News Archive
December 2023
28 December 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 December 2023
Dynamic performance of vertical GaN JFETs
28 December 2023
First Solar to sell up to $700m in 2023 IRA Advanced Manufacturing Production tax credits
22 December 2023
ST supplying silicon carbide MOSFETs to Li Auto
22 December 2023
22 December 2023
Qorvo sells Beijing and Dezhou assembly & test facilities to contract manufacturer Luxshare
22 December 2023
ASU gains $17.5m as part of $100m state funding to boost semiconductor development in Arizona
21 December 2023
Red InGaN micro-LEDs on freestanding substrates
21 December 2023
Teledyne e2v HiRel adds space-screened versions of 100V, 90A and 650V, 30A GaN HEMTs
21 December 2023
Aeluma appoints Craig Ensley to board
20 December 2023
QPT opens Crowdcube funding round, with Geoff Haynes as lead investor
20 December 2023
20 December 2023
Navitas holds 2023 Investor Day at official opening of new HQ
20 December 2023
Altum RF expands backend infrastructure for production and reliability testing
19 December 2023
NYSE American commences delisting proceedings for NUBURU’s warrants
19 December 2023
NUBURU wins BlueScan order for coil and motor winding production
19 December 2023
Riber launches MBE 8000 for mass production of epiwafers
18 December 2023
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls due to inventory correction at networking customers
18 December 2023
CSA Catapult highlights role of compound semiconductors in the green hydrogen ecosystem
18 December 2023
15 December 2023
A*STAR and centrotherm partner on 200mm silicon carbide technology
15 December 2023
15 December 2023
14 December 2023
Transphorm and Weltrend make available 100W USB-C PD power adapter reference design
14 December 2023
Laser-assisted separation for freestanding GaN
14 December 2023
Aehr wins first order for FOX-NP wafer-level test & burn-in system for GaN
14 December 2023
Luminus expands UV LED wavelength options into UVC range
13 December 2023
Guerrilla RF reports record deliveries in November
13 December 2023
13 December 2023
Purdue wins silicon carbide patent infringement lawsuit against ST
13 December 2023
EPC Space’s rad-hard GaN used in development kits for space data processing
12 December 2023
Riber receives order from Asia for two MBE 6000 production systems
12 December 2023
12 December 2023
Ayar Labs names co-founder & CTO Mark Wade as CEO
11 December 2023
First US CHIPS and Science Act funding to modernize BAE Systems’ Microelectronics Center
11 December 2023
11 December 2023
ams OSRAM adds 920nm variant to OSLON Black and SYNIOS P2720 IR LED ranges
11 December 2023
11 December 2023
Cardiff University and IQE extend strategic partnership
11 December 2023
More players exhibiting a common IP strategy for power and RF GaN technologies
11 December 2023
Status of the IP competition for vertical GaN power devices
8 December 2023
V-defects for improved red InGaN LED performance
8 December 2023
Toshiba and ROHM collaborate on silicon and SiC power device and wafer manufacturing
8 December 2023
Toshiba expands range of 3300V SiC MOSFET modules
8 December 2023
Coherent unveils first 800G ZR/ZR+ transceiver in QSFP-DD pluggable form factor
8 December 2023
Navitas powers NIO Phone with fast charging and EV interaction
7 December 2023
Smartphone production rebounds by 13% in Q3, after eight quarters of year-on-year declines
7 December 2023
BluGlass acquires contract manufacturer GaNWorks Foundry for US$800,000
7 December 2023
CSconnected welcomes UK’s £160m semiconductor investment zone in South Wales
7 December 2023
ROHM expands library of LTspice models to over 3500 by adding SiC and IGBTs
7 December 2023
Navitas ranked top 50 in Forbes’ 2024 Most Successful Small Companies
6 December 2023
6 December 2023
Odyssey names co-founder, CTO & board member Rick Brown as CEO
6 December 2023
5 December 2023
EPC eGaN FET used in MPPT charging converter of EET’s SolMate solar balcony power plant
5 December 2023
Guerrilla RF launches GRF2110 5–8GHz LNA for C-band receiver applications
5 December 2023
Coherent’s silicon carbide business completes $1bn in investments from DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric
4 December 2023
ST extends MasterGaN performance with new 200W and 500W devices
4 December 2023
Wolfspeed completes sale of RF business to MACOM for $75m cash plus $60.8m in stock
4 December 2023
Luminus launches LUX 3030 and 2835 LEDs with KSF red phosphor technology
4 December 2023
BluGlass gains US$1.775m contract with NCSU for laser development
4 December 2023
4 December 2023
Navitas showcasing GaN and SiC power semis at Bodo’s Wide Bandgap Event
4 December 2023
Transphorm releases two battery charger reference designs for two- and three-wheeled EVs
4 December 2023
TI expands low-power GaN portfolio, allowing AC/DC power adapters to shrink 50%
1 December 2023
ROHM launches 120W high-power laser diode for LiDAR
1 December 2023
Spirox and Southport launch first non-destructive SiC defect inspection system
November 2023
30 November 2023
Record frequency AlGaN-channel transistors
30 November 2023
Nexperia launches discrete 1200 V devices as its first silicon carbide MOSFETs
30 November 2023
NUBURU’s Q3 hit by supply chain restrictions and delays in shipping products
29 November 2023
IQE appoints new board members from TSMC and GlobalFoundries
29 November 2023
29 November 2023
Transphorm quarterly product revenue grows 18% sequentially to higher-than-expected $3.55m
28 November 2023
EVG completes construction of Manufacturing V building
28 November 2023
Navitas’ revenue grows 22% sequentially in Q3
28 November 2023
CSA Catapult receives £4m to deliver resilient future telecoms network for UK
28 November 2023
OIPT wins orders for ALE and ALD systems from Japanese GaN HEMT foundries
27 November 2023
Veeco’s Q3 revenue and profits exceed guidance
24 November 2023
European research project PROGRESSUS boosts power grid resilience
24 November 2023
AXT’s Q3 GaAs revenue hit by China export restrictions, offset by rebound in InP
24 November 2023
ams OSRAM adds RGB versions of OSTAR Projection Compact LEDs
23 November 2023
Aixtron begins constructing new €100m innovation center
23 November 2023
Stacking p-down green LEDs using tunnel junctions
23 November 2023
US DOE announces $42m in funding for first 15 projects in ULTRAFAST program
23 November 2023
MACOM announces passing of chairman John Ocampo
22 November 2023
Nichia adds in-house production of red laser chips to production of blue and green
22 November 2023
Wolfspeed reports quarterly revenue, gross margin and EPS at high-end of guidance ranges
21 November 2023
Infinera awarded $14m, five-year CalCompetes grant
21 November 2023
Aixtron to deliver G10-GaN MOCVD system to BelGaN by end-2023
20 November 2023
onsemi opens systems application lab for EVs in Europe
20 November 2023
Q-Pixel joins Silicon Catalyst to accelerate full-color micro-LED display development
20 November 2023
Infineon adds 62mm package to CoolSiC 1200V and 2000V MOSFET module families
20 November 2023
BluGlass to receive full $7.3m R&D rebate from Australian Taxation Office
20 November 2023
QPT shortlisted for ABB Power Density Start-up Challenge
20 November 2023
AquiSense launches PearlAqua Kilo for industrial applications
17 November 2023
CVD Equipment’s Q3 revenue down 23.2% year-on-year due to lower system revenue
16 November 2023
Raytheon wins $15m four-year DARPA THREADS contract to boost RF sensors
16 November 2023
Full-color active-matrix micro-LED micro-displays
16 November 2023
Lumileds names Tom Constantino as new CFO
16 November 2023
imec and SMART Photonics sign MoU to work on hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh
16 November 2023
Keysight EDA strengthens design and simulation support for Tower’s RF process technologies
16 November 2023
Transphorm and Allegro team up to increase GaN power system performance for high-power applications
15 November 2023
NUBURU wins purchase order from multi-national electronics manufacturer
15 November 2023
Gallium nitride and silicon carbide to be essential for enabling scale and potential of AI
15 November 2023
Marktech launches 235nm and 255nm UVC LEDs
15 November 2023
NUBURU announces $5.5m bridge financing
15 November 2023
Aixtron’s Q3 revenue and earnings up significantly year-on-year
14 November 2023
OKI develops GaN lifting-off/bonding technology on Shin-Etsu’s QST substrates
14 November 2023
VisIC launches top-side-cooled isolated package
13 November 2023
Mitsubishi Electric and Nexperia to co-develop SiC power semiconductors
13 November 2023
AmpliTech launches new pHEMT MMIC-based products
13 November 2023
