
15 May 2013
HELIOS program develops supply chain for integrating photonics with CMOS
14 May 2013
BICS opts for Infinera’s DTN-X for 500G pan-European network
14 May 2013
Soraa adopts SAP business suite on HANA
14 May 2013
14 May 2013
Peregrine introduces new SPDT RF switch for space flight applications
14 May 2013
Oclaro showcases laser diode products at LASER World of PHOTONICS
14 May 2013
Custom MMIC introduces four new amplifier products
13 May 2013
NeoPhotonics’ revenue falls 9.6% to $56.1m in Q1, but 100G grows 41%
13 May 2013
TriQuint’s revenue dives 21% in Q1 as Mobile Device revenue falls 30%
13 May 2013
13 May 2013
Skyworks launches family of antenna switches supporting carrier aggregation
13 May 2013
Excelitas launches surface-mount 905nm pulsed laser for high-volume applications
13 May 2013
13 May 2013
IQE and II-VI launch 150mm GaN HEMT epiwafers on SiC substrates
13 May 2013
IQE launches dedicated wireless products division
13 May 2013
10 May 2013
Atomic layer deposition aluminium oxide passivation for nitride HEMTs
10 May 2013
Firecomms’ manufacturing facility in China awarded ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certification
10 May 2013
Philips Lumileds’ latest mid-power LEDs achieve up to 140lm/W efficacy for cool white light at 4000K
10 May 2013
10 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 150mW single-mode 638nm red laser diode for laser displays
10 May 2013
International Rectifier starts commercial shipments of GaN-on-Si devices
9 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 80W high-brightness fiber-laser pump module
9 May 2013
Oclaro introduces 1060nm DFB seed laser
9 May 2013
ProPhotonix appointed distributor of Osram Opto’s green and blue direct diode lasers
8 May 2013
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology restructures
8 May 2013
SPTS makes milestone 1000th DRIE process module shipment
8 May 2013
Cree’s quarterly revenue grows a more-than-expected 23% year-on-year to record $349m
8 May 2013
Cree introduces next-generation LED Canopy lighting series
8 May 2013
Sapphire substrate oversupply signals difficult times for second-tier manufacturers
7 May 2013
EV Group introduces next-gen EVG120 automated resist processing system
7 May 2013
Firecomms to showcase rugged transceivers for power apps at PCIM
7 May 2013
First Solar reports Q1 sales up 52% year-on-year to a more-than-expected $755m
7 May 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
7 May 2013
Skyworks reports better-than-expected rise in quarterly revenue and earnings
7 May 2013
Electric vehicle go-slow hits SiC power devices
6 May 2013
Judge consolidates cases in Peregrine’s patent infringement actions against RFMD
6 May 2013
Peregrine launches highest-isolation SPDT RF switch for wireless infrastructure market
6 May 2013
Xenics’ new Xlin-1.7-3000 InGaAs SWIR detector launched aboard Proba-V satellite
6 May 2013
Strain engineering improves light output from green LEDs
6 May 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches internally matched 500W GaN-on-SiC HEMT pulsed power transistor
3 May 2013
CrystAl-N switches to 2-inch bulk AlN wafer production
3 May 2013
IQE’s Galaxy enhances measurement capability with Tropel Flatmaster Surface Form Analysis System
3 May 2013
IQE launches dedicated infrared products division
3 May 2013
AXT reports revenue up 18% in Q1 to $22.4m, driven by Ge substrates and raw materials
2 May 2013
2 May 2013
Soitec completes inaugural solar financing bond transaction in South Africa
2 May 2013
Philips Lumileds appoints distributors
1 May 2013
1 May 2013
RFMD’s quarterly revenue grows greater-than-expected 49% year-on-year
APRIL 2013
30 April 2013
LayTec expands customer service team
30 April 2013
Fraunhofer demos AlGaN-based sensors for continuous monitoring of UV exposure
30 April 2013
Plasma-Therm receives repeat orders from US-based wireless chip maker
30 April 2013
TriQuint produces first GaN-on-diamond HEMT results
30 April 2013
UK’s Salford University to design quantum dots for third-generation solar cells
30 April 2013
NCSU research opens door to ZnO-based UV lasers and LEDs
29 April 2013
Suntron offers EMS services for semiconductor firms
29 April 2013
API expands PA line with GaN technology
29 April 2013
Sofradir presents on next-generation IR detection at SPIE DSS
29 April 2013
Quarterly smartphone shipments exceed feature phones for first time
29 April 2013
29 April 2013
Amonix raises PV module efficiency record in test at NREL
29 April 2013
UK funds R&D project on high-thermal-conductivity substrates for GaN electronics
26 April 2013
Sharp raises triple-junction non-concentrator solar cell efficiency record to 37.9%
26 April 2013
Aixtron’s revenues and orders continue to struggle in Q1
26 April 2013
Hitachi Cable launches HVPE-grown GaN templates
26 April 2013
26 April 2013
Hittite reports Q1 revenue up 6.9% year-on-year, and rebound in gross margin
26 April 2013
CMOS PA firm Javelin sold by Silverton Partners and Sevin Rosen Funds to Avago
26 April 2013
ARC Energy selects Elmet as preferred supplier of crucibles and furnace components
26 April 2013
Special deal on GaN evaluation kits from GaN Systems at PCIM Exhibition
25 April 2013
MOCVD system shipments to fall 46% to 148 systems in 2013
25 April 2013
LED lighting demand in Taiwan to take off in second-half 2013
25 April 2013
