Aledia, a developer of LEDs-based on disruptive microwire GaN-on-Silicon technology, announced today that it has made its first LEDs on 8-inch (200mm) silicon wafers. The cost of Aledia’s LED 3D chips based on microwires is expected ...
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Plessey Semiconductors has signed distributor Alphatec as part of its plan to take its EPIC sensor and GaN-on-silicon LED technologies to the China market. Plessey's EPIC sensors will be marketed by Alphatec for applications in the fields ...
Tags: LEDs, LED technologies, LED
Transphorm Inc of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which designs and delivers power conversion devices and modules) has launched the Total GaN family of gallium nitride on silicon transistors and diodes, establishing what is claimed to ...
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As sapphire substrate makers brace for a year of consolidation, 2013 could deliver the killer application, reports Compound Semiconductor. Will 2013 be a year of two halves for manufacturers of sapphire substrates? Overcapacity and falling ...
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Spending on LED fab manufacturing equipment will decline 9.2% in 2013 as the industry faces weak long-term demand and consolidates manufacturing capacity. According to the SEMI LED/Opto Fab Forecast, spending on LED fab manufacturing ...
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LEDs are projected to grow more than six-fold to nearly $100 billion and power conversion electronics to $15 billion over the next decade as the desire for energy efficiency drives adoption, says Lux Research. While the market opportunity ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Lights, LED
AIXTRON SE has been awarded the 2013 Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Award for its latest development, the AIX G5+ reactor for gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si). The Award recognizes key areas of innovation surrounding the chip ...
LEDs are projected to grow more than six-fold to nearly $100bn and power conversion electronics to $15bn over the next ten years, reckons market analyst firm Lux Research in the report “Winning the Jump Ball: Sorting Winners from ...
The global gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor device market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% over 2012-2016, forecasts a new report from TechNavio (the market research platform of Infiniti Research Ltd). ...
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LED chip and lighting array maker Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA says that its board of directors has appointed Bradley J. Bullington - VP, Strategy and Corporate Development & general manager, Technology Solutions - as CEO. William ...
Bridgelux, Inc., announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Bradley J. Bullington, the Company's current Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development and General Manager, Technology Solutions, as Chief Executive Officer, ...
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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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The Bridgelux MKO 45mm LED chip -- one of the first high-power Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) technology LED chips developed for commercial applications -- continues to deliver 97 percent of its initial lumen output in the test, which has been ...
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Bridgelux and Toshiba announce 8-inch GaN-on-silicon LEDs Siu Han, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 30 May 2012] Bridgelux and Toshiba recently announced that the two companies have achieved 8-inch GaN-on-silicon LED chips that ...
Bridgelux Inc.and Toshiba Corporation announced that Bridgelux and Toshiba have achieved the industry's top class 8"GaN on Silicon LED chip emitting 614mW,<3.1V@350mA with 1.1mm square chip,just months after they have engaged in a joint ...
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