13 November 2023
CDI to distribute AmpliTech Group MMIC Design Center products
10 November 2023
BAE Systems awarded $5m ONR contract for COALESCE program
10 November 2023
NUBURU completes US Air Force AFWERX SBIR Phase II contract
9 November 2023
Ascent’s CIGS technology achieves specific power 1900W/kg at AM0
9 November 2023
Vishay to acquire Nexperia’s Newport Wafer Fab for $177m
8 November 2023
Nickel nanoparticle lift to p-GaN-free deep-UV LEDs
8 November 2023
Modelithics and RFMW collaborate
8 November 2023
Europe’s integrated photonics firms call on EU to support building resilient supply chain for PICs
8 November 2023
Lumentum completes acquisition of Cloud Light for $750m
8 November 2023
ROHM completes acquisition of Solar Frontier’s Kunitomi Plant
7 November 2023
CGD forms GaN ecosystem with Chicony Power and Cambridge University Technical Services
7 November 2023
Diamond Foundry creates first diamond-based electric car inverter
6 November 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
6 November 2023
Diamond Foundry creates first 100mm single-crystal diamond wafer
3 November 2023
Navitas’ GaNFast 25W fast charger adopted for Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S23 phone
3 November 2023
Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device to be transferred to MinebeaMitsumi
3 November 2023
EPC launches 100V eGaN FET-based 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design
2 November 2023
Ascent raises its CIGS PV efficiency from 15.5% to 17.55% in just six weeks
2 November 2023
2 November 2023
NUBURU names CFO Brian Knaley as new CEO
1 November 2023
Swift Current Energy extends First Solar relationship with 500MW order
1 November 2023
Extracting efficiency contributions for sub-10μm LEDs
1 November 2023
Lumentum acquiring Cloud Light to accelerate data-center speed and scalability
1 November 2023
ELEMENT 3–5’s novel ACCELERATOR 3500K provides single-crystal AlN for mass production
1 November 2023
Next Level Epitaxy for aluminium nitride thin films
October 2023
31 October 2023
Malvern Panalytical acquires key technologies
31 October 2023
Centrotherm clean solutions acquired by Busch Vacuum Solutions
31 October 2023
Power Integrations launches 1250V GaN switcher IC
30 October 2023
SuperLight Photonics secures seed funding in investment round with DeepTechXL and oost NL
30 October 2023
Smartphone shipments on track for recovery after only slight decline in Q3
27 October 2023
NREL sets efficiency record of 27% for a single-junction GaAs cell grown by D-HVPE
27 October 2023
Transphorm launches first JEDEC-standard top-side-cooled surface-mount TOLT GaN transistor
27 October 2023
NS Nanotech awarded $1m grant from NSERC to develop nanoscale LEDs and lasers
27 October 2023
Excelitas appoints new CEO and CFO
26 October 2023
RF sputtering of gallium oxide on diamond
26 October 2023
University of Vermont–GlobalFoundries consortium designated a Tech Hub
26 October 2023
ams OSRAM’s shareholders approve €800m rights issue
26 October 2023
ams OSRAM launches its first street-approved LED retrofit lamp for H1 sockets
26 October 2023
ams OSRAM launches its first street-approved LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles
26 October 2023
Luminus launches SST-12 high-power white LED for directional lighting
26 October 2023
ST launches 32-pin, dual-inline, molded, through-hole package silicon carbide power modules
25 October 2023
onsemi completes expansion of silicon carbide fab in South Korea
25 October 2023
Infineon completes acquisition of GaN Systems
25 October 2023
Wolfspeed appoints board member Thomas Werner as chairman
24 October 2023
Element Six selected for US Department of Defense LADDIS program
24 October 2023
Navitas spotlights GaNSafe at China Power Supply Society conference
20 October 2023
ams OSRAM adds 0.33” DLP-compatible LEDs to OSTAR Projection Power range
19 October 2023
Power Integrations’ PowiGaN technology used in solar car race across Australian Outback
19 October 2023
Fully in-situ roughening for ultrathin III-V solar cells
18 October 2023
GlobalFoundries gains $35m US Government funding to accelerate 200mm GaN-on-Si chip production
18 October 2023
Altum RF signs MEV as sales rep in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Infineon signs multi-year agreement to supply power semiconductors to Hyundai/Kia
17 October 2023
J2 and HKSTP to establish first silicon carbide fab in Hong Kong
17 October 2023
Innoscience signs MEV Elektronik as European distributor
17 October 2023
Riber’s MBE 49 GaN aims to compete with MOCVD for 200mm GaN-on-Si
16 October 2023
Aehr almost doubles revenue year-on-year
16 October 2023
GE Licensing, Current Lighting, Savant and Seoul Semiconductor enter into patent license agreement
16 October 2023
Mojo Vision almost doubles Series A funding round to $43.5m
13 October 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
12 October 2023
Lumentum releases 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report
12 October 2023
GaN Systems’ co-founder Geoff Haynes joins QPT as advisor
12 October 2023
POET collaborates with Yuanjie for laser supply as optical engines enter volume production
12 October 2023
11 October 2023
First droplet epitaxy of InAs quantum dots on InGaAsP quaternary alloy
11 October 2023
DENSO and Mitsubishi Electric investing $1bn in Coherent’s silicon carbide business
11 October 2023
Soitec inaugurates new plant for SmartSiC wafer production
10 October 2023
CGD’s ICeGaN HEMTs awarded ‘Best Demo’ at Innovation Zone of TSMC’s Europe Tech Symposium
9 October 2023
CML completes acquisition of Microwave Technology
6 October 2023
k-Space achieves ‘A’ rating in VDA 6.3 P6 Process Analysis/Production assessment
5 October 2023
BluGlass a commercial partner in US Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub CLAWS
5 October 2023
Determining droop in green InGaN LEDs
5 October 2023
ATU partners with Tyndall and Ulster University to explore economic opportunities of EU Chips Act
5 October 2023
US DoD awards $39.4m for NC State-led Microelectronics Commons regional innovation hub CLAWS
5 October 2023
Riber receives order for MBE 49 system
4 October 2023
Nexperia and KYOCERA AVX Salzburg to co-produce 650V SiC rectifier module for power applications
4 October 2023
Coherent’s 200G PAM4 DFB-MZ laser wins ECOC Award for Most Innovative Product
4 October 2023
Semtech and Coherent demo 200G-per-lane differential driver with 200G DFB-MZ laser
3 October 2023
Hyper Photonix announces new manufacturing facility in Bengbu, China
3 October 2023
EFFECT Photonics verifies fully integrated InP PIC in digital ITLA for coherent applications
3 October 2023
imec presents SiGe BiCMOS optical receiver achieving gross data rate of 200Gbps
3 October 2023
OpenLight partners with Spark to scale design services
3 October 2023
DustPhotonics unveils first merchant single-chip 800G DR8 photonic integrated circuit
3 October 2023
IQE launches first 6” InP DFB laser platform for AI and data-center applications
2 October 2023
Lumentum addresses surge in AI and ML data traffic with high-performance optical solutions at ECOC
2 October 2023
Ethernet Alliance’s ECOC demo spotlights scaling to 800Gb/s
2 October 2023
TRUMPF and KDPOF showcasing first 980nm multi-gigabit interconnect system for automotive systems
2 October 2023
TRUMPF breakthrough in sub-wavelength grating reducing RMS and RIN values
2 October 2023
QSFP-DD MSA releases hardware specification revision 7.0
2 October 2023
Semilab and Fraunhofer IISB form long-term strategic partnership
September 2023
29 September 2023
Hyper Photonix showcasing transceivers at ECOC
29 September 2023
Sivers demos DFB laser arrays supporting 4 Terabit GPU-to-GPU communication for generative AI
29 September 2023
OpenLight samples fully integrated 2xFR4 PASIC photonic integrated circuit
29 September 2023
29 September 2023
GaN Systems launches Gen4 GaN power platform
28 September 2023
Germanium–tin MQW LEDs on 12-inch silicon substrate
28 September 2023
Indian Institute of Science develops fully indigenous GaN power switch
28 September 2023
Coherent and Kinetic extend partnership to enable 100G services at network edge
28 September 2023
Guerrilla RF updates revenue guidance, targeting 30% growth in 2023 and 40% in 2024
28 September 2023
LESSENGERS begins volume production of 800G AOCs and transceivers
27 September 2023
Seoul Semiconductor exhibits LEDs at SID’s Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium
27 September 2023
ROHM launches sensor for attachment/detachment and proximity detection
26 September 2023
ams OSRAM unveils ALIYOS LED-on-foil technology for automotive lighting
26 September 2023