Packaged LEDs for signage/professional displays to grow from 57bn to 143bn units over 2012-2018
25 April 2013
UK funds £1m R&D project into III-V quantum-dot solar cells based on silicon substrates
25 April 2013
25 April 2013
GaN and SiC power semiconductor market to rise 18-fold from 2012 to 2022
25 April 2013
China’s LED lighting market to reach $10bn in 2015, then $22bn in 2020
25 April 2013
Swiss funding for IBM-led collaboration to develop high-concentration photovoltaic thermal system
24 April 2013
NASA selects Ridgetop to develop modular SiGe 130nm cell library
24 April 2013
Challenged Veeco sees MOCVD orders fall 42% in Q1
24 April 2013
Infinera’s Q1 revenue up 19% year-on-year
24 April 2013
UCSB and École Polytechnique identify Auger recombination as cause of nitride LED efficiency droop
24 April 2013
Soraa expands LED lighting compatibility program
24 April 2013
Skyworks supports Samsung’s GALAXY S 4 smartphone platforms
24 April 2013
Luminus Devices and Vision X Lighting form strategic partnership
24 April 2013
Samsung takes 30% share of global smartphone market in Q1 as iPhone loses ground
24 April 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces evaluation kit for smallest 5W GaN MMIC power amplifier
24 April 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces 0.7-3.8GHz ultra-low-noise amplifier from Skyworks
23 April 2013
Soitec and Khaled Juffali Co create solar energy JV for Saudi market
23 April 2013
Intermolecular and Epistar collaborate
23 April 2013
Osram supplements Duris family with higher-temperature LED for linear and area indoor lighting
23 April 2013
First Solar sells 139MW Campo Verde solar project
23 April 2013
Osram Opto launches five new color versions of Duris P 5 mid-power LEDs
23 April 2013
Bridgelux licenses LED light engine, optics and luminaire technology to India’s CG
23 April 2013
23 April 2013
Low-cost smartphones to rise from 28% of smartphone shipments in 2012 to 46% by 2018
23 April 2013
Ascent Solar partners with Power IT-2-Channel for UK distribution
23 April 2013
Samsung launches high-efficacy chip-on-board LED packages
23 April 2013
Everlight granted 1000th patent
23 April 2013
LED lighting market consolidation to continue
22 April 2013
SPTS wins UK Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
22 April 2013
Samco relocates and expands Silicon Valley office
22 April 2013
Solar Junction and IQE to develop high-efficiency satellite solar energy cells
22 April 2013
Seoul Semiconductor qualifies for UL Witness Test Data Program for testing LEDs and modules
22 April 2013
Power+Energy sells hydrogen purifier business to SAES Pure Gas
19 April 2013
LEDs to account for quarter of lighting market by 2016
19 April 2013
19 April 2013
Bridgelux announces commercial availability of Vero LED arrays
19 April 2013
Soraa’s SNAP System enables instant attachment of accessories to a its new LED MR16 lamps
19 April 2013
JDSU announces repurchase of 1% senior convertible notes due 2026 at option of holders
18 April 2013
Spectrolab expands from 100mm to 150mm solar cell wafers
18 April 2013
University of Cambridge installs Aixtron CCS MOCVD system for 6-inch GaN-on-Si wafer growth
18 April 2013
LED lamp shipments to grow at 44.3% from 68 million to nearly 1.3 billion units by 2021
18 April 2013
Soraa launches full-spectrum 65W- and 75W-equivalent LED MR16 Lamps
17 April 2013
Mi-Light photonics cluster alliance launched in Michigan
17 April 2013
Cree’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs enable Delta Energy Systems’ next-gen solar inverters
17 April 2013
Infinera grows 100G subsea network to 38,000km
17 April 2013
Interoute deploys Infinera’s DTN-X platform
17 April 2013
Fry’s Electronics stocks Ascent Solar’s CIGS-based EnerPlex solar-integrated products
17 April 2013
17 April 2013
Singulus presents full equipment range for key CIGS solar panel production steps
16 April 2013
Peregrine debuts AEC-Q100-certified SPDT RF switch for harsh-environment automotive designs
16 April 2013
Philips claims first 200lm/W LED lamp with high-quality light
16 April 2013
High power-gain cut-off frequency with high breakdown in GaN-on-Si HEMT
16 April 2013
Infineon introduces SiGe transceiver family for millimeter-wave wireless backhaul
15 April 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue falls 23% quarter-to-quarter
12 April 2013
GaAs nanowires boosts solar cell efficiency beyond Shockley–Queisser limit
12 April 2013
12 April 2013
Oxford Instruments to hold Nanoscale Plasma Processing seminars in Beijing and Taiwan
12 April 2013
Michigan demos simpler, more efficient single-photon emitter for quantum cryptography
12 April 2013
Seoul Semiconductor launches ‘Acrich for Trees’ web-based environmental campaign
12 April 2013
First Solar acquires 60MW North Star Project from NorthLight Power
11 April 2013
Osram launches high-output, wide-beam-angle 850nm IR Oslon black LED for gesture detection
11 April 2013
QEOS unveils record-speed LEDs in its first commercial communications photonics products
11 April 2013
Toshiba starts volume production of SiC power devices with 650V Schottky barrier diode
11 April 2013
Avago authorizes 2013 share repurchase program to replace expiring 2012 program
11 April 2013
Avago to acquire CyOptics for $400m
11 April 2013
11 April 2013
MO supplier Gelest bolsters product, facilities and business management
10 April 2013
10 April 2013
