DECEMBER 2014

31 December 2014

Gallium nitride transistors fabricated on cubic silicon carbide on silicon

30 December 2014

First silicon integrated graphene 10Gb/s optical electro-absorption modulator

29 December 2014

Riber receives two orders for Compact 21 MBE systems

29 December 2014

More absorbent 2D stacks through layer transfer rather than epitaxy

26 December 2014

Hanergy to build 300MW flexible CIGS PV module production line in Hunan, China

24 December 2014

Koch Industries completes purchase of Oplink

24 December 2014

UK's EPSRC grants £20m to projects on functional materials

24 December 2014

Double heterostructure with InGaN channel demonstrates high mobility

24 December 2014

SemiLEDs sells 15% stake to XiaoQing Environmental Protection Group's chairman for $5m

23 December 2014

MIT's Jesús del Alamo named an American Physical Society Fellow

23 December 2014

Evatec acquires Oerlikon's Advanced Technologies Segment

23 December 2014

LED makers to raise technology entry level and find new applications to boost profitability in 2015

22 December 2014

GigOptix amends and restates stockholder rights plan

19 December 2014

Solar Frontier supplies CIS PV modules to Zero Energy Nano building at SUNY Poly

19 December 2014

Construction starts on 15MW Solar Frontier PV plant at former golf course; Japan’s first extra-high-voltage megasolar plant using small inverters

19 December 2014

LED modules to grow at 23.9% while packaged LEDs lighting market grows at 11%

18 December 2014

Calyxo's new-generation CdTe PV module reaches aperture-area efficiency of 14.3%

18 December 2014

Anadigics expands WiFi infrastructure portfolio with 4900-5900MHz power amplifier

18 December 2014

Invenergy closes financing and starts of operation of Soitec-powered Desert Green Solar Farm

18 December 2014

Soraa completes its line of PAR30 and AR111 LED lamps with 12.5W range

18 December 2014

Diamond-like carbon used to improve performance of GaN HEMTs

17 December 2014

Emcore's quarterly revenue growth in Fiber Optics offset by drop in Photovoltaics

17 December 2014

Raytheon's GaN MMIC technology validated for space applications

17 December 2014

Cree launches first XHP LED, using SC5 platform to double output of single LED

17 December 2014

Sumitomo Electric ships samples of all-in-one RF modules for small-cell LTE base-stations

17 December 2014

Advantech Wireless launches 2.5kW Tropo C-band modular GaN solid-state power amplifier with built-in redundancy

17 December 2014

Custom MMIC launches 4-8GHz GaN LNA

16 December 2014

NREL demonstrates 45.7% efficiency for CPV solar cell

16 December 2014

GaN Systems releases Application Note on designing with E-mode power switching transistors

16 December 2014

MACOM completes $230m acquisition of BinOptics

16 December 2014

Magnolia receives US patent on high-efficiency flexible multi-junction solar cells

16 December 2014

ALLOS offers AZZURRO patents and technology transfer and licencing

16 December 2014

Ascent Solar's EnerPlex brand launches on BestBuy.com

15 December 2014

Rubicon's interim president & CEO made permanent; VP - financial operations becomes CFO

15 December 2014

Stanford awards seed grant for laser lift-off project to produce low-cost, single-crystal GaAs PV films

15 December 2014

USC professor Dapkus wins John Tyndall Award for contributions to MOCVD and QW lasers

15 December 2014

Murata completes acquisition of Peregrine

15 December 2014

Veeco receives largest purchase order since 2009

12 December 2014

Emcore announces new CEO to replace Hou

12 December 2014

Australia's University of New South Wales and RayGen set record solar system efficiency of over 40%

11 December 2014

Osram launches its first 810nm IR LED, targeting iris-based biometric unlocking

11 December 2014

Thermco Systems adds Taiwan sales manager

11 December 2014

Organic LED market to grow almost tenfold from $2.7m to $26m in 2020

11 December 2014

SemiLEDs' ReadyMount Enhanced chip-scale white LED series named one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014

11 December 2014

UK’s Anvil and Cambridge grow cubic GaN-on-Si wafers by MOCVD

11 December 2014

Terahertz radiation from mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

10 December 2014

Emcore closes sale of Space Photovoltaics business to Veritas Capital affiliate for $150m

10 December 2014

DILAS appoints business development director

10 December 2014

Osram's new Ostar Stage LED boosts brightness by up to 2.6x from component surface just 30% larger

10 December 2014

GlobeNet deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network

10 December 2014

First Solar enters residential market with strategic investment in Clean Energy Collective

10 December 2014

Resistance memory with all-nitride structure

10 December 2014

Daylight Solutions achieves over 1 million hours of QCL operation

10 December 2014

TriQuint's business development VP receives Distinguished Engineering Award

10 December 2014

Modelithics releases latest TriQuint GaN RF simulation model library

9 December 2014

TriQuint's DoD Trusted Source accreditation extended to 2016

9 December 2014

Sofradir HgCdTe-based hyperspectral detector launched aboard Japanese space probe to asteroid

9 December 2014

LED market to grow at 17.9% from $46.4bn in 2014 to $105.5bn in 2019

9 December 2014

University of Alberta nanoFAB adds Oxford Instruments plasma etch systems

9 December 2014

Hittite products now available through Analog Devices’ global distribution network

8 December 2014

EpiGaN wins Global Cleantech Cluster Association's Later Stage Award

8 December 2014

Finisar sees first quarterly revenue drop in two years

8 December 2014

Emcore’s shareholder approve sale of Space Photovoltaics business to affiliate of Veritas Capital

5 December 2014

Custom MMIC launches 5-9GHz GaN LNA

5 December 2014

Network Rail deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network across UK

5 December 2014

First 250nm-wavelength nanowire LEDs claimed

5 December 2014

Pasternack expands lines of off-the-shelf connectorized RF amplifiers

5 December 2014

Veeco acquires SSEC for $150m

4 December 2014

Lamp market to peak at $21.2bn in 2018 then decline as LED lamp lifetime reduces replacement market

4 December 2014

Cree's 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET named one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014

4 December 2014

AUREA launches InGaAs-based fast NIR single-photon-counting OEM module

3 December 2014

GaN Systems appoints Daito Electron as Japan and Korea distributor

3 December 2014

Assembly & test service provider Unisem receives Supplier Performance Award from Triquint

3 December 2014

Fraunhofer ISE's director elected as president of EUREC

3 December 2014

Huawei partners with Imec on high-bandwidth optical data link technology research

3 December 2014

Boron nitride releases GaN transistors from self-heating degradation

3 December 2014

Nanometrics launches NanoSpec II film metrology system for advanced material characterization

2 December 2014

Soitec's Altatech division launches inspection system for substrates in LED and semiconductor applications

2 December 2014

Spectrolab manufactures record 4 millionth space solar cell

2 December 2014

LTE handset shipments to grow from 204 million in 2014 to 676 million in 2015

2 December 2014

Riber elects new chairman of Supervisory Board

2 December 2014

Nanometrics launches Imperia PL system for compound semiconductor manufacturing

1 December 2014

Fraunhofer ISE, Soitec and Leti raise solar cell efficiency record from 44.7% to 46%

1 December 2014

Freescale launches 100W, 2.5GHz GaN-on-SiC RF power transistor for military and industrial applications

1 December 2014

EVG establishes NILPhotonics Competence Center

1 December 2014

Plessey's dotLED named as one of EDN's Hot 100 Products of 2014

1 December 2014

Solar Frontier’s CIS PV modules powering brewery

NOVEMBER 2014

30 November 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

28 November 2014

ST launches automotive-qualified 650V SiC diodes, targeting on-board battery chargers and Little Box Challenge

28 November 2014

Raytheon UK to develop 650V/60A SiC MOSFET for auto maker

27 November 2014

SemiLEDs' quarterly revenue halved as fabs consolidated

27 November 2014

Aixtron hosts seminar at SSL CHINA 2014 on developments in MOCVD technology

26 November 2014

Midsummer halves its CIGS layer thickness, reducing manufacturing cost

26 November 2014

SEMI-GAS customizes Centurion Fully Automatic Gas Cabinet for gas production analysis

26 November 2014

Laser diode market growing at CAGR of 12.6%

26 November 2014

Eyelit's MES software supporting BinOptics' production ramp

26 November 2014

Millimeter-wave performance of gallium nitride transistors on silicon

25 November 2014

Toshiba extends series of compact SiC hybrid power modules to 3300V and 1500A

25 November 2014

Magnolia receives US patent for roll-to-roll flexible CIGS solar cell production

25 November 2014

Soraa boosts full-visible-spectrum GU10 LED lamps to 500 lumens

25 November 2014

Ascent Solar's EnerPlex products distributed by Navarre, expanding retail channel in North America

24 November 2014

Anadigics' front-end IC enabling WiFi connectivity in Huawei's new Ascend Mate 7 smartphone

24 November 2014

Merger between RFMD and TriQuint expected to close on 31 December

24 November 2014

UCLA develops hybrid perovskite photodectector with high detectivity

21 November 2014

NanoFlex extends research agreement with universities of Southern California and Michigan

21 November 2014

GeneSiC releases gate driver evaluation board and SPICE models for SiC junction transistors

21 November 2014

Ascent Solar closes on $35m financing

20 November 2014

Advantech launches 100W Ku-band GaN-based airborne-grade SSPB/BUC

20 November 2014

Veeco launches MOCVD platform for development of GaN power electronic devices

20 November 2014

Plessey demos large GaN-on-Si die with Litecool's heat management module

20 November 2014

Mitsubishi Electric launching large hybrid SiC DIPIPM power modules for PV power conditioning

20 November 2014

Plessey presents LED lighting products in collaboration with Zeta

19 November 2014

Power electronics discrete component market to grow 77% to $23bn in 2024

19 November 2014

Plessey's GaN-on-Si LEDs powering 8point3's linear lighting products

19 November 2014

Silvaco joins Japan project on gallium oxide power devices

19 November 2014

MACOM acquiring BinOptics for $230m to complement opto IC portfolio

18 November 2014

MwT launches GaAs MMICs compatible with both epoxy and AuSn eutectic die attach

18 November 2014

Plessey's GaN-on-Si LEDs achieve 120lm/W

18 November 2014

Mellanox samples 100Gb/s direct attach copper and active optical cables

18 November 2014

GigOptix appoints chief financial officer

18 November 2014

Staircase quantum barriers to improve LED efficiency at high current

18 November 2014

EPC launches monolithic GaN half-bridge enabling 87% system efficiency for 28V to 1V point-of-load converter at 14A output

18 November 2014

Ascent Solar secures $35m financing from institutional investor

18 November 2014

Rudolph receives multi-system metrology orders from mobile device makers

17 November 2014

5N Plus receives approval for share repurchase plan

17 November 2014

POET appoints Ajit Manocha as co-chairman and seeks permanent CEO

17 November 2014

SENTECH presents Real Time Monitor at ALD China Conference

17 November 2014

CenturyLink and Infinera delivering terabit capacity at Super Computing 2014

17 November 2014

LayTec's in-situ metrology used in Aixtron's new AIX R6 HB-LED reactor

17 November 2014

EpiGaN named in Global Cleantech 100's inaugural Ones to Watch list

17 November 2014

Osram's blue and green lasers plus Corning's Fibrance Light-Diffusing Fiber promoted for integrating light sources into product designs

17 November 2014

Mellanox's EDR 100Gb/s InfiniBand solutions chosen for CORAL supercomputer project

17 November 2014

GigOptix withdraws proposal to acquire GSI

17 November 2014

North Carolina researchers transfer atomic-scale thin films to arbitrary substrates

14 November 2014

Ascent Solar's Q3 reaffirms full-year guidance of four-fold growth over 2013

14 November 2014

TriQuint's new NoDrift and LowDrift RF filter technologies target LTE coexistence challenges

14 November 2014

Plessey partners with Syscom Electronique for France and Tunisia distribution

14 November 2014

5N Plus ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list for fifth year

14 November 2014

EPC launches monolithic GaN half-bridge enabling 48V to 12V system efficiency at 20A output over 97%

13 November 2014

NeoPhotonics' record $81.6m Q3 revenue driven by 22.9% growth in 40/100G

13 November 2014

Plessey presents large-die GaN-on-Si LED technology demonstrator

13 November 2014

Noise in a microwave amplifier is limited by quantum particles of heat

12 November 2014

Aachen-based research develops first nanoscale optical analysis of GaN

12 November 2014

Cavendish Kinetics raises $7m to support RF MEMS tuner design wins for LTE smartphones

12 November 2014

Taiyo Nippon Sanso to install GaN MOCVD system at Epistar

12 November 2014

Rubicon's revenue dips in Q3 due to oversupply in 2-inch sapphire

12 November 2014

Thicker InGaN wells enabled by semi-polar (30-3-1) substrate

12 November 2014

Ascent Solar's largest shareholder completes second tranche of stock investment

12 November 2014

Firecomms demos expanded range of RedLink optical transmitters and receivers

12 November 2014

Soraa launches constant-current MR16 LED lamp to solve compatibility issues

11 November 2014

Skyworks announces new $300m stock repurchase program

11 November 2014

AKHAN announces exclusive patent licensing agreement with Argonne

11 November 2014

Osram extends Soleriq P series of LEDs with compact, high-flux P 13

11 November 2014

GaN Systems showcasing product range at Electronica

11 November 2014

Ascent Solar signs Hitfar Concepts as preferred EnerPlex distributor in Canada

11 November 2014

Advanced Photonix's Telecom revenues dip due to pause in demand for 100G transmission products

11 November 2014

Reducing threshold current in 3μm laser diodes

10 November 2014

Plessey advances to chip-scale and wafer-level packaging, targeting application-specific LEDs

10 November 2014

Skyworks' quarterly revenue grows 22% to record $718m

10 November 2014

Oxford Instruments plasma etch system for nanofabrication research at Vanderbilt

10 November 2014

Oclaro's quarterly revenue dips while China digests CFP/CFP2 100G shipments

7 November 2014

JDSU's quarterly revenue falls 3% to $433.6m

7 November 2014

JDSU earns Huawei’s Excellent Core Partner Award for fourth time in five years

7 November 2014

Aixtron receives solid-state lighting industry award from International SSL Alliance at SSL CHINA 2014

7 November 2014

First Solar's revenue grows 63% in Q3 to $889m

7 November 2014

Solar Frontier installing enhanced CIS production lines in new Tohoku Plant

7 November 2014

5N Plus reports Q3 revenue up 5% year-on-year

6 November 2014

First Solar and BELECTRIC break ground on 4th UK project, to supply 45 million kWh

6 November 2014

RFMD earns Huawei’s Supplier of the Year Award for second consecutive year

6 November 2014

Germany's Osram-led Hi-Q-LED project achieves record 147lm/W for 530nm all-InGaN green LED

6 November 2014

Aixtron launches AIX R6 next-generation MOCVD system

6 November 2014

GaAs/InP wafer bonding with low electrical resistance

6 November 2014

LED lighting to grow to $25.7bn in 2015 as penetration of lighting market reaches 31%