NUBURU extends independent chairman’s role to executive chairman
25 September 2023
IQE’s first-half revenue down about 40% year-on-year
25 September 2023
Cambridge GaN Devices incorporates individual 2D barcode on GaN ICs
22 September 2023
UV LED maker Nitek sues Photon Wave in USA
22 September 2023
22 September 2023
First Solar breaks ground on $1.1bn 3.5GW Louisiana factory
21 September 2023
OIF’s multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations at ECOC feature 39 firms
21 September 2023
Recessing metal contacts for GaN transistors
21 September 2023
Infineon providing 1200V CoolSiC MOSFETs for Infypower’s EV charger stations
21 September 2023
Teledyne e2v HiRel releases rad-tolerant L- and S-band RF LNA for space & radar applications
21 September 2023
Plasma-Therm acquires Thin Film Equipment
21 September 2023
AXT’s Tongmei receives initial export permits from China for GaAs and Ge substrates
20 September 2023
Camtek buying FormFactor’s FRT Metrology business for $100m
20 September 2023
IQE and VisIC to co-develop D-Mode GaN power devices for EVs
19 September 2023
Automotive semiconductor firm indie acquires EXALOS
19 September 2023
BluGlass receives custom GaN laser order from repeat customer
19 September 2023
New customer orders Aehr FOX-NP multi-wafer test and burn-in system for silicon carbide MOSFETs
18 September 2023
Umicore collaborates with RENA to enhance germanium wafers
18 September 2023
GlobiTech selects Aixtron’s G10-SiC CVD system for expansion into silicon carbide market
18 September 2023
Gallium Semiconductor makes available first ISM CW amplifier
18 September 2023
European Semiconductor Regions Alliance launched
15 September 2023
Xenics expands operation in North America to West Coast USA
15 September 2023
Navitas presenting silicon carbide technology at ICSCRM
15 September 2023
III–V Epi CTO Richard Hogg co-leading European Semiconductor Laser Workshop
14 September 2023
MACOM showcasing new 70nm mHEMT and 100nm GaN process technologies at EuMW
14 September 2023
Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of GaN power amplifier module for 5G mMIMO base stations
13 September 2023
13 September 2023
Mission Microwave launches 1kW Ku-band SSPA/BUC for satellite gateways and teleports
13 September 2023
Longroad adds 2GW order to existing 3.7GW framework agreement with First Solar
12 September 2023
Astrape Networks secures €1.6m in pre-seed funding
12 September 2023
EPC launches 1kW 48V/12V LLC converter in 17.5mm x 22.8mm footprint
11 September 2023
BluGlass appoints full-time CFO to support growth
11 September 2023
Luminus’ new Gen 6 COBs reach 150lm/W at 3000K CCT and 90CRI
8 September 2023
KERI transfers SiC power semiconductor ion implantation evaluation technology to Hungary’s SEMILAB
7 September 2023
Fabricating 330ppi monolithic GaInN RGB pixels
7 September 2023
ams OSRAM providing sub-assembled RGB laser diodes to TriLite
7 September 2023
Navitas launches GaNSafe power platform
7 September 2023
6 September 2023
Volvo invests in Chinese SiC-based power module maker Leadrive
6 September 2023
5N Plus’ AZUR triple-junction solar cells powering largest long-duration energy storage project
6 September 2023
Aixtron launches G10-GaN MOCVD platform for power and RF devices
6 September 2023
Ugreen using Navitas’s GaNFast ICs in first 5-port 300W GaN desktop charger
5 September 2023
Shin-Etsu Chemical launches QST substrates for GaN power device growth
5 September 2023
ST to supply third-gen 750V silicon carbide power MOSFET dice to BorgWarner
4 September 2023
Smartphone production falls 6.6% year-on-year to 272 million in Q2; first-half 2023 down 13.3%
4 September 2023
Vector evaluating Sivers’ InP100 epi for surface-coupling laser project
1 September 2023
PhotonVentures raises €60m to invest in Europe’s photonic chip start-ups
1 September 2023
Altum RF showcases products at EuMW
1 September 2023
Transphorm highlighting high-voltage SuperGaN solutions for EVs at electronica India
August 2023
31 August 2023
ROHM launches power-stage ICs with built-in 650V GaN HEMTs and gate driver
31 August 2023
Toshiba releases third-generation SiC MOSFETs with reduced switching losses
30 August 2023
POET and JV partner SPX demonstrating 800G OSFP optical transceivers at CIOE
30 August 2023
SweGaN gains former Ericsson CEO as senior advisor
30 August 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
29 August 2023
Toshiba ships first 2200V dual SiC MOSFET module
29 August 2023
EPCSpace adds rad-hard GaN devices in high-current G-Package
25 August 2023
Transphorm’s GaN powers first integrated micro-inverter PV systems by DAH Solar
24 August 2023
GaN:AlN superlattice UVC LEDs boost light extraction
24 August 2023
NUBURU appoints John Bolton to board
24 August 2023
Navitas unveiling new power platform at SEMICON Taiwan
23 August 2023
Comptek secures €8m in Series A funding round
22 August 2023
CVD Equipment appoints Ashraf Lotfi to board
22 August 2023
Wolfspeed selling RF business to MACOM for $125m
22 August 2023
Instrument Systems joins MicroLED Industry Association
21 August 2023
Wolfspeed’s margins fall further while 200mm SiC device fab ramp-up lags
21 August 2023
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 3.3% as customer inventory digested
18 August 2023
US DOE renews funding for PowerAmerica Institute
18 August 2023
Spark Connected and Infineon unveil 500W industrial wireless charging module
17 August 2023
Balancing charge to boost Ga2O3 breakdown beyond 10kV
17 August 2023
Wolfson grant to boost Swansea University’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials
17 August 2023
UbiQD expands collaboration with First Solar on quantum dot-enhanced solar modules
16 August 2023
Infineon and Chicony Power collaborate on GaN-based PD3.1 notebook adapter
16 August 2023
German industrial customer orders automated Riber MBE 412 production system
16 August 2023
Transphorm quarterly revenue grows 14% year-on-year to $5.9m, boosted by Government contract revenue
15 August 2023
First Solar issues 2023 Sustainability Report unveiling onsite third-party social audits
15 August 2023
POET creates optical interposer platform for 1.6T transceivers using 200G-per-lane technology
15 August 2023
Navitas’ revenue grows 35% in Q2
15 August 2023
Bami Bastani joins Sivers Semiconductors as strategic advisor
14 August 2023
US Department of Energy releases 2023 Critical Materials Assessment
14 August 2023
POET cuts losses further in Q2
14 August 2023
NUBURU more than doubles revenue in Q2 to $1.1m
11 August 2023
5N Plus solar cells powering Chandrayaan-3
11 August 2023
Odyssey signs letters of intent with customers for early-access sampling program
11 August 2023
Skyworks’ June-quarter revenue down 13% year-on-year due to ongoing inventory digestion for Android
10 August 2023
Understanding the impact of Auger recombination on InGaN LED efficiency
10 August 2023
First Solar selects Louisiana for its fifth US manufacturing facility
10 August 2023
Veeco’s Q2 record semiconductor revenue drives growth
10 August 2023
Micro-LED chip market to almost double to $27m in 2023, driven by large displays and wearables
10 August 2023
AXT’s Q2 sees InP revenue bottom out, offset by rebound in GaAs
10 August 2023
OIF hosting largest ever multi-vendor interoperability demo at ECOC
10 August 2023
Transphorm’s GaN first to hit short-circuit robustness milestone key for motor drives
9 August 2023
9 August 2023
Crystal IS produces first 4-inch AlN substrate
9 August 2023
Sivers receives $375,000 award under DARPA NGMM program in collaboration with PseudolithIC
8 August 2023
OIF announces External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable Implementation Agreement
8 August 2023
Indium Corp to supply high-quality gallium acetylacetonate
8 August 2023
NUBURU wins NASA contract to demo power beaming in space using blue laser technology
8 August 2023
8 August 2023
ROHM Semiconductor receives Continental’s Supplier of the Year award
7 August 2023
CrayoNano to supply CrayoLED UV-C LEDs for AquiSense’s water disinfection systems
4 August 2023
4 August 2023
Ares detects germanium and gallium at US fluorspar mine
3 August 2023
Riber’s half-year revenue grows 32% year-on-year to €12.2m as systems revenue almost triples
3 August 2023
MOCVD mid-to-long wavelength IR quantum cascade lasers on silicon
3 August 2023
Navitas’ CRPS185 3200W ‘Titanium Plus’ server power platform meets demands of AI data-centers
3 August 2023
Infineon expanding Kulim fab investment with €5bn second phase for Module Three
3 August 2023
Blue Laser Fusion raises $25m in seed round funding
3 August 2023
GaN Systems and ACEpower partner to drive GaN adoption in Chinese EV market