Murata selects Anadigics’ 5GHz 802.11ac front-end IC for WiFi module
10 April 2013
High-speed modulation in high-power nitride semiconductor LEDs
10 April 2013
GigOptix appoints director of Sales, China
10 April 2013
Cree’s LED lighting brings 70% energy savings to Tops Friendly Markets store
10 April 2013
SPTS supplies etch systems to European R&D organizations
10 April 2013
CdTe PV maker First Solar acquiring silicon PV firm TetraSun to expand addressable market
10 April 2013
Spectrolab sets 37.8% efficiency record for ground-based non-concentrator solar cell
10 April 2013
Report analyses how best to make progress with HCPV technology
10 April 2013
CVD Equipment completes sale of former corporate HQ
10 April 2013
10 April 2013
TriQuint launches GaAs RF power amplifiers with high gain and efficiency
9 April 2013
9 April 2013
First Solar expects sales to grow 15% to $3.8-4.0m in 2013
9 April 2013
Philips and Optogan JV begins LED luminaire production in St Petersburg
9 April 2013
Sol Voltaics unveils SolInk nanomaterial to boost PV module performance by 25%
9 April 2013
EPC upgrades development board featuring eGaN FETs using dedicated gate driver from TI
8 April 2013
Plessey samples LEDs grown on 6” GaN-on-Si
8 April 2013
Henniker adds video drivers to thin-film deposition rate controller
8 April 2013
Xenics and Stemmer Imaging broaden European distribution partnership for industrial IR cameras
8 April 2013
Avago appoints Wireless Semiconductor Division’s general manager as chief operating officer
5 April 2013
Putting coats on ZnO nanorods for improved light extraction from GaN LEDs
5 April 2013
5N Plus reports quarterly revenue down 14% year-on-year
5 April 2013
OTEGLOBE doubles TransBalkan network capacity with Infinera’s DTN-X Platform
4 April 2013
Panasonic develops 600V GaN power transistor with ‘failure-free’ stable switching operation
4 April 2013
CRAIC launches 20/30 PV microspectrophotometer
4 April 2013
Aixtron leads production workpackage of EU’s Graphene flagship project
4 April 2013
AWR to showcase 2013 release of AWR Design Environment at IWS
4 April 2013
Riber’s income halved in 2012 as Sources & Cells sales drop counteracts Systems growth
4 April 2013
Samsung launches Zhaga-compliant LED linear modules with 145lm/W efficacy
3 April 2013
Johnson Matthey closing down Gas Purification Technology business
3 April 2013
3 April 2013
Lowering tunneling resistance in GaN/InGaN/GaN structures
3 April 2013
Osram adds multichip tunable white LEDs to Ostar Stage spotlight range
3 April 2013
SPTS Technologies nominated for two BVCA Management Team Awards
3 April 2013
Southampton Nanofabrication Centre opts for Plasma-Therm’s VERSALINE DSE
3 April 2013
2 April 2013
Cambridge opens £1m GaN-on-Si growth facility
2 April 2013
Veeco’s K465i MOCVD system chosen for CEA-Leti and nanowire-LED spin-off Aledia
2 April 2013
Nitronex hires former RFMD director of High Power Engineering VP of engineering
2 April 2013
RFMD adds VP, Foundry Services, responsible for relationships with external foundry partners
2 April 2013
Distributor ProPhotonix adds Oclaro’s high-power laser products to its range
2 April 2013
First Solar acquires 150MWAC Solar Gen 2 project
2 April 2013
Osram introduces brighter and longer-lasting Topled LEDs for mass-transit interior lighting
2 April 2013
Avago’s new 40GbE QSFP+ eSR4 multimode transceiver extends beyond 500m
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
1 April 2013
GaAs device revenue grew 2% to record $5.3bn in 2012
MARCH 2013
29 March 2013
NeoPhotonics completes acquisition of LAPIS’ optical components business unit for $35.2m
29 March 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 March 2013
H-Square Corporation appoints northwest sales representative
29 March 2013
Thermal anneal for improving adhesion of gold-doped graphene to nitride LEDs
28 March 2013
Cree upgrades LEDway Series LED street light
28 March 2013
28 March 2013
28 March 2013
Emcore starts volume production of micro-ITLA tunable laser for 40/100/400G coherent applications
28 March 2013
Firecomms teams with cable supplier LEONI to develop market for RedLink Fiber Optic LED transceivers
28 March 2013
Peking University orders Aixtron CCS system for LED and laser research
28 March 2013
PacWest acquires DayStar’s CIGS solar technology
27 March 2013
Graphensic appoints Nilsson chairman of board
27 March 2013
27 March 2013
Plextek selects Agilent’s simulation software
27 March 2013
MiaSolé and KSK Energy Ventures commission 11.6MW solar project in India
27 March 2013
Cree introduces new higher-light-output CXA2540 and CXA3050 LEDs
27 March 2013
Soraa’s VIVID LED MR16 lamp receives Red Dot Award
27 March 2013
CEA-LETI spin-off Aledia makes its first LEDs on 8-inch silicon wafers using microwire technology
27 March 2013
Atomic layer epitaxy boosts surface channel GaAs transistor drive
26 March 2013
Peregrine files additional patent infringement lawsuit against RFMD
26 March 2013
Peregrine’s UltraCMOS RFICs designed into six Globalstar mobile communication satellites
26 March 2013
PV modules from Manz’s CIGS innovation line installed in China’s Shilin Town Solar Park
26 March 2013
Plessey Semiconductors signs distributor for greater China region
26 March 2013
25 March 2013
Arizona State University demonstrates room-temperature electrically powered nanolasers
25 March 2013
NIST tests highlight potential hazards of green laser pointers