6 November 2014

Keithley’s touchscreen SourceMeter with higher-current sourcing and measurement

6 November 2014

Veeco cuts losses, but growth in MOCVD revenue offset by MBE and Data Storage

5 November 2014

Anadigics expands infrastructure product line with VCOs for point-to-point wireless backhaul

5 November 2014

RFMD quarterly revenue grows 14.7% to $362.7m

5 November 2014

Hot holes for improved injection into nitride LEDs

5 November 2014

International Rectifier’s stockholder approve merger with Infineon

4 November 2014

TriQuint’s revenue grows a more-than-expected 18% in Q3 to a record $272m, driven by 4G/LTE build-out

3 November 2014

Keysight begins trading as independent company

3 November 2014

Anadigics' revenue falls 19% in Q3 due to decline in legacy Mobile

3 November 2014

Everlight unveils 855nm high-power IR LED for CCD cameras and surveillance systems

3 November 2014

Aixtron's losses worsen in Q3, driven by product launch, sales mix and upfront investments

3 November 2014

Osram’s Oslon Compact LEDs used for adaptive headlights on new Mercedes Benz CLS Class

3 November 2014

Osram launches first surface-mountable LED with oval light-radiating characteristics

3 November 2014

SEMI-GAS Systems launches mini gas enclosure model for sub-atmospheric gas delivery

OCTOBER 2014

31 October 2014

AXT's revenue grows a more-than-expected 8% in Q3 as new applications emerge

31 October 2014

Northrop Grumman sets record with terahertz IC amplifier

31 October 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

31 October 2014

AXT announces $5m stock repurchase program

31 October 2014

Finisar's note holders convert outstanding $40m of notes into shares prior to redemption date

30 October 2014

Riber receives research MBE system orders from Romania and New Zealand

30 October 2014

Showa Denko qualifies Aixtron's next-generation 8x150mm SiC production system

30 October 2014

IQE's Infrared Division wins its largest single purchase order for InSb products, worth $1.1m

30 October 2014

Soitec to sell 150MW of PPAs with SDG&E to large North America solar services provider

30 October 2014

Soitec and China's Focusic begin second phase of 20MW Hami CPV project

29 October 2014

Non-polar aluminium nitride growth for enhancing deep UV optoelectronics

29 October 2014

Ascent Solar gains China JV business license, allowing $32.5m cash injection by Suqian

29 October 2014

Bridgelux launches chip-on-board LED arrays using full Class A Color specification

28 October 2014

GigOptix’s revenue rises 6% in Q3, driven by telecoms growth of 49%

28 October 2014

Daylight and Thorlabs partner to develop QCLs for defense & security markets

28 October 2014

RF performance of junctionless trigate GaN FETs

28 October 2014

SPTS wins Green Manufacturer prize at Made in Wales Awards

28 October 2014

XsunX exceeds 146kW in total commercial solar systems sales incorporating new power management features

28 October 2014

GeneSiC launches improved, lower on-resistance 1700V and 1200V SiC junction transistors

28 October 2014

IQE wins ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at Made in Wales Awards

28 October 2014

Cree increases stock repurchase program to $550m for fiscal 2015

28 October 2014

HSR waiting period expires for Infineon's acquisition of International Rectifier

27 October 2014

Luminus launches 1W SMD LED with 170° emission angle for illumination applications

27 October 2014

Envelope tracking market to exceed 4 billion units by 2018

27 October 2014

Keysight supports B4G/5G technology development at NTU’s High-Speed Radio Frequency and mmWave Center

27 October 2014

Diamond transistor achieves 1530V breakdown voltage

27 October 2014

First Solar sells 150MW Solar Gen 2 project to Southern Power

24 October 2014

Nakamura to receive Japan's Order of Culture Award

24 October 2014

Infinera appoints general counsel

24 October 2014

Mid-infrared quantum cascade laser with 24.μm wavelength

24 October 2014

Advantech Wireless increases production capacity of GaN-based SSPAs and BUCs

24 October 2014

Princeton Optronics launches ultra-high-reliability 8W VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing, imaging and gesture recognition

24 October 2014

Cree introduces new SC5 Technology Platform with launch of Extreme High Power LEDs

24 October 2014

Riber sees 44% revenue growth in Q3, driven by research MBE systems

23 October 2014

Cree’s quarterly revenue falls 2% to $428m, as lower LED sales outweigh Lighting and Power & RF growth

23 October 2014

Keithley provides full wafer-level support including high-voltage CV testing for parametric curve tracer configurations

23 October 2014

Stion launches improved CIGS solar modules

23 October 2014

Stion, Hannah Solar and Washington Gas Energy Systems partner to provide solar energy for water treatment plant

23 October 2014

VDE and Fraunhofer ISE awards First Solar thin-film PV industry's first Quality Tested certification

23 October 2014

Emcore selling tunable laser and transceiver product lines to NeoPhotonics for $17.5m

23 October 2014

Houston wins $1.5m SunShot grant for GaAs thin-film PV on metal foil

23 October 2014

RASIRC technology used to clean and prepare germanium surfaces

23 October 2014

First application of low-cost deposition of titanium dioxide for GaN MOS-HEMT

22 October 2014

HepcoMotion’s vacuum-grade bearings and vee slides used for Riber’s latest MBE systems

22 October 2014

Shimadzu adds 10W blue direct diode laser for materials processing and measuring applications

22 October 2014

JDSU and Amada launch 2kW direct diode laser for sheet metal cutting

22 October 2014

Skyworks ramps diversity receive modules for LTE smartphones

22 October 2014

LED product maker PRP Opto announces long-term strategic investment partnership with Veruth

22 October 2014

Analog Devices launches Ka-band HPA and block upconverter for single-carrier SatCom equipment

21 October 2014

GaN LEDs in automotive to exceed $1bn for first time

21 October 2014

Chalmers sets 40Gb/s data transmission speed record for 140GHz chip

21 October 2014

EVG introduces SmartNIL large-area nanoimprint lithography process

21 October 2014

Lumileds adds smaller, 6.5mm 1202s to LUXEON CoB arrays for spotlights and directional lamps

21 October 2014

EPC introduces wide-input, 20A GaN-based buck converter demo board

21 October 2014

Class action lawsuit filed against GT Advanced executives

21 October 2014

CVD Equipment adds chief operating officer

20 October 2014

Versatilis awarded US patent for processing semiconductor fines/ powders

20 October 2014

First Solar installs inaugural panel at South America’s largest PV project, in Chile’s Atacama region

20 October 2014

US DOE announces $10m funding opportunity for solid-state lighting R&D

17 October 2014

Fujitsu develops lower-cost CMOS-based automotive millimeter-wave radar

17 October 2014

Adoption of flip-chip LEDs and chip-scale packaging changing material/equipment market and supply chain

16 October 2014

XsunX bundles commercial power management package with its CIGS solar systems

16 October 2014

Trading in GT’s common stock switched from NASDAQ to OTC Pink Marketplace

16 October 2014

Element Six launches thermal grade of CVD diamond for heat management

16 October 2014

Osram triples luminance of car headlight LED to 1400lm, enabling single-LED low beam

16 October 2014

MACOM launches high-power SP3T 100W reflective switch

16 October 2014

Alta Devices cooperating with Airware to integrate solar power into small UAVs

16 October 2014

Military GaAs device market to grow at CAGR of 13% to over $0.5bn by 2018

16 October 2014

Nanoco signs follow-on agreement with Osram to use Cd-free quantum dots in LED lighting

15 October 2014

Peregrine launches high-linearity SPDT RF switch enabling dual-band architecture for DOCSIS 3.1 cable CPE devices

15 October 2014

Soitec and partners inaugurate 1.29MWp CPV power plant in Portugal

15 October 2014

Skyworks launches single-control SOI SP2T switch for WLAN

15 October 2014

Skyworks raises guidance for quarterly revenue growth to 51% year-on-year and 22% sequentially

14 October 2014

Second edition of "GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion" published

14 October 2014

Japan Fair Trade Commission grants clearance for proposed Murata acquisition of Peregrine

14 October 2014

MACOM introduces fully monolithic broadband surface-mount bias network

13 October 2014

Presto introduces wafer-level RF testing service for E-band products

13 October 2014

Cree introduces all-SiC 1.2kV six-pack power module

13 October 2014

Color tuning from defect engineering

13 October 2014

Riber to distribute Intercovamex PVD systems

13 October 2014

Intermolecular appoints president and chief executive officer

13 October 2014

Infineon completes syndication of EUR 1.55bn loan facilities for acquisition of International Rectifier

10 October 2014

Soitec receives Sony's Best Partnership award

10 October 2014

Finisar announces redemption of 5.0% convertible senior notes due 2029

10 October 2014

Pasternack introduces coaxial GaAs MMIC-based high power amplifiers

10 October 2014

Cool-white quantum dot light-emitting diode

9 October 2014

Seoul Semiconductor announces mass production of Acrich MJT 3030

9 October 2014

MACOM introduces 4 stage E-band driver amplifier and low noise active mixer

9 October 2014

Bendy blue LEDs on polymer without thermal budget restrictions

8 October 2014

Anadigics’ InGaP-based ProEficient-Plus powers Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4

8 October 2014

Vanguard Space Technologies selects Ascent’s CIGS PV modules to develop solar arrays for space and UAV Missions

8 October 2014

Luminus introduces 5-year warranty on XNOVA chip-on-board LED arrays

8 October 2014

Osram and Toyoda Gosei extend 2007 patent agreement

8 October 2014

Peregrine expands integrated product portfolio into both ends of frequency spectrum

8 October 2014

Cantilever bridge to higher bandwidth from VCSELs

7 October 2014

Cree’s 100-mm RF GaN facility awarded Category 1A Trusted Foundry status

7 October 2014

GT Advanced Technologies files for bankruptcy court protection under chapter 11

7 October 2014

Sandia National Laboratories orders Matheson/Taiyo Nippon Sanso commercial grade GaN MOCVD system

7 October 2014

Professors Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura awarded Nobel Prize for physics

7 October 2014

Diagonal quantum casacade transition improves photodetector performance

7 October 2014

PFC, PV inverter and now rail applications fueling SiC market

7 October 2014

Cardiff University planning Research Institute for Compound Semiconductor Technology

6 October 2014

Mitsubishi Electric and Tohoku University develop 5GHz/60GHz dual-band receiver front-end CMOS IC for wireless communications

6 October 2014

Shipments of LEDs for residential applications to grow from 81 million in 2014 to 1.1bn units by 2023

6 October 2014

Soraa launches MR16 lamps with third-generation GaN-on-GaN LED, boosting efficiency by 30%

6 October 2014

Chinese LED maker Nanojoin chooses Veeco MaxBright M MOCVD systems for production ramp

6 October 2014

EVG unveils covalent bonder for engineered substrate and power device production

6 October 2014

Lake Shore exhibiting probe stations and THz materials characterization system at EuMW

6 October 2014

OEM Group signs Scientech as exclusive distributor in China

3 October 2014

Ascent Solar signs TodoSolar as EnerPlex distributor in Mexico

3 October 2014

Anadigics launches TD-LTE small-cell power amplifiers

2 October 2014

Wide-bandgap power semiconductor market to grow at 63% CAGR to $500m in 2017

2 October 2014

Intelligent LED Solutions launches range of industrial UV LEDs

2 October 2014

Cree lowers quarterly revenue forecast from $440-465m to $428m

2 October 2014

Ascent Solar signs Peak Development as UK EnerPlex distributor

2 October 2014

LED lamp retail pricing falls 19.2% year-on-year in September, as lumens-per-dollar rises by 27%

2 October 2014

Van der Waals epitaxy of GaN and blue LEDs

2 October 2014

Cree earns US DoD MRL8 designation after completing Title III GaN-on-SiC Production Capacity Program

2 October 2014

IES recognizes Lattice Power for first high-output GaN-On-Si LED PAR38 lamp

1 October 2014

Airlight and IBM partner to commercialize HCPVT solar system by 2017

1 October 2014

Ascent Solar launches EnerPlex products in Australia and South Pacific

SEPTEMBER 2014

30 September 2014

XsunX to deliver 117kW commercial solar system

30 September 2014

Cree launches 150lm/W LED troffer

30 September 2014

Microsanj launches 800ps-resolution thermal analyzer for high-speed devices

30 September 2014

EPC launches 300V GaN power transistors for high-frequency applications

30 September 2014

MACOM adds S-band high-power pallet and hybrid amplifiers to GaN portfolio

30 September 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

30 September 2014

Thermco recruits industry veteran as sales & marketing director

30 September 2014

Pasternack receives 4-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

29 September 2014

Cree launches first 1.7kV, all-SiC power module

29 September 2014

IntelliEPI acquires Soitec's GaAs epi business

29 September 2014

Anadigics expands DOCSIS 3.1 CATV infrastructure portfolio with amplifier for ‘high-split’ return path

29 September 2014

Anadigics launches high-output GaN line amplifier family optimized for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV

26 September 2014

Epistar qualifies Veeco’s new EPIK700 MOCVD system for high-volume LED production

25 September 2014

ON Semiconductor and Transphorm to co-develop and co-market GaN-based power systems

25 September 2014

China’s San’an expands by ordering 50 Aixtron MOCVD systems

25 September 2014

Pulsed RF power semiconductor device markets to exceed $300m by 2019

25 September 2014

MACOM launches up-converter for 28-34GHz point-to-point radio

25 September 2014

GaN micro-rods grown on graphene yield flexible LEDs

24 September 2014

NeoPhotonics announces general availability of dual-rate 100G CFP2 LR4 transceiver

24 September 2014

NeoPhotonics launches 28G EML laser and driver for dual-rate 100G LR4/ER4 CFP2 pluggable 100G transceivers

24 September 2014

EPC launches first commercially available monolithic eGaN transistor half-bridge

24 September 2014

Emcore launches 7840 DOCSIS 3.1 low-noise CATV optical receiver and Medallion 2100 optical A/B switch

24 September 2014

Plessey adds in-house GaN-on-Si LED assembly line

24 September 2014

Single-crystal gallium arsenide on metal foil

24 September 2014

OIF-hosted physical and link layer demos feature Molex high-speed multi-channel solutions

23 September 2014

Sofradir launches ready-to-deploy large-format 1024x1024 visible-to-SWIR detector for space missions

23 September 2014

Lumileds launch Matrix Platform, delivering configurable LED boards, linear flex and modules

23 September 2014

TI launches its first 100G TIA

23 September 2014

Iridium qualifies Spectrolab-powered solar panel system for NEXT satellites

23 September 2014

Source Photonics launches first integrated, pluggable GPON SFP ONU with network clock synchronization

23 September 2014

Source Photonics demos 100G-LR4 interoperability between QSFP28 module and new CFP4 module

23 September 2014

Anadigics' small-cell power amplifiers selected for Nextivity's new smart signal boosters

23 September 2014

Ruckus chooses TriQuint's two new high-power WLAN modules for fifth-generation 802.11ac applications

