AlixLabs AB of Lund, Sweden — which was spun off from Lund University in 2019 and has developed the Atomic Layer Etching (ALE) Pitch Splitting technology (APS) — has entered into a research collaboration with Linköping University on...
Cree LED Inc of Durham, NC, USA (a Penguin Solutions brand) has launched XLamp XP-L Photo Red S Line LEDs for horticulture lighting. Designed for next-generation luminaires, the new LEDs deliver what is claimed to be outstanding...
Lumentum Holdings Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which designs and makes optical and photonic products for cloud/AI, networking and industrial and consumer laser applications) has appointed Michael Hurlston as president & CEO and director,...
A new UN report finds that more and more electronic waste, or e-waste, is being produced worldwide—recycling efforts are not keeping pace, though. Valuable raw materials are not being recovered and recycled.
Discrete semiconductor and passive electronic component maker Vishay Intertechnology Inc of Malvern, PA, USA has introduced 16 new 650V and 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes in the industry-standard SOT-227 package...
For fourth-quarter 2024, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system maker Riber S.A. of Bezons, France has reported revenue of €22.7m, remaining strong as it was down just 2% on a high basis of comparison off €23.1m a year ago...
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp is to begin developing a prototype to demonstrate a junction-temperature estimation technology for power modules, which it is pursuing as a partner in the European Union’s Horizon Europe project aimed...
POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has...
Automated test solutions provider Teradyne Inc of North Reading, MA, USA and Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany have entered into a strategic partnership to advance power semiconductor test...
In its 2025 predictions for gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany highlights that GaN will be a game-changing material for energy efficiency and decarbonization across the consumer,...
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Photovoltaics (PVs), devices that can convert sunlight into electrical power, are becoming increasingly widespread and more people worldwide are now relying on them to generate electricity. Renewable energy engineers worldwide are...
Micro-LED technology firm VueReal Inc of Waterloo, ON, Canada has secured access to US$40.5m in a Series C funding round was led by Export Development Canada (EDC) joined by existing VueReal investors including Cycle Capital, BDC...
New technology from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is helping the EU establish its own competitive computer manufacturing industry. Researchers have developed components critical for...
The electronics of the future can be made even smaller and more efficient by getting more memory cells to fit in less space. One way to achieve this is by adding the noble gas xenon when manufacturing digital memories.
A landmark development led by researchers from the University of Glasgow could help create a new generation of diamond-based transistors for use in high-power electronics.
BluGlass Ltd of Silverwater, Australia — which develops and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) blue laser diodes based on its proprietary low-temperature, low-hydrogen remote-plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology — has...
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) equipment provider and materials science company Forge Nano Inc of Thornton, CO, USA has completed its new 2000ft2 semiconductor cleanroom, which enables it to manufacture multiple commercial TEPHRA ALD...
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that its new CoolSiC Automotive MOSFET 1200V has been selected by Germany-based international automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA for its next-generation 800V DC–DC charging solution...
Quantum Science Ltd of Daresbury, Warrington, UK — which is developing and commercializing INFIQ infrared quantum dot (QD) nanomaterials and technologies for infrared imaging and sensing markets — is expanding into a new manufacturing...
The head of Dutch giant ASML, which makes chip-making machines that power the tech industry, Wednesday welcomed the emergence of China's low-cost AI firm DeepSeek and predicted others would disrupt the sector.
Shares in Dutch tech giant ASML soared Wednesday despite a dip in annual net profit, as investors cheered better-than-expected orders for its cutting-edge chip-making machines.
India’s Indichip Semiconductors Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Andhra Pradesh state to construct ‘India’s first private semiconductor manufacturing facility’...
According to a study by Global Market Insights Inc, the compound semiconductor market was $44.5bn in 2023 and is estimated to rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9% to $111.6bn by the end of 2032. This is driven by the...
Celestial AI of Santa Clara, CA, USA, creator of the Photonic Fabric optical interconnect technology platform for AI computing systems, has appointed Lip-Bu Tan to its board of directors...