25 March 2013
Magnolia, CNSE and PVMC demo 13%-efficient flexible CIGS solar cell
25 March 2013
22 March 2013
Kulicke & Soffa introduces LED package singulation blades
22 March 2013
22 March 2013
Anadigics’s president & CEO Michels appointed chairman
22 March 2013
Osram boosts Golden Dragon infrared LED output by 20% via higher efficiency at currents up to 2A
22 March 2013
LayTec’s EpiNet 2 software tailored for growth analysis on patterned sapphire substrates
22 March 2013
TowerJazz and Avago expand strategic collaboration
21 March 2013
IQE’s revenue grows 45% year-on-year in second-half 2012
21 March 2013
Crystal IS extracts record 65mW cw at 260nm from single-chip UVC LED
21 March 2013
Qingshan Li appointed director of Process Support at Aixtron China
21 March 2013
Kyma reports initial device reliability results for its KO-Switch
21 March 2013
Brewer Science introduces new Cee X-PRO workstation
21 March 2013
Sumitomo Electric demos first 25G EDR technology using Anritsu’s bit-error-rate tester
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
APEI and GaN Systems demo high-efficiency DC-DC boost converter with ultra-high-speed GaN switch
21 March 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches lowest-power EML driver, enabling CFP/CFP2 applications
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
21 March 2013
New orientation for gallium nitride on silicon transistors
20 March 2013
Anadigics adds 1GHz surface-mount line amplifiers optimized for CATV systems in Asia
20 March 2013
San Diego Business Journal honours Peregrine’s CFO
20 March 2013
20 March 2013
NeoPhotonics introduces new 100G CFP2 transceivers
20 March 2013
LayTec launches version of EpiCurve TT with both blue laser and 405nm reflectance measurement
20 March 2013
CFP MSA completes CFP2 specs for 40G/100G optical transceivers
20 March 2013
First mass-produced SiC MOS module without Schottky diode
20 March 2013
CDFP MSA forming to develop standard transceiver specs for 400G data transmission
20 March 2013
ClariPhy and Sumitomo Electric demo first 100G coherent CFP technology
20 March 2013
Solar Junction’s CPV cell efficiency record achieved on Veeco MBE system
20 March 2013
Finisar demos high-density CFP2 single-mode and multi-mode 100G modules
20 March 2013
Finisar demos Dual 1x20 wavelength-selective switch and first DML-based Triplexer OSA for 10G-EPON
20 March 2013
CIVCOM showcases tunable XFP transceiver with enhanced features and greater tuning capability
20 March 2013
20 March 2013
Avago expands 12-channel parallel optics transmitter/receiver module family to 150G and 168G
20 March 2013
Reflex presenting new 40Gbps duplex embedded transceivers
19 March 2013
TriQuint expands optical infrastructure portfolio with new TIA family
19 March 2013
Bringing photoelectrochemistry and catalysis to bear on GaN planarization
19 March 2013
Samsung introduces mid-power LED package with 160lm/W efficacy
19 March 2013
Pall introduces Gaskleen gas purifiers for HB-LED manufacturers
19 March 2013
RFMD announces flexible GaAs sourcing strategy
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
19 March 2013
Infinera introduces FastSMP multi-failure network protection
19 March 2013
Advanced Photonix awarded $1,562,072 contract for US Navy missile program
19 March 2013
NeoPhotonics launches narrow-linewidth micro-ITLA for coherent transport
19 March 2013
DILAS launches direct, multi-bar diode laser system
18 March 2013
Oxford Instruments launches PlasmaPro1000 Astrea system to maximize batch etch for HB-LED production
18 March 2013
Source Photonics demos low-power-consumption 2nd-gen 100GBASE-LR4 CFP multi-rate transceiver
18 March 2013
Kotura rolls out 100G silicon photonics chips with WDM in dense QSFP package
18 March 2013
Mitsubishi Electric to launch first 40G EML-TOSA compliant with XLMD2-MSA
18 March 2013
15 March 2013
Textured ZnO improves performance of III-V on germanium solar cells
15 March 2013
Imec offers fully integrated silicon photonics platform via ePIXfab MPW service
15 March 2013
Finisar chairman speaking at OSA Executive Forum on future of optical component industry
15 March 2013
Cree begins volume production of second generation SiC MOSFET
15 March 2013
Infinera partners with CyrusOne to deploy high-speed cloud-based services
15 March 2013
RFMD’s 3G/4G LTE components selected by leading smartphone maker to support 4th-generation flagship
15 March 2013
Transphorm launches first JEDEC-qualified 600V GaN-on-Si power devices
15 March 2013
EPC introduces development board featuring 100V eGaN FETs
15 March 2013
Anadigics prices underwritten public offering of common stock
15 March 2013
Albis launches a 30GHz short-wavelength photodetector
14 March 2013
EU-supported €11.8m NEWLED project to ‘revolutionize’ LED lighting
14 March 2013
US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium and NREL team up to develop thin-film PV cells and modules
14 March 2013
Oclaro demos CFP2 LR4 transceiver and speaks on six panels
14 March 2013
Seoul Semiconductor’s new 0.6T LED boosts side-view LED output by 10% to 8.8lm
14 March 2013
OneChip launches PIC-based 100G optical interconnects for data centers
13 March 2013
OneChip forms foundry relationships with both IQE and GCS
13 March 2013
Anadigics announces proposed public offering of common stock
13 March 2013