23 September 2014

CIVCOM releases 2nd-generation 100G coherent transponders based on ClariPhy DSP

23 September 2014

Oclaro expanding manufacturing capacity for 100G client-side pluggable optics

23 September 2014

Finisar demos complete end-to-end 50Gb/s optical interface using silicon photonics

23 September 2014

Finisar demos next-gen ROADM technology

22 September 2014

Oclaro demos first 200G coherent CFP2 pluggable transceiver

22 September 2014

Emcore launches Dual micro-ITLA tunable laser for coherent optical networking

22 September 2014

ZSW raises thin-film PV efficiency record from 21% to 21.7%

22 September 2014

SDK boosts 6” SiC epi production capacity for power devices from 400 to 1100 wafers per month

22 September 2014

RFMD expands GaN portfolio to support DOCSIS 3.1 cable networking

22 September 2014

Emcore demonstrating end-to-end DOCSIS 3.1 CATV transmission link at Cable-Tec

22 September 2014

Solar Frontier supplies 21.3MW project in Ube, Japan

22 September 2014

First Solar completes Phase 1 of Barilla Solar Project

22 September 2014

Construction begins on 250MW Silver State South Solar Project in Nevada

19 September 2014

Cree participating in roundtable on SiC-based power converters at Darnell Power Forum

19 September 2014

Penn State research shows whiteness and color rendering has strong effect on LED lamp preference, says Soraa

19 September 2014

II-VI Inc showcasing new compact optical amplifier array product platform at ECOC

19 September 2014

RFMD and TriQuint unveil new company name Qorvo

19 September 2014

Oxford Instruments launches third annual Indian nanotech seminars

18 September 2014

Oclaro highlighting coherent pluggable transceivers, components and 100G client-side pluggable optics at ECOC

18 September 2014

Anadigics’ front-end ICs enable WiFi connectivity in LG G3 Beat smartphone

18 September 2014

Dow Corning expands Prime Grade SiC wafer portfolio from 100mm to 150mm diameter

18 September 2014

GigOptix to showcase 100G live demos with partners at ECOC

18 September 2014

TriQuint’s TQP9059 MMPA wins China ACE Award

18 September 2014

NRL team receives Outstanding Paper Award for large-area GaN-on-graphene

18 September 2014

Emcore’s CEO to step down on sale of Photovoltaics business

18 September 2014

Emcore selling space solar business to Veritas Capital

17 September 2014

Peregrine launches 18GHz UltraCMOS SP4T RF switches

17 September 2014

Cree wins Lighting for Tomorrow Award in Solid-State Lighting

17 September 2014

Rubicon appoints CFO as interim CEO after Parvez steps down; initiates search for new CEO

17 September 2014

5N Plus gains US$17.5m in financing from EDC

17 September 2014

Riber launches Compact 21 Discover 3” substrate MBE research system

17 September 2014

BinOptics unveils 4x25G lasers for 100G data-center applications

17 September 2014

Cree files lawsuits to protect LED component IP

17 September 2014

Excelitas unveils OmniCure AC8 Series UV LED curing systems for commercial, industrial and medical applications

17 September 2014

One-dimensional heterojunctions in metal dichalcogenide monolayers

17 September 2014

Microsemi completes acquisition of Centellax

16 September 2014

IQE increases underlying profit in first-half 2014 despite 17% year-on-year drop in revenue

16 September 2014

Cree launches MH-B high-power LEDs to boost performance and lower system cost

16 September 2014

Skyworks’ David Aldrich named CEO of the Year by Mass Technology Leadership Council

16 September 2014

Ultrafast charge separation in metal dichalcogenide heterostructure

16 September 2014

Norstel and Ascatron ally to provide complete SiC epi offering

16 September 2014

Luceda Photonics receives growth finance for development and marketing of PIC design framework

15 September 2014

Advanced Photonix awarded $1.6m contract for US Navy Missile Weapons program

15 September 2014

Raytheon UK and Newcastle University team to investigate SiC interface defects

15 September 2014

TowerJazz's SiGe BiCMOS chosen for Global Invacom's satellite TV chipset

15 September 2014

Ascent Solar regains compliance with NASDAQ minimum bid price rule

15 September 2014

IQE agrees MOU with WIN and Nanyang for Singapore centre of excellence

12 September 2014

GaN Systems to show new gallium nitride high-power transistors at Energy Conversion Congress & Expo

12 September 2014

Advantech Wireless’ GaN devices win North American Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership

11 September 2014

LED market to grow at 13.5% CAGR to $42.7bn in 2020

11 September 2014

JDSU separates into optical components and commercial lasers company and network and service enablement company

11 September 2014

Toshiba launches ultra-compact 1W GaN-on-Si white LEDs in 3535 lens type package

11 September 2014

TeraXion launching its first generation of packaged InP I-Q modulator

10 September 2014

Microsemi acquiring Centellax; announces $100m stock repurchase program

10 September 2014

Precision launches GaN-ready LLC transformer and PFC inductor magnetics for power switching

10 September 2014

Taiwan GaAs foundry WIN reports highest monthly revenue in a year

10 September 2014

Aixtron partners with Fraunhofer IISB to enhance SiC production technology

10 September 2014

Gallium arsenide on graphene/silicon substrate

9 September 2014

GSI rejects proposed acquisition by GigOptix

9 September 2014

Sweden’s Epiluvac launches as manufacturer of SiC CVD equipment

9 September 2014

GaN driving microwave RF power semiconductor markets to over $300m by 2019

9 September 2014

Visible laser light lift-off for UV-A LEDs on free-standing GaN

9 September 2014

MACOM showcasing CATV and broadband devices for high-speed cable networks

9 September 2014

Anadigics' power amplifiers enabling 802.11n and 802.11ac WiFi connectivity for North American infrastructure CPE maker

9 September 2014

Custom MMIC launches 28-32GHz GaN power amplifier for Ka-band communications

8 September 2014

Japan's Sanix chooses Cree’s 1200V SiC MOSFETs for 9.9kW solar inverters

8 September 2014

Tufts University orders Veeco GENxplor R&D MBE systems for solar and electronics device research

8 September 2014

TriQuint shareholders approve merger with RFMD

8 September 2014

Finisar's September quarter to see first revenue decline in two years

5 September 2014

TF Semi completes spin-off from TSI Semiconductors, focusing on high-voltage power management including eGaN drivers

5 September 2014

AIT develops temporary bonding wax for precision wafer and substrate back-grinding and thinning

5 September 2014

Anvil transfers its 3C-SiC on silicon wafer production to Norstel

5 September 2014

RFMD shareholders approve TriQuint merger

5 September 2014

Changelight raising $130m to expand InGaN LED epiwafer production

5 September 2014

DILAS launches 2.5kW fiber-coupled diode laser system for materials processing

4 September 2014

GaN Systems signs exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Mouser Electronics

4 September 2014

MACOM showcasing GaN portfolio and live GaN-on-Si demo at European Microwave Week

4 September 2014

First high-frequency noise report of InAlN barrier HEMTs on silicon

4 September 2014

Veeco launches 31x4"/12x6"/6x8"-wafer EPIK700 GaN MOCVD system

4 September 2014

LED lamp retail pricing falls 10.49% year-on-year in August, as lumens per dollar rises over 24%

3 September 2014

Transphorm awarded patents for GaN power conversion

3 September 2014

EPC presenting seminar and technical presentations on GaN at Darnell’s Energy Summit

3 September 2014

OIF to demo 100G multi-vendor interoperability at ECOC

3 September 2014

Ascent Solar announces new investment of $8m led by largest shareholder TFG Radiant

3 September 2014

Finisar receives Technology Achievement Award from Brocade

3 September 2014

POET collaborating with foundry to reproduce and enhance repeatability at 100nm

3 September 2014

Epistar’s acquisition of Formosa Epitaxy approved by shareholders

3 September 2014

LED luminaire market for outdoor and parking applications to peak at $1.4bn in 2021

2 September 2014

Presto expands capacity for RF test

2 September 2014

MACOM launches first four-channel CDR with integrated high-output-voltage EML driver for 100G modules

2 September 2014

MACOM launches most integrated 10G SFP+ optical module chipset

2 September 2014

MEI reports uniformity results for Cu & TiW metal etch in compound semiconductor production

2 September 2014

Synopsys to develop advanced model and first PDK of POET’s planar electronic technology

2 September 2014

China’s CNBM completes acquisition of Germany’s Avancis

2 September 2014

New slant on field plates for gallium nitride HEMTs

2 September 2014

Efficient tunable spin-charge converter made of GaAs

1 September 2014

CRAIC adds Raman to flagship UV-visible-NIR and fluorescence microspectroscopy system

1 September 2014

MACOM showcasing optical portfolio for PON, 10G and 100G at CIOE

AUGUST 2014

29 August 2014

Registration opens for China and Taiwan locations of 2014 AWR Design Forum

29 August 2014

Skyworks receives Diamond Supplier Award from Lenovo for outstanding service and support

29 August 2014

Cree launches TrueWhite LED replacement for halogen MR16 lamps

28 August 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

28 August 2014

WDM market grows 10% year-on-year to record $2.6bn in Q2

28 August 2014

Peregrine boosts power handling by 60%, shrinks footprint by 75% and speeds switching by 350% in upgraded carrier-grade Wi-Fi switch

28 August 2014

MELCO begins using Aixtron MOCVD system for GaN-on-Si power amplifier production

28 August 2014

Seoul Semiconductor launches 30W Acrich LED Light Engine with efficiency of up to 100lm/W

28 August 2014

RFaxis offers bare die versions of entire portfolio of pure-CMOS single-chip, single-die RFeICs

27 August 2014

TowerJazz qualifies additional factory to support demand for RF front-end modules

27 August 2014

Graded electron blocking improves III-nitride VCSEL performance

27 August 2014

SemiLEDs launches chip-scale ReadyMount Enhanced CSP white LEDs, combining flip-chip and ReadyWhite technologies

27 August 2014

Cree to invest $83m in 13% stake in Taiwanese LED maker Lextar

27 August 2014

KLA-Tencor launches systems for 5D patterning control solution

26 August 2014

Transphorm partners with Tata on GaN-based solar inverters for India

26 August 2014

Ascent Solar announces reverse stock split

26 August 2014

Soraa adds UK distributor

26 August 2014

GigOptix adds senior director of CMOS Engineering as its SiGe technology enters high-volume applications

25 August 2014

MACOM adds 15W GaN-on-SiC 3.5GHz pulsed power transistor

25 August 2014

First Solar to develop its first PV project in India; 45MW utility-scale plant in state of Telangana

25 August 2014

First Solar to build, operate and maintain 52.5MW PV plant in Jordan

25 August 2014

Scaling III-V integration to 300mm-diameter silicon and beyond

22 August 2014

Murata to acquire Peregrine for $465m

22 August 2014

SemiLEDs launches Enhanced FlipChip LED series to maximize lumen density and simplify integration

21 August 2014

COB LED market to reach $9180m by 2020

21 August 2014

EPC to present IEEE Power Electronics Society webinar on GaN FETs for envelope tracking buck converters

21 August 2014

Fukuda Crystal Lab grows 2-inch scandium aluminium magnesium oxide crystal rivalling sapphire

21 August 2014

High-electron-mobility light-emitting devices for optoelectronics

21 August 2014

Cree and APC Novacom extend partnership for GaN HEMT distribution in Europe

20 August 2014

Infineon to acquire International Rectifier for $3bn

20 August 2014

Ammono launches p-type AMMONO-GaN substrates

20 August 2014

Oclaro’s 100G growth compensating for legacy 10G decline

20 August 2014

SETi’s UV LEDs used in decontamination system on International Space Station

19 August 2014

GigOptix proposes to acquire memory product firm GSI for $161m

19 August 2014

Custom MMIC launches 14-18GHz GaN PA for Ku-band communications

19 August 2014

GaAs IC market to grow to $8bn in 2017

18 August 2014

Skyworks' analog and RF solutions enabling wireless automotive platforms

18 August 2014

JDSU’s quarterly revenue grows 7.3% to $448.6m

18 August 2014

Mid-power LEDs to account for 48% of market in 2014

18 August 2014

Photo-electro-chemical etch and vertical-cavity laser diodes

18 August 2014

Plessey partners with Solid State Supplies for UK and Ireland distribution

18 August 2014

POET announces results of annual meeting

15 August 2014

Osram launches 940nm high-flux IRED with 150° beam angle

15 August 2014

API launches high-reliability customizable 2-20GHz broadband amplifier

15 August 2014

OIF adds long-reach to CEI-56G roadmap

15 August 2014

EPC presenting latest-generation eGaN FET performance at power industry conferences in China

15 August 2014

Grading InGaN wells to increase LED light output power and efficiency

14 August 2014

PVMC to provide technical support services to CIGS firm SoloPower

14 August 2014

GaN Systems to showcase 100V and 650V power semiconductors at EPE ’14 ECCE Europe

14 August 2014

SemiLEDs releases family of 80mil EV LED chips

14 August 2014

Hanergy completes acquisition of GaAs thin-film PV firm Alta Devices

14 August 2014

Cree's quarterly revenue up 8% to record $436m, driven by 18% growth in lighting products

13 August 2014

LED materials market to grow from $5bn in 2013 to $11.7bn in 2018

13 August 2014

LED lighting module revenue to grow 500% by 2019, overtaking backlighting applications

13 August 2014

ProPhotonix releases compact green laser modules for machine vision systems

13 August 2014

Skyworks powers NETGEAR’s 802.11ac router

13 August 2014

USTC orders additional OIPT plasma etching system

12 August 2014

SiC to displace silicon in electric vehicle power electronics by 2020

12 August 2014

Ascent receives $2.64m second tranche of funds from Asian investor in $3.96m stock issuance

12 August 2014

Increasing light output from InGaN LEDs on silicon wafer

12 August 2014

Rubicon grows for fifth quarter, with 4-6-inch wafers compensating for decline in 2" cores

11 August 2014

AXT appoints chief financial officer

11 August 2014

UC Riverside-led team granted $1.7m to study van der Waals ultra-thin-film materials

11 August 2014

Mitsubishi launches bonding services using proprietary room-temperature wafer bonding systems

11 August 2014

Emcore quarterly revenue up 33% year-on-year to $44.6m

11 August 2014

5N Plus' Q2 revenue up 21% year-on-year

11 August 2014

NeoPhotonics grows 13.6% in Q2 to record revenue of $77.5m

11 August 2014

Anadigics' Q2 sales down 33% year-on-year, but infrastructure growth compensating for decline in legacy mobile

8 August 2014

Passivating nitride transistors without vacuum processing

7 August 2014

5N Plus announces new US$125m credit facility

7 August 2014

Infinera forms cloud networks group

7 August 2014

High-brightness LEDs made from perovskite material

6 August 2014

Osram launches 48%-efficient infrared LED, boosting output by 30% for security applications