2 August 2023
Luminus’ CEO Dr Decai Sun retires
2 August 2023
MACOM appoints Wayne Struble as senior VP, Advanced Semiconductor Technology
2 August 2023
Kubos’ gains £700,000 Innovate UK grant to develop 5%-efficient red micro-LEDs
2 August 2023
Coherent appoints Christopher Dorman as executive VP, Lasers Business
2 August 2023
Coherent ships 200 billionth VCSEL emitter for sensing
1 August 2023
Fraunhofer IAF-led GaN4EmoBiL project targets bidirectional charging for EVs
July 2023
31 July 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
31 July 2023
Transphorm’s rights offering raises $7.94m
28 July 2023
Mitsubishi Electric buys stake in Novel Crystal Technology
28 July 2023
First Solar to invest $1.1bn in fifth US manufacturing facility
27 July 2023
Spalling-induced GaN lift-off and transfer
27 July 2023
Matrix to procure 2.1GW of First Solar PV modules
27 July 2023
onsemi to supply EliteSiC MOSFET technology to Magna for EV traction inverters
27 July 2023
ams OSRAM’s OSIRE E3731i RGB LED alllows dynamic color and motion effects across hundreds of LEDs
27 July 2023
Michigan Semiconductor Hands-On Research Experience to help grow US workforce
27 July 2023
Hasselt University and imec spin-off EnFoil unveils thin, flexible CIGS solar panels
26 July 2023
Axcelis ships Purion H200 SiC Power Series ion implanter to Wolfspeed
26 July 2023
POET announces sample availability of 100G LR4 optical engines
26 July 2023
IQE expects first-half 2023 revenue of at least £52m
25 July 2023
Qorvo releases new circuit simulation software for power and analog designers
25 July 2023
Tennessee Valley Authority secures 279MW of PV panels from First Solar
25 July 2023
25 July 2023
ROHM receives Vitesco’s 2022 Supplier of the Year Award in ‘Partnering’ category
25 July 2023
KLA appoints Agilent’s president & CEO to board
21 July 2023
Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe appointed to NC A&T’s Board of Trustees
20 July 2023
CSA Catapult to open Future Telecoms Hub in Autumn at the Bristol & Bath Science Park
20 July 2023
20 July 2023
Silicon-based InAs quantum dot laser operation above 150°C
20 July 2023
CSA Catapult establishing presence in North East England, targeting telecoms, space and defence
20 July 2023
CSA Catapult expands across the UK to South West & North East England and Scotland
20 July 2023
ams OSRAM launches intelligent multi-pixel EVIYOS 2.0 LED for precision adaptive headlights
20 July 2023
Qorvo participates in launch of US Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Consumer Technology
19 July 2023
MACOM awarded $4m USAF contract to further develop GaN-on-SiC process technology
19 July 2023
Wolfspeed promotes Priya Almelkar to senior VP, IT & chief information officer
19 July 2023
Infineon adds 650V TOLL portfolio to CoolSiC MOSFET family
19 July 2023
Cree LED unveils fourth generation of XLamp XP-G product family
19 July 2023
NTT achieves 300GHz-band high-speed data transmission with beamforming
18 July 2023
NoMIS Power gains USAF award to develop SiC devices for aircraft electrical power systems
18 July 2023
BorgWarner to integrate onsemi’s EliteSiC 1200V and 750V power devices into VIPER power modules
18 July 2023
EPC expands rad-hard GaN FET family with 62A- and 250A-rated 40V devices
18 July 2023
Wolfspeed’s supply chain not impacted by China’s export restrictions on gallium and germanium
18 July 2023
SemiLEDs receives Nasdaq non-compliance notice
17 July 2023
Applied Materials and Fraunhofer IPMS to create European metrology technology hub
17 July 2023
Oxford Instruments launches high-rate ALD research system
17 July 2023
Energix to buy 5GW of First Solar modules, for delivery in 2026–2030
14 July 2023
DISCO unveils KABRA process optimized for GaN wafer production
14 July 2023
Improving micron-scale AlGaInP red LED performance
14 July 2023
SemiLEDs revenue rebounds from last quarter’s dip
13 July 2023
ROHM launches RGB chip LED for automotive interiors
13 July 2023
ST begins volume production of PowerGaN HEMTs
13 July 2023
Inseto supplies equipment to Cardiff’s Institute for Compound Semiconductors
13 July 2023
Toshiba launches SiC 650V Schottky barrier diodes with forward voltage of 1.2V
13 July 2023
QPT and GaN Systems sign MoU to develop technologies to extend EV driving range
13 July 2023
SMART Photonics secures €100m in extra funding round
12 July 2023
Taiyo Nippon Sanso launches UR26K-CCD MOCVD system for GaN mass production
12 July 2023
ROHM acquiring Kunitomi Plant from Solar Frontier
11 July 2023
American Elements to increase production of gallium and germanium
11 July 2023
Coherent expects minimal to no impact from China’s export restriction of gallium and germanium
10 July 2023
OIPT ships full suite of plasma processing solutions to Indian Institute of Science
7 July 2023
Transphorm announces commencement of rights offering
7 July 2023
7 July 2023
First Solar secures $1bn revolving credit facility
6 July 2023
6 July 2023
Capital Power orders 1GW of First Solar PV modules
6 July 2023
Renesas and Wolfspeed sign 10-year silicon carbide wafer supply agreement
5 July 2023
NexGen and General Motors to receive DoE funding for GaN-based electric drive systems
5 July 2023
Navitas and Plexim accelerate time-to-market with PLECS models for GeneSiC power semiconductors
5 July 2023
AXT to seek permits from China to export gallium and germanium substrate products
3 July 2023
Sivers Photonics receives $1m order from Ayar Labs
June 2023
30 June 2023
Transphorm’s full-year product revenue grows 21%
30 June 2023
Celestial AI raises $100m in Series B funding
29 June 2023
NUBURU’s latest private placement boosts June capital raise from about $8m to $9.2m
29 June 2023
STIHL honors Infineon as ‘Supplier of the Year 2022’ in semiconductor sector
29 June 2023
Mojo Vision powers highest-density red micro-LED micro-display
28 June 2023
Kulicke & Soffa launches high-power-interconnect capabilities for power devices
28 June 2023
Quantum Foundry Copenhagen orders Veeco GEN20-Q MBE systems
28 June 2023
EVG earns 11th consecutive triple win in TechInsights’ 2023 Customer Satisfaction Survey
27 June 2023
Diodes Inc launches automotive-compliant 1200V silicon carbide MOSFETs
27 June 2023
27 June 2023
Aehr added to Russell 3000 Index
26 June 2023
Wolfspeed raises $1.25bn via Apollo Credit, plus $750m accordion feature
26 June 2023
26 June 2023
BluGlass showcasing enhanced GaN laser products at Laser World of Photonics
23 June 2023
Navitas’ GaNSense Control power IC used in GravaStar’s Alpha65 Transformer fast charger
23 June 2023
ams OSRAM launches third generation of OSLON Compact PL LEDs
23 June 2023
NREL awards $2m in contracts to support development of cheaper, more efficient CdTe solar cells
22 June 2023
Monolithic integration of III-V lasers and silicon photonics
22 June 2023
22 June 2023
Guerrilla RF sampling new high-gain drivers for 5G mMIMO applications
22 June 2023
ams OSRAM showing latest laser and optical sensing technologies at Laser World of Photonics
22 June 2023
Wise-integration and Savoy launch first GaN charger embedded with e-bike battery
22 June 2023
Coherent launches record 65W pump laser diode
22 June 2023
Finwave appoints Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre as CEO
21 June 2023
Aixtron honored with two German investor relations awards
21 June 2023
Emerging substrates market growing at 27% CAGR from $63.6m in 2022 to $264m by 2028
21 June 2023
Mitsubishi Electric demos light source module for high-capacity optical communication in space
21 June 2023
TRUMPF showcasing new TruHeat VCSEL modules at LASER World of Photonics
21 June 2023
Cree LED moves into new HQ in Research Triangle Park
20 June 2023
Airbus and ST collaborate on SiC and GaN power electronics for aircraft electrification
20 June 2023
CGD’s CTO Florin Udrea inducted into IEEE ISPSD Hall of Fame
20 June 2023
CGD signs global distribution deal with DigiKey
20 June 2023
ITRI to strengthen Taiwan–UK collaboration
20 June 2023
Toyoda Gosei develops horizontal GaN power device for high-voltage, high-speed operation
20 June 2023
CEA-Leti and Intel to co-develop atomically thin 2D TMDs on 300mm wafers
19 June 2023
ROHM and Vitesco form $1bn SiC power semiconductor supply partnership for 2024–2030
19 June 2023
Keysight introduces PathWave ADS 2024 EDA software suite
19 June 2023
Transphorm announces rights offering to raise $15m
19 June 2023
Guerrilla RF samples new LNA with selectable gain for 5G mMIMO applications
19 June 2023
NUBURU boosts BL blue laser product line from 250W to 1kW
19 June 2023
SK Powertech adopts Silvaco’s Victory TCAD solution for SiC power device development
15 June 2023