AMEC debuts MOCVD platform for high-volume HB-LED manufacturing, with extendibility to GaN-on-Si
13 March 2013
Optical component makers release specs for miniature 40G TOSAs/ROSAs
13 March 2013
Leti presenting silicon photonic developments at OFC/NFOEC
13 March 2013
13 March 2013
Oclaro introduces first commercially available dual-chip uncooled pump lasers for ROADMs
13 March 2013
Akado Telecom launches high-speed metro optical network based on Infinera’s DTN and ATN platforms
13 March 2013
12 March 2013
3SPGroup and Finisar partner on new packaging platform for 980nm cooled pump laser modules
12 March 2013
UV LED market to grow at 43% CAGR from $45m in 2012 to nearly $270m by 2017
12 March 2013
Fraunhofer IAF buys Veeco GEN200 MBE system for antimonide- and arsenide-based opto devices
12 March 2013
12 March 2013
Transphorm scales up to 200mm wafers with Aixtron AIX G5+ GaN-on-Si system
12 March 2013
TriQuint launches GaN Ku-band PA and broadband integrated limiter/LNA
11 March 2013
TowerJazz claims increasing share of front-end module market
11 March 2013
11 March 2013
First Solar becomes Dii shareholder
11 March 2013
Richardson RFPD launches new website resource focused on SiC technology
11 March 2013
Diode embedding in nitride transistor to reduce parasitic inductance
11 March 2013
Veeco receives NASDAQ notice regarding late Form 10-K filing
8 March 2013
Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize awarded to Ming Ma for GRIN LEDs
8 March 2013
Laser-processed sapphire allows increased thickness of HVPE GaN
8 March 2013
DILAS launches 40W, 638nm fiber-coupled T-bar modules for cinema projection
7 March 2013
AXT certified to ISO/TS 16949 automotive standard
7 March 2013
Quebec-based 5N Plus closing ex-Firebird InSb operations in Trail, British Columbia
7 March 2013
IQE’s CEO Drew Nelson joins EU high-level industry group on key enabling technologies
7 March 2013
New shares from Aixtron stock option program to be traded under separate ISIN
6 March 2013
Aixtron reports loss of €132m for 2012 as sales fall 63%
6 March 2013
6 March 2013
M/A-COM adds semiconductor finance expert to board
6 March 2013
SemiSouth’s SiC manufacturing and test equipment to be auctioned via webcast
6 March 2013
Air-bridge to improve field-plate performance for nitride HEMTs
5 March 2013
Peregrine to license UltraCMOS IP to Murata for design and manufacture of RF switches
5 March 2013
Skyworks’ SOI switching technology supports automotive infotainment systems
5 March 2013
Cree introduces new LED light bulbs that save 84% energy compared to traditional bulbs
5 March 2013
Cree raises March-quarter revenue and income forecast
5 March 2013
EVG extends wafer bonding equipment and process solutions for covalent bonding technology
5 March 2013
Alta’s new dual-junction solar cell sets 30.8% efficiency record
5 March 2013
5 March 2013
AKHAN licenses Argonne’s low-temperature diamond deposition technology
4 March 2013
Lumileds launches LUXEON 3535L family of 165lm/W mid-power LEDs
4 March 2013
Advanced Photonix acquires CdS-based opto sensor maker Silonex
4 March 2013
4 March 2013
Cree adds AR Series LED architectural troffers to product portfolio
4 March 2013
IR to present power management solutions at APEC
4 March 2013
4 March 2013
BluGlass’ low-temperature RPCVD-grown p-type GaN films match MOCVD-grown electrical properties
4 March 2013
Light produced from silicon nanocrystal LEDs
4 March 2013
DOE awards Structured Materials $150,000 SBIR grant
1 March 2013
First Solar’s sales grow 22% to $3.4bn for 2012
1 March 2013
GigOptix reports first year of annual net income, driven by 60% growth in optical revenue
FEBRUARY 2013
28 February 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2013
M/A-COM Technology introduces two new PAs for 13 and 15 GHz point-to-point applications
28 February 2013
Skyworks introduces suite of 802.11ac solutions
28 February 2013
Hittite adds new GaAs MMIC I/Q upconverters & downconverters to product portfolio
28 February 2013
Transphorm enables first GaN-based high power converter
28 February 2013
Anadigics introduces AWT6765 to dual-band ProEficient-Plus PA family
27 February 2013
RFMD ships production volumes of power amplification solution based on Broadcom 5G WiFi technology
27 February 2013
27 February 2013
Excelitas introduces CurX UV LED solution for printing and curing industry
27 February 2013
Richardson RFPD introduces Avionics & Radar Tech Hub
27 February 2013
Anadigics ships production volumes of its AWL9581 FEIC for new 802.11ac router
27 February 2013
CPV cell maker Solar Junction partners with system maker Amonix
27 February 2013
GT appoints VP, new business development & product management
27 February 2013
AXT enters loss as revenue falls a further 9% in Q4
27 February 2013
GaN Systems expands with UK marketing and technical support centre
27 February 2013
Luminus ships high-power UV Big Chip LED in CBT-90 form factor
26 February 2013
FOREPI orders multiple Aixtron CRIUS II-L systems for GaN-based blue and white UHB-LED production
26 February 2013
First Solar sets 18.7% record for CdTe solar cell efficiency
26 February 2013
Firecomms expands presence in China
26 February 2013
Lux Research identifies dominant players in LEDs and power electronics
26 February 2013
Peregrine unveils STeP8 UltraCMOS process for RF front-end ICs
26 February 2013
GeneSiC launches 1700V and 1200V SiC junction transistors