6 August 2014

Ushio acquires Oclaro Japan’s industrial & consumer laser diode and LED business

6 August 2014

Novati gains Trusted Foundry accreditation from DoD

6 August 2014

First Solar fabricates record 21.0%-efficient thin-film PV cell

6 August 2014

First Solar’s Q2 sales up 4.6% year-on-year, despite 43% dip from Q1

6 August 2014

MACOM names ex-Hittite veteran as senior VP of global sales

6 August 2014

MACOM launches 650W GaN-on-SiC L-band radar transistor

6 August 2014

TU Wien creates ultra-thin solar cells from tungsten diselenide/molybdenum disulphide

5 August 2014

Morgan Advanced Materials provides extended electrostatic chuck life through replaceable, wear-resistant films

4 August 2014

Cambridge Nanotherm appoints CEO and business development director; receives ISO 9000 accreditation

4 August 2014

Veeco’s first-half 2014 MOCVD orders up 80% year-on-year

4 August 2014

RFaxis to unveil family of RF front-ends for IEEE 802.11ac in nanometer-scale CMOS

4 August 2014

Keysight begins operation as electronic measurement subsidiary of Agilent, prior to separation in November

1 August 2014

RFMD and TriQuint schedule shareholder meetings concerning merger

1 August 2014

Silicon carbide bipolar opamp performance at 500°C

1 August 2014

Ascent Solar raises $3.96m from Asian investor after termination of $32m secured convertible debt agreement

1 August 2014

Ascent Solar’s Q2 revenue driven by EnerPlex sales of $1m

1 August 2014

Skyworks receives Mexico’s Technology and Innovation Award

1 August 2014

AXT returns to quarterly profitability ahead of plan

JULY 2014

31 July 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

31 July 2014

China’s Changelight chooses Veeco MOCVD systems for expansion from red, orange, yellow LEDs into GaN LEDs

31 July 2014

Vishay orders Aixtron MOCVD system to expand IR LED production capacity

30 July 2014

Analog Devices completes acquisition of Hittite

30 July 2014

RFMD's revenue grows 23% quarter-to-quarter to record $316.3m

30 July 2014

Emcore awarded long-term supply contract for solar cell assemblies by Lockheed Martin

30 July 2014

Raytheon to provide power systems for More Electric Aircraft

30 July 2014

Ascent’s PV modules selected by Vanguard for NASA SBIR program

30 July 2014

Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich-based module for omnidirectional lamps

29 July 2014

Peregrine upgrades high-isolation, multi-throw switches for emerging requirements in wireless infrastructure

29 July 2014

TriQuint first manufacturer to reach Manufacturing Readiness Level 9 for GaN

29 July 2014

Aixtron's orders rise for fifth consecutive quarter

29 July 2014

Aspect ratio trapping to improve InGaAs quality on silicon

29 July 2014

GigOptix’s revenue grows more-than-expected 9% in Q2 to $8m, as datacoms exceeds telecom for first time

28 July 2014

Automotive industry playing increasing role in opto component market

28 July 2014

First Solar establishes Japan supply agreement with XSOL

25 July 2014

Toyoda Gosei grants silicate-based white LED device license to Harvatek

25 July 2014

VI Systems awarded US patent for 40G VCSEL technology

25 July 2014

VI Systems, UCSB and Technical University of Denmark demo 1060nm VCSEL link at 30Gb

25 July 2014

TriQuint’s revenue rebounds from customer inventory adjustment by more-than-expected 30% in Q2

24 July 2014

Anadigics' GaN power doubler chosen by European manufacturer for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV equipment

24 July 2014

Riber's first-half revenue down 39% year-on-year to €4.8m

24 July 2014

Toshiba red InGaN LED achieves 1.1mW at 20mA injection

24 July 2014

EPC supporting Google/IEEE ‘Little Box Challenge’ to build smaller power inverter

24 July 2014

Google and IEEE launch $1m Little Box Challenge to create smaller power inverter

24 July 2014

Infinera's revenue grows 16% in Q2 to a record $165.4m, driven by 100G

24 July 2014

XO deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for 100G

23 July 2014

MACOM launches 15W X-band MMIC amplifier for radar

23 July 2014

TeraDiode ships 4kW direct-diode laser with beam quality sufficient for cutting steel

23 July 2014

Imec demos 28Gb/s silicon photonics platform for high-density, low-power WDM optical interconnects

22 July 2014

Peregrine and RFMD settle litigation over RF SOI technology

22 July 2014

Working toward lasers for on-chip global interconnects

22 July 2014

Ascent Solar announces $32m secured convertible debt agreement

22 July 2014

IQE’s first-half revenue down 17% year-on-year to £52m, but profitability up

22 July 2014

Riber signs distribution agreement with CVD & ALD firm AnnealSys

22 July 2014

Skyworks exceeds raised quarterly earnings and revenue guidance, up 35% year-on-year to $587m

21 July 2014

GaAs bulk substrate market revenue shrank 8% in 2013

21 July 2014

RFaxis ramps production of broadband sub-GHz CMOS RFeIC to support IEEE 802.11ah and ZigBee Alliance 920IP initiatives

21 July 2014

Solar Frontier to co-develop 8.1MWp UK solar plant

18 July 2014

Custom MMIC launches 50GHz distributed LNA

18 July 2014

Soitec seeing widespread adoption of eSI substrates

18 July 2014

Silicon photonics market to grow at CAGR of 38% from $25m in 2013 to $700m in 2024

17 July 2014

BeRex adds family of MESFET chips

17 July 2014

MACOM optical components recognized by Lightwave Innovation Awards

17 July 2014

Advantech’s SapphireBlu GaN-based HPAs power 4K Ultra HDTV transmission of World Cup

16 July 2014

MACOM launches 200W cw power-handling L-band SMT limiter

16 July 2014

GE to lead $500m five-year State-funded New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium

16 July 2014

Mitsubishi Electric launches super-mini full-SiC DIPPFC module

16 July 2014

EnerPlex to exhibit new product lines at Outdoor Retailer Show

15 July 2014

Riber sells third Compact 21 DZ research MBE system

15 July 2014

TriQuint achieves defense production milestones as part of Title III GaN-on SiC EW MMIC Production Capacity program

15 July 2014

Low-cost non-toxic process for cadmium telluride solar cells

15 July 2014

Lumileds’ LUXEON CoB with CrispWhite wins LFI Innovation Award

15 July 2014

Daylight Defense selected by US Army to develop UV laser for aircraft survivability equipment

15 July 2014

Raytheon demonstrates prototyping of AESA/GaN technologies into Patriot radar

15 July 2014

EPC introduces A4WP-compliant wireless power transfer demonstration kit delivering 35W at 6.78MHz

15 July 2014

SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue rises 11%

14 July 2014

SPTS' president & COO elected to SEMI's board

14 July 2014

Fraunhofer ISE sets PV module efficiency record of 36.7%

14 July 2014

Band engineering for improved photo-electro-chemical etch

14 July 2014

Agnitron to ship 1500°C reactor upgrade for Veeco D180 MOCVD system

14 July 2014

CPV market growing at a CAGR of 34% to 2018

14 July 2014

CyberOptics extends airborne particle sensor line to 150mm

11 July 2014

FinScale launches 3D MOSFET architecture and process for licensing and technology transfer

11 July 2014

ClassOne opens wet-process applications lab

11 July 2014

Veeco expands R&D portfolio by partnering with Agnitron

11 July 2014

ClassOne launches electroplating tool for smaller-substrate users

11 July 2014

IBM announces $3bn research initiative to tackle chip challenges for cloud and big-data systems

11 July 2014

KLA-Tencor launches inspection and review portfolio for leading IC technologies

10 July 2014

RFaxis partners with GreenPeak for smart home/smart living, home automation and Internet of Things initiatives

10 July 2014

VCSEL market growing at CAGR of 33.1% to over $2bn in 2018

10 July 2014

Compound semiconductor market to grow at CAGR of 12.63% to $104.55bn in 2020

10 July 2014

Nichia to release blue and green laser diodes for automotive head-up displays

10 July 2014

MACOM adds 90W 2-stage, fully matched surface-mount power module for pulsed avionic applications to GaN portfolio

9 July 2014

RFaxis and CSR to launch reference platforms for wireless connectivity in automotive, consumer and Internet of Things segments

9 July 2014

Stion completes 255kW single-axis tracking project for Kern Sanitation Authority

9 July 2014

Plessey adds CODICO for distribution in Central & East Europe, Italy and Denmark

9 July 2014

Lumileds launches CrispWhite Technology for retail settings

9 July 2014

Gallium nitride thin-film transistors produced at less than 250°C

8 July 2014

Retiring SPTS CEO to remain non-executive director of BluGlass

8 July 2014

BluGlass demos 10-fold improvement in RPCVD p-GaN light output

8 July 2014

VCSEL quasi-array of four devices outputs 210W at 110A

8 July 2014

POET announces technology and regulatory updates

8 July 2014

EPC launches ‘off-the-shelf’ high-performance GaN power transistors

8 July 2014

Veeco launches brokerage website for pre-owned MOCVD, PVD and IBE equipment

8 July 2014

Veeco partners with software provider Rudolph

8 July 2014

Jordan Valley's metrology tools selected for in-line GaN-on-Si process control

8 July 2014

Grünwald buys controlling stake in SEMSYSCO

8 July 2014

Ascent’s EnerPlex partners with WYNIT to expand North American distribution & retail presence

7 July 2014

POET appoints Ajit Manocha as executive vice chairman

7 July 2014

Orbotech to acquire SPTS for $370m

7 July 2014

CNSE/SUNYIT presenting R&D plans for III-V and beyond-III-V materials for sub-10nm transistors

4 July 2014

Oxford Instruments' Nanotechnology Seminar at China's Institute of Semiconductors to start with 2D materials sessions

4 July 2014

QD Laser wins IEEE Photonics Society’s Aron Kressel Award

3 July 2014

LayTec signs Jsun as sales and service partner for PV metrology in China

3 July 2014

Chinese GaN-on-Si LED maker LatticePower raises $80m

3 July 2014

Enkris uses Aixtron system to demo high-voltage GaN HEMT structures on 200mm silicon

3 July 2014

Philips Lighting to spin off Lumileds and Automotive lighting businesses as stand-alone components firm

2 July 2014

Epistar to jump from 11% to 15% of global GaN epi capacity after FOREPI merger

2 July 2014

LED lighting to comprise nearly 94% of street lighting sales by 2023

2 July 2014

DARPA's ELASTx program demos 94GHz fully integrated all-silicon system-on-a-chip transmitter

2 July 2014

Pushing deep ultraviolet diodes to higher efficiency

1 July 2014

Epistar to acquire Formosa Epitaxy to expand capacity

1 July 2014

Avantor highlighting new cleaning chemistries at SEMICON West

1 July 2014

MACOM launches integrated two-stage differential VGA for DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 reverse-path infrastructure equipment

1 July 2014

MANGA project helps to establish independent European supply chain for GaN technologies

1 July 2014

SiC semiconductor market to grow at 42% to $3182.9m by 2020

JUNE 2014

30 June 2014

Morgan Advanced Materials announces improved CVD SiC and pBN ceramic materials

30 June 2014

Anadigics lowers revenue guidance and cuts costs, including 30% of staff

30 June 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

27 June 2014

Germany’s NeuLand project cuts energy losses by 35% in power electronics

27 June 2014

First Solar to build 141MW project in Chile, largest PV plant in Latin America

27 June 2014

EPC launches wireless power transfer demo system operating at 6.78MHz

27 June 2014

EPC’s eGaN power transistors receive EDN China Innovation Award for Leading Technology

26 June 2014

5N Plus closes over-allotment option for additional $6m of debentures

26 June 2014

Developing boron nitride toward deep ultraviolet optoelectronic apps

25 June 2014

IQE wins new multi-million pound volume supply deal for photonics epiwafers

25 June 2014

Analog Devices commences tender offer for Hittite shares

25 June 2014

Singulus wins €15m contract to supply CIGS PV production system

25 June 2014

Ascent reaches milestone for proposed JV with China’s Suqian City

25 June 2014

XsunX sees accelerating sales in Southern California solar market

25 June 2014

Techniques for high-efficiency nitride LEDs on lithium gallate substrate

24 June 2014

Advanced Photonix amends lending agreements

24 June 2014

GaN Systems expands into new HQ and R&D facility

24 June 2014

Finisar buys Aixtron system for capacity expansion and development of new InP-based products

24 June 2014

DILAS extends COMPACT-EVOLUTION diode laser system range to 1.2kW

24 June 2014

First Solar and BELECTRIC connect three utility-scale power plants to UK grid

23 June 2014

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität team develops europium-doped red phosphor that boosts white LED brightness

23 June 2014

Finisar showcasing optical interconnects for HPC; demos 100G Quadwire EDR AOC

23 June 2014

GigOptix adds low-power, small-form-factor surface-mount 4x32Gbps linear quad-channel modulator driver for coherent applications

23 June 2014

Bridgelux expanding China operations

23 June 2014

Cree and Musco complete LED lighting overhaul of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

20 June 2014

NeoPhotonics' revenue grows 22% year-on-year to $68.2m in Q1

19 June 2014

First Chinese supplier enters top 10 ranking of packaged LED makers

19 June 2014

GigOptix to acquire Tahoe RF

19 June 2014

Stress bumps improve nitride semiconductor packaged transistor performance

19 June 2014

Agilent announces modeling software for 3D FinFETs and GaN HEMTs

19 June 2014

MACOM launches high-gain LNA for applications up to 6GHz

18 June 2014

5N Plus completes $60m bought-deal offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures

18 June 2014

Emcore awarded new long-term solar cell supply contract by SSL

18 June 2014

Stion adds two executives to support growth

18 June 2014

Jiuce Gas installs SAES palladium hydrogen purifier at Fujian Fushun Microelectronics

17 June 2014

Osram introduces 50W compact multi-chip laser module for projectors

17 June 2014

HSR waiting period expires for RFMD-TriQuint merger with no action by FTC or Department of Justice

17 June 2014

Mitsubishi Electric develops record 1.8W 9.0mm TO-packaged 638nm red laser for projectors

17 June 2014

EPC appoints Applications Engineering director

17 June 2014

Finisar reports 7th quarter of revenue growth to record $306m

16 June 2014

First Solar to build 150MW Tenaska Imperial West plant in Southern California

16 June 2014

Arkansas researchers design SiC-based ICs operable at over 350°C

16 June 2014

DOE selects projects for 2014 SSL R&D funding opportunity

16 June 2014

Magnolia agrees to acquire Solar Silicon Resources Group

13 June 2014

Chloride-based chemical doping yields low-contact-resistance MoS2 FETs

13 June 2014

EPC presenting GaN technology for wireless energy transfer at PCIM Asia

13 June 2014

MicroSense ships LED sapphire wafer measurement tools for process control

12 June 2014

GaN power device market to grow at 80% during 2016-2020 to almost $600m

12 June 2014

Stion to accelerate second-half 2014 and 2015 solar panel capacity ramp

12 June 2014

Avago showcases new small-cell PAs and LTE/WiFi coexistence filters

11 June 2014

LED market growing 9% in 2014 to $16.6bn

11 June 2014

Focus of mobile RF industry shifting from PAs to filters

11 June 2014

Nano-scale gallium oxide high-voltage transistor demonstration

10 June 2014

Crystal IS makes available AlN-based Optan UVC LEDs for spectroscopic applications in analytical and life sciences Instrumentation