Co-doping boost for quantum dot lasers on Si(001)
15 June 2023
15 June 2023
X-FAB leads EU-funded photonixFAB project to industrialize European silicon photonics value chain
15 June 2023
First Solar announces limited production run of first bifacial thin-film PV module
15 June 2023
pSemi launches 3.5GHz dual-channel switch + LNA module <1dB noise figure
15 June 2023
pSemi unveils high-isolation SP4T switches with broadband frequency up to 8GHz
15 June 2023
15 June 2023
POET announces alpha sample availability of Infinity chiplet and testing with two lead customers
15 June 2023
Lumentum upsizes convertible notes offering from $500m to $525m
14 June 2023
WIN releases next-gen mmWave E-mode/D-mode GaAs pHEMT technology
14 June 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
14 June 2023
TRUMPF Photonic Components gains Thomas Dobbertin as new managing director
13 June 2023
13 June 2023
Teledyne e2v HiRel launches RF low-noise VCOs for LEO space applications
13 June 2023
Teledyne e2v HiRel launches RF LNAs for LEO space applications
13 June 2023
Infineon makes available new-generation 1200V CoolSiC trench MOSFET in TO263-7 package
13 June 2023
Gallium Semiconductor showcasing new products at IMS
13 June 2023
NUBURU private placement raises $7.925m from existing investors
13 June 2023
13 June 2023
Lumentum announces $500m convertible notes offering
13 June 2023
ams OSRAM adds 640nm Red to OSLON Optimal horticultural LED Series
12 June 2023
WIN releases 50V RF GaN technology for high-power MMICs
12 June 2023
Sivers Photonics receives $1.3m order from US
12 June 2023
onsemi selected for Nasdaq 100 Index
12 June 2023
IQE appoints senior VP, Communications Infrastructure and Security
12 June 2023
AquiSense launches smallest UV-C LED water disinfection system
12 June 2023
Aehr receives $13.7m follow-on orders from its lead silicon carbide test & burn-in customer
9 June 2023
Qorvo earns Raytheon’s Premier Award for second consecutive year
9 June 2023
Qorvo adds PA modules for 5G mMIMO wireless systems
9 June 2023
Qorvo unveils smallest 2–18GHz 10W front-end module
8 June 2023
AlScN ferroelectric FETs for monolithic 3D NVM integration
8 June 2023
Mitsubishi Electric develops SBD-embedded SiC-MOSFET with new structure for power modules
8 June 2023
MACOM giving live demonstrations of new products at IMS
8 June 2023
Guerrilla RF ships 175 millionth RFIC/MMIC
7 June 2023
Altum RF showcasing new products for SatCom and radar at IMS
7 June 2023
ST and Sanan creating 200mm SiC device fab JV in China
7 June 2023
6 June 2023
Lumileds launches CS range, joining Core and CX ranges of CoB LEDs
6 June 2023
NXP launches top-side-cooled RF amplifier modules
6 June 2023
Navitas announces full exercise of underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares
5 June 2023
CML Micro changes focus to exhibit RF-to-mmWave semiconductor capability at IMS
5 June 2023
Nidec and Renesas collaborate on SiC and GaN for EV E-Axle systems
5 June 2023
2 June 2023
New Space Enterprise Lab opens at CSA Catapult in South Wales
2 June 2023
GeSn VCSE p-i-n diodes bonded on 200mm silicon wafers
2 June 2023
New silicon carbide customer and initial order for Aehr’s FOX-XP multi-wafer test and burn-in
1 June 2023
NUBURU and GE Additive sign joint development agreement
1 June 2023
ams OSRAM adds built-in eye-safety to 940nm IR VCSEL emitter for in-cabin monitoring
1 June 2023
PRFI’s 150th MMIC design moves to production
1 June 2023
After 23% drop in 23% in 2022, LED chip market to rebound by 5% to $2.92bn in 2023
1 June 2023
Porotech wins People’s Choice Award for Best New Display Component
1 June 2023
Aehr appoints Chris Siu as chief financial officer & executive VP of finance
1 June 2023
Tektronix releases oscilloscope-based Double Pulse Test solution
1 June 2023
MACOM completes acquisition of OMMIC
May 2023
31 May 2023
31 May 2023
South Wales Compound Semiconductor Cluster CSconnected forge links with SMARTNano Northern Ireland
31 May 2023
Navitas invests $20m in its first three Aixtron G10-SiC epi reactors
31 May 2023
NUBURU delivers first blue laser units to additive manufacturing firm Essentium
30 May 2023
Mojo Vision and DigiLens partner on products for AR glasses
30 May 2023
Innoscience responds to EPC’s lawsuits filed at US ITC and federal courts
29 May 2023
26 May 2023
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue falls 24.2% sequentially due to customer inventory digestion
26 May 2023
26 May 2023
Hardinge demonstrating BoulePro-200AX for forming wafer-ready silicon carbide puck
26 May 2023
25 May 2023
Seoul Semiconductor unveils second-generation LED technology at Display Week
25 May 2023
Sivers initiates Photonics foundry capacity project and makes management changes
25 May 2023
InAs quantum dot lasers on silicon carbide substrate
25 May 2023
Emcore doubles revenue projection for last-time buys of Broadband products to $20m
25 May 2023
Navitas prices public offering to raise $80m, plus $12m option
25 May 2023
EVG and Dymek form joint venture in Malaysia
25 May 2023
EPC sues Innoscience at ITC for GaN power device patent infringement
25 May 2023
Navitas’ GeneSiC MOSFETs adopted for Exide’s industrial high-frequency chargers
24 May 2023
QPT’s modules enable GaN to operate at up to 20MHz without overheating or RF issues
24 May 2023
Ayar Labs adds $25m in expansion of $130m Series C funding round
24 May 2023
24 May 2023
Transphorm wins $15m contract from US National Security Technology Accelerator
24 May 2023
Navitas announces proposed $80m public offering
24 May 2023
Mojo Vision develops first 300mm GaN-on-Si blue LED wafer for micro-LED display
23 May 2023
IQE launches 200mm RGB epi for micro-LED display qualification
23 May 2023
Infineon launches EU projects for power electronics and AI
22 May 2023
Navitas to be added to Russell 3000 Index
19 May 2023
Luminus releases LUX COB series of LEDs, with 90 and 95 CRI minimum
19 May 2023
UK unveils National Semiconductor Strategy, with £1bn government funding
19 May 2023
CSA Catapult and Cardiff University showcase high-performing GaN power amplifier for satcoms
19 May 2023
NS Nanotech reports record performance of red nano-LED
19 May 2023
Seoul Semi gains permanent injunction in Europe against infringing LED products
18 May 2023
All-MOCVD 980nm laser on (001) silicon
18 May 2023
Delay to UK’s Semiconductor Strategy deterring tech firms’ investment, warns Wales’ Economy Minister
18 May 2023
Sparrow Quantum raises €4.1m in seed funding
18 May 2023
Porotech unveils first monolithic full-color micro-LED displays
18 May 2023
IQE proposes £30m placing and £3m retail offer and extends $35m revolving credit facility
17 May 2023
NUBURU delivers first blue-laser-powered area 3D printer light engine
17 May 2023
AmpliTech’s growth in LNA sales offset by drop in semiconductor distribution demand
17 May 2023
Aixtron introducing new Executive Committee to support CEO and CFO
17 May 2023
Veeco proposes private offering of $200m of convertible senior notes
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TRUMPF expanding laser production site in Ulm
17 May 2023
Penn State and onsemi sign MOU for $8m collaboration on silicon carbide growth
16 May 2023
Aixtron investing up to €100m to build new innovation center
16 May 2023
Navitas doubles Q1 revenue year-on-year, boosted by acquisitions
16 May 2023
Transphorm appoints co-founders Primit Parikh and Umesh Mishra as president & CEO and chair
16 May 2023
Sineng using onsemi’s EliteSiC MOSFETs and IGBT-based power integrated modules
15 May 2023
onsemi and Kempower enter strategic agreement for EV chargers
15 May 2023
Orbray and MIRISE collaborating on vertical diamond power devices for EVs
15 May 2023
Skyworks maintains strong cash flow generation
15 May 2023
Veeco’s semiconductor-related revenue up 20% year-on-year in Q1
15 May 2023
Qorvo quarterly revenue down 45.7% year-on-year while channel inventory consumed
12 May 2023
NUBURU reports Q1 revenue of $0.47m
12 May 2023
First Solar acquires Swedish perovskite PV firm Evolar
11 May 2023
Record sub-micron LED red emission efficiency
11 May 2023
POET receives first volume purchase order for optical engines
11 May 2023
Lynred breaks ground on €85m site for IR detector manufacturing
11 May 2023
Smartphone shipments down 12.7% year-on-year in Q1
11 May 2023
AXT’s Q1 revenue halved year-on-year
11 May 2023
Mitsubishi Electric to ship samples of 3.3kV SBD-embedded SiC MOSFET module
11 May 2023
Microchip unveils SiC-based E-Fuse demonstrator for 400–800V battery systems
10 May 2023
EPC makes available 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design board
10 May 2023
Innoscience and University of Bern develop multi-level topology reference demo
