RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA says that its new RFCA1008 is a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifier designed with indium gallium arsenide (InGaP) process technology ...
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For third-quarter 2012, , CA, USA has reported revenue of $20.8m, down 17.5% on $25.2m last quarter and down 26.5% on $28.3m a year ago. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate revenue was $12.9m, down 13% on $14.9m last quarter and 31% on ...
AIXTRON SE today announced the sale of an AIX 2600G3 Planetary Reactor to Union Optronics Corp. (UOC) to expand production of gallium arsenide based laser diodes. The system is capable of handling 49x2-inch wafers in each run. The purchase ...
It is 50 years since laser scientist Dr Nick Holonyak and his team of researchers at General Electric made the breakthrough with a new type of alloy that allowed them to create the first practical, visible-spectrum LED and paved the way for ...
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Wireless infrastructure GaAs device revenue boosted by shrinking cell sizes According to Strategy Analytics’ recent market report ‘Wireless Infrastructure Markets: 2011-2016’, gallium arsenide (GaAs) device revenue ...
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OPEL appoints VP of technology as consultant on POET technology OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL ...
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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — October 9, 2012 — (NYSE:GE) — Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro,OR,USA,is showcasing twelve new products at European Microwave Week in Amsterdam next week(29-31 October).These include new packaged ...
It didn't get much attention, but this week marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first visible light-emitting diode, or LED, a technology that is well on its way to transforming the lighting industry. It was on Oct. 9, ...
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Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called "the magic one" because its light, unlike ...
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SSL industry celebrates 50th birthday of visible LED light 10 Oct 2012 LEDs are ubiquitous now, but fifty years and a few days ago they were completely unheard of until General Electric scientist Nick Holonyak Jr invented a visible red ...
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Photo: Courtesy The Vintage Technology Association Nick Holonyak was sure the LED would replace the incandescent light bulb when he presented it to GE executives 50 years ago. While the incandescent is still king in homes across the ...
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9 October 2012 IQE's III-V-on-Si laser materials enable next-gen hard disk drive technology Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff,Wales,UK says that it has produced epitaxial wafers combining the optical properties of ...
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According to the recently released Strategy Analytics and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service(GaAs)Forecast and Outlook'GaAs Industry Forecast:2011-2016',the overall gallium arsenide device market grew by 6%to a record$5.2bn in ...
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Sp3 Diamond Technologies Inc of Santa Clara,CA,USA,a supplier of chemical vapor deposition(CVD)diamond film products,equipment and services to markets including electronics,lasers,LEDs,semiconductors and MEMS,has been awarded two patents by ...
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