10 June 2014

UCSB reports highest-performing III-V MOSFETs

10 June 2014

Daylight wins CLEO 2014 Innovation Award Grand Prize

9 June 2014

Optimizing ammonia-based MBE for gallium nitride electron mobility

9 June 2014

Analog Devices to buy Hittite

9 June 2014

MACOM launches broadband LNA for 22-38GHz PtP applications

9 June 2014

QinetiQ acquires Redfern Integrated Optics

6 June 2014

ABB funds new power semiconductor professorship at ETH Zurich

6 June 2014

Skyworks introduces suite of LNAs targeting 4G LTE wireless infrastructure

6 June 2014

QD Laser and NanoQuine develop wearable see-through display laser eyewear based on retina imaging

6 June 2014

Ichor tripling capacity in Scotland following regional funding

5 June 2014

Wireless infrastructure drives RF power semiconductor market over $1bn in 2013

5 June 2014

Temescal's first UEFC-4900 e-beam metalization system ordered by Plessey for MaGIC LED production

5 June 2014

OEM Group and SEMSYSCO settle lawsuit

5 June 2014

Diamond Microwave launches 2–6GHz GaN SSPA

5 June 2014

Stion receives ISO 9001 certification for mass-production facility

5 June 2014

Cree introduces three-way LED bulb

5 June 2014

Soitec appoints Infineon/Intel veteran to lead microelectronics business in North America

5 June 2014

Peregrine ships first monolithic power limiters

5 June 2014

Raytheon selected to demo next-gen modular radar system

4 June 2014

MACOM accredited as Trusted Foundry by US Department of Defense

4 June 2014

Sumitomo Electric launches GaN HEMTs for space applications

4 June 2014

Fraunhofer ISE implements 10kV SiC devices in DC-DC converter

4 June 2014

Comprel to distribute Plessey’s GaN-on-Si LEDs in Italy

4 June 2014

Agilent and Cascade ally to streamline wafer-level RF measurements

4 June 2014

Northrop Grumman launches high-power GaN amplifiers for Ka-band SatCom terminals

4 June 2014

API debuts broadband GaN power amplifier drivers

4 June 2014

LatticePower commercializes GaN-on-Si LED, launching high-performance light fixtures

4 June 2014

Samsung launches LED modules for flat lighting applications

4 June 2014

MPI acquires fellow Taiwanese firm Allstron

3 June 2014

Skyworks raises June-quarter revenue guidance from $535m to $570m

3 June 2014

Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich3, interfacing with smart-lighting control technologies

3 June 2014

Peregrine unveils new UltraCMOS challenge against GaAs

3 June 2014

TriQuint showcases high-performance GaN solutions at IMS

3 June 2014

Monolith and X-FAB partner on SiC power diode and MOSFET production

3 June 2014

Avancis receives general building approval for PowerMax SMART frameless thin-film CIS PV module

3 June 2014

TowerJazz releases enhanced RF SOI CMOS and SiGe PDKs for Agilent's ADS software

3 June 2014

Sumitomo expanding GaN-on-SiC device production with Aixtron CRIUS MOCVD system for RF data transfer market growth from 2015

3 June 2014

ANSYS and TowerJazz deliver power noise and reliability sign-off design kit

3 June 2014

Electrically pumped light emission in germanium on silicon substrates

3 June 2014

First Solar to acquire technology provider skytron-energy from AEG

3 June 2014

Ferrotec launches mid-sized Auratus enhanced e-beam metallization system

2 June 2014

AWR and ANSYS partner to bring HFSS into Microwave Office

2 June 2014

Peregrine adds six sales channel partners in EMEA and Asia Pacific

2 June 2014

GigOptix showcasing RF MMICs and E-band products at IMS

2 June 2014

Luminus launches XNOVA Sensus LED series color-targeted COB LED arrays

2 June 2014

Improving single photon counting at high temperature with silicon carbide

2 June 2014

Samsung boosts its LED components to 90 CRI

2 June 2014

Progress on EU project SPEED being presented at CWIEME Berlin

2 June 2014

Advanced Photonix prices public offering of common stock to raise $2.5m

2 June 2014

API launches 500-1000W, 18GHz GaN-based pulsed power amplifiers for TWT replacement

MAY 2014

30 May 2014

MKS completes acquisition of Granville-Phillips

30 May 2014

Lumileds’ CoB LED arrays hit 10,000lm at 100lm/W, targeting CDM 70-100W luminaire equivalents

30 May 2014

Toshiba expands line-up of 650V SiC Schottky barrier diodes

30 May 2014

Glo selected as a European Cleantech Company of the Decade

30 May 2014

TSMC Solar engages ex-NREL CIGS expert Rommel Noufi

30 May 2014

Cree launches low-cost, high-power GaN RF transistors to enable higher-data-rate telecom systems

30 May 2014

First Solar launches pre-engineered AC Power Block configurable system and Series 4 module at Intersolar Europe

30 May 2014

Cree launches OSQ Series outdoor area luminaire

30 May 2014

Innovations in Optics introduces UV-LED illuminators for DLP applications emitting over 15W

30 May 2014

Soraa’s SNAP accessory now available on PAR30, PAR38 and AR111 LED lamps

29 May 2014

High-performance tunnel junctions for ultra-high-concentration multi-junction solar cells

29 May 2014

Hittite and Xilinx demo complete radio solutions

29 May 2014

Microsemi enters MMIC market

29 May 2014

JDSU announces $100m stock repurchase program

29 May 2014

Cree’s XM-L2 EasyWhite LED boosts performance by 38% over XM-L

29 May 2014

Bridgelux expands V Series line of LED chip-on-board light sources

29 May 2014

5N Plus announces $60m bought-deal offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures

28 May 2014

Northrop Grumman samples E- and W-band InP HEMT LNAs for commercial as well as military applications

28 May 2014

MACOM adds mixers providing wide frequency bandwidth coverage in 1.5mm x 1.2mm standard plastic packages

28 May 2014

Tyndall and Cork Institute of Technology renew photonics and process analysis based MoU

28 May 2014

Midsummer raises CIGS PV cell efficiency from 15% to 16.2%

28 May 2014

Seoul Semiconductor launches high-power Acrich MJT 5050 LEDs for outdoor lighting

28 May 2014

POET provides update on 100nm initiative, process equipment upgrade, and technology design kits

28 May 2014

SPTS gifts £600,000 worth of BluGlass shares to Swansea University

28 May 2014

GaN to grow at 9% CAGR to over 18% of RF device market by 2020

28 May 2014

Lake Shore's IMS exhibit to feature high-frequency probing and characterization technology

28 May 2014

Simplifying zinc oxide/gallium nitride nano-rod LED fabrication

27 May 2014

5N Plus renews First Solar CdTe supply & recycling deal until end-March 2019

27 May 2014

SEMI-GAS adds MGE-XS to mini gas enclosure line

27 May 2014

First Solar completes sale of 250MW Silver State South project to NextEra

27 May 2014

Osram adds 90-CRI models to Duris S 5-LED range

27 May 2014

Aixtron's chief financial officer leaves firm

27 May 2014

Plessey further expands GaN-on-Si LED production with another Aixtron CRIUS II-XL MOCVD system

27 May 2014

EPC holds webinar on GaN transistors for wireless power transfer systems

27 May 2014

MACOM to showcase GaN portfolio at IMS

27 May 2014

Xenics releases smallest SWIR low-noise CL/GigE camera to full-qualification production

26 May 2014

DelfMEMS raises €5.4m in round-C funding

26 May 2014

Emcore settles Nichia’s patent infringement lawsuit with license agreement

26 May 2014

Daylight delivers first laser-based infrared microscopy platform

26 May 2014

Ascent Solar's CIGS PV modules take flight on Silent Falcon UAV

26 May 2014

Soitec and Simgui partner to produce 200mm SOI wafers in China for RF and power semiconductor markets

26 May 2014

Osram adds online LED Information Base for downloading technical specs

26 May 2014

XsunX grows revenue; sees increased sales of new solar systems and meets gross margin target

26 May 2014

Australia Japan Cable completes multi-terabit network upgrade with Infinera Intelligent Transport Network

26 May 2014

Toyota develops SiC power semiconductor for automotive power control units

26 May 2014

Cree launches 200lm/W XP-L LED, boosting performance by 50% as drop-in upgrade for XP-G

23 May 2014

Anadigics expands WiFi infrastructure portfolio and secures design wins at key OEM

23 May 2014

First Solar sells 50MW Macho Springs Solar Project

22 May 2014

EPC introduces plug & play half-bridge converter evaluation board

22 May 2014

Plasma-Therm wins Customer Satisfaction Awards

22 May 2014

First Solar and Ingenero to deliver diesel-PV hybrid solution to Rio Tinto Alcan bauxite mine in Australia

21 May 2014

Microsemi launches 1200V SiC MOSFETs for high-voltage industrial applications

21 May 2014

GCS offers P3 InGaP HBT and 0.25μm E-mode pHEMT foundry processes

21 May 2014

Brewer Science commercializes megasonic developer for MEMS and compound semiconductor applications

21 May 2014

Osram opens LED assembly plant in China

21 May 2014

Transphorm appoints HY-LINE as Central Europe distributor of 600V GaN HEMTs

21 May 2014

Infinera and BICS and Win Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award

21 May 2014

DANTE and Infinera win award for fastest provisioning of long haul multi-Terabit transmission capacity on a live network

21 May 2014

Indium gallium phosphide as top-cell for 4+ junction solar energy conversion

20 May 2014

TriQuint appoints new distributor in China for mobile RF solutions

20 May 2014

GaN Systems launches normally-off 100V GaN transistors in optimized low-inductance and thermally efficient packaging

20 May 2014

Shanghai University orders Aixtron BM R&D reactor for graphene and Nanotube research

20 May 2014

Crystal IS adds VP of operations and expands plant as it readies commercial manufacturing

20 May 2014

GaN Systems launches 650V normally-off GaN transistor family

20 May 2014

Emcore expands DOCSIS 3.1 laser family with 1310nm laser module for CATV

20 May 2014

TriQuint wins chipset reference design to deliver Gigabit Wi-Fi

20 May 2014

Advanced Photonix announces sample availability of 10G APD ROSA products

19 May 2014

Brewer Science unveils Apogee temporary wafer bonder at ManTech

19 May 2014

MEI displays enhanced metal lift-off and advanced etch systems at ManTech

19 May 2014

Polarization-engineered high mobility of two-dimensional hole gas in GaN

19 May 2014

Alcom to distribute Plessey’s GaN-on-Si LEDs in Benelux

19 May 2014

MACOM launches first DC-40GHz, 6-bit digital attenuator

19 May 2014

Emcore quarterly revenue falls 4.5% to $42.2m as Solar drops 11%

16 May 2014

SAMCO relocates US East Coast regional office from North Carolina to New York

16 May 2014

Cree launches discrete 20A and 50A 650V SiC Schottky diode rectifiers for power supplies

15 May 2014

Oclaro's quarterly revenue falls 7% as drop in 10G and pause in 100G outweighs 40G growth

15 May 2014

EVG wafer bonding and bond alignment systems installed at Penn

15 May 2014

Soraa launching full-visible-spectrum large LED lamp portfolio at LightFair

15 May 2014

Cree’s new all-SiC 300A, 1.2kV 62mm half-bridge module doubles power density for converters up to megawatt level

15 May 2014

Mitsubishi shipping sample 1200V hybrid SiC power semiconductor modules for high-frequency switching

15 May 2014

Cree introduces first 1200V/25mΩ MOSFET in TO-247 package

15 May 2014

Pasternack launches family of 14 broadband, high-gain LNAs

14 May 2014

Element Six's GaN-on-diamond wafers shown by Raytheon to provide three-fold boost in power density vs GaN-on-SiC for RF devices

14 May 2014

Huawei’s Ascend P7 smartphone powered by Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs

14 May 2014

Cree launches highest-power and -frequency plastic-packaged GaN transistors for low-cost radar and datalinks

14 May 2014

Transphorm obtains exclusive licensing rights to Furukawa's GaN patent portfolio

14 May 2014

Infinera appoints another former Juniper executive to board

13 May 2014

GaN Systems presenting lateral transistors for HEVs; launching high-current devices

13 May 2014

Firecomms to showcase 530nm long-reach RedLink transmitter and vertical packages

13 May 2014

TriQuint captures 18 reference design wins with all six major chipset providers in Greater China

13 May 2014

Tailored last quantum barrier achieves more efficient, powerful GaN LEDs

13 May 2014

Dow Corning launches SiC wafer grading structure for power electronics applications

13 May 2014

IQE joins €23m VIDaP program to establish Europe-based high-volume supply chain for VCSELs

13 May 2014

Gallium market to grow 40% by 2020 as general lighting rises from 18% to 33% of demand

12 May 2014

Veeco launches Apex Gas Mixing System to improve process control and cut costs at 20nm and below

12 May 2014

MACOM completes sale of Mindspeed CPE communications processor business to Freescale

12 May 2014

SEACOM deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network in Africa

9 May 2014

Rubicon's revenue up 24% in Q1

9 May 2014

GT to make larger-capacity 165kg-boule sapphire furnace available from Q3/2014

9 May 2014

Beryllium oxide interlayer reduces interface trapping in InGaAs MOSFETs

9 May 2014

EPC to present GaN technology for envelope tracking power supplies, high-efficiency wireless power transfer and high-frequency buck converters

9 May 2014

NALCO sourcing technology for 10 tonne per annum gallium extraction plant

9 May 2014

Anadigics announces multiple design wins at Chinese smartphone OEMs

8 May 2014

Skyworks' CEO elected chairman; general manager promoted to president

8 May 2014

Agilent's ADS software chosen by GIT Japan for front-to-back MMIC and silicon RFIC implementation

8 May 2014

Soraa’s SNAP System wins Red Dot Design Award

8 May 2014

Cree increases stock repurchase program to $300m

8 May 2014

Cree launches low-cost extended-bandwidth GaN HEMTs to support small-cell networks

8 May 2014

Production ramps up on AEHF satellite payloads containing 36,000 MMICs from Northrop Grumman

7 May 2014

Cree's TW Series LED bulb now available US-wide

7 May 2014

Artesyn launches 48V-output DC-DC converter module supporting GaN power amplifier systems

7 May 2014

First Solar's sales rise 24% in Q1 to $950m

7 May 2014

Osram’s low-profile, compact, rectangular mid-power LEDs increases design freedom via light guides

7 May 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

7 May 2014

Peregrine ships first UltraCMOS 10 production units

6 May 2014

Veeco appoints new CFO

6 May 2014

Veeco's revenue rises 24% in Q1, driven by MOCVD recovery

6 May 2014

Cree introduces LED T8 replacement tube

6 May 2014

First Solar selected by EDF to build two PV projects in California totaling 42.76MW