Luminus Devices Inc of Sunnyvale, CA, USA – which designs and makes LEDs and solid-state technology (SST) light sources for illumination markets – has expanded its laser portfolio with new multi-mode red and blue lasers for laser...
In a pre-close trading update for full-year 2024, epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it now expects revenue of £118m, exceeding 18 November’s guidance of about £115m. This is up from 2023’s £115.3m...
RF (radio frequency) chipset firm PseudolithIC Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA has raised $6m in a seed funding round led by Entrada Ventures, joined by Foothill Ventures and Uncork Capital...
A printing technology, inspired by the resilience of tree root systems, is set to redefine the future of conformal electronics. This innovation addresses long-standing challenges related to the mechanical stability and resolution of...
TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH of Ulm, Germany (part of the TRUMPF Group) — which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and photodiodes for consumer electronics, datacom, industrial sensing and heating markets — and...
Ortel LLC of Alhambra, CA, USA (which was acquired by Photonics Foundries in 2023, and offers products for wireless, sensing, satcoms and broadband applications) has transferred wafer fabrication for its flagship C-band, high-power,...
Professor Richard Hogg, chief technical officer at III–V Epi Ltd of Glasgow, Scotland, UK — which provides a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) service for custom compound semiconductor wafer...
In booth 3553 at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA (25–30 January), photonic simulation CAD software developer Photon Design Ltd of Oxford, UK is previewing results from its upcoming quantum dot module being added to its...
Exaktera group firm ProPhotonix Ltd of Salem, NH, USA, a designer and manufacturer of LED lights and laser diode modules for OEMs and medical equipment companies (as well as a distributor of laser diodes for Ushio, Osram, QSI, Panasonic...
MACOM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which designs and makes RF, microwave, analog and mixed-signal and optical semiconductor technologies for the commercial and defense sectors) has signed a preliminary memorandum of terms...
Quintessent Inc of Santa Barbara, CA, USA — which specializes in heterogeneous integration of quantum dot lasers and silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) — and epiwafer and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK have...
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA — which was founded in 2015 and develops and manufactures high-power industrial blue lasers — has been notified by NYSE American Market that it has resolved the deficiencies identified by it on 18...
Imagine smartphones that can diagnose diseases, detect counterfeit drugs or warn of spoiled food. Spectral sensing is a powerful technique that identifies materials by analyzing how they interact with light, revealing details far beyond...
Researchers have developed a new type of optical memory called a programmable photonic latch that is fast and scalable. This fundamental memory unit enables temporary data storage in optical processing systems, offering a high-speed...
The electronics industry has been rapidly advancing over the past few decades, leading to the development of countless devices of different sizes and shapes, which are designed for a variety of applications.
StratEdge Corp of Santee, near San Diego, CA, USA (which designs and manufactures packages and provides chip assembly & test services for microwave, millimeter-wave and high-speed digital devices) has appointed Vitale Engineering as its...
Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has introduced its new Gen 4 technology platform, which is said to enable design rooted in durability and efficiency, while...
The UK’s North East advanced material electronics industry is projected to contribute nearly £900m to the UK economy over the next five years, according to a new report by Urban Foresight on behalf of Business Durham and the Compound...
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has established the Endowed Professorship in Critical Energy Materials in the materials science and engineering department at Missouri...
At Photonics West 2025 in Santa Clara, CA, USA (25–30 January), chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-based synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six of Oxford, UK (E6, part of the De Beers Group) is launching an innovative Cu-diamond...
SemiQ Inc of Lake Forest, CA, USA — which designs, develops and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150mm SiC epitaxial wafers for high-voltage applications — has announced a family of 1700V SiC MOSFETs designed...
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA — which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for power management applications — has launched...
Lynred of Grenoble, France — which designs and makes infrared (IR) sensors for aerospace, defense and commercial applications — has launched Eyesential SW, its latest VGA-format shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensor for machine vision....
Vertically integrated photonics product maker Thorlabs Inc of Newton, NJ, USA has acquired Praevium Research Inc of Goleta, CA, USA, which was founded by Dr Vijay Jayaraman in 2001 and develops high-speed tunable vertical-cavity...