10 May 2023
CGD launches second series of ICeGaN 650V HEMTs
10 May 2023
Infineon and Foxconn partnering on silicon carbide for EVs
10 May 2023
Aehr receives first FOX-XP order for production wafer-level burn-in of silicon photonics ICs
9 May 2023
Navitas enters high-power markets with GeneSiC SiCPAK modules and bare die
9 May 2023
Nexperia launches e-mode GaN FETs for 100/150V and 650V applications
9 May 2023
ROHM begins mass production of 650V GaN HEMTs
9 May 2023
onsemi 1200V EliteSiC M3S devices enhance efficiency of EV and energy infrastructure applications
9 May 2023
Transphorm releases simulation model of first 1200V GaN-on-sapphire device
8 May 2023
8 May 2023
Aixtron’s Q1 shipments roughly halved by delays in export licensing
5 May 2023
Infineon launches CoolGaN 600V GIT HEMT portfolio
5 May 2023
5 May 2023
LayTec extends managing board contracts for Volker Blank and Kolja Haberland
5 May 2023
Vishay showcasing power management solutions at PCIM
4 May 2023
Thick single quantum well InGaN LEDs with high external quantum efficiency and low droop
4 May 2023
Wolfspeed’s revenue growth constrained by 200mm SiC material capacity ramp
3 May 2023
UMC announces 40nm RFSOI platform to accelerate 5G mmWave applications
3 May 2023
China’s SICC and TanKeBlue to supply silicon carbide wafers and boules to Infineon
3 May 2023
Cambridge GaN Devices presents at PCIM
3 May 2023
GaN Systems showcasing products at Data Center World 2023
2 May 2023
BAE Systems and Eaton co-developing electric drive for medium-duty commercial trucks
2 May 2023
onsemi displaying sustainable power solutions at PCIM Europe
2 May 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
2 May 2023
Reference design uses new Analog Devices controller optimized to drive EPC GaN FETs
2 May 2023
Riber receives order from Asia for MBE 6000 production system
1 May 2023
Hamamatsu Photonics constructing new building at Miyakoda factory to boost laser production
April 2023
28 April 2023
Infineon introduces HybridPACK Drive G2 automotive power module for EV traction inverters
28 April 2023
Riber’s Q1 revenue up 54% year-on-year
28 April 2023
Compound semiconductor market growing at 6.1% CAGR to $61.911m by 2030
28 April 2023
Transphorm introduces six SuperGaN D-mode FETs pin-to-pin compatible with E-mode devices
28 April 2023
Leeward orders 2GW of First Solar modules, taking fleet to almost 6GWDC by 2028
28 April 2023
McGill University grant to accelerate NS Nanotech’s commercialization of nano-LED technologies
27 April 2023
InAs quantum dot lasers butt-coupled to SOI waveguides
27 April 2023
Commercialization of 800V for EVs to play crucial role in growth strategy of OEMs
26 April 2023
5N Plus to increase AZUR’s production capacity by 30% over 2023–2024
26 April 2023
Bosch acquiring US chipmaker TSI, adding California plant to Reutlingen and Dresden fabs in Germany
26 April 2023
26 April 2023
onsemi and ZEEKR sign long-term supply agreement for silicon carbide power devices
26 April 2023
BluGlass secures GaN laser purchase orders for testing in quantum sensing and surgical applications
26 April 2023
26 April 2023
EPC showcasing latest-generation GaN power semiconductors at PCIM Europe
25 April 2023
GaN Systems showcasing innovations at PCIM Europe
25 April 2023
Mouser to distribute Navitas’ wide-bandgap semiconductors products globally
25 April 2023
POET Starlight launched for AI market
25 April 2023
24 April 2023
NUBURU gains patents for blue laser welding and multi-kilowatt blue lasers
21 April 2023
Emcore restructuring to focus on aerospace & defense
21 April 2023
Red InGaN LEDs for visible light communication
21 April 2023
Aixtron receives TI’s 2022 Supplier Excellence Award
21 April 2023
21 April 2023
AquiSense adds Deca 30C to PearlAqua family
21 April 2023
Musco LED system featuring ams OSRAM LEDs illuminates Regensburg baseball stadium
20 April 2023
OIPT to supply KAUST with hardware upgrades and ALE systems, complementing ALD
20 April 2023
Nexperia launches 650V SiC diodes for demanding power conversion applications
20 April 2023
Vector Photonics’ £1m ZEUS project to commercialize 1W artificial intelligence PCSEL
20 April 2023
Infineon showcasing power semiconductors and wide-bandgap technologies at PCIM
20 April 2023
Transphorm showcasing GaN power conversion solutions at PCIM
20 April 2023
Midsummer receives €6.4m grant as first instalment of €22m from Invitalia
20 April 2023
Midsummer participating in Australian project to reach 30% efficiency in tandem solar cells
19 April 2023
Taiyo Nippon Sanso selling lower-moisture RASIRC BRUTE-Hydrazine anhydrous material
19 April 2023
TRUMPF showcasing industrial-grade VCSEL lasers for precise optical sensing
19 April 2023
Transphorm GaN products exceed 125 billion field operating hours
19 April 2023
Riber reports full-year net profit, despite electronic component sourcing constraints
18 April 2023
SemiLEDs’ quarterly revenue almost halves year-on-year
18 April 2023
Navitas displaying expanded portfolio of GaN and SiC power semiconductors at PCIM
18 April 2023
Salience hires former Imagination Technologies chief product officer
17 April 2023
Sivananthan Labs completes Phase II STTR program
17 April 2023
Guerrilla RF implements one-for-six reverse stock split
17 April 2023
5N Plus solar cells powering ESA’s mission to Jupiter
17 April 2023
Multi-year deal signed for ST to supply silicon carbide devices to ZF
13 April 2023
Annealing InP quantum dot MBE structures for laser diodes
13 April 2023
12 April 2023
New Origin secures €6m PhotonDelta funding to create independent photonic chip foundry
11 April 2023
KAUST integrates 2D h-BN on 180nm CMOS to create high-speed, low-energy-consumption memristors
10 April 2023
EPC adds 30mΩ 100V and 11mΩ 200V devices to rad-hard GaN family
7 April 2023
Silanna UV presenting 235nm far-UVC LEDs using new SPSL technology
6 April 2023
NUBURU selected by US DoD for high-energy laser system contract
6 April 2023
III-V Epi’s CTO Richard Hogg being made Professor of Photonics at Aston University
6 April 2023
6 April 2023
Odyssey delivers vertical GaN product samples to lead customers in Q1
6 April 2023
Progress towards complementary GaN on silicon
6 April 2023
Lumentum reduces March-quarter revenue guidance from $430-460m to $380-384m
6 April 2023
Navitas and realme launch first 240W ultra-fast-charging phone at MWC
5 April 2023
ROHM presenting SiC- and GaN-based solutions for e-mobility and energy conversion at PCIM Europe
5 April 2023
Coherent cutting over 100 jobs at Newton Aycliffe UK plant by end-May
4 April 2023
EPC releases Phase-15 Reliability Report
4 April 2023
DENSO develops its first inverter using SiC power semiconductors
3 April 2023
POET reports highlights of Q4/2022
3 April 2023
Aehr reports record quarterly order bookings
3 April 2023
CVD Equipment’s revenues grow more than 50% year-on-year
March 2023
31 March 2023
Diodes Inc adds N-channel MOSFET to silicon carbide product portfolio
31 March 2023
Luminus launches Gen 2 CCT tunable COB LEDs
31 March 2023
EDP Renewables orders 1.8GW of First Solar modules
30 March 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 March 2023
29 March 2023
Re-assessing internal quantum efficiency assumptions
29 March 2023
India awards financial incentives to First Solar’s Tamil Nadu manufacturing facility
29 March 2023
Welsh Government to expand Newport’s compound semiconductor cluster
29 March 2023
Wolfspeed’s Durham HQ hosts first stop on Biden’s ‘Invest in America’ tour
29 March 2023
Wolfspeed and NC A&T to establish joint silicon carbide R&D facility
28 March 2023
Qorvo’s RF Fusion22 wins 2023 GTI Award
28 March 2023
SGL Carbon reaches long-term offtake agreement to supply graphite components to Wolfspeed
28 March 2023
VueReal to create 75 new jobs over three years, aided by Invest Ontario and SDTC funding
28 March 2023
ACM receives first purchase order for Ultra C SiC substrate cleaning tool
27 March 2023
Ruggedness of CGD’s ICeGaN technology proven by Virginia Tech
24 March 2023
Cree LED launches record-efficacy 228lm/W high-power LED
23 March 2023
GaN on silicon through surface-activated bonding
23 March 2023
CSA Catapult celebrates fifth anniversary
23 March 2023
ROHM’s ultra-high-speed control IC technology maximizes performance of GaN switching devices
22 March 2023
Navitas launches GaNSense Control ICs
22 March 2023
ST extends VIPerGaN power converter range to 65W and 100W
22 March 2023
ams OSRAM adds OSLON UV 3535 series to mid-power UV-C LED range
22 March 2023
22 March 2023
NUBURU expects revenue to double to over $3m for 2023
22 March 2023
Aehr receives volume production order for WaferPak full-wafer Contactors