26 February 2013
AXT launches $6m stock repurchase program
26 February 2013
EPC to present GaN technology at APEC
26 February 2013
Anadigics’ ProEficient PAs power Samsung Galaxy Music Duos and Chat
26 February 2013
RFMD introduces new GaAs- and silicon-based PAs and transmit modules for entry smartphones
26 February 2013
Skyworks ramps antenna tuning devices
25 February 2013
TriQuint’s sequential growth of 16% drives greater-than-expected revenue and income in Q4
25 February 2013
Richardson RFPD Launches New Gallium Nitride Website Resource
25 February 2013
RFMD expands portfolio of envelope tracking power management and PA solutions
25 February 2013
Skyworks captures SkyOne design wins
25 February 2013
RFMD expands family of MMMB power amplifiers
25 February 2013
Direct growth of InGaN on silicon
25 February 2013
25 February 2013
Rubicon’s 6" sapphire sales growth for LEDs offsets drop for SoS and low pricing for 2-4" cores
25 February 2013
NeoPhotonics reports 22% annual revenue growth to record $245.4m
25 February 2013
Hittite sustains growth for fourth quarter
25 February 2013
US Air Force awards Emcore $7.4m contract to develop 33%-efficient PV cells
22 February 2013
Cree’s adds KR4 LED downlight, with higher lumen output, 4" aperture and expanded options
22 February 2013
Emcore’s solar technology powers LDCM satellite
22 February 2013
Albis Opto re-emerges after management buyout from Enablence
22 February 2013
Emcore’s increased solar shipments drive return to profit
22 February 2013
LumaSense introduces UV 400 and UVR 400 pyrometers
21 February 2013
Soitec and Sumitomo Electric sign Smart Cut licensing agreement
21 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches small-outline surface-mount broadband diplexer for CATV applications
21 February 2013
TriQuint introduces new duplexer bank for toughest 3G/4G smartphone bands
21 February 2013
Anadigics extends frequency band coverage of small-cell power amplifier family
21 February 2013
Osram coordinating BMBF-funded project IMOTHEB to develop high-brilliance IR laser sources
21 February 2013
Power+Energy ships hydrogen purifier to Chinese InGaN LED epiwafer and chip maker Jiangxi Lianchuang
21 February 2013
Kotura elects Enevate’s president & CEO to board
21 February 2013
Silicon photonics firm Kotura grows revenue 40% in 2012
20 February 2013
Anadigics’ sales continue recovery, up 6.4% to $30.5m in Q4
20 February 2013
Cree and Eta to demo record-efficiency power amplifier for mobile base-stations
20 February 2013
Leti to coordinate 4-year EC project PLAT4M
20 February 2013
GaN FinFET without heterostructure
20 February 2013
TriQuint’s introduces new MMPAs for next-gen global 3G/4G smartphones
20 February 2013
20 February 2013
20 February 2013
AV Solar Ranch One plant achieves 100MW milestone; to reach 230MW this year
20 February 2013
VI Systems and UIUC demo 850nm VCSEL for 25Gb/s over 1km of multimode fiber
19 February 2013
Structured Materials Industries adds updated products for CVD process control systems
19 February 2013
Nujira claims breakthrough LTE performance for CMOS PAs
19 February 2013
Evergreen Enhancement announces free materials measurement service
19 February 2013
Aixtron appoints general manager of Korean subsidiary
19 February 2013
Infinera and FSUE ZNIIS demonstrate 8 Tb/s of DWDM capacity across 1,175 kilometers
19 February 2013
SETi launches new line of UVTOP products in surface mount packages
19 February 2013
Aixtron appoints Martin Goetzeler to succeed Paul Hyland as president and CEO
19 February 2013
19 February 2013
LayTec’s Gen 2 UV pyrometry tool enhances GaN surface temperature accuracy during MOCVD growth
18 February 2013
Oclaro reports improved quarterly results
18 February 2013
OPEL completes CDN$7.2m private placement to fund commercialization of POET technology
18 February 2013
18 February 2013
First Solar adds VP of business development Middle East
15 February 2013
Soraa receives lighting award from DOE for developing high-efficiency m-plane LEDs on bulk GaN
15 February 2013
15 February 2013
Balanced record for InAlGaN HEMT
15 February 2013
NANEO Precision expands manufacturing capacity with Veeco IBD system
14 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches 10W MMIC amplifier for high-power, 0.5-3.0GHz broadband applications
14 February 2013
Philips launches die-level LUXEON Flip Chip LEDs for greater luminaire design flexibility
14 February 2013
Lumileds unveils LUXEON S emitters with 50lm/mm2 lumen density and high center beam candle power
14 February 2013
Acal BFi franchise agreement to boost Cree’s GaN RF sales in Europe
13 February 2013
Laird acquires Nextreme to expands thermal management product portfolio
13 February 2013
Soraa announces next generation of GaN-on-GaN LEDs
13 February 2013
Cree sets luminous efficacy record of 276lm/W for white R&D power LED
13 February 2013
Flisom raises funding to ramp up 15MW flexible CIGS module production plant
13 February 2013
Integra launches GaN HEMT 100MHz–1GHz broadband transistor
13 February 2013
Peregrine adds corporate VP, worldwide sales & applications
13 February 2013
DILAS’ lightweight, fiber-coupled T-bar module meets critical metrics for defense market
13 February 2013
Advanced Photonix’s quarterly sales rebound by 4%
13 February 2013
Infinera and Telefónica I+D demo 10Tb/s of super-channel capacity
13 February 2013
