The market for semiconductors used in power supplies is forecast to grow by 6.5% in 2013, following a largely flat market for power supplies in 2012, says market analyst IMS Research. Strongest growth is predicted for MPU/MCU/DSP/DSC ...
Power semiconductor device maker International Rectifier Corp (IR) of El Segundo, CA, USA has announced that co-founder Eric Lidow passed away on 18 January. Born in Vilnius, Lithuania (then part of Russia) over 100 years ago in 1912, ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems) has launched a new generation of industrial-temperature silicon carbide (SiC) standard power modules, ...
Dynex Semiconductor has officially opened a new Lincoln-based £1.8m R&D centre as part of an £11.25m investment which will create up to 40 engineering jobs and safeguard its 315-strong workforce in the city. Dynex designs ...
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HexaTech Inc of Morrisville, NC, USA has received a $2.2m award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to enable the development of “new power semiconductor technology for the ...
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AZZURRO Semiconductors, a pioneer and leader in GaN-on-Si technology announces SUMITOMO Taiwan as their sole distributor partner in Taiwan. Capitalizing on the overwhelming success and customer traction, AZZURRO stepped up its ...
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The companies today jointly confirmed achieving GaN-on-Si based LEDs utilizing Epistar's high-brightness LED structures and AZZURRO's patented technology for 150 mm GaN-on-Si. The successful completion of the joined project confirmed the ...
Power semiconductor device maker International Rectifier Corp(IR)of El Segundo,CA,USA has appointed Gary Tanner as executive VP&chief operations officer,effective 2 January 2013. Tanner will be responsible for the continued implementation ...
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Although 2012 turned out to be an off year for RF power amplifiers and devices for wireless infrastructure,the market still held its own,says market analyst firm ABI Research in its report'RF Power Amplifiers'.This year should be viewed as ...
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The sales of semiconductor devices are expected to reach $20bn in 2012 The sales of semiconductor devices which include discrete, modules and ICs, used in the power electronics industry are expected to reach $20bn in 2012, according ...
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Microsemi Corp of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (which designs and makes analog and RF devices, mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems) has launched a family of 1200V Schottky diodes based on silicon carbide (SiC) material and technology. ...
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GaN-on-Si is a new technology that has the potential to replace sapphire substrates in the LED supply chain. Erwin Ysewijn, vice president of sales and marketing at Azzurro Semiconductors, a Germany-based GaN-on-Si supplier, recently ...
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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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Toshiba plans silicon-based LED production; Azzurro installs Veeco MOCVD 31 Jul 2012 Veeco Instruments announced that Azzurro Semiconductors has commissioned a new Veeco MOCVD reactor for silicon-based LED production while Toshiba plans to ...
University of Magdeburg,Germany has placed an order for a PlasmaPro System100 ICP180 etch tool from UK-based Oxford Instruments plc. The university will utilize the system to run GaN on Si etch processes to facilitate its power ...
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