k-Space Associates Inc of Dexter, MI, USA (which supplies thin-film metrology tools for the semiconductor, compound semiconductor and solar markets) has reported revenue for its patented kSA BandiT wafer and film temperature monitoring ...
Tags: k-Space, Electronic Materials, Electrical
After her last year’s breakthrough innovation, Wearable Solar, Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has come up with a revamped version titled Solar Shirt that combines not only the high-tech advantage of charging a smartphone ...
Tags: Wearable Solar, T-shirt features, Apparel
X-ray-based in-line metrology and defect detection tool maker Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd (JVS) of Migdal Haemek, Israel has received a strategic order for its QC3 high-resolution x-ray diffraction (HR-XRD) system for strain and ...
Following the acquisition in December of the semiconductor & nanotechnology business of Oerlikon's Advanced Technologies Segment, Evatec Ltd of Flums, Switzerland (which makes thin-film deposition and etch processing equipment for ...
Tags: Evatec, PVD, Electronics
In booth #1225 at the Optical Fiber Conference conference & exposition (OFC 2015) in Los Angeles (24-26 March), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical communications components for ...
Tags: TFPS, datacom demo, Electronics
Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes nanostructure-based CIGS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film solar modules and provider of turnkey photovoltaic solutions, has completed a 228kW commercial rooftop solar project ...
Tags: Stion CIGSSe, ISO 9001, Electronics
Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177% higher than 2014, according to IHS. While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete ...
Tags: Solar PV Capacity, solar Cell
Knowles has expanded its DLI ‘UX’ ultra-high K dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic attraction and repulsion to take place across ...
Tags: material, capacitor, Electronics
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has imposed preliminary anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs of 9-286% on crystalline silicon PV modules and laminates (semi-finished PV modules) as well as thin-film PV modules ...
Electronic packaging involves the use of engineering and other technologies to incorporate in-built security and protective features in the packaging of products. The use of electronics in packaging is gaining importance as it reduces ...
Tags: Electronic Packaging, Packaging
Zhejiang University in China and University of Cambridge in the UK have jointly developed ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) based on metal-semiconductor Schottky junctions between silver nanowires (AgNWs) and gallium nitride (GaN) ...
For full-year 2014, specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has reported revenue of $508.2m, up 10.7% on $459m for 2013. 5N Plus provides purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Commodity Pricing
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung - or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research - Baden-Württemberg) of Stuttgart, Germany has boosted the efficiency of cadmium-free copper indium gallium diselenide ...
Tags: ZSW CIGS, Solar Cells
As the China government has set minimum energy conversion rates for technologically leading crystalline silicon solar cell makers to obtain financial support, first-tier China-based solar cell makers including Trina Solar, JA Solar ...
Tags: Solar Cell, PV modules
Vishay will introduce a new series of hybrid ENergY storage capacitors, ENYCAP, with low 2.5mm profiles and industry-high energy densityA figure of merit usually expressed in Joules per cubic inch for capacitorsA figure of merit usually ...