Bridgelux to showcase and demo new products at Strategies in Light conference
12 February 2013
JDSU reports quarterly revenue at high end of guidance
12 February 2013
Oxford Instruments' Baclet presents on resist coated GaN etching at Strategies in Light
12 February 2013
SEMI-GAS upgrades GSM controller
12 February 2013
Etch stop structure opens up gate recess improvement for GaN MISFET
12 February 2013
DayStar negotiating sale of CIGS solar technology line and patents to PacWest
12 February 2013
Riber sells two MBE 412 systems to Asian firm
11 February 2013
Inverter market to grow from $45bn in 2012 to $71bn in 2020
8 February 2013
Veeco’s bookings rise 10% in Q4/2012, driven by MBE during MOCVD overcapacity
8 February 2013
M/A-COM Tech launches X-band LNA for V-Sat, radar and microwave applications
8 February 2013
Soraa sponsors lighting PlugFest at Strategies in Light conference
8 February 2013
Riber announces resignation of Bernard Raboutet as member of supervisory board
8 February 2013
GaN device market to grow at 18% annually through 2016
7 February 2013
Optimistic Skyworks exceeds latest quarter revenue and earnings targets
7 February 2013
CIGS PV firm DayStar acquires 20% stake in Premier Global
7 February 2013
Osram launches black Oslon 940nm IR LED for discreet security applications
7 February 2013
New atomic layer deposition process for nitride LED reflector structures
6 February 2013
Oxford Instruments awarded patent for high density plasma assisted thin film deposition
6 February 2013
Mitsubishi Electric develops multi-wire electrical discharge process for SiC ingot slicing
6 February 2013
Infinera grows revenue 14% in Q4 while it continues to cut losses
5 February 2013
Bridgelux appoints Bradley J. Bullington as CEO; Bill Watkins to become chairman
5 February 2013
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne orders Veeco ion beam etch system
5 February 2013
KDDI selects Infinera’s DTN-X to upgrade Japan’s Miyazaki – Okinawa Cable network
5 February 2013
Soitec’s engineered substrates used in over half of smart phones and tablets
5 February 2013
Double-gate HEMT explores current collapse in nitride devices
5 February 2013
4 February 2013
HexaTech claims record threshold of 85kW/cm2 in optically pumped 264 and 280nm lasers
4 February 2013
Cree appoints interim CFO Mike McDevitt as chief financial officer
4 February 2013
4 February 2013
Mobile phone shipments grow 2% to 1.6 billion in 2012, with Samsung taking 25% share
4 February 2013
Smartphone shipment growth slows from 64% in 2011 to 43% in 2012, as Q4 grows 38% year-on-year
4 February 2013
SEMI and PVMC sign memorandum of understanding
4 February 2013
Skyworks launches SOI-based LTE Tx/Rx main/diversity antenna switches for smartphones and tablets
4 February 2013
1 February 2013
1 February 2013
Gated anode Schottky barrier diode enables increased forward current
1 February 2013
Aixtron’s Holger Jürgensen and Karl-Hermann Kuklies resign from supervisory board
1 February 2013
Stion and Solar Alternatives power Super Bowl weekend
JANUARY 2013
31 January 2013
RFMD enjoys 29% sequential revenue growth
31 January 2013
TSMC’s commercial-sized CIGS solar modules set 15.1% efficiency record for monolithic thin-film PVs
31 January 2013
RFMD extends share repurchase program to $200m
31 January 2013
Scotland’s Raytheon Glenrothes opens SiC foundry
31 January 2013
TriQuint’s launches smaller linear EDGE power amplifier module for mobile devices
31 January 2013
Skyworks secures reference design with TI
31 January 2013
31 January 2013
First Solar acquires 50MWAC Macho Springs project from Element Power Solar
31 January 2013
Lextar officially merges with Wellypower
31 January 2013
Bronkhorst extends range of mini Coriolis MFCs from 30kg/h to 300kg/h flow rates
30 January 2013
Emcore delivers millionth solar cell to Space Systems/Loral
30 January 2013
Gigoptix lawsuit against M/A-COM scheduled for trial in August
30 January 2013
Cree introduces new CR Series LED troffer family
29 January 2013
OVH deploys Infinera’s DTN-X platform for Pan-European cloud network
29 January 2013
RF switching from nitride semiconductor varactor technology
29 January 2013
Rubicon ships 400,000th six-inch sapphire wafer
28 January 2013
Cree reports much improved results for December quarter
25 January 2013
Brewer Science to add high-volume manufacturing in Missouri
25 January 2013
QuickerTek launches CIGS-powered 62 Watt Solar Juicz charger for Apple devices
25 January 2013
First Solar urges stockholders to reject TRC Capital Corp’s mini-tender offer
25 January 2013
UTC to showcase next-generation Sensors Unlimited SWIR camera at SPIE BiOS and Photonics West
25 January 2013
Smartphone pressure mounts for Samsung and Apple exiting strong Q4
25 January 2013
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
24 January 2013
Riber’s revenue rises 47% in Q4/2012
24 January 2013
First lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistors in 4H silicon carbide
23 January 2013
XsunX begins processing CIS films with its CIGSolar TFPV solar cell evaporation system
22 January 2013
NeoPhotonics to acquire LAPIS semiconductor’s optical components business unit
22 January 2013
KaiStar ramps LED production with order for multi- and single-chamber Veeco MOCVD systems
22 January 2013
Sweden’s Graphensic granted €60,000 in business support for graphene on SiC
22 January 2013