6 May 2014

Infinera appoints former Juniper executive to board

6 May 2014

MIT demonstrates first vertical gallium nitride power diodes on silicon

6 May 2014

Anadigics' revenue falls a more-than-seasonal 36% in Q1 due to inventory overhang

5 May 2014

Agilent acquires Gradient Design Automation's electrothermal analysis technology

2 May 2014

GigOptix grows more-than-expected 7% year-on-year to $7.4m in Q1 as E-band sales triple

2 May 2014

GT and EVG co-develop processes and equipment for bonding sapphire and SiC lamina to glass, silicon and plastics

2 May 2014

Hittite acquires assets of Keragis

2 May 2014

RFMD's quarterly revenue falls 11% to $256m

1 May 2014

Ascent Solar delivers single EnerPlex shipment worth over $750,000 to Fry’s Electronics

1 May 2014

Cree adds 27°- and 47°-beam-angle PAR38 replacement bulbs for consumer spot and flood lighting

1 May 2014

AXT reports higher-than-expected GaAs and InP revenue in Q1

1 May 2014

Wider-band modulation of blue-green light-emitting diode

1 May 2014

Aixtron's quarterly orders the highest in over two years

APRIL 2014

30 April 2014

MACOM adds 17 GaN-on-Si RF power transistors and amplifiers to its portfolio

30 April 2014

Soraa’s full-visible-spectrum LED MR16 lamps receive ENERGY STAR label

30 April 2014

Substrates shaping trends in LED front-end manufacturing

30 April 2014

MACOM showcases CATV and broadband devices for high-speed cable networks at ANGA COM

30 April 2014

Mitsubishi Electric to supply 3.3kV, 1500A railcar traction inverter with all-SiC power module to Odakyu

30 April 2014

Mouser receives Top Catalog Distributor award from Lumileds

29 April 2014

German CIS PV module maker Avancis acquired by China’s CNBM

29 April 2014

Soitec and Exosun combine expertise to launch new CPV tracker system

29 April 2014

Anvil awarded TSB grant to grow high-quality GaN on 3C-SiC on large-diameter silicon

29 April 2014

Semprius demos first four-junction, four-terminal stacked solar cell using micro transfer printing process

29 April 2014

MACOM launches 55W GaN-on-SiC pulsed power transistor with 55% PAE up to 3.5GHz

28 April 2014

MACOM launches high-power MMIC amplifiers for X-band communications and commercial radar

28 April 2014

Skyworks and Panasonic form 66:34 joint venture for high-performance filters

28 April 2014

Anadigics begins production shipments of AWT6530 quad-band ProVantage 3G/4G PA

28 April 2014

Calyxo gains financing from IBG

28 April 2014

Strain and light emission in gallium arsenide nanowires

25 April 2014

Hittite's margins rebound as revenue grows 2.7% to record $70.6m in Q1

25 April 2014

International Rectifier presenting GaN-based power management solutions at PCIM Europe

25 April 2014

EPC launches 11-part educational video podcast series on GaN power transistors

25 April 2014

Skyworks releases positive annual Sustainability Report; extends programs to supply chain

24 April 2014

TriQuint’s Q1 revenue hit by inventory correction at mobile customer

24 April 2014

GaN Systems' director of US business development elected to board of Power Electronics Industry Collaborative

24 April 2014

Infinera's Q1 revenue up 14.6% year-on-year, driven by investment cycle in 100G and network convergence

24 April 2014

Everlight introduces ultra-thin 940nm IR LED in small MIDLED package

24 April 2014

Skyworks' reports above-target 13% year-on-year growth to $481m quarterly revenue

23 April 2014

San Luis Obispo's Cree LED street light upgrade cuts energy use by 65%

23 April 2014

Peregrine launches pin-compatible PE4312 50Ω RF digital step attenuator upgrade from PE4302

23 April 2014

Epistar extends LED collaborative development program and IP licensing agreement with Intermolecular

23 April 2014

Cree's quarterly revenue grows 16% year-on-year to $405m, driven by 35% growth in lighting products

23 April 2014

ITC rules Mellanox does not infringe Avago’s laser driver patent

22 April 2014

Solar Frontier explores building R&D and manufacturing plant outside Japan with CNSE

22 April 2014

IP battle expected in next three years as GaN-on-Si enters production

22 April 2014

Avago's QSFP+ MMF optical transceiver shipments surpass 500,000 modules

22 April 2014

MOCVD equipment market growing at 14.13% CAGR over 2013-2018

22 April 2014

EVG leading in permanent bonding market, but merged Applied/Tokyo Electron to challenge

22 April 2014

LG Innotek mass producing 560mW UV LEDs

22 April 2014

Pasternack launches L- and S-band high-gain amplifiers for 1.2-1.4GHz and 3.1-3.5GHz radar

22 April 2014

SEMI-GAS expands GigaGuard GSM controller with PLC control for 6-, 7- and 8-stick gas distribution systems

21 April 2014

New technique enables low-energy light detection, extending range from 4μm to at least 55μm

21 April 2014

5N Plus appoints chief operating officer

21 April 2014

Growing InGaAs MOSCAPs directly on (100) silicon substrates

21 April 2014

Emcore and Lake Shore receive joint award for terahertz systems technology

18 April 2014

Top-down InGaAs nanowire fabrication enabled by novel etch processing

17 April 2014

Soitec-based CPV project completed at Moapa Travel Plaza on tribal land

17 April 2014

EPC introduces development board for high-current, high-stepdown buck converter applications

17 April 2014

Tenaska decides against using Soitec CPV modules for CSOLAR IV West project

16 April 2014

GigOptix delivers $1.5m order for E-band radio chipsets

16 April 2014

Peregrine names VP of marketing

16 April 2014

IQE’s Infrared Division wins its first $1m order for InSb substrates

16 April 2014

Riber sells two MBE systems to Asian lab for arsenide and antimonide R&D

16 April 2014

Osram provides headlamp technology for first pickup truck with full LED forward lighting

16 April 2014

MACOM demonstrating optical solutions at Fiber Optics Expo in Tokyo

16 April 2014

QD Laser launches picosecond pulsed driver board integrated with 1μm-wavelength-range DFB laser modules

15 April 2014

Lumileds unveils chip-on-board LED arrays for PAR38-equivalent lamps and spotlights

15 April 2014

SemiLEDs' quarterly revenue rebounds by 22%, but losses still rising

15 April 2014

Growing cubic and hexagonal GaN on standard (100) silicon substrates

15 April 2014

Cree launches LS Series linear LED luminaire

15 April 2014

Lake Shore showcasing cryogenic probe stations at MRS Spring

15 April 2014

POET's chief scientist to speak at Empire Club's Spirit of a Pioneer meeting

15 April 2014

Packaged HB-LED market to grow at 12.9% to over $26bn in 2018

14 April 2014

Pasternack launches 1W and 2W medium-power broadband amplifiers up to 18GHz

14 April 2014

Altatech’s Orion LedMax wafer inspection and metrology system chosen by LED maker Osram

14 April 2014

The Optoelectronics Company launches direct-emission 520nm green laser diode modules

11 April 2014

Improving LED efficiency through InN nanostructures

11 April 2014

NeoPhotonics reducing losses as it confirms Q3/2013's record revenue

11 April 2014

Ascent Solar announces availability of EnerPlex Jumpr Slate 10,000mAh portable battery

11 April 2014

Michigan-based Thorlabs Ultrafast Optoelectronics business unit formed to enter high-speed opto

11 April 2014

Marktech launches multichip emitters and LEDs

10 April 2014

Lake Shore launches integrated system for THz materials characterization

10 April 2014

Lake Shore adds 7-inch magnet version of AC/DC Hall measurement system

10 April 2014

Next investment cycle already begun in LED front-end equipment

10 April 2014

Developing phosphor-free white light from nanopyramid LEDs

10 April 2014

Tyndall to lead EU project to design next-generation devices

10 April 2014

University of Toronto’s Center for Nanotechnology orders second SemiTEq R&D MBE system

10 April 2014

TowerJazz receives Supplier Excellence Award from MACOM

10 April 2014

Henniker’s TMC13 deposition rate controller now supports multi-crystal sensors

10 April 2014

Obducat launches 2nd-generation mass-production nanoimprint lithography system

10 April 2014

UK’s PPE breaks ground on new O-ring manufacturing plant in USA

9 April 2014

DARPA's Mobile Hotspots phase 1 makes progress toward providing 1Gb/s backbone to remote troops

9 April 2014

Peregrine’s Global 1 reconfigurable RF front-end debuted in Greater China market

9 April 2014

Gallium nitride device and substrate market to rise to $15.6bn by 2022

8 April 2014

Osram unveils first flush-mountable infrared LED, giving smartphones and tablets remote control functionality

8 April 2014

Picodeon appoints Applied Materials veteran Fergus Clarke as CEO

8 April 2014

Peregrine launches monolithic alternative to discrete PIN-diode limiters

8 April 2014

Bridgelux selected by Bloomberg New Energy Finance as 2014 New Energy Pioneer

8 April 2014

Trifortune orders Aixtron MOCVD system for GaN LEDs on alternative substrates

8 April 2014

Soitec’s CPV modules selected in over 10 new solar projects in France

8 April 2014

Improving electrically pumped external-cavity mode-locking

7 April 2014

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum exhibits new TURBOVAC i line of turbo pumps for analytics market and R&D

7 April 2014

Solar Frontier and Chopro to build and operate Nagasaki Prefecture’s largest solar power plant

7 April 2014

Solar Frontier's CIS cell sets thin-film PV efficiency record of 20.9%

7 April 2014

LEDs in signage & professional displays to grow at 11.9% annually to $3.56bn in 2019

4 April 2014

Riber makes profit in 2013 despite revenue falling 14%

4 April 2014

Custom MMIC launches 20dB-gain 20GHz distributed power amplifier

4 April 2014

Pushing high-power, high-frequency performance of GaN HEMTs on silicon

4 April 2014

SemiTEq launches new generation of PVD & PECVD systems for R&D

3 April 2014

UVOTECH launches HELIOS-500 UV-ozone cleaning system

3 April 2014

Skorpios joins 100G CLR4 Alliance

3 April 2014

5N Plus acquires remaining stake in Sylarus

3 April 2014

SPTS named Company of the Year and Best Exporter by ESTnet

3 April 2014

Edwards opening US service center

2 April 2014

Infinera Intelligent Transport Network provides first 500G super-channels in South Africa

2 April 2014

Infonetics names Infinera as top optical transport vendor

2 April 2014

Ammono and Unipress devise fast, low-cost production of ammonothermal GaN

2 April 2014

Avago's latest 100G MicroPOD and MiniPOD optical modules extend beyond 500m

2 April 2014

SAMCO to distribute Valence Process Equipment’s MOCVD systems

2 April 2014

Simplifying indium gallium arsenide growth on gallium arsenide substrate

1 April 2014

Lumileds boosts LUXEON Z ES LED flux by 18%; adds 4000K and 5700K 90-CRI options

1 April 2014

Midsummer launches versatile R&D platform for CIGS PV deposition

1 April 2014

Luminus launches XNOVA mid-power LED product line for replacement lamps and luminaires

1 April 2014

Luminus appoints former Bridgelux chief sales & marketing officer as its executive VP of sales & marketing

1 April 2014

Raytheon demonstrates GaN-on-diamond HEMT with 3x increase in power density over GaN-on-SiC

1 April 2014

University of Washington selects Altatech’s CVD system to develop new process materials

1 April 2014

Bridgelux announces first 10-year warranty for chip-on-board LED light sources

1 April 2014

MACOM announces IP licensing program and supply deal with IQE for GaN-on-Si

1 April 2014

Lextar debuts packaging-free White Chip LED

MARCH 2014

31 March 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

31 March 2014

Pasternack launches X-band high-gain power amplifiers with high linearity performance

31 March 2014

POET adds VP of product development and files strategic patent applications for quantum computing

31 March 2014

IQE delivers 200mm GaN-on-Si HEMT wafers to Singapore-MIT LEES next-generation CMOS program

28 March 2014

Distributed Bragg reflectors for InGaN LEDs on silicon

28 March 2014

Custom MMIC launches 20GHz GaAs distributed driver amp offering positive gain slope and low noise

28 March 2014

Samsung selects Anadigics’ front-end ICs for WiFi connectivity in GALAXY Tab Pro

28 March 2014

EPC presenting DC-DC converter using eGaN HEMTs operating at 10MHz with 89% peak efficiency and ability to operate in harsh environments

28 March 2014

Infinera super-channel transmission capacity deployments reach 1 petabit per second

28 March 2014

Lumileds boosts flux and efficacy of LUXEON 3535 2D mid-power LED by 10%

28 March 2014

Huawei’s Ascend P6S smartphone powered by Anadigics’ WiFi FEICs

27 March 2014

IQE’s revenue and profits rise strongly, driven by robust wireless business and diversification

27 March 2014

Soraa unveils LED AR111, PAR30 and PAR38 lamps

27 March 2014

Cree launches first 8000lm LED module, enabling replacement of 150W CMH lamps

27 March 2014

Samsung launches flip-chip LED packages and modules for size-sensitive lighting applications

27 March 2014

Toshiba launches CSP white LEDs for lighting, cutting mounting area by 90%

27 March 2014

Rubicon closes public offering of common stock

26 March 2014

Quantum Semiconductor and Silvaco collaborate on modeling Si-Ge-C superlattices

26 March 2014

Cree breaks 300lm/W efficacy barrier for white LEDs

26 March 2014

Plessey launches 1005-size SMT-packaged LEDs for wearable electronics

26 March 2014

Bridgelux unveils exterior and industrial LED sub-system as high-pressure sodium lamp replacement

26 March 2014

Sierra Nevada awards Emcore solar panel contract for NASA's CYGNSS Mission

25 March 2014

Soitec announces full commissioning of first 22MWp half of 44MWp South African CPV plant

25 March 2014

Emcore launches 1550nm DOCSIS 3.1 DWDM DFB laser module for CATV

25 March 2014

Lumileds’ hot-color-targeted LUXEON 3020 LED exceeds 1000lm/$ threshold

25 March 2014

RFMD awarded $9.7m Air Force contract to produce first 6" mm-wave GaN-on-SiC ICs

25 March 2014

Toshiba launches 1W and 0.6W white LEDs for lighting applications

25 March 2014

Improving as-grown indium gallium nitride solar cells

25 March 2014

Emcore introduces second-generation 2804 fiber-optic transmitter and Medallion Series EDFAs for CATV

25 March 2014

Seoul Semiconductor launches Acrich MJT 2525 series of compact high-voltage mid-power LEDs

25 March 2014

Emcore introduces EDFAs to extend reach of Optiva Platform

25 March 2014

Emcore introduces simultaneous 10MHz and L-band fiber-optic links for Optiva Platform

24 March 2014

Martini Tech offering GaN MOCVD on sapphire substrates

24 March 2014

Moapa Paiute Tribe, LADWP and First Solar break ground on 250MW project

24 March 2014

Freescale launches first 2W 1500-2700MHz integrated power amplifier with over 40dB gain in single 5V device

