Enphase Energy Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (which supplies microinverter-based solar and battery systems) has opened US pre-orders for the new IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter. This is Enphase’s first microinverter powered by gallium nitride...
Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany and electrical component maker Lingji Innovation Technology Co Ltd (a subsidiary of Beijing-based Ninebot Ltd) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further drive gallium nitride...
Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France (a fabless firm developing and commercializing silicon photonic integrated circuits with integrated lasers for AI data centers) has completed a $58m (€50m) Series B funding round led by Yotta Capital...
To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, neuroscientists and medical researchers rely on advanced imaging techniques and neural probes. These are electronic...
Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has received court approval for its plan of reorganization...
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a technological advancement that allows body heat to generate electricity sufficient to power electronic devices. This innovation paves the way for the commercialization of battery-free...
A team at the University of Florida has developed a new kind of computer chip that uses light with electricity to perform one of the most power-intensive parts of artificial intelligence—image recognition and similar pattern-finding...
Fabless company Wise-integration of Hyeres, France — which was spun off from CEA-Leti in 2020 and designs and develops digital control for gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN IC-based power supplies — has appointed Ghislain Kaiser as chief...
Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult has appointed tech entrepreneur Rupert Baines as a non-executive director, working with members of the board to support its corporate governance and to inform its long-term strategy...
In a new study, an international team of researchers created phase diagrams for organic solar cells based on a composite of a polymeric semiconductor and a "small molecule acceptor" (SMA).
In a trading update for full-year 2025, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that, as previously noted, trading in first-half 2025 was impacted by macroeconomic uncertainty and, as a result, some end-customer...
Soft magnetic materials can be easily magnetized and demagnetized, which makes them a key component in electrical power devices, such as generators, transformers, and amplifiers. As power electronics advance toward high-frequency...
At the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL 2025) in Darmstadt, Germany (22–24 September), Nichia Corp of Tokushima, Japan — the world’s largest gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting diode/laser diode (LED/LD)...
Lumileds of Amsterdam, The Netherlands says that its new LUXEON HL1Z Color Line is a high-power, chip-scale package (CSP) portfolio of 10 direct and phosphor-converted colors that share a common focal length and footprint. Offered in...
After the introduction of its first-generation (Gen 1) D3GaN 650V devices, followed by Gen 1+, and now second-generation (Gen 2) products, VisIC Technologies Ltd of Ness Ziona, Israel – a fabless supplier of power conversion devices...
Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) has announced the pricing of $1.1bn worth of convertible senior notes...
To support the commercialization of its micro-LED platform, Mojo Vision Inc of Saratoga, CA, USA has closed its $75m Series B Prime investment round, which was led by Vanedge Capital, joined by existing shareholders including Edge...
As part of their strategic partnership (initiated in 2020), Japan’s ROHM Co Ltd and Germany-based automotive supplier Schaeffler (formerly Vitesco Technologies) have started mass production of a new high-voltage inverter brick...
Silanna UV of Brisbane, Australia – which provides far-UVC light sources for water quality sensors, gas sensors, disinfection, and HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) applications – has released its SF2-3T9B5L1-TB...
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has been selected as a representative organization for the technology development ‘Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, and Solar Arrays’ under the ‘Development/Verification of...
Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for optical networks and lasers for industrial and consumer markets) intends to offer (subject to market conditions and other factors)...
Mining exploration company Nimy Resources Ltd of Perth, Western Australia has appointed Tony Tang as technical advisor – Extractive Metallurgy. He will lead the metallurgical test work and flow sheet development for the economic...
In late September, Japan-based KIOXIA Iwate Corp will begin evaluating a gallium nitride (GaN)-based electron-beam technology developed through joint research between Nagoya University spinoff Photo electron Soul Inc (PeS) and the...
Metallium Ltd of Subiaco, Western Australia says that its US subsidiary Flash Metals USA Inc off Houston, TX, USA has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) through...
Resistive random access memory (ReRAM), which is based on oxide materials, is gaining attention as a next-generation memory and neuromorphic computing device. Its fast speeds, data retention ability, and simple structure make it a...
Gallium oxide (Ga₂O₃) is a semiconductor material that could make electronic devices much more energy-efficient than current silicon-based technology. Electronic diodes require two types of semiconductor layers to function properly,...
A team led by scientists from Peking University has developed a rubber-like material that converts body heat into electricity. This advance could allow the next generation of wearable electronics to generate their own power continuously...
Stretchable electronics are used in smartphones, smartwatches, curved displays, and wearable sensors. However, stretchable materials like elastomers have lower electrical performance than rigid materials such as metals or semiconductors,...
Analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE of Tessenderlo, Belgium is building on its expertise in gallium nitride (GaN) processing technology for high-power applications by introducing GaN-on-silicon foundry...
Immersing oneself in the virtual and augmented reality world is not only awesome for entertainment, it helps industries like manufacturing and medicine operate more efficiently. Nevertheless, as fast as the technology brings you into the...
Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) can make electronic devices much more energy efficient than existing silicon-based technology. For electronic diodes, researchers have been able to reliably produce n-type gallium oxide layers but struggled to...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Engineering Centers Building on 5 August hosted the grand opening of the Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Laboratory, attended by university and...
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Graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional strength, flexibility and conductivity. However, despite holding the world record for room-temperature electron mobility, graphene's...
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp of Kawasaki, Japan has launched three 650V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs equipped with its latest third-generation SiC MOSFET chips and housed in general-purpose surface-mount TOLL packages...
SweGaN AB of Linköping, Sweden — a manufacturer of custom gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) epitaxial wafers, based on proprietary growth technology — is coordinator of the project ‘GaN6G+: Unlocking Performance and...
AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China.
A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according to researchers at UCL.
South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd says that the Supreme Court of Korea has recently upheld a lower court ruling convicting Taiwan-based LED maker Everlight Electronics Co Ltd of violating the Act on Prevention and...
Specialty analog foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd of Migdal Haemek, Israel and Xscape Photonics Inc of Fort Lee, NJ and Santa Clara, CA, USA (which is funded by industry leaders such as NVIDIA and Cisco, and develops silicon photonics...
Over the past decades, engineers have introduced a wide range of computing systems inspired by the human brain or designed to emulate some of its functions. These include devices that artificially reproduce the behavior of brain cells...
Photonic application-specific integrated circuit (PASIC) chip designer and manufacturer OpenLight of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the first open silicon photonics platform...
Fabless firm Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) — which was spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2016 to design, develop and commercialize power transistors and ICs that use GaN-on-silicon substrates — has appointed Robin Lyle, a...
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp of Kawasaki, Japan and Chinese silicon carbide (SiC) supplier SICC Co Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration in improving the characteristics and quality of...
Researchers at The University of Osaka have developed a novel technique to enhance the performance and reliability of silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, a key component in power electronics. This breakthrough...
Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany is expanding its CoolSiC MOSFETs 650V G2 portfolio with new 75mΩ variants to meet the demand for more compact and powerful systems...
Filtronic plc of Sedgefield and Leeds, UK — which designs and manufactures RF and millimeter-wave (mmWave) transmit & receive components and subsystems — has secured its largest ever contract, valued at £47.3m ($62.5m), with its...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that Philip Carter has been appointed senior VP & chief financial officer, effective 8 September, responsible for financial...
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Chris Allexandre as president & chief executive officer, effective 1 September. He will also join the...