The production of multicrystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is set to dominate PV manufacturing during 2014, with p-type multi c-Si technology accounting for 62% of all modules produced, according to Solarbuzz. Solar ...
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Tokyo-based semiconductor manufacturer Toshiba Corphas announced the first devices in its second generation of LETERAS white LEDs fabricated using a gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) process. Scheduled for mass production in November, ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signing an initial three-year supply contract with Philips Technologie GmbH for epitaxial wafers used for the manufacturing of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ...
Tags: IQE VCSELs, Philips, Electrical, Electronics
Dow Corning Corp of Midland, MI, USA, which provides silicones and silicon-based technology, has appointed Tang Yong Ang ('TY') as vice president of Dow Corning's Compound Semiconductor Solutions business, a provider of silicon carbide ...
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The main duty is slurry circulation and regeneration that is used in the process of cutting wafers. The high-purity silicon, melted into blocks, is prepared in stacks, from which, in turn, very thin discs (wafers) are cut with the help of ...
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Demand for sapphire for use in handsets is estimated to grow 25-30%, according to US-based crystal growth equipment and solution provider GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT). GTAT has been promoting HVPE (hydride vapor phase epitaxy) GaN ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, crystal growth equipment
Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers arising from increasing demand in China, Japan and emerging markets, aims to increase ASPs by 3-5% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according ...
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ARPA-E Deputy Director Cheryl Martin today announced $27 million in funding from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 14 projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices ...
At the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2013) in Miyazaki, Japan (29 September to 4 October), SAMCO Inc of Kyoto, Japan, a supplier of etch, chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and surface treatment ...
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ARPA-E deputy director Cheryl Martin has announced $27m in funding from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 14 projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices that ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics plans to expand production capacity by adding as many as 100 MOCVD sets in 2014, company president Lin Ke-chuang said at LEDforum Taipei 2013 on October 16. ...
According to EnergyTrend, the intensive pricing competition in the photovoltaic (PV) market has gradually come to an end. Due to the increased demand in emerging markets, solar system demand in 2014 is likely to rise substantially. The ...
Tags: Polysilicon, Lights, Lighting, PV
China-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) module maker Suncore Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd, which is owned by Xiamen-based San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (the largest LED maker in China), has acquired the assets of Israel-based ...
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The average spot market quote for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer has risen slightly by 1.18% to US$0.86/W, while that for high-efficiency models by 1.09% to US$0.926/W, according to Taiwan-based maker Green Energy Technology ...
Tags: Spot Prices, Silicon Wafers
Many SiC-based substrate manufacturers exhibited 6-inch (150mm)-diameter wafers at ICSCRM 2013, an international conference on SiC-based power semiconductors, which took place from Sept 29 to Oct 4, 2013, in Miyazaki, Japan. Six-inch ...
Tags: SiC Wafers, Lighting