High-frequency InAs QW transistors for future system on chip and RF
22 January 2013
International Rectifier founder Eric Lidow passes away
21 January 2013
AWR releases V10.04 upgrade to AWR Design Environment
21 January 2013
Infinera and Telstra Global demonstrate SD-FEC over 4,200km
21 January 2013
Canada’s University of Waterloo orders Veeco GEN10 MBE system
21 January 2013
Reducing LED package costs drives new design adoption
18 January 2013
Empa raises efficiency record for flexible CIGS thin-film solar cells from 18.7% to 20.4%
18 January 2013
Firecomms appoints representative for Mid-Atlantic/Chesapeake
18 January 2013
Self-textured oxide mask enhances UV LED external quantum efficiency by up to 83%
18 January 2013
Cree boosts XSP Series LED Street Light output by over 35%
17 January 2013
Funding round enables Mesuro to relocate
17 January 2013
Hafnium dioxide for gate insulation and surface passivation in nitride HEMTs
17 January 2013
Two executive appointments at JDSU
17 January 2013
Eagle Stainless eyes growth in semiconductor business
16 January 2013
Kopin completes sale of III-V assets to IQE
16 January 2013
Versatilis spins out new venture VerLASE
16 January 2013
Verbatim to launch halogen-replacement lamps based on Seoul Semiconductor’s nPola LED chip
16 January 2013
SemiLEDs expands UV LED portfolio with 0.06W series for consumer applications
16 January 2013
Lumileds forms new distributor relationships for EMEA and Greater China
15 January 2013
First SEMI HB-LED standard published
15 January 2013
Cree introduces LR6-10L six-inch LED downlight
15 January 2013
SemiLEDs’ revenue rebounds by 12.7%; losses cut
15 January 2013
Microsemi expands SiC power module family to industrial and extended temperature ranges
15 January 2013
Korean Photonics Technology Institute buys Veeco MBE system for GaAs laser R&D
15 January 2013
China’s Focus Lightings orders multiple Aixtron CRIUS II-L systems
15 January 2013
Ascent Solar’s EnerPlex solar-powered charger for Samsung Galaxy S III makes retail debut
15 January 2013
NRL designs multi-junction solar cell to raise efficiency record from 44% to beyond 50%
14 January 2013
SemiLEDs boosts brightness of blue EV-LED chips by 10%, allowing cool-white efficiency of 130lm/W
14 January 2013
Air-channels and nanoporous structure boost output from nitride LEDs
11 January 2013
LED production value to grow by 12% in 2013
11 January 2013
GT completes restructuring with streamlining of operations and new functional structure
10 January 2013
China’s Hanergy completes acquisition of Silicon Valley CIGS PV firm MiaSolé
10 January 2013
Construction of First Solar’s Campo Verde Solar Project begins
10 January 2013
Cree introduces Driver Compatibility Program for LED modules
10 January 2013
InGaN-channel HEMT cut-off reaches 260GHz
10 January 2013
IQE to acquire Kopin’s III-V assets for $75m; share placing to raise £16.5m
10 January 2013
IQE confirms discussions regarding "significant acquisition"
10 January 2013
GigOptix’s preliminary Q4 revenue down 21%
9 January 2013
Zephyr Photonics launches Semiconductor Fabrication & Foundry Services business unit
9 January 2013
Declining pricing, softening demand and uncertain economy still troubling opto market
9 January 2013
Cree introduces LM16 LED lamp to replace halogen MR16
9 January 2013
First Solar acquires Solar Chile
9 January 2013
Kallman appointed president and CEO of Matheson, as Kroll takes on executive chairman roll
9 January 2013
SemiLEDs’ CFO replaced by deputy controller while permanent replacement sought
8 January 2013
RFMD launches three-stage WiFi PA modules for 802.11b/g/n applications
8 January 2013
Solar Frontier achieves record 19.7% efficiency for CIS PV cell using sputtering and selenization
8 January 2013
Digi-Key signs global distribution agreement with GeneSiC
8 January 2013
Excess capacity in sapphire substrates to trigger ‘massive consolidation, attrition’
8 January 2013
First Solar appoints senior vice president
8 January 2013
RFMD launches RFFM6403 FEM for Smart Energy/Advanced Metering Infrastructure applications
8 January 2013
RFaxis’ CMOS RFeICs power Zylux’s wireless sound bar and subwoofer systems
8 January 2013
II-VI subsidiaries Photop and Aegis merge to form Photop Aegis
7 January 2013
Intermolecular and First Solar extend collaboration and licensing agreement
7 January 2013
VTT and Lumichip invest in LED technology start-up LightTherm
7 January 2013
QuantumClean acquires Advent Cleaning Technology
7 January 2013
RFMD launches 5GHz WiFi module for 802.11ac notebook and mobile equipment applications
7 January 2013
Step towards integrating GaN HEMTs and CMOS
7 January 2013
Osram LEDs installed in China coal mine to reduce energy, maintenance and accidents
7 January 2013
The Optoelectronics Company debuts range of laser diode modules
4 January 2013
Alta Devices announces reference designs for lightest, most efficient military mobile charging mats
4 January 2013
Rubicon closes $25m secured revolving credit facility
3 January 2013
RFMD’s Kevin Kobayashi named 2013 IEEE Fellow
3 January 2013
GE Lighting appoints president & CEO for EMEA
3 January 2013
Kopin announces restricted stock award
2 January 2013
2 January 2013
Oxford Instruments reports successful Nanoscale Plasma Processing workshop at MTL
2 January 2013
ARC continues partnership with Trinity Material, outlines CHES performance upgrades