22 March 2023
EPC adds 15A and 25A devices to 100V power stage IC range
21 March 2023
onsemi launches simulation tools to bring complex power electronics applications to market faster
21 March 2023
Transphorm releases 3kW inverter board with Microchip’s digital signal controller
21 March 2023
Power Integrations launches 900V GaN flyback switcher ICs
21 March 2023
Veeco releases new sustainability report
21 March 2023
Navitas surpasses 75 million GaN power shipments
21 March 2023
Oxford Instruments accelerating qualification programs for Plasma Polish production ramp in 2023
21 March 2023
GaN Systems unveils 11kW/800V on-board charger reference design
20 March 2023
ROHM’s silicon carbide devices chosen by Apex for new power module family
20 March 2023
ams OSRAM launches compact surface-mount edge-emitting laser with narrow 110µm aperture
20 March 2023
Vishay showcasing power management solutions at APEC
20 March 2023
Silanna launches its first 100W multi-port fast charger reference design
20 March 2023
Infineon providing CoolSiC MOSFETs for Infinitum’s air-core motor drive
16 March 2023
onsemi showcasing intelligent power technologies at APEC
16 March 2023
Tower announces first heterogeneous integration of QD lasers on SiPho foundry platform
16 March 2023
First transverse DUV-LEDs without n-AlGaN layers
16 March 2023
Lumentum receives Excellent Core Partner Award from FiberHome
16 March 2023
Richardson to distribute Navitas’ SiC power semiconductors in Americas
16 March 2023
CSconnected highlighted in UK’s new £2.5bn Quantum Strategy
15 March 2023
NUBURU appoints laser industry veteran as chief marketing & sales officer
15 March 2023
SHARGE chooses EPC’s GaN FETs for 67W USB PD charger
15 March 2023
Aehr receives $6.7m order for FOX WaferPak full-wafer contactors
14 March 2023
CrayoNano’s CrayoLED H-series UV-C LEDs enter 100mW and 5% efficiency performance class
14 March 2023
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor to demo power management solutions at APEC
14 March 2023
Mitsubishi Electric to build new 8-inch SiC fab to boost power semi production
13 March 2023
13 March 2023
BluGlass grows customer base with two additional purchase orders for commercial lasers
13 March 2023
10 March 2023
Opportunities for UK companies to collaborate with Taiwan
10 March 2023
GaN Systems presenting products and strategies at APEC
10 March 2023
Keysight introduces new method to accelerate power amplifier digital pre-distortion test speeds
10 March 2023
9 March 2023
MOVPE core–shell AlGaN nanorods for UV emission
9 March 2023
9 March 2023
SiC power device market to grow 41.4% to $2.28bn in 2023
9 March 2023
8 March 2023
Avicena partners with ams OSRAM on production of ultra-low-energy chip-to-chip optical interconnects
8 March 2023
Avicena demos optical link operating at record temperature of 235°C
8 March 2023
ELPHiC samples high-speed EML at 224Gb/s-per-lane for data centers
8 March 2023
Lawrence Livermore chooses SemiQ’s silicon carbide diodes for particle accelerator project
8 March 2023
Sivers demos CW-WDM MSA-compliant DFB laser arrays at OFC
7 March 2023
NI acquires SET to accelerate power semi and aerospace/defense test system development
7 March 2023
ROHM’s SiC SBDs chosen by Murata for data-center power supply units
7 March 2023
Ranovus demos 800G Ethernet interoperable link to scale AMD adaptive SoCs for AI/ML
7 March 2023
onsemi’s EliteSiC technology to be used in BMW’s EV drivetrains
7 March 2023
Lumentum introduces full-band tunable optical transceivers
7 March 2023
7 March 2023
Arelion and Infinera set benchmark for 400G ZR+ deployments in live network field trial
7 March 2023
POET and Vanguard Automation collaborate on solutions for co-packaged optics and AI–ML applications
7 March 2023
OpenLight demos 224G InP-based modulator for Tower’s PH18DA platform
6 March 2023
CSA Catapult appoints Nick Singh as CTO
6 March 2023
Vector Photonics’ board gains executive chair
6 March 2023
Vector Photonics commercializing uncooled 1W, 1310nm CW PCSEL for cloud data centers
6 March 2023
Alfalume samples 1.3μm high-power uncooled InAs/GaAs QD DFB lasers
6 March 2023
CGD presents GaN-based power electronics at APEC
6 March 2023
Transphorm presenting at APEC 2023
6 March 2023
Lumentum presenting at Optical Fiber Communication conference
6 March 2023
Lumentum introducing latest solutions and showcasing technology and partner demos at OFC
6 March 2023
MACOM showcasing optical and high-speed analog and mixed-signal solutions at OFC
6 March 2023
QSFP-DD MSA to extend module bandwidth to 1.6Tbps
6 March 2023
Transphorm and Weltrend partner to release integrated GaN system-in-package
6 March 2023
Infinera unveils coherent optical subsystems and pluggable optical engines
6 March 2023
Guerrilla RF completes final closing of $9.2m private placement equity financing
3 March 2023
Casela demos external laser source module for 1310nm and CWDM4 wavelengths
3 March 2023
3 March 2023
Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei announce lifetime characterization data for Klaran LA UVC LED
3 March 2023
NS Nanotech opens Canadian R&D center in Montréal
3 March 2023
Infineon to acquire GaN Systems for US$830m
3 March 2023
Mitsubishi Electric develops 200Gbps (112Gbaud PAM4) EML chip supporting four CWDM signals
2 March 2023
Porotech opens new UK and Taiwan facilities
2 March 2023
Green exciton emission from nanowire micro-LEDs
2 March 2023
Casela launches 1310nm CW-DFB lasers for silicon photonics-based transceivers
2 March 2023
Smartphone shipments to fall 1.1% in 2023, rather than prior forecast of 2.8% growth
2 March 2023
Gallium Semiconductor releases nonlinear model library for GaN product portfolio
2 March 2023
Sivers Photonics to demo CW-WDM MSA-compliant DFB laser arrays at OFC
2 March 2023
SweGaN to build new HQ and GaN-on-SiC epiwafer production facility
2 March 2023
Scintil demos first single-chip 100GHz DFB comb laser source
2 March 2023
OpenLight announces availability of first PDK sampler to accelerate component testing
2 March 2023
MACOM to demo 100G/lane optical link with linear drive interface at OFC
1 March 2023
Ayar demos first 4Tbps optical solution, paving way for next-gen AI and data-center designs
1 March 2023
Quantifi Photonics launches first CW-WDM MSA-compliant laser test source
1 March 2023
BluGlass appoints president Jim Haden as CEO
1 March 2023
Silicon Ranch commits to extra 1.5GW of First Solar’s PV modules
February 2023
28 February 2023
PRFI moves to larger lab and office premises
28 February 2023
Adoption of 800V in mass-market EVs to boost transition of power electronics to SiC
28 February 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
28 February 2023
Lightsource bp orders 4GW of First Solar modules, for US projects in 2026-2028
28 February 2023
EPC launches reference design for high-power-density, low-profile DC-DC converters
24 February 2023
Navitas’ Q4 revenue up 68% year-on-year, boosted by acquisitions
24 February 2023
Lumentum appoints sustainability and innovation expert as independent board member
23 February 2023
Indium arsenide quantum dot lasers on silicon with simple GaAs buffer
23 February 2023
Bridgelux responds to Nichia’s Japan patent lawsuit against CoreStaff targeting F90 LEDs
23 February 2023
5N Plus appoints Blair Dickerson to board
23 February 2023
Transphorm’s product revenue grows 25% in December quarter
23 February 2023
Coherent introduces 1300nm high-power DFB lasers for silicon photonics-based transceivers
22 February 2023
POET to design optical engines for Beijing FeiYunYi’s 100G optical transceiver modules
21 February 2023
TRUMPF showcasing updated 25G and 56G VCSEL technology and portfolio at OFC
20 February 2023
20 February 2023
Microchip investing $880m to expand SiC and silicon capacity in Colorado Springs
20 February 2023
BluGlass secures first customer purchase orders for 405nm and 420nm commercial lasers
20 February 2023
Riber receives order for MBE 6000 production system
17 February 2023
Veeco grows revenue 11% in 2022, despite 10.5% dip in Q4 driven by smartphone-related 5G RF weakness
16 February 2023
InGaN micro-LEDs for full-color passive-matrix displays
16 February 2023
RF front-end market growing at 5.8% CAGR to $26.9bn in 2028
16 February 2023
Emcore announces pricing of public offering
16 February 2023
Germany’s President visits Infineon’s Kulim 3 fab site in Malaysia
15 February 2023
Lumentum’s quarterly revenue up 13.3% year-on-year to $506m
15 February 2023
Gallium Semiconductor opens Philippines manufacturing facility
15 February 2023
Lumentum awarded EcoVadis Platinum Medal for sustainability performance
15 February 2023