24 March 2014

IQE’s equity stake in Solar Junction acquired by strategic investor

21 March 2014

MACOM launches USB receiver integrating LNA, image reject mixer and LO doubler

21 March 2014

Monolithic integration of nitride semiconductor HEMTs and LEDs

20 March 2014

GaN-on-Si enabling GaN power electronics, but to capture less than 5% of LED making by 2020

20 March 2014

TowerJazz issues bonds to reduce debt through June 2015 by $55m

20 March 2014

TowerJazz’s Asia Pacific VP presents at SEMICON China’s ‘More than Moore Technology Forum’

20 March 2014

RFMD’s GaN amplifiers for DOCSIS 3.1 CATV win CableFAX Tech Award for Green Technology

20 March 2014

First Solar expects 2014 sales to rise to $3.7-4bn, with operating cash flow of $250-450m

20 March 2014

Daylight launches first laser-based IR microscopy platform for rapid, high-res spectral imaging

20 March 2014

MEI launches batch wet processing metal lift-off system

19 March 2014

EpiWorks expanding MOCVD production capacity

19 March 2014

Glo completes $30m Series D financing round

19 March 2014

Keithley launches high-voltage power supplies for safe breakdown testing up to 10kV

19 March 2014

First Solar and Shams Ma’an secure 20-year PPA for Jordan’s largest PV project

19 March 2014

First Solar raises CdTe total area module efficiency record from 16.1% to 17%, highest of any thin-film

19 March 2014

First Solar optimizes CdTe PV modules for GE’s new 4MW ProSolar 1500V inverter/transformer system

19 March 2014

Rubicon announces proposed public offering of common stock

19 March 2014

Osram launches CoB LED offering twice the light from half the surface, targeting compact spotlights

19 March 2014

IQE delivers first 150mm VCSEL epiwafers for high-volume, low-cost applications

19 March 2014

Hittite to buy assets of Keragis

18 March 2014

Lumileds debuts first hot-color-targeted low-power emitter with 1/9th micro color binning

18 March 2014

SemiLEDs’ EV-W ReadyWhite-phosphor LED chips deliver high CCT uniformity to low-profile packages

18 March 2014

Lumileds delivers first hot-color-targeted mid-power LED, plus new 1/9th micro color binning

18 March 2014

CPV installed capacity to rise from 358MW in 2014 to over 1GW by 2020

18 March 2014

Cree’s XB-H high-density discrete LED combines high lumen output and optical control in smaller package

18 March 2014

Thin-film material market to reach $10.25bn by 2018

18 March 2014

MKS to acquire Granville-Phillips vacuum gauge division of Brooks Automation

18 March 2014

InP/GaAsSb DHBT with record more than 700GHz power-gain cut-off

18 March 2014

Combined TriQuint-RFMD to command 36% of GaAs and GaN supply into defense sector

18 March 2014

EVG establishes China subsidiary in Shanghai

17 March 2014

Transphorm adds first 600V GaN PQFN-packaged products to JEDEC-qualified GaN-on-Si family

17 March 2014

Plessey signs Matrix to expand distribution network into Iberia

17 March 2014

Ramp up of GaN on-Si LEDs over coming year to drive shift from sapphire to silicon wafers

17 March 2014

MACOM launches highest-power, full E-band MMIC power amplifier

17 March 2014

GaN Systems appoints power electronics exec Jim Witham as CEO

17 March 2014

First Solar completes 1.3MW PV plant at Kitakyushu-shi in Japan

17 March 2014

Meaglow’s hollow cathode plasma source reduces oxygen contamination by orders of magnitude

14 March 2014

UCL and Chalmers report widest-band amplifier

14 March 2014

Xenics strengthens direct sales force for XenicsCores SWIR and LWIR OEM modules, targeting security markets

14 March 2014

Bipolar diffusion injection into indium gallium nitride quantum wells

13 March 2014

Cree cuts LED Bulb prices by up to 23% and adds 100W replacement

13 March 2014

Custom MMIC launches 1-24GHz GaAs driver amplifier delivering +20dBm output

13 March 2014

MACOM's M37040 and M37041 CDRs reach volume shipment; demoed with Molex’s transceivers in 100G zQSFP+ AOC

13 March 2014

Molex’s zCD AOC interface chosen for CDFP MSA's 400G hot-pluggable module

13 March 2014

MACOM launches low-power quad-channel 28Gbps laser drivers for 100GbE CFP2, CFP4 and QSFP28 modules

13 March 2014

ST unveils 1200V SiC power MOSFETs with 200°C temperature rating

13 March 2014

Cree presenting at APEC on SiC MOSFETs

13 March 2014

IQE’s VCSEL epiwafers enable IBM/Chalmers to achieve record 64Gb/s over multimode fiber

13 March 2014

EPC to demonstrate how eGaN FETs boost efficiency by 20% in wireless power applications

13 March 2014

South African Department of Energy grants preliminary approval to refinancing scheme for Soitec’s 44MWp solar project

12 March 2014

NeoPhotonics launches modular multicast switches for CDC ROADMs in 100G coherent networks

12 March 2014

CDFP MSA releases mechanical specifications for 400G interface

12 March 2014

MACOM launches first monolithically integrated EML driver and CDR

12 March 2014

MACOM launches low-power 4x28G TIAs for high-density, small-form-factor 100G modules

12 March 2014

MACOM adds linear quad-channel 32G modulator drivers for metro 100G coherent CFP and CFP2 modules

12 March 2014

TriQuint launches 130W Spatium GaN-based solid-state power amplifier for Ka-band SatComs

12 March 2014

CIVCOM launches DSP-based coherent 100G CFP and single carrier 200G pluggable transponders

12 March 2014

Tsinghua University purchases Oxford Instruments plasma systems for quantum computing

12 March 2014

Zeta hires senior executive from KLA-Tencor as chief operating officer

12 March 2014

Direct growth of graphene on aluminium nitride on silicon

11 March 2014

Finisar demos CFP4 modules for high-port-count 100G systems

11 March 2014

Molex to release QuatroScale 28G silicon photonics AOCs for low-power, long-reach 100-400G data-center designs

11 March 2014

OpenOptics MSA to define 1550nm silicon photonics based QSFP transceiver for 100G data-center networks on SMF infrastructure

11 March 2014

Lumileds launches LUXEON 3535 HV mid-power LED, compatible with less costly high-voltage drivers

11 March 2014

Mellanox showcasing 100G QSFP solutions

11 March 2014

Mellanox launches LinkX family of cables and transceivers for data-center infrastructure

11 March 2014

NeoPhotonics adds integrated coherent transmitter for 100G coherent transport; samples small-form-factor narrow-linewidth tunable laser and Type 2 intradyne coherent receiver

11 March 2014

NeoPhotonics samples dual-rate 100G LR4 CFP2 for client-side applications

11 March 2014

MACOM launches quad-channel surface-mount modulator drivers for 100, 200 and 400G coherent long-haul

11 March 2014

MACOM and Avago to demo optoelectronic switching for 10 Gigabit Ethernet

11 March 2014

UCSB uses IQE’s large-scale MBE to develop 1.3μm QD lasers on silicon substrates

10 March 2014

EPC introduces development boards for EPC8000 family of eGaN FETs

10 March 2014

Skorpios demos 100G QSFP28 transceiver; launches micro-ITLA tunable laser

10 March 2014

IPG expands laser production with extra Veeco GEN2000 MBE system

10 March 2014

Ascent Solar appoints VP & general manager of EnerPlex Division

10 March 2014

Skyworks launches flip-chip packaged switch/LNA front-ends to shrink footprint in smartphones and tablets

10 March 2014

NeoPhotonics names Broadcom executive Rajiv Ramaswami to board

10 March 2014

China's LED die revenue to grow 36.6% in 2014 to $1475m

10 March 2014

Finisar reports sixth quarter of revenue growth to record $294m

10 March 2014

Windstream deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for 100G long-haul express network

7 March 2014

Sapphire core prices to resume rise in Q2-Q3/2014; wafer prices to rise slightly in Q2

7 March 2014

HCPV cell efficiency to rise from 40-42% to 45% by 2017, driving system efficiency towards 40%

7 March 2014

Furukawa develops 1060nm VCSEL operating at 25G over 500m of multimode fiber from OFS and Corning

7 March 2014

Selective III-V re-growth multi-gate transistor boosts performance

7 March 2014

MACOM adds 10W GaN in Plastic power transistor for radar and communications system

7 March 2014

Advanced Photonix extends line of credit with lenders

6 March 2014

GigOptix and BrPhotonics demo 100G integrated TOSA reference platform for CFP2 plus 12-channel 300G chipset for pluggable modules and AOCs

6 March 2014

CST to supply GaAs wafers to Optelian’s Versawave Division for optical modulators

6 March 2014

Oclaro's OFC product line-up to feature 100G solutions with higher densities, lower power and smaller form factors

6 March 2014

EpiGaN appoints Siemens/Infineon power semiconductor veteran as chairman

6 March 2014

Cree selects Plextek RFI as preferred European design resource

6 March 2014

Daylight Solutions awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification

6 March 2014

LED usage in NVIS-compatible lighting to grow from $62.6m to $170.5m in 2020

6 March 2014

IQE launches OpenIQE initiative to boost regional supply chains

5 March 2014

Oclaro unveils 10G wideband tunable SFP+ module based on new InP laser platform, consuming under 1.5W at high operating temperature

5 March 2014

Cree launches first 50A SiC rectifiers

5 March 2014

Oclaro ramps production of dual-rate 100G CFP2 LR4 client-side pluggable transceiver

5 March 2014

GigOptix participating in PANTHER project on multi-flow Terabit transceivers for edge SDN switches and data-centers

5 March 2014

OIF completes three implementation agreements for 100G electrical interfaces; starts project for 400G

5 March 2014

Source Photonics introduces first 100G LR4 transceiver in QSFP28 form factor

5 March 2014

CATV infrastructure amplifier market to reach $225m

5 March 2014

Indium gallium nitride LEDs produced at 480°C

4 March 2014

POET achieves new milestone and reports progress

4 March 2014

Transphorm giving presentations on GaN in APEC's Industry Sessions

4 March 2014

MACOM launches wideband, high-dynamic-range frequency doubler

4 March 2014

Electric vehicle to be largest application of wide-bandgap power semiconductors by 2020

3 March 2014

Oclaro to demo 100G coherent CFP2 pluggable module at OFC

3 March 2014

GaN Systems appoints senior director of technical marketing, Asia

3 March 2014

Skyworks to initiate quarterly dividend program following strong cash flow generation

3 March 2014

Aixtron's quarterly revenue rises 10% in Q4/2013, but demand remains subdued

3 March 2014

Finisar launches first wavelength-tunable RF-over-fiber transmitter in small-form-factor module

3 March 2014

MACOM to showcase expanded portfolio of 100G products at OFC

3 March 2014

MACOM showcasing portfolio of S- and L-band power devices for radar

3 March 2014

Peregrine demos UltraCMOS Global 1 PA at Mobile World Congress

FEBRUARY 2014

28 February 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

28 February 2014

Stion demonstrates 23.2% CIGS PV efficiency using tandem technology

28 February 2014

SETi unveiling SMD-based 10mW UVC LEDs at Pittcon

27 February 2014

Centrosolar to distribute TSMC Solar modules in North America

27 February 2014

CRAIC launches FilmPro software for microspot film thickness measurement

27 February 2014

EPC presenting GaN technology for high-frequency resonant and envelope tracking power supplies at APEC

27 February 2014

LayTec's EpiCurve TT AR used to demo crack-free a-plane GaN layers containing low-temperature AlN interlayers

26 February 2014

Emcore awarded solar panel manufacturing contract by ATK for NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Mission

26 February 2014

IBM sets record speed of 64Gb/s for data transmission over multimode optical fiber

26 February 2014

Raytheon outlines continuing maturing of GaN technology DARPA’s WBGS program

26 February 2014

5N Plus appoints CFO to aid growth strategy

26 February 2014

Plessey appoints chief commercial officer

26 February 2014

RFMD adds antenna control solutions for 4G LTE smartphones and tablets

26 February 2014

RFMD's envelope tracking solutions to feature in leading 4G reference designs and 4G smartphones

26 February 2014

Skyworks launches scalable antenna switch solutions supporting LTE and carrier aggregation

26 February 2014

First Solar raises CdTe solar cell efficiency record to 20.4%, matching multi-crystalline silicon record

26 February 2014

First Solar's sales fall 28% year-on-year to $768m in Q4

26 February 2014

AXT’s revenue falls 9% in Q4 to $18.6m, but decline in GaAs levels out

26 February 2014

EVG and Brisbane Materials introduce anti-reflective coating solution for increasing LED lighting output

25 February 2014

Anadigics' revenue grows 19% year-on-year to $134.2m, driven by Wi-Fi

25 February 2014

Lumileds’ new LUXEON MZ doubles lumen density and center-beam candle power

25 February 2014

Lake Shore discussing new 8500 Series THz system for material characterization at APS

25 February 2014

Combining low on-resistance with high breakdown voltage

25 February 2014

InterDigital and Imec to co-develop 60GHz mmW and phased-array technology for 5G-ready small-cell backhaul

25 February 2014

HelioVolt seeks strategic investment alternatives as partner SK withdraws

24 February 2014

Soraa's third-generation GaN-on-GaN LED boosts efficiency by 30%

24 February 2014

Skyworks launches family of front-ends for low-cost smartphones in emerging TD-LTE markets

24 February 2014

RFMD and TriQuint to merge, creating $2bn-turnover firm

24 February 2014

Skyworks launches second-generation SkyOne front-ends supporting carrier aggregation and more frequency bands

24 February 2014

RFMD launches RF Fusion complete RF front-end for 4G world phones and tablets, for commercial availability in 2014

24 February 2014

Rubicon grows for a third consecutive quarter, driven by LED general lighting and non-LED mobile applications

21 February 2014

Veeco’s Q4 revenue falls by a third year-on-year

21 February 2014

Caltech develops high-coherence laser based on hybrid Si/III-V platform

21 February 2014

RFaxis honored with 2014 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership

21 February 2014

Agilent launches ADS 2014, including simulation support for DynaFET model for III-V FETs

20 February 2014

Soitec’s Altatech subsidiary partners with Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and installs new CVD system

20 February 2014

First Solar appoints general counsel

20 February 2014

Cree extends XSP Series street-light performance to outdoor area lighting

20 February 2014

Cree named to MIT Technology Review’s 2014 50 Smartest Companies list

20 February 2014

Vertical GaN transistor with 1.6kV blocking voltage

20 February 2014

ALSI becomes ASM Laser Separation International

20 February 2014

EPC adds 100V eGaN FET, with positive gain into 3GHz range

20 February 2014

Bridgelux names former Cree and Micron technologist Cem Basceri as CTO

19 February 2014

NRL-Technion-Ioffe team outlines roadmap to efficient green-blue-ultraviolet LEDs

19 February 2014

Leeds University demos first THz laser chip with pulsed peak power exceeding 1W

19 February 2014

GaN device market to grow at 24.6% to $2.2bn in 2019

19 February 2014

Samsung introduces LED components for advanced mobile devices

19 February 2014

IHP and Georgia Tech demo record-speed silicon-based device

18 February 2014

Raytheon enters 15th year of GaN technology development and system integration

18 February 2014

Osram launches yellow Oslon Compact LED for vehicle front turn indicators

18 February 2014

Soitec launches higher-capacity version of off-grid CPV system

18 February 2014

GaN Systems hires director European operations prior to launching commercial products in 2014

18 February 2014

GT licenses Kyma’s PVDNC technology for low-cost, epi-ready LED wafer production

18 February 2014

Lumileds launches LUXEON Rebel ES Lime emitters with 200lm/W efficacy for tunable white light

18 February 2014

GigOptix launches TIA receivers enabling high-resolution natural user interfaces for consumer electronics

18 February 2014

Skyworks FEMs, LNAs and analog solutions powering leading gaming platforms

18 February 2014

Imec and Vrije Universiteit Brussel report first 79GHz radar transmitter in 28nm CMOS

18 February 2014

First Solar recognizes top suppliers with 2013 achievement awards

18 February 2014

Power discrete device market to grow at 8.43% over 2013-2018

18 February 2014

Direct growth of III-V quantum dot lasers on silicon

17 February 2014

Seoul Semiconductor reports record revenue of 1 trillion Korean Won in 2013, driven by LED lighting

17 February 2014

Increasing fMAX for InP/GaInAsSb transistors

17 February 2014

Oerlikon Leybold launches TURBOVAC i range of pumps with integrated drive electronics

17 February 2014

UC Irvine and TowerJazz present 9-element fully integrated W-band direct-detection-based receiver

17 February 2014

Oxford Instruments receives cluster system order from Glasgow University to improve energy efficiency of electronic and optoelectronic devices

14 February 2014

GigOptix's Q4 revenue grows more-than-expected 7% sequentially to $7.8m

14 February 2014

Evatec enhances GaAs PVD processing capabilities in US fab

14 February 2014

The Optoelectronics Company distributing Oclaro's HL63163DG 100mW 633nm red laser diode

14 February 2014

SAMCO to buy 90% of plasma cleaning system maker UCP

14 February 2014

Dutch consortium develops solar testing system, for commercial availability in first-half 2015

14 February 2014

Surrey University's Alfred Adams awarded Rank Prize for Optoelectronics

14 February 2014

Fraunhofer ISE and Fukushima prefecture sign MoU

13 February 2014

GaN LED revenue rises 10.6% in 2013, but era of fast growth is ending

13 February 2014

Mitsubishi Electric develops EV motor drive system with built-in SiC inverter

13 February 2014

MACOM acquires Nitronex for $26m

13 February 2014

EPSRC awards £2m for PVTEAM project on Earth-abundant materials

13 February 2014

Avancis achieves 16.6% efficiency record for encapsulated CIS thin-film PV modules

13 February 2014

Rubicon to showcase large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates at LED Korea

13 February 2014

Soraa unveils first full-visible-spectrum LED AR111 lamps

13 February 2014

Edwards launches large-capacity turbo pump with improved gas flow capability and high-temperature management

13 February 2014

DILAS appoints Special Systems as distributor in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

13 February 2014

TriQuint launches high-performance filters for LTE

12 February 2014

TriQuint launches three MMPAs with envelope tracking, capturing design wins in LTE smartphones

12 February 2014

CIGS PV firm Siva Power achieves 18.8% efficiency in 10 months

12 February 2014

Cree launches XLamp CXA LED arrays with increased lumen density

12 February 2014

POET announces executive changes plus restructured University of Connecticut license agreement

12 February 2014

Custom MMIC adds two DC-18GHz SPDT non-reflective switches

12 February 2014

GigOptix and CPqD form joint venture BrPhotonics in Brazil

12 February 2014

Ascent Solar completes $10m Ironridge financing

11 February 2014

Momentive expands manufacturing capacity for tantalum carbide coatings

11 February 2014

Agilent’s simulation and modeling software selected by Nitronex for high-power GaN design

11 February 2014

Enabling high-voltage InGaN LED operation with ceramic substrate

11 February 2014

Emcore’s record quarter for Photovoltaics drives revenue to $44.2m

11 February 2014

Distributor ProPhotonix adds four Oclaro visible laser diodes to its range

11 February 2014

Argonne and University of Texas team boost solar cells by capturing high-energy photons more efficiently

10 February 2014

Advanced Photonix's growth pauses while silicon photodiode production shut down

10 February 2014

Advanced Photonix announces 100G design win in China

10 February 2014

Eoin O’Reilly of Ireland’s Tyndall National Institute awarded Rank Prize for Optoelectronics

10 February 2014

Soraa launches high color temperature, full-visible-spectrum Vivid 2 MR16 LED lamps

10 February 2014

RFMD earns Samsung's Quality Grand Award as best quality supplier

10 February 2014

Gallium nitride quantum dots and deep UV light emission

10 February 2014

TriQuint grows 7% in Q4, led by 21% rebound in Networks infrastructure

10 February 2014

Seoul Semiconductor and LEDLab team with CLTC, UC Davis for 10th Annual Luminaire Design Competition

10 February 2014

EpiGaN honored as Trends Gazelle ‘Starter’ 2014 in Limburg

7 February 2014

SPTS promotes chief operating officer Kevin Crofton to president

7 February 2014

Hittite's profits fall more than expected in Q4 due to low-margin military development contracts

7 February 2014

LEDs usage in medical & biophotonic devices grows 19.8% to $77.3m in 2013

6 February 2014

European project COMPOSE3 targets proof of concept of 14nm 3D-stacked InGaAs/SiGe hybrid SRAM cell within three years

6 February 2014

Oclaro’s 40 and 100G transmission product revenue grew 20% for second quarter

5 February 2014

South Africa’s PTiP opens CIGS PV module pilot-production line

5 February 2014

Firecomms' RedLink transmitters and receivers available in vertical package options

5 February 2014

Electronic component distributor Digi-Key to provide global access to MACOM’s RF and microwave products

5 February 2014

Improving nanowire transistor linearity with regrowth

5 February 2014

IQE’s VCSEL epiwafers used by TU-Berlin for record power efficiencies in optical interconnects

5 February 2014

JDSU's quarterly revenue grows 4% to more-than-expected $447.6m

5 February 2014

Anadigics launches 1/2 -Watt 1805-1880MHz small-cell power amplifier for WCDMA, HSPA and LTE small-cell applications

5 February 2014

Cree launches self-programming wireless lighting control system

4 February 2014

Peregrine challenging GaAs PA market with UltraCMOS Global 1

4 February 2014

ABB contributing $2.5m as partner in five-year Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute

4 February 2014

ProPhotonix adds four new laser diodes from QSI

3 February 2014

Excelitas unveils enhanced APDs for ultra-low-light applications

3 February 2014

EPC introduces high-current development board for 100V EPC2001 eGaN FET featuring four half-bridges in parallel

3 February 2014

IQE announces first commercial 150mm indium antimonide substrates

3 February 2014

Vishay releases 850nm IR emitter in top-view SMD package with integrated lens

3 February 2014

Anvil appoints Martin Lamb as chairman

3 February 2014

Oxford Instruments and IEMN co-hosting workshop on MEMS and NEMS processing

3 February 2014

Service Electric deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network in northeastern USA

JANUARY 2014

31 January 2014

II-VI expands laser stack product portfolio to 14xx and 10xx nm

31 January 2014

II-VI expands seed laser portfolio for pulsed fiber lasers

31 January 2014

Showa Denko doubles high-purity ammonia production capacity in China

31 January 2014

Modulight broadens OEM laser system family to single-mode and multi-wavelength laser modules

31 January 2014

GaN Systems presents paper on SPICE models for high-power GaN devices in automotive applications

30 January 2014

Infinera’s annual revenue rises 24%, driving return to profit

30 January 2014

Decline in packaged LED ASPs slowing as super-high-power LEDs rise to 50% of lighting shipments by 2017

30 January 2014

Cree appoints John Replogle to board

30 January 2014

RFMD’s revenue hit by weakening at two largest customers

30 January 2014

Osram claimed to be first chip maker to switch red and yellow LED fabrication to 6" wafers

30 January 2014

DILAS highlights technology at Photonics West as it celebrates 20th anniversary

29 January 2014

Lehigh University crosses threshold for laser cooling by III-V semiconductor

29 January 2014

Cree launches brightest high-CRI LED module, delivering 6000 lumens

29 January 2014

Samsung boosts efficacy of chip-on-board LED packages; adds 3500K version to LC series

29 January 2014

Oclaro launches 700mW 638nm red laser diode in 5.6mm package for laser TV and projection

28 January 2014

Block Engineering launches ultra-miniaturized QCL products

28 January 2014

Cree’s launches 90CRI ZR Series LED troffer for under $100

28 January 2014

LED lighting market to grow from $2bn to $25bn in 2023

28 January 2014

PLD/MBE m-plane gallium nitride on lithium gallate

28 January 2014

EPC appoints VP of sales for the Americas

28 January 2014

First Solar breaks ground on AGL’s 102MW Nyngan Solar Project in New South Wales

27 January 2014

Riber’s full-year revenue falls 14% to €23.5m in 2013

27 January 2014

Skyworks secures hi-rel designs with aerospace and defense manufacturers

27 January 2014

Riber receives MBE services and components order for reconfiguration of production system at III-V Lab

27 January 2014

Enhancing silicon carbide epitaxy with high-speed rotation

24 January 2014

McGill orders Veeco GENxplor R&D MBE system for nitride light-emitting and power electronic devices

24 January 2014

Nikkiso setting up deep UV LED production plant

24 January 2014

Cree demonstrates first 200 lumen-per-watt LED luminaire

23 January 2014

Silicon photonics market to grow at 24.5% from $88.6m in 2013 to $410m by 2020

23 January 2014

Osram launches small mid-power IR LED for industrial and machine vision applications

23 January 2014

Ammono participating in two ARPA-E SWITCHES projects

22 January 2014

Cree’s quarterly revenue grows 20% year-on-year to record $415m

22 January 2014

ST launches first 650V SiC diodes with dual common-cathode or series configuration

22 January 2014

First Solar starts construction on Phase I of 22MW project in West Texas

22 January 2014

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology appoints VP of sales & service in USA

21 January 2014

Everlight’s lab obtains EPA recognition and ILAC-MRA qualification for LED testing

21 January 2014

New ‘universal’ method for transparent conduction on nitride semiconductors

21 January 2014

IQE expects revenue growth of 43% for 2013 to record £126m

21 January 2014

VPEC places repeat order for Aixtron systems to meet growing demand for microwave epiwafers

21 January 2014

Hanergy secures $3.3bn in financing for renewable energy projects

20 January 2014

Marktech launches InGaAs/InP-based 800-1750nm PIN photodiodes

20 January 2014

IQE to be key partner in Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute

20 January 2014

Soraa launches first high-color rendering, line voltage GU10 230V LED lamps

20 January 2014

Telstra partners with Infinera to upgrade submarine routes in Asia Pacific

20 January 2014

Skyworks quarterly revenue grows more-than-expected 6% to $505m

20 January 2014

Imec celebrates 30th anniversary

17 January 2014

Custom MMIC launches ultra-low-noise GaAs amplifiers operating at 10-17GHz

17 January 2014

Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available

16 January 2014

3D-Micromac acquires Jenoptik’s thermal laser separation dicing technology

16 January 2014

Firecomms launches 530nm long-reach RedLink transmitter for 1Mb applications over 200m of POF

16 January 2014

Plessey orders ALSI laser dicing system for GaN-on-Si LED production

15 January 2014

US DOE selects NCSU to lead $140m Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute

15 January 2014

Embedded Schottky diode for unidirection GaN HFET

15 January 2014

SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue levels out; rebound expected next quarter

15 January 2014

Cree launches 23,000 lumen high-bay LED luminaire to replace 400W metal halides

15 January 2014

Innolume launches diode laser family for pulse operation at 1030-1130nm

14 January 2014

Australia Japan Cable deploys Infinera Intelligent Transport Network for submarine routes

14 January 2014

Samsung selects Anadigics’ ProVantage power amplifiers for GALAXY Trend 3

14 January 2014

GigOptix raises Q4/2013 revenue guidance from 5% to 7% growth

14 January 2014

Infinera appoints Brad Feller as senior VP of finance; then CFO from March

13 January 2014

RFMD adds two ISO/TS 16949-certified Wi-Fi front-end modules for automotive Wi-Fi

10 January 2014

AKHAN founder named to 2014 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in Energy & Industry category

9 January 2014

Packaging equipment firm TOWA establishes TOWA Europe BV as Packaging Development Center

9 January 2014

SAMCO’s stock transferred from Second Section to First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

9 January 2014

Finisar to acquire Berlin-based u2t Photonics

8 January 2014

Vishay launches AllnGaP power MiniLEDs with luminous intensity of 4900mcd at 70mA

8 January 2014

Skyworks appoints industry veteran Christine King to board

8 January 2014

MACOM launches low-power quad-channel modulator driver for 100G coherent CFP and CFP2 modules

8 January 2014

Rubicon selling $28.2m of common stock to fund new-product R&D and capacity expansion

8 January 2014

Golden path to improved contact between graphene and gallium nitride

8 January 2014

Japan’s Solar Frontier to build its fourth CIS PV module manufacturing plant

8 January 2014

Epistar launches high-efficiency 850nm IR LED

7 January 2014

Solar Frontier forms EPC alliance with BELECTRIC and Shoseki

7 January 2014

Chip-on-board LED market to grow at CAGR of over 40% to 2018

7 January 2014

XsunX ends 2013 with cash deposit and system lender purchase order

7 January 2014

Oxford Instruments completes second series of nanotech seminars in India

7 January 2014

InP nanowire solar cells with improved short-wavelength response

7 January 2014

POET dissolves Special Strategic Committee as firm transitions from research to development

7 January 2014

Agilent’s newest GoldenGate software release brings wireless standard-compliant RFIC design

3 January 2014

MEI wins first order from Taiwan, for batch copper and titanium wet etch of 200mm compound semi or MEMS wafers

3 January 2014

XsunX aims to grow monthly systems sales and installations to 1MW in Southern California in 2014

3 January 2014

China’s Suqian City to provide $32.5m via JV with Ascent to build 25MW CIGS PV manufacturing plant

3 January 2014

Hittite launches SMT I/Q upconverter & 2W power amplifier covering 5.5-8.6GHz

2 January 2014

Thinning nitride LED substrate for increased green emission efficiency

2 January 2014

AFRL’s Defense Production Act Title III program for X-band GaN MMICs completed

2 January 2014

DOE awards clean-energy manufacturing tax credits to SSL manufacturers

2 January 2014

High-power laser diode maker SemiNex certified as ISO 9001:2008 compliant

1 January 2014

P+E names Labcare and AccuDEVICE as Asia distributors for HEMS hydrogen analyzers