VisIC demos efficient GaN-based 3-phase traction inverter with automotive-grade PMSM motor
14 February 2023
POET to demo 800G optical engines and light source products at OFC
14 February 2023
Cree LED launches high-brightness SMD LEDs for large-format, high-resolution video screens
14 February 2023
Navitas fast charges global launch of OnePlus 11 5G flagship smartphone
13 February 2023
Wolfspeed expands senior leadership team to support growth
13 February 2023
NUBURU showcases new BL-Series blue laser at Photonics West
10 February 2023
k-Space co-founder Roy Clarke named AAAS Fellow
10 February 2023
Transphorm GaN FET designed into HP’s 65W USB-C PD/PPS power adapter
9 February 2023
InGaAs QW HEMT for 6G communications
9 February 2023
Skyworks’ quarterly revenue falls during Android-related inventory consumption
8 February 2023
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor announces silicon carbide license deal and supply agreement
8 February 2023
7 February 2023
European project PowerizeD kicked off, targeting intelligent power electronics
7 February 2023
ams OSRAM qualifies Aixtron’s G5+ C and G10-AsP systems on 200mm wafers for micro-LEDs
6 February 2023
6 February 2023
MIT-led team demos full-color, vertically stacked RGB micro-LEDs
3 February 2023
Qorvo introduces three-stage power solution for phased-array radar
3 February 2023
Pilot Photonics announces availability of nanosecond-switching narrow-linewidth widely tunable laser
3 February 2023
pSemi’s high-linearity sub-6GHz RF switches reach volume production
3 February 2023
MACOM to acquire OMMIC for €38.5m
2 February 2023
Riber’s full-year revenue falls 11% to €27.8m, constrained by electronic component sourcing
2 February 2023
Surge handling of GaN polarization superjunctions
2 February 2023
POET announces availability of 400G and 800G receive optical engines
2 February 2023
ZF invests in Wolfspeed to support construction of largest SiC device fab
2 February 2023
Wolfspeed chooses Germany for site of largest silicon carbide device fab
2 February 2023
ams OSRAM to benefit from Apple adopting micro-LEDs
1 February 2023
NUBURU and Tailwind finalize business combination
1 February 2023
Imec co-integrates SiN waveguide technology with active silicon photonics platform
1 February 2023
MICLEDI highlights micro-LEDs for ultra-compact displays at SPIE AR-VR-MR
1 February 2023
Veeco acquires silicon carbide CVD system maker Epiluvac
1 February 2023
TRUMPF industrializing high-volume production of InP-based SWIR VCSELs above 1300nm
1 February 2023
January 2023
31 January 2023
Lumotive and Lumentum introduce reference design for faster adoption of 3D LiDAR
31 January 2023
Navitas’ GeneSiC MOSFETs used in KATEK’s 4.6kW Steca solar inverters
31 January 2023
EPC launches 200V, 10mΩ GaN FET
31 January 2023
BluGlass launches suite of 405nm, 420nm and 450nm single- and multi-mode lasers
31 January 2023
Diodes Inc launches its first silicon carbide Schottky barrier diodes
30 January 2023
Latest issue of Semiconductor Today now available
30 January 2023
Vector Photonics receives over £2.4m of equity investment
30 January 2023
Rosati retires from Aehr’s board
30 January 2023
New customer selects Aehr’s FOX system for wafer-level test and burn-in of SiC devices for EVs
26 January 2023
Wolfspeed and ZF to build SiC device fab in Germany, says Handelsblatt
26 January 2023
Enhancing interband cascades for longer wavelengths
26 January 2023
Quarterly smartphone shipments fall a record 18.3% year-on-year to 300.3 million in Q4/2022
26 January 2023
Aixtron launching G10-AsP system at Photonic West
26 January 2023
Wolfspeed appoints Stacy Smith to board
25 January 2023
onsemi and VW collaborate on silicon carbide for next-gen EVs
25 January 2023
OIF hosting largest ever multi-vendor interoperability demo
24 January 2023
Oxford Instruments receives tier-1 orders for InP high-volume manufacturing equipment
24 January 2023
EPC adds 80V, 11mΩ, AEC-Q101-qualified GaN FET
23 January 2023
23 January 2023
POET completes amendment of warrant terms
23 January 2023
TRUMPF Venture invests in InP PIC-based quantum technology startup Quside
20 January 2023
Navitas acquiring remaining stake in silicon control IC JV
20 January 2023
GaN lasers from BluGlass’ Silicon Valley fab meeting or exceeding performance benchmarks
19 January 2023
Lumentum listed among America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2023
19 January 2023
Integrating nanowire lasers in hybrid polymer-SiN waveguides
19 January 2023
Altum RF achieves expanded scope of registration to ISO 9001
19 January 2023
NEC achieves record output power in 150GHz band using mass-producible GaAs technology
19 January 2023
Dutch consortium invests €3.5m in LioniX
19 January 2023
CEA and Renault develop wide-bandgap-based bidirectional on-board charger for EVs
18 January 2023
Silanna UV introduces TO-can package for SF1 235nm- and SN3 255nm-series UV-C LEDs
18 January 2023
OpenLight appoints Adam Carter as CEO
18 January 2023
Luminus releases MP-7070 mid-power LEDs
18 January 2023
POET collaborates with ADVA on highly integrated 4x100G solutions
18 January 2023
III-V Epi appoints Neil Gerrard as director of epitaxy
18 January 2023
NUBURU launches compact blue laser with third-generation light engine
18 January 2023
18 January 2023
Vector Photonics appoints factory applications engineer
17 January 2023
EPC expands GaN ToF laser driver IC family to 80V, 15A for higher-density, lower-cost LiDAR
17 January 2023
Coherent launches first commercially available 50W pump laser diodes for fiber lasers
17 January 2023
UK’s CML buys Silicon Valley’s Microwave Technology for $18m
17 January 2023
Mini-LEDs to challenge OLEDs in high-end display market
17 January 2023
TRUMPF and RSP partner to miniaturize non-invasive wrist-worn blood glucose sensor
17 January 2023
k-Space launches XRF thin-film metrology tool
13 January 2023
SmartKem creates first monolithic micro-LED display using organic thin-film transistors
13 January 2023
GaN Systems named to 2023 Global Cleantech 100
13 January 2023
First Solar completes sale of 141MW Luz del Norte power plant to asset manager Toesca
13 January 2023
Cree LED releases Pro9 versions of XLamp LEDs
12 January 2023
ROHM appoints new director for its Application and Technical Solution Center in Europe
12 January 2023
Richtek and EPC collaborate to create small 140W fast-charging solution
12 January 2023
Camtek receives $18m order from compound semiconductor manufacturer
12 January 2023
Infineon signs new SiC material multi-year supply and cooperation deal with Resonac
12 January 2023
Coherent appoints Beck Mason as executive VP, Telecommunications
12 January 2023
Amorphous p-NiO/n-Ga2O3 crystal solar-blind detection
12 January 2023
onsemi’s EliteSiC MOSFETs being used in Ampt’s DC string optimizers
12 January 2023
Finwave joins American Semiconductor Innovation Coalition
11 January 2023
CVD Equipment receives extra order for ten PVT-150 systems for SiC growth
11 January 2023
ROHM’s fourth-gen SiC MOSFETs to be used in Hitachi Astemo’s EV inverters
11 January 2023
Coherent launches 905nm triple-junction edge-emitting lasers for industrial LiDAR
11 January 2023
Wolfspeed appoints Elif Balkas as chief technology officer
11 January 2023
10 January 2023
III-V Lab chooses Riber MBE 412 to expand opto and microelectronic manufacturing platform
10 January 2023
Odyssey shipping vertical GaN product samples to customers from Q1
9 January 2023
Cornell to lead SRC-sponsored SUPREME research center
6 January 2023
Aehr receives follow-on production order from second major SiC customer
6 January 2023
Transphorm releases compact 240W power adapter reference design with TO-220 GaN FETs
6 January 2023
SemiLEDs more than halves net loss to $512,000
6 January 2023
MICLEDI demos red AlInGaP micro-LEDs at CES, completing portfolio of RGB micro-LEDs
5 January 2023
Room-temperature continuous-wave UV-C laser diode
5 January 2023
Micross acquires RF and microwave product maker KCB Solutions
5 January 2023
Guerrilla RF announces initial closing of $5m in private placement equity financing
4 January 2023
Onsemi’s silicon carbide power module selected for traction inverter in Kia’s EV6 GT model
4 January 2023
Wolfspeed to supply silicon carbide devices for future Mercedes-Benz EV platforms
4 January 2023
4 January 2023
Onsemi showcasing EliteSiC family of devices at CES
3 January 2023
Lumentum names Caroline Pan as senior VP& chief marketing officer
3 January 2023
GaN Systems unveils annual power semiconductor predictions for 2023
3 January 2023
Navitas presents partner insights at CES
2 January 2023
Arizona State University developing transistors made of diamond and